If you’ve been thinking about getting into ultrawide gaming or even just getting more desktop real estate, I think this is a really good value option. None of those are deal-breakers for the Mi Curved Gaming Monitor’s core functionality, though - at least not for me. I also found the monitor to be unusually slow to wake up or switch inputs, taking several seconds for each operation. I’d much prefer joystick-style controls like on my Asus. The UI, controlled by five small buttons on the back of the display, is pokey and inefficient, and I never got used to working out which button was which by feel. There’s no USB hub functionality at all, nor is there USB-C support for single-cable display output and charging. Two DisplayPort and HDMI ports each is a generous inclusion, but they’re all you get (plus a headphone jack). The Mi Curved Gaming Monitor gets the basics right, but it does skip some of the nice-to-have features you’ll find on higher-end products.
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I did find that the Mi Curved Gaming Monitor could only run G-Sync at up to 120Hz, but that’s been more than enough to improve my 60fps-ish experience with the shaky PC port of Horizon Zero Dawn. Nvidia’s official line about using an unverified FreeSync monitor like this is “it may work, it may work partly, or it may not work at all,” so I can’t promise across-the-board compatibility. Although FreeSync is designed for AMD GPUs and I have an Nvidia GTX 1080, I did get it working with Nvidia’s “G-Sync Compatible” functionality, despite the monitor not having been formally certified. But the refresh rate is 144Hz and works with FreeSync, which lets you play games at high, variable frame rates without tearing. The brightness does mean there’s no HDR support, not even the lowest-end DisplayHDR 400 specification. But then I went reading and a lot of people online claim that ultrawide gaming is such a great experience and that it truly changes the gaming experience and that it is much more enjoyable and all that. At first, I was set on a 32 inch 1440p 165hz monitor like the LG or Acer ones. Supports FreeSync, still works with G-Sync The usage will be almost exclusively gaming.
For a monitor that will likely remain in a fixed position, it’s not a big deal, and I appreciate the lack of glare from the matte finish. The Xiaomi is a little dimmer at 300 nits to the Asus’ 350, but it’s not really an issue other than when the morning sun is streaming through the window with the curtains open.
I’ve had it set up next to my IPS Asus PG279Q, and the color reproduction is at least as strong, with a claimed 125 percent coverage of the sRGB gamut. The panel uses VA technology and looks good. The monitor’s curvature is 1500R, so it’s not as pronounced as some of Samsung’s more extreme recent models, but it feels natural for this size. It’s a 34-inch 3440 x 1440 display, which is the standard 21:9 resolution for that size - it’s basically like having a 27-inch 1440p screen with a third more horizontal real estate. The monitor’s panel matches up to what you’d have likely expected from a high-end ultrawide a couple of years ago, before HDR became more of a thing on PC.
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