So far, really happy with this. Biggest adjustment has been size since I've been going big for a while with a 49" CRG9, 65" LG C9, and then most recently an 42" LG C2 which this has replaced on my daily runner setup that I also do a lot of gaming on. I'm not going too much into specs because everyone can draw their own conclusions from reading those but yes it is slightly brighter but not to the point I feel a need to wear sunscreen and the nice thing about HDR1300 is that you can always turn it down but there's no otherway around with displays that are too dim.
The text is, as claimed for the sub-striped 5th gen tandems, incredibly crisp. I've tried several of the default profiles and ultimately the Custom True Black 500 is my favorite and ends up nearly exactly matching the colors/brightness of the LG OLEDs I've enjoyed using so much. I'm not sure why but I do feel they have ever so slighly more image depth, but it could be my imagination or perhaps their screen coating is just more glossy.
My biggest concern was losing image quality as I'm still in awe of LG's TV OLEDs and hadn't really been impressed by anyone's OLED monitor offerings to date. For those who're LG fans, this display can absolutely match and, in some ways, exceed. I'm not sure if its the sub stripe pixel design but both images and text are clearer and I've noticed a huge imrpovement with less flickering around object edges in games.
In terms of overall image quality vs the LG C2 which is 4K while this being 21:9 1440p, I'm shocked to say that to my eyes, they look almost exactly the same. I've used a variety of other 1440p panels and while they each have merits this is the first that for me is almost indistinguishable from 4K. This is a godsend as one my goals was to reduce pixel count for mostly native rendering, or DLAA when possible with max RT effects and now also DLSS 5 w/ 100% model resolutions. The experience thus far has been a huge wow moment and for $749 I feel this is a huge value. There is a part of me leaning towards that 39" would be better but 34" is a nice balance of ergonomics with larger displays often overtaking a room or giving neck pain. As far as the curvature goes, the panel size, too me, is too small for it to matter much and while nice, doesn't feel as much of a difference as I felt with the CRG9 49". One last note regarding the panel image quality, it reminds as if a really nice IPS and OLED got together and had a kid. I feel this is a good thing and has the best of both and while most press materials focus on the blacks, I've noticed clearer shades of whites where before on the LG C2 there were browser pages which seemed to have less.
Take it or leave it but montior controls are in the middle and behind the panel. For better or worse I've gotten used to a number of displays in recent times where those might be underneath the front of the panel, or on the right of the backside. It kind of threw me off when I first had everything hooked up and was hunting for the power button.
CONs: It lacks speakers, but I've got a decent soundbar in the closet I can dig out and already have headphones connected via PC USB Type-C. Also as mentioned in many other reviews, the rear connector/power ports are so low that its virtually impossible to hide the cables. Some have had levels of success using right angle connectors and I might look into that.
I will say that for the $749+tax paid for this that it is a huge value with many premium gaming features but thanks to 21:9 AR and super clear text and it has productivity potential as well. I've been waiting for nearly a decade for manufacturers to finally produce 1440p OLEDs with these specs and this one is not disappointing so far.
Almost forgot to mention that you can toggle DSC on/off but off is limited to 8-bit at max res/refresh while on allows 10-bit and 12-bit at max res/refresh. For the time being I've opted to leave it on.
