D. Kwok
As much as I wanted to love this monitor based off the specs, I just cant live with the major flaw in the sampleI received. About 1 cm from the bezel on every side of the screen there is a noticeably darker area where the contrast is much lower than the rest of the screen. I tested with multiple sources and connections, all showed the same results. Its as if this 35 in monitor has a 34 inch backlight. The much less expensive Acer ED7 34 inch curved monitor I am testing against does not display this problem. Additionally the height adjustment of the included stand is very limited in range and does not swivel, which the ED7 does. The bottom bezel is much thicker than the sides or top, taking a bit away from the near bezel-free look. One of the main reasons I purchased this monitor is the HDR feature. My HDR10 4K Samsung TV is quite stunning with HDR source material so being an video/audio enthusiast I wanted this feature for a computer monitor I spend so much time with. I knew going on that this monitor does not have a high contrast ratio needed for HDR nor does it have local dimming zones needed to truly create the effect. Nevertheless the visual impact of HDR material is noticeable and impressive on this monitor. However the black box 1 cm from the edge of the bezel surrounding this screen kills it for me. Just too noticeable and jarring. As a sanity check I had my wife sit and look at the monitor with me and she also noticed it immediately as well, and shes not normally one to notice these sort of things that I nitpick at in TVs/monitors. Will be returning this to Amazon. If anyone has a suggestion for a freesync 35 inch UWQHD curved monitor with at least 100 Hz refresh rate and HDR compatibility please let me know!
