Corsair’s first gaming monitor is the expensive 32-inch Xeneon

When it comes to PC components and accessories, there isn’t much that Corsair itself doesn’t make. The company is adding gaming monitors to its list of offerings with today’s announcement of a 32-inch model called the Xeneon. It uses a 1440p quantum dot 16: 9 IPS aspect ratio panel that has 165Hz refresh rate to display fast content. Other notable specs include AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync compatibility for adaptive sync to eliminate screen tearing when frame rates fluctuate. It also has 100% SRGB color gamut coverage, and on the back there are a lot of ports, which I’ll expand on later.

Corsair is using its well-known market presence to take on not only other monitor makers, like LG, Samsung, BenQ, and Acer, but other big names in PC gaming as a whole – in particular, Razer, which has released its 27 -inch Raptor Monitor earlier this year. Corsair’s Xeneon builds on its iCue ecosystem, so you can change your monitor settings in the same app that can change the settings and lighting of your Corsair-branded mouse and keyboard. Perhaps the most important humble vanity is that the Xeneon’s mount is compatible with rigging systems, like the Flex Arms released by Corsair-owned Elgato. If you own an Elgato Stream Deck, you’ll be able to change many display settings on the fly with just one, including color temperature, response time, and inputs.

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Even if you don’t plan on using all of this integration, the Xeneon has many other great features. It supports Vesa DisplayHDR400, reaching 440 nits of brightness for HDR content. And speaking of Vesa, it has a standard Vesa mount, so you can stick it to any monitor arm of your choice if you want. The Xeneon supports a range of motion, including tilt, swivel, and height adjustments.

In terms of video inputs, it has two HDMI 2.0 ports, one DisplayPort and one USB-C port (this port also supports 15W PD charging). HDMI 2.0 ports support QHD resolution up to 144Hz, while DisplayPort input and USB-C support up to 165Hz refresh rate in QHD, according to Corsair documentation. If you want to connect devices to the Xeneon to transfer data through the aforementioned USB-C video input, as well as two USB-A ports, you will need to plug its dedicated USB-C upstream port into your PC.

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The good thing about most of the things Corsair makes is that there is usually a wide range of options at multiple price points. With the Xeneon, its first and currently only gaming monitor costs $ 799.99. I have not tried this model, so I cannot judge if it is worth it. But it’s worth noting that this cost has a pretty good warranty built in – both a three-year hardware warranty and a “zero dead pixel” warranty, which will allow you to swap it out if your Xeneon has one or more bright pixels or six or more dark subpixels. Both are more than zero, but to my knowledge most monitor manufacturers require more than one dead pixel to justify getting you a new panel at no cost.

As good as this guarantee may sound, $ 800 is way more than what I would spend on a QHD gaming monitor or even two handsets (my Acer XV272U cost $ 300), however, for people who already have a lot of Corsair gear. and Elgato, this just might be the monitor you’ve been waiting for.