GIGABYTE G34WQC A-SA 34" 144Hz Curved WQHD (3440 x 1440) VA 1500R 1ms Gaming Monitor for $549.99

Gigabyte ugh... And Newegg ewwww pass

Newegg...

NO

Great monitor, currently using it for my daily work and also for gaming after work.
Sadly you will probably get downvoted to hell for it being Newegg

Oh god, my worst nightmare is playing out. What have I done?

OK....what did they do this time?

What's the issue with newegg? I had bad experiences with them but nothing critical, just curious

I have this monitor, not bad. Wish it was brighter. HDR400, it actually out performs this spec so the monitor is good.

DO NOT BUY THIS! I had this monitor and literally after 1 year it died. Tried to RMA it and they told me I had to ship it to US and they DO NOT cover shipping. Shipping a 34" ultrawide will cost $100+ not to mention, they will repair and ship it back. Then you have to wait 1-2 months for the repair and when you get it back, you'll get slapped with duties/fees which will probably be another $50-75. They dont offer advanced replacements or have a local canadian RMA center. Now im stuck with a 34" paper weight that I wasted $600 on.

NEVER BUYING GIGABYTE AGAIN!

nuwan32 wrote: ↑ DO NOT BUY THIS! I had this monitor and literally after 1 year it died. Tried to RMA it and they told me I had to ship it to US and they DO NOT cover shipping. Shipping a 34" ultrawide will cost $100+ not to mention, they will repair and ship it back. Then you have to wait 1-2 months for the repair and when you get it back, you'll get slapped with duties/fees which will probably be another $50-75. They dont offer advanced replacements or have a local canadian RMA center. Now im stuck with a 34" paper weight that I wasted $600 on.

NEVER BUYING GIGABYTE AGAIN!

That's a sad story...

nuwan32 wrote: ↑ DO NOT BUY THIS! I had this monitor and literally after 1 year it died. Tried to RMA it and they told me I had to ship it to US and they DO NOT cover shipping. Shipping a 34" ultrawide will cost $100+ not to mention, they will repair and ship it back. Then you have to wait 1-2 months for the repair and when you get it back, you'll get slapped with duties/fees which will probably be another $50-75. They dont offer advanced replacements or have a local canadian RMA center. Now im stuck with a 34" paper weight that I wasted $600 on.

NEVER BUYING GIGABYTE AGAIN!

I never understand this mentality 1 persons experience isn't a general consensus on how an item or brand performs. It sucks your individual experience was this but if we are going by personal experiences I have zero issues with mine and my dad also has this monitor over a year and no issues so by your logic DO BUY THIS. /shrug

nuwan32 wrote: ↑DO NOT BUY THIS! I had this monitor and literally after 1 year it died. Tried to RMA it and they told me I had to ship it to US and they DO NOT cover shipping. Shipping a 34" ultrawide will cost $100+ not to mention, they will repair and ship it back. Then you have to wait 1-2 months for the repair and when you get it back, you'll get slapped with duties/fees which will probably be another $50-75. They dont offer advanced replacements or have a local canadian RMA center. Now im stuck with a 34" paper weight that I wasted $600 on.

NEVER BUYING GIGABYTE AGAIN!

What an experience. I read similar thread on Reddit as well! This is why I resisted buying any Gigabyte monitors even though they look really good on paper and are value for money buys most of the time

Irishguyinmtl wrote: ↑ I never understand this mentality 1 persons experience isn't a general consensus on how an item or brand performs. It sucks your individual experience was this but if we are going by personal experiences I have zero issues with mine and my dad also has this monitor over a year and no issues so by your logic DO BUY THIS. /shrug

I think you are missing the point. The point is that Gigabyte does not have an RMA centre here. So in case you have problems, then you cannot get it repaired at a reasonable price. This experience applies uniformly to all Canadian customers and is not a "1 person experience"

Dell s3422dwg better deal

Irishguyinmtl wrote: ↑ I never understand this mentality 1 persons experience isn't a general consensus on how an item or brand performs. It sucks your individual experience was this but if we are going by personal experiences I have zero issues with mine and my dad also has this monitor over a year and no issues so by your logic DO BUY THIS. /shrug

Using that logic, your positive experience does not mean everyone else is the same.

Irishguyinmtl wrote: ↑ I never understand this mentality 1 persons experience isn't a general consensus on how an item or brand performs. It sucks your individual experience was this but if we are going by personal experiences I have zero issues with mine and my dad also has this monitor over a year and no issues so by your logic DO BUY THIS. /shrug

No my experience does not equate to everyones. I have a gigabyte 3080 that works perfectly fine, but I'm praying it never breaks down because their RMA process is absolutely terrible, and that equates to the experience everyone else will have. If your monitor is working fine then you wont have any problems, but the day you need to RMA it or receive and support, you'll understand what I mean.

I ended up buying a LG ultrawide, the one mentioned here: amazon-ca-lg-ultragear-34-21-9-curved-w ... 9-2527426/

I really wish I bought that earlier because the quality is much higher even from the build quality, its easy to tell. Not to mention IPS >>>> VA, night and day difference.

who else bought M27Q or some other similar ones from Gigabyte and started having issue?

mine had a dead pixel appearing after 6 months of use; after returned 2 both of which had dead pixels

nuwan32 wrote: ↑ DO NOT BUY THIS! I had this monitor and literally after 1 year it died. Tried to RMA it and they told me I had to ship it to US and they DO NOT cover shipping. Shipping a 34" ultrawide will cost $100+ not to mention, they will repair and ship it back. Then you have to wait 1-2 months for the repair and when you get it back, you'll get slapped with duties/fees which will probably be another $50-75. They dont offer advanced replacements or have a local canadian RMA center. Now im stuck with a 34" paper weight that I wasted $600 on.

NEVER BUYING GIGABYTE AGAIN!

Ship with Netparcel should cost a lot less than $100. Its way cheaper than canada post.
And you should not be required to pay duties on the return shipment. But that may take some work if they declare high value.
https://canadacrossborderfreight.com/sh ... or-repair/

Currently $499 at MemExpress, if you live close to one of their locations that has stock.

Irishguyinmtl wrote: ↑ I never understand this mentality 1 persons experience isn't a general consensus on how an item or brand performs. It sucks your individual experience was this but if we are going by personal experiences I have zero issues with mine and my dad also has this monitor over a year and no issues so by your logic DO BUY THIS. /shrug

There are lots of very similar RMA stories involving Gigabyte.

My experience back in 2016 with Gigabyte's RMA team was almost identical to this guys.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comment ... epartment/

Essentially took their RMA department 3 times and almost a full calendar year to get me a working video card.