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Gigabyte M32QC-EK 32-inch QHD Widescreen Curved Gaming Monitor, 2560 x 1440, 165Hz Refresh Rate, FreeSync, 1ms Response Time, 3000:1 Contrast Ratio

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The Gigabyte M32QC renders 100% sRGB and 94% DCI-P3 as claimed for excellent vibrancy in games and movies. Its default accuracy isn’t perfect, with its deltaE average of 2.67, but that’s normal for a monitor with extended gamut coverage. It is not terribly inaccurate, so it’s still readily usable with only a few minor tweaks, such as setting its brightness to comfortable levels.

The percentage of the approximate area, taken by the active part of the screen, to the total front area. Updated to Test Bench 1.2, resulting in changes to the results and scores with the Response Time and Input Lag. Added tests for Console Compatibility and macOS compatibility and made minor changes to other tests, which you can see in our Changelog. Approximate diagonal size of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the diagonal is calculated from the width and height of the screen.Information about the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical side of the screen. A higher resolution allows the display of a more detailed and of higher quality image. There are various panel technologies. Each has its own specific features - viewing angles, color reproduction, response time, brightness/contrast, production cost, etc. The image quality depends directly on the type of the display panel used. Therefore, we don’t recommend using these two modes. Off Picture Quality Balance Speed Smart OD 60Hz Off Picture Quality Balance Speed Smart OD 120Hz Off Picture Quality Balance Speed Smart OD 165Hz Large 1440p monitors aren’t very sharp, but you still get the extra pixels to make images crisper with better details. Visibility and legibility are better with a monitor like this, so it works great for reading and browsing and easy to spot small objects like snipers peeking in the distance in games. Note that you will need a potent GPU for this monitor, although midrange cards are now more powerful and capable.

The most widely used panels are those with 6, 8, and 10 bits for each of the RGB components of the pixel. They provide 18-, 24-, and 30-bit color, respectively. The streamline appearance represents the simplicity of the GIGABYTE gaming series design philosophy, sturdy stand and matte finish built for functional and aesthetic features adding more to the characteristics. To learn more about monitors and ensure you’re getting the model most suited for your personal preference, visit our comprehensive and always up-to-date best gaming monitor buyer’s guide. ConclusionWe managed to improve this by simply selecting Gamma 2.4 instead of the default 2.2, which brings the approximate gamma closer to the 2.2 target at 2.23. We also selected the User Define color temperature preset instead of Normal, which has a 6576K whitepoint without any noticeable color tint. Standard (Default), Gamma 2.2, Color Temperature: Normal Gamma 2.4, Color Temperature: User Define DCI P3 is a color space, introduced in 2007 by the SMPTE. It is used in digital cinema and has a much wider gamut than the sRGB. VA panel presents you a view closer to the human eye than a flat monitor, giving you a more immersive feel. While it doesn’t have an official G-SYNC Compatible certification by NVIDIA, VRR works without issues with compatible GeForce GPU cards over DisplayPort, whereas FreeSync works over both DP and HDMI. The Gigabyte M32QC isn’t the fastest gaming monitor around since VA technology’s limitations still bind it. That extra 5Hz doesn’t improve its pixel response time drastically, so it still is prone to blurring in contrasting or fast-paced transitions. Setting its overdrive to its Speed option will help, but it cannot altogether remove the persistence.

The factory calibration is decent for a gaming display, but due to the low gamma, the image will be a bit brighter than intended, while the high color temperature has a slight cold/bluish tint to whitepoint. The PIP and PBP functions allow users to view different video sources which are presented in one screen at the same time, you are able to watch the game guides at the same time using only one monitor! The Gigabyte M32Q has an outstanding response time at 60Hz. We still recommend the 'Picture Quality' Overdrive setting, as it delivers the best response time with the least amount of overshoot, but there's a bigger difference between 'Picture Quality' and 'Balance' this time. Unlike at the max refresh rate, there's significantly more overshoot in the 'Balance' mode at 60Hz, and the total response time is significantly slower. Again, 'Speed' is terrible and shouldn't be used. The static contrast shows the ratio between the brightest and the darkest color, which the display can reproduce simultaneously, for example, within one and the same frame/scene. We bought and tested the HP X27q, which is a similar budget gaming monitor. We added a few relevant comparisons to this review.Speed has way too much overshoot, while Smart OD is supposed to act as variable overdrive and change according to the refresh rate, however, it mostly behaves the same as Balance and even though it changes sometimes, it’s not switching to the optimal mode. The pixel pitch shows the distance from the centers of two neighboring pixels. In displays, which have a native resolution (the TFT ones, for example), the pixel pitch depends on the resolution and the size of the screen.

The Gigabyte M32QC has five response time overdrive modes: Off, Picture Quality, Balance, Speed and Smart OD. Further, variable refresh rate up to 170Hz ensures smooth and tear-free gameplay, and while there is some ghosting in dark scenes, it’s tolerable for gaming unless you’re particularly sensitive to it. Competitive FPS players should be looking for a smaller and higher refresh rate IPS display at this price range anyway. Lastly, the Gigabyte M32QC supports Picture in Picture and Picture by Picture modes, and has a dedicated KVM button, which allows you to connect your keyboard and mouse to the monitor and switch control between the two connected PCs. You can also use the KVM switch in PiP/PbP mode. Design & Connectivity Virtual Crosshair: There are four virtual crosshairs to choose from. Unlike software virtual crosshairs, these can't be detected by your games.The Gigabyte M32QC monitor also features Senseye Demo (splits the screen and compares it to the Standard mode) and DCR (dynamic contrast ratio, automatically increases brightness with bright scenes and decreases it with dark scenes, we recommend leaving it disabled). For pixel response time speedand input lagtesting, we’re using OSRTT. We’re also using Blur Buster’s UFO ghosting test with 960 Pixels Per Sec, shutter speed set to 1/4 of the refresh rate with fixed focus, ISO and color temperature (6500K). Before the tests, the monitor was calibrated and warmed up. Approximate width of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the width is calculated from the diagonal and the aspect ratio. This feature will allow you to customize crosshairs that helps improve your aim in the shooting game.

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