Xiaomi G34WQi 2026 curved gaming monitor 34" WQHD VA 180 Hz 1 ms

A 21:9 aspect ratio means the screen is roughly a third wider than a standard 16:9 monitor. In racing, flight and role-playing games you see more of your surroundings, and the curved surface keeps the edges of the screen closer to your eyes, so the picture fills your view more evenly and you turn your head less. Widescreen films also fill the screen better, without large black bars.

A refresh rate of up to 180 Hz is three times that of a standard 60 Hz monitor: camera turns and fast motion are fluid and you see an opponent's moves sooner. The 1 ms response time reduces blur on moving objects. At 3440 × 1440 the graphics card has less work to do than at 4K, so high frame rates are easier to reach.

A VA panel blocks light better than a typical IPS panel, so blacks are deeper and night-time game scenes and dark films have more contrast. Brightness of 400 cd/m² keeps the picture clear in daylight, and viewing angles are 178° in both directions. The LED backlight provides even brightness across the whole wide screen.

With two HDMI ports and two DisplayPorts you can connect, for example, a gaming PC, a work computer and a console at the same time and switch inputs from the menu. Headphones or speakers plug into the audio output, since the monitor has no built-in speakers. Power comes through an external adapter via a DC input. This model has no USB-C port.

The screen can be raised and lowered, tilted and swivelled so that the centre of the curve sits right in front of your eyes. If you want more room on the desk, the VESA 100 × 100 interface lets you put the monitor on an arm. It weighs 6.90 kg and the black body suits a typical gaming setup. With a wide screen it is worth leaving enough desk depth so the whole picture stays comfortably in view.

Racing and flight sim players for whom a wide field of view matters; fans of role-playing and strategy games who want to see more of the map; gamers who want high frame rates without the graphics card demands of 4K; and people who use the same screen for work, since two windows fit side by side on the 21:9 surface.