AOC AG353UCG 35” Curved Ultrawide 200Hz G-Sync Gaming Monitor Review

A Closer Look

The monitor looks pretty much as you would expect really. It’s a very clean and simple design that keeps the focus on the panel really, and that’s what you want.

There’s an extremely slim bezel on the left, right and top edges, and which the bottom bezel is a bit bigger, it’s still pretty small overall. It gives the screen a feeling of being even bigger than it is, and it’s already pretty huge.

It features an incredibly subtle 1800R curve, which isn’t much, but it’s by far the best option in my opinion. At 35″ 21:9 aspect, a flat monitor can be a bit of a neck breaker, and just bringing in those edges a little really helps with the peripheral vision while both working and gaming.

There’s a small nub sticking out the back on both the left and right side.

Simply pull at them and you’ll find they’re actually handy headphone stands! They’re metal too, so unlikely to snap should you throw a big set of cans on there.

The stand is massive, and it needs to be to provide a stable base to that enormous panel

It’s a heavy stand made from thick steel and it has this gorgeous red finish that really makes it pop.

Despite the heavy weight design of the monitor, it can be turned left to right on the stand with the push of a single finger, it glides really smoothly.

The same goes for the height adjustment, as the mechanism is very well balanced and adjusts smoothly.

The tilt mechanism is a little firmer, but that’s likely to stop if dropping forwards. There’s a good range of movement though, especially given the size of this thing.

Around the back, there’s a big ring of ambient effect lighting in the middle. Plus, I think the overall design looks pretty cool from the back, it’s very clean and stylish.

There’s a simple AGON logo at the top and matching red highlights on the stand too.

That handle is inviting, but lifting the monitor with one hand is no easy task. It does help a LOT though, but you’ll still need one hand under the stand to keep it steady.

Then you have this nifty little number. It’s a profile control switch and basically a hard-wired control panel for the monitor. I really like this, it’s very easy to work with compared to on-screen buttons. However, there is an d-pad control under the monitor too.