Deco Gear 49" Curved Ultrawide Gaming Monitor | 32:9 | 3840x1080 | 144Hz | 3000:1 | E-LED | 2 HDMI | 2 Display Port

I want to start by mentioning that I am not a gamer. I read/watched a lot of different reviews and articles about ultrawide monitors for productivity. What I found is that they are becoming increasingly popular for such functions and are often preferable to two separate monitors. In my case, I work remotely and I have several windows open at once for my job. I was using dual monitors . . . well . . . flatscreen TV's, which wasn't super great.I use this monitor for my work laptop with a docking station using Windows 11. I also use it for my Ubuntu Linux desktop. I have it attached to a KVM switch (and there's good reason for that coming up).I'll start by saying, now that I have this set up, it's been a game changer. Obviously, the resolution and refresh rates are way better than what I was using before. Because this is a single, ultrawide monitor, there's no longer a bezel in the middle (where the monitor separation would be). My setup for both my personal and work computers is awesome. The curve actually helps me pick up more in my peripheral vision so I don't need to turn my head as much (a benefit for productivity just like it is for gaming).I am a relatively "tech savvy" kind of person. But since I'm not a gamer, I hadn't had any experience or any need to learn about these monitors prior to now. Because I'm not a gamer, I don't have insane graphics adapters with ultrafast GPUs. My desktop is heavily customized and the GPU was top of the line . . . 5 or 6 years ago. It does what I need it to do and does it well so I see no reason to drop a whole bunch of money into upgrading at this point. My work laptop is . . . well . . . work. The company provides it and they don't provide gaming laptops.Why is this important? If ultrawide is new to you, I'm going to save you a learning curve. I had hoped to just connect each of the two HDMI ports to the separate computers. Nope. I have no ability to unlock/change the aspect ratio for my display on either computer. That typically requires a high end graphics card with the appropriate software installed. Ubuntu and Windows don't do it natively. Because of that, connecting with a single connection does display on the entire monitor but the image is stretched with no real way to adjust it. My graphics adapters just don't support it.Fret not. There is an alternative. These ultrawide monitors have an advanced PiP feature that allows you to "trick" your computer into thinking there are two separate monitors. You need dual monitor support (most laptop docking stations have it and a lot of newer graphics adapters support it even when they're not top of the line). The monitor's settings interface leaves a bit to be desired but at least you get a remote and it does work once you get used to it. Not the worst thing in the world. The nice settings interfaces are on monitors that cost 2 or 3 times as much as this one and again, I'm not a gamer so I don't care about the latest and greatest. My wallet doesn't care either. Once I connected the two HDMI ports to the dual monitor adapters and set the PiP to HDMI 1 and HDMI 2, everything self configured nicely in both Windows 11 and Ubuntu Linux (if you happen to plug in the wrong order, both OS's support you shifting which one is the left vs. the right monitor so you can just line it up - it's easy).But herein lies the second issue. This monitor has 2 HDMI ports and 2 Display Ports. HDMI to DP does not work unless you are going from an HDMI monitor to a DP computer, so I can't use the Display Ports. That's why I have a dual monitor KVM switch. I'm able to connect both computers to the two HDMI ports on the monitor and just switch back and forth as necessary.As I said, I had a serious learning curve and I did end up needing a KVM switch that I wasn't expecting. Not a big deal. Once you get this thing set up, it should serve you well. Depending on the age and power of your graphics adapter and GPU, you may not be able to use it to its full capability. Not a big deal. It means it'll still be good if you end up needing to upgrade. I did get the protection plan just because I saw a few reviews that mentioned dead pixels or malfunctioning after a few months.So far, I've been really pleased with this monitor.

Great monitor - good resolution, easy on the eyes, and just that extra sideways space that's super helpful. Half price of similar others, was sceptical but happy I have it a shot (and the size is just right)NOTE: MAC: On MacBook Pro the HDMI connector doesn't support this high a resolution and looks weird when you first connect it. You have two options: a) can make HDMI support it but need to take it down from 60hz refresh rate to 30hz: need to install custom software that modifies the built in resolutions, or b) give up on HDMI and go to usbc (much more built in support.. so put the lower res monitor on hdmi)NOTE: VESA: my VESA mount didn't fit and had to be filed down - after that it was able to connect. And if you hook up vesa with regular screws the decorative piece doesn't fit anymore. went back to included stand and it's fine.

Game changer for home office! The screen (I got the 34”) is big enough for me to keep two “regular screens” open side by side. Having multiple windows with a seamless connection without boarders of traditional multi screen set up is sooooo much better for me and my adhd/ocd combo (lol). The height and ability to tilt has greatly reduced my neck and upper back pain and I actually started to prefer working remotely over going into my very well equipped office. I used to have an odyssey and the picture and adjustable setting are just as good - please note I do not use this for gaming as I’m a ps5 gal, but for the price this is one of the best options -in my opinion - for office/admin staff who require major multitasking.

Overall great monitor. I use it mostly for productivity so I can't comment on response time or color, but for having lots of windows open at the same time it's great!I've had one issue with it. Sometimes when I connect it to my Macbook Air (pretty much the only computer I use with it) through USB-C, it gets into the following loop:Laptop starts charging -> Laptop starts outputting to monitor -> Everything is fine for 3 seconds -> Monitor reboots -> Laptop stops charging -> Monitor powers back on -> Laptop starts charging -> ...And it just repeats that loop forever. I've found that some combination of switching to displayport (via displayport-usbc adapter) and plugging in the macbook charger before plugging the usb-c connection back in resets it. I've reached out to customer service about it, but they mostly just repeated back what I said to them and didn't have any useful info to add.

Update: customer service reached out and made this right. Top notch support. Very happy.I paid for the 5120x1440 version of this monitor, but I'm just figuring out that they shipped me the cheaper, 3840x1080 version. Tough to recommend a device that you got screwed on. I'm now past the return date so not much I can do unless Deco is willing to do the right thing and swap them out. I like the monitor but I don't have any USB or ethernet ports like it should have.

Had such high hopes for this 5k machine. It turns on but goes dark. First issue was the mounting screws on the back don't come out to mount on a versa holder. They just spin and spin. Now hooked it up and nothing comes on shows decagear logo then goes dark. The menu doesn't come on. I've tried every connection you can imagine. I've tried 2 kvm switches. I even ordered a hub in case that might workI've reached out to decagear a couple times. One they responded to the other they did not. I cannot recommend this monitor. Already looking at other options incase decagear doesn't fix the issue.I will commend amazon support they tried to help me today and put me in touch with decagear. We will see.