cheapest 3440 Display in th UK from a respectable dealer is almost 600£.
True and most likely even more with g-sync. I said that you can get 16:9 IPS 1440p monitor for the price of XR3501. I'd take that 16:9 option, but that's just me of course.
I don't have issues with the resolution and am able to max at games with over 100 Fps. I rather have that IMO.
With a decent system 100FPS@1440 is no brainer in most solutions. I get 100FPS most of the time in rF2 settings pretty much maxed out. Depending on the track and car used, it may drop to around 70FPS or so with 25-40 AI cars on start. FPS fluctuation is not much an issue with g-sync, and that's why I think it is worth every penny.
That went into my final decision to get this great monitor. "they all have negatives"
I didn't say that XR3501 is bad. "They all have negatives" is little bit wrong, because different panel technologies have been developed with different features in mind: TN is cheap and extremely fast sacrificing viewing angles and IQ, MVAs have terrific black levels and contrast sacrificing pixel transition speed, IPS is more like an allrounder with close the TN speed, good colour reproduction and decent contrast and so on. There is no technology (at least currently) that can be absolutely best in all aspects. However, I wanted to make the point about MVA panel slow black to white transitions clear, because it is an inherent "feature" of the MVA and people may not necessarily be aware of it.
As I said, anything I mentioned isn't necessarily a dealbreaker depending on the preferences, but more than that one of my main messages was that if you are going to throw several hundred of pounds or equivalent (or even more) on a monitor, which you are most likely going to use several years, it is really good to try to see the monitor live before the purchase and also consider the future use (like resolution and curved screens problems in some productivity use). Back in the day when I was choosing my ultrawide, my main contenders were Asus P34Q and Acer X34, but also wanted checked out Z35, because it was still couple of hundred euros cheaper than those IPS-panel 1440p displays. Options were few, because I wanted g-sync in my ultrawide. All three were still pretty common and could be easily found on a display stands on a couple of electronics stores. In the end there wasn't much difference between X34 and P34Q and I took the Acer which was a bit cheaper (both use same panel, but there is always some lottery how good you get in yours). Purchase is easy and safe when you've seen them how they perform. If some friend owns one of the desired monitors, it is even better, because it usually gives a possibility to test some favourite games with a monitor.
You asked opinions about about XR3501 and I tried to give some food for thought and general things to consider before making monitor purchase.
Edit: I just noticed that you've already made the plunge and thread was actually started a while a go, so I'm just happy you are happy with your purchase
