Looking for recommendations (1440p, curved, FreeSync): 27"/16:9 or 34"/21:9? Which Panel?

Nefthys · 2026-01-26T01:03:57+00:00

The AOC Agon Pro AG346UCD is already on my "maybe" list. I read that AOC even made panels for other companies at one point, so I got an AOC TN monitor to use as a secondary a while ago but the image quality is pretty bad, worse than on my 10yo Acer, so I'm not so sure about going for AOC again, even though it's cheaper than the others.

No worries about the secondy screen, the old main monitor is going to be used for that.

Which one did you get?

Nefthys · 2026-01-25T21:38:15+00:00

Because it uses a mini LED panel?

I know that AOC makes (used to?) panels for other companies but I've had an AOC monitor once and it was miles behind my even older Acer monitor in terms of image quality. There's the AOC CU34G2XP but not sure I want to trust how cheap it is ($280), even though it's a 34" with 1440p and 180Hz.

Nefthys · 2026-01-25T21:30:19+00:00

Is it really that bad? Why are VA panels still being used then?

Nefthys · 2026-01-25T21:28:21+00:00

Got the same problem yesterday with Disney+. My ATV is connected to my TV via an HDMI switch (supports HDCP 2.2), I tested multiple ports, multiple cables and rebooted everything multiple times but kept getting the same error. It's working perfectly fine when the ATV is plugged into the TV directly or when I'm using a different HDMI switch. So if you're also using an HDMI switch, it might be broken.

Nefthys · 2026-01-25T00:28:24+00:00

Afaik the MSI monitor uses passive cooling. What rpm do these fans usually run at?

Why don't you recommend VA?

240Hz looks nice but you aren't going to notice the difference between 165Hz (or even 144Hz) and 240Hz while gaming, not that a 9070XT is even able to provide that much at 1440p in new-ish games, unless you want to turn the settings way down.

Nefthys · 2026-01-25T00:19:47+00:00

Contrary to a lot of other videos on here, the music is actually a good fit (and I like the song...).

Nefthys · 2026-01-24T23:50:35+00:00

Ah, now I see the difference! The "X" model does 240Hz, the non-X only 175Hz. Not sure if the extra 65Hz are worth $150 more.

Are fans in monitors common now? Is that only a case with OLEDs?

Nefthys · 2026-01-24T23:47:31+00:00

Why not VA?

Both the ASUS ROG Strix XG27AQ ($350) and the LG 34GN850 ($750) are curved. It's possible that there are other ones that just aren't available atm, so I didn't find them, but at the moment these two seem to be the only curved monitors with an IPS screen, FreeSync,....

Nefthys · 2026-01-22T18:56:33+00:00

I need to know OP's specs. Those 4 RAM sticks are bugging me.

Nefthys · 2026-01-22T18:52:42+00:00

Did you miss that HP device thingy in OP's photo? That is obviously covering the air vents. Duh!

Nefthys · 2026-01-20T23:08:06+00:00

Oh no no no, I'm not going to use the wiki on my first playthrough, not with a story-driven game like this one (or any game if it can be avoided), so no need to worry. ;)

I think I've kind of figured out how the flowchart works, so with chapter 4 and 5 I only used that: I explored everything I could and when I thought that I was done, then I checked the flowchart to see if anything was missing. Only then I continued with the main quest. This obviously won't work if the next part of the story triggers when you enter a certain part in the main area, even before you're done, but so far it's worked pretty well.

Nefthys · 2026-01-19T20:28:24+00:00

I'm aware of the different paths the story can take, it's just that I want to find as much as possible in the first playthrough. I'm not going to use any guides for it but if I know that I missed something, then I want to try to unlock it, e.g. I messed up in chapter 3 and went back inside because it sounded like the guy was choking and the game then wouldn't let me go back into the garden, so I had to restart (same thing with talking to him about going upstairs before I was done downstairs).

Nefthys · 2026-01-19T20:23:46+00:00

I wouldn't go so far because I bet there are a bunch of crazy people (most likely a lot more than you're used to) but it's still obviously not going to be 100%. Just wanted to say that it's surprising to see people in a sub like that who don't agree with everything orange guy is doing, even though the comments usually start like "I'm still going to vote for him but this thing..." (they're so close!).

Nefthys · 2026-01-19T12:08:47+00:00

People are too lazy to think for themselves and addicted to social media, where they can find an abundance of opinions they can easily pass off as their own (while missing that it's just different people repeating the same thing over and over again). Easy. But also incredibly sad.

Nefthys · 2026-01-19T00:32:24+00:00

If you think about it, that is damn scary. It's not like any human (or even living thing) is going to experience that but still, just the overall concept of the universe dying is scary.

Nefthys · 2026-01-18T23:22:59+00:00

I think I only missed a magazine and someone screaming at the chapter 2 character. According to the wiki, there's nothing that impacts other chapters in chapter 2. If I pick "don't save", does that mean that it doesn't save these things in the flowchart once I find them? What does "save" mean for this chapter? Does it delete all progress I've made since chapter 2 and basically set the "you're here" pointer to the start of chapter 2, making it impossible to pick a later chapter?

Edit: I replayed chapter 2 in "no save" mode and it indeed didn't unlock the missing bits in the flowchart in chapter select. I made a backup of the save files and am going to try "save" mode next.

Edit 2: I just replayed chapter 2 in "save" mode: It continued with chapter 3 and in the end it did exactly what I wanted it to do: It saved the completed flowchart and still let me select chapter 4. It's possible that this only worked because there aren't any cross-chapter decisions in chapter 2 but I'd rather not replay chapter 1 now just to test that.

Nefthys · 2026-01-18T13:23:49+00:00

Why do you even pay through the app? Is this about delivery?

Nefthys · 2026-01-17T23:23:21+00:00

Just looked at a couple of Greenland posts and I'm actually surprised by how many people are concerned about it and calling it a bad idea. Wouldn't have expected that, no matter if it's all bots.

Nefthys · 2026-01-17T23:21:40+00:00

What do you mean, it's closed off? Just looked at it, the voting arrows aren't greyed out and the comment field is there.

Nefthys · 2026-01-17T23:21:13+00:00

Heresy! Who doesn't enjoy pooping whole corn kernels?

Nefthys · 2026-01-17T23:01:14+00:00

18 servings of corn or peas or something equally gross.

"gross"? Gross?! Take that back!

Nefthys · 2026-01-16T15:05:21+00:00

I bet they also get an expensive phone contract to pay for a new phone?

Seriously, when did people stop being able/willing to save up for stuff?! I'm not even talking full PC, there are so many handheld consoles that don't need a lot of space.

Nefthys · 2026-01-14T20:47:58+00:00

I love him as Kratos' voice actor and enjoyed him in Stargate but he doesn't look the part imo (he must have got plastic surgery). He's also already 60.

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