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Asus PG34WCDN. Purchased from NewEgg.

So, I initially had an Alienware AW3423DW when it released, but wasn’t “wowed” by it. And back then, the games I played had a lot of issues with 21:9. I finally jumped shipped to my current Alienware AW3225QF 4K monitor, when it launched. I’ve been rocking that sense and have been somewhat happy with it. Although running at 4K gets to be a chore sometimes, even with an RTX 4090 - depending on the game…especially for someone that likes to just max everything out (Ultra or Extreme). But the Gsync on the AW3225QF was getting wonky in certain games. For example, I could not get Black Ops 7 to run “smooth” at all, no matter the setting. The only setting where it ran smooth was with FrameGen enabled.

Anywho, the appeal of Ultrawide started calling to me again, since it’d been a few years and I heard Alienware was releasing a new AW3426DW panel. But given it’s not out for a while here in the U.S., I started researching other monitors - I was kinda feeling a change of brand, anyway.

I was originally gonna go with the MSI MPG 341CQR X36, but what the hell is up with the stock? I’ve had it on order with Amazon for a while and it’s still yet to ship. So, I started looking at the Asus PG34WCDN and was reluctant, given it was so much more expensive here than the MSI variant. But I figured why not, with full bandwidth DP 2.1, I’d be future-proof if I decided to upgrade to a 50 or higher series video card later on. I’m pretty happy with my 4090 right now, tho.

So far, absolutely no regrets. I calibrated it per TFT Centrals “Best Settings” YouTube video (the only thing I skipped was turning Uniform Brightness on), set all my OCC profiles, did the HDR calibration, etc. It’s been perfect. Even Black Ops 7 is smooth as hell now, with FrameGen off! I’ve also noticed way less VRR flicker here, than what I had on my other. The only issue had had was initially, I’d get this weird, random black flicker once in a blue moon on my desktop. But after manually powering off the monitor for a minute or so and back on, it’s not done it any more. Also, I don’t have any of the weird “green tint” issues in HDR that a few have had, which I’ve seen on here. If it matters - my panel was manufactured in April 2026. No firmware updates yet, it seems. I do love the Asus DisplayWidget Center, lol. Just odd it doesn’t show an option to check for a Firmware update. To my understanding, it won’t show unless one is available.

Oh and I’m also loving the extra bit of FPS I’ve gotten from going from 4k 16:9 down to 2k 21:9. I’ll also say that I’ve not noticed any difference in sharpness with the drop, whatsoever.

Just wanted to give my quick experience here with some positive feedback, as this is the first Asus monitor I’ve owned.

In the U.S., for context - as I know sockets and such vary from country to country.

Ignore the dust, lol - I took the pic from a random ceiling fan in the house to use for an example. Anyway…our ceiling fans have these older GU24 “lock-in” sockets. So annoying…

In my game room, I’m using some GU24 to E26 adapter and a set of Magic Home RGB lights. They fit, but barely. Prob with the adapter is that they make the socket bulkier and I can’t find any good low-profile ones.

Anyway, before getting those Magic Home bulbs, I did try an older model Govee A19 bulb, but they were pressing against the ceiling fan dome and I didn’t feel comfortable leaving it like that.

Anyway, I see Govee has newer models, since the ones I got was way back in 2022. I’m just worried that it will be the same scenario and Govee doesn’t seems to make smaller bulbs than the A19 with a normal U.S. “medium” screw-in base.

This is the one I ordered back in 2022:

https://a.co/d/089d8M0q

And this is the “new” model I’m looking at:

https://a.co/d/01n2WLKZ or https://a.co/d/03567Dr1

Dimensions all seem the same, tho. 🫤

Any thoughts or ideas on how I can make a Govee bulb work?

I got the new Govee Lantern Lamp and the Floor Lamp 3 coming from Amazon, so I’m in an RGB upgrade mode and would really love to get some proper Govee bulbs in my ceiling fan!

Thanks in advance! 😎

Hey, all! After about a month of eyeballing this monitor, I finally secured an order on Amazon for July shipment. However, in looking at the Amazon reviews, one user was talking about the bezel (left and right) and how it’s for more of a black inner “frame” bezel and isn’t edge-to-edge, like how the Asus PG34WCDN is. After seeing this, I’m like uhhhh, surely they’re making a big deal out of something small.

Then in watching some YouTube videos, the first pic is very much like what the Amazon review described and that’s how his looked. BUT…in watching the Monitors Unboxed comparison video between the Asus one and the MSI one - the second pic - it looks more “normal”. But it’s such a drastic difference!

Sooo. Can anyone with this monitor fill me in? Is it true edge-to-edge like the Dell/Alienwares are and more importantly, like its Asus counterpart is?

Thanks! Any help or insight would be appreciated. If it winds up being a deal-breaker, I may swing for the Asus one instead (but I really don’t wanna spend THAT much more….) or just wait for the new Alienware AW3426DW.

Also, another concern I’ve seen is that the rear ports are pretty shallow and the connected DP cable kinda protrudes out a bit underneath, making it a bit unsightly. Is this true, as well?

Hey, all! After about a month of eyeballing this monitor, I finally secured an order on Amazon for July shipment. However, in looking at the Amazon reviews, one user was talking about the bezel (left and right) and how it’s for more of a black inner “frame” bezel and isn’t edge-to-edge, like how the Asus PG34WCDN is. After seeing this, I’m like uhhhh, surely they’re making a big deal out of something small.

Then in watching some YouTube videos, the first pic is very much like what the Amazon review described and that’s how his looked. BUT…in watching the Monitors Unboxed comparison video between the Asus one and the MSI one - the second pic - it looks more “normal”. But it’s such a drastic difference!

Sooo. Can anyone with this monitor fill me in? Is it true edge-to-edge like the Dell/Alienwares are and more importantly, like its Asus counterpart is?

Thanks! Any help or insight would be appreciated. If it winds up being a deal-breaker, I may swing for the Asus one instead (but I really don’t wanna spend THAT much more….) or just wait for the new Alienware AW3426DW.

Also, another concern I’ve seen is that the rear ports are pretty shallow and the connected DP cable kinda protrudes out a bit underneath, making it a bit unsightly. Is this true, as well?

This will be an upgrade to my aging Samsung Q90R soundbar from 2019.

I scored this on sale over the weekend for half off ($999.99) at Best Buy. So, I was able to couple that with an extended warranty AND 24-months no interest (which I will have paid off in less than a year).

I’d been eyeballing the one over on Woot, but they only had a 90-day warranty for the price, which was in the $800 range. There was another selection there that had a 1-year Samsung Warranty, but it was in the higher $900’s.

So, I felt this was a win/win! I did store shipment, since it said it would be shipped in the retail box if I had it come to my house - which was a huge risk with FedEx/UPS (I’ve had bad experiences with big box deliveries like this…one was with my Q90R). What’s weird is - picked it up yesterday at Best Buy and noticed the back and one side of the box is in pretty rough shape, so hoping everything is 100%.

How’s it working for everyone that has this model? Heard from some posts here that there are a few with issues from the latest firmware update. But then, others are perfectly fine. Anyone have issues with crackling, audio dropouts, etc? Who has had zero issues at all? 😎