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Depending on where your light source is, and how strong is your light source, you may see the light diffuse on screen and form a diffused white haze effect. The display is matte and there's anti-glare. Those who use Macbooks may be interested in the M-book colour profile that has been designed/programmed to match the colours of this monitor to your Macbook's display. While it's not 99% sRGB, 94% is still quite respectable. I use AdobeRGB and I've done my own calibration with a Spyder5Pro and got a readout of 94% sRGB, 78% Adobe RGB, 74% NTSC. There are several colour profiles you can choose. The BenQ PD3220U uses an IPS panel that can display 10-bit colours through 8-bit + FRC. The options are not even there.Ĭolours of this monitor look good out of the box look good as the monitor has already been colour calibrated at the factory with a calibration report included. Contrast, gamma and colour temperature can't be adjusted. There's PiP, PbP and you can even connect up to four video input source show them all at the same time.įor some reason, the only display attribute you can change is the brightness. This monitor has a lot of features hidden in the OSD menu. The toggle stick makes it really easy to navigate the menu. Just behind the bottom right of the monitor are the power and OSD buttons. You can however connect your earphones to the 3.5mm audio jack, and use the rotating dial to control the volume. This monitor actually has built-in speakers but the audio quality is lousy, like walkie talkie standard. The rotating dial is also customisable and I've set it to adjust volume. For example, I can press a button to get video signal from Thunderbolt 3, another button for DisplayPort, another for HDMI. I've configured mine to have each button switch to a different input source. The buttons can be customised to functionality you use often. The hotkey puck is a wired remote for quick access to certain display functionality. The base is rounded off at the corners and has a nice textured matte surface. The base is massive and I like it that way because I can put a lot of stuff on it. Note the anti-glare on the screen which can appear reflective from certain angles. The USB type C port is just normal USB 3.1 which means it cannot receive visual signal. On the right side of the monitor are two USB 3.1 ports and a 3.5mm audio jack. You can also use Thunderbolt 3 to daisy chain another monitor.
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If you connect a tablet or phone, it may even show the fast charge icon. There's 85W power delivery for one of the Thunderbolt 3 ports so you can charge your devices real quick. If you're using a Macbook or laptop with Thunderbolt 3, once connected, you can output visual signal to the monitor, and even use it as a Thunderbolt 3 hub. Having Thunderbolt 3 has several advantages. There's the usual USB 3.1, full-size HDMI and DisplayPort ports, and also Thunderbolt 3. These are the ports available at the bottom. The snap-on flap can be difficult to detach once it's snapped into place. I prefer leaving the back open to have easy access to all the ports. There's a snap-on flap included to cover the back to hide the cables. The cylindrical stand looks nice, has solid build quality, and comes with a hook for cable management. It's kinda thick, just like most IPS monitors, but it can be pushed to be quite close to the wall. This is a beautiful monitor with thin bezels.
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More specifically, because this is a 100% sRGB monitor, it's really targeted at creatives who output their work online.
HDR PROJECTS 3 REVIEW SERIES
The BenQ PD3220U is part of the DesignVue series of monitors that are targeted at designers.
HDR PROJECTS 3 REVIEW PRO
In my case, I'm using a Mac Pro (2013) with FirePro D300 and while it can support 4K, the animation, eg, when minimising windows, scrubbing timeline in Final Cut Pro, is not as smooth compared the running a 2560 x 1440 monitor. NOTE: While most graphic cards nowadays can support 4K, how smooth the performance/animation will be will depend on how good your graphics card is.
HDR PROJECTS 3 REVIEW UPDATE
The BenQ PD3200U 4K IPS monitor is the update to the PD3200U 4K monitor that was released a few years ago. My review is from perspective of a visual content creator, someone who does graphic design and edits photos and videos daily. This monitor was provided by BenQ for this review.