AOC CU34G2XP Reddit Verdict: Worth It or VA Compromise?

Bought this bad boy 5 years and 9 days ago for $440 - since replaced with an OLED for about the same price. Decent ultrawide for the price if you're on a budget and can't swing for an IPS/OLED panel. Colors are a bit washed out.

Can confirm bought one last night. Had to check specs — says 180 Hz but had bad random flickers till I clocked it down to 144.

I got the CU34G2XP/BK, but returned it. It looked very bad when in motion in a lot of the games. For example any time there was a chain link fence, it'd look awful. A lot of textures looked awful. It's because of the panel type. I ended up getting an alienware QD-OLED ultrawide. Very disappointed with VA panels.

I have the OG 144hz version CU34G2X and not the P. Had it for years as my main, still is my main. im fine with it. havent noticed black smearing on any va panel ive ever had. def worth every dollar i paid imo.

I was surprised how nice the monitor was. My only complaint was that the settings to calibrate the colors is kind of funky so I ended up just switching to HDR game or HDR movie and had better experience with colors and saturation.

Just got mine today and it's amazing. There is almost no black smear and it looks just like my IPS motion wise while playing games. One thing to note is if you want 10 bit HDR you need to run it at 144hz otherwise it will switch to 8 bit FRC.

I'm doing one 34" with a 32" on top, trying to ditch the 32" on top and go for another 34", just not sure if this is it. Mostly use it for YouTube or something while gaming.

I got the XP model a few months ago and love it especially for the price. It doesn't look as good as my buddies OLED 34 ultra wide but that's expected. I've been very happy with mine and have no complaints.

I used to run this monitor for about a year as my main monitor until I upgraded to OLED. During this time it was a fantastic monitor and I had no issues with it what so ever. I can't speak for the black smearing in fps games as I can't say I ever noticed such an effect in any sort of gaming during my time using it.

I've been using it for a few hours and I have it set to 180 Hz. I haven't noticed any flickering.

For starters, it's not a HDR monitor, it physically does not have the hardware to correctly display HDR content... so if you run it in HDR mode you will get unsatisfying results in regards to brightness. SDR brightness is a matter of preference but generally the agreed upon happy medium is 100-120nits displayed brightness. Sadly this model locks the brightness to ~200nits in the sRGB preset.

If you have tried QD-OLED panels everything else will feel like shit obviously, you have to compare with other VA or IPS monitors.

I recently bought it and i like it alot, super crisp color if you like that. I do not play FPS games alot, but when i do it's CS and Delta Force. Graphics card is 7800XT and i have no problems with smearing.

I bought this monitor two weeks ago and returned it after four days. Overall, the monitor's format is great. At first, I was even pleased that the colors didn't look as bad as I expected (I was switching from an IPS panel). But eventually, I just couldn't get used to the color reproduction, even after extensive adjustments.

This monitor is great. I've come from a dual monitor setup. I was originally skeptical of the size but it's perfect. Takes up less desk space but looks massive in comparison likely due to no bezels etc. For day to day use it's awesome, split screen with apps are great. Gaming looks incredible!

I have had this monitor for a few weeks. 180hz will only run at 8bit color depth, if you want 10 bit you have to turn it down to 144hz. HDR, no matter what I try, the desktop looks washed out. SDR is nice, and 144hz at 10 bit is good.

Was using this monitor for almost 4 months before I realized about the 10 bit color. Really something they should mention. Don't mind lowering to 144hz because I only have an 8gb 3060 anyway.

I have the /BK version and its amazing, great colors, great response time, 180hz. Overall really good and underrated ultrawide.

Viewing angles aren't the best (which is expected from VA) but my older monitor seems to do a better job at this, could be due to the higher curvature. Also the feet of the stand are a bit on the longer side, and the height adjustment is a bit short for me personally. Other than that it's a solid monitor.

I got it today and I want to say it's really good. I had a 1080p 27" ips monitor before, so going to va had me worried. But I can proudly say that the panel is really good. No smearing very little ghosting, but with the right calibration is almost non-existing. The colors are okay, gaming feels smooth on 180hz, response time is good. Honestly a really good buy.

I own this and gonna return it. High VA gamma shift that makes my eyes hardcore eyestrain, black look different on edges, when moving white object on black background it turns yellow.

I think in that price range the monitor is awesome. Very good value for money. The main difference from competition is the brightness, but if you're not in a room where the sun is shining, this can be neglected. Perfect gaming and work. And the OSD can be controlled from the desktop app, which is quite convenient.

The difference I see is a lot of VRR flickering with the asus model, and really minimal VRR flickering on the AOC model.

I've had this monitor for a few weeks, and I love it. Didn't notice much difference at all in response times compared to my previous 144hz IPS, and there's no black smearing I notice, which I know is a problem on older VA monitors. Overall very pleased with it.

I have the non-P-B 144hz version. Love it.

Bought a few days ago. It's the -B 180Hz version. The website has the listing titled incorrectly. I have seen others mention flickering at 180hz but I have seen no such thing.

Still was going strong when I replaced it a month ago with the Alienware OLED ultra wide. This is a steal at $180.

Don't use a HDMI cable, but the included cable that allows you to run HDR with 180hz in normal desktop use. HDMI will limit it to 100hz. Pretty decent thing.

I would go for the G2XP with these three options. AOC is good at handling ghosting and it's barely noticeable. If you are really a competitive gamer maybe go for G4Z but if not, not worth it imo.

10 months later, the monitor is still holding up well. I have no regrets about the purchase whatsoever. Of course it will have its short comings but it's expected for a more budget oriented 1440p UW. For the games I've played I had a good experience, both in motion handling and even in colour reproduction doesn't seem too bad.

It has a very high ppi especially compared to 24" 1080p monitors and even better than 27" 1440p monitors so text is definitely clear. I use it for school as well and can say the amount of space you have is amazing, great for productivity. On white background overdrive does an ok job, for reading at normal speeds works just fine.

We have a pretty good discount in my country on the CU34G2XP and I think for my FPS gaming abilities, graphics card capabilities and overall use it is good enough. Still a huge upgrade from my 2560x1440p 60Hz MVA. I also take it as a very capable monitor until MicroLED comes to mass market.

I've decided on the CU34G2XP, as it's currently on sale at bestbuy and in stock in my area. I've searched around Reddit and spoken to several people that own it and heard good things.

I just bought the same monitor for my PS5. Games like Last Of Us and Pubg look spectacular. I have also noticed more small car details that I never seen on a regular tv.

It was $159 last Friday. Then I logged in the next morning and they bumped it. Still a pretty crazy deal. Kind of worried me that they had this many refurbs on this one model but the price is great.

Coming from a 1080p 24" I'd say definitely worth it, the immersion you get is really good, also has a lot more space for productivity. If you had a 27" 1080p you probably will notice the PPI is so much better as well.

I really like it. Very good value for money. I didn't want IPS because of the contrast, but the OLED monitors are still expensive. Perfect gaming and work.

I got this monitor but for the life of me i can't figure out what the best colour settings are! Do i use HDR or not?

Windows integration of HDR is not too great and this monitor doesn't have enough brightness to benefit from it so I never use it. For settings just do some trial and error, I have R 32, G 30, B 50 with gamma3; each panel is different so your mileage may vary.

I just set the PS5 to use HD resolution and in the AOC extra settings panel for the HDMI input, in the resolution setting I've set the monitor to use 27" 16:9 resolution so it gives me an HD resolution with the black bars on the side.

Enable Custom Color and disable Color Temperature Control in Adrenalin display settings, this will enable sRGB clamping which fixes that over saturation issue.

Good price for the size/resolution, but VA panels are garbage.