BenQEW3280U 32 Inch 4K IPS Computer Monitor with Integrated Speakers, Custom Audio Modes, USB-C (PD 60W), FreeSync, Remote Control, and Edge to Edge Display, Metallic Grey

I'm really happy with this monitor having had it a few months.Though around £700 is a lot you'll struggle to get a 32 inch display with 4K, HDR, good brightness for HDR (400+ nits), no PWM, eye care, Freesync and Gsync compatibility, and ideally IPS panel, USB-C video and power, good speakers, and a remote. I looked around a lot and the monitors were either a lot more or missed some features but weren't that much cheaper.32 inch 4K has been really good for working with Unreal Engine and that was one of my main drivers. I also wanted to use it as a TV with a Humax box and this has also been great - the REC.709 setting looks lovely and the remote helps, (and I've been able to add the monitor to my Harmony One remote as well). The speakers are good and provide a fair bit of bass - I didn't find them disappointing like I have with some flatscreens. I can also with a laptop just use the usb-c cable for power and picture and it works great at 4K.4K HDR gaming has also been great - no stuttering or tearing using the gsync with an Nvidia RTX 2070 super. The pictures look fantastic on games like Shadow of the tombraider, metro exodus - the pictures, especially for the former, often look real. I'm not a competitive gamer but I debated a bit about getting a higher refresh rate monitor - to say this this feels totally smooth with no issues for gameplay at 60Hz eve on racing games like forza horizon 4.4K HDR from Netflix (note the windows app seems poor - and I use the browser which seems better) and discs has also been great though it has needed a bit of trial and error with settings.HDR 400 is the one that immediately appeals as the contrast can be altered and this enables you to set the HDR intensity to suit your own equipment and content. This was great but then I started to notice on Netflix HDR content and to a lesser extent in Metro Exodus the whole brightness of the screen would change quite frequently for some programmes. Whether this is Windows or the monitor not sure - though I'm not sure it happened with the Xbox One X but don't have that connected to the monitor right now. I think it's reading the HDR singal and implementing global dimming.However, the HDRi modes don't do this and I've been able to get a really good picture using these modes. I've seen reports HDRi varies the brightness a lot but I haven't found that to be the case at all. The thing is initially compared to HDR400 the whole picture looks dimmer and the HDR effect isn't so strong. It's like you've put sunglasses on. The contrast can't be changed for the HDRi modes. What I did is set the RTX 2070 super to use nvidia settings rather than windows settings (which seems to vastly improve the picture anyway) and then and then alter the brightness and contrast there. I've then been able to get great pictures across the board.I realise that in comparison to and HDR600 or 1000 TV this might not be so good but it's really good in comparison to non HDR video. If the screen shows the sun it makes you squint, torches look very bright, light flashes off metal etc - it all looks more realistic. What HDRi also does is manage the darker scenes better - it seems to keep better contrast and make them less washed out. Game HDRi seems to lift the brightness in the darker scenes a bit more which can be better in some circumstances but can make it look too flat and I generally prefer cinema HDRi. I'm pretty picky about picture quality and have a very good projector for films and I am very happy with the Benq. I would say check the HDRi super resolution and sharpness settings as I found the sharpness was turned right up to 10 and it made things look grainy or slightly odd / unrealistic at times until I turned it down a bit.I debated a lot on VA or IPS and ultimately it seems they both have pros and cons. VA has better contrast but less realistic colours and brightness and colour temperature can vary across the screen, especially if you're at an angle or close to the screen. IPS has accurate colours, better viewing angles, but in darker scenes can be more prone to IPS bloom - screen being brighter in one or more corners. I took the view I'd rather have the hit of IPS bloom - which is minimal on this even with HDR on and in the dark with a black screen or dark image - for darker material than issues that potentially occur all the time to varying extents but it's a personal choice.The only downside has been some quality issues. The first monitor had terrible bleed as well as a lot of brightness variations across the screen. The main bleed was a spot to right of middle and it looked like someone was always holding a little torch at the top of the screen. This was returned (got a replacement delivery next day after raising the issue, before sending off the faulty one - really impressed) and a new one was much better in terms of overall consistency of brightness across dark scenes, though had a similar bleed issue at the bottom to the right. Less severe but I returned this as well, also prompted by a price reduction.This latest monitor that I've kept had minimal bloom and no bleed. I have noticed an issue whereby the honeycomb material stuck across the bottom bezel is lifting up slightly in a couple of places and I periodically need to push it down. not ideal but given the screen itself is good I'm living with this.I went for 5 stars but would have probably done 4.5 if possible to account for the returns and the bezel but I am very pleased with the performance and picture quality of this monitor and it looks very nice - it doesn't shout out computer monitor or look like an office item; it feels more like a nice TV.Hope this helps - I deliberated a long time about what monitor to get and whether this one would be OK so hopefully this give some good insight to anyone in a similar position.

Use this for both work and personal computing. Have a personal laptop and a work laptop, have this set as the main monitor for both. Easy to change from one port to another

Bought to replace my previous BENQ 27" low blue light monitor whose pixels faded after nine years' heavy lifting for photography editing and working from home. The positives and negatives:1. Really easy to get out of the well-packed (but not excessive) box, plug in and install. Laptop and dock picked up everything automatically so almost no fiddling about. Adjusted itself to screen resolution.2. Controls intuitive and easy to find and adjust to the various colour combos, e.g. cinema, game, photo, standard and HDR and low blue light.3. Well supplied with all the basic connection cables needed.4. Tested out with some hefty .tif and .raw files from Photoshop - no issues here and colour accuracy fairly good - I fiddled about with minor colour alterations to test.5. Stand has 15" footprint - not of itself an issue, but it slopes slightly downwards which is a little irritating as I'm used to propping small notebooks and pens at the bottom.6. Bevel acceptable for the price, though I'm annoyed this forms part of the screen measurement.7. There is a headphone plug which I haven't bothered using: the speaker quality is, as pointed out by other posters, really awful, but I will be using my bluetooth headphones.8. Seems to perform quite well in daylight - nice matt surface, no reflection.9. No plans to mount it on a wall yet; however, this would need a very robust bracket for the weight, and perhaps the product info material should recommend a minimum spec.10. I don't game but the monitor will need to double as my TV screen. No complaints here.Overall, for the price, good value for money, does most of what it says on the tin, here's hoping it can stand up to the next 8-9 years!

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