Wednesday, July 15th 2020
iiyama Announces GB3466WQSU Red Eagle Monitor: 34", 3440x1440, 144Hz, HDR400, 1500R
Japanese monitor maker iiyama has recently announced the GB3466WQSU Red Eagle gaming monitor, this monitor is quite similar to the GB3461WQSU which was released by iiyama a few months ago. The GB3466WQSU is a high-end gaming monitor with almost all the features you could want, a 3440x1440 resolution, 144Hz refresh rate with FreeSync Premium Pro support, VA panel, and 1500R curve. The VA panel comes with a typical brightness of 400 cd/m² scoring it HDR400 certification along with a typical static contrast of 3000:1.
The included monitor allows for height (110 mm), and tilt (-5°, +20°) adjustment or can be mounted to any VESA compatible stand using the 100 x 100 mm mount. The monitor features x2 HDMI and x2 DisplayPort but you will want to use DisplayPort as HDMI caps out at 100Hz, a basic dual port USB 3.0 hub is also included. The monitor features dual 3 W speakers and a 3.5 mm jack for all your audio needs. The monitor measures 808 mm x 441.5 mm x 256 mm and comes in at 10.9 kg, the monitor is currently available to pre-order for 429.99 GBP (~540 USD) with delivery expected July 24th.
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iiyama
The included monitor allows for height (110 mm), and tilt (-5°, +20°) adjustment or can be mounted to any VESA compatible stand using the 100 x 100 mm mount. The monitor features x2 HDMI and x2 DisplayPort but you will want to use DisplayPort as HDMI caps out at 100Hz, a basic dual port USB 3.0 hub is also included. The monitor features dual 3 W speakers and a 3.5 mm jack for all your audio needs. The monitor measures 808 mm x 441.5 mm x 256 mm and comes in at 10.9 kg, the monitor is currently available to pre-order for 429.99 GBP (~540 USD) with delivery expected July 24th.
13 Comments on iiyama Announces GB3466WQSU Red Eagle Monitor: 34", 3440x1440, 144Hz, HDR400, 1500R
The rest actually seems to be not too bad of a deal. 21:9 1440p 144Hz with FreeSync for <$550 is absolutely not something to scoff at.
For HDR, frankly, I'm not sure I would want 1000 nits on a monitor that I'm sitting only 50cm from, anyway. 400 is more than I would personally use.
That's the whole point of HDR (initially).
Too bad, this can only do 400 cd/m2 and even that only at full (whole) screen brightness.
Then again, for this price in 2020, that's all we can buy :-D
I really think that HDR 1000 is not a great idea for monitors, not without some serious caveats, at least.
Also, HDR400 can actually make the image look considerably worse, as blacks are crushed. HDR400 doesn't have local dimming, which means the backlight is cranked up to max, which crushes blacks. HDR1000 doesn't have this issue. With HDR400, at best you gain a bit of color and some brighter highlights than SDR, but you gain no extra contrast and lose a lot in blacks.
Since this is Freesync @kmetek , it should work with G-Sync compatibility.