Comments on: IFA 2015: ASUS ROG Swift PG348Q: 34-inch 21:9 100Hz IPS G-SYNC Monitor

By: JCCIII

JCCIII — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:03:07 +0000

excellent Ryan, thank you for
excellent Ryan, thank you for the update…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 08:16:07 +0000

In reply to Edmond. Learn to read, its
Learn to read, its fundamental. Also go read the QC issues of that piece of crap Acer xb270hu on Amazon. Nevermind, i forgot you're blind.

By: Da Master

Da Master — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 02:33:26 +0000

I want yo see how the image
I want yo see how the image quality of it, if it's not better than the acer 34ck then I'll buy that instead of the Asus, been waiting for high refresh low blur for such a long time now I recently sold 2 of my Asus 27s in preparation

By: Cinderelli

Cinderelli — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:17:11 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Same here. Toys are
Same here. Toys are expensive.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 14:06:35 +0000

In reply to Anonymous.

…except that 4K is
…except that 4K is currently limited to 60Hz AFAIK. With 2560×1440 you can get 144Hz and with 3440×1440 we still get 100Hz.

That’s a big deal to gamers, and also still important to non-gamers as it does SMOOTH mouse usage.

4K also suffers due to scaling issues for programs with poor support which is still quite common.

By: johnestan

johnestan — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 05:46:37 +0000

I just bought the Dell Dell
I just bought the Dell Dell U3415W, 3440x1440 60Hz moniter. I got tired of waiting for the gsync 21:9 moniters. I don't game a ton anyway, and its probably going to be $500 more than what I paid.

By: davoz28caboose

davoz28caboose — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 20:33:54 +0000

Until I see the 144Hz G Sync
Until I see the 144Hz G Sync 34″ I won’t budge from my Acer Predator. http://www.amazon.com/Acer-XB270HU-bprz-27-inch-Widescreen/dp/B00UPVXDA8 I would really like the 34″ tho…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:35:22 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Acer makes it, i have it and
Acer makes it, i have it and it Is gloooorious

By: Ozy

Ozy — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 01:38:55 +0000

No one mentioned the response
No one mentioned the response time of these panels vs their TN 2560x1440 G-Sync counterparts. That plays a big part too for us twitch-sensitive users. I expect higher since it's IPS, but how high?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 04:32:16 +0000

In reply to funandjam.

1.2a:
A. Because of its high
1.2a:
A. Because of its high data rate, DisplayPort 1.2a systems today can support 4K displays at 60Hz refresh and full 30-bit 4:4:4 color (non-chroma subsampled).

1.3:
Q: Will DisplayPort 1.3 enable further performance enhancements to 4K UHD displays?
A: Yes, when including the new HBR3 link rate option, DisplayPort 1.3 will enable a 4K UHD display to operate at a 120Hz refresh rate using 24-bit pixels, or a 96Hz refresh rate using 30-bit pixels.

*If I crunch the numbers for pixels I get roughly 100Hz support for 3440×1440 using DP1.2a (30-bit support).

Basically take 60Hz (for 4K) and multiply due to the pixel difference. Thus, 60Hz X (3840×2160)/(3440×1440) = 100Hz.

By: pdjblum

pdjblum — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 08:28:08 +0000

In reply to obababoy.

Then you should look at this
Then you should look at this acer. It has freesync and a 23 – 80hz refresh:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0111MRT90/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=33BRMR7X24RG7&coliid=IJ4UK9WSZRZAI

By: quest4glory

quest4glory — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 02:53:59 +0000

In reply to ashleyackley. Another dup.
Another dup.

By: quest4glory

quest4glory — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 02:53:41 +0000

In reply to ashleyackley. That's not cheating, it's
That's not cheating, it's marketing.

By: ashleyackley

ashleyackley — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 00:24:04 +0000

The company is cheating by
The company is cheating by featuring a black bordered screenshot with the very much existing black border. I am sure this is a beautiful monitor being IPS and 1440p, but I can't help but feel that each and every game is going to need special tweaking to get the FOV dialed in for a 21/9 dispalay, especially older games. At this point a $1000 monitor should be truly border-less. Sounds like they slapped a ROG logo on a fancy case and stuffed it with a great (although not groundbreaking) panel.A solid display, but do you really want to pay the ROG tax when there are better offerings?

By: Arramin

Arramin — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 23:06:12 +0000

http://giphy.com/gifs/xTZGC0v
http://giphy.com/gifs/xTZGC0vnEmNDq

By: funandjam

funandjam — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 18:01:26 +0000

In reply to Edmond. Hey, thanks for your kind
Hey, thanks for your kind response. It really goes in depth on the various specs about the monitor including refresh rate, very informative.

By: funandjam

funandjam — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:04:59 +0000

In reply to PapaDragon. Ah ok, Now I'll have to look
Ah ok, Now I'll have to look that up. Not that I can afford one of these monitors, but it is still interesting to read about. Anyway, thanks for being civil in your response.

By: genBTC

genBTC — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:38:24 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Thats a very good point. Very
Thats a very good point. Very observant.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:11:01 +0000

In reply to Anonymous.

Here is Acer’s product page
Here is Acer’s product page for the Predator X34 http://acer.com/predator/en_US/predator_x34.html

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:06:09 +0000

In reply to Edmond.

Yep.
I plan to buy one of
Yep.

I plan to buy one of these as soon as possible.

The back of the Asus is too extravagant for my tastes (and will probably cause the price to be higher).

The non-gsync version of the Predator X34 got a pretty good review: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xr341ck.htm

I want one now!