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I don’t test many professional monitors, so you won’t see comparison charts in this review. Rather, I’ve simply laid out my test results with comments.
Pixel Response and Input Lag
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· Response Time Full black to white transition – 0.12ms
· Absolute Input Lag Full black to white transition – 14.9ms
That being said, the PA32UCDMR could easily compete with and beat many speedy gaming monitors. Most OLEDs I’ve tested since acquiring the Nvidia LDAT draw a one-inch square in 0.24ms. This one manages the feat in 0.12ms. Though the human eye won’t perceive this difference in gaming content, it can be seen in moving test patterns rendered at perfect resolution. That is, there is no loss of clarity when comparing moving objects to static ones. That makes things like camera pans look better, and you can more precisely aim and fire when you want to.
The PA32UCDMR is also a champ in the input lag test, where it averaged just 14.9ms over 25 mouse clicks. That is a real-world test similar to what you’ll see on a monitor equipped with Nvidia’s Latency Analyzer. This is also one of the fastest times I’ve recorded for any OLED at any refresh rate. The current record holders are LG’s 27GX790 and Philips’ 27M2N8500, which scored 10.0ms at 360 Hz. That the PA32UCDMR is only a tick behind at 240 Hz speaks to its quality and precision. Any competition gamer would consider this monitor an essential tool.
Test Takeaway: The PA32UCDMR is super quick and would serve any pro-gamer well. Its low response time means the fastest motion remains perfectly clear. That includes moving objects and panning backgrounds. If you’re a more casual player, it still provides a play advantage thanks to its precise movement and aiming capabilities.
Viewing Angles
The PA32UCDMR exhibits excellent off-axis image quality, but if you look closely, you can see a slight red tint, which indicates it is a Quantum Dot screen. This is nearly impossible to spot in actual content. The gray step pattern is a torture test here. There is no change in brightness or gamma. The top view is a bit washed out but still reasonably bright and free of heavy color shifts.
Screen Uniformity
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· Screen Uniformity Deviation From Center 0% Black Field – 2.09%
Many pro monitors include uniformity compensation, but the PA32UCDMR doesn’t and doesn’t need to. 2.09% is about as good as it gets for any flat panel display. There are no visible anomalies in content or in any of the test patterns I observed. This is excellent performance.
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