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If you are building a new system for 2015 then the latest breed of ‘UltraWide' monitors might already be on your radar. With this in mind today we look at the AOC U3477PQU UltraWide WQHD which features a 3440×1440 resolution. This is an IPS panel with a 5ms GTG refresh and D-SUB, DVI-D, HDMI and Displayport connectivity. Should this be making your shortlist?
There is no doubt that the AOC U3477PQU is a formidable looking monitor. The 21:9 UltraWide aspect ratio will certainly take some getting used to although those currently using a 2560×1440 panel will find the initial adjustment less of a problem. The AOC U3477PQU uses a 60hz AH-IPS (Advanced High Performance In-Plane Switching) panel. It has 10 bit colour reproduction – 8 bit native plus 2 bit FRC dithering. In theory it should offer good coverage of the sRGB colour space without being a ‘wide gamut' model.
The WLED backlight is rated at 320 cd/m2 with a 5ms grey to grey response time. There is adjustable pixel overdrive in the panel for those who like to fine tune the response.
Product Details
- Inputs: D-SUB, DVI-D, HDMI
- 3440 x 1440 maximum resolution
- Special Features: -5/24 Tilt,130 mm Height Adjustment,Audio out,Display Port Input,Eco Mode,e-Saver,i-Menu,Kensington Security Lock,MHL,screen+,USB 2x 2.0, 2x 3.0,VESA 100 mm
- 300 cd/m²
- 5 ms GTG
Looks like an awesome screen, now only if it was curved too 😉 but that’ll propably cost you a 100 or 2 more..
Was really holding out for some reviews of this monitor, since the LG 34 21:9 had such a lackluster stand. Looks promising!
$699 USD
Now i’m confused with these two 21:9 monitor : LG 34UM95 and AOC U3477PQU.
Excellent review Mr. Zardon.
What would you recommend for my new gaming PC? 120hz 4K ? Please advise
And if thats not bad enough the backlight bleeding issues on LG monitors was a complete disaster.
Bought one and returned on the same day. Now i do hope this one have better quality in that regards
I’d heard about that issue! It seemed to be partially related to the design of the bottom bezel/trim? But either way, it really put me off of the LG model, even allowing some forgiveness for IPS glow… I do have to wonder who makes this panel for AOC and hope it’s not as problematic.
Curvey is coming 😉 http://www.mwave.com.au/product/lg-34uc97-34-ips-curved-ultrawide-monitor-ab57217?utm_source=Mwave+Subscribers&utm_campaign=c3c2922b53-Mwave_18_10_201410_17_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_989df0945a-c3c2922b53-13914945
I’m waiting for KitGuru review for this baby
LG 34UC97 34″ IPS Curved UltraWide Monitor
I think its somewhat related to the screen technology being used. But LG’s screens seems to be among the worst from what i’ve seen from various forums. I can live with glows but when black becomes clear yellow its unforgivable.
From the little time i had with the screen its pretty wide and the viewing angle can become quite un-uniform due to reflections and limited viewing angles. So if you are looking for this type of monitor i’d definitely recommend to wait for Dells or Samsungs soon to be released curved ultrawide monitors.
“….LG’s screens seems to be among the worst…..” Really?
27 Inch 5K Retina iMac Display manufactured by LG that means LG’s quality is Top Notch. http://wccftech.com/27-inch-retina-imac-lies-hood/
Displayport input is the only one to support 60hz 3,440 x 1,440.
You can’t really mark the monitor down for this as the limiting factor is HDMI, it’s not the monitors fault HDMI can only do that res @30hz
No it means Apple’s quality control is top notch.
LG .. not so much
https://www.google.se/search?q=lg+34um95+backlight+bleed&es_sm=119&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=vw9IVNzQNKrgywO264CICg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1440&bih=779
Thanks for the link 😉
What’s your source?
Does anyone have any news on the Curved version of this display?
Any word on this hitting streets in the states?
Nothing. As there are no monitors or GPUs that could play most of current gen games in 4K/120hz at the moment…
would it work on mac mini late 2012 using intel 4000 running at 2560×1440 @60Hz using DisplayPort?
Any word on overclocking this thing?
What is the better calibration for this monitor? For a lot of media consumption and some casual gaming, Thanks