This week Xiaomi launched a complete lot of various shopper items in its European and different markets, amongst which was the brand new Mi Curved Gaming Monitor. The new monitor is a 34” WQHD ultra-widescreen unit supporting refresh charges of as much as 144Hz, notably undercutting the competitors at a worth level of solely 399€.
Whilst most displays of this class come at fairly steep worth factors, the brand new Xiaomi panel’s characteristic set specializing in the fundamentals of the monitor signifies that it might provide some extraordinarily good worth. The 34” panel comes at a decision of 3440 x 1440 and is of a VA kind that’s purported to be manufactured by Samsung Display. As with different such VA panels we see a 3000:1 distinction ratio which ought to provide deeper blacks than different show applied sciences apart from OLEDs and regionally dimmed backlight displays.
The curvature lands at 1500R which suggests it provides you an immersive field-of-view with out an excessive amount of of an exaggeration. The monitor’s design is minimalistic and has minimal bezels on the highest and sides, with solely a thicker design for the underside bezel.
The one factor lacking from the monitor’s spec sheet is any form of HDR assist, given the displays restricted brightness of solely as much as 300cd/m² – one of many solely actual compromises of the {hardware}. It has a large color gamut assist of as much as 121% of sRGB protection.
In phrases of I/O, the monitor options two DisplayPort 1.Four ports in addition to two HDMI 2.Zero ports, which truly makes it fairly versatile when it comes to enter talents because it permits for window modes with left/proper break up or perhaps a picture-in-picture setup. There’s additionally assist for FreeSync – though at an undisclosed refresh fee vary.
It lacks any USB connectivity and solely has a 3.5mm audio jack as an additional connector. The energy provide is built-in into the monitor with a normal AC connector having to be plugged into it.
Xiaomi says the stand and again assist is well detachable with magnetic holders, secured solely by an easy-remove latch. The stand is adjustable in peak, swivel and tilt, and will be eliminated fully in favour of a 100 x 100mm VESA mount, for which there’s included additional spacer bolts and screws.
| Xiaomi Mi Curved Gaming Monitor | |
| General Specifications | |
| Panel | 34″ VA |
| Native Resolution | 3440 × 1440 (21:9) |
| Maximum Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Response Time | Four ms GtG |
| Brightness | 300 cd/m² (peak) |
| Contrast | 3000:1 |
| Backlighting | LED |
| Viewing Angles | 178°/178° horizontal/vertical |
| Curvature | 1500R |
| Aspect Ratio | 21:9 |
| Color Gamut | 125% sRGB/BT.709 |
| DisplayHDR Tier | None |
| Dynamic Refresh Rate | AMD FreeSync ? – 144Hz |
| Pixel Pitch | 0.233 mm² |
| Pixel Density | 110 PPI |
| Inputs | 2 × DisplayPort 1.4 2 × HDMI 2.0 |
| Audio | 3.5 mm output |
| USB Hub | – |
| Stand | Height / Rotation VESA: 100×100 |
| MSRP | 399€ |
