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this is the incredible via Tec GN 32c curved 32 inch 1080p 144 Hertz free sync integrated gaming monitor and guess what it only costs 300 US dollars so this video is actually gonna be pretty short and sweet not because I want to be lazy okay maybe because I do want to be a little lazy but also because it's very difficult to emulate how good this panel actually looks in person via video so to start things off this is a VA panel which stands for vertical alignment it's similar in architecture to an IPS display which I talked about in detail by the way in this video right here check that out for more information on the technical side of things but in a nutshell VA is gonna be somewhat of a middle ground between IPS and maybe TN it does have a few compromises color reproduction isn't the best of the screen is fairly bright on this display and the contrast ratios are pretty incredible for this not being an oled display one of the best selling points of the g + 32 C I have to say has got to be the free sync technology integration I think that's a pretty sweet bargain and a $300 monitor also the 144 Hertz refresh rate so you're gonna have super smooth pictures super smooth gaming experiences and you'll also free sink in there if you have an AMD graphics card to make things even more buttery smooth as for build quality I've got to say it's a lot like other $300 monitors what you should expect in this price range it's very plasticy all the way around although I will say that the frame and the base of the monitor the monitor stand those are both very rigid and the installation process actually super simple just four screws and you should be ready to go as for the picture quality and build in general I don't see any dead pixels that's a good thing the response time for milliseconds sub virtually no ghosting at all like I said the contrast ratios here are going to be pretty stellar for a non OLED display again VA is one of the advantages of having that technology there is a 20,000,000 to 1 contrast ratio so blacks are gonna look very black on this display the white balance a little often needed to calibrate it just a little bit you can see here next to my Asus TN panel the monitor on the left that's the vo-tech monitor a bit bluer than normal and honestly my Asus monitor is just a bit weren't red than normal probably should fix that I own the back of the panel we have a DVI port HDMI 1.4 port and DisplayPort now the importance of HDMI 1.4 here means that we can send 1080p 144 Hertz signals to the monitor via an HDMI cable so you don't have to just use that a DVI or DisplayPort in this case all three should work as long as your cable satisfactory and you're actually you know outputting that many frames to your monitor I haven't actually tinkered with the on screen display yet so let's see easy that is to do so I saw a few people online complaining about this in the reviews but selecting the different inputs it's pretty straightforward I actually really like this display here it's very big it's easy to navigate through so if I want to choose whatever HDMI works you just Gunter and there you go of course I only have HDMI plugged in so there's that also the three things that you get in the Box other than just the monitor and the stand are the course power cable the HDMI 1.4 cable and the user manual of course though everything set up wise is pretty straightforward so you shouldn't need the manual as for the integrity of the monitor like I said no dead pixels on the display the backlight bleed is pretty consistent and minimal throughout especially in those dark lit situations I will say there is one tiny imperfection physically on the monitor it's down here by this plastic frame so this actually sticks out just slightly on one side more so than it does on the other on the opposite side of the vo-tech logo I only notice this when I was slouching down because I was like if I can see more of just the the black part of the panel underneath here then I can on this side and that's because the plastic isn't all the way pressed against the display I don't know if that's just a production issue or just this individual unit but it's not too concerning I've got to say though what a steal at roughly 300 bucks for this panel the fact that it has free sync integration the fact that it's a curved 1080p display and 144 earth refresh rate packed into it all for that price is pretty sweet the one thing I do want to talk about though before in this video is the screen size with respect to the resolution I discussed this topic in detail in this video right here but there is an optimal viewing distance for this particular screen size and this resolution at roughly 32 inches diagonally at 1080p resolution you will see pixels at roughly two feet away and that's you know anywhere between two and three feet is where most gamers will find themselves if they're sitting in front of their desk playing video games or surfing the web or the like so this is really pushing it for most people who are concerned about seeing pixels you will definitely notice pixels on this display just because it is so large I would say the optimal screen size for this kind of display for 1080p I wouldn't really go higher than about 27 inches 32 is a bit big this is more like a TV pixel density more so than a gaming monitor pixel density several pros and cons associated with this gaming monitor but this is a $300 gaming monitor you get expect compromises in a panel like this the question that was whether or not those compromises justify the 300 or so dollar price tag as for me the only thing I'd like to see change in this monitor is the resolution 1440p would be the sweet spot for a 32 inch display and I would keep the curve expect just because hey check out my monitor it's curved even though doesn't really do much at least for me some people swear by curved monitors you get that like kind of immersive experience but I'm not really seeing it here and I haven't seen it with other curved monitors it's just something that I guess is preferential I've got this monitor and other vo-tech displays linked in the video description if you want to check some of those out let me know if you have one similar to this that you like to comment about in the comment section below I'd like to know your opinions on this monitor in particular as for via tech as a company I'd say they make pretty decent products based on what I've seen so far with their GN 32c pretty solid display no real physical defects for the most part and just it's a beautiful display for the price I'd say best bang for the buck right here in a 32 inch curved display for sure if you like this topic like this product be sure to give this video a thumbs up I do appreciate it sure to click Subscribe but if you haven't already that's a red button down below and also click the little Bell notification so you get more notifications when I release videos like this one this is science 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