Donations are also greatly appreciated. The monitor again put in a decent performance. The luminance uniformity was variable but quite reasonable overall. Low input lag and well-optimised pixel overdrive allowed the monitor to put in a convincing 60Hz performance A sensitive camera and a small tool called SMTT 2.0 was used to measure input lag for the PD3200U. The monitor delivers excellent picture quality without a fuss, and you will be amazed by the visual experience provided. There was certainly noticeable ‘AHVA glow’, but as with the older model this was somewhat subdued compared to what you might expect from an IPS-type model of this size. This is the case regardless of the input used (HDMI, DP or MiniDP). Responsiveness The monitor has a refined quality of saturation and sharpness levels which creates an elegant and vivid standard of display. Particularly near the bottom corners of the screen. This is more pronounced than the drop we measured on the, Whilst observing a black screen in a dark room, using our test settings, we could see. This year, BenQ has released two new designer monitors, the PD3220U and PD2720U which are the successors to the PD3200U and … The red block appeared rich red throughout without obvious pink hues creeping in.
We also observed some higher frame rate movie content (60fps), which as you’d expect highlighted exactly the same sort of behaviour that our game testing did. We won’t be repeating too much of that here, so would advise reading these articles if you aren’t familiar with the resolution or the sort of experience it can provide. The design is functional and understated, but might not be to everyone’s taste. It has a 34-inch, ultra-wide curved screen and offers more video ports than the PD3200U, including a DisplayPort output for daisy-chaining multiple displays. Excellent factory calibration, strong sRGB coverage and good flexibility in the OSD, with a range of useful ‘Gamma’ modes delivering what’s promised To create our BenQ PD3220U review we tested its various features and looked at its performance – read on to find out what we thought of this 32” monitor: Basic Specifications. The luminance of each quadrant was measured and compared to the brightest quadrant measured. Particularly with the details cranked up (which brought out GTX 1070 to its knees, unfortunately), these titles looked quite stunning in many respects and certainly benefited from the high resolution and pixel density on offer here. Here, darker greys represent lower luminance and hence greater deviation from the brightest recorded point than lighter greys. It’s striking how normal the BenQ PD3200U looks when you first get it out of the box. The red block appeared rich red throughout without obvious pink hues creeping in. The softening was more noticeable than on this model’s predecessor, unfortunately, although would potentially be a lot less noticeable if you’re sitting some distance from the screen. The menus are clear and easy to navigate, and the touch buttons are quick and responsive. For users who find the 3840 x 2160 resolution too demanding or are simply using a system that doesn’t support it (an older PC, games console or Blu-ray player for example), it might be necessary to run the monitor at a lower resolution such as 1920 x 1080 (Full HD). We also observed the monitor on Dirt Rally, where the contrast performance was again decent overall. Under our ‘Test Settings’ we recorded 959:1, which is quite pleasing. The following video shows the results of the Lagom text test, a mixed desktop background and a dark desktop background from a variety of different viewing angles. Here, a DeltaE <3 represents deviation that most users would not readily notice by eye, whereas a DeltaE >3 represents significant deviation that would be more readily noticed.
It also allowed the monitor to showcase an excellent range of pastel shades alongside good distinct ‘neon’ and deep shades. The size and resolution worked really nicely for both work and play, giving a nice useful work area without necessitating scaling and good detail and clarity for games and image content. Even the LG 27UD88-W beat out our BenQ PD3200U, hitting 77 percent of the AdobeRGB space, to the BenQ’s 75 percent. Any settings not mentioned below were left at default. There is no obvious overshoot (inverse ghosting), which is a definite positive, unlike for the ‘Premium’ setting which introduces bright and very obvious inverse ghosting due to overdone pixel overdrive. The monitor also put in a good contrast performance, much in line with its predecessor. Therefore the entire budget of building a good system used to be huge.
We saw the BenQ PD3200U’s pre-calibration score of 1.23 go down to .93, pushing it just over the edge into pitch-perfect territory. The following observations were made.
Finally, we assessed the contrast performance of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Looking at contrast and color gamut, you can see this monitor scores well, but doesn’t quite compete with the top contenders in this arena. Lagom contrast tests Performance on the white saturation test was also strong.
As usual with monitors, there’s a lot more to the story than just what is specified or listed on a manufacturer’s website. The HP Dreamcolor, for instance, came in at 520:1, and the LG 27UD88-W came in at 620:1. We’re able to comfortably view text and interact with programs without relying on any scaling whatsoever. Pressing any button brings up a quick menu and a second click engages the full OSD.
The monitor was set to its various ‘AMA’ (Advanced Motion Acceleration) pixel overdrive settings, with all rows of the test shown to demonstrate a range of different pixel transitions. This value is influenced both by the signal delay (element you ‘feel’) and pixel responsiveness (element you ‘see’). Pixel responsiveness also influences this, to a lesser degree on most modern monitors. For users who wish to further enhance colour accuracy, full calibration using a colorimeter or similar device will be able to compensate effectively for the slight gamut extension. There was certainly noticeable ‘AHVA glow’, but as with the older model this was somewhat subdued compared to what you might expect from an IPS-type model of this size. Test Settings The level of detail in dark areas was respectable on the whole, with even relatively subtle details such as car tyre tread patterns visible. This gives a luminance adjustment range of 245 cd/m² with plenty of usable values to choose from for a range of lighting conditions and preferences. We were pleased to see that the ‘Gamma’ settings in the OSD had been changed from arbitrary numbers (1-5) to actual gamma values, and that tracking to the promised values was pleasing. Note that we will not be including a section on overclocking, as the monitor simply loses signal when set much above 60Hz at its native resolution. Alternatively, static interlace patterns can be seen with some shades appearing as faint horizontal bands of a slightly lighter and slightly darker version of the intended shade.