Titan Army P32A2S2 32-inch 240 Hz QHD gaming monitor review: Quick, bold color and a great value

The Titan Army P32A2S2 is a 32-inch QHD IPS gaming monitor with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color

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Titan Army P32A2S2
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The P32A2S2 supports HDR10 content with an automatic switchover as long as HDR is set to Auto, it is by default. The two additional modes, Movie and Game, offer no advantage or disadvantage. The look much the same, so I stuck with Auto for testing and gameplay.

HDR Brightness and Contrast

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The P32A2S2 offers a little extra HDR brightness with over 391 nits peak. But since there’s no dimming or dynamic contrast, there isn’t much more impact for HDR content. This is typical of value-oriented displays which support the standard but don’t embrace it. For $370, I can’t complain too loudly.

Grayscale, EOTF and Color

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The P32A2S2 has a red tint in the HDR grayscale test but it’s barely visible in test patterns or content. The errors are mostly below 4dE which is pretty low. The luminance curve stays reasonably close to the reference line. It’s a bit too light in the darkest step which means deep shadow areas won’t quite drop to black. The tone map transition is soft and occurs at the correct level of 65%. Since it’s close to the mark, I didn’t have to make any in-game adjustments to see all available highlight and shadow detail.

In the HDR gamut test, we can see general over-saturation, but the points maintain a linear progression and stay on their hue targets. This gives the HDR image a little more life without affecting detail or clarity. The Rec.2020 chart is much the same until the P32A2S2 runs out of color at 70% green, 85% red and 95% blue. This is typical performance and both the HDR color charts show solid performance.

Test Takeaway: The P32A2S2 is color accurate in HDR mode with good saturation but since there is no dimming or dynamic contrast, the picture only looks slightly more impactful. This isn’t unusual at this price point. The P32A2S2 supports HDR10 with no problems but doesn’t do the standard justice.

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Christian Eberle
Christian Eberle
Contributing Editor

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.

3 Comments Comment from the forums
  • das_stig
    Stop saying "No internal speakers or USB ports" is a con, to some people it's a plus, it's all personal taste and not just a bias reporter !
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  • kyzarvs
    das_stig said:
    Stop saying "No internal speakers or USB ports" is a con, to some people it's a plus, it's all personal taste and not just a bias reporter !
    Exactly - why pay for speakers that are never going to be used?
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  • Pirx73
    das_stig said:
    Stop saying "No internal speakers or USB ports" is a con, to some people it's a plus, it's all personal taste and not just a bias reporter !
    Well, USB ports on monitor could be useful, while internal speakers - absolutely agree with you, they are useless. They are just one step above old PC beeper. Sound quality is nonexistant. I don't know why they keep including them, if only to rise price.
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