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Comparing professional displays is difficult because they take different approaches to their design goals. For this review of the PE320QXT, I’ve laid out the results and charts with comments in the same areas that I normally test.
Pixel Response and Input Lag
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· Response Time Full black to white transition – 7.93ms
· Absolute Input Lag Full black to white transition – 26ms
Though I can’t recommend the PE320QXT for high-speed gaming, it performs better than many 60 Hz panels I’ve tested. The response time is very quick at just under 8ms. There is some motion blur but not as much as you’d expect. The overdrive helps somewhat, but gaming should be kept to slower-paced titles for best results. Doom Eternal will go a little soft when the action ramps up.
Input lag is 26ms, which is slower than typical gaming monitors but faster than typical human reaction times. Obviously, a skilled gamer will be hampered by that much delay, but casual gaming is well within the PE320QXT’s wheelhouse.
Test Takeaway: You can play games on the PE320QXT if you take its limitations into account. At 60 Hz, there will be some motion blur. And input lag isn’t super low, but it isn’t super high either. The overdrive is effective at reducing some of that softness. Though there is no Adaptive-Sync, you’ll rarely see a frame tear if your PC can run 6K at 60fps.
Viewing Angles
The PE320QXT has some of the best off-axis image quality of any IPS screen I’ve tested. The side view would fool anyone into thinking it’s an OLED. There is no visible color shift, nor is there a change to brightness or gamma. This is important given its design intent. The giveaway comes in the vertical view where you can see a red shift. But gamma and brightness aren’t significantly different. The PE320QXT is designed to be shared, and it easily can be as these results show
Screen Uniformity
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· Screen Uniformity Deviation From Center 0% Black Field – 11.28%
I noted some slight glow around the edges of my PE320QXT sample, which put its deviation score over the visible threshold of 10%. A lot is going on here with the extra Quantum Dot and capacitive touch screen layers in play, so this result is not surprising.
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