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The AW2725Q supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision with automatic signal switching. HDR10 has six additional picture modes, and Dolby Vision must be toggled on in the OSD.
HDR Brightness and Contrast
The AW2725Q has HDR brightness on par with its competition and employs variable brightness to reach a higher peak than SDR. The Dough and Asus panels push their panels a bit harder when measuring 25% windows but, in all cases, the brightest highlights will get to around 1,000 nits. This test was run in True Black mode. There is a preset called Peak 1000, but it is no higher in peak output. It alters the EOTF curve to make highlights more focused, but it clips some detail in the process.
Grayscale, EOTF and Color
True Black mode is the best choice for all HDR10 content. Grayscale tracking is without visual flaw as all errors are below 3dE. No calibration is necessary here. The EOTF tracks almost perfectly with a soft transition to tone mapping at 60% brightness. This is the correct value for the AW2725Q’s measured black and white levels. It means that all detail remains visible across the full tonal range.
The AW2725Q’s gamut tracking is a textbook example of accuracy. All six colors remain on their hue lines with just slight oversaturation in red, magenta and blue. This is one of the best charts I’ve seen to date. In the BT.2020 test, the AW2725Q stays on target with slight oversaturation before running out of color at 90% red, 75% green and 95% blue. This is excellent performance.
Test Takeaway: The AW2725Q offers HDR contrast on par with competitors but stands above in its color and EOTF accuracy. You won’t need to tweak HDR game menus to see all the detail when playing titles like Doom Eternal. Color is rich and vibrant, and intra-image contrast is superb. It is one of the best HDR monitors I’ve reviewed.
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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.
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MoxNix Way too expensive for what's a relatively slow refresh rate these days. The Alienware 27 inch 360 Hz 1440p monitor is a far better value.Reply -
mihen For Oled, refresh isn't a question of if the panel can do it. It's a question if the cable can do it. It's a 2160p verse 1440p difference.Reply -
DieMitchell is the firmware as buggy as that of the aw3225qf?Reply
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dci-p3 resets brightness to 20-ish while still showing 100 every time the display switches input or refresh rate, hdr, etc. -
PrazVT Reply
How is that a slow refresh rate these days?? At 4k, especially, you're never going to reach those speeds with modern games. If you're talking about playing some really old game (like CS) at 1080p/1440p, then sure I guess. But then you'd just buy a lower res monitor.MoxNix said:Way too expensive for what's a relatively slow refresh rate these days. The Alienware 27 inch 360 Hz 1440p monitor is a far better value.
I have the Asus PG27UCDM and it's been just fine; I play at 4k w/ a 4080 and practically speaking most *modern* games aren't getting anywhere near 160Hz, let alone 240Hz. -
PrazVT I think they mean relatively speaking. Most of the other monitors in the 27" 4k OLED category are even more expensive. But for those who are space constrained (like me), it's a necessity. Was I thrilled spending as much on the Asus as my 49" Sony OLED TV? No lol. But it is what it is.Reply -
DieMitchell Reply
size ≠ valuecknobman said:Over $800 for a mere 27 inch display is not "value" LOLOLOL -
cknobman Reply
True but when there are dozens of OLEDs at the same size costing $3-400 less thats what makes this terrible "value"DieMitchell said:size ≠ value