AOC CQ32G1 31.5" Curved Frameless Gaming Monitor, Quad HD 2560x1440, VA panel, 4 ms Response Time, MPRT, 144Hz, FreeSync, DisplayPort/HDMI/VGA, VESA, Black

Edit (8/18/19): .Update your motherboard bios especially if using new graphics cards like RTX series and new radeon RX series cards. I had an issue with old board bios that resulted in improper resolution output on new RTX cards causing blurriness in games. This monitor at 32 inches requires a powerful processor to transition the screen pixels and graphics card to see it at its best. I recently upgraded my motherboard to an MSI gaming plus and also got an intel I7 9700k with my RTX 2080. This monitor is now fully functional , textures in games are crisp and sharp, there is absolutely no more image/texture blur at this screen size. I cant explain how it happened but it seems the screen pixels are able to transition faster with this new hardware. I was using an i7 8700 non K version which i thought was powerful but with the new processsor i am hitting 144Fps consistently now and it shows with how clear the games look . don't get me wrong they looked good before but they totally look amazing now. If you can afford it get an i7 processor preferably a 9700k or 8700k.Also if you install the latest GeForce drivers version 436.02. u should try out the new texture sharpening tool. It is simply amazing. To use it u need to have GeForce experience installed, during gameplay press Alt +F3, on the overlay click one of the numbers either 1,2, or 3. Select the game filter command, and scroll down until u see sharpening, move the slider to adjust the sharpness and enjoy the visuals.Make sure to reinstall your graphics drivers after you hook this monitor up to your PC for the first time, Nvidia gives you the option to do a custom installation with a clean installation ,which will help to resolve any leftover conflicts with your previous monitor. Also, use the displayport cable that came with the monitor, I noticed that images in games were sharper compared to when I used any third party cable. I don't know if it just placebo but I tried using 4 other dp cables and the images were not as good in my opinion compared with the one added in the box.Okay on to the review,I took the plunge and bought this monitor. Its a 32 inch curved monitor and it is much larger than I thought it was going to be. if you have a small desk u might want to think of getting a larger one. I hooked it up to my pc using an RTX 2080 and it looked good but not great in gaming. I knew something was definitely off. I tried all kinds of configurations for 4 days but nothing worked until I played with the picture boost menu which I finally understood what it does. The picture boost option applies an extra virtual film over the screen which allows u to tweak the brightness and contrast more than in the luminance option. Just go into the menu under Picture boost and enable Bright frame to On , after that increase the frame size all the up to 100. My brightness setting in picture boost is 34 and contrast is 50.Adjust to ur own desire but I notice lower brightness improves in game shadows. I did notice if I used any of the present game modes (Hint: leave Game mode off) under game setting option, it would shut off Picture boost and I would have to enable it again and redo the entire process. I wish we could save our settings presets files in the monitor.Picture BoostBright Frame onFrame size 100Brightness 34Contrast 50Under Game settings,Game mode is off (if u enable, it will disable picture boost mode)set low blue mode to off ,overdrive to medium ( If you have a very powerful pc like an intel 8700k or higher with an RTX 2070 or higher , u might want to leave the overdrive setting off, it adds a lot of input lag and u don't really have that much blurriness with a very powerful pc and gpu.)Freesync to OnUnder luminance,Contrast is 45Brightness is 95 (lower it if you like)Eco mode standardGamma set to gamma 2DCR is offUnder Color SetupColor Temp is set to UserRed is 43Green is 48Blue is 49shadow control 50Once I setup this config, I can now fully say that this monitor is a must buy and I am now totally loving it. playing games on it has been very immersive and u just cant go wrong with this product. Once properly configured this monitor is amazing.Edit: I just want to add that this AOC monitor is G sync compatible. I previously used a Dell S2417DG TN panel G sync monitor, I can say that I am having a much smoother and consistent performance with this AOC freesync monitor in G sync mode. The problem which nobody wants to address is that G sync on native Gsync monitors is broken on Windows 10 since last years Windows March update, the micro stuttering on the Dell monitor with Gsync was driving me crazy. I am having a much better experience now with adaptive sync on this monitor. Games like Far cry 4 and 5 are much smoother. I don't think this monitor will ever get official Gsync compatible certification due to the freesync range of 48 - 144hz. Nvidia will only certify monitors that are 30- 144hz. Even with that , i don't get below 48 fps unless the game is broken like Gears of War ultimate edition. All my games are running fantastic and smooth , u will probably need a minimum of gtx 1070/gtx 1660 ti or Vega 56/Rx 580/590 to fully enjoy this monitor. In freesync mode , the monitor automatically caps ur max fps at 144, u can't go higher even on powerful Gpu.It helps to ensure you have a consistent experience while game, native Gsync doesn't do this and u need to cap it yourself manually. Once again, no regrets with this monitor and it is worth the money.

I've personally bought 3 of these and I've bought an additional 2 for customers over the last year.No issues with dead/stuck pixels on any of the 5. None have had to be returned.A couple of the panels had some uneven back lighting when the screen is black. I used to think this was a big deal (because people loudly make it a big deal) reading reviews for other screens but honestly it's not. You basically see it during loading screen transitions and then you don't think twice about it after that. I didn't knock it a star because I had to think about what we are talking about here, the screen is priced in the bottom tier for the features it has and you might get a screen that has uneven back lighting during loading/cut scene transitions for a split second... If you want a perfect screen then there are more expensive options that may or may not also exhibit the same issue.All screens have been great right out of the box. I have also have a really nice LG curved high refresh rate IPS that has obviously better colors and perfect back-lighting, but keep in mind this is a VA panel and it's a third of the price.I also like the VESA mounting better on this screen. There are some even cheaper (that have less features) VA panels out there and I've tried quite a few and they have some annoying design decisions. Like having the display port connection be on the same plane as your viewing angle - meaning it juts directly out the back of your screen making it impossible to do any kind of flush mounting. Or with a couple LG screens I tried out they had these inch+ long non-removable nubs used for mounting the stand that also interfered with mounting.Also - this screen has the power supply built in, which is great because I can run a standard extra long power cord and hide the cables and I don't have yet another giant power brick with a 3 foot power cord on it that I have to awkwardly place somewhere visible.

UPDATE 2 - I'm really pleased. It took me about a week to send this back because I didn't have a box and I needed to take it in and pay to get it boxed up, but when I sent it out it got back to me in a few days. I believe they shipped the replacement the day of receipt and it arrived next day from here in SoCal. I'm updating the review to 5 stars in spite of the failure because these things happen and at least for now I am optimisitic this will be the only hiccup. As I said before, when it works it is a great monitor.UPDATE - They promptly issued me an RMA. Adding 1 star for now and hopefully if they can replace or repair the monitor I'll be able to give this a 5 star rating. Until then, still just hoping I didn't make a bad call with these monitors.So at least for now I'll keep the raving about how good this monitor is short and sweet - it worked great. We actually got a second one for my son because we liked it so much. Here's the problem, it just broke and all I did was move it a few feet down my desk, gently laid it on its frame while I unplugged the DP cable, and then moved it back over after making a few other adjustments to accessories placement on my desk. I was able to use it for about 4 more hours after this, and then I powered off for dinner. I came back a couple of hours later and upon power on it looks liked it's cracked and the panel is damaged. It looks like the screen was impacted, but it wasn't. Oddly, there is almost like a long set of air fissures under the screen as if though the panel started separating, but there's absolutely no reason for that to have happened.I'm contacting AOC and Amazon and I'm hoping someone can help me get this fixed, and I'll update if it gets resolved but in the interim beware, because this is not where you'd want to find yourself, either.