Iiyama G-MASTER GCB3480WQSU-B1 Red Eagle review: big name, big monitor

Iiyama goes wiiiiiiiiiiide with a curved HDR screen.

A black Iiyama G-MASTER GCB3480WQSU-B1 Red Eagle curved monitor on a white background
(Image: © Ian Evenden/Future)

Our Verdict

An enormous screen that can do the job of two, and which is as bright and colourful as you’d expect from a modern IPS monitor. While it’s ungainly and due to its curve doesn’t sit flat against a wall, it’s the ideal upgrade for your desk if your 28-inch screen is starting to feel a little small.

For

  • Large and bright
  • USB hub
  • Plenty of inputs

Against

  • No picture-in-picture
  • No USB-C

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If you’ve never used a curved ultrawide monitor, they’re basically like any other screen but require a little forward planning. This HDR IPS model from Iiyama, the Iiyama G-Master Red Eagle (also known by the less catch model name GCB3480WQSU-B1), isn’t even on the same scale as the 49-inchers from LG and the like, but it still requires you to think ahead about where you’re going to put it. At least there's only one foot, so owners of narrow desks won’t be worrying about how to get two screens to sit side by side, and the ability to use Windows’ or MacOS’s app-snapping features to tile your workspace across its gloriously wide real estate is a major selling point.

But is this winged eagle good enough to perch among the best gaming monitors around, and how will it adapt to creative demands? I got a unit in for testing over a number of weeks, and gave it all the tasks, from high-framerate gaming to colour-demanding photo-editing.

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Screen:34in 3440 x 1440 (21:9) IPS, 180Hz
Inputs:HDMI 2.0 x2, DisplayPort 1.4 x2, USB hub, headphones
HDR:Yes
Speakers:2x 3W
Height adjustment:130mm
Dimensions:808 x 515.5 x 256mm
Weight:7.6kg with stand
The Verdict
8

out of 10

Iiyama G-MASTER GCB3480WQSU-B1 Red Eagle

An enormous screen that can do the job of two, and which is as bright and colourful as you’d expect from a modern IPS monitor. While it’s ungainly and due to its curve doesn’t sit flat against a wall, it’s the ideal upgrade for your desk if your 28-inch screen is starting to feel a little small.

Ian Evenden

Ian Evenden has been a journalist for over 20 years, starting in the days of QuarkXpress 4 and Photoshop 5. He now mainly works in Creative Cloud and Google Docs, but can always find a use for a powerful laptop or two. When not sweating over page layout or photo editing, you can find him peering at the stars or growing vegetables.

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