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MSI Introduces the Optix MAG301CR2 Widescreen Monitor

MSI has introduced a new version of its Optix MAG301CR widescreen monitor. This new version is called the Optix MAG301CR2 Widescreen monitor, which features a curvature of 1500R, a WFHD resolution, and a refresh rate of up to 200 Hz. MSI has already created a product page for this new monitor, listing some of its features.

The Optix MAG301CR2 Ultra-wide screen gaming monitor features a price of 30″ and a maximum refresh rate of up to 200 Hz

MSI has announced the Optix MAG301CR2 Ultra-Widescreen gaming monitor offering a WFHD resolution, a curvature of 1500R, and a 1 ms response time. This monitor has a maximum refresh rate of up to 200 Hz and HDR support, allowing for smooth gameplay and fantastic visuals. These technical specifications allow for this gaming monitor a perfect choice for any gaming setup. This monitor’s panel size is 29.5″ with a maximum brightness of 300 nits and support for FreeSync Premium, and this technology allows for smooth and tear-free while gaming at a refresh rate of up to 200 Hz.

The Optix MAG301CR2 gaming monitor offers Wide Color Gamut, which has more coverage than standard gaming monitors; this Wide Color Gamut allows for a much more immersive gaming experience, gameplay colors looking much more refined and realistic. This monitor also features HDR support, which produces images with more details and appears similar to what is seen by the human eye when compared to traditional monitors.

This monitor using a VA panel to supply both the high refresh rate and a 1 ms response time, making it perfect for gamers who enjoy first-person shoots, racing sims, and sports games. This gaming monitor’s included stand allows for height adjustment, tilt, swivel, and pivot adjustments, and this monitor also features 75 mm x 75 mm mounting holes. For connectivity, this monitor features a single DisplayPort 1.2, two HDMI 2.0 ports, and a single Type-C port; alongside the video inputs, there are two USB Type-A ports.

MSI has yet to release information regarding when the Optix MAG301CR2 gaming monitor will be available for purchase or this widescreen monitor’s price. This monitor will most likely be priced similarly to the MSI Optix MAG301CR gaming monitor, which features a price of $349.99 on Amazon.

BenQ Unveils SW321C: A 32-Inch Pro Monitor with Wide Color Gamuts & USB-C

BenQ has introduced a new 32-inch professional-grade display designed for photographers and post-production specialists. Dubbed the SW321C, the monitor is for professionals who need wide color spaces like the Adobe RGB and the DCI-P3, as well as HDR transport support. And, like many other contemporary displays, BenQ’s new LCD is equipped with a USB Type-C input.

Under the hood, the BenQ AQColor SW321C uses a 10-bit 32-inch IPS panel featuring a 3840×2160 resolution, a 250 nits typical brightness, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, a 5 ms GtG response time, a 60 Hz refresh rate, and 178° viewing angles. The monitor uses a LED backlighting that is tailored to ensure brightness uniformity across the whole surface of the screen.

The LCD can display 1.07 billion colors and can reproduce 99% of the Adobe RGB, 95% of the DCI-P3, as well as 100% of the sRGB color gamuts, all of which are widely used by professional photographers as well as video editors and animation designers who do post-production work. Meanwhile, the monitor has a 16-bit 3D LUT (look-up table) and is calibrated to DeltaE ≤ 2 to ensure fine quality of colors and color gradients. The LCD can even display content in different color spaces at the same time side-by-side in PIP/PBP modes.

As for HDR support, things aren’t quite as stellar there. The monitor supports HDR10 as well as the relatively uncommon HLG transport format. However the monitor doesn’t have the kind of strong backlighting required for HDR, let alone a FALD setup necessary to deliver anything approaching pro-grade HDR. So the inclusion of HDR support seems to be largely for compatibility and checking HDR content, rather than doing actual content editing in HDR.

As far as connectivity is concerned, the display is comes with one DisplayPort 1.4 input, two HDMI 2.0 ports, and a USB Type-C input. The latter can deliver up to 60 W of power to the host, which is enough most laptops. All the connectors support HDCP 2.2 technology that is required for protected content. In addition, the BenQ SW321C monitor has a dual-port USB hub and an SD card reader that is certainly useful for photographers.

Since we are dealing with a professional display, it is naturally equipped with a stand that can adjust height, tilt and swivel as well as work in album mode. In addition, the SW321C comes with BenQ’s hockey puck controller to quickly adjust settings.

The BenQ AQColor SW321C monitor is currently listed by BenQ Japan, so expect it to hit the market shortly. Exact pricing is unknown, but this is a professional-grade display, so expect it to be priced accordingly.