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Shopper : Is this a HiDPI display equivalent to Apple’s Retina? My current display has pixelation with Big Sur and I need a replacement.
Terri R : I'm confused as to why this does not support the Adobe RGB 1998 color space.  That is the standard widest Gamut for digital cameras, which makes me think this monitor is geared more to graphic designers than photographers.   Can anyone shed any light on this?  In all other ways it would seem to be a great monitor for my needs, but I can't get a monitor that does not support Adobe RGB.
Shopper : Why Did You Choose This?Lauren R : For use with my new ImacJED R : Reviews onlineJENNIFER D : Read lots of reviews and it came highly recommended by other pro photographers I trust. I shoot both portrait and commercial work, and need excellent color calibration, ease of use with an M1 Mac, thunderbolt speed, size, and the eye-strain tech is a nice find.DENISE R : Good value to a photography monitor. Thunderbolt 3 capable.ANNE S : good price, good size, good reviewsDOUG M : Online reviewsRICHARD W : For the accuracy of the monitor to edit photosELY M : Apple compatibilitySCOTT C : With more and more demand for 4k video production I felt it was time to upgrade my non-4k display (27" Asus ProArt). I could not justify one of the higher end video editing displays (like the newer Asus ProArt). This one has fantastic reviews and features a native 10-bit panel.NORMAN R : Reputation of Benq, own a SW270, and the flexibility of this particular model of monitorMORGAN R : Haven't gotten it yet but seems like a good not too bright 4K monitor with KVM.STEPHEN G : I have done my research, and reviews of this monitor are great.KEVIN H : I have the 27 inch version of this display and it is beautiful. I decided it was time for a 32 inch version.TIMOTHY C : Mac compatible and 4K. Thunderbolt.STACY G : I love the flexibility and potential of this monitor...as well as this company. I will follow up with a review once I play with it.NANCY S : Quality of color profiles, reduced blue light and best for web designKEIJI O : As a graphic and web design firm, we've been using Eizo monitors for color-critical works for many years. This is our first Ben Q monitor to try out for its color calibrated quality and accuracy.AHMED C : Color accuracy for photo editing, the best offering of high-speed ports of all kinds, and build quality.VISIONFUL P : Great Color AccuracyIAN D : Supposed to be color accurate for photo editing and well built and quality screenRAMON C : Looking for best cost-effective pro editing monitor.BRYAN B : Has the right specifications that I'm needing at a price that seems fair.IAN G : Wanted large 4K monitors for photo editing. Great reviews from a number of sources. Keen to use PIP with multiple computers.ROBERTO DE M : Need a new large monitor for home working and photo processing

Reviews about this item

Review Summary

2024-02-13T09:04:20

Rated 5 out of 5

Great monitor... pleasantly surprised!

I recently purchased a new Mac Studio computer and needed a new display. After 9 years of using a 27" iMac with Retina 5K display, I was somewhat worried about going with a 4K display. My main concern was with text clarity and size given display resolution scaling. However, thought I'd give this BenQ display a shot. Early days yet, but I'm quite pleased with the monitor and the text clarity (even across multiple scaling resolutions) and have already adjusted to not looking at a 5K display. Thought max brightness is lower than an Apple display, even in a room with quite a bit of sunlight I'm not finding it to be an issue during my day-to-day use, and I don't have the brightness dialed up a lot. The display's build quality is solid and everything easy to assemble. The display stand is heavy and the monitor stable. Height, tilt and swivel adjustments are all very easy. The ability to turn the display into a portrait position makes access to the ports on the back easy. Even without using the BenQ "hockey puck" before, it seemed fairly intuitive to use from the start. Overall, a very nice monitor and great purchase. Highly recommended!

Jeff H.

2023-08-17T07:34:51

Rated 5 out of 5

Adore It

A lovely monitor: couldn't get the one I originally spec'd in stock so I jumped up in size and got this one and am so happy. Display is gorgeous and great for photo/video work. The only thing I can find to fault is that sometimes the HDMI selection spazzes out if I reboot my machine and I have to twiddle the monitor's selection stick to make it swap to HDMI2-but only sometimes. It really is the only nitpick I can come up with as the monitor is so clean and displays everything so well?.

LC B.

2022-12-20T15:04:30

Rated 5 out of 5

Waiting to open the box.

Still in the box until I get my Mac Studio, but looking forward to using it. Was very happy with the price and speed or the order.

THOMAS C.

2022-08-15T16:00:13

Rated 4 out of 5

Love it! (except for the abysmal speakers)

First off, this monitor is big? even if you?re used to something like a 27? iMac like I was. If you have the space for it, I?ve found that it?s pretty amazing for photo/video editing. I didn?t really notice much of a difference going to 4k from a 5k iMac, especially if you use the boosted contrast display modes to mimic the max screen. The adjustable stand is really nice, there are plenty of ports, and it works seamlessly with my 2021 14? MBP over a single thunderbolt cable. I wish it had a webcam built in for FaceTime calls, but I knew that before purchase and I can always add one of those later. My only real complaint is the speakers, which are simply horrible and a huge letdown for such an expensive monitor - and the only reason why I rated it 4 stars instead of 5, so be sure to budget for some sort of external speakers.

JOSHUA S.

2022-02-23T21:18:41

Rated 4 out of 5

A little dim but a solid monitor

Colors on the monitor look great using the DCI-P3 color gamut. For some reason, when I enable HDR mode on my Mac, the colors look desaturated, so I'd recommend not enabling it. The monitor is a bit dimmer than I hoped it would be, but definitely usable. I like the design of the monitor, especially as someone who hates the tacky "gamer" look of many other monitors. Overall, it's a good buy for productivity purposes and the Thunderbolt connectivity is very convenient and works great with my M1 MacBook Pro.

CHRISTA L.

2022-01-13T12:01:23

Rated 4 out of 5

Nice but calibrating is not as good as I would expect

The monitor is a great size and sharp but calibrating it takes quite a few passes to get it right. I have worked on all kinds of monitors over the years and this was by far the hardest to bring into alignment. it does have a nice picture quality.

JOSEPH A.

2021-12-06T12:35:20

Rated 5 out of 5

BenQ PD3220U

Very flexible with a great display. Activating the different ?color? modes is a time saving way to get a good idea on what content will look like at final output

Norman R.

2021-11-12T04:17:33

Rated 5 out of 5

Great out of the box!

The colors are spot on right out of the box. I didn?t have to use any color calibration equipment when working on my photos or with Pantone colors. I?ve had it for about a year now.

JULIE W.

2021-11-11T07:36:13

Rated 5 out of 5

Incredible real life colors!

Great colors, plenty of real estate. Windows 10 at displays native resolution impossible to read! LOL. Photos are incredible on this beast

PATRICK C.

2021-07-15T08:39:24

Rated 5 out of 5

I brought this for content creation but consume content just as much now!

This is a monitor I didn?t know I needed this much until now. The colors are really sharp & crisp, there are plenty of ports to use. This was a good choice.

Tyrone L.

2020-11-26T19:10:30

Rated 4 out of 5

Design firm test driving our first BenQ after years of Eizo monitors

This is our first BenQ monitor we’ve gotten after a couple of decades of using Eizo monitors with hardware calibration for color-critical design and repress works. After a couple of weeks of test driving, we are pretty happy about the color accuracy and built quality of the monitor. No dead pixel, line or sign of any trouble. We are only giving four stars as we haven’t yet used it enough to give one more star. So far so good. BTW, the 4K UHD is actually too high-res for our regular graphic and web design work—We had to adjust View Options and display setting to enlarge Mac menu and others. For video projects it works very well.

KEIJI O.

2020-09-18T09:12:32

Rated 4 out of 5

Great but not for iMac equivalent real estate

Not usable for MacBook Pro if you’re looking for the same real estate as iMac 27 inch. Default makes everything too big, actual resolution makes everything too small. Scaling anywhere in between, which is what you probably want, creates graphics performance issues like lag and stuttering. Other than that it is a really great monitor. The hardware is top notch. Everything was super crisp. Colors were perfect. So, if you are not looking for to pair with MacBook Pro to get the 27inch iMac equivalent, this is an excellent choice. I took away a star because I feel that it is marketed towards creative professionals using MacBook Pros who are most likely expecting a working environment comparable to Apple setups. Also, because it wasn’t on display at the store, I was directed to test the iMac because “it’s the same resolution”. No, and even though that is not the fault of the product, I’m tired of the confusing marketing. I shouldn’t have to guess. Just tell us and the retailers

PETER T.

2020-08-07T16:35:04

Rated 4 out of 5

Nice monitor, think it will be great for Lightroom and Photoshop work

I bought two of these monitors for photo editing, and for general-purpose “work” computing. I have them connected to my iMac, my MacBook Pro, and my work-issued Windows laptop. I love working in 4K (times two!) at 31.5”! Great quality images too. I have only four minor “nits” to pick with these monitors: 1. Occasionally, they don’t “toggle” between my computers as I’d expect. 2. Along the extreme edges of the monitor, I do see a bit of a curve - like the Samsung cell phones. It’s not really bad, but just something that caught my eye. 3. These buggers can get TOASTY! Under normal circumstances, this is most likely a non-issue. But my home-office is in the second floor of a house that gets hot up here in the summer. Any extra heat up here in the summer months isn’t a great thing - but will probably be welcome in the winter. :) 4. The Thunderbolt 3 cable that comes with the monitors is not long enough to daisy chain the two monitors together - be prepared to buy another.

IAN G.

2020-07-26T23:23:18

Rated 5 out of 5

BENQ PD3220U, the best BANG for your BUCK

As a professional 3D artist and wildlife photographer, I view monitors as key components to my workflow. They need to be reliable, perform in the best quality possible but don't break the bank. Now I have been using BENQ monitors for many years ( SW240, PD3200U etc ) but I also use the PD3220U. It is my main "go to" screen and it has always done what it should. So two thumbs up from me

Mike H.

2020-07-26T18:03:35

Rated 5 out of 5

Awesome 4K Display, great design & Color Accuracy for the price!

I used this display as part of a dual display in my photo editing workflow and it is a fantastic 4K display. I calibrated this display with i1Display Pro and Pro Plus and the result are amazing. I was able to get the delta e max to just above 1, this is astonishing. Furthermore, I calibrated this display in Display P3 color mode which BenQ has calibrated from the factory with greater uniformity and I had run numerous test on this as well and the uniformity delta e is really low. The build quality is good and is in line with most other displays that are out there, the stand is sturdy and made of metal which is great to handle the weight and movement. If you have a Mac with USB Type C and are looking for a 32" 4K that is not hardware calibrated this would be the one to consider. Did I also mentioned that the Thunderbolt 3 connect will do 85 Watts Power Delivery, you can just leave the power adapter behind for many laptops and it can also daisy chain to another 4K display, really useful features.

ART S.

2019-09-15T10:35:47

Rated 5 out of 5

Great for postprocessing

Looked for a 4k monitor to develop my over 10k of RAW images. This BenQ works great and exactly like expected. Great color space coverage and very uniform brightness.Little light bleeding in corners. Highly adjustable foot design that fits my needs perfectly. If your looking for something better you have to spend aprobably a couple hundred or even a grand more.

Daniel M.

2019-08-11T11:16:52

Rated 1 out of 5

Magenta & Green color bleed

In the interest of preventing others from wasting 2 weeks ordering and returning this monitor, this is my experience. I had high hopes that this monitor would be a good fit for my 2019 maxed out MacBookPro 15". SCREEN: It had terrible magenta and green color bleed - it looked like colored cotton candy was stuffed behind the screen. I used Spyder Elite to color profile but the magenta/green bleed was constant, black was still grey/brown and the white yellowish. (my other 4 monitors in my house calibrated the same way shown accurate and similar colors) MOVEMENT: The monitor had noticeable screen movement which caused a seasick like experience. BUILD: Although the base looked OK the overall build quality was that of a cheap plastic low grade monitor. SPEAKERS: Just awful! USB-C: The USB-C cable worked fine with my MacBookPro as far as connectivity and had little lag.

JANNE J.

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BenQ DesignVue Specifications

Display

Display

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  • Size

    31.5"

  • Screen Area

    27.45 x 15.44" / 697.31 x 392.23 mm

  • Panel Type

    IPS-Type LCD

  • Touchscreen

    No

  • Resolution

    3840 x 2160

  • Aspect Ratio

    16:9

  • Pixels Per Inch (ppi)

    140 ppi

  • Finish

    Matte

  • Maximum Brightness

    300 cd/m2

  • Contrast Ratio

    1000:1

  • Dynamic Contrast Ratio

    20,000,000:1

  • Refresh Rate

    60 Hz

  • Adaptive Sync Technology

    None

  • Bit Depth / Color Support

    10-Bit (1.07 Billion Colors)

  • HDR Compatibility

    HDR10

  • Color Gamut

    100% sRGB
    100% Rec. 709
    95% DCI-P3

  • Response Time

    5 ms (GtG)

  • Viewing Angle

    Horizontal: 178deg. (89/89)
    Vertical: 178deg. (89/89)

  • Dot Pitch

    0.18159 x 0.18159mm

Inputs/Outputs

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  • Connectivity

    2x USB Type-C (Thunderbolt 3) Input/Output
    2x HDMI 2.0 Input
    1x DisplayPort 1.4 Input
    1x USB Type-C (USB 3.1 Gen 2) Output
    3x USB Type-A (USB 3.1 Gen 2) Output
    1x USB Type-B (USB 3.1 Gen 2) Input
    1x 3.5mm Output

  • HDCP Support

    Yes, Version 2.2

  • Built-In Speakers

    Yes, 2x 2W

  • Supported Languages

    Arabic
    Czech
    Dutch
    English
    French
    German
    Hungarian
    Italian
    Japanese
    Korean
    Polish
    Portuguese
    Romanian
    Russian
    Simplified Chinese
    Spanish
    Swedish
    Traditional Chinese

  • Power Consumption

    220W (Typical)
    37W (Eco)
    0.5W (Standby)

  • AC Input Power

    100 to 240 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz

  • Power Adapter Type

    Internal

  • USB Power Delivery

    85W (via USB Type-C)

Environmental

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  • Certifications

    ENERGY STAR, EPEAT GOLD, TCO Certified

General

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  • Height Adjustment

    5.91" (150mm)

  • Rotation Adjustment

    90deg.

  • Swivel Adjustment

    60deg. (-30 to 30deg.)

  • Tilt Adjustment

    -5 to 20deg.

  • Dimensions (WxHxD)

    28.1 x 24.7 x 7.3" (71.37 x 62.74 x 18.54cm) (With Stand)
    28.1 x 16.2 x 3.4" (71.37 x 41.15 x 8.64cm) (Without Stand)

  • Weight

    22.93 lbs (10.40kg) (With Stand)
    17.42 lbs (7.90kg) (Without Stand)

  • UPC Code

    840046040406

About BenQ DesignVue

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BENQ PD3220U, the best BANG for your BUCK

By Mike H.

As a professional 3D artist and wildlife photographer, I view monitors as key components to my workflow. They need to be reliable, perform in the best quality possible but don't break the bank. Now I have been using BENQ monitors for many years ( SW240, PD3200U etc ) but I also use the PD3220U. It is my main "go to" screen and it has always done what it should. So two thumbs up from me

Awesome 4K Display, great design & Color Accuracy for the price!

By ART S.

I used this display as part of a dual display in my photo editing workflow and it is a fantastic 4K display. I calibrated this display with i1Display Pro and Pro Plus and the result are amazing. I was able to get the delta e max to just above 1, this is astonishing. Furthermore, I calibrated this display in Display P3 color mode which BenQ has calibrated from the factory with greater uniformity and I had run numerous test on this as well and the uniformity delta e is really low. The build qua...

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The BenQ PD3220U DesignVue Designer 31.5" 4K UHD IPS LED Monitor is a stylish and high-tech centerpiece for any designer's workspace. Engineered for precision and efficiency, this monitor boasts a sleek aesthetic that complements its advanced functionality, making it a reliable choice for professionals with a taste for sophistication.

With its expansive 31.5-inch display, the PD3220U offers a crystal-clear 3840 x 2160 resolution, ensuring that every pixel of your work is sharp and detailed. The monitor's upgraded color gamut is fully compatible with DCI-P3 and Display P3, providing impeccable color performances that cater to the demands of graphic design, video editing, and other color-sensitive tasks. The built-in speakers add a layer of convenience, delivering quality sound for multimedia content without the clutter of external speakers.

The PD3220U is equipped with 100% sRGB and 95% P3 color space coverage, utilizing IPS Technology to deliver wide viewing angles and minimize color shift. This ensures absolute confidence in color accuracy for all your design projects. Thunderbolt 3 connectivity enables a seamless daisy chain setup for dual monitors and efficient image and data transmission, enhancing your productivity.

BenQ's AQCOLOR Technology, developed with the input of color experts and in collaboration with the ICC and ISO, ensures accurate reproduction of colors. This commitment to color fidelity is further supported by certifications from Verified by CalMAN and Pantone Validated, guaranteeing that the PD3220U meets industry-approved performance standards.

HDR10 support allows designers to preview HDR effects during the editing process, ensuring the final output meets their exacting standards. The monitor also features specialized display modes tailored to different design needs, including Darkroom, Animation, and CAD/CAM modes, each optimized to enhance the clarity and detail of your work.

The PD3220U simplifies the creative process with thoughtful features like the KVM Switch, which lets you control multiple computers with a single set of peripherals, and the Hotkey Puck G2, which provides quick access to customized shortcuts and settings adjustments. DualView mode further boosts workflow efficiency by enabling side-by-side comparisons of different color modes.

BenQ's commitment to user comfort is evident in the inclusion of Low Blue Light Technology and Flicker-free features, which work together to reduce eye strain during extended periods of use. Whether you're working on intricate designs or enjoying multimedia content, the PD3220U monitor is designed to provide a user-friendly experience that prioritizes your vision health.

In summary, the BenQ PD3220U DesignVue Designer Monitor is a sophisticated tool that combines style, high-tech features, and user-friendly functionality to enhance the productivity and creativity of professional designers.

BenQ DesignVue Features

  • With 4K, you enjoy beautiful 3840x2160 images-four times the resolution of Full-HD. That's why even on large-screen TVs, images look clear and realistic, not pixelated.
  • IPS monitors in order to create better viewing angles, impressive image quality, and precise color accuracy.
  • Supports HDR 10 which allows consistent image reproduction with accurate gradation values up to the maximum brightness of the display device.
  • Ergonomic design monitor helps to relieve neck, back, and eye strain by positioning your body in the best posture for sitting or standing while working.

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Key Features

  • 31.5" 4K UHD IPS LED Monitor with a high resolution of 3840 x 2160 for sharp and detailed visuals
  • Upgraded color gamut compatible with DCI-P3 and Display P3 for impeccable color performances
  • Built-in speakers for convenient audio playback, eliminating the need for external speakers
  • Thunderbolt 3 connectivity for efficient image and data transmission, and dual monitor setup
  • Low Blue Light Technology & Flicker-free features to reduce eye strain & enhance viewing comfort

What's in the box:

  • BenQ PD3220U DesignVue Designer 31.5 " 4K UHD IPS LED Monitor with Built-In Speakers
  • Monitor Stand
  • Monitor Base
  • Back Cover
  • DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Cable
  • HDMI Cable
  • Thunderbolt 3 Cable
  • USB Type-B to Type-A Cable
  • Hotkey Puck G2
  • Power Cord
  • BenQ 3 Year Parts & Labor Limited Warranty