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100Hz, FreeSync & 34" = $599. Finally, a TRUE "Budget" Gaming Monitor?

2017-09-27
I think he's gonna be excited for this one pick up that phone Demetri what's up lily yo you might want to sit down for this one it better be monitor related man okay so it's a 34 inch ultra wide curved gaming monitor I am listening with support for free sync whoa keep going and it comes with a hundred Hertz refresh rate yeah you bet you too man but you haven't heard the best part yet the price it's $600 dude but it's got a terrible stand though why you can only rely on the pro to do the job with every keystroke satisfying like the millions before it quality feel with every key regardless of your space Kula master master keys bro take it with you make it yours well I hope you enjoyed that little skit in the beginning and if you were wondering I was not joking about this monitor this is the real deal guys what you're looking at is the pixie opx 34-7 sea prawn ultra wide curved gaming monitor and what makes us unique compared to the competition is its price at $600 that's cheap for an ultra wide gaming monitor for instance this LG 34 you see seventy-nine G 34 inch ultra wide costs $700 it features a 2560 by 1080 resolution would support for free sink and it comes at a refresh rate of 144 Hertz the Acer predator Z 35 that I just reviewed recently costs $1100 but when you look at the specs in compared to pick seals offering they're almost identical meaning they featured the exact same 34 40 by 1440 resolution a curved display the Acer uses a VA panel whereas the pic co uses Samsung's PVA technology now in terms of refresh rate you're looking at a hundred Hertz versus a 120 Hertz on the Acer monitor which is amazing considering the price so what are some of the compromises that the only to take when you decide to go for a monitor of this caliber let's find out well first off let's address the obvious deal-breaker the lack of support for vasa which means you won't be able to mount this on a third party monitor arm if you were planning on doing so pixie uses their own proprietary stand which unfortunately also lacks height and tilt adjustments except for swivel which is also very limited in range the only workaround to this would be to pick up a monitor rest or stand because in all honesty positioning your monitor appropriately to your eye level is just as important if not more important than specs Vixia took the design approach with simplicity in mind unlike some other gaming monitors that feature of flashy wet and black accents the px 34 7c features an all-black chassis with very thin bezels around the edges the aluminum base is rock-solid so you don't have to worry about tipping over the panel Plus this should fit in with any professional environment like your work desk the build quality is mostly plastic though I mean the see by itself is made out of plastic materials which is cheap but again this is $600 so it's what it is in terms of i/o we have DisplayPort 1.2 HDMI 1.4 and DVI the lack of USB 3.0 or 2.0 ports could be a deal-breaker for some of you unlike the Z 35 P that relies on an external power supply the pixie monitor has that built-in so cable management shouldn't be a concern now let's get into the bread and butter of this monitor the display and to be honest that's what stood out to me the most during my gaming experience I mean for $600 one would thing that pixie would have opted for a lower end TN panel but surprisingly that's not the case they've implemented SV a technology that's far superior to TN to be more specific expect great color reproduction albeit not as great as IPS since the colors did look a little less vibrant compared to my Bank u 4k display but that's expected at this price point that being sent content still looks great on this display viewing angles are alright because I did notice a little bit of contrast shift while tilting the display to its limit but it is far better than TN you could get away with some content creation but I wouldn't recommend this to professional creators although this is an excellent option if you're looking to do productivity tasks like taking advantage of that massive horizontal screen real estate where you can arrange windows the way you desire plus you can also get to experience native 21 by 9 content which is awesome but the real question is how does this guy handle gaming pretty freakin fantastic if you ask me once again considering the price you see the PX 34 7c comes out of the box with a 100 Hertz refresh rate so it does involve manual overclocking unlike acer self wings it also supports a m-- DS freesync technology meaning you can experience a tear-free and smoother gameplay provided you have any an d GPU now my test system consists of an Nvidia graphics card so I wanted to see how it would cope up with a free Singh monitor and surprisingly I didn't notice any screen tearing or any sorts of weird artifacts of course a more in-depth scientific test would prove me wrong easily I guess if you're too immersed into the gameplay it may not be as noticeable but do know that this is strictly my personal opinion battlefield one look terrific on this display and mind you I was using GTX 1080 to drive the 3440 by 1440 resolution at Ultra settings and I was getting roughly 75 to 80 frames per second which is perfectly playable I would highly recommend turning off vsync especially if you're planning to pair this monitor with an NVIDIA GPU now I did manage to pair this monitor with a begger GPU to see how fleecing works and it does involve a few steps to get it up and running the first thing you want to do is download the latest drivers from AMD then what you want to do is go into your monitor and enable fleecing mode through the menu system and the last thing you want to do is check mark the facing option within the Crimson's software and you're all set I fired a battlefield one once again and I did my usual thing and surprisingly I didn't notice a significant difference switching between the 1080 and the Vegas 64 GPU and I guess part of that had to do with lack of me trying to notice any screen tearing or any weird artifacts throughout my gameplay now if you end up testing the GTX 1080 and in Vegas 64 GPU with this loosing monitor in a much more scientific method you could prove me wrong but this is just my personal opinion with this freaking monitor and the Vegas 64 GPU and you know throughout my experience it was pretty smooth I didn't notice any wear and tear because I had freesync on but like I said when pairing with the GTX nad I didn't I almost had the similar experience now one thing to note is that driving a 34 40 by 1440 resolution is a difficult task for a GTX 1080 or even in Vegas 64 GPU I did notice a significant performance difference between the two so the Vegas 64 was dishing out roughly 65 frames per second and this is where the free sync turned on and then with GT X 1080 I was getting roughly 1180 frames per second and this is without forcing option turned on and with vsync off as well so if you're looking from a raw performance and framers perspective then yes going with the 1080 and pairing that up with this monitor would make sense and I think it'd be just fine gaming on it without experiencing you know weird artifacts but if you can find a reasonable justification to pick the Vegas 64 GPU and use the facing option to get to guarantee that smooth gaming experience then by all means but personally I just wouldn't recommend that GPUs just in my opinion however if you're looking for a 1080p tear-free gaming experience and I highly fresh rate pick CEO has it covered here as well me PP x32 5c priced at 350 dollars it's a 32 inch curved gaming monitor featuring a resolution of 1920 by 1080 I had 144 cards refresh rate support for free sync and it features the exact same sv a panel technology as the ultra wide so you're not compromising our picture quality which is awesome also a great feature for that monitor is that it supports Vasia so if you want to mount it on a third party monitor arm you don't have any restrictions whatsoever however that's 32 inches of 1080p and I'm gonna let you guys take a moment to think about that because what I'm already starting to see 4k resolution monitors in that same form factor and you know coming back to this 1080p resolution makes absolutely no sense personally I've been using this Venki 4k monitor for a few weeks now and going back to the study 2 inch monitor I had to give up you know straight away so it all comes down to user preference if you'd want something with a huge form factor and if you're okay with that 1080p resolution then that would be fine or you could also go for something like this the PX 24 5c a 24 inch variant of its bigger brother featuring a 1080p display which is also curved by the way 144 hours to refresh rate 3 millisecond response time compared to 4 on the 32 inch model and support for free sync personally if you're strictly on a budget I would highly recommend this 24 inch monitor because a it only costs $250 and B it doesn't require an expensive GPU to drive the 1080p resolution so you know you can easily get away with an Rx 580 a 480 or even a GTX 1060 if that's something that you're looking into also if you're building a gaming setup this is a great way to save some bucks and invest in some other components always stay charged with linky power up power banks houston gorgeous aluminum enclosure with dual USB and type-c port with support for quick charge 3.0 to get your device's recharged fast available up to twenty thousand one hundred million power capacities check them out in the description below so having mentioned those two alternatives to this Altoid monitor I'd like to hear your thoughts on the pixie o bx 34 7 C what do you guys think of this monitor of course it's priced at $600 would you consider picking one of these up regardless of the compromise that you'll need to take for example the lack of support for visa and you know the kind of cheap quality let me know the comments down below I'm Eva with hurricane axe thank you so much for watching make sure to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one
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