Obviously people would be more upset if the firmware update didn't work or it caused problems. But it's kind of a jerk move to come here and say something along the lines of "calm down guys" when some of us, like myself, have been dealing with this problem for over 5 months. It isn’t specific to just one of the models (X35 or PG35VQ) or something that will just affect some unit.
In addition, Dark Boost technology allows fine details to be seen in dimly lit environments. First you need to measure from the lens, 2-3ft away with the difusor on, set the offset to 0, and dont touch them, if they need adjustment its to correct your gamma curve out of black, and they go together, like -1 -1 -1 or the other way, du the X35 have the multipoint gama calibration in … But if you want an ultrawide that has native 10-bit and are willing to spend closer to $2,000, then I would wait for the Acer X35 if you do not mind a VA panel. That display was expected last year so it should be launching any day, but I have been expecting that since October. Acer Predator X35 monitors with serial numbers where the 11th-13th characters are <950 can apply the attached firmware update to resolve this issue. The premium VA panel enables wide viewing angles up to 178-degrees horizontally and vertically.
A 35" 3440 x 1440 G-SYNC Ultimate monitor with 200Hz refresh rate, 512-dimming zones and VESA DisplayHDR 1000. A review of the Acer X35. Acer BlueLightShield technology lets customers reduce blue light emissions by selecting from four different filter settings via the OSD menu. The Acer Predator X35 may occasionally flicker or show vertical lines while displaying graphics from certain games. The issue is caused by LCD panel sensitivity to certain color patterns. I’m continuing to probe Acer about this as much as I can, but ultimately it comes down to Nvidia to sort this out. When they will do this (and perhaps if), I’m not sure.