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Keep in mind my rating is FULLY based on MY preferences in what the monitor is used for.
**5 for now since it suits my needs, but rating is subject to change if new issues arise.**
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Background (maybe we have common needs!):
-Work: Programmer (most of the time of day)
-Hobby: Creative work (photoshop, video editing, 3D) / 4k gaming
I wanted a monitor that gave my work & hobby more screen real estate, sharper text, and better coloring. It is also a plus that gaming looks better and gives the chance of trying out 4k gaming.
-I also have the regular G7 which will be used as a reference for comparison.
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Hardware quality:
-The Neo is sturdy.
-The Neo runs significantly cooler than my regular G7. Don’t know if this is an actual change they implemented or if my G7 is just getting old.
-There is no core lighting(the blue flashing light) feature on the Neo which I appreciate in comparison to my G7.
-monitor stand is not so great.
The material used is identical to the regular G7’s, very sturdy; however…
The cable management is a joke on the Neo in comparison to the G7.
More importantly, the actual stand doesn’t feel like it can hold the monitor’s weight securely as it was very wobbly.
This didn’t really bother me nor hinder my rating because I was going to get a monitor arm for more accessible positioning, but if I wasn’t planning to get one, I would probably drop this 2 stars.
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Color quality:
Neo surpasses the regular G7 with more options for customization. Having used the G7 for the past 2 years, it is no slacker and has met my needs.
-Black levels go deeper on the Neo
-Contrast levels are superior on the Neo
-Coloring pops more on the Neo depending on personal color setting customization
-HDR is beautiful
This overall makes the color of graphics in games much more appealing to look at.
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Text quality:
-more real estate to work on the Neo
-noticeably sharper text on the Neo
When text size gets smaller, 1440p text gets blurry but this is only noticed (for me at least) after experiencing 4k and transitioning between the two. Both are still perfectly readable. It’s just one of those things that once experienced, there will always be a preference for one over the other and may get annoying for some to switch between if it’s a dual monitor setup.
It is important to note that if eyesight isn’t great where upscaling is a must in order to read text, there will definitely be a need to upscale text on a 4k monitor which lessens the initial goal of maximizing screen space for tasks.
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Known issue that I’ve and others I know w/ this monitor experienced experienced:
-Ghosting: the Neo at the max 165hz ghost a considerable amount, but runs smoothly at 120hz.
-Screen tearing: also fixed when toned down to 120hz
Known issues that only others I know w/ this monitor experienced:
-Backlight: only slightly
-Dead pixels
-Scanlines
For this monitor, I do not care about fps as much as it is primarily for the 4k benefit and I got my regular 240hz G7 to cover high fps games such as shooters. If this is a single monitor setup with games such as high-fps shooters in mind, consider this risk because a decrease in fps to 120hz can lead to another issue of motion blur.
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TL:DR
I gave 5 because it suits my needs for programming, creative work, and experience 4k gaming.
+1 sharp text
+1 4k gaming
+1 color quality
+1 contrast quality and deeper blacks
+1 screen real estate for productivity
If this were for high-fps games in mind:
-1 for ghosting
-1 for motion blur
The monitor arm I got was a Huanuo single arm, gas spring, which holds up to 26.4lb. Very sturdy and super easy to move around.
If I wasn’t getting a monitor arm:
-1 for quality of monitor stand
-1 for lack of cable management of the stand
If gaming and fps has nothing to do with your agenda and it’s solely for productivity, then the Neo is definitely not worth it.
Hope this review helped!
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EDIT1 - August 2023
Its been over 2 months and I've recently, for the past week, decided to give 165hz another chance.
This time:
- ghosting has stopped but...
- backlight flickering started
About ghosting:
- idk when or how it stopped, but it was usable the first week of running it at 165hz.
- may be just need to give it some time?
About flickering (for me):
- only occurs on the sides of the monitor (not the middle)
- only occurs when an application uses syncs is focused (e.g. a game); more noticeable in dark graphics.
- was somewhat noticeable, but some fixes made it practically unnoticeable unless I really try to see it.
- fixes to reduce flickering for me:
- play applications in full screen
- turn brightness up
- lower black equalizer
- set a cap on in game fps
- fix to stop flickering completely:
- turn off adaptive sync (not recommended because without it, I lag like crazy)
As for 120hz, still working as perfect as ever. Just wanted to see if anything changed and was pleasantly surprised 165hz is now perfectly usable aside from a tiny bit of flickering.
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EDIT2 - April 2024
Its been around 8 months since last edit and for the past month I switched back to running165hz out of curiosity and was pleasantly surprised.
-flickering has stopped at 165hz, it's been running as intended since since the switch a month ago under various settings
- again... I have no idea when/how the flickering stopped and am just assuming the hardware fixed itself after running more frequently. In memory, I do not recall tinkering with the settings or control panel any further after edit1 up to the switch.
Happy shopping!
| Standing screen display size | 32 Inches |
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| Screen Resolution | 3840x2160 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 Pixels |
