Gigabyte G34WQCP WQHD VA 190 Hz curved gaming monitor review: Faster than ever

The Gigabyte G34WQCP is a 34-inch curved WQHD VA gaming monitor with 190 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color.

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Uncalibrated – Maximum Backlight Level

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Most 34-inch ultra-wide monitors can claim 350 nits and output around 400. That makes the G34WQCP an easy upgrade decision over its predecessor, the GS34WQC, which is now a four-year-old product. It’s about even with the others, save the Philips and its Mini LED backlight which is extremely bright. In practice, no one needs that much light output unless you’re outdoors in the bright sun. 436 nits is plenty.

With stunning black levels, it doles out a fantastic contrast ratio of 5,029.9:1. That’s well above the VA average of 3,500:1, and that’s a difference you can see in content. The G34WQCP has a deeply textural image, and its broad dynamic range makes color more vibrant.

After Calibration to 200 nits

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I was glad to have some contrast headroom during calibration because it allowed me to use the contrast slider to remove a bit of highlight clipping. It’s a minor nitpick, and you won’t enjoy the image any less if you leave the default settings in place. Even with my tweaks, the G34WQCP comes out on top.

It also wins the ANSI test with 3,778:1 intra-image contrast. The G34WQCP has broader dynamic range for all content than nearly any LCD panel I’ve tested.

Test Takeaway: The G34WQCP is a viable alternative to OLED if you want to save money. While it doesn’t display OLED’s perfect blacks, it presents a gorgeous image with deep texture and vivid color. And it’s more than bright enough for any indoor environment.

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Christian Eberle
Christian Eberle
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4 Comments Comment from the forums
  • lttenso
    Hi... I was ready to Pull the trigger, but then i saw a new revison on gigabyte site, called g34wqcp rev. 2.0, with some diferences... 10bit display panel, mor nits of brigtness, a new stand... Etc... Does the 10 bit panel makes diference? The strange thing is, it maintain the same name with a complete diferent monitor... What do you think about this? Thank you
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  • cyrusfox
    My main complaint here is the VA panel, though less of a concern as it is a curved display and per your review, sounds like it is the best of this substandard display tech (I have a samsung VA ultrawide and the color shift from center to edge is horrendous, no curve though). Sadly many games I enjoy don't allow ultrawide configuration (SC2). As such I will stick with 16:9|16:10|4:3 configurations going forward.
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  • Shug_Scotland
    I got this for my first PC. Its a great monitor, ive played on some good monitors twice the price of this Gygabyte G34WQCP. Just make sure its the updated model that has the P at the end of the model number. If it hasnt got that its the older model which isnt as good. But ive been really impressed with this. Only one draw back is the built in speakers. They arent great. But ive been using them and they're okay. But i understand people like to moan and if there is 1 thing with this product, thats what the moaners will go for. But for me the monitors a 10/10 easy!! £250? Its a steal trust me.
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  • Shug_Scotland
    lttenso said:
    Hi... I was ready to Pull the trigger, but then i saw a new revison on gigabyte site, called g34wqcp rev. 2.0, with some diferences... 10bit display panel, mor nits of brigtness, a new stand... Etc... Does the 10 bit panel makes diference? The strange thing is, it maintain the same name with a complete diferent monitor... What do you think about this? Thank you
    I got the updated one last week with the P on the end and its brilliant. Ive played on some good monitors and this beats them. Currys doing it for £250. Free delivery.
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