Hi guys, I am looking for a 34" ultrawide monitor for the first time. Can anyone recommend me one with the budget around RM1.7k.

Mainly use for coding, reading stuff and watching video. Will connect personal laptop and work laptop to it.

Currently I am eyeing on these three monitors:

Philips 346b1c ( RM1699~ )
Xiaomi 34" ( RM1650~ )
Acer XZ342CU P ( RM1485~)

- Out of these three monitors, Acer is the cheapest one but somehow I can't really find that much of reviews from the internet. So, if anyone here own this monitor or used it before, can you share with me your experience?

- I understand that there is an extra plus point on 346b1c by having a built in KVM switch, but I am okay without it as well because I can just use an external KVM switch.

So, please any sifus here can suggest me which one should I go based on those 3 listed here. Or can recommend me another 34" monitor that is within my budget. Thanks!

Thank you for your reply. But, regarding the number of ports, what I found from the internet is, XZ342CUP come with 2 HDMI input and 1 DP input. Hmm, external power brick supply can be quite a hassle when doing the cable management.

Thank you for your reply. I did some research and watch videos about the black smearing on the VA panel, and I see that many people comment how unbearable is the black smearing issue on VA panel. I mean is that really that bad? Because I don't do that much of gaming, hence I don't really care about how the monitor affect the gaming performance or the immersion. But I will spend most of the time coding and reading documentation/pdf/etc , and I saw (from the video/reddit post) that the text can be very blurry on VA panel when doing smooth scrolling even in medium speed.

I heard that black smearing issue seem to arise when the monitor has high refresh rate. So, do you think is it possible to minimize the black smearing issue by lowering down to 60Hz.

Because productivity is my biggest concern. So, if purely based on the productivity, do you think that Acer XZ342CUP is still a good choice? If not, what are your recommendations in the budget of within RM1.7k.

(P.S: I do code in dark mode, but it will not going to be fully black background and white text. And I like to read in night mode but I doubt if there is any website that is fully black background + white text in night mode )

Thank you.

Thank you for your advice and suggestion. It seems like with my current budget, I guess my best bet is Acer XZ342CUP or even LG 34WP500 (Yes, I know it is 2560 X 1080 ultrawide. But as far as I know, the pixelation can only be observed if you sit very close to the monitor. When I watch the reviews, I actually find it quite ok for me ).

I have been using a TFT-LCD panel with a resolution of 1366 x 768 for the past 9 - 10 yrs and I never experienced IPS / TN / VA panel before, so I don't really know how well or how bad for a different type of panel. I think I should go to the physical store to try out the VA panel and see if I can accept the black smearing issue..


Thank you for sharing your experience with me. It is good to know that you don't have the disappearing issue while scrolling because I guess this is the issue that irritate most of the non-gamer user and also my biggest concern because I just don't want to switch to a monitor that I have to scroll-stop-sroll-stop everytime just to read part of the text.

I don't think I will ever use my monitor in complete darkness as I always prefer my room / environment in bright.

Thanks for telling me. I guess if I were to purchase Acer XZ342CUP, I think I will buy it from Just IT Technology at Shopee. It is much more cheaper there and so I don't think they have such promotion/event though.

I see... Because it is not written in their website, so I don't really know.

This post has been edited by onthefeet: Aug 22 2022, 04:50 PM