HP Envy 34c Monitor Review

[ceberle]

HP’s new 34-inch curved Envy 34c sports a high-contrast SVA panel and DTS-tuned speakers; features that set it apart from the competition. Today we check out its performance in our benchmark suite.

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[vic20]

I was considering a 40" 4K TV for my PC, but this may be a better option. Looks slick.

 

[vic20]

Looks really a really slick display. Will be on my short list for sure.

 

[HideOut]

I'd like a 2K version of one of these things. Speakers not needed. I have a DTS 5.1 in the office already. But my GPU isn't going to drive a 4k well. Even 2K will be hard but its cheaper to upgrade to a 2K capable card.

 

[monsta]

still waiting for ASUS to release theirs!

 

[Shankovich]

Guys for this price, if you're not going to go above 60 Hz, as I see this is a more a workstation thing, 10-bit colour at least ;-;

 

[cknobman]

This is not worth a penny more than $500.

 

[picture_perfect]

I'd like a 2K version of one of these things. my GPU isn't going to drive a 4k well.

Yea. It's less than 4K but it's still too much. Lower frame rates are innately blurry on LCD, which makes spending money on quick pixel response times pointless. Also throw those low input lag numbers out the window when frame rendering takes this long. And of course enjoy some low frame rate jitters (with or without G-sync). I would spend another grand on dual gtx980s to get this monitor working like expected...well no, actually I wouldn't.

 

[zthomas]

I agree this is a work monitor.. and not yet a gaming option..

 

[MetzMan007]

Free Sync, Almost makes me want to switch from Nvidia to ATI. Very Good looking screen, Almost Sexy in its own way.

 

[Merry_Blind]

I'd really like to see a VA panel designed for gaming, with lowest input lag and response time possible. To me it's the technology that looks the best between it, TN, and IPS, but it seems to be the worst in terms of speed... which isn't good for gaming.

 

[zthomas]

spammmmmm

 

[falchard]

IPS has really tanked in price. You are now looking at around $800 for a 40" 4k IPS panel monitor now. Makes the 21:9 format not as well worth it outside of a cinema. You will need DisplayPort 1.2 and a beefy GPU to use the monitor.

 

[Archaea]

How would this Envy 34c compare to the Dell 3014 I currently own?

 

[zthomas]

Free Sync, Almost makes me want to switch from Nvidia to ATI. Very Good looking screen, Almost Sexy in its own way.

I just got a new monitor.. yesterday in fact.. spent all night messing with adjustments I got an Acer G-SYNC 3D vision.. don't have the 3D working yet.. got the glasses ordered... The monitor is a perfect match for Nvidia .. 27 inch .. my 980 card has come to life.. soooo coool..