AOC Q34E2A, review: the pleasure of working on an ultra-wide screen

The ultra-wide screens (or ultrawide) like the AOC Q34E2A They are the perfect solution for those of us who work with several applications at the same time, which is more common every day. Anyone who needs to have a browser open, an Excel with several spreadsheets, the email manager, a Word … or more applications at the same time, will increase their productivity with you would never have thought if you bought an ultrawide display.

Now that many of us telecommute, and most of us do it with a laptop, it is worth considering an investment as controlled in price as are the 291 euros what the AOC Q34E2A costs. Have your laptop screen available and connect, via HDMI or DisplayPort, the AOC Q34E2A from 34 inch to your team it will represent a before and after in your daily work.

Of course, a second screen, even if it is not ultra-panoramic, will always increase your productivity, but the ultra-wide ones are especially recommended, since their format, normally 21: 9 (in the case of the AOC analyzed is like this), allows you to have more space horizontally, which is perfect for working with multiple windows at once, especially spreadsheets with many columns or even when you’re working with video and need to see more frames.

AOC Q34E2A Display Specifications

Good value for money

AOC is a well-known Taiwanese brand that manufactures screens in whose catalog we find many examples of models that offer good performance at a reasonable price. This is the case of the AOC Q34E2A, a screen with IPS panel 34-inch frameless on three sides, a 21: 9 ratio, 300 cd / m2 brightness and WFHD resolution (2,560 x 1,080).

As usual in ultrawide screens, its IPS panel offers wide viewing angles (178 ° / 178 °), but it is true that there are some areas in which, perhaps due to an inhomogeneous intensity of the backlight, they can be seen slightly illuminated when they should be completely dark.

Although it is a very large screen, its 2,560 x 1,080 resolution does not make it especially sharp, but the brightness is uniform and the all-white backgrounds look clean and neutral. To reduce eyestrain, AOC incorporates the Flicker-Free technology, which uses a DC backlight panel that reduces flickering light levels.

In addition, the Low Blue mode (low blue light) prevents short wave blue light from causing damage to eyesight. AOC’s Anti Blue Light technology blocks harmful blue light rays without altering the color of the screen, and this is a plus for this AOC model.

For their part, integrated speakers, with 3W of power each, they are a good solution to listen to music, watch movies or enjoy games without having to connect external speakers, but the sound they offer leaves something to be desired in the bass, although with a low volume this is not possible. note so much.

Conclusions.

The ultra-wide format is not for everyone. If we are only going to use it for a window, better forget about it because we will have a lot of free space on the sides. But if we spend a lot of time between endless spreadsheets with many columns and we are used to having different applications open between which we exchange information, the AOC Q34E2A screen is perfect, an ideal solution for laptops, and more for those who have a single HDMI output. .

But offering this display at such a competitive price has forced AOC to cut costs in some respects. For example, it is not possible to adjust it in height (it can only be moved slightly forward) and the two HDMI 1.4 inputs and the other DisplayPort 1.2 in terms of standards are somewhat behind. Of course, if you want to mount it on the wall, it has a VESA mounting plate.