AOC's Panoramic 21:9 34-inch IPS Monitor Priced Right

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AOC has built a very nice monitor, and it is very competitively priced.

LG’s 21:9 WQHD monitor was very well received, so it should not be a surprise to see other manufacturers follow suit. AOC is one of the first to also make a monitor at 3440 x 1440 pixels. This is the AOC U3477PQU.

AOC has not skimped on connectivity. Aboard you’ll find DisplayPort, HDMI with MHL support, and a USB 3.0 interface. There are also DVI and VGA connectors, although we wouldn’t suggest using them. You’ll also find a stand with height and tilt adjustment, as well as a 100 mm VESA mount.

Overall, we quite like these monitors. If you come from a 27” QHD monitor (2560 x 1440) you’ll gain more real estate and a new experience, while not quite dipping into the 4K territory just yet. For gamers this is particularly interesting, because this is a monitor that will be drivable with a powerful graphics card, while 4K can still be problematic.

Availability is expected in September. Pricing for this monitor is expected to be £499 in the UK, which is quite good considering the LG 34UM95 costs about £800. Hopefully this one will also make it to the US.

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Niels Broekhuijsen is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He reviews cases, water cooling and pc builds.

20 Comments Comment from the forums
  • whiteodian
    ...Google.com 499 pounds to dollars = $851.17. Ouch.
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  • moogleslam
    Make one of these with G-Sync, and I'm all over it.
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  • ap3x
    Actually the LG 34UM95 is $999.00 at most stores. Some are selling it for 1399.00 so it is fairly clear they are taking advantage of early adopters. I would imagine we would see it for 899.99 in the next few months.

    G-Sync would rock on it though. I am actually debating on the 34UM95 or the Asus ROG Swift with G-Sync.

    The main then that has me leaning to the LG is the fact that it actually has a KVM built in and I am a PC and Mac user. Allows me to use 1 keyboard/Mouse with 2 systems on this one monitor. That combined with the screen real estate that I can use for work/play make it a better solution overall then going with the 2/3 Asus monitors.

    Last thing is that currently G-Sync does not work with Nvidia Surround right now which is a huge disappointment for me.
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  • soldier44
    21:10 would be alot better, 3440 x 1600.
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  • falchard
    Most European countries suffer under VAT, Carbon Credits, and forcing manufacturing in their country. This means we see close to 50% markup or no availability.
    The main issue with this format is support. A lot of older games won't allow this screen resolution without editing. It also has the same vertical size as a 27". However, it would be pretty cool to play this as a 3 monitor setup.
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  • agnickolov
    Why on earth is DVI a not recommended interface? It has higher bandwidth than HDMI 1.4 thanks to dual-link support.
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  • Phillip Wager
    where do i preorder?
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  • ps3hacker12
    Bear in mind all UK prices are inc. 20% VAT aka £100 of that £500 monitor is VAT :L
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  • Menigmand
    You Brits have it easy. Over here across the canal, we pay 25 % VAT
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  • Merry_Blind
    Classy! I really like the look of this monitor! It doesn't look lame and cheap, but it doesn't look like something from a sci-fi movie either!

    Hope your designers are well paid AOC!
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