In the case of 34-inch 1440p ultrawide screens operating at gamer-friendly refresh charges, it seems like we’ve seen all of it earlier than. So, the Huawei MateView GT has its work reduce out standing out from the group and disregarding current favourites, just like the MSI MPG Artymis 343CQR. There’s loads of competitors.
In fact, Huawei completely has the sources to provide you with one thing particular, and the £499 MateView GT is unquestionably not a cookie cutter monitor. It does issues otherwise. For starters, its design and engineering are on a distinct planet. It is so a lot better constructed than your common all-plastic gaming monitor, with its lush alloys, built-in sound bar, and funky RGB lighting.
Not that these issues are precisely central to an excellent gaming expertise. However not less than they haven’t pushed up the pricing. The MateView GT with soundbar ideas the scales at an interesting £499 within the UK (for now, it isn’t out there within the US, in all probability for causes). No matter, arguably extra necessary are the panel specification and efficiency. Right here, it’s principally excellent news, too.
As per the standard 34-inch chorus, we’re speaking 3,440 by 1,440 pixels and a 21:9 facet ratio. Like many competing panels, the MateView is curved, on this case with a 1500R radius. That’s not as excessive because the loopy 1000R curve of the aforementioned MSI MPG Artymis 343CQR, however you undoubtedly discover it.
MateView GT specs
Panel measurement: 34-inch
Panel know-how: VA
Native decision: 3,440 x 1,440
Side Ratio: 21:9
Refresh fee: 165Hz
Response time: 4ms GtG
HDR: HDR10
Distinction: 4,000:1
Color: 90 % DCI-P3
Brightness: 350 cd/m2
Video Inputs: DisplayPort 1.2 x1, HDMI 2.0 x2
Different: AMD FreeSync Premium
Worth: £499
As for panel tech, this can be a VA mannequin. With that come the standard execs and cons versus the IPS different. On the upside, the claimed distinction is a stellar 4,000:1, the most effective we’ve seen for static distinction on any LCD monitor and miles higher than the standard 1,000:1 or 1,300:1 of typical IPS displays. It is approach higher, even, than the two,000:1 of a brand new class of IPS panels which have just lately been introduced.
It bodes nicely for HDR efficiency given this panel would not have a elaborate miniLED backlight. The Huawei MateView GT does assist HDR10 sign processing however would not have native dimming of any sort. Nonetheless, that degree of inherent panel distinction guarantees better-than-average HDR efficiency for screens with out dimming, even with a brightness score of 350 nits. We’ll see. For the report, Huawei pegs the MateView GT’s color accuracy at 90% protection of the DCI-P3 digital cinema house. Which is OK, however definitely nothing particular.
The draw back of VA, usually sufficient, is pixel response. Huawei claims 4ms, which is a tad tardy in a gaming context. Nonetheless, on-paper pixel response specs hardly ever inform the entire story, so maintain that thought. In the meantime, the MateView’s refresh fee tops out at 165Hz. Whereas that is nothing particular on this age of 360Hz-plus panels, it is also sufficient for all however a small fringe of avid gamers who want absolutely the lowest potential latency.
Anywho, the proof as ever is within the viewing. No query, this can be a nice wanting panel relating to colors and distinction. It is loads punchy sufficient, and it is also very contrasty for a panel with no native dimming. Certainly, that is about pretty much as good an HDR expertise as you may get with out a trick miniLED backlight.
That mentioned, the color steadiness and distinction of SDR content material in HDR mode is a little bit skewed (a quite common difficulty with displays providing fundamental HDR assist), so it isn’t viable to depart the MateView in HDR on a regular basis.
What about these response numbers, then? Huawei gives 4 ranges of user-configurable overdrive within the OSD menu. It may also be turned totally off. None present pixel response efficiency that we’re completely pleased with. Stage two and beneath is fairly blurry. The quickest setting, degree 4, is definitely sharper, but additionally comes with some pretty nasty overshoot and ghosting. Stage three has a little bit of blur and a whiff of overshoot, however might be the most effective compromise.
There is not any getting away from the truth that pixel response is just not this show’s strongest level. Nonetheless, once you’re really in-game, versus forensically inspecting check animations and jiggling home windows about searching for points, it is really fairly tolerable.
All of it depends upon the place your priorities are. These sorts of shows aren’t low-cost, however even then you are going to should make compromises. There are sooner panels on this section, together with that MSI monitor we have already talked about. However then you definately’ll in all probability have to surrender one thing else, such because the MateView’s excellent distinction, or the plush construct high quality, and megabucks seems.
Wrapping issues up, it is value noting a few different minor points. The standard of the audio from the slick-looking sound bar is, because it seems, garbage. It is muddy and flat with little to no stereo separation. The MateView might be had with out the bar, however then you definately’d miss out on the RGB lighting strip that additionally doubles as a contact panel for controlling numerous features. It is irrelevant to gaming, actually, nevertheless it does add a sure feel-good issue to the general possession proposition.
On the connectivity entrance, together with DisplayPort and HDMI, there’s additionally a USB-C interface with energy supply and therefore assist for a single-cable setup with a laptop computer. Or not less than that might be true if the facility supply wasn’t restricted to a measly 10W. That’s not sufficient to maintain a thin-and-light laptop computer correctly juiced, not to mention a conveyable gaming beast.
General, the Huawei MateView GT isn’t a slam dunk as a pure gaming panel. The mediocre pixel response sees to that. However as an all-round, do-everything display that appears nice in each picture high quality and styling phrases, it is acquired loads going for it, particularly when you think about the aggressive pricing.
We like, then, albeit with some caveats.
