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> BenQ EW3280U

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$799.99

From BenQ, benq.com

A 32–inch 4K IPS panel, HDR, USB–C connectivi­ty with charging, integrated soundbar and 95 percent coverage of the DCI–P3 color space. What more could you want from a premium desktop display?

Its specs are impressive on paper and in practice it’s pretty special too. It’s not a true HDR monitor as it lacks local dimming, but with 400cd/m2 of brightness it’s plenty punchy. Color rendering is rich and accurate and the full 4K resolution makes for lots of working space and support for UHD.

Of course, the 32–inch proportion­s translate into the less–than–spectacula­r 137DPI. A smaller 4K display would have a sharper, crisper font rendering. Likewise, while this monitor is really good value overall, the tilt–only stand is a bit low rent.

High–end MacBook Pro users will prefer a little more than the 65W of charging power the BenQ provides over USB–C, but as an overall propositio­n for the price this panel is a bit of a peach.

Gorgeous IPS panel

Great feature set

Not true HDR

Tilt–only stand

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