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The feature that had me looking hard at this model was the picture-beside-picture mode. I have a macbook for personal use and a windows laptop for work. Both of them have USB-C ports.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT USB-C: if you buy a second cable, search for "thunderbolt". Many USB-C cables support the same power capacity, but are limited to the USB 2.0 speed, which is insufficient for the huge data rate of high-resolution video. Also, if you want to use the power supplied by the monitor, make sure the cable is rated for the wattage your device uses. It is *really* nice having just one slim cable going to my laptop, and no hub or docking station needed.
Switching from one device to side-by-side was easy, and both the mac and windows machine recognized the changed dimensions and adapted quickly. There's an option to choose which device gets to use the built-in speakers.
I don't do a lot of gaming, but I fired up my favorite flight sim program, and it looked great (although my machine is not powerful enough to get high frame rates at full resolution). Did not notice any glitching that I have seen on older LCD panels.
Physically, this monitor is perfect for me. I wanted it to be more or less towards the corner of my desk, and the curved design makes it fit nicely and not take up as much room as a flat panel would have. The bezel is black and, honestly, there's so much monitor, I don't even notice it. The bottom bezel is a matt silver/grey, and blends in with the rest of the room.
It came with one USB-C cable, and one HDMI cable (oddly, the USB cable is black, while the HDMI cable is white - a better match for the back of the monitor.)
My work involves sometimes having a lot of windows open with text - console connections to network equipment. With this monitor, I can have nine windows at least, probably 12, at a font setting big enough to be comfortably readable from almost four feet away.
The speakers are okay for watching TV or having some soft music in the background, but they have a limited range. They are better than even the best laptop speakers (with possible exception of the new 16" macbook pro) but even a modest pair of desktop speakers will give much better sound.
There is a plate that covers all of the inputs and outputs, which means that even with two laptops, the back can look neat and finished - not the typical spaghetti on so many monitors. A big plus if the back of the display is visible to others.
Overall, the monitor does everything I wanted to do, does it simply, and has a picture that's absolutely fantastic.
| Standing screen display size | 34 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 3440x1440 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 3440X1440 Pixels |
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