AOC - CU34G2XP

Been using the aoc one for about 2 weeks and in absolute awe how good it looks despite being va panel.

AOC CU34G2XP should be the best of the bunch in the 350ish USD range, it has HDR, 180HZ, 3000:1 contrast and a really nice curve?

The monitor doesn’t have built in speakers. If that website states it does then it is incorrect. No matter the vendor it’s always wise to look at the manufacturer’s product page, that will give you the most accurate details on the product. As far as your asking if you’ll have to pay return shipping in another comment, nobody has a way of knowing other than you finding out the return policy with the vendor you chose.

I recently bought this monitor coming from a 1080p 27 inch Samsung and I’ve been loving it. If you’re looking for a budget ultrawide I’d say this is one of the best options available, especially at the price point.

I went from the aoc cu34g2xp to an LG 34gs95qe and agree with what you said. The aoc was a decent monitor, I didn’t notice any smearing or other issues VA’s can have. The LG is beautiful, OLED looks so much better. I personally love the 800r curve it has as well.

yes, but not clear if VRR = no overdrive

Is the overdrive only available with VRR off?

Thanks! I’ve got a one waiting for me to collect at local delivery point. Looking forward to it. Thanks v much for the reply!!

Thanks, just following up that the panel and the resolution are better than I expected coming from 4k IPS

i went through a similar search and didn't have much luck finding a 34" ultrawide IPS. i landed on the AOC CU34G2XP which meets all your requirements except technically gsync - it has freesync premium but from what [i've read](https://pcmonitors.info/aoc/aoc-cu34g2xp-bk-180hz-va-ultrawide/#:~:text=Adaptive%2DSync%20is%20supported%2C%20allowing,180Hz%20VRR%20range%20plus%20LFC) it's still gsync compatible. worth a look. paid 379.99 at best buy

I got mine four days ago, and my unit suffers from extensive light bleeding and color washout toward the bottom half of the screen. Dark greys appear as washed-out browns, which is very noticeable, especially when reading articles on Wikipedia.

Got it replaced by AOC. The new unit doesn’t have any of those issues.

I have the /BK version (idk if its the same) but its amazing, great colors, great response time, 180hz, dunno about electricity but its rated G which aint great but overall really good and underrated ultrawide

I figured out the difference, the XPD also has a USB-C port, as for the capabilities I think it's just a normal USB. Also worth noting my XP come with a ''high power'' USB-A which can supply 5v 2A. From AOC website: USB Hub Down Stream 4 x USB3.2 type A Gen1, 5Gbps (BC1.2x1 yellow), 1 USB 3.2 type C Gen1, 5Gbps

Just got mine today and it's amazing. There is almost no black smear and it looks just like my IPS motion wise while playing games. One thing to note is if you want 10 bit HDR you need to run it at 144hz otherwise it will switch to 8 bit FRC. Any questions feel free to ask.

Here is a video for ya [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijyKak4aO1A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijyKak4aO1A) As for the double image seen at the 60hz I think that's just my phone because I can't see that

Sorry for the late reply. that video was using Meduim overdride, stong has way too much overshoot and weak doesn't really do anything.

HDR, VRR, and Overdrive all work together so no need to pick and choose.

Yeah VA seems to fill in the screen better than IPS, looks less pixilated 

I got mine yesterday. Very happy with the monitor. Brilliant for the money to be honest so far. Resolution is fantastic. It took me a while to fix the colours and just go through the settings. Eventually I’m using hdr picture mode and this seems to look the best for me. Whites are white and blacks are black with a lot of color and contrast when watching videos or playing games. I done a ufo test and I was pleasantly happy with the response time of the display. My old monitor was a LG 29” ultra wide monitor ips panel and it was good. But this is superior. Some people are saying the hdr doesn’t do much but for me it seems to make the colours pop. The curve of the screen is not very aggressive but nice and gently.

I’ve been looking at this monitor also and it seems to be the same as the CU34G2XP. I’ve looked everywhere to see a difference and I can’t find anything. On the AOC website the specs are identical. I think it could be a region letter?? But that’s just a hunch. Loads of reviews on the G2XP out there.

Yeah I think the same. I’ve bought one yesterday on sale for 299 euros. That’s the XP model so when it arrives I’ll let ye know how it does with colors and ghosting for gaming. But I’m honestly expecting good things from it with the new fast va panel. Tbh from all the research I’ve done over the last week this is the best 34” curved monitor for the money. (Around 300 euros)

This post help me make my decision. He done some great research and he has a video of this monitor scrolling text. It should help you. https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/s/hlaHj4fW7S

You will have to keep me posted how it is. I’m itching for mine but won’t be here till mid week

Great to hear it’s working well. Yeah hopefully the issue is resolved after the restart. Could have been due to the gpu not syncing right when plugged in while pc on. Thanks for advice as well

The biggest adjustment you need to make is in the games setting menu, REDUCE SHADOW CONTROL TO 30 , for the deep blacks va can provide. Contrast 60-70 Eco mode 'standard' Gamma 3 HDR Off I just set color temp to warm GAME MODE OFF Low input lag on OVERDRIVE - MEDIUM Game color - i like mine at 12 for a slight boost to situation but that's personal preference

This monitor is great, it's calibrated very bad out of the box though. Also not ideal if you're forced to use HDMI because you will get lower hz and 8 bit vs 10.

I've had this monitor for a few weeks, and I honestly don't know what you mean when you say red lines? I don't see anything like that, whether gaming or web browsing. As for the panel, I love it. Didn't notice much difference at all in response times compared to my previous 144hz IPS, and there's no black smearing I notice, which I know is a problem on older VA monitors. Overall very pleased with it.

I got AOC CU34G2XP 180hz

AOC CU34G2XP owner here.... TLDR, No Black smearing, Colours are amazing 100% uniform blacks etc. I must say this monitor is amazing, Just wanted to let people considering this monitor and are worried about "Black Smearing" I can't see any at all in fact it looks allot better than my IPS monitor I have in terms of Ghosting etc. Colours really POP on this thing, blacks are really nice and uniform, and the Curve is just right no colour washout on edges or bottom/top on my panel.

Text looks great on the monitor imo, haven't really done proper productivity on mine but have read quite a few text files and was easy to read.

Probably not the most optimal settings but.... Everything was left default just changed the Overdrive to second highest and colour temperature to Normal/Middle, and using an HDMI so limited to 100hz and possibly why the Black smearing is non existent for me.

It's still going great, colours and sharpness are amazing imo, the deep blacks make things pop, not sure about the HDR haven't tried it myself, and it's honestly the best VA panels I've ever seen/used, hope you enjoy it!

Still going great for me, still can't notice any ghosting or black smearing personally, I do recommend buying it.

not when I was using the HDMI cable couldn't get G-sync over it, when I used Display port I was able to enable it and looked somewhat better.

Hi, yeah still using it everyday with no issues. More than happy to recommend if you’re okay without using HDR. For the price it handily beats every other budget ultra wide so you can’t go wrong 🙂

100%, it is not even close how much better the AOC is.

They both use old VA panels which suffer from black smearing and bad response times. AOC beats them both easily, it is not even close.

As long as it’s XP model and not X or XE you’re good. Not entirely sure but it could be for “black” or just some regional thing.

Just clamp the gamut and that should be enough, too much panel variance to use other icc profiles but for testing out you could try applying mine. Every setting was left on default except for rgb values and overdrive.

I did not do any specific testing but from using it at various fps ranges I did not notice any ghosting, it's as good as my older IPS panel.

Here is the list na pinagpipilian ko before: **VA Monitors(low/mid tier - might have smearing or ghosting issue):** AOC CU34G2XP 34" 240hz - 20k+ , na try ko yung 32" so got good expectation sa 34" model. Gigabyte GP-G34WQC-A-AP 144hz - 16k+ , this is probably the cheapest on my list, though bad yung reviews. Asus TUF Gaming VG34VQL3A 34" -22k-26k - since im using Asus laptop, i am considering this. meron pa syang isang model, though i dont really know the main difference. both are 180z. good review from YT. **OLED Monitors(high ends - no smearing/ghosting but possibility of burn-in):** Acer Predator X34 X 34" OLED - sub 50k, gaming monitor aesthetics, 240hz.. so for 240hz OLED its already cheap. AOC Argon Pro AG346UCD QD-OLED 34" - 50k+ , 175hz OLED.. just middle ground from acer and LG. LG UltraGear 34GS95QE-B OLED 34" WQHD - 60k+, the most expensive on my list, this is the one i consider since it looks non-gamery. though it lacks some feature for its price. there is also Asus ROG, which i didnt consider since its 80k+ which is out of my budget. so as you can see, im already considering OLED(rabbit decision hole hahaha), I have enough fund to stretch to even buy the 80k ROG but im not willing to.. so nung lumabas yung samsung odyssey g8 34" OLED 175hz sa L store na 60% off(37k sale price, 35k using voucher and free shipping, 75k-79k original price).. then napa step back ako.. its best of both world na.. mid price from 20-70k budget, while getting all the benefits of a high end OLED. though not sure if it still exists, since nung binalikan ko yung product page,. not found na. https://preview.redd.it/yib86827i76f1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59e94803b864eb8cdfd4028e8cff2e490d81e879

I ended up with CU34G2XP - one without "D" added to the model name. Was on sale at the time, slightly better price. Looks like they're exactly same monitors, but XPD is exclusive to Amazon, without getting anything different apart of that name. Been using it for few weeks already and I absolutely love it. They're fantastic monitors at the price range.

As u/heshemandude mentioned above - there's no difference in direct comparison - I've double checked that. For some reason I was sure XP is with regular VA panel, but it is FastVA. That "D" letter could actually be just a marking of a model for exclusive amazon distribution - as, both AOC website and amazon's, label it "Amazon Exclusive". Gonna take whatever has better price.

Hey, I'm not worried about ghosting in the games - I think this is well taken care of, beyond noticeable in everyday gaming. Was more afraid of visible ghosting of text scrolled in MsWord, or browser, on white background. Told wife I want this one ;) It does look like best we can get. BTW. Someone on hotukdeals posted a very similar Philips monitor from Scan - same specs, slightly better price, but it was preorder still. Going for AOC.

Oh yeah. I left my "footprint" there too.

Went with regular CU34G2XP, not the "amazon" CU34G2XPD one, cause the price was better. Monday it's gonna be :D

No issues at all. I cannot notice any ghosting at all. Whether you select 'XP' one, or 'XPD' they're pretty much same devices. I'm so pleasantly surprised with this monitor. No VA panels I've seen before this one, looked so good. I moved from IPS 100MHz panel to this.

AOC CU34G2XP is the best bang for buck if you haven't yet pulled the trigger OP. That P on the end is important, it's a newer panel than the CU34G2X.

Hi there, I'd like to know if the usbs go dead or if they can't support keyboards? I bought one and I thought I was getting this amazing monitor with speakers (I have eyes bad enough that turning on the text to speech and other advantages help a lot so this will explain why...I needed a monitor that preferably had its own speakers), 180hz, and usb ports for my necessities.  I can't use a normal speaker with any of the 4 ports, or a hard drive, or my keyboard (Corsiar 2usbs but it shouldn't matter if the usbs are 3.2) so as far as I can tell theres something wrong. As for the speakers. I spent many hours over the last three days of having the monitor, trying to fix the sound. I did everything. Reconfigure (it shows the monitor as a audio output) I installed different drivers even though my current ones were the best fit, I use the AOC menu to turn the volume 100%, even tried PUP mode with audio enabled. Nothing. I tried a few other things too including troubleshooting and windows help tool, still nothing. So I just want to ask: Does it indeed have speakers or does it not? If it does have speakers, how do I use them? If the company I bought from advertised it as having speakers and it doesn't, and if the usb ports are all dead, should I send it back now since its still early? Do I have to pay the shipping? Any help right now will be greatly appreciated. 🙏 

 https://www.tradeinn.com/techinn/en/aoc-cu34g2xp-34-wqhd-va-wled-180hz-gaming-monitor/141450051/p Heres the link to where I bought from. 

Thanks for the swift response. Just received my CU34G2XP and pretty happy with it thanks to your review and settings. The contrast annoyingly is better with the 'picture boost' on but it reset every time you turn off the display. Still, its much better than my previous IPS panel. Black smear and ghosting not too bad in Medium overdrive setting in fairness, certainly not perfect but not enough to put me off using it. Overall for the £250 I paid, I'm pretty happy - eventually I think I'll upgrade to ultrawide QD-OLED but I'm holding out to see what panel improvements and pricing does this year. I play a lot of RPG games and Sim Racing, as much as the slight smearing is annoying the ultrawide experience more than makes up for it in my opinion!

Both the same. I bought the XPD, it's just Amazon's exclusive branding. FWIW I'm really pleased with it.

AOC 34 180 RAPID VA is a good buy, so is the phillips evnia, just jmake sure if going VA get the 0.5ms response RAPID VA not old VA

Booo. Well if you want a decent uw va, I can recommend the AOC CU34G2. It was what I upgraded from. Only 100hz, but there is a faster model available and it shouldn't be too expensive.

I have an AOC CU34 for work. Relatively inexpensive, ultrawide, and comes with a KVM to make laptop docking easier. It's my go-to recommendation for WFH