AOC AGON AG405UXC - 40 Inch QHD Gaming Monitor, 144Hz, 1ms, 21:9, HDR400, Height Adjust, FreeSync, Gsync, PbP mode, USB-C 90w PD (3440 x 1440 144Hz, HDR400 HDMI 2.0 / DP 1.4 / USB-C / USB 3.2)

Really enjoying this monitor. I think there are probably more advanced screens out there, but I really wanted the larger size for the Ultrawide. Most Ultrawide are only 32 inches, where as this is 40, giving a brilliant viewing experience. It has plenty of connectivity, build in speakers, and a USB hub (which I find I use a lot as I've reached the capacity on my PC for USB connections).

The media could not be loaded. I wanted to upgrade from my 32-inch curve monitor, and after much research, I felt that AOC’s AGON AG405UXC 40-inch gaming monitor would be the ideal choice. This monitor fits comfortably on my 5 x 3-foot desk. In fact, as it is supplied with a wall mounting (VESA) 100x100mm, I opted to connect it to a monitor arm bracket that could easily handle its 9.53kg weight!The box contained the necessary instructions, cables, a screwdriver, and a remote control. The setup was as easy as 1-2-3. A 40-inch monitor with a 21:9 aspect ratio, 3440x1440 resolution at 144hz refresh rate, super-fast 1ms response time, and High Dynamic Range is pure joy! Its colour palette delivers vibrant and natural-looking images due to its true 8-bit colour graphics. While I am not a ‘gamer’, I know that the gaming community is serious about the overall quality of gaming monitors, so I trusted the Amazon customer reviewers who have described this monitor as ‘great value’.After fine-tuning, I achieved outstanding picture quality without needing the Low Blue Light feature! I have sensitive eyes but have not experienced any eyestrain after hours of use. The text is sharp and crisp; viewing at 150% zoom is awesome!Several interesting features of this monitor include its ability to connect two PCs using the same keyboard and mouse, and the Picture-by-Picture mode. The remote control is a treasure; it is also the key to switching the monitor on and off!My experience with the AGON AG405UXC monitor is positive and I can confidently recommend it.

I was eyeing up the Samsung Odyssey G9 and G9 Neo, but as both were well over £1k and didn't offer half of the features this screen offered I went for the more value/money proposition of the AG493UXC2. A colleague of mine also has the previous gen AG493UCX and was happy with it.I must say, moving from a dual monitor setup to a large 49" display takes some getting used to, mainly due to having to keep things windowed instead of maximised on the screen. Thankfully PowerToys Fancy Zones is invaluable, but it still takes some getting used to.The screen is great, I haven't been able to get it to run at 165Hz, 120Hz seems to be my limit, might be hardware of my laptop, although it's a gaming laptop with an RTX2070, so you'd think that would be enough. Even tried a mini DP to DP cable, but still only topped out at 120Hz. Could be the cable I'm using isn't up to par to carry that kind of signal, not sure. As I'm not a gamer it's not much of a concern and I imagine 120Hz would be plenty (assuming I can actually run a game at 5120x1440 with that high frame rate on an RTX 2070).The KVM feature is great, as long as you're prepared to run one device on USB-C, and the other you need to use a USB-A to USB-B cable plugged into the USB upstream port, speaking of which, I didn't get that cable in the box, I did get European power, UK power, DP, HDMI and USB-C cables.I like the brightness of the screen, the colours seem accurate, and for me the DPI is perfect for running at 100% DPI at full res sitting 1m away.The cons of this monitor are mostly around the firmware and OSD of the monitor. Some things I have taken for granted on my old monitors just seem to be lacking on this monitor, such as:- When I shutdown my laptops and leave them plugged into the screen, the monitor doesn't go in to standby, it seems to go round a loop of switch off, then switch back on, try to find a live feed, says "no signal" then switches off, then it repeats this over and over. I have to physically put it into standby using the remote, just like I would a TV.- The Volume on the monitor goes from 0-100, but it doesn't seem to work like that, instead it feels like 0 is silent, 1 is 50% volume and then 1-100 is gradual increase from 50% to 100% volume.- Switching sources takes ages, so if your monitor is currently off and you previously had DP selected as your input (for example), you connect your running laptop/computer to the USB-C or one of the HDMI, then switch the monitor, it will try DP first as that was the last source selected, it was think about it for a bit, go to No signal, turn off, back on, then try another source. This can take close to 20 seconds to finally show you the screen.- If you want to manually select source on the remote, or using the monitor controls, if there is no signal currently on screen, then you can't get the source menu to display, or any of the monitor menu's. Advice is to make sure you leave the monitor in auto source selection, otherwise you could get stuck on a source and not be able to switch to another if there is no signal on that source as you can't display the menus to pick a new source.- The curve is good, but I wish it was slightly more aggressive. The curve is 1800R, which would be great if I sat 1.8m away from the screen, but in reality I sit 1m away, so in hindsight perhaps the more expensive Samsung's would've been better. Even at 1800R I find that any content at the edges of the screen start to become difficult to read and I feel I want to pull the monitor round more, but that could just be personal preference as I tend to work with screen split into 3 sections with the middle section being the widest at 1920x1440. This does mean, email and web browser are at the edges. It's a shame the screen isn't 5760x1440 as then I could have equivalent of 3 1920 wide monitors, instead the left and right areas are 1600x1440.I like this monitor, and when I bought it the price was suitably affordable at £799. I don't think I would pay any more for it knowing what I now know. The monitor would be 5 stars if they could sort out the rubbish firmware. I don't even think they offer firmware updates, so unfortunately I'm stuck with what I have, but at least most of it I can work around.

Incredibly happy with this monitor. It's a large monitor without being ridiculous.It's not too big that you'd rather have a curved screen.I've seen some reviews saying the remote has a narrow ir beam so you have to point it directly at it. Not sure if they fixed that in later builds, as I can point the remote in a totally different direction and it works.I bought this to use for work, and some mild gaming. The single USB C cable (not included, you'll have to buy one, make sure to buy one that supports display as well as charging, searching for USB C 3.2 should find you what you need) makes for a much cleaner desk setup. And worked straight away with my work laptop.I had some trouble connecting my steam deck, as it doesn't seem to support the 144hz refresh, but dropping it to 120Hz resolved the issue.Only had it a few days but so far very happy.

It is excellent well built monitor. It is big but not too big for my desk which is only 65cm deep. It works in 120hz when connected through displayport what is very important to me as it is double speed of the standard 60hz. It can go up to 144hz but I do not use it at all. It only goes up to 100hz over HDMI. Personally I feel that there is not much blur like many people and reviewers complained about. It is big upgrade from my 32" Viewsonic monitor. There is way more space available on the desktop, colours can be set to pop out of the screen, menu is very comfortable to use, contrast level is good enough. I am pretty impressed with the quality of the picture and the feeling of smooth movement in 120hz. It works great so far. Also there is EU and UK power lead included and HDMI and DisplayPort cable as well. I definitey recommend this monitor to anybody who wants bigger screen than standard 32" 16:9 monitor - it is real solid upgrade. At the moment I feel that anything bigger would be just too much but if there was a 42" version I would probably buy it instead and upgrade the desk to 80cm depth.