Philips 346B1C

[jvrobert]

Just saw this announced. I'm an old fart who doesn't game much anymore but I have been considering getting back into it. I currently have a 34" Dell widescreen but saw this just got released.

Seems like it might be perfect for me, I need a good USB hub and productivity features with "good enough" gaming. I've been out of the loop a while on the gaming part, anything I should be cautious of with this monitor for gaming (I'm aware it's not the best gaming monitor, but should be good enough?)

 

[Baenwort]

From the Anandtech write up at https://www.anandtech.com/show/14993/philips-reveals-346b1c-34inch-curved-ultrawide-monitor

It doesn't seem terrible. I don't like using curved monitors for any reason but content viewing as the geometry distortion bothers me.

Hopefully someone who finds curved monitors their style can give you a better opinion as to how it relates to other curved monitors.

 

[kasakka]

100 Hz with Displayport 1.2 is not great for a 2019 product but otherwise I don't see any glaring problems. Reviews will tell more. The KVM and USB-C features are nice to have.

I don't mind curved monitors but they are mostly useful for bigger ultrawides and even a necessity for super ultrawides.