Ultrawides are normally curved and expensive, but this one isn’t afraid to play it straight.
Once you unbox the 40C1R, the first thing that stands out is the understated design.
What really sets this monitor apart from the usual offering, however, is its size and form factor.
The 40C1R is completely flat and comes in at 40 inches, making it one unusual display.
This is an important point to keep in mind when monitor shopping.
Let’s start with the choice of resolution which, in this case, is 3440x1440.
Upon firing up the monitor for the first time, I recommend immediately opening the parameters and making changes.
The gamma curve is now more accurate and color temperature less cold, closer to the D65 white point.
I conducted measurements using an X-Rite i1Display Pro, by the way.
Overall, though, image quality is impressive when considering the underlying technology and price point.
A large format monitor capable of superior image quality fetches a not-insignificant premium over the 40C1R.
In terms of motion clarity, this panel exhibits the typical persistence motion blur evident in all sample-and-hold displays.
In my testing, however, I found the difference between them somewhat negligible.
Overshoot isn’t a huge issue even in ultra-fast but motion clarity is still limited.
My main issue is that there’s no motion blur reduction technology available at all.
Strobing or black frame insertion would have saved the day in this instance, but it is unavailable.
At higher frame-rates this is perhaps less of an issue but it’s the one big caveat.
Definitely worth a look!
