BenQ PD3226G 144Hz 4K UHD IPS with Thunderbolt 4
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A 31.5″ IPS-type panel is used with 3840 x 2160 (‘4K’ UHD) resolution, ‘nano matte’ anti-glare screen surface and 144Hz refresh rate. Adaptive-Sync (and possibly HDMI 2.1 VRR) is supported to allow VRR technologies such as Nvidia ‘G-SYNC Compatible’ and AMD FreeSync Premium to be used, with assumed 48 – 144Hz plus LFC VRR range. A 1200:1 static contrast ratio is specified alongside 178°/178° viewing angles and 10-bit colour. The monitor is factory calibrated (Pantone Validated and Calman Verified) with a specified average DeltaE ≤2. A Uniformity Compensation (UC) setting (‘BenQ Uniformity Technology’) is included to even out brightness at various points of the screen. A range of gamma settings feature, from ‘1.8’ to ‘2.6’ and including ‘sRGB’. A flicker-free WLED backlight provides a 400 cd/m² typical maximum luminance and 95% DCI-P3 colour gamut. The manufacturer’s usual selection of well-balanced Low Blue Light (LBL) settings are included, with the monitor also offering basic HDR10 reproduction at the VESA DisplayHDR 400 level. The fairly generous DCI-P3 gamut and 10-bit colour can be put to good use, but the brightness is limited by HDR standards and no local dimming is specified.
A 1ms grey to grey response time is specified, whilst a fully adjustable stand is included. This provides tilt, swivel, height adjustment (150mm or 5.91 inches) and pivot into portrait. It attaches via a quick-release mechanism and can be removed to reveal provision for 100 x 100mm VESA mounting. The ports mainly face backwards and include; AC power input (internal power converter), HDMI 2.1, DP 1.4, 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports (90W PD, DP Alt Mode, upstream data) and USB-C (upstream data only). A USB-C downstream port, 3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports and 3.5mm headphone jack is located at the bottom of the screen (towards left as viewed from the front) for easy access. 2 x 3W speakers are also included, alongside PiP/PbP and KVM for easy display input switching and USB peripheral sharing between 2 systems.
Further information can be found on the manufacturer’s website. Information on price and availability still to come.
