I have a few firsts with this monitor, 1440P, VA, Curved, Freesync, 31.5". Coming from a AOC 1080P 27" 144hz monitor, I really liked it less the contrast issues of a TN panel. I also had the beef to move up to 1440P at this time.
Out of the box this monitor scared me, imo you cannot use the OOB settings. VA white to black refresh colors react slower but with better contrast, just scrolling up and down in a browser the text would dim and get fuzzy until I stopped and then it took a fraction of a second to get solid for reading. This was really odd an annoying, however one of the reason I got this monitor was for the performance mode, so I quickly started messing with settings.
With any monitor I get I'm heading into settings to get the brightness, contrast, colors as right as I can. This one just a little extra.
So here are the setting I came up with to make it work great via desktop or in game:
Luminance:
Contrast 45
Brightness 35
Eco Mode Standard
Gamma 3
DCR Off
Color Normal
Game Settings:
Game Mode Off
Shadow Control 50
Low Input Lag On (On for desktop work, Off for in game, less lag much smoother, yes Off here per manual and it feels correct)
Game Color 10
LowBlue Internet
Override STRONG (For Desktop Work. Off for in Game, only setting when Lag is set off)
Freesync On
Doing this toggle and tweaking in the Nvidia Control panel color settings some, I've been able to get the monitor to work and look great in all modes. Contrast is great and moving your head around doesn't change contrast like it does with a TN panel. This is a real step up from TN.
The curve screen I could do without, to me it brings little, in fact vertical lines near the edges get a keystone type of feel going on, it isn't keystone for real, but an effect the curve brings. In the future I will give curve screens 0 points, I'd be just as happy with a flat screen.
The Freesync was already chosen in the Nvidia panel which is a brand new feature, like one week old. Good to see it recognized all on its own. I'll do some reading to make sure it is actually working well. With 144hz screen tearing isn't a thing anymore, so going by that in my tests (Is Freesync working?) doesn't tell me for certain.
Even though I feel I got everything I need out of it, looking and performing well, I ended up with a 4 star score because there is no manual, there isn't anything telling you about the settings. I know what I was seeing at first and I knew I had to fix it immediately or return the product, so I went through all the settings until I found the ones I needed to fix. I did, but I do wonder how many people get one of these and think "OMG VA sucks!" and returns it?
EDIT: This monitor puzzles me and 1/2 me wants to return it. I can get ideal conditions, but there are two settings I have to toggle in-game and out-of-game, the problem is I have to go into settings each time and make a change, also there isn't a way to save the presets. I updated the settings above to match this edit. So I dropped two stars since I believe you need to toggle this often for best results.
| Brand | AOC |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | ENVISION |
| Series | G1 Series |
| Colour | Black |
| Item Height | 20.87 inches |
| Item Width | 9.64 inches |
| Standing screen display size | 32 Inches |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1440 Pixels |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 2 |
| Voltage | 240 Volts |
| Wattage | 37 watts |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Manufacturer | ENVISION |
| Item model number | CQ32G1 |
| Product Dimensions | 55.37 x 24.49 x 53.01 cm; 7.28 Kilograms |
| ASIN | B07HKM16DT |
