HP Omen 32 OLED 4K 240 Hz gaming monitor review: Speedy, colorful, precise, and flexible

The HP Omen 32 OLED is a 32-inch 4K QD-OLED with gaming and professional modes. It runs at 240 Hz with Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color.

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Uncalibrated – Maximum Backlight Level

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The Omen 32 OLED only has variable brightness in HDR mode which means peak measurements are the same for full field and 25% window patterns. My sample brushed the underside of 260 nits, which is plenty of brightness for general and professional use. SDR games could use a little more verve, but this is nit-picking. It is on par with the other screens that lack a variable brightness option. Remember that HDR mode does have it in three different peak levels. More on that later. Black levels and contrast are the same as any OLED: unmeasurable and theoretically infinite.

After Calibration to 200 nits

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Calibration doesn’t change the Omen 32 OLED‘s contrast or black level. 200 nits is an appropriate setting for a room with medium lighting. My office lets some sunlight in, and I was comfortable at this level. The ANSI checkerboard pattern is also unaffected by changes in the brightness setting.

Test Takeaway: The Omen 32 OLED lacks variable brightness for SDR content. This is a minor omission because it is still plenty bright for indoor environments. It has plenty of punch and impact for SDR games and even more in HDR mode, where the brightness does vary up to peaks of 1,000 nits.

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Christian Eberle
Christian Eberle
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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.

5 Comments Comment from the forums
  • JayGau
    I find this review quite misleading. It says the monitor has basically no flaws, gives it a perfect score, but when you look at the tests it sits at the bottom of almost every chart. To me it rather sounds like it's a good gaming monitor combined with a good pro monitor, but it's not excellent in either. Like if you need both kind of monitors, this is an absolute no-brainer, but if you only need a gaming monitor or only a pro monitor there are better options.
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  • truerock
    The article says DP 1.4
    I think it has DP 2.1
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  • truerock
    No speakers inside! Huge plus!
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  • UnforcedERROR
    truerock said:
    The article says DP 1.4
    I think it has DP 2.1
    It's UHB10 DP 2.1, which isn't really anything worth getting excited about. You'd still have DSC, and even if it was UHBR20 you'd still only avoid DSC if you had a 5000 series from Nvidia.
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  • truerock
    UnforcedERROR said:
    It's UHB10 DP 2.1, which isn't really anything worth getting excited about. You'd still have DSC, and even if it was UHBR20 you'd still only avoid DSC if you had a 5000 series from Nvidia.
    Thank you... I need to keep remembering to check for that.

    I do plan to buy a Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 this year. So, I am looking for DP 2.1 UHBR20 video monitors.
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