MSI Non-Glare UltraWide 21:9 Screen 8ms 3440 x 1440 100Hz FreeSync 3K Resolution 34" Curved Gaming Monitor (Optix MAG341CQ)

After a few months of using this monitor I started having head aches. I have changed and flipped between settings to never find one that isnt offensive. I add lights and remove lights and re-position this monitor and its all bad. I have tried flux and other software and built in web browsing extensions to make surfing the web easier. This monitor seems to only not be offensive in a WELL lit room. I like to dim the lights or use red lights or use screen dimming software a few hours before bed and this monitor is too much -- that is too bright all the time expect say if my PC was set outside at noon in full sun I bet this monitor would not be offensive. The occasional White blank loading pages in windows is horrific with this monitor. The occasional White backgrounds that windows puts in everywhere for some reason, and that arent changeable, are horrific with this monitor. The eye saving setting seems to do nothing. Programming/coding on this monitor is horrible all times of day. This is my first time buying a MSI monitor, and likely the last. Maybe MSI customer service and customer sanctification will upgrade me to a monitor that doesnt blind its users -- or maybe ill sell this monitor to some poor soul and buy an LG.

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Im trying to love this monitor because everything else in the same spec bracket is $200+. There are many things to love about this monitor for its price. Mainly being 100hz and the 34 inch 3440x1440 resolution + a decent Samsung VA panel that many other companies use. So whats my problem with this product? The color is not very accurate, and no matter what you do to the settings, it cannot be fixed. More importantly, Its sorta kinda blurry. When you concentrate on the text it becomes clear, but when one is in the normal view of the monitor the details become blurry. Also, it flickers. There seems to be some sort of delay in the brightness, so when you change pages or tabs there is a delay in brightening up whatever you are looking at, so it looks like its flickering. I thought maybe, its my computer and gpu. Luckily I work in an office building and have access to multiple different configurations of computers. No matter what I hook up to this monitor, i cant solve the issue. Ok, so thinking I have a lemon, I ordered 2 additional replacements. I have 3 of the same MSI 34" 1440 monitors hooked up to their individual computers and am basically conducting a controlled test. Results: 2 out of the 3 have the flickering problem, all three of them are blurry. Conclusion: spend a little more and get a better monitor I have a 32" Dell 1440, and a 34" 1440 60hz Samsung sitting next to the MSIs monitors, and im not having any issues with the big name brands. UPDATE: 2 weeks later, I decided to return my MSI 34" and decided to take my chances with a used Alienware 34" g-sync. I was really lucky to have found one undamaged from amazons warehouse, It says its used but it looks like someone returned the item without even opening the box. Night and day difference. Colors are so much more vibrant and the blurry texts are gone. Everything on the MSI seems totally washed out compared to the Alienware. I would just spend 150 dollars more and get a used Alienware from Amazon. Plus Dell has one of the best manufacturers warranty on the market.

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