Microboard M340CLZ 34 Inch Curved 3440x1440 100HZ AMD Sync Gaming Monitor

Thanks for Linus Tech Tips for reviewing this monitor before purchase. I upgraded to this from an old Dell 3007WFP. The reason why was because I was tired of relying on AMD drivers to try to push multiple monitors for gaming accurately. I love widescreen gaming and wasnt going to go to anything smaller than my 30". The colors are vibrant, the panel is amazing. No dead pixels on arrival and the leg was easy to put together.Is this monitor for photoshop, art etc - No, but I dont do those things.Could the OSD controls be in a more optimal place - Yes, but I was able to quickly figure it outMy biggest complaint is actually in the VESA mount. It is a 75x75, which is a standard side, however the housing of the LCD recesses the mounting point about 3/4" inward and most vesa mounts have a little extra metal around the mounting holes. If you get this monitor, you will need to find a mount that has the holes at the very very end of the metal otherwise it will not fit in the area. This monitor is low so you will need either a monitor stand/shelf or a properly sized vesa mount.I really love this monitor, and besides the few quirks that I had other solutions to, I am very happy with my new LCD!

**THE GOOD**The microboard M340CLZ us an excellent monitor for the price. I would go as far to say that you'll be hard pressed to find a better monitor for the price. The price I paid at the time of this review was 699 usd and the date is April 7th 2017.**THE NOT SO GOOD**I just have one minor issue hence the 4 stars. The monitor now ships with a matte silver stand rather than a mirror like one which is advertised. I see that many people before have purchased the monitor and recieved a mirror like stand however that was before they ran out of stock. My guess is that the new stock that has come in, is all part of a cheaper made batch. The stand doesn't feel like the best quality as it did before. It still looks pretty good and I don't mind the colour change at all, but I would have liked to have been told what I was getting beforehand.**P.S**I think the new batch also comes fairly calibrated. I've been reading up on how to calibrate the monitor and have heard it makes a huge difference after calibration. However after having tested the monitor before calibration and then tested after calibration the results were minor, which leads me to believe that they now come semi-calibrated.

I have used this monitor for a little over a week now. I will say it takes a bit to get used to a curved screen, but the added screen real estate is awesome. After just a few days of use, the blue power button no longer lights up. Makes me wonder just how long the rest of the monitor will last. I would also like to point out that the bottom of the screen gets extremely hot to the touch. The rest of the monitor is cool to touch, but the bottom is really, really hot. Might be that they have the backlight LEDs down there, not sure. I guess we'll see how long this one lasts. My previous monitors have outlasted the systems they were hooked up to and then some. I expect more than a couple years out of these monitors...

The first unit I received had a jammed back plate release button so the stand could not be secured to the display. I then contacted Spicy Bomb and they did a RMA. I contacted them and told them I was not interested in a refund but wanted a replacement as I love the specs of this monitor. The second unit arrived and to my horror there was a dead pixel smack in the middle of my youtube search bar as well as a back light artifact leaving a grey triangular area off center right of the middle of the screen. I contacted Spicy Bomb again and asked for yet another replacement. They agreed spewing hollow reassurances.Four or five days later I checked my messages and Spicy Bomb sent me a message stating they had refunded my money. There was no discussion, there was no message asking me. I had just spoke with them asking for a replacement once more. Well, that's wonderful. What do I do with the protection plan I had purchased? This company will not check units for defects. They will not ensure you get a quality unit. It's luck of the draw and if you return enough displays they will sever themselves from responsibility without consideration of your protection plan costs. Hopefully 2 days past my refund expiration Square Trade will take pity on me. Not impressed, atrocious treatment. I'm not a nit picky person. Just get me a display without major defects or several moderate ones that grouped together is an issue. Not tough... was for them.My advice would be to take a good look at the Viotek gn34c 34 inch 1440p 100hz 4ms (my research indicated) display that has the same panel and is priced 100.00 lower than this. Save money, time, avoid inept apathetic service.

I WAS pretty stoked on this monitor. At the time of purchase there weren't any other options with the features this has and at the price it's at.Only 2 years later, this monitor is slowly falling apart. As you can see from the photo I uploaded, the bottom portion of the monitor is all glitched out. This is certainly the monitors issue, because when I hook up a different monitor, the issue is not present. It was a good price, but obviously comes with a risk. I guess that's what I get for buying a Korean monitor.(the other 2 photos are from when the monitor was working great playing Far Cry 5)