GIGABYTE : Manufacturer Gigabyte, GIGABYTE Technology (India) Pvt Ltd, B-808, Naman Midtown, Elphinstone Road, Mumbai - 400013 - INDIA, Tel. These figures are influenced by both the element of input lag you see (pixel responsiveness) and the main element you feel (signal delay). The monitor performed as expected under VRR, including for AMD FreeSync and Nvidias G-SYNC Compatible Mode. Compared to a 60Hz monitor or this monitor running at 60Hz (or 60fps), over twice as much visual information is outputted every second. The colour gamut of the M32U is shown as a red triangle below. We made similar observations on Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with a good 144Hz performance overall. This was quite pronounced for the Full HD resolution, less so for the WQHD resolution. You cant adjust brightness or activate HDR with Aim Stabilizer Sync active. This feature is used regardless of VSync setting, so its only above the ceiling of operation where the VSync setting makes a difference. All patterns were visible against the white background, though the often-illusive final pattern was slightly fainter than it could be and further masked by the misty graininess of the screen surface. We used the TV series Futurama to make further observations on colour output. Click Settings (cog icon towards top right) and click Graphics. Youll also notice G-SYNC Compatible listed under Monitor Technology in this section, as shown below. As covered earlier and reinforced later on, stronger overshoot for observed at a given response time setting as refresh rate reduced. We consider Picture Quality optimal for 144Hz, though users who arent too sensitive to overshoot may like Balance as well. The image below shows one of our favourite scenes from Shadow of the Tomb Raider for HDR. They often catch the eye due to their dynamic nature, on models where they manifest themselves in this way. The representation of shades in this image depends on the camera and your own screen, its not designed to show exactly how the shades appear in person. Subjective analysis over a range of refresh rates is included deeper into the review. The following observations were made from a normal viewing position, eyes ~70cm from the screen. 2020 coverage, the HDR experience was far from spectacular. This reasonable DCI-P3 coverage and strong consistency of the panel help provide a decent vibrancy injection where the developers intend it. They should ensure that No Scaling is selected and Perform scaling on: is set to Display as shown below. Compared to a 60Hz monitor or this monitor running at 60Hz (or 60fps), over twice as much visual information is outputted every second. This is a strobe backlight setting which forces the backlight to flicker in sync with the refresh rate of the monitor. It may appear to be set this way by default, but the native rather than restricted gamut is likely in play. This wasnt as clear as the shifts youd observe on a TN or VA model and superior to some IPS models as well. The greyscale gradient appeared smooth without obvious banding or dithering. The monitor is set to a very low brightness to help minimise this disparity. With distinct light sources such as fires and lightsabers surrounded by darkness. The dark desktop background highlights IPS glow, which blooms out as viewing angle increases. Further information on supporting our work. Wed recommend only activating HDR in Windows if youre about to use an HDR application that specifically requires it. Though local dimming isnt required for the VESA DisplayHDR 400 level, the monitor does provide rudimentary local dimming with 16 zones as we explored earlier. The gamut below shows results using our Test Settings with this driver tweak applied. This was only observed during this test and is something weve seen on various monitors before. AMD LFC (Low Framerate Compensation) is also supported by this model, which means that the refresh rate will stick to multiples of the frame rate where it falls below the 48Hz (48fps) floor of operation for FreeSync. Thread starter Pluggerb69; Start date Sep 15, 2022; P. Pluggerb69 New Member. To keep things simple well just focus on Shadow of the Tomb Raider here, which is a title weve tested on a broad range of monitors under HDR. With the Off setting theres just a whiff of powdery trailing from very slightly slower than optimal pixel responses. It still helps demonstrate some of the relative differences between the original intended sRGB shade and what the monitor outputs, however. Any issues affecting one title points towards a game or GPU driver issue rather than a monitor issue. Though the gamut is really too limited for accurate content creation beyond the sRGB colour space. AMD FreeSync Premium Pro = Enable Where possible, youll be redirected to your nearest store. A solution such as FALD (Full Array Local Dimming) with a generous number of dimming zones, for example. Results here were good, with no significant deviations recorded a maximum DeltaE of 2.8 to the left of centre. Black. An increase in overshoot was observed as refresh rate dipped something which accompanies a reduction in frame rate in a VRR environment. We certainly noticed the annoying and impractical locked high brightness, but most content was intricately mixed such that the dimming zones just stayed at a similar fairly bright level. Interpolation and upscaling We tested the feature using various test titles, including various Battlefield titles which well use for reference in this section. The shade mixtures either for daylight scenes such as the waterfall scene above or scenes that were dominated by darker shades are actually very intricate. There was a touch of powdery trailing in places, which added a little bit of perceived blur, particularly where darker shades were involved in the transition. And note again that these ICC profiles are not used in the review. With its 31.5 screen size and 3840 x 2160 (4K) UHD resolution, the Gigabyte provides a strong pixel density which brings good clarity and crispiness to text and suitably high resolution image content. Where possible, youll be redirected to your nearest store. However; we found even setting this to 1 provided noticeable over-sharpening. To the eye the segments were clearly visible and white notches countable, theyre bleached and blended together too much in the photo. So we didnt observe the oversaturation of woody tones or a reddish push to browns and certain skin tones. In many scenarios including the waterfall scene above, the zones stayed at a brightness that was reasonably close to one another. Theres a distinct repetition of the object in front of it, particularly for the dark background and to a fair extent the medium background. With the dark shades and even some medium shades lacking the depth they could be given with more precise luminance control, the brighter shades didnt have the same comparative pop they could have, either. The image appears a bit hazy overall, with some medium shades lacking depth as well. A key strength of IPS panels compared to other LCD panel types is gamma consistency. And finally, a range of settings which will squish the image up and simulate different screen sizes and aspect ratios (22 16:10 plus 23 27 16:9). The Gigabyte supports a variable refresh rate range of 48 144Hz. The contour map below shows these deviations graphically, with darker greys representing lower luminance (greater deviation from brightest point) than lighter greys. For the colour gamut this HDR level isnt at all strict in this case we measured 87% DCI-P3. Under HDR there should be a tight link between the shades outputted and luminance output of the monitor and thats not possible in this case. Although our testing focuses on HDR PC gaming using DisplayPort on an RTX 3090, similar observations were made when viewing HDR video content on the Netflix app. With the Off setting theres just a whiff of powdery trailing from very slightly slower than optimal pixel responses. It can bring a competitive edge due to minimising overall perceived blur, but it comes with a range of visual side-effects which can make it quite unpleasant. Local Dimming was supported for both SDR and HDR with 16 dimming zones, though it was limited in its effectiveness and locked off brightness which will limit its appeal. For example, dark passageway illuminated with a torch. Without this, under HDR, youre stuck with a very high brightness level even if predominantly dark content is displayed. This requires that the frame rate comfortably exceeds the refresh rate, not just peaks slightly above it. The film also had black bars at the top and bottom due to its letterboxed format, bringing out these weaknesses quite clearly in those regions. Video review Related Windows HDR settings are found in the Windows HD Color settings (Windows 10) or HDR (Windows 11) section of Display settings (right click the desktop). Further information on supporting our work. Others that support HDR will only run in HDR if Use HDR is turned on in Windows, too. For simplicity well just focus on. And particularly for brighter or daylight scenes the main thing we were aware of was the locked high brightness. If you're running at 4K 144 Hz try dropping to 4K 120 and see if it's still the same. Conclusion Some game engines will also show stuttering (or hitching) for various other reasons which wont be eliminated by the technology. With its 31.5 screen size and 3840 x 2160 (4K) UHD resolution, the Gigabyte provides a strong pixel density which brings good clarity and crispiness to text and suitably high resolution image content. With the large screen it also expands your options when it comes to viewing position, more practical than smaller screens if you wish to sit a bit further back from the monitor. The Speed setting introduces the usual ridiculous levels of overshoot and is not a practical setting to use. The main feature from the front is of course the screen itself, which has a light to very light matte anti-glare finish which we explore a bit later. The 28 alternatives such as the XV282K KV and M28U have just slightly less of this (though still a little), but in its place comes a bit more overshoot than the M32U shows. Light Enhance brightens light to medium shades up, Color Enhance oversaturates things and Dark Enhance lifts up dark shades so theyre brighter than they should be. Whilst things were most impressive for graphically demanding titles with high resolution particle effects and textures and various graphical bells and whistles, even for graphically simpler titles there was definite benefit. The image below shows one of our favourite scenes from Shadow of the Tomb Raider for HDR. To help cut out blue light of all wavelengths, the monitor includes a more traditional LBL setting. And USB-C plus KVM is thrown in for good measure, though its quite limited on the Power Delivery (PD) side of things. It certainly wasnt enough to give an atmospheric look to darker scenes or a strong depth or inkiness to darker shades. It is a 10bit 144Hz 4K, what KVM supports that? The monitor put in a good performance here, free from clear shifts in saturation. The green block appeared saturated green chartreuse throughout. This will coincide with the frame rate of the content if the monitor is within the main VRR window. The technology worked well in terms of significantly reducing perceived blur due to eye movement, whilst the VRR or Sync element also worked as intended to avoid unwanted tearing or stuttering. This will coincide with the frame rate of the content if the monitor is within the main VRR window. Where possible, youll be redirected to your nearest store. To configure VSync, open AMD Software. Theres 1:1 which is a pixel mapping feature that will only use the pixels called for in the source resolution and fill out the remaining pixels as black space around the image. The environments were presented with a nice range of green shades and earthy browns, with quite a rich and in places fairly lush look. If youre intending to use the monitor with the PS5 or Xbox Series X/S, be aware that a small settings tweak may be required to ensure 120Hz is selectable for supported resolutions. The screen surface again gave a reasonably smooth appearance to brighter shades and didnt invite obvious layering in front of the image. In many respects the monitor performed quite like a scaled-up version of the 28 models also based on an Innolux IPS-type panel, such as the VG28UQL1A, M28U and XV282K KV. Theres also a very small amount of overshoot or inverse ghosting for the light background, appearing as a faint halo thats marginally brighter than the background shade. Alternatively, you may be using a system such as games console that doesnt support a 4K UHD signal. The Gigabyte M32U is equipped with a 31.5-inch Innolux SS IPS 4K panel. Wed therefore recommend leaving Local Dimming enabled and did so for the remainder of this section. Gamma and colour channels cant be adjusted. The benefits are easier to appreciate in motion due to the high refresh rate (at suitably high frame rates), too. This is a good practical speed to take such photographs at and highlights both elements of perceived blur well. Combined with software-level adjustment (colour channel pre-correction), this always on feature integrated into the Gigabyte is designed to greatly reduce energetic blue light output without imparting the sort of tint associated with traditional LBL implementations. Whilst Nvidia doesnt have a similar option in their graphics driver, a third party tool called novideo_srgb can be used. Overshoot levels were also low, with just some faint traces of it in places rather than anything eye-catching or particularly noteworthy. The first image shows the resolutions categorised in the EDID of the monitor as TV resolutions and listed here under Ultra HD, HD, SD. Others that support HDR will only run in HDR if Use HDR is turned on in Windows, too. Whilst things were most impressive for graphically demanding titles with high resolution particle effects and textures and various graphical bells and whistles, even for graphically simpler titles there was definite benefit. This provides a similarly effective GPU-side gamut clamp to the AMD driver option. Well just be testing Picture Quality and Balance here as Off is simply too slow for effective operation here and Speed introduces extremely strong overshoot. It still provides useful visual demonstrations and explanations which help reinforce some of the key points raised in the written piece. Privacy Policy. Gamma and colour channels cant be adjusted. A cable-tidy loop is found towards the bottom of the stand neck. As of driver version 417.71, users with Nvidia GPUs (GTX 10 series and newer) and Windows 10 or later can also make use of this Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) technology. The image below shows one of our favourite scenes from Shadow of the Tomb Raider for HDR. But we appreciate some users still like to use profiles and some aspects such as gamut mapping for colour-aware applications can be useful. Reinstalling the software also doesn't let me access this. Slight powdery trailing that just adds a little perceived blur. For example, dark passageway illuminated with a torch. Video review An increase in overshoot was observed as refresh rate dipped something which accompanies a reduction in frame rate in a VRR environment. This title includes large areas of single shade, making it a rather unforgiving test for colour consistency that highlights any weaknesses very readily. Whilst Nvidia doesnt have a similar option in their graphics driver, a third party tool called novideo_srgb can be used. Below ~76 80Hz (76 80fps) Aim Stabilizer Sync deactivated and the monitor resumed its normal VRR operation without the strobe element. Note again that you can use the Refresh Rate feature in the Game Assist section of the OSD to display the current refresh rate of the monitor. This scene highlighted the advantages of the 10-bit precision nicely, with a good mixture of shade depths and some very subtle variations. Some trailing is observed in places due to weaknesses in pixel response times (or moreover, from aggressive tuning). The bottom line; a well-rounded performance and good price for a large high refresh rate 4K UHD experience.PC Monitors Overall, we feel this setting will appeal to a small subset of users. The Lagom text appeared quite a blended grey throughout the screen, with slight dark red striping to the text towards the right and lower down and a green striping towards the left. 2020 coverage) could help provide further vibrancy to such elements. At the high end the enhanced nuanced variety of bright shades help smooth out gradients and provide more natural shade progressions for various particle effects, weather effects, smoke and suchlike. Pixel responses were rapid enough to provide a good 144Hz experience. Whether youd want to swing more towards a bit more conventional trailing with the Picture Quality setting or some overshoot with the Balance setting is really quite subjective. The default Full setting uses interpolation to map the source resolution onto all 3840 x 2160 of the display this is the setting used under VRR. With a measured gamut of 87% DCI-P3, things dont stray as far beyond sRGB as with some wide gamut models so the extra dose of saturation and vibrancy isnt as extreme. You can see varying levels of strobe crosstalk depending on how far up or down the screen youre observing. Responsiveness (VRR). As shown above the standard RGB (Red, Green and Blue) stripe subpixel layout is used. The flickering was increasingly intense as refresh rate decreased (until the cut-off point of ~76Hz -80Hz) and the connected feel was also negatively impacted by the decreased frame rate. This is not observed on the reference screens as they dont use KSF phosphors. Local Dimming (SDR) So its not a useful setting to use and wasnt included in this analysis. The setting is referred to as AMD FreeSync Premium Pro in both cases, although the exact wording may depend on the driver version youre using. This appears as a warm golden-grey shade or bluish silver depending on angle. The colour gamut of the M32U is shown as a red triangle below. Further information on supporting our work. Otherwise youre left with extremely obvious stuttering or juddering. Were not a fan of glossy plastics, or fingerprint and dust magnets as we prefer to call them, but its used sparingly on this model. The 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD) resolution is taxing graphically, so it may be desirable to run certain games or applications at a lower resolution for performance reasons. The reference screens are free from this level of strobe crosstalk, with the S2417DG being particularly impressive in that respect and showing less overshoot than the Balance setting (but more than Picture Quality). If you go to Game Assist and activate the Refresh Rate feature, the monitor will display the refresh rate. Features. The KSF phosphors of the backlight of the M32U also introduce a colourful (magenta to red) fringe to the crosstalk here, due to their relatively slow decay rate. Though we feel most will be happy with the Picture Quality setting and that some of the overshoot observed with the Balance setting was more noticeable than the slight pixel responsiveness weaknesses for Picture Quality. Alternatively, static interlace patterns may be seen with some shades appearing as faint horizontal or vertical bands of a slightly lighter and slightly darker version of the intended shade. Colour in games and movies Testing on both our Nvidia and AMD GPUs showed some differences as things appeared a bit less rich and saturated on the AMD side. Any issues affecting one title points towards a game or GPU driver issue rather than a monitor issue.
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