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Starting first with the design of the M34-UWQHD-165-C, it's a rather plain-looking monitor it has to be said. The front looks fine, with thin bezels and just one LC-Power logo on the chin of the display. The back is entirely plain matte black plastic, with no real design elements apart from an ovular ring where the stand locks into place.
The stand itself uses a plastic exterior, but the v-shaped foot is made from metal. It's not offensive at all, but nor does it strike me as a particularly refined design.
One interesting inclusion is a red LED ring that runs around the mounting point for the stand. You can turn this off in the OSD, but it's red only – not RGB.
The included stand offers a decent array of ergonomic adjustments, but it's not class-leading here. We find 100mm of height adjust, 15 degrees of swivel both left and right, and then tilt from -5 to +15 degrees. The height is the main sticking point for me, as even at its maximum, it didn't feel high enough for my preference. Third-party mounts are supported, but only via the VESA 75×75 standard, and not 100×100 as we typically see.
I/O is very straightforward too, with two HDMI 2.0 ports and two DisplayPort 1.4, and then an audio jack. If you are like me, you may be surprised at the lack of USB-C considering the product name ends ‘165-C'. Turns out that has nothing to do with a Type-C connector!
The final thing to note are the five physical buttons on the chin of the monitor which are used to control the OSD – there's no joystick here.
