VIEWSONIC VP3268-4K

£920/$900 It’s bigger than the average monitor, but is it smarter?

Not so long ago, a 32-inch widescreen display was regarded as perfectly respectable for a living room TV. The Viewsonic is a 31.5-inch screen but that still makes it noticeably larger than the 27-inch models on test. Even so, the ultra-thin bezel on all four sides keeps the overall size from becoming intimidating, while the full 4K UHD native resolution admirably maintains highly detailed image quality.

Around the back, there are DP, Minidp and dual HDMI inputs, as well as the practically ubiquitous fitment of a USB 3 hub. The control buttons are also at the rear of the casing, which makes menu navigation a bit fiddly. Similarities with other monitors on test include a 350cd/m2 maximum brightness rating, 5ms response time (grey-togrey), 178-degree viewing angle on the horizontal and vertical, and practically 100 per cent gamut claimed for the SRGB colour space.

Distinctive features include an HDR mode and a 1300:1 contrast ratio, the latter shared only by the Dell monitor in this group. However, there’s no preset Adobe RGB mode and Viewsonic only claim 77 per cent coverage of the Adobe RGB gamut. An internal colour calibration and management system works directly with X-rite I1 and I1 Pro 2 calibrators.

Performance

Image quality looks a little dull when using the SRGB preset, which locks out any brightness adjustment. Even so, colour accuracy is good in the monitor’s factory default preset and gets even better after a calibration tweak. Gamut is a little lacking for the Adobe RGB colour space and colour uniformity could be better, but overall performance is satisfying.

The ultra-thin bezel on all four sides keeps the size from becoming intimidating