AOC Agon AG493UCX
It’s big, but is it beautiful?
CAN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH of a good thing? That certainly seemed like a pertinent question when the AOC Agon AG493UCX arrived at Maximum PC HQ strapped to a large, wooden pallet. The box was absolutely huge. And this 49-inch monster gaming monitor is barely any smaller once extracted.
It’s not the first monitor based on a huge 32:9 aspect LCD panel, of course, but such is the sheer scale of the thing and so crazily wide the proportions, it’s still an almost shocking sight sitting on a desk. And a very large desk it will need to be, too.
As a gaming-focussed model, the AG493UCX runs a high refresh rate. That said, the 5120x1440 native resolution does limit options in that regard. 120Hz is your lot, as opposed to the 144Hz that’s typically the entry level for high-refreshrate gaming on smaller, lower resolution panels, never mind the 240Hz or 360Hz of really serious esports-oriented screens.