Asus ProArt PA329Q 32 inch Colour Accurate 4K IPS Display Review

Asus has scored two wins recently with its gaming displays, and good results for the Asus ProArt PA329Q would make it a hat-trick of high-quality displays.

We were initially a bit disappointed to see the poor brightness uniformity results with the default, out-of-the-box settings. Indeed, if there was no way to adjust this, we would be marking down the PA329Q, as it’s such a crucial issue for graphic design work. But as we found out through testing, the issue can be solved with a setting in the menus.

Aside from this issue there’s so much to love about this screen. The colours absolutely leap out at you, in a way you don’t get with other general-purpose displays. The gamut coverage is superb, it achieves its stated 100% Adobe RGB, and it offers great brightness and contrast.

Full marks for picture quality, but the menu system also deserves praise for it’s as comprehensive as a graphic designer could want. Full six-axis control of the colour levels, presets for sRGB and Adobe colour palettes.

The PIP mode is something neither of Asus’ recent gaming displays have offered, due to their inclusion of G-Sync hardware. That’s a shame because it’s a very useful feature for anyone with multiple devices. At 32 inches it works very well, with the screen corners still visible, offering a 1920×1080 screen area to each. And it can handle four devices at once.

That might not be just from computers, but people may be checking footage from a video camera, or simply running a feed from a multimedia source in a production studio. Asus was sensible to go with three HDMI ports.

If there’s one criticism of the Asus ProArt PA329Q, it’s of the display industry as a whole rather than Asus in particular. The segregation of displays for gaming and those aimed at graphic design is a source of annoyance for anyone out there who wants a display that’s great for both.

Add G-Sync hardware and you lose all the display inputs. Make it colour accurate and you lose some gaming features and high refresh rates. The panels aren’t available yet that can cope with all this at once, but it’s something to look forward to, one day.

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Pros:

• Mind blowing picture quality, with vivid colours that leap off the screen.
• High brightness and contrast.
• Good brightness uniformity (once dedicated IC is engaged via a setting).

Cons:

• Colour-accurate displays command a seriously high premium.
• Not the best screen for gaming on.

Kitguru Says: Asus is clearly relentless in its mission to capture the high-end display market, and the ProArt PA329Q is another excellent achievement. While it has some very strong competition from other manufacturers, and it’s not our first choice for gaming on, this display will work fantastically well in any environment for multimedia production or graphic design.

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