HeisenbergFX4
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Though have been loving my OLED displays really look forward to getting this in the house and seeing how it looks.
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BenQ announces 32" 4k 144hz 1152 zone mini LED monitor with DP 2.1
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MadchesterManc
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1152 zones sounds decent enough for 32"
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Same as I am still super impressed with the Samsung 32" 4k VA mini LED every time I use it, can't wait to compare them
HeisenbergFX4
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Having never heard the BenQ speakers I can't comment but the speakers on the new LG 32" 4k 240hz OLED are good enough
They are quite clear but lack bass which is to be expected in monitor speakers.
Sorcerer
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That's sounds alright, (to me) I always prefer clarity to bass anyways. (Small room, too much bass can be overpowering). Plus I like to listen to Podcasts while gaming. (Two birds one stone). Bass doesn't matter much there.
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nemiroff
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Depends of course on the content. A starry sky f.ex. would quickly buckle the dimming zones. 8 million pixels vs 1152 zones is not exactly a fair match...
Anyway, what's the difference between this BenQ and the ASUS PG32UQX. The price? And DP 2.1 I guess..
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Bry0
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Interesting, specs are suspiciously similar to the innocn m32v that I have. At off angles there can be some significant blooming but overall doesn’t bother me much. I’m very happy with it, and I bought it to replace a lg cx 48 that I moved to the living room. In Diablo 4 the desert areas are eye searing with HDR brightness.
TVexperto
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i just cant decide between 27 and 32 inch
alucard0712_rus
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Oh no. Viewing angles just awful even on latest VA's. You can have different contrast just by looking at the edges. Sold my new TCL because of that.
HeisenbergFX4
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The 27" panels look great and are much easier to drive being 1440p vs the 4k of 32" panels
KuraiShidosha
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Real Gsync module based VRR vs shitty Freesync software implementation. Unless I'm missing something and this actually does have the module which I doubt. To me it's not worth getting another monitor without the module. It makes that big of a difference.
Schmendrick
Member
yes
Hudo
Member
They are actually pretty solid, imho (for what they are). Easily can hold their own against cheap soundbars.
And build quality of the displays are solid as well. BenQ is not bad at all, imho. They usually use LG panels (not sure who the supplier for this monitor's panel is, tho)
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Minsc
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Is 1,152 zones really that close to 8.5 million zones?
Couldn't pay a premium to forgo the option of 240-480hz either.
Does it have USB-C display input? That's a nice feature to have too.
Shame about the IPS, sounds like VA would have been a better choice for colors/viewing angles?
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rm082e
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I've heard that a few times, but I can't relate. 1800R 32" at 18" is gaming nirvana for me personally. The only thing that can be improved is taking it up to 38" ultrawide and OLED.
I imagine a lot of that "feel" depends on your eyesight, which is highly individualized.
Tomi
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Not, but enough to hide blooming around bright objects
Saw it in person, and trust me brightness pop is better than 8,5 million zones
Minsc
Gold Member
Yeah, I believe you about the brightness, says 1000 nit vs the 32" OLEDs that are gonna be 400-500 nit.
But shame also to see no Dolby Vision, so you can't get full use out of it as a media screen. Looks like it does support USB-C video in though, which is nice.
So
-Dolby Vision
-IPS
-Only 144hz (vs 240+)
+/- mini LED is a temporary tech, will eventually be obsolete by whatever everyone is clamoring about replacing it next, I forget.
cinnamonandgravy
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nah ~1000 zones will suck for dark scenes.
thats about 34x34.
open a spreadsheet and set it to 34x34 and thats about how big your big ass your zones will be.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
What will likely suck more is using an IPS panel as the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 does fairly well in dark scenes with its 1196 zones in a 32" panel
Bry0
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You’ll notice it on cursors or around windows on dark mode, but in games or most content where it’s not specifically a worst case scenario it’s not bad, certainly beats typical backlit IPS glow. My current monitor is also IPS with the same number of zones. Firmly acceptable but not as good as the MacBook pros.
Ashamam
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A few thoughts as a Mac user.
Swings and roundabouts, MBP has a fantastic display, I mean the display has 10k zones... But they clearly paid a huge price in responsiveness. Also pairing a 4K display with MacOS isn't necessarily great, at least at 27" where you will probably want display scaling (in which case MacOS basically treats it as a 5K display and then scales down from that I believe). 32" though is a sweet spot for native 4K scaling and can be run without having to switch resolutions every time you fire up a game.
The way I see it this is one of the few monitors that pairs well with a MBP, in that it should sit beside a MBP display without looking washed out and also provide a good solution for the inner mac gamer who even with GPTK etc still will likely be better served with a PS5 or Series X (or both in my case) companion gaming machine. Also aesthetically I think it will sit well with a Mac. It just looks like a high end product, not the usual garish 'gamer' monitor design.
The only issue, looks like its RRP $2.2K here in Australia for the 32" version.
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HeisenbergFX4
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Bry0
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$1,200!? Makes no sense in the current market.
HeisenbergFX4
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100% agree especially with its lackluster performance and feature set
I was looking forward to testing this monitor but I see from that video its not even as good as my Samsung Odessey 32" 4k monitor thats literally half the price
Insane Metal
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144Hz is way too low come on now
edit: damn the color error is ridiculous. Edit 2: can be fixed ok.
edit: damn the color error is ridiculous. Edit 2: can be fixed ok.
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