Asus ProArt PA32QCV 32-inch 6K professional monitor review: Plenty of pixels, color, and brightness

The AsuASUSoArt PA32QCV is a 32-inch IPS 6K professional monitor with 6016x3384 pixels, 218ppi, wide gamut color, indindustry-standard for presets, HDR10, 600 nits peak brightness, and Calman verification.

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Comparing the PA32QCV to speedy gaming monitors isn’t fair, so for this review, I’ll be sharing test results and commenting on them relative to the expectations of a reference-level professional display.

Pixel Response and Input Lag

  • Response Time Full black to white transition – 16ms
  • Absolute Input Lag Full black to white transition – 56ms

The PA32QCV is not meant to be a gaming monitor, but it does include Adaptive-Sync, which improves motion processing. It’s unfortunate that you can’t use overdrive and AS at the same time though. With only 60 Hz available, you won’t want to engage in anything too frenetic. Exploring game environments is an amazing experience, but shooters will look quite blurry if you’re used to speedy screens like I am.

Test Takeaway: The PA32QCV’s video processing isn’t game-focused, but since it’s marketed as a content creation tool, it should have a faster refresh rate and a good overdrive that can be used with Adaptive-Sync. That would allow creators to evaluate their game titles on a single display.

Viewing Angles

Asus ProArt PA32QCV

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I did a double-take when I took the above photos. You’d think you’re looking at an OLED here, not an LCD. Asus’s LuxPixel technology obviously works, and I won’t be surprised to see it appear on other brands’ displays in the future. The side view has no change in color, brightness or gamma. Like, none. This is phenomenal performance. The top view is more typical of IPS screens with reduced brightness and red tint. But a serious step forward has been made by the PA32QCV and Asus.

Screen Uniformity

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  • Screen Uniformity Deviation From Center 0% Black Field – 9.44%

The PA32QCV doesn’t have uniformity compensation like some professional screens, but given the above result, I have no complaints. This is typical IPS monitor performance.

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Christian Eberle is a Contributing Editor for Tom's Hardware US. He's a veteran reviewer of A/V equipment, specializing in monitors. Christian began his obsession with tech when he built his first PC in 1991, a 286 running DOS 3.0 at a blazing 12MHz. In 2006, he undertook training from the Imaging Science Foundation in video calibration and testing and thus started a passion for precise imaging that persists to this day. He is also a professional musician with a degree from the New England Conservatory as a classical bassoonist which he used to good effect as a performer with the West Point Army Band from 1987 to 2013. He enjoys watching movies and listening to high-end audio in his custom-built home theater and can be seen riding trails near his home on a race-ready ICE VTX recumbent trike. Christian enjoys the endless summer in Florida where he lives with his wife and Chihuahua and plays with orchestras around the state.