Model of the 4K Monitor ASUS PA328Q, strictly speaking, can not be called a novelty (in the sale she went more than a year ago), but in our editorial office was able to get just now. Well, better late than never – the more so as the 32-inch models with high-quality 4K-display is still frankly a little.
DESIGN 4K MONITOR ASUS PA328Q
4K Monitor ASUS PA328Q refers to the professional series ProArt, and its overall design is not very different from the other models in this line: strict appearance, practicality and minimum limit “design refinements.” The black matte plastic, thin frame on the edges of the screen and “weighty” stand with all the necessary degrees of freedom, the only “tribute” design – a thin red stripe on the bottom; In general, this monitor will look equally appropriate and on the desktop, and in the home environment.
Stand – familiar from recent models of the ASUS, large and solid, her monitor is not stable, due to the large mass of the turn, it is possible only if you work hard. The display is attached to the leg tightly but slightly undermine it if you want you can still – so that when too vigorous pressing the display control button is still rocking.
We monitor has a VESA-compatible mount (100×100), so if you want it, you can hang on the wall. All sockets on the main rear wall oriented downwards and do not interfere with its operation to such an embodiment. From here you can find the video inputs as much as 3 port HDMI 2.0 (one of which is compatible with MHL), DisplayPort 1.2 and Mini DisplayPort 1.2. Also here there is a mini-jack for headphones and the USB-hub (4-port USB 3.0 brought to the sidebar for easy access).
MENU 4K MONITOR ASUS PA328Q
To control monitor, the standard for ASUS combination of hardware buttons and four-way joystick located on the back of the display in the lower right corner (in front of them on the front frame are applied, respectively, and the cross point).
Pressing any button or joystick opens the quick menu where you can call the main menu, select a different video input and cause QuickFit menu (with predetermined dimensions of different sheets of paper or a calibration grid). Also here there is two programmable item (default call assigned to them, and the brightness reduction menu blue light illumination, however, basically the user can assign them a menu or other feature).
From the main menu, the first item is the traditional monitor the Splendid ASUS section, in which you can select one of the preset video modes (among the usual items sRGB, Scenery, etc. can be found and new “Dark Room Mode” and two templates for custom settings). “Filter blue light” reduces the proportion of blue in the backlight of the monitor, which should have a positive impact on comfort during prolonged reading from the screen; parameter has 4 different degrees of “suppression” of the blue. In the menu “Color” are brightness, contrast, gamma (choose one of three options – 1.8, 2.2, 2.4), color temperature (instead of the usual “hot / cold” here indicate specific values in degrees), and thin to 6 settings primary colors individually. In the “Image” you can adjust the degree of overdrive (here it is called TraceFree), choose the image format, use image enhancement technology VividPixel and turn on the backlight compensation unevenness. The “Sound” menu, you can adjust the volume of the integrated speakers in “Setting the PIP / PBP» – turn on the “picture in picture” or “image next to the picture,” and adjust the settings of his work, “Input Selection” allows you to manually switch between all five video inputs and in the “system setup”, you can change the parameters of the menu, including the eco-mode, turn off the illumination of the power indicator, select the menu language, reset all settings to their factory defaults, etc. And the last item “shortcut”, allows you to assign the last two points of the quick menu, other functions.
THE PAPER 4K MONITOR ASUS PA328Q
The 4K Monitor ASUS PA328Q uses a 10-bit (8 bits + FRC) AHVA-matrix production AU Optronics (M320Q001) with a 32-inch, 16: 9 and a resolution of 3840h2160 pixel (dot density, in this case, is 138 PPI). This is not the first model based on AHVA-panel (Advanced Hyper-Viewing Angle, not to be confused with the * VA – Vertical Alignment), and we have already more than once to make sure that all their characteristics (including even the form of pixels), this technology is fully similar to IPS, that allows manufacturers of monitors IPS-call them models.
This model uses a semi-matte coating so that the crystal effect is virtually absent here – it can be seen on screen macro shots, where the ripples on the pixels are almost invisible.
Response time at the ASUS PA328Q started at 6 ms (GtG) – the normal rate for IPS-matrix, however, the dynamics can be observed lubricate. To reduce them, you can use overdrive (TraceFree option in the monitor settings). He has several degrees of “acceleration”, but the difference between them is actually small, and only a maximum overdrive can be seen that lubricate moving objects actually become smaller. Given that the overdrive artifacts in the form of blue trails behind moving objects appear only when TraceFree = 100 (and even then, they notice very difficult), we would recommend it to use the maximum acceleration, if you need more precise dynamic picture.
As with most other IPS-monitors, this model is strong enough Glow-effect – when viewed from above on a black background appears gray-green or brown “plaque” (depending on the viewing angle). In a typical arrangement of the monitor it is weak, mainly in the form of a light gray glow in the dark areas of the image in the lower edges of the screen.
The uniformity of illumination average, in a dark room on a black background becomes a spot in the lower right corner, and less pronounced – along the top edge of the screen.
The viewing angles are very high, even compared to other IPS-models – with the deviation towards the slightly reduced brightness and contrast, but the color distortion is not observed even at maximum deflection.
As with all the latest models of the ASUS, here for the brightness control is not used PWM, respectively, lights flicker is not observed in the entire brightness range – it should evaluate people with a sensitive eye because this decision is less load on the eye during prolonged work at the computer.
The minimum value of brightness at 4K Monitor ASUS PA328Q was 45 cd / m² – a rather low figure, with such brightness you can comfortably operate the monitor, even in the very low ambient light. The maximum brightness (average of measurement results in 35 points on the screen) was 273 cd / m², which is more than enough for use indoors with fluorescent lighting. Static contrast medium, and it is typical for IPS-matrix – 770: 1. In normal mode, the difference between the brightest portion (center) and the least bright (lower left corner) is quite significant – nearly 70 cd / m². If this is critical to the user, he can activate the illumination nonuniformity compensation option (located in the “Picture” menu). After that bypasses the brightness, contrast, saturation and other parameters, and the brightness is set at the level of 190 cd / m ², with the difference between the least and the most striking areas are significantly lower (although still a little more than you expect from this regime) – 27 cd / m².
ASUS PA328Q is factory calibrated sRGB mode, as evidenced by the report the attached to the monitor. Immediately we can say that the results of the tests prove it: gamma curve is almost flat and is very close to the standard of 2.2, color temperature and almost perfectly corresponds to 6500K, color accuracy is completely within the norm – the average deviation of less than one, maximum – less than three. So that users are going to work with color, in principle, can be done without prior calibration – unless, of course, they do not need to even higher color accuracy, or do not want installed by default brightness level of 160 cd / m² (in the sRGB mode, traditionally block all image adjustment). We note here that unlike other monitors, in this case, the color gamut corresponds fairly accurately sRGB space (99.7%), without trying to capture the “extra”.
Curve range in brightness scale, the graph of color temperature, color gamut and color accuracy, sRGB mode (factory calibration):
In the other modes, the coverage is slightly more than that seen for example in “Standard” – the other parameters it is very close to the sRGB (except for lower color accuracy as factory calibration is not performed for him), plus it available manual adjustment of the image.
PROS: EXCELLENT IMAGE QUALITY; ACCURATE COLOR; FACTORY CALIBRATION; ALMOST A 100% SRGB COVERAGE; NO BACKLIGHT FLICKERING
CONS: HIGH COST; THE ABSENCE OF AN EXTENDED COLOR GAMUT
CONCLUSION 4K MONITOR ASUS PA328Q
Due to high AHVA-matrix and calibration sRGB mode, the monitor shows an excellent image quality and accurate color “out of the box”, without a special need for self-calibration. The 32-inch 4K Monitor ASUS PA328Q makes the workspace really spacious, with a pixel resolution allows us to restrict the minimum zoom interface (or, in the case of acute, to opt out of it). If we talk about the shortcomings, it may be noted that all the same I would like to get even and support Adobe RGB space at such cost of the monitor; however, for designers and photographers, non-prepress, only sRGB support any significant disadvantage still is not.
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