MSI MAG342CQM 1500R Curvature 21:9 Aspect Ratio Narrow Bezel 1ms 3440 x 1440 (UWQHD) 144Hz Refresh Rate Tilt/Swivel/Height/Pivot Adjustment 34 AMD Freesync Gaming Curved Monitor, Black

Upgraded to this after my previous monitor (30 in. Spectre ultrawide @ 2560x1080 200hz) died after 2 years of use out of the blue because the capacitors burnt out. After a bit of contrast and RGB calibration out of the box, the colors look even sharper than the Spectre. Definitely a lot less gray and more defined. The backlight bleeding the Spectre suffered from is also practically nonexistent in this one. Very even lighting through and through. FFXIV looks much more crisp at this resolution, to the point where Ive disabled most of the custom FXAA/bloom/blur shaders I previously used at 2560x1080 which helped hide the jaggedness. Overall quite happy with my purchase. I cannot elaborate on VA smearing and response times as I do not play FPS games, and this is perfect so far for my MMO + programming needs.

When I first opened a game on this monitor I was amazed. Widescreen, 2k, and 144hz looks amazing in every game. Monitor gets bright enough and dim enough, and hasnt had a single problem in the months that I have used it. Great choice for a gaming monitor.

This was pretty easy to setup and once it was, WOW! Amazing quality and picture. There was one minor issue though that still bugs a little but its not a deal breaker. There was one dead pixel. Not noticeable if your not looking for it. But its there. Overall the picture is amazing with my RTX 2070 Super!

This is one heck of a monitor and I am so glad I pulled the trigger on getting it. I previously had a 2k MSI monitor that was a VA panel, but this ultra-wide is just SO much better than what I had before. If you are looking for a wonderful gaming monitor with deep blacks and good contrast/colors, get this monitor. You will not regret it!

So got it and it was open box said it was missing stuff but it had all its items. So got it and its great

Works great! Curve is dope

This was the first 34 ultrawide monitor I have ever purchased. The size of the monitor fits great on a 48 desk with it leaving enough room for a desktop of most sizes. I have decided that I will return this monitor in particular as it did not meet some of my requirements. The PROS of this monitor are that the overall build of the monitor is solid and sleek. I enjoy the aggressive but sleek design of the stand with and included features of height, swivel, and title adjustment. Another great thing about the stand is that it just snaps into the back of the monitor making for an easy installation. The anti-glare/ matte screen is nice and smooth. I also like having the power brick outside of the monitor in case it needs to be replaced. CONS of the monitor are the user interface is very clunky and the buttons need a lot of pressure to be pushed. The main con and the reason I am sending the monitor back is that I have a burnt-out cluster of pixels. Also, the backlight bleeding is absolutely awful when using YouTube or any other application where one object is dark and the other is bright. It has a UFO-like glow around the objects.

I have only had the monitor for one day so this review will reflect that. I plan on updating this review in a month or so after some decent time has been put on it. Firstly, this is my first monitor upgrade in nearly ten years since I purchased dual Dell 22 P2211ht monitors-- and its astounding to see first hand, not just on YouTube reviews, just how far diplays have come in that time even on the low end of spectrum. The wow factor here is 10/10. 34 of screen space is much more impressive when it is on your desk. I have a sizeable desk, and Im now looking at side tables to put my full tower PC on. At the same time though, not having to swing my 22 forward on the vesa arm it was mounted on is saving valuable real estate and now its not as cramped feeling when I have my hotas or wheel out for sim racing/flight sims. I was concerned about the curvature coming from a flat panel but its actually very nice, feels natural and took less than an hour for it to feel like the new normal. Zero dead pixels on the display from what I can tell, no manufacturing defects-- a big relief after seeing some other reviews complain of those things. Ghosting/smearing is not really noticeable in my use case (sim racing) but is present. I got used to it pretty quickly and it doesnt bother me. Once Im in game I dont notice it. I dont notice any blacklight bleed but I dont play in pitch darkness, either. Other games can produce more noticeable effects. The color needed some adjusting. The OSD is functional and I had no issues adjusting contrast and brightness to tone down the oversaturation that was present out of the box. It does seem a bit washed out but still looks nice. I dont have a real need for HDR so I cant comment on that yet. The display is plenty bright, brighter than my old monitors. USB ports would be nice but this isnt a dealbreaker, my PC has plenty for my needs. Wish the RGB worked with mystic light or was at least adjustable since I dont really care for rainbow RGB. As far as build quality, it doesnt seem terrible but isnt premium. The stand is sturdy and while the plastic gives off flimsy vibes I was adjusting tilt and height just fine without anything other than plastic-y creaks and pops that seem slightly more pronounced than my previous Dells. I have a GTX 1070 (thanks, cryptominers!) so not too many games I play can make full use of the refresh rate but the ones that I could push there felt great. Very fluid and smooth. All in all, first impressions are very positive. A pretty big leap in technology for myself and I feel the price is fair. I can easily recommend it at the sub $500 price point and have zero regrets so far.

It was time for me to upgrade to a larger screen so I can view trading charts properly and I researched many ultra wide screens, but this one fit my needs and budget. Its clear and bright and works perfectly with my laptop which is also a MSI. So far I have been very pleased with my purchase.

Packaging and all looked just fine and dandy, carefully set it inside and started to unpack everything, nothing dropped, or was set down roughly, nor grabbed the monitor by its sides, assembly and transportation from the box to desk was about as good as you could get it. Plug the DP and power cord up, Power light comes on! Backlight comes on!... Wheres the rest?? Messed around with a HDMI cable (2 of them) into several different computers and even a Roku, and nothing changed outside of just a backlight, not even a OSD popped up during any of the attempts, granted I was bold to assume a monitor needed a signal to show its OSD, but benefit of the doubt, and with two to three hours of troubleshooting, nothing has changed. Amazing.