32 inch 4K recommendations

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With a 4090 on way I want to upgrade from my 1440p Asus 165 Hz. The LG 32CQ950 seems to have good reviews , however the Dell G3223Q seems to be regarded well too. Decent colour and fast panel with the least smearing and ghosting is what I am trying to decide on, however there is not many extensive reviews of the Dell to compare. What are peoples thoughts for best in this class or alternatives I should consider to stretch the 4090s legs?
 
LG has IPS glow minimizing A-TW filter, which is welcome and would be good for dimmer room illumination.
But beyond that it's meh for the hype and high price.
It doesn't have that increased contrast IPS tech LG introduced, but just average barely 1000:1
And its HDR is scam with edge illumination only giving huge stripes of bloom.
(so no real local dimming for darkened room use...)
Also gamut isn't high end with LG nowadays trying to reach only DCI-P3.

Money clearly isn't issue for you, so would suggest waiting little if AUO's new 576 zone FALD panel based models like Acer X32 FP get finally finalized and properly released.
Also BOE was supposed to have very interesting similar true wide gamut 1152 zone FALD panel going into production at summer, but there hasn't been info about it in monitors.
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EsaT said:
LG has IPS glow minimizing A-TW filter, which is welcome and would be good for dimmer room illumination.
But beyond that it's meh for the hype and high price.
It doesn't have that increased contrast IPS tech LG introduced, but just average barely 1000:1
And its HDR is scam with edge illumination only giving huge stripes of bloom.
(so no real local dimming for darkened room use...)
Also gamut isn't high end with LG nowadays trying to reach only DCI-P3.

Money clearly isn't issue for you, so would suggest waiting little if AUO's new 576 zone FALD panel based models like Acer X32 FP get finally finalized and properly released.
Also BOE was supposed to have very interesting similar true wide gamut 1152 zone FALD panel going into production at summer, but there hasn't been info about it in monitors.
tftcentral.co.uk

BOE Latest Panel Development Plans – July 2022 - TFTCentral

Share this contentWe have some updates from one of the smaller LCD panel manufacturers BOE about their panel development plans. This is BOE as a panel manufacturer, as opposed to....[click link for more]
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32" 4K selection is still total lackluster when it comes to what can be considered as high end.
Not that 27" size choise is great either.
I've myself been looking for 2560x1600 Dell U3014 replacement for like couple years.
(hopefully won't have to go looking toward "celebrating 10th birthday" for it)
That's actually LG panel using and covers both AdobeRGB and DCI-P3, meaning LG has devolved.


Asus PG32UQ and Viewsonic XG320U whos info came out two years ago seemed that good high end choise.
But once they finally got out after delays, it turned out that panel was clearly old gen tech in response times.
(and insanely expensive PG32UQX even slightly slower)
Acer actually canned their planned release because of apparently being unsatisfied with performance.

Then came info about AUO having newer panel planned to go into production like year ago and late last year gave some leaks/info about monitors.
And CES brought announcements of monitors using that panel: Acer X32 FP and Asus PG32UQXE
But mass production of that M320QAN02.8 got delayed and delayed.
https://tftcentral.co.uk/news/au-optronics-latest-panel-development-plans-june-2022
And while Acer has had possibly pre-production panel based X32 FPs in sale in Asia since summer, firmware was buggy and there's still no information when real release is.
Or do we get CES reannouncement of those... (Asus has been even more MIA)

X32 FP is supposedly priority for Acer, but it seems like high end 4K monitors especially in 32" have been in x+y+dozenth position in industry's priority list.

I mean BOE's 31.5" panel was supposed to go into production at summer, so you would think we had leaks/info about monitor or two with that.
But instead we have announcement of 27" Viewsonic VX2781-4K-PRO using BOE panel supposed to go into production only in December!


In 27" size Cooler Master has AUO FALD panel based Tempest GP27U.
But also that is in some pre-production/beta stage with firmware issues to fix and no shop in Europe even knowing about it.
 
Would certainly find it hard to justify buying anything from current "sea of mediocrity".
Maybe that Acer gets actually released for pre-/Christmas sales, but not having exactly that high hopes at the moment.
There has simply been no news about Acer since summer.

Neither I have much hopes for Samsung actually making 4K QD-OLED monitor, because that would require their marketing pulling their collective fingers out of butt. (of consumers)
And LG just don't seem to be able to get rid of average gamut with WRGB subpixels making their OLEDs have even lower gamut than their LCDs.
 
Not good then, considering a telly like a Sony bravia 43 inch , got to get something that will take my itch for some 4k goodness. Not keen on the C1, 2 oleds ect. At least these do 120 hz, and maybe hold of on the 32 inch monitor. Nor really a fan of the wide screen curved offerings.
 
rossiboy001 said:
Not good then, considering a telly like a Sony bravia 43 inch , got to get something that will take my itch for some 4k goodness. Not keen on the C1, 2 oleds ect. At least these do 120 hz, and maybe hold of on the 32 inch monitor. Nor really a fan of the wide screen curved offerings.
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I never thought I would like a curved screen either, but I ended up buying one primarily for doing large spreadsheets at small fonts because the columns near both sides would get too small on a flat screen. Curved works beautifully for this but ended up being great for gaming, editing, films and everything really as it brings everything within a more equal range from your eyes. I got the 34" Gigabyte G34WQC and it's pretty decent, especially for the money. I'm not a fan of curved TV's though, you sit too far away, but a monitor is perfect for it.
 
I hope the 32" market isn't neglected for too long, the choices seem so limited.

Whilst I didn't try it the Gigabyte M32U monitor is meant to be great.

I have tried the Samsung G8 and the flicker at 240Hz was very distracting which was a shame as image quality was great.
I returned that and tried the Samsung G7, which was meant to be as good as the G8 but without the flicker, but returned that due to IPS glow which was too noticeable.
I then got the Corsair Xeneon 32UHD144 and couldn't be happier and I will be sticking with this until there is a decent 32" OLED offering which is good with games and productivity. I will acknowledge that the Corsair it is a bit pricey but it's a great monitor and I have no real issues with it at all. I especially like the iCue integration.
 
Hyperion.uk said:
I hope the 32" market isn't neglected for too long, the choices seem so limited.
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It is still badly neglected.
There's still nothing from 4K FALD models announced year ago in CES with Acer having kept total EMCON/radio silence since summer.

And for new products usually any significant new CES releases would have had leaks by now.
 
I'm wondering a similar thing, I'm lucky enough to have a 38" LG IPS which looks fantastic, is a really good size and resolution (1600 vertical), the curvature is pretty modest too so in terms of technical performance I have no real complaints but the fan on the gsync module never stops, the moment I'm not playing a game or music it's there annoying me.

So what are the alternatives? The Alienware 34" OLED? Has worse text clarity in desktop, has 2(!) fans so that's a no go. The Samsung 34" OLED? No reviews out but apparently the same panel as the Alienware so probably has a fan too. The Gigabyte M32U looks good but it's on the older side and not especially cheap, Dell G3223Q looks pretty good too and is cheaper but it feels like I'm beginning to compromise to save a few pennies but on the other end of the scale the LG 32GQ950 looks really solid although it's expensive and has poor HDR performance. I know there's a freesync version of the 38" LG but it feels bad to spend so much to get almost exactly the same screen although might be a real solid choices for others here.

The Samsung Neo G7 4k looks good and the price isn't awful once you factor in trade in + cashback but it's a VA panel, I know it's supposedly a great VA panel but I latched onto IPS years and years ago so worry it'd be a downgrade in desktop (while I love my games ultimately I spend more time doing 'productive things' than gaming).

Personally I'd probably be happiest with a 4k 16:9 as the majority of the 34" ultrawides just feel too damn short, it was one of the reasons I opted for the 38" LG as you get 1600 vertical and the physical height is roughly where I want it but I worry going for a 4K would lead me into the same trap this LG did, my GPU couldn't keep up with its 3840x1600 resolution so I ended up buying at the worst time possible, last thing I'd want is to get a 32" 4K and find I need to upgrade the GPU again especially when pricing is as bad as it's ever been.

Wish there were stronger options in the 32" 4K range, maybe the answer is a bigger desk and monitor arms to swing in the right one for each situation or I save my pennies and live with this stupid little fan until there's more 32"-34" options out there...
 
I see Asus announced the PG32UQXR at CES. From the specs it looks like a PG32UQXE with DisplayPort 2.1. Hopefully it won’t be vapourware this time.

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ROG debuts our first DisplayPort 2.1 monitor: the ROG Swift PG32UQXR

DisplayPort 1.4 is just fine when sending a 1080p signal, but when gamers crank up the resolution to 4K and add on HDR and 10-bit color, there’s just not enough bandwidth left over for high refresh rate. ROG’s first DisplayPort 2.1 gaming monitor changes that.
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IT Troll said:
I see Asus announced the PG32UQXR at CES. From the specs it looks like a PG32UQXE with DisplayPort 2.1. Hopefully it won’t be vapourware this time.

rog.asus.com

ROG debuts our first DisplayPort 2.1 monitor: the ROG Swift PG32UQXR

DisplayPort 1.4 is just fine when sending a 1080p signal, but when gamers crank up the resolution to 4K and add on HDR and 10-bit color, there’s just not enough bandwidth left over for high refresh rate. ROG’s first DisplayPort 2.1 gaming monitor changes that.
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Looks good, but they don't even pretend to give pricing/availability.
Now we need Acer to start coming out with X32 FP to have some competition.
 
IT Troll said:
Some tech sites are saying Q2 of 2023 and €1599. Not sure where that info is from though, Asus are just saying contact you rep.
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Plus half year of delays untill CES 2024...
If DP 1.4/HDMI 2.1 Acer X32 FP with same panel doesn't seem to be coming out any time soon with still no slightest explanation given for delay, I'm not having much hopes for this Asus.

Looks like Coolermaster Tempest GP27U would be only real hope of not having to start planning of 10 year "birthday" celebration for current Dell U3014...
 
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