AOC is set to release its AG322QCX, a WQHD VA panel based monitor that has a 144Hz refresh rate from their AGON lineup of monitors. The new monitor comes with a 2560 x 1440 display resolution and sports a 1800R curve.

A 4ms Optronics 31.5” MVA (Multi-Domain Vertical Alignment) panel is used. The panel is Adaptive-Sync ready and thus AMD FreeSync  compatible and has a variable refresh rate range specified as 48 – 146Hz. LFC (Low Framerate Compensation) should also be supported.  True 8-bit colour is supported without dithering and a static contrast ratio of 2000:1 is specified alongside 178°/178° viewing angles.

• Size 31.5"
• Resolution 2560x1440@144Hz
• Inputs D-Sub , HDMI , Displayport (2x IN) , USB fast charge
• Response time 4 ms
• Features Plug and Play

The monitor has a VESA mount at 100x100mm and includes  2 HDMI 2.0 ports, 2 DP 1.2a ports (Adaptive-Sync compatible), VGA, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 3.5mm headphone jack and 3.5mm microphone jack. Stereo speakers offers basic sound output. The monitor is currently due for release in May 2017, with an MSRP of £519 / 599 Euro including VAT. A release in other regions such as the US is likely around a similar time. We will review this model shortly.

AOC releases AG322QCX WQHD 144Hz VA Monitor