INNOCN 40C1R Ultrawide Monitor 40" WQHD 3440 x 1440p 144Hz Monitor AMD FreeSync Premium HDR400 21:9 Computer Monitor 95% DCI-P3 500Nits IPS USB Type-C HDMI Tilt/Height Adjustable, Mountable

Text quality, colors and viewing angles are great. This has to be the best bang for the buck. I didn't know anything about Innocn before, then I learned it's a big brand in China. I'm glad I took a chance on it. It's perfect for programming.My 24" Acer 2K monitor died recently after 4 years. It originally cost $250 or so. This looks better and brighter for $150 with a decent stand. Definitely an upgrade. I hope it lasts nearly as long.Great value.

I'm at my computer 12 hours a day with a mix of work (Powerpoint, Excel, Email), gaming, photo/video editing, and watching content - generally YouTube or movies. I had been looking for a monitor that can do it all: good resolution for work, decent refresh rate for gaming, color accuracy for photo/video work. An OLED was out of the question as menus and borders are almost always on-screen and I keep monitors for a long time and VAs lack accuracy and viewing angles so an IPS like this fit the bill. I was expecting to pay 800-1200 to get all of that and really rolled the dice on this INNOCN. While I've only had this monitor a few days it has been fantastic so far!It came color calibrated and it renders well compared to my LG 34" ultrawide. I had no problem turning on high refresh in Windows and in the monitor. While it advertises freesync premium it seems to work fine with G-Sync and I've had no issues in V Rising or Cyberpunk. I run my monitors pretty dim to reduce eye strain but at full brightness it's plenty bright for all but the brightest rooms.There are some down-sides. HDMI ports are only v1.4 so you're not going to get high refresh from them. If you're hooking this up to a PC, use displayport. Neither Xbox nor PS5 support widescreen gaming so you're already going to have to deal with black bars on the sides as well as 60hz refresh. The USB-C port supports power delivery which is nice but is still stuck at 60hz for video.Some folks highlight the pixel density as a negative given this monitor is the same resolution as the popular 34" 1440p ultrawides. If you're sitting close enough that you are peeping individual pixels then you are probably sitting too close to take advantage of a monitor this size without some neck strain - and likely also dealing with reflection and angular discoloration as well. If you compare to other common resolutions - the PPI is slightly higher than a 1080p 28" monitor (93 vs 78). It's about 10% lower than the 34" variant (93 vs 109). And it's almost the same PPI as the very popular 48" 4k LG C1 (93 vs 91) - and there are no complaints about PPI with that monitor because the expectation is that you are not sitting right on top of it. That said, if you don't have the desk space or mounting options to get the monitor 3' or so from your face then maybe consider a smaller ultrawide or traditional aspect 4k monitor.The menu is a bit dated. Luckily I don't have to deal with it much but if you are the type that are constantly switching things up then it could be a pain. I prefer the joystick on my LG and even that isn't great.It came with a heavy-duty stand with a steel base plate and very little branding or obnoxious logos or leds or what not. Just a simple 'INNOCN' in the middle of the bottom bezel. I installed it on my existing monitor arms using supplied standoffs for a VESA mount.I managed to get an exceptional deal on the monitor at $375. It's hard to imagine a better value monitor at this price. I'd expect to spend twice that to get a similar feature set and even that would likely be a smaller 34" ultrawide. At the $600 MSRP the value prop is reduced and it may be worth looking at more popular brands just for their track record.Assuming this monitor doesn't prematurely crap out on me it may be the best value-for-dollar purchase I've made for this build.In the images, the left monitor is the INNOCN, bottom right is an LG 34UM88C, and above it is a 23" 1080p HP E232.

I got this monitor used. Had to return it because of a flickering backlight issue with the panel.The build quality felt really nice. The stand was easy to setup, the monitor has a bit of weight for its size. I love that it was a flat paanel 40" ultrawide. Im not fond of the curved panels, at all. So I was thankful to find a large format panel as this that was flat.This is labeled as an IPS panel. This needs clarification. It is an IPS-like panel made by a company by the name of BOE. They have made great strides to modifiy the IPS technology to advances its capabilities. So this is an panel made similarly to an IPS panel. While it does good at minimizing IPS glow, a total issue with all IPS panels, it falls short in other catagories. Namely what IPS panels are good for. Pixel Response.The pixel response, at least for IPS and IPS-like panels, leaves a bit to be desired. I was purchasing this panel to replace an Acer CG437K, which is a VA panel. This IPS-like was no clearer than the VA panel was. This panel did not have the smear from black pixel transitions like all VA panels do. The pixel in this panel are a bit slower than anticipated. Especially becaause they use the faster GtG measurement than the more indicative BtW or general color transition. So the pixel transition time was actually slower than an LG ips panel I had from 2016. Do not get me wrong. In most cases, this is quite a good panel. While pixel transitions are a bit slow, they are perfectly fine for non-esport gamers. Especially if you generally gamed or used VA panels. The contrast is very nice. Higher than average, thanks to the tech used to develope this panel. IPS glow was extremely minimal from what I noted. Using my eyes, no tools... The backlight was also very even. I noted very minimal DSE (dirty screen effect) when checking the color and patterns while doing a bit of simple calibration. For those who dont know. DSE, or dirty screen effect, is the uneven solid color uniformity normally noted when the screen is all white, grey or sometimes black. It can be noted in some other colors, but not normally. DSE is generally very easy to ignore when viewing bright multicolored images and motion scenes. Most all LCD panels can be affected by DSE, generally not OLED.The screen uniformity and color reproductions were actually GREAT. Vibrant and very even across the whole screen. Even at angles. This monitor was not too bright. It was stated to be close to 500NITs. Thats pretty good. But not full screen brightness. The backlighting has a type of local dimming that became quite annoying when seeing dark scenes. Creating columns of light that spanned from top to bottom where bright sections of the screen were lit up. So I left the local dimming off when I could. But compared to other mainstream IPS panels, the black levels left me not even worrying about using the local dimming.Now for those who wondered. This is a freesync panel, as stated, but do not use gsync with nvidia cards. This panel will start flickering and and dimming with even just the mouse movements. It was such a mess. But with freesync, the frame pacing worked almost perfectly fine. The hrz rate was nice and smooth. The higher hrz range helped with pixel clarity too.Again do NOT use these with GSYNC enabled.The build quality was really nice. The panel felt sturdy, stand didnt have too much wiggle with moderate movements. If you bumped the desk forcefully, yeah it will wiggle. But under normal circumstances the monitor was quite still. The snap that holds the stand to the back of the panel may need to be pressed firmly until it locks in place. I had to firmly press near the snap on mine. It held quite firmly afterwards. I had no worries about that. But make sure it snaps in properly. The stand took seconds to place.I had no issues with the display port, the cable worked great. I did not keep the monitor long enough to test the 90watt usb c power delivery. But they included a usb c cable for that. Mine did have a power cable, hdmi, display port, and usb c cable included.I do reccoment a second person to help with setup. Its not real heavy, ust a bit unwieldy. The panels controls, are clunky and generally a bit frustrating to use.For general gaming, watcing cartoons/movies, office work, and browsing the web. This monitor is just great. Text is clear and easy to read. The ultrawide format is expansive and immersive. At the right distance, I saw no color shift, and just loved the vision filling experience I got.A few little improvements, this would be a must buy. For this price, its a great buy. I would totally recommend it for general computing. And it is still clearer than a lot of VA panels, despite having slightly worse contrast than most VA panels do have.I am certainly going to check out future Innocin products. I hope they can keep the cost down, and continue to make such good panels. If they tweaked a few things, this would have been a fantastic panel for an IPS-like. And it still is a great panel. But dont expect top tier IPS visuals.

I expected to like it, but my expectations were exceeded.It is a tool free EASY setup, and I mean easy. It has a quality base that snaps together and in place.There is one screw that has its own attatched handle to turn.Configurable to portrait/landscape turning either direction.Intuative menu controls. Easy to set brightness, response time, etc.