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Response, Input Lag, Viewing Angles and Uniformity

With OLEDs getting so much attention from me lately, I found I had to go further back in time to find comparisons for the Omen 34c G2. The group has Titan Army’s C34A1R, Gigabyte’s G34WQCP and GS34WQC, Xiaomi’s G34WQi, and HP’s own Omen 34c, which I reviewed in 2023. If you have one and are considering an upgrade, here is some data to help with your decision.

Pixel Response and Input Lag

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HP Omen 34c G2 — (Image credit: Tom's Hardware)

Refresh rates ranging from 165 to 190 Hz all draw a full white field in 6ms. This is plenty quick and means there is little to no motion blur before overdrive is engaged. The Omen 34c G2 has an excellent one that works best on level 4 of 5. It also has MPRT backlight strobing, which works instead of Adaptive-Sync.

Total input lag is an excellent 21ms, an 8ms improvement over the Omen 34c from two years ago. The Omen 34c G2 hangs with the quickest monitors in the segment, nipping at the heels of the G34WQCP’s 190 Hz. This is excellent performance.

Test Takeaway: The Omen 34c G2 combines precise video processing and an improved refresh rate to deliver performance at the top of its class. The overdrive removes almost all motion blur and the MPRT backlight strobe works effectively with minimal phasing. It approaches competition-level input lag with one of the lowest scores in the genre.

Viewing Angles

Most VA panels don’t look great from 45 degrees, but the Omen 34c G2 is above average. You can see a slight red/green tint, but there is little change in gamma and only a 20% reduction in brightness. The top view is very washed out with a 50% loss of light and lowered gamma. For the VA segment, this is excellent performance.

Screen Uniformity

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My Omen 34c G2 showed decent screen uniformity with a score just over 10%. I could see a little glow in the upper right corner when viewing a full screen black pattern, but it wasn’t visible in content.

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Christian Eberle is a Contributing Editor for Tom's Hardware US. He's a veteran reviewer of A/V equipment, specializing in monitors. Christian began his obsession with tech when he built his first PC in 1991, a 286 running DOS 3.0 at a blazing 12MHz. In 2006, he undertook training from the Imaging Science Foundation in video calibration and testing and thus started a passion for precise imaging that persists to this day. He is also a professional musician with a degree from the New England Conservatory as a classical bassoonist which he used to good effect as a performer with the West Point Army Band from 1987 to 2013. He enjoys watching movies and listening to high-end audio in his custom-built home theater and can be seen riding trails near his home on a race-ready ICE VTX recumbent trike. Christian enjoys the endless summer in Florida where he lives with his wife and Chihuahua and plays with orchestras around the state.