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Gaming monitors are no longer some kind of exotic and each manufacturer has its own gaming line.
What is it?
AOC CQ32G1 – gaming 31.5-inch monitor with curved VA matrix, WQHD resolution (2560×1440), 178° viewing angles, maximum brightness 300 cd/m2, contrast ratio 3000:1 and semi-matte finish.
What makes him interesting?
AOC CQ32G1 is equipped with a curved (radius of curvature1800R) 8-bit VA matrix with a diagonal of 31.5 inches, WQHD resolution (2560×1440) and WLED backlighting. The matrix refresh rate is 144 GHz, Freesync frame rate synchronization technology is supported, and the pixel response time is stated to be 1 ms MPRT (Motion Picture Response Time). They promise a maximum brightness of 300 cd/m² and a color gamut of 125% of the sRGB color space. Other useful features include the absence of flicker (FlickerFree).
What is included?
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As befits a large gaming monitor, AOCCQ32G1 is packed in a large colorful package with a monitor image and information about the main advantages. In the box, in addition to a monitor with a stand (disassembled), there are cables for connecting an HDMI and DisplayPort source, a power cable, documentation and a driver disk. In case there is such an exotic as an optical drive:
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What does he look like?
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AOC CQ32G1 looks in the best traditionsmodern gaming monitors: black and red colors, angular aggressive shapes and very thin frames, thanks to which you can make a very effective configuration of a pair of such monitors. At the bottom of the front panel is a wider plastic insert with the AOC logo and a red stripe in full width.
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Metal stand with black overlaymatte plastic, made in the form of a kind of arrow with a red circle around the base of the rack. Pretty massive, which positively affects the stability of the structure:
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The entire back panel is plastic, dark sulfurmatte color with trapezoidal planes, between which there are 4 red inserts. At the top there is a large AOC logo, and below, in the middle, there is a platform to which the leg is attached. It is possible to use a VESA 100x100 mount instead of a leg and hang the monitor on the wall:
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The leg has a similar black and red color scheme; there is a hole in the middle through which you can pass all the necessary cables:
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The monitor cannot be called very thin, but it is quite logical. The power supply is located inside:
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To control the monitor, there are five buttons below the right side of the monitor:
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All connectors on the AOC CQ32G1 are directed downwards (except for the hole for Kensington Lock) and are located under the central platform. The set is not anything outstanding, but everything you need is there:
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The gaming positioning of the monitor is immediately visible, inat the same time, the company did not “overdo it” and didn’t shove in all sorts of lighting, which not everyone needs, and which clearly increases the price. The monitor looks stylish. The only downside is that the assembly is not the neatest; it feels like this is a fairly affordable model. But nothing critical.
What with usability, adjustment and connectors?
AOC CQ32G1 decided not to use the popularcontrol option with a joystick, all control is performed by five buttons, which are located on the lower part of the monitor on the right. There are button labels on the front to make it easier to use, and just to the right is a power indicator. In general, operating the buttons does not cause any inconvenience, especially since the symbols are quite clear and it will be difficult to make a mistake.
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As already written above, the panel with connectorsmonitor is facing down. There are enough connectors for connecting a source: there are HDMI 2.0, HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2. There is also a 3.5 mm headset jack:
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For a neater installation in the leg there is a hole for cables. Nothing supernatural, but quite convenient:
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But the stand was not the most functional. In fact, it only allows you to change the angle of inclination in the range from 4 to 21.5 °. And if you can safely do without turning relative to the stand or turning into portrait mode, then the height adjustment is clearly not enough:
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The on-screen menu of the monitor turned out to be veryfunctional. First, about the quick functions: the first button on the left brings up a list of sources, the second switches the game mode presets, and the third one turns on the on-screen scope, which may be useful to someone in shooters.
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The fourth button brings up the main menu. The first tab is for adjusting brightness, contrast, eco-modes, gamma and DCR (dynamic contrast).
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The next tab is color settings.There are presets: Warm, Normal, Cool, sRGB and Custom, in the latter case you can adjust it manually. There are also DCB color enhancement modes with Full Enhance, Nature Skin, Green Field, Sky-blue and Auto Detect options.
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Next is Picture Boost, a function that allows you to select a separate area of the screen and apply individual settings to it. I did not come up with a practical application, but it might come in handy for someone.
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The next section is responsible for setting the OSD menu and a couple more things: position, language, timeout, rest reminder and headphone volume.
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For gamers, one of the most important will, of course, beAlso, a section with setting up gaming capabilities. There are basic presets with additional settings and fully customizable custom presets. When using the Racing, FPS and RTS presets, you can enable LowBlue mode to reduce eye strain, enable FreeSync, and enable hardware frame counter. With three customizable presets, you can customize everything completely. Including Shadow Control (lightening the darkest areas of the picture), adjusting the Game Color and Overdrive matrix. The Low Input Lag option comes in handy when connecting a game console. Otherwise, the FreeSync feature will be more useful, especially considering that NVIDIA has added its support to GeForce video cards starting with the Pascal architecture (GeForce 1000 series and newer).
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In the advanced settings section, everything else is located. Input selection, auto tuning, auto power off, DDC / CI switching and reset:
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You can install proprietary software on your PC, whichallows you to do approximately the same thing, but without game settings. It is common to all AOC monitors, apparently this is the reason. The application looks somewhat archaic, but it does its job.
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Like the AOC CQ32G1 with picture quality?
The monitor uses a curved VA panel with31.5-inch diagonal, 1800R radius of curvature and 2560×1440 resolution. It has a frequency of 144 Hz, an average response time of 4 ms and a minimum of 1 ms MPRT (Motion Picture Response Time), which is more representative than GtG (gray to grey). A maximum brightness of 300 cd/m2 is claimed and the color gamut is claimed to be 125% of the sRGB color space. Visually, the picture is very good: rich color rendition, very good contrast, no obvious highlights or illumination unevenness is observed. One of the nuances is that at angles the contrast decreases slightly and a yellowish tint appears. This is more noticeable on the vertical deviation, horizontally - much less. This is a common feature of VA matrices, although in the case of the AOC CQ32G1 it is not too pronounced.
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In sRGB mode, the maximum brightness was 250.108 cd / m², the black field brightness is 0.255 cd / m², and the static contrast ratio is 981: 1, while the calibration is very good, the screen goes a little cold, and the color error ΔE does not exceed 8, which is very good for the game model . At the same time, in the settings you can correct and make the color rendering more accurate:
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In user mode, maximum brightnessamounted to 325.121 cd / m² (which is even higher than stated), the black field brightness was 0.317 cd / m² and the static contrast was 1026: 1, while the calibration did not suffer too much, and the color gamut, as promised, was slightly wider than sRGB:
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In the FPS preset, the maximum brightness is 286.568 cd/m² (which is even higher than stated), black field brightness is 0.522 cd/m², and static contrast is 546:1. The picture becomes less natural, which is due to all sorts of additional exclusively gaming settings (brightening dark areas of the picture, and so on):
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How did he prove himself in games?
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Currently small diagonals and resolutionFullHD is gradually becoming a thing of the past for a number of banal reasons: user demands are growing, and the production price, for example, of such 32-inch 2560×1440 matrices is almost equal to FullHD. On the other hand, there is also 4K, but at the moment, for comfortable gaming in 4K you need very powerful hardware, which not everyone has yet. So 2560×1440 seems optimal to me for a gaming monitor. In games, the AOC CQ32G1 has proven itself to be excellent: the picture is very smooth, without any tearing, artifacts or blurring in even the most dynamic games like shooters/battles like Destiny 2, CS:GO, Quake Champions or Apex Legends. 144 Hz is more than enough for comfortable gaming. And very intelligent color rendition makes the process even more enjoyable. The monitor is also quite suitable for work purposes thanks to its large diagonal and very high-quality matrix. Although factory calibration is not enough for more serious photo and video processing, you will still need to adjust it manually.
In the dry residue
The AOC CQ32G1 is a very interesting gaming monitor withwhich is worth paying attention to those who are primarily interested in a fast matrix with a high-quality picture, and not all sorts of additional “garlands” backlights, which are now sufficient in gaming models. The monitor is equipped with a high-quality VA matrix with good color rendering, a decent brightness reserve and, of course, a very high pixel refresh rate and response. It has a decent number of settings and additional features directly for games, plus FreeSync support will definitely not be superfluous. The only complaints that can be highlighted are the very simple stand, which allows you to adjust only the tilt of the monitor and not the most accurate assembly. Official sales have not yet begun and there is no exact price yet. But, apparently, it will be 9,000 – 10,000 UAH, which is very good with such characteristics.
4 reasons to buy AOC CQ32G1:
- high-quality VA-matrix with good brightness and color reproduction;
- 144 Hz refresh rate and 1 ms pixel response time;
- an abundance of game functions and settings;
- neat and stylish appearance.
1 reason not to buy AOC CQ32G1:
- The stand has very limited settings and is not the most accurate assembly.
Technical characteristics of the gaming monitor AOC CQ32G1
Diagonal
31.5″
Matrix type
V.A.
Aspect ratio
16:9
Resolution
2560×1440
Contrast
3000:1 (max)
Viewing angles
178 / 178
Colors displayed
8 bit
Pixel pitch
0.2724×0.2724 mm
Response time
1 ms MPRT (Motion Picture Response Time)
Brightness
300 cd/m2 (max)
Coating
anti-glare (3H)
Connectors and ports
HDMI 2.0, HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2, 3.5 mm audio, Kensington Lock
Wall mount
VESA 100×100
Size (with stand)
530.34×713.11×244.86 mm
Weight (with stand)
7.28 kg
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