Review on ASUS 31 5 Monitor VP32UQ Adaptive Sync 31.5", 3840X2160P, Blue Light Filter, Flicker-Free, Built-In Speakers, HD by Byron Gonzalez

Note. This review is for the ASUS 31.5-inch IPS 4K VP32UQ display. Revain bundles multiple displays here in the reviews, although you can filter which display you want. First, this monitor is BIG. To me, this is probably near the upper limit of what a computer monitor can be without being too big. I would recommend checking out the 24", 27", and 32" monitors at your local store. For me, the left and right sides of the display are partially in my peripheral vision. I chose this size because I have the extra height needed for programming..so the extra width isn't that important to me.I could move the monitor further away from the desk but that would waste the high pixel density I've seen worse.The stand is decently heavy and you can put it on to the bottom of the monitor (no tools required although I pressed it down with Phillips #1). The base measures approximately 12 1/8" wide by 7 7/8" deep. The bottom of the LCD is approximately 3 1/2". /4" away from the table and the top of the LCD is " away from the table (see official specifications for frames, etc.). I have the monitor mounted on the power center Raise the picture a little Temperature measurement with infrared sleep thermometer. uh, that's about 14 F warmer than on the table (98 F vs 84 F). I measured just above the vent on the top back of the monitor. To change the display settings you need to grab the bottom right edge of the monitor and use the tiny joystick. I've been playing around a lot and the default 30 second timeout was too aggressive for me, but luckily it can be increased to a more leisurely 120 seconds. I don't see any dead or stuck pixels even when zoomed in. . I ran the White/Black/Red/Green/Blue test multiple times. I couldn't test at all with factory settings, not even with lower brightness. The colors are very oversaturated out of the box. However, as a quick fix, setting the color temperature to cool was enough to keep my eyes from tearing (I'm not exaggerating, it was really bad). Coming from an old 24" ASUS ProArt with factory calibration (Gamma 2.2, 6500K, Fluorescent). I assumed that buying a different IPS display would mean fairly decent color reproduction, albeit not perfect. I was wrong with that assumption wrong. As mentioned the colors were terrible with the factory settings. After a lot of experimenting with the old monitor I found some settings that looked much better and at least the colors aren't as noticeable now but they are for a long time to come not perfect.not as brown as they should be but colors like salmon appear as pink now.Ultimately I'll have to buy a colorimeter to fix this properly.In case it helps anyone else here are my current settings in default mode.I'm planning to update my review once I can better calibrate the monitor: Brightness s: 45. It's probably dimmer than most would like, but it's comfortable he for my eyes. This monitor is very bright. Contrast: 80 (default). Note: 100 gives washed out white and 80 is also the correct setting for PA248. Color temperature: user mode. R: 78, G: 70, B: 100. There are no gamma settings, but anyway, by default it's definitely not 2.2. Not all settings are available in all modes. If you set it to sRGB, for example, you can't change anything, not even the brightness. Landscape mode offers additional options like saturation and skin tone, but I've only done preliminary research. Maybe they could help, but these processing modes usually increase latency as well. The attached photo was taken at 100% brightness, but even at 0% brightness it's still there, just not as bright of course. It doesn't really bother me, nor do I notice it in normal use, but it's there. I don't think I've ever had a non-backlit display, so maybe it's just become the norm for me. Page). Depending on whether I'm looking straight at the screen or at an angle, this is more or less noticeable. It's not very noticeable from every angle, but for some reason it catches the eye from time to time. I suspect that over time I'll get used to it and won't notice it anymore. One last thing: Forget 10-bit color. When I looked for how to enable it, I found that it's just not suitable for general use. You can only use it in certain programs and it causes other programs to crash or the display to be broken. It would be better to consider it 10-bit capable as operating systems will finally support it properly. While this display still doesn't deliver the color quality I was hoping for, I think it's good enough to hold the price well for an IPS. I hope I can improve the picture with the help of the calibration.