When you first turn the monitor on it makes a fairly loud motorised noise for a few seconds, although the colorimeter remains in position until called upon by the calibration software to perform calibration. The top of the screen features an integrated motorised colorimeter, explored shortly in the calibration section. The ‘standard stand’ is detached and a small foot screwed into the bottom of the screen, one at each side. For those who wish to have a lower-profile look, have to squeeze the monitor into a smaller space or improve portability an alternative ‘mini stand’ configuration can be used. The stand has a matte (or brushed-look) plastic finish but is internally weighted with metal for a very solid and weighty feel. The bottom bezel is moderately thick (35mm or 1.38 inches) with a brushed metal texture, which is also used for the base of the stand. The screen has a professional design, with dark matte plastics the material of choice for the screen itself. Some of the key ‘talking points’ for this monitor have been highlighted in blue below, for your reading convenience. A 0.1ms grey to grey response time is specified – and though we often say to pay little attention to such figures, OLED technology is known for very strong pixel responsiveness. This is complemented by a 60Hz refresh rate and true 10-bit colour support. The monitor uses a 31.5” RGB OLED panel from specialist Japanese manufacturer JOLED, with 3840 x 2160 resolution. We put this monitor through its paces in our usual suite of tests, including ‘real-world’ usage on the desktop, viewing video content and gaming. This is combined with the usual OLED benefits of exceptional contrast and pixel responsiveness, delivered by a ~32” ‘4K’ UHD panel which provides a strong pixel density and plenty of ‘desktop real-estate’. This model is designed to be a colour-accurate reference monitor with SDR and HDR content creation and consumption in mind. Whilst sitting at the higher end of ‘mainstream’ in terms of pricing, the ASUS PA32DC is one such offering – adopting a true RGB OLED design without a backlight or colour filters. OLED technology has been on many people’s radar for quite a while now and is just now slowly infiltrating the mainstream monitor market.
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