MSI Optix MAG342CQR 1500R Curvature 21:9 Aspect Ratio Narrow Bezel 1ms 3440 x 1440 (UWQHD) 144Hz Refresh Rate Tilt/Swivel/Height/Pivot Adjustment 34″ AMD Freesync Gaming Curved Monitor, Black
$299.99
Price: $299.99
(as of Dec 30, 2024 02:29:24 UTC – Details)
The MAG series was born through rigorous quality testing and designed to be a symbol of sturdiness and durability. Focused on providing the best user experience, the MAG series has a simple installation process coupled with a friendly user interface making it the best choice for entry level gamers. Visualize your victory with MSI MAG342CQR Curved Gaming monitor. Equipped with a 3440×1440, 144hz Refresh rate, 1ms response time panel, MAG342CQR will give you the competitive edge you need to take down your opponents. Built with adaptive sync, MAG342CQR can match the display’s refresh rate with your GPU for ultra-smooth gameplay. Make sure you can hit your mark with all the latest technologies built-in the MSI Curved Gaming monitor for competitive play. MSI gaming monitors are equipped with a 144Hz refresh rate + 1ms response time VA LED panel which has the most benefit in fast moving game genres such as first person shooters, fighters, racing sims, real-time strategy, and sports. These type of games require very fast and precise movements, which an ultra-high refresh rate and fast response time monitor will put you ahead of your competition.
Curved Gaming display (1500R) – The best gameplay immersion.Specific uses for product – Gaming
Viewing Angle is 178° (H) / 178° (V); Brightness is 300nits; Aspect Ratio is 21:9
Mystic Light – The ultimate gaming finish
UWQHD High Resolution – Game titles will even look better, displaying more details due to the UWQHD resolution
144Hz Refresh Rate – Real smooth gaming
1ms response time – eliminate screen tearing and choppy frame rates
Customers say
Customers appreciate the monitor’s picture quality, build quality, and screen size. They find the high resolution makes everything look crisp and immersive, with vibrant colors and good color accuracy. Many consider it a great monitor for gaming and working, saving valuable real estate. The refresh rate and pixel quality are also appreciated. However, opinions vary on the brightness level.
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10 reviews for MSI Optix MAG342CQR 1500R Curvature 21:9 Aspect Ratio Narrow Bezel 1ms 3440 x 1440 (UWQHD) 144Hz Refresh Rate Tilt/Swivel/Height/Pivot Adjustment 34″ AMD Freesync Gaming Curved Monitor, Black
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Paul Rogers –
Great upgrade from a 22″ 1080p monitor with Linux Mint
Great monitor for general productivity use. Colors are sharp. Text is clear. The vast amount of display area is amazing. The curve seems just right: the whole screen stays clear at normal working distance.Many 3440×1440 (UWQHD) monitors are available. I chose this one in part because it is a good value, but also for the adjustable stand. The stand is a triangle with widely spread legs: it is very sturdy. I’ve used large monitors with tiny stands and they tend to bounce around. The stand is fully adjustable: I was able to get the height and tilt exactly right — without using packs of printer paper as for other monitors.The 3440×1440 resolution and 34″ size is the sweet spot for everyday, boring text-based apps such as text editors, IDEs, the command line and so on. I use Linux Mint which is a great Linux distro. However, support for high resolution monitors is limited. I tried using a 27″ 4K monitor. While that monitor worked great with a Mac, Linux Mint just can’t use it correctly. Scaling is either normal (text far too small) or 2x, which makes text blocky and provides no more space than the 1080p monitor.So, a better solution is this monitor. The larger size, coupled with greater resolution, gives about the same dot pitch as the 1080p monitor, so no need to mess with scaling. Text is clear at normal scaling, if just a bit smaller than with the old monitor. To see how this will work for you, measure your old monitor’s height and divide by 1080. Compare that to the specs of your new choice. Confusingly, some specs list dpi (dots-per-inch), some list “ipd” (inches per dot). One is just the inverse of the other.I’ve not used newer OLED monitors, so I can’t compare colors with one of those. On the other hand, unless you are watching movies or playing games, it hardly matters. On this monitor, web pages are amazingly crisp. There is more space for my development tools. PDFs now display full page large enough to read without having to zoom in and scroll each page. There is plenty of space to display two apps side-by-side to minimize Alt-Tab window switching. Display technology has come a long way: this monitor is amazing when compared with the five-yer-old one it replaces.The monitor is rated at 144Hz refresh. My poor old hardware delivers only 50Hz at this resolution. Perhaps it would be higher if I used display port rather than HDMI. This seems to not be a problem for development work: I can’t type that fast anyway. Videos seem fine. Perhaps the higher refresh rates are most important for gamers.In short, this is a cost-effective upgrade for work use when coming from an old-school 1080p monitor. I’m very pleased so far. Just make sure your graphics can handle the resolution.
Vega –
Its friggin huge
its an excellent ultrawide monitor that’s been fantastic for both gaming and everyday use. The curved screen grew on me quickly. I didn’t want a curved screen at first, but I decided to bite the bullet and it was worth it. The high resolution makes everything look crisp and immersive, while the 144Hz refresh rate keeps games running smoothly. I especially love how adjustable the stand is. The bezels are thin but there’s a black space about a third of an inch between the display and bezel itself.. That’s my only complaint and after using it since 2023, I can definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a high-quality ultrawide monitor, whether for gaming or productivity.
steve smith –
Better than expected
I was very hesitant to buy this monitor at first because of it not having a lot of reviews. I’m glad I did though this monitor is worth it. I was upgrading from a dual asus 24 inch monitor setup that i was very disappointed with. This is the type of quality 34 inch 3440×1440 i was hoping to get. The price is excellent for what you are getting compared to some others. The picture quality is superb. There is zero back light bleed. No dead pixels or any defects in the time that I have had it. The box it was shipped in was good and the monitor was well protected inside. It has the capability of doing picture in picture, and picture by picture. With the display port cable hooked up it gives you 144hz as advertised. It’s easy to set up and change picture settings to make it right for you. I have mine set up on a Vesa arm desk mount,it comes with the hardware in the box to work with the Vesa mount which I saw in another review on here. The stand is pretty big so you’ll want to make sure your desk has enough space for it to sit on. The stand is feels nice and solid if you go with that option. The curved screen took a week or so to get use to but the viewing from all angles is very good. Overall I could not be happier with this purchase. I hope that if you are struggling to make a decision to buy a monitor like I was that this helps.
micha sherzer –
Great value for Money !
I got this monitor for my kid, and it’s amazing! The large curved screen makes everything look so immersive, whether itâs gaming or watching videos. The picture quality is super sharp, and it works smoothly without any issues. It also looks really sleek on the desk. Overall, a great purchase and totally worth it!
Ronald –
Port issues on day 1
Everything about this looks beautiful and well constructed. The only issue is the HDMI port will sometimes just die and tell me it has no connection. I have to then unplug the HDMI cable >> go back to my laptop screen >> then plug it back in >> tell it to do dual monitor just to keep it alive >> then switch back to single monitor.But then, after a laptop “goes to sleep” it must signal something to the monitor that turns off that HDMI port. Once off, it won’t come back on until I do this silly steps all over again.An additional thing I’m trying is what I saw on Youtube where you go into the monitor settings and tell it to stop scanning the connection ports. This may have something to do with this bug.If this is not resolved within the next 2-3 days, I’m returning the monitor back to Amazon.>>>UPDATE 25 days later <<<
Enforcer –
This was a night and day from my previous two screens one at 27″ and another at 34″. I don’t do heavy gaming but tried it out. Crystal clear with zero lag. With several ways to split the screen I find there is less moving around going from screen to screen. Tested the included stand before installing with a wall mount. It’s a heavy duty stand (Legs are a little long and take up desk space) but allows height adjustment, tilt, and swivel side to side and is very sturdy due to the long legs. No issues viewing on angles. Overall a fantastic screen with stunning picture quality. Comes with HDR connector. 3 Screws to assemble and the rest clicks together. Total set up time is less than 10 minutes.
Leonardo S. –
La verdad es un buen monitor y cumple con todo lo que describe. Tiene muy buena calidad de imagen y es muy util si usas multiples ventanas a la vez ya que tienes suficiente espacio para tener 4 ventanas abiertas simultaneamente.Pros:- Cumple con los 144hz que promociona y el adaptive sync funciona adecuadamente (si estas en PC tendras que cambiar los cuadros que da tu compu, no se configura automaticamente).- Buen rango de colores, a comparacion de otros monitores que he tenido siento que este ha tendio la mejor gama de colores (nota que nunca he tenido un monitor “premium”).- Todos los juegos que pongo en 1440p se ven maravillosos. No he tenido problemas.- Las patas de la base son de metal y los plasticos se sienten de buena calidad.- Se ve muy bien con un PS5 (aunque ten en cuenta que el PS5 no soporta Ultrawide asi que tendras dos barras negras a los costados).- Detecta el dispositivo que esta dando señal automaticamente.Contras:- El brillo es demasiado alto por default y no encontre la manera de ajustarlo sin apagar el adaptive sync y entre otras funciones. Pero te llegas a acostumbrar y con la Luz Nocturna de Windows no tengo problemas.- Si el brillo default es muy brillante para ti, ni intentes habilitar el HDR en Windows, te va a cegar. El HDR no lo detecta mi PS5.- No encontre la opcion de apagar el Halo de RGB trasero del monitor. Es un menor inconveniente, estaria tambien padre que se pudiese configurar a tu manera.- El menu de ajustes es algo complicado de configurar y navegar. Si hay que dedicarle su tiempo para ajustarlo a tu gusto.Es un buen monitor “Gamer” de entrada y realmente recomiendo que lo adquieras si no tienes el presupuesto de gastar mas de $6.5k (yo lo compre en $5.9k). Specs:I7-870032GB500 NVMe M.2Nvidia 4070
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Alberto –
Un muy buen monitor ultrawide, lo ocupo para jugar y diseñar, Solo hay que saberlo configurar. El monitor es perfectamente compatible con Gsync, 144hz (por DP, por HDMI alcanza solo 100hz) antes de que lo devuelvan o vengan a comentar que tiene “flickering” al activar el Adaptative sync, aquà les va la solución, al menos para quien tenga win 11 y tarjeta de video Nvidia. (yo tengo una rtx 3050ti de laptop)Los 3 actores principales de culpabilidad son MSI ( al no poner una solución online), Microsoft (por tener a los mejores inges y programadores y que win 11 siga con errores ) y Nvidia ( el de mayor peso, como no paga MSI una royalitie a nvidia para que sea “Gsync compatible” desde el principio, lo dejan ahi descompuesto).Bajar e instalar los drivers desde el sitio oficial de MSI, no es un ejecutable, son archivos con perfil de color.Esto es para activar el gamut y perfil de color del mismo. Se instala desde “administrador de dispositivos” no es un ejecutable.Activar mediante el menu del monitor el “Adaptative Sync” Menu-Gaming-Adaptative Sync-ONEl paso más importante ahora, en este punto sigue teniendo “Flickering” sobre todo al sobreponer ventanas detrás de una aplicación que ocupe pantalla completa.Al momento de activar Gsync es muy importante seleccionar la opción de activar SOLO en pantalla completa, si usamos la opción Pantalla completa y ventana no funciona, es un tema de windows 11 y Nvidia, hay que seleccionar solo Pantalla completa.Listo.0 parpadeos blancos, replique de todas las formas para que aparecieran y no lo hicieron.Sobre la calidad del monitor, gran soporte metálico como se ve en las fotos, muy robusto para el peso del mismo, tiene 300 nits de brillo, que para exteriores o lugares muy soleados no sea lo más optimo, pero en mi caso funciona muy bien. De lo mejor el gamut de color, no sobresale en ninguno pero trae buena compatibilidad. Puedo trabajar y si puedo jugar.Muy satisfecho hasta el momento con la compra.
leah higo –
So far, the monitor has been really good and a big step up from previous dual-monitor 1080p setup. However, it does have some ghosting to it and the OSD is a bit difficult to navigate, but I still think it is a great deal regardless.Pros:-The display itself is fantastic, 1440p is extremely crisp and the brightness and colour is solid-144hz 1440p is super nice to work and game on, with low response time-This is my first ultrawide monitor and it is fantastic. I do miss the flexibility of dual screens a little bit, but ultrawide feels so much nicer for gaming and some workloads like having multiple documents open at once, that it feels hard to go back from this-The stand and adjustability is good, with lots of flexibility being able to go up/down a fair bit and left to right.-Adaptive sync and HDR are both also great additions and help prevent screen-tearing and HDR provides an even better viewing experienceCons:-Because it is a VA panel, there is some ghosting on it, specifically black smearing. This can kind of be fixed with the monitors Anti Motion Blur setting however, which is nice-The OSD is a bit hard to navigate, and would be made much easier if there was a joystick control like some other monitors.Overall, I think the monitor is a fantastic deal for the price. The display itself is fantastic and looks amazing. While the ghosting is there, the rest of the positives of the display more than make up for it. For the price, this is one of the best 1440p ultrawide monitors you can get and is amazing so far.