Asus PA329Q

Developer/manufacturer Asus Website www.asus.com cost £958.33 exc VAT

The PA329Q is the second 32in entry this month from Asus, and although the housing is nearly identical in outward appearance, with just a gold strip rather than a red one along the bottom of the bezel, the circuitry inside has been considerably improved. In particular, colour is calculated as 16-bit internally, rather than 12-bit before reaching the 10-bit display.

usability

The greater underlying bit depth means that the PA329Q can boast 99.5% Adobe RGB, as well as 100% SRGB and Rec. 709, plus 90% of DCI-P3 wide colour gamut, and support for Rec. 2020. It’s also factory pre-calibrated. There are subtle differences in connectivity, too, with four HDMI 2.0 alongside the Displayport and Mini Displayport 1.2, five usb 3.0 ports and an sd card reader on the edge of the bezel.

performance

single colour uniformity across the screen is excellent, with no noticeable change even at the edges. Like the PA328Q, there is a compensation option to help this. Red and blue gradients show no signs of banding, with only very minimal evidence in green and white. Overall, the PA329Q provided the best image quality on test, with colourful images having a subtle extra level of richness.

Conclusion

The 5ms response also means that the ghosting on moving objects is less visible than with the PA328Q, for marginally better production of moving imagery. so although this is the most expensive screen on test this month, it does at least provide enough visual quality to warrant the price. If you want the best colour, it could be worth the extra.