BenQ SW320 (32" 4K HDR IPS)

[nathanddrews]

http://www.benq.us/news/1476723697_25_386.html

Shipping in November for $1,200
HDMI 2.0 for HDR sources, so we can forget about full chroma 4:4:4 HDR, but still...

99% Adobe RGB and over 100% for sRGB and Rec. 709, but no specs regarding Rec. 2020 or DCI-P3. No local dimming, so HDR performance likely won't be great. Seems like the HDR capabilities are an afterthought, buit still nice to see the effort.

 

[Thinker_145]

How can an IPS monitor possibly support HDR? This makes no sense.

 

[nathanddrews]

How can an IPS monitor possibly support HDR? This makes no sense.

What do you mean? Some of the best HDR LCD TVs on the market are IPS.

 

[biostud]

What do you mean? Some of the best HDR LCD TVs on the market are IPS.

Because you usually need a contrast ratio of 3000:1 or more, which is only doable with VA and OLED.

 

[nathanddrews]

Because you usually need a contrast ratio of 3000:1 or more, which is only doable with VA and OLED.

That's not really true. No doubt that the absolute best HDR experience will be on OLED (effectively infinite contrast ratio) and VA (2000-7000:1), but an IPS display with local dimming can still produce contrast over 1000:1, which is still enough for tangible HDR gains. Viewing environment plays a big role in all of this.

Hands down, OLED with a dark room is the way to go. Second would be a VA in a dim room or a brighter VA in a normal room. I think VA is the best balance of performance and price.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

I'm skeptical of this. No doubt the HDR will be crap tier HDR, but if it actually is HDR certified then maybe that at least indicates I can get an IPS monitor with minimal glow and good contrast. At this price you might as well wait until spring though and see how some of the new VA panels will pan out.

 

[Headfoot]

What do you mean? Some of the best HDR LCD TVs on the market are IPS.

No, they aren't. There is only one IPS HDR LCD TV I know of and that's the new Vizio 55" P series. Every other HDR10 or Dolby Vision certified set is VA or OLED. That Vizio P series 55" can do HDR because it has 126 point full array backlighting/local dimming to give it better contrast.

The best reviewed 2016 HDR TVs are OLED and VA exclusively, in that order. See: http://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-features/hdr/best

 

[Thinker_145]

My parents have some IPS 55" Sony Bravia and the glow at a distance you would want to play games at is legendary. IPS screens are only good up until laptop sizes where I cant see any glow at normal viewing distance same with my smartphone.

I honestly don't see the big deal with HDR. I cannot complain about OLED IQ for games and movies one bit. There should be more push for "just" OLED instead of some new gimmick that isn't even compatible with screen media and games.

 

[Headfoot]

HDR is awesome, there's just not a lot of content for it yet. The increased color range is really cool. If you get the chance to sit down with an HDR set, find some source material that has brightly light flora/fauna. The higher brightness headroom is immediately apparent. Flashlights/headlights pointed to the camera actually cause your eyes to react how they would towards a real bright light pointed at you like that. The combination of the wider color spectrum plus brighter brights makes trees, leaves, etc. really look incredible in conjunction with the 4K resolution.

I tried watching Marco Polo on Netflix which is HDR and 4k, but it looks so realistic I can't take it seriously. It just seems like a fat mongolian guy and a white kid wandering through the forest or sitting in rooms.

HDR on an OLED is like taking off the speed limiter. It lets OLED really shine. Looks great even on my high contrast VA set (Samsung ks8000)

 

[lefenzy]

No, they aren't. There is only one IPS HDR LCD TV I know of and that's the new Vizio 55" P series. Every other HDR10 or Dolby Vision certified set is VA or OLED. That Vizio P series 55" can do HDR because it has 126 point full array backlighting/local dimming to give it better contrast.

The best reviewed 2016 HDR TVs are OLED and VA exclusively, in that order. See: http://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-features/hdr/best

So the KS8000 has a VA display? I can't find that information anywhere. All this mumbo jumbo about quantum dots.