![]() We do get three HDMI ports, however they are only HDMI 2.0, meaning they are capped to 60Hz using a 4K RGB output. The bad news comes in the form of the HDMI ports. The PG32UQX can do 8-bit+FRC at 4K 144Hz or native 10-bit at up to 4K 120Hz. This was a big issue with the first wave of 4K 144Hz monitors but has since been resolved. #Displaycal settings for 4k hdr gaming fullThe good is the DisplayPort connection supports Display Stream Compression (or DSC), meaning we get full 4K 144Hz RGB support without chroma subsampling. ![]() Speaking of display inputs, there's good and bad news. In addition to the top USB port, there's two more USB ports alongside the inputs. But the reasoning is that combined with the mounting hole, game streamers can neatly mount a camera on the top of the display. On the top of the monitor, Asus also includes a USB port, which is a little odd to see at first. It's one of those neat little gimmicky features that companies like to add to high-end products. #Displaycal settings for 4k hdr gaming PcThe LiveDash OLED screen in the center of the front bezel, consists of a 2-inch display that can be customized to show PC information such as temperatures and clock speeds, or images including animated GIFs. There are a couple of unique inclusions as well. I would have liked a larger range of height adjustability as I feel the maximum height is a little short for such a large display, and it's also missing any ability to use the display in a portrait orientation, although both of these things are solvable through a VESA mount which is supported. The benefit to being a bit chunky is a very solid stand with little wobble and a decent range of ergonomics, including height, tilt and swivel support. This is not a subtle design and overall the monitor's housing is quite large. There's a large ROG logo that's illuminated with RGB LED lighting, along with some patterns and different textures. The rear continues to use what I would describe as Asus aggressive "gamer" design, which I've mentioned before that I'm not a huge fan of, though this is of course a matter of personal preference. The build quality for the legs is nice, entirely metal, though the rest of the display is mostly plastic for the outer surfaces. It's using the old style ROG stand that's elevated in the middle and includes their light projection feature, along with copper highlights. The design Asus is using here is basically a rehash of prior ROG Swift designs, slightly modified to accompany the 32-inch 4K panel and mini-LED backlight. But when you're forking out $3,000 for a high-end display, we do expect the best of the best, so that's the benchmark we are setting here. We don't expect affordable displays to have the best performance, it's all about bang for buck in those categories. Usually when it comes to reviewing a monitor, there's inevitably going to be some balance in the performance and price discussion. And as the feature list is so comprehensive and high-end, so is the price tag: it has an MSRP of $3,000, although in Australia it's not as bad at $3,600 AUD, which is about $2,500 after adjusting for taxes. Buyers should be hoping that a display like this will last multiple generations of PC hardware. On paper, there's no feature left out: large screen, high resolution, high refresh rate, top end HDR specs. And it uses an IPS panel with a nice flat screen. It's DisplayHDR 1400 certified, meaning peak brightness up to a whopping 1400 nits in the HDR mode, and features 1152 backlighting zones. It uses a Quantum Dot enhanced LCD panel with 98% DCI-P3 gamut coverage. It's a G-Sync Ultimate display that uses Nvidia's G-Sync processor, bringing with it features like variable overdrive, although as it's the latest generation of module it also works perfectly with AMD GPUs even with adaptive sync enabled. ![]() This is one of those displays that is a true flagship, with Asus going all out in basically every area they could. The PG32UQX is one of the first ever 32-inch 4K 144Hz monitors - bringing decent gaming specs to a larger screen size - and is one of the very few gaming monitors on the market with a mini-LED full array local dimming backlight, giving it proper HDR credentials. I guess I can wait for these to come down in price once there is competition in the market place.The Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX is a latest generation, true HDR monitor that we've been waiting a long time to finally test and review. I had the patience to wait for the formerly very expensive Dell AW3418DW 3440 x 1440 IPS 120Hz G-Sync monitors to drop in price and bought two fo them for only $900/each through Best Buy (with 3-year warranties). Acer plans to sell their 27-inch 4K HDR 120Hz panel for no less than $2000 :( I'm usually an early adopter of tech, but that price tag is just to steep for me. It that so much to ask? What do yo guys think? ![]() 20990505 said:I'd be happy to pay $1000 for the same thing with Gsync instead, 120Hz refresh rate and if it was properly calibrated from factory. ![]()
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