Lysrin
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Can't conclusively tell you to pull the trigger. Buying monitors is hard! But I am very happy with the Gigabyte FV43U as I've said several times here. It also has the KVM but I haven't used it yet so can't give you a review on that. If the M34WQ fits your wants and your budget, and you don't find any big negatives in reviews, then it's likely a good option for you. I wouldn't worry about no curve, especially if you go IPS with good viewing angles. You won't miss what you don't have and some people find they don't like the curve for certain workflows anyway.Right now I'm leaning heavily into the Gigabyte M34WQ. It has a built in KVM which saves me from having to find a VRR comparable KVM, it can be controlled via Gigabytes software suite which eliminates having to mess with the OSD, and it works with G-Sync, although unofficially. It's also an IPS panel which I prefer. About the only downside I can find is there's no curve, which I'm not used to anyway.
Any reason why I shouldn't just pull the trigger on this?
Also, any recommendations for a good VESA mount that will support a 34" Ultrawide and two 22" monitors in portrait?
If I had to find potential negatives, and these are perhaps nitpicking, it only does HDR400. I am brand new to HDR, so not an expert, but if I understand correctly you might not see much of a benefit from HDR400. For example "In comparison to a regular non-HDR monitor, an HDR400-certified monitor only has a higher peak brightness and the ability to accept the HDR signal. So, the HDR picture won’t have improved colors or contrast, just a higher peak luminance, which in most cases results in just a washed-out image." (https://www.displayninja.com/what-is-hdr-for-monitors-and-is-it-worth-it/)
The other item is the HDMI ports are only 2.0, not 2.1. I paid no attention to that at all with my Gigabyte purchase because I run DisplayPort from my PC and don't run consoles on it. But that could be a consideration if you think you might need 2.1?
About the VESA mounts, I think for a fairly custom setup like that, and if you don't have to move the monitors around a lot once they are in place, I would suggest going with three cheaper single arm mounts. That will give a lot of flexibility. I have been using VIVO brand ones for years, used with my 34" and a second 21" monitor, and the two separate stands was ideal. I do not have the 43" on a mount