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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I’ve commented before on how similar premium OLED gaming monitors are in terms of both performance and picture quality. Differences in visuals and play feel are subtle at best. Prices are also in a narrow range. In the rarefied 4K 240 Hz category, the members are in a very small window of cost, performance and image quality.

HP Omen 32 OLED

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HP’s Omen 32 OLED stands apart for its tremendous flexibility and versatility. It is truly a gaming and professional display in one. It even reinvents the OSD to that effect. With a simple switch, it goes seamlessly from video production to high-performance gaming.

Like any 240 Hz OLED, it is super smooth and responsive. Among 4K OLEDs, it’s the fastest screen I’ve tested, with just 18ms of total lag. Though others, like the Acer X32 X3, come close, the Omen 32 OLED’s 1ms advantage might be worth paying for. It delivers good sound from the internal speakers along with slick LED lighting and play aids like crosshairs, frame counters and timers.

Where it outdistances everything else is in the professional realm. By switching to the pro OSD, you’re treated to accurate color modes and fully adjustable HDR, something almost no one else offers. And by adding HP’s Display Center app, you can calibrate and tweak any integrated mode or create up to three of your own.

The HP Omen 32 OLED, when considered as a whole, has no equal. It’s a great gaming monitor and it’s a great professional monitor, making it truly deserving of your attention.

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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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