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

I researched this purchase for months, and waited months to post a review, and I will say Im throughly satisfied.

It is a wonderful screen love MSI

So, was fortunate. No issues with screen being broken, or dead pixels. Overall, satisfied with this and now have my older 27 acer in portriate on side. However, there are a couple faults which I can see on this. While its pretty obvious on the product page, there are no USB connections. Not that much an issue with a second monitor with a USB-B hub to make connecting periferrals to PC insead of spanning to PC, but if this is only monitor, reaching cable management nirvanah is a bit tricker. The only other fault I can see is that there is no means of changing the RGB on back; aside from just to off. As far as I am aware at writing this the only ones with that function are the steel series monitors. Still, these two are just nitpicks. The overall feel of the monitor is just perfection. Minimal bezels, responsive display, and a base holder that doesnt make me want to switch to vesa (quite yet). Could you ask for more? Yes with this price point. Am I satisfied with this purchase? Also yes.

NO SPEAKER!!! NO SPEAKER!!! NO SPEAKER!!!

Using this for work from home on a company supplied laptop. The resolution is perfect, I can make things small enough to fit a lot on the screen. Colors look good. The back lot LEDs are a bonus. The stand is decent but I just wish it went higher up.

Working on this monitor is fantastic. My software and game engine layout fit all on one screen. Huge development excels fit all in a single view. Honestly, the monitor has saved me a lot of hassle juggling my work setup. Nice and affordable, you will have an immersive overall experience with any content you play on this. I will warn you when watching movies you will have to adjust the resolution get the picture

The monitor came DOA (dead on arrival). Because I wanted this size and parameters, I asked for replace but in Colombia is not possible. Also there is no guarantee service with the local repair office because is purchased from Amazon and the guarantee is in US. The only option was to return it to Amazon. Very bad service from MSI and I really wanted to have this monitor but Im so disappointed now. After I return this monitor Ill buy another one but not MSI. I los trust with this brand really. If they have such quality you can imagine it can fail whatever moment and it can be outside of the warranty. Or maybe I have to send it to USA for repair which is non sense. They dont serve all they products in the local office!

Couple of downsides: * other than the power button, the buttons don’t seem to wake up the monitor * No speakers, but it has 3.5mm audio jack for external speakers * The only way picture-by-picture or picture-in-picture works is by plugging in to one of the HDMI ports and DP. * sometimes it takes a while for the monitor to recognize the laptop or it’s docking station (plugged via HDMI). Don’t seem to have that problem with DisplayPort where my desktop is plugged into.

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.

It’s a pretty good monitor, great picture, good size, nice curve, and decent color. Only things I wish it had was a black light setting and a vibrancy or saturation toggle. Overall it’s got a decent display but not as saturated as my ips monitor and has a slight blue light over the screen. It could just be because I’m using an hdmi cable, but I don’t know. Definitely recommend if you just want a second monitor for random tasks and movies. You can see the wrinkles on people’s faces very well on this screen especially in the full aspect ratio.