HPOMEN 34c Curved Monitor, 34' WQHD VA 165hz, Gaming Console Compatible, 2x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4, AMD FreeSync Premium, Dual Speakers, Tilt & height adjustments, VESA Mountable, Black

This is great gaming monitor from a trusted brand.The high image quality combined with the very fast refresh rate and response time mean I haven't experienced any lag, tearing or strange artifacts when gaming - be that in FPS or combat flight sims.Also, the fact that the monitor offers 99% sRGB and 90% DCI-P3 colour gamut means that it works well for things like photo editing and general office tasks.In addition, unlike some monitors that come with minimal stands, the HP Omen comes with a high quality stand allowing full height adjustment, good tilt and swivel angles and pivoting from landscape to portrait mode (with auto image rotation), so I've had no problem getting it set up for comfortable viewing.I'm not too keen on the use of a 5-way joystick control for display adjustment, but this seems to be a common approach used by several other manufacturers so it's not really a negative.One thing to be aware of, however, is that the Omen supports AMD Freesync Premium but not Nvidia G-sync. This is fine by me as I have an AMD GPU but for Nvidia GPU users I suppose it might be an issue.

For the price, this is an excellent widescreen monitor. One of the reasons I chose it was the stand design—it looks so much better on my desk compared to the typical V-shaped stands you see on other monitors. The refresh rate is fantastic, and I notice zero input lag. The colors are vibrant, and there's very little ghosting. With its small bezels, it's the perfect addition to my gaming setup

The 34" model has a good quality screen with no dead pixels or discolouration.When using it as a workstation monitor the large screen running at 3440 x 1440 gives ample room for multiple documents / web browsers simultaneously. Previously had two smaller monitors and the change to one large screen without a separation between monitors makes a bigger difference than you would realise.When using it to play games (connected to a RTX 3060 via a display port connector) it works really well, nice smooth graphics with no ghosting or colour distortion. Good contrast between dark / light areas and smooth refresh rate.Can definitely recommend for the price.

Can't complain about the monitor's basics, it's 1440p, 144hz the image quality is okay, plenty bright, the contrast is not the best, but pretty much what you'd expect at this price point. (Recommended settings at the bottom)-1 star for the menu, it's confusing as hell. What's the difference between "Gaming, Standard, Native and HP Enhance+"? I can see the color change, but while Native has the best colors to my eye, it has horrific ghosting and HP Enhance+ is terrible for text, so clearly it's not just colors. Response times have "Levels", whatever that means. Also, after some digging, it turns out that only "Native" has the fully advertised 93% DCI-P3 color range, it was sheer luch I even found that. HP is making it as hard as possible to get the full utility of this monitor. I also wouldn't bother with their software, it's very heavy on resources.-1 star for atrocious HDR. If you use Windows 11 and enable HDR, it's a way to knee-cap yourself for several reasons:1. Videos will suddenly have auto-brightness based on the content, it's extremely distracting. There's no way to turn it off (none that I could find)2. It disables most of the settings in the monitor menu, but if you play around you can clearly see that they have an effect, e.g. setting the color profile to native will still have horrible gosting, it's a huge pain in the butt to go back and forth with windows and the monitor.3. Setting the HDR brightness to 5-15% will make it flicker like crazy.4. You will only be able to adjust the brightness through Windows.Some third-party reviews say that this and similar HP monitors lack proper hardware for HDR, hence why it's so awful, so they pretty much just forced it in for marketing and key word searches, boo!Besides that, if you ignore HDR and take some time to set it up properly, it's actually a really good monitor, +1 star.Recommended settings:DO NOT USE HDR WITH THIS MONITOR"Native" color profile. (Only color setting with full color of this panel)"Level 4" response time (gets rid of the horrible ghosting)"Level 6" sharpness100% contrast.Brightness to your taste, I usually have it at 15% at night and around 40% during the day.Leave everything else as is.

This HP Omen 27q isn't the market leader, but for around £250, it's a real bargain and worthy of 5 stars. You get a 27-inch, 1440p IPS screen with a 165Hz refresh rate, and yes, it delivers—just make sure to switch to "Native Mode" to unlock its superb 93% DCI-P3 colour coverage. Don't bother with the HDR; it's lackluster and restricts your colour options (Native mode is definately bright enough!). DO NOT USE THE DEFAULT SETTING ON THE SCREEN - It is dim and the colours are nowhere near as vibrant, I repeat, use "Native mode" and then you can ignore all the reviews here saying the screen is too dark.I've used this monitor for competitive gaming on my 3080ti, as well as for design work, thanks to its excellent colour range and well-calibrated settings (in Native Mode).Positives:• Unbeatable at this price point• 165Hz with FreeSync (G-sync compatible as well)• Superb 93% DCI-P3 colour coverage• Tilt it and/or rotate it (all the way around)• Zero ghosting• Vesa Mountable, at this price going multi-monitor is a no brainer!Negatives:• The HP Omen Gaming Hub auto-installs without notification, which is not cool (only via DisplayPort)• HDR is disappointing, but the fantastic colour gamut makes up for it, in my opinion• No USB hub at the back which I know is a small thing, but I really miss from my last monitor