HP OMEN 32 WQHD Gaming Monitor With AMD FreeSync Technology A light in the quality control dark

jigger · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:21

I'm not sure if it's just me but I have been waiting to upgrade my monitor for some time now, but the crap manufactures are shipping is beyond a joke.

Can a big firm like HP get this right?

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/hp-omen-32-wqhd-gaming-monitor-with-amd-freesync-technology.html

wakadoo · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:23

i have the freesync hp envy 32 qhd, this looks the same spec minus the speakers.

cant fault mine to be honest.

EDIT.

the omen is 75hz mine is 60.

lamboman · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:28

Reliability has been an issue for some units however I'd say for any of the top-end stuff, you're likely to be OK.

If I recall correctly WVA is essentially another name for IPS. 32" at that resolution would be pretty horrible IMO.

wakadoo · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:28

my haribo came yesterday with a free RX480, i will try the freesync but it only works
on displyport and i dont have a long enough cable, so i am stuck with hdmi for a while.

jigger · 4 Sep 2016 at 20:24

lamboman said:
Reliability has been an issue for some units however I'd say for any of the top-end stuff, you're likely to be OK.

If I recall correctly WVA is essentially another name for IPS. 32" at that resolution would be pretty horrible IMO.

Depends what you mean by top end stuff. The monitors branded as gaming monitors are terrible.

I'm not sure the resolution would be any worse than a 24" 1920x1200 screen and those are sharp enough.

Warbie · 4 Sep 2016 at 20:49

Damn - I would have snapped this up a little while back if it was available. 32" 1440p freesync is pretty much my ideal spec for a monitor.

jigger · 4 Sep 2016 at 23:50

Yeah this sounds promising, but I'm not getting my hopes up just yet.

First need to see how the retail version stacks up against the "review spec samples" then find a solid retailer for it, so not to get brunt again.

RidingTheFlow · 5 Sep 2016 at 09:38

Don't count on this being any kind of "special" in terms of QA (though I understand hope never dies

)

Quote from hardforum:

TimSlin said:
I got mine yesterday. I really like it. I got it for 344 on sale.
There is a little bit of light leak maybe on the bottom left. looks slightly blueish.
The main problem I have with mine is that when i tilt it forward i get tiny red vertical bars across the entire monitor. Anyone seen this before?
If i tilt it back it goes away.
I tried multiple inputs, all same problem.

TimSlin said:
Yeah I really hate returns. Sadly it does appear to be the monitor, same thing is visible with nothing plug in.

Warbie · 5 Sep 2016 at 09:40

I'm more concerned with how it handles motion. If that's decent it might be worth going through a few to get a good one.

jigger · 5 Sep 2016 at 13:26

RidingTheFlow said:
Don't count on this being any kind of "special" in terms of QA (though I understand hope never dies )

Quote from hardforum:

Oh I'm not, but to be fair the red lines sound like an electrical fault.

jigger · 5 Sep 2016 at 16:33

Looking like a possible contender. Retail spec seems really good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_CeMgtjUYI

lovelyhead · 11 Sep 2016 at 18:02

Any news on when / if this will be available in the UK?

jigger · 11 Sep 2016 at 19:45

No, but I'm going to contact HP when I get home.

DrBombcrater · 12 Sep 2016 at 00:58

lamboman said:
If I recall correctly WVA is essentially another name for IPS. 32" at that resolution would be pretty horrible IMO.

It's the same DPI as a 24" 1080p, so most people should be OK with it. The panel is dead cert to be real VA as the only known 32" 1440p panels are VA, and no IPS type tech can do anything like 3000:1 contrast.

jigger · 12 Sep 2016 at 15:57

DrBombcrater said:
It's the same DPI as a 24" 1080p, so most people should be OK with it. The panel is dead cert to be real VA as the only known 32" 1440p panels are VA, and no IPS type tech can do anything like 3000:1 contrast.

It's not IPS or VA. The tech is closer to IPS than VA.

PCM2 · 12 Sep 2016 at 16:11

jigger said:
It's not IPS or VA. The tech is closer to IPS than VA.

You're thinking of AHVA (Advanced Hyper Viewing Angle) which is an IPS-type technology. That is not what is used here. This model in fact uses an AMVA+ panel, which HP simply refer to as WVA (Wide Viewing Angle) in some of their literature.

Greebo · 12 Sep 2016 at 16:12

DrBombcrater said:
It's the same DPI as a 24" 1080p, so most people should be OK with it. The panel is dead cert to be real VA as the only known 32" 1440p panels are VA, and no IPS type tech can do anything like 3000:1 contrast.

same dpi as a 16" 1080p screen surely? And some people will find that too small.

PCM2 · 12 Sep 2016 at 16:38

Greebo said:
same dpi as a 16" 1080p screen surely? And some people will find that too small.

No, this model has a 2560 x 1440 resolution not 3840 x 2160.

jigger · 12 Sep 2016 at 17:48

PCM2 said:
You're thinking of AHVA (Advanced Hyper Viewing Angle) which is an IPS-type technology. That is not what is used here. This model in fact uses an AMVA+ panel, which HP simply refer to as WVA (Wide Viewing Angle) in some of their literature.

Possibly. But 5ms seems really quick 3000:1 contrast a little low.

First thing though is can HP deliver on quality.

PCM2 · 12 Sep 2016 at 17:53

jigger said:
Possibly. But 5ms seems really quick 3000:1 contrast a little low.

First thing though is can HP deliver on quality.

5ms is quite a standard response time to be specified for a modern VA model, in fact 4ms is more commonly specified. Meaningless anyway. And 3000:1 is the quite average for specified static contrast for a VA panel and instantly identifies the panel type as such. All others (IPS, TN and related) would have 1000:1 or at a stretch 1200:1 specified and a similar value measured. VA is either 3000:1 or 5000:1 specified and measured to be similar.

**HP OMEN 32 WQHD Gaming Monitor With AMD FreeSync Technology** A light in the quality control dark

HP OMEN 32 WQHD Gaming Monitor With AMD FreeSync Technology A light in the quality control dark