ASUS PB328Q 32" WQHD 2560x1440 4ms DisplayPort HDMI DVI Eye Care Monitor

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I was hesitant due to mixed reviews and reported issues with the panels used in this model and the other manufacturers 32in 1440p monitors. Received the item - original packaging nested inside a HUGE box with plenty of packing materials to prevent jostling. No issues with display other than a very small blemish about 2-3 pixels big noticeable on a white screen. No dead pixels, and the blemish is hardly distinguishable from a speck of dust. Im pretty finicky, so if I had bought this at a brick and mortar I would have exchanged/continued to exchange until I received a panel with absolutely no flaws. The very minor blemish was not enough for me to go through the hassle of repackaging and shipping back. The stand is super sturdy. The swivel function is a bit tight and requires one hand to hold the stand to prevent the base from turning with the screen. Maybe a surface with more friction would eliminate this issue. My desk is a natural wood ikea table top. My secondary monitor didnt have the range of motion of this ASUS and I probably wouldnt buy another monitor that wasnt as adjustable as this - unless it was VESA compatible and I planned on an aftermarket stand. Controls are easy to use after a little learning since they are not labeled on the front (I prefer the cleaner bezel look). Rather than hunting for the correct button I tend to use the "joystick" for adjusting settings, which I dont often do. Im running DisplayPort for my PC and HDMI for my Xbox One. Another input would be nice for Chromecast. The screen is nice and bright and blacks are pretty deep. Its about as close to true black as Ive seen in a screen that isnt OLED or plasma. Due to the size, colors may shift a tad in the corners when viewing the screen from 24 inches and closer. Ive only noticed this with red images. Its very very minor. Viewing angles are acceptable. Theres a bit of minor ghosting as expected due to the response time, but Im able to play FPS games without issue. If youre used to a super low response time (1-2ms) it may be a bit annoying at first. I was used to the 2ms of my SyncMaster PX2370 so I had to adjust a bit. The trade-off of a lot more screen real-estate to view reference materials on one side of the screen while writing on the other as well as the utility of the screen size to serve as the "TV" in the guest bedroom/office is worth the slightly higher response time to me. Its worth having a decent gpu to run 1440p @75Hz. The difference between 60 and 75Hz is pretty noticeable. I wouldnt recommend running at 1080p if youre planning on using the monitor at the normal distance sitting at a desk. It is fine from a further distance (like a couch). Im running a GTX 970 and I wouldnt recommend going any lower than that to run most things at 1440p @ 75Hz. Im not the type to chase benchmarks. I had to turn down a few settings from Ultra on Witcher 3 and Battlefield 1 to maintain the resolution and refresh rate. The benefit of 1440p to me is that anti aliasing isnt quite as important at least to me. The higher resolution decreases noticeable aliasing. Good: Great stand, solid construction, good settings out of the box, no major issues with panel or construction. Nice image. Few options at this size, let alone at this price point. Bad: One minor blemish, not major enough to warrant a return. Only 1 HDMI input. Notes: 1440p @75Hz may push your current GPU if you havent upgraded in a while and you plan on doing any gaming. The screen is large so desk real estate should be considered.

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Currently typing the review using this monitor and I LOVE IT. Its just the right size for my desk, the bezels are slim, and I really like the buttons on the back. My only gripe with it would be that I wish the USB ports were recessed in the back so anything plugged in doesnt have to stick out to the side and potentially block me from having another monitor on the other side. Purchased this from Amazons Warehouse deals, at $300, almost $150 less than it was selling for when I saw it new. The stipulation was that the item would come in original packaging, but the packaging is severely damaged. Great, I thought. Well, certainly the monitor will turn on at least, and that would be fine. Nope. When I got it, the box it came in just looked like it had been pushed across the floor as the ink on the box was faded and one of the corners looked like it had had sandpaper taken to it. Other than that, there were zero things wrong with this monitor. No scratches, no cosmetic damage, no quirks or plugs that didnt work or anything like that. So hey, take a chance with Amazon Warehouse deals. This monitor is great.

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great monitor, It is worth the money and will last until you want to buy a new one, and last looking perfect. Have bought other monitors, this one is the best. Dells is good, but 800$. This is the one to get. Very happy!!! Thin Frame, very heavy mount, feels strong tough, smooth nice material, vesa mountable. solid design during adjustment and on the mount, feels like it wont break from frequent adjustments as some of the other plastic samsung or aoc ive returned. Deep Dark matte black finish, matte screen. Speakers are decent for small night listening without bass. Auto detects inputs which is great for game systems. Mute and night light options for the front led and speaker. The back menu knob moves very easy and the menus have a lot of options for quick settings. USB goes fast as it should. Runs at 75hz!

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I first bought my mother at Christmas 2016 a 32" 4K monitor from another manufacture and is was nice but it wasnt an IPS style panel and the higher resolution was wasted for her as everything was too small and hard to see, she in her 70s. So I bought this monitor to replace the 4K and she just loves it, the colors are more rich and the native resolution is perfect for this size screen. Her brother-in-law needs a larger screen too so Ive bought a second one of these monitors for him too. ASUS make great monitors reasonably priced and are my go to monitors when I need something above average. I also have a ProArt Series 4K (PA328) which is twice the price or more than this monitor that I got for Art work and photography. The ProArt 4K, which I like, is more accurate but I do like this monitor more for the color richness, my ProArt is more of a very flat matte display which the average person might not prefer.

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Love it. Was interested in either the BenQ or Asus. The Asus beats the BQ in almost every aspect, but without sacrificing gaming performance (no ghosting, up to 75Hz refresh). AND: flicker-free led back-light. Color is almost identical to ips based screens, but no edge bleeding, and nice/deep blacks, and ppl dont have an "orange" skin tone (ips). And the fact that its (almost) perfectly calibrated right out of the box, is a big plus. Everything i want to have "different" than stock (settings/button layout etc), can be customized. even the power led can be turned off. The only reason i would see, to upgrade? when theres a 40" version available ;-)

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This is one BIG monitor. If you decide to set up two of them (dual monitors) take a careful look at your workspace. The WQHD resolution works much better on this sized monitor than 1080P. Yes, higher resolution might be better. Sometimes the fonts and icons get mighty small when you go over the top on resolution. Thats not the case with these. The balance of size and resolution seem about right to me. One nice surprise, the monitor comes with *all* the cables. If it will plug into the monitor, you get a cable. They are about 6 feet long. That may or may not be ideal for every setup. It *is* nice to get the cables. The stand works fine. The monitors go into portrait mode with no big problems. Even a little Intel NUC is happy driving one of them. Highly recommended !!! Bob

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I was previously using 3 x ASUS VG278HE and replaced the middle screen with this one. I was expecting to be blown away and am not. All 3 monitors are in SRGB mode, and the colors are quite similar. This 32" screens resolution is marginally better that the 1920 x1080 @27", but not that much crisper. I bought this screen as a "transitional" screen more out of frustration than necessity, waiting for Acer and Asus to get their act together on QC, especially on their IPS models. This screen is very uniform (as expected), and their is no light bleed (also as expected) (Since its not an IPS or variant thereof.) I have all three screens on 125% scaling win 7, and all looks normal. I did notice the Titans in my Nvidia panel only offer 8 bit color? Not sure about 10 bit color. The color is a little better than on my TN panels, but nothing to write home about. I want to be blown away but cannot find any monitor in 2016 that has done so. I do not think 2560x1440 is enough for a 32", I think I should have stuck to 27". I will play Doom later on @75hz, and compare to 144hz, but am not expecting to get excited. On the other hand I am happy I have not bought an IPS with all the lottery attributed to these. UPDATE 10-19 I have had this monitor for a few days now. I suppose I grateful because it is very uniform all over, but the colors are simply not as rich as I would expect them to be. Its quite sad, that the only thing I love about this monitor is that it is defect free. I also own a Sony XBR tv, and am spoiled by the deep colors the TV offers. I have no clue what panels Sony use on their high end Tvs but it makes this monitor colors look anemic and pale in comparison. Again, I think Toms review is highly overrated. I have been studying monitors religiously for the past year, trying to find something which is problem free, offers great colors, and is also a class 1 or 2 for gaming. I cannot find anything. I have researched monitors for hours and days. No other product I have owned or wanted to buy has ever warranted this time-consuming research. IMO, a house for example is easier to buy than a monitor. UPDATE 10/24/2016 I just purchased an ASUS VA32AQ to compare. This monitor (ASUS PB328Q) is much better. The ASUS VA32AQ should be avoided. Very cheap IPS panel, with terrible contrast and color. UPDATE 11/05/2015 I have had this monitor for nearly one month now, and will give it a final rating of 5 stars. Blacks are so deep, oranges look way better on this amva than on an IPS. Greens and reds look ever so slightly better on an IPS. Uniformity on this panel is great. Whites do look more white on an IPS.

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Occasionally, you come across a product thats so amazing that you just need to tell the world. That is how this monitor feels. Its the perfect size, it has great color, and it includes all the cables you could dream of. The monitor stand does not come preattached, but it attaches in an amazingly convenient way, and does not require any tools. The packaging is sturdy and its got plenty of wiggle room, so damage during shipping should not be a concern. If youre looking for a large, high quality 1440p monitor then you dont really need to look much farther unless you want 21:9 or something curved. My only complaint would be that the speakers arent very loud. They are loud enough, and they are decent quality, but no one really buys a monitor because they expect the speakers to be amazing. These are definitely good enough, but they probably earn about 7/10 points. My main gripe is that I really just wish they were louder. One selling point for me was also the 75Hz refresh rate, which was a very hard spec to track down. Windows will default to 60 when you connect it, but you just need to change your display adapter settings. Its easy enough.

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No dead pixels, No QC anomalies. 75Hz runs perfect. This is an exceptional monitor! Im so glad I didnt go for an IPS panel. Great response time, great contrast, and calibrates very well indeed. Check out Tomshardwares review for their analysis of it. This is perfect for gaming and productivity. I will not need another monitor for many years to come. Recommended!!

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As I returned from my bike ride, I noticed a large box on my front porch. I wondered briefly what it was as I wasnt expecting the monitor till the next day. Happy that it had arrived, I opened it carefully and removed the contents. Numerous connectors were apparent and the base was readily visible. My first thought was I would have to screw the base into the monitor but then it became obvious that it just fit right into the slot. My 2 old monitors, 19 inch Dells, served me well but it was time to move to something more suited to photography. I chose the DVI cable that came in the package and connected it to my MSI G Force 5900 graphics card. The connection was easy with no issues and as the monitor awoke I was dazzled with my desktop in full 32 inch glory. An involuntary grin spread slowly across my face as I basked in the RGB colors of the monitor. Just did a calibration on the monitor and it looks even better now. Will update as I put it through its paces. Overall, a great monitor and a great value in my opinion.

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