Our HDR benchmarking uses Portrait Displays’ Calman software. To learn about our HDR testing, see our breakdown of how we test PC monitors.
The U3224KB supports HDR10 signals through all three of its video inputs. It’s a DisplayHDR 600 screen, so it won’t quite match the searing brightness of a Mini LED panel, but it is still brighter than most OLEDs and many LCDs too.
HDR Brightness and Contrast
The U3224KB easily surpasses its 600-nit claim with almost 620 nits of total output. This was measured with a full-field white pattern. The Mini LED screens were measured with window patterns to hit their maximums. There is plenty of juice here, for sure.
A field-dimming feature lowers HDR black levels and increases dynamic range. That resulted in a respectable 12,523.2:1 score in my test. Though I found the HDR image very good, I can imagine how much better this monitor would be with a Mini LED backlight. Seriously though, it looks fantastic showing HDR video and playing HDR games thanks to its accuracy and superb color.
Grayscale, EOTF and Color
I tried all four HDR modes and settled on DisplayHDR 600 as the U3224KB’s best. The grayscale is a little warm, but the EOTF tracks well with a tone-map transition at 70%. There is some room for improvement here, so access to the RGB sliders would be welcome.
The gamut test shows a reasonable level of oversaturation in blue, magenta and red. This is typical of the wide-gamut displays I’ve tested in the DCI-P3 and Rec.2020 tests. In the latter, you can see where the U3224KB runs out of color at around 90% saturation. This is also typical performance. Hues track well in both charts and overall HDR color is well saturated with a natural look.
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