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00:00:00 – 00:13:28
Jimmy Joe reviews the Monoprice Dark Matter QHD ultra-wide monitor and various Monoprice peripherals, drawing upon past positive experiences with the company's products. He highlights the monitor’s premium features, such as a 34-inch screen, 144Hz refresh rate, FreeSync support, and HDR 400, all for a competitive price of $500. Despite initial delivery issues, he praises the monitor's performance for gaming, noting its excellent image quality and contrast ratio, but emphasizes the need for a high-end graphics card to leverage its full potential. However, he expresses disappointment with the accompanying peripherals, including the Aether optical gaming mouse, mechanical keyboard, and Supernova USB gaming headset, citing issues with quality and performance. He suggests consumers might find better or cheaper alternatives on platforms like Amazon. Throughout the video, Jimmy Joe acknowledges Be Quiet as the sponsor and provides an overview of their Pure Loop liquid coolers, underlining his recommendation of the monitor while suggesting caution with the peripherals.
00:00:00
In this part of the video, Jimmy Joe discusses his past experiences with Monoprice and their affordable, high-quality cables, emphasizing their value before the widespread availability of such products on platforms like Amazon. Transitioning to the present, he introduces the Monoprice Dark Matter QHD ultra-wide monitor, highlighting its significant specifications: a 34-inch screen, 144Hz refresh rate, FreeSync support, HDR 400, and a reasonable price point of $500, noting that it offers premium features typical of more expensive monitors. He also briefly mentions the video sponsor, Be Quiet, and provides an overview of their Pure Loop all-in-one liquid coolers.
00:03:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses a 34-inch gaming monitor, highlighting its quality and features. They note that the monitor is surprisingly good, despite encountering delivery issues with the first unit, which arrived damaged. The monitor, supported by a robust metal stand, offers a solid gaming experience with almost no dead pixels or screen door effects. The menu navigation is basic but manageable, though the buttons can be tricky to use. The speaker shares their positive experience playing various online games, praising the monitor’s image quality, contrast ratio, and response time. However, they mention that to utilize the monitor’s full resolution effectively, substantial hardware is required, as their current setup only achieves 30-45 FPS.
00:06:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the performance and value of an ultra-wide monitor and various peripherals. They emphasize that a high-end graphics card is necessary to maximize the monitor’s potential, suggesting that even a 3070 card might be insufficient. The monitor, priced at $499, is considered a good buy within its price range, offering specs that are hard to find elsewhere. However, the speaker is not impressed with the peripherals, such as the Monoprice Aether optical gaming mouse, priced at $32.99, citing quality and performance issues. Similarly, the mechanical keyboard discussed is described as unremarkable and overpriced at $70, advising viewers to consider other options available on Amazon for a better deal or name-brand products.
00:09:00
In this part of the video, the presenter discusses several peripherals and their features. They highlight a large mouse pad sent by Monoprice, mentioning it has picked up dust and thermal paste. The main focus is the Supernova USB gaming headset, which features RGB lighting that can be customized. The presenter criticizes the headset’s microphone quality, the cumbersome controller, and the limited functionality of its 7.1 surround sound and EQ settings. Priced at $59.99, the headset is deemed comfortable but underwhelming in performance. The presenter then shifts to praising a $499 gigantic monitor with good side resolution and split screen functionality, although they encountered some usability issues with resolutions when using two PCs. The monitor includes two HDMI ports and two display ports.
00:12:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the various inputs of a device and mentions an included projector light that displays the company’s logo using a micro USB connection. The speaker advises that a powerful GPU is necessary to run the device effectively for newer games but notes that older games like CS: GO should not pose significant issues. While they appreciate the product sent by Monoprice, the speaker suggests looking for peripherals on Amazon, stating there are comparable or better options available often at a lower price. Despite this, they give positive feedback specifically for the 34-inch ultrawide gaming monitor from Monoprice, highlighting its 144Hz capability, and thank their sponsor, Be Quiet.