Update:
The monitor is still incredible. But the 100 dollar price drop after only being out for a few months is a kick in the teeth. Obviously, I would have waited. I'd dock stars but that would just screw up the ratings for new buyers. In reality, it has gotten better. It was worth it at 1100. It is definitely worth it now.
I was pretty anxious about buying it because of the mediocre reviews on Amazon. It's clear this panel has had significant quality control issues as the AOC version has similar reviews. All I can say is that so far, it's been jaw-dropping in every regard. The colors are great and it comes decently calibrated out of the box. The blacks are particularly good and the backlight bleed is effectively nonexistent if you're sitting where a normal person would be sitting. It had one dead pixel at first but the gentlest of figure pushes got rid of it. Gaming is where it really shines obviously. I have a 1080 TI and with g-sync on and the monitor set to `120hz, it's incredible. The one obvious drawback is the ridiculous price. IT'S 100$ CHEAPER AT NEWEGG! I only bought it here because I needed to use an Amazon credit card. Plus I didn't know about the price difference until two days after I unpacked it.
For most people, I'd say get the AOC for 899$. It has basically the same potential problems as the Z35P as they use identical panels. I wanted that extra 20hz but frankly, 300$ is an obscene amount of money to pay for that. However, I already had a graphics card that could take advantage of those 20hz and in a year or so, after they've come out with faster monitors all around, I think I'll be glad I got the nicest one I could get at the time. Unless you're going to be gaming and your graphics card is fast enough to break 100fps at 3440x1440 on decent settings with an NVidia card, you don't need this.
BTW, if you have an AMD card, you shouldn't even be looking at this or any gsync monitor. Get a PIXIO! They sell a 34 inch ultrawide freesync PVA panel for 599$. Just type PIXIO into the Amazon search bar. It's also way better rated than any of the big brand 30+ inch ultrawides. If I was building a new computer, I'd probably go AMD GPU because freesync monitors are SO MUCH CHEAPER. The PIXIO version of the Z35P is 700 (600 if NEWEGG) dollars cheaper and the SAMSUNG panel it uses doesn't have any of the QOC issues that the ACER and ASUS ones do.
Still, I'm reviewing one the one I got and I was aware of the high price so I'm not going to knock it for that. Assuming it works when it arrives, the Z35P is the best gaming monitor money can buy.
But buy it somewhere else. Amazon is the only place selling it for 1200.
| Standing screen display size | 35 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 3440x1440 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 3440 x 1440 Pixels |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
