BenQ Mobiuz EX3210U 4K Monitor Review: Big Screen, Big Color, Better HDR Contrast

The BenQ Mobiuz EX3210U is a 32-inch IPS, 4K Gaming Monitor with 144 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR600 and extended color.

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4K computer monitors are still a premium purchase, but they cost far less than they used to. And with the proliferation of powerful PCs and gaming consoles, they are clearly in demand. Unless you need super-high frame rates, a 144 Hz 4K screen is a great display for both work and play.

HDR has added another dimension to the image quality element and if you’ve followed the trends, you know that not all monitors do HDR well. BenQ has been quiet on this front with its other Mobiuz monitors, but the EX3210U represents a new level of quality. Thanks to an edge-zone-dimming backlight, this monitor ups the HDR game for BenQ in a big way.

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I’ve always been a fan of BenQ’s video processing. The ability to run Blur Reduction and Adaptive-Sync together is a major point in its favor that few other brands can boast. My only nitpick is that the EX3210U leaves out a pulse width adjuster. That would help the user find a balance between smoothness and light output.

The big star here is color. The EX3210U has one of the largest color gamuts you can buy outside of a very expensive professional display. With over 116% coverage of DCI-P3 and 84% coverage of Rec.2020, you will never want for more vibrance. Thanks to solid accuracy and a smart approach to color balance, all content, SDR and HDR, looks fantastic. I wish there were a bit more SDR contrast, but HDR is simply stunning.

At $1,000, the BenQ Mobiuz EX3210U is not inexpensive, but it delivers a lot for the money. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better image, or better video processing, without spending significantly more. It offers a superlative gaming experience for PC and console alike, making it highly recommended.

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.

6 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Alvar "Miles" Udell
    You had me until $1000.
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  • helper800
    Considering the price of these bigger 4k 120-165hz IPS monitors I think it's almost always better to get an OLED of some kind in its place. OLED is so much better looking than IPS or MVA panels and they can be just as accurate with the colors and have competing viewing angles. The new QD-OLED panels that Samsung uses are the cream of the crop as far as panel technology. I dont understand how these companies sell these 900+ dollar non-OLED panel monitors...
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  • gallovfc
    Too big... I'd have to get rid of the secondary monitor...
    28" is already the limit...
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  • helper800
    gallovfc said:
    Too big... I'd have to get rid of the secondary monitor...
    28" is already the limit...
    I thought the same about greater than 27 inch monitors, but I have grown more and more in love with my 31.5 inch 4k Samsung monitor.
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  • geok1ng
    You had me until the responde time chart. Judging from the image, 6ms on the MSI is 75% faster than 7ms on the other monitors. I remember a time when graphs helped us to faster understand a content. Now i must triple check numbers and Fine print before coming up to a conclusion about a graph.
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  • Abhishek981
    I read reviews on this monitor. I saw that some users have returned this product due to a dead pixel at the middle of the screen.

    I want to confirm, if the monitor has this problem or not, if someone is using this.
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