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AOC AGON AG344UXM - 34 Inch QHD Gaming monitor, 170Hz, IPS, 1ms GTG, Mini LED, HDR1000 Height adjust, Speakers, FreeSync Premium, HDR1000 (2560x1440 @ 170Hz, HDMI 2.1 / DP 1.4 / USB-C 3.2), Black

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The storage temperature shows the range from a minimum to a maximum temperature, within which storing of the display is considered to be safe. We should note here as well that we measured a super low input lagon the AG344UXM. There was a total display lag of only 1.50ms average, so the screen is perfectly fine for fast paced competitive games if you need. High Dynamic Range (HDR)

DCI P3 is a color space, introduced in 2007 by the SMPTE. It is used in digital cinema and has a much wider gamut than the sRGB. If we compare the native colour space against other wide gamut references you can see a decent and close match to DCI-P3 is achieved (103.5% relative coverage). The screen doesn’t handle the Adobe RGB space as well unfortunately with only a 93.7% absolute coverage, and some large over-coverage in red shades leading to 111.3% relative coverage. The screens native colour space is very close to DCI-P3 and therefore more suited to HDR content creation and consumption, than it is for photography and professional use which you would probably need Adobe RGB for. Accuracy of DCI-P3 colours is much better with average dE of 1.8 in this default mode which was good. sRGB Emulation Mode The stand provides a good range of ergonomic adjustments with tilt, height and swivel offered, all of which are smooth and pretty easy to use. The screen does have a bit of a wobble to it as you re-position it though, despite it’s large and heavy stand. The spectral distribution at a calibrated 6500k is shown above, with the blue peak measured at 448 nm wavelength. This means it is notpart of the Eyesafecertified range of products, as it does not have a blue peak that is outside of the supposed harmful range according to Eyesafe which is 415 – 455nm.The image gets progressively warmer and more yellow as you move through the different settings, getting as far as 4552K in the maximum ‘reading’ LowBlue mode. When you enable HDR in Windows the screen switches automatically in to the HDR preset mode. Most of the picture and colour settings are now unavailable or greyed out, so you don’t have many settings you can change. We will be reliant on the manufacturer’s factory setup here. There are 4 HDR modes available to choose from, the default is called “DisplayHDR” and then there are modes for HDR Picture, HDR Movie and HDR Game. Visually they all look pretty similar colour and brightness wise, but the sharpness is accentuated in the Picture, Movie and Game modes.What we do like about the design of this monitor are the connectivity options that are included: two HDMI 2.1 ports, one DisplayPort 1.4 port, and a USB-C 3.2 port, plus USB hub functionality (courtesy of four USB-A ports). There's also a picture-by-picture mode that lets you view two inputs as well, plus a Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) feature so you can swap the same monitor, keyboard and mouse between more than one PC. The default mode has a nice accurate PQ curve and the colour temp is also pretty good across the greyscale. It gets a little too cool in the lightest grey shades and with white, resulting in a 6774K white point and 4% deviance from the 6500K target. The gaming section, meanwhile, contains options for adjusting important features (Adaptive Sync, Overdrive, Motion Blur Reduction and Low Input Lag) and less important ones (Game Colour, Shadow Control and the remote’s LED lighting). Of the more crucial gaming features, you’ll want to employ all four at one point or another, although Low Input Lag turns on automatically when it’s supported. Somewhat surprisingly, the AQ344UXM surpasses its spec when it comes to peak brightness. Maybe we shouldn’t have been surprised actually, as the screen is capable of supporting 700 nits in even normal SDR mode! We measured a peak brightness of 1518 nits, which is a considerable way beyond the 1000 nits advertised. Oddly, the highest brightness is experienced for the large APL, reaching this 1518 nits at 100% white screen which is very uncomfortable to use up close. For smaller APL like a 1% window, the peak brightness was much lower at a fairly modest 651 nits. The peak brightness increases as the window size increases but by the time you get to 25% window size and above it’s basically reaching it’s max brightness range. Perhaps the smaller window sizes were limited in brightness to try and avoid haloing and blooming, although the dimming zones should be sufficiently small to handle 1% APL without too much issue. inch ultrawides are great for all types of use because of the extra peripheral view they offer. You can multitask easily with them, while games and movies will look better with wider spans or fields of view. You will need a more powerful GPU for it, but there are a lot of options now that can handle its demand.

Ergonomics Information about the ergonomic functions - height adjustment, swivel angles, tilt angles, etc. VESA mount Often even a higher peak luminance can be achieved under certain conditions. For example, when a smaller area/APL of the display is used for showing a bright object, when a bright object is displayed for a short time, etc. The screen is 34″ in size with an ultrawide 21:9 aspect ratio. It is based on a flat format (not curved) IPS technology panel offering a 3440 x 1440 resolution, 1ms G2G quoted response time, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 600 cd/m2 brightness, 178/178 viewing angles, 10-bit colour depth and a wide colour gamut with 97% DCI-P3 /140% sRGB coverage quoted. The screen also comes factory calibrated with a dE <2 listed. Note that some outlets may have reported the response time spec as 1ms MPRT, but we’ve had clarification from AOC that the actual spec is 1ms G2G here as we originally listed. Elsewhere, the Agon Pro AG344UXM offers 10-bit color depth, which combined with the 1,000 nits peak brightness earns it VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certification. It also has 99% DCI-P3, and 100% sRGB color gamut coverage and a 1 ms GtG response time.While Mini LED monitors aren't quite on the same level as OLEDs like the much-loved Alienware AW3423DW---OLEDs don't suffer blooming or haloing around bright objects---they tend to have higher brightness and don't suffer the kind of image retention so common in OLEDs. The NTSC (1953) color space is introduced in 1953 by the FCC with the appearance of color television and has a wider gamut than the sRGB. Today's high-end gamers are more than familiar with showing off their talents and capabilities on livestreams or epic montages, and there is an increasing number of gamers who are becoming content creators. For this kind of audience, the AG344UXM makes absolute sense. The ultrawide aspect ratio is not only immersive for games, but increases productivity in work-related tasks as well. Much more of the timeline in a video editing software is visible at a single glance on an ultrawide monitor such as the AG344UXM. In day-to-day tasks, two applications fit side-by-side, improving multitasking. Alternatively, the additional screen real estate can fit a stream chat window or the streaming software alongside the actual game. The advantage of the AG344UXM's 21:9 aspect ratio also shines when watching movies, accompanied by 2x 8 W DTS-enhanced speakers. Approximate width of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the width is calculated from the diagonal and the aspect ratio. There are plenty of alternatives, of course, so it's possible you'll find a better value deal for your particular needs somewhere else. But taking everything that the AOC Agon Pro AG344UXM has to offer, we think it's a monitor to easily recommend. Also consider

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