Man I’ve bought gigabyte asus lg monitors running 1440p and 165-180hz and man this monitor I got by mistake and it actually shits on the others for like half the price $400 when I got it. The colors, smoothness, and user options are pretty good out of the box. The local dimming is also pretty decent compared to others. I have no back light bleed at all. I recommend you guys giving this monitor a chance before spending a lot more on others , oh and it has hdr600 and only $400-440
How’s it still holding up for you? I was about to jump on the 27” inch version of this monitor until I realized it didnt support display port 1.4 the I saw this 32” model does. I’m running an amd 6800xt and it’s my first pc so I’m trying to find a good affordable monitor. I’m used to playing games on a 65” tv so I tried a 27” and it just felt way small for me lol.
In part 3 I show how settings effect the image quality... Next week I am making a video on more things I have found... Including some extra USB ports I forgot to mention. Some 3.5mm jack details, mounting screws for Vesa wall mounting and more.
Thank you!... Don't forget to check out the other videos... I might add an item or 2 to the prizes, you'll understand when you find the video(s) since I have 2 channels ;)
The MSI QD for sure... Of course you never said the use case. For the KVM switch use Gigabyte, for image quality MSI. For contrast it would be a draw, for colors popping MSI for the win, for speed the MSI. MSI released that new firmware which i believe is a KVM switch update but pulled the update after a pile of people killed their monitors with it. The MSI can do 4K console mode, again the firmware update was to improve the 4k gaming console mode experience. The only real Gigabyte M32Q advantage is the KVM switch and if you specially are into sitting watching the UFO blurbusters test cause no game has ever given image retention issues which can be fixed via "firmware update". MSI has 3 USB A ports plus a USB C power delivery port, a mouse bungee. The MSI is a newer improved panel over that Gigabyte panel that is 3 years old verses the MSI which was released less than a year ago. Showed my gamer friend 2 days ago, he thought my screen was OLED due to the colors popping verses a regular IPS.
If you were asking the LG 27GL850 or GP850 which the GP is faster the M32Q still has better contrast which makes it look better image quality wise. Or the MSI MAG321CQR the Gigabyte would be a bit of a toss up with that one but I'd trust the Gigabyte to have better screen uniformity. I have a second MSI MPG321QRF-QD after a failed firmware update with no dead / stuck pixels and even better panel uniformity than the first. Was replaced on warranty. Going to review my LG 32" 175Hz VA panel right away. I've owned it for a month but it is nowhere near the MPG QD monitor but the LG is cheap.
@@Xpsgii no the MSI is almost better in every single way. The m32q does not have 4k console mode. The Gigabyte only wins for KVM switch if that is what you are getting it for
@@Xpsgii Best of 2022... I do not know what matters to you for options so I can not truly tell you what is best. If gaming clearity the 32GP850, if deeper blacks and whiter whites the M32Q but at slightly slower performance. the M32Q is good for the price, the M27Q is actually faster and slightly better. Best of 2022 ruclips.net/video/R-hDa0MV3yQ/видео.html
Happy new year to you! Do you by chance know how many dimming zones this display has? The image comparison to the LG looks pretty dramatic. The MSI is way ahead in terms of colour vibrance whereas the LG image seems all muddy. I wonder if that's just due to different calibration?
This MSI has one clear advantage it can display much better white levels. Look at the window frame in the side by side. LG is greyish the MSI is clearly white. This feels almost like a VA panel in how the contrast looks, my last panel was the MSI MAG322CQR. I think the lack of sharpness on the LG had to do with pixel arrangement, there is a sharper setting which caused halo texts in windows because the sharpness is cranked up but it'd be dumb to use that. Contrast within tones helps a lot, a lot of people found the cheaper LG 83A had sharper looking images and a bit better contrast than the wider color spectrum nano but I have only personal experience with the GL850 so can't verify. I tried a smallish white square on a black screen and I can not notice any dimming zones even though it was rumored to have 12 or 16. Kind of good actually cause in partly lit movie scenes and games it could cause annoying halos. full screen or go all the way to 1000+ zone mini LED ... but for right now such a solution is overly expensive... just look at the Asus PG32UQX that is Quantum dot 1500 zoned miniLED compared to the MSI MPG321UR-QD both 4K 144Hz and the MSI is faster to boot. The difference is miniLED but the contrast gain of the Asus and experience because of that is huge.
Also if the display had local dimming at all the black screen would have been far darker. ran the HDR local dimming test and there are no zones showing. And thank you for the question
@@sparketech thank you! I think this is one of the more interesting 32" 1440p monitors but I still find it hard to justify the pricetag of about 900€ compared to let's say a gigabyte M32Q which costs about half. The latter lacks 10bit colours and g-sync compatibility but that huge difference is still whopping.
@@elbastron The best affordable monitor I have ever used is the MSI MAG322CQR. You may enjoy me best budget gaming monitors video ruclips.net/video/f3qx29qJc30/видео.html I didn't mention in this video but the M32Q is somewhat slower than the 27" version the M27Q which is a top choice on that list
How would it 120 at 4k it is HDMI 2.0 it can't do it by it's very specs. HDMI is limited to 60hz by the 2.0 version. Did you mean 120hz at 1440P / 2K because it can do that. I still use this monitor, it is too good to replace especially with the newest firmware.
Great review, quick question - Would this monitor perform at the highest output level from the Playstation 5? in terms of high hertz and 4k resolution using a HDMI 2.1 cable. Many thanks!
The ports are HDMI 2.0 so 120hz at 1440p max or 60fps 4k using scaling BUT this monitor looks and plays much better at 1440P. 120fps over 60fps 24/7 is the way to go vs 60fps and 4k good luck noticing any difference when sitting 2 feet away and besides PS5 is not 4k it is 1440P upscaled
And thank you... If you update this monitor to the newest firmware 4K upscaling with HDMI is removed. I have a video on updating the firmware and what is changed
Great review! Found this model after MSI Optix MAG274QRFDE QD, but with a 1.5 more price. I wonder is it still worth to pay 140$ more for 32` model? I still think that 2k for 32` is not enough, and i`ll regret not buying 27` 2k with great sharpness and higher PPI. What do you think?
I think you'll be impressed by how sharp this is for 1440P and when gaming 4K is a frame rate killer. This monitor is a bit faster than the 27" even at the same 165Hz. No matter the monitor beware of firmware updating it because half the monitors become bricked. Hopefully MSI figures put their issues for firmware updating moniors
@@mikhail_pook this is not the monitor to get for the PS5 though cause PS5 is 1080p and 4K only. This can do 4K using the built in scaler but 1440P looks better than 4K on this... PS5 Is specifically a weakness for this at 1080P the 27" would look better.
Love how detail reviews of this monitor would be nice if you could review more like other channels. Btw the strobbing mode is it good one and those it looks nice in all the screen or the top or bottom looks worse and brightness levels does it goes down to 100-150-200 nits?
Was going to go through everything good and bad about this monitor in a detailed review after having used this for 2 months. I don't have that $3200 worth of testing software and equipment like the big channels and the expensive equipment tests tell you zero about how things look in real life. I had a tester a Spider 5 but the software crashed and would not give me the results. I returned it. All the strobe modes, 100% of them have cross talk and there are zero modes that have a sharp image. I used only still images (except for the sort slow motion strobe at the start) because high speed had way too much flicker on camera. The monitor has a typical brightness of 400nits and drops to about half being about 200nits to 250nits depending on refresh rate. The big channels also get monitors for free, I get nothing for free and many buy than return (I never do that)... I bought 2 of almost every monitor I have ever reviewed. Made zero income all of 2021 (the big channels some of them get patreon money that pays of all their stuff) so all this cost is out of pocket and I have more than 1 channel that I spend money on $40,000 out of pocket since july 2019. Nobody does real world tests because running a piece of software that throws out charts out and is faster and easier to do. Part 3 I test and show modes and dark tones and best settings ruclips.net/video/0AkUSo26cms/видео.html
@@sparketech Yeah i get all your saying. Anyways i got the m32q and the strobbing is perfect sharp it has some issues like brightness going as low as 100 lol but i manage i guess. Anyways i know that some youtube channels have contact this companies and try to request them for monitors for review but of course they usually have to sent them back after being done with them. The free stuff comes when the channel grows i guess.
@@alvarsantini2653 yep, when you get recognized and enough viewers. Amazon use to allow monitor return after return but they are ending accounts that abuse the system these days. I bet you are incorrect about "perfect" even hardware unboxed that reviews monitors has not seen perfect strobing. By eye the strobing looks better than what you see in slow motion for some reason. It might look perfect but "looks" can certainly matter more than "is" perfect but doesn't actually "look" good. If i were to get monitors to review I'd save up to buy the good testing equipment, not general consumer level. I'd still show slow motion and screen shots otherwise it is a bunch of talking.
@@alvarsantini2653 watch this video at 9:52 ruclips.net/video/tS7HYqepUZI/видео.html so yes there is strobing cross talk but gigabyte does it better than Asus, LG and MSI because they sync it with the frame rate.
@@sparketech I have watched all hes monitors reviews including one that he has a comparison on the Corsair 32 inch review with the LG, Asus and Gigabyte. The M32Q looks sharper you can see clearly in this video: ruclips.net/video/9rDeRB1dvQo/видео.html but it does have that red fringing Hardware Unboxed said it wasn't perfect because of some red fringing and that is not even noticeable in real gaming another Polish youtuber make a review of the M32Q and said it wasn't noticeable in most games. The strobbing is for the most part pretty good showing a really sharp image all the strobe monitors have a spot that doesn't look that great reason Benq and i think one more model has a software tool to change that bad spot. The M32Q on the top doesn't look that great but in other parts is almost perfect as you can see in the video you send me of the M32Q in the second 9:52 it shows 3 images one for top, middle and lower it clearly shows that the crosstalk is on the top but in the middle and lower is almost perfect and i got 2 other monitors so i have seeing different strobbing in real life Benq xl2411k 144hz and i got another TN panel (S2716DGR with the G sync module) that does one of the best strobbing at 120hz Would love to get my hands on the Asus one 175hz to test it out though.
What is your GPU? Are you using Display port? Are you using the included cable or an old cable? You should be able to reach 165Hz without OC mode set in monitor otherwise you will never ever set to 175hz
I can’t decide between this monitor, a gigabyte 32”, or the asus 32”. Also considered the Msi 1440p 240hz display but 27 inches seems super small to me. This is my first pc I built after switching from the series x. I’m running a ryzen 7 and RX 6800 xt. Any advice on monitor for a pc noob?
any idea how to set the gama curve of this monitor ? at default the unit is calibratet at L which is to high for my taste. the calibration function after firmware update is not practical for me cause i dont have a supported colorimeter
I didn't either. I am pretty certain I talk about the gamma to use in software for Nvidia cards in video 4... If you use an Nvidia GPU in the control panel set the gamma to about 1.12 and your dark tones won't be so dark while still maintaining good contrast. I think I suggested a higher option but higher than 1.12 your contrast ratio starts to go down.
I’m about to trade someone my 240 1080p for this exact monitor, reason is that I have a 3080ti so it should run great but I’m tired of seeing pixels at 1080. Would I still see the pixels on this monitor at 1440 31.5 inches??? Can you make them out the distance you are from the screen?
I'd have to site 1 foot or closer to make out the squares blocks of the pixel zones. I like a sharp image as well. In my best budget gaming monitors for 2021/2022 video I talk about pixel density. Avoid less than 90PPI monitors
What size is your 240hz 1080P monitor? If it is 31.5" that would be horrible for clarity. Had a 1080P 35" ultrawide the lack if image sharpness was kind of annoying. This monitor is a 93.24PPI, it's nice 👍
I talk about that in this video and in part 3 at a small part... It'll work find for 1080P and 1440p at 120hz and 4k at 60hz. Recommend 1440p (2k) at 120hz.
Most certainly good enough, most people complain it is too bright especially for dark or dim rooms. You are very very unlikely to even want 100% brightness even without HDR. Higher than 600 nits is normally an HDR thing. If you are all about HDR get an OLED that can actually display a proper HDR experience because IPS, TN and even VA panels just don't cut it. I love this monitor and still use it. And the experience is much better once the firmware is updated. I have videos on the firmware improvements as well. Firmware 037 which is replaced by 041 which I also have a video about.
@NotBios Thx Eric, I don't want burning oleds, I have at home a Samsung q70r and I love it, looking for something alike in a monitor, I use atm the msi g273 a cheap 100$ monitor, I don't play games on pc, living in Hawaii is hard with shipping and returns. thx again
@@luisdavia8163 I mostly only play games for reviews. I use my monitor for video editing 80% of the time otherwise watching videos. This is one of 2 RUclips channels I have and I recently started doing video editing and recording for another channel as well. My full time job is working as an electrician. The UR model that is 4K might be a slightly better choice being true 10bit and 4K resolution
@@luisdavia8163 I don't do HDR, I edit every review you see and every video you see on RUclips. This Studio channel here: ruclips.net/channel/UC9Y1cE7eJUiH3yMrm6AJgfw with my camera I review here: ruclips.net/video/py80M5-rvXM/видео.htmlsi=N0e2bqYEbHeYVc0m
@@bookah8787 let me guess you didn't update the firmware like you 100% should. Updating improves colors, response time, improves HDR by turning off those zones that make HDR grey, stops adaptive sync from flickering and yes even more. Next time update the firmware and watch my firmware update video. My guess is you didn't even watch the best setting which is. A part of this and the next video 3 or 3. Out of the box settings is 100% the worst monitor colors and settings I have ever seen in a monitor ever. I still to this day use this monitor because it is Awesome 😎. Out of the box is laughingly bad.
@sparketech I have it set perfect it's just not for me preference really ain't it I have the LG ultra gear you also mentioned I find that way more responsive I'm a cod player iridescent rank , the colour of the msi I cannot fault absolutely crystal clear bright vivid colours it just seems to have more input delay than the LG ultra and obviously you need to be extremely quick, I mean visually 10/10 the photo editing can't fault that either, just a bit to slow on the reaction times I've got it overclocked it's at around 177hz the last time I played my settings are the same as yours so yeah for the images I'd say it's a top contender in this price range, it's just that extra millisecond or two that is off putting any other game runs beatiful ea wrc for example absolutely amazing, it's not really a big deal only for the cdl league I don't feel as quick, I may of been a bit harsh tbh lol just slightly annoying having to switch monitors for the cdl I'll probably keep it, and I tried playing a movie on it had no problems ran perfect nice details especially in 4k , it's for cod really that I'd say avoid you really need an edge on the competition expecially at iridescent, nit picking really but it really is a beautiful display
@@bookah8787 my 3rd video isn't the fix The fix IS in the firmware updates with the new settings to use. The firmware fixes the response time of button click to action on screen, the firmware has a better more accurate color mode that does not exist in out of box firmware ruclips.net/video/npWfFVzJkWQ/видео.htmlsi=MzCRLi2_Cj9wxlh8
Wow I just found out a pile of people on MSI forum bricked their monitors with the firmware update. Not just me, it was pulled because of the issue and MSI gave me a 100% new replacement monitor rather than fixing my current one which this one no dead pixels :). Here are some comments on MSI forum Today i did the firmware update for the monitor and now it wont turn on My monitor is now bricked and i dont know what to do! I literally just got the exact same issue, the monitor is completely dead. Had to RMA mine and now waiting for a refund/replacement Good thing you didn't flash!
Video 3 coming out in a few days. Best settings, comment replies and the great and the not as great. Oddly some things differ by eye than by camera.
Thanks for the review, really well done 👍👍
Thank you
Man I’ve bought gigabyte asus lg monitors running 1440p and 165-180hz and man this monitor I got by mistake and it actually shits on the others for like half the price $400 when I got it.
The colors, smoothness, and user options are pretty good out of the box. The local dimming is also pretty decent compared to others. I have no back light bleed at all.
I recommend you guys giving this monitor a chance before spending a lot more on others , oh and it has hdr600 and only $400-440
How’s it still holding up for you? I was about to jump on the 27” inch version of this monitor until I realized it didnt support display port 1.4 the I saw this 32” model does. I’m running an amd 6800xt and it’s my first pc so I’m trying to find a good affordable monitor. I’m used to playing games on a 65” tv so I tried a 27” and it just felt way small for me lol.
Hello! Is it ultra wide or not?
Rich Information, Thanks for sharing
In part 3 I show how settings effect the image quality... Next week I am making a video on more things I have found... Including some extra USB ports I forgot to mention. Some 3.5mm jack details, mounting screws for Vesa wall mounting and more.
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which monitor is better
MSI MPG321QRF-QD or gigabyte m32q
The MSI QD for sure... Of course you never said the use case. For the KVM switch use Gigabyte, for image quality MSI. For contrast it would be a draw, for colors popping MSI for the win, for speed the MSI. MSI released that new firmware which i believe is a KVM switch update but pulled the update after a pile of people killed their monitors with it.
The MSI can do 4K console mode, again the firmware update was to improve the 4k gaming console mode experience. The only real Gigabyte M32Q advantage is the KVM switch and if you specially are into sitting watching the UFO blurbusters test cause no game has ever given image retention issues which can be fixed via "firmware update". MSI has 3 USB A ports plus a USB C power delivery port, a mouse bungee. The MSI is a newer improved panel over that Gigabyte panel that is 3 years old verses the MSI which was released less than a year ago. Showed my gamer friend 2 days ago, he thought my screen was OLED due to the colors popping verses a regular IPS.
If you were asking the LG 27GL850 or GP850 which the GP is faster the M32Q still has better contrast which makes it look better image quality wise. Or the MSI MAG321CQR the Gigabyte would be a bit of a toss up with that one but I'd trust the Gigabyte to have better screen uniformity. I have a second MSI MPG321QRF-QD after a failed firmware update with no dead / stuck pixels and even better panel uniformity than the first. Was replaced on warranty. Going to review my LG 32" 175Hz VA panel right away. I've owned it for a month but it is nowhere near the MPG QD monitor but the LG is cheap.
Ok so the gigabyte m32q is better option
To go with
Or there's better monitors at 500$ range
@@Xpsgii no the MSI is almost better in every single way. The m32q does not have 4k console mode. The Gigabyte only wins for KVM switch if that is what you are getting it for
@@Xpsgii Best of 2022... I do not know what matters to you for options so I can not truly tell you what is best. If gaming clearity the 32GP850, if deeper blacks and whiter whites the M32Q but at slightly slower performance. the M32Q is good for the price, the M27Q is actually faster and slightly better.
Best of 2022
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Happy new year to you! Do you by chance know how many dimming zones this display has? The image comparison to the LG looks pretty dramatic. The MSI is way ahead in terms of colour vibrance whereas the LG image seems all muddy. I wonder if that's just due to different calibration?
This MSI has one clear advantage it can display much better white levels. Look at the window frame in the side by side. LG is greyish the MSI is clearly white. This feels almost like a VA panel in how the contrast looks, my last panel was the MSI MAG322CQR. I think the lack of sharpness on the LG had to do with pixel arrangement, there is a sharper setting which caused halo texts in windows because the sharpness is cranked up but it'd be dumb to use that.
Contrast within tones helps a lot, a lot of people found the cheaper LG 83A had sharper looking images and a bit better contrast than the wider color spectrum nano but I have only personal experience with the GL850 so can't verify.
I tried a smallish white square on a black screen and I can not notice any dimming zones even though it was rumored to have 12 or 16. Kind of good actually cause in partly lit movie scenes and games it could cause annoying halos. full screen or go all the way to 1000+ zone mini LED ... but for right now such a solution is overly expensive... just look at the Asus PG32UQX that is Quantum dot 1500 zoned miniLED compared to the MSI MPG321UR-QD both 4K 144Hz and the MSI is faster to boot. The difference is miniLED but the contrast gain of the Asus and experience because of that is huge.
Also if the display had local dimming at all the black screen would have been far darker. ran the HDR local dimming test and there are no zones showing.
And thank you for the question
@@sparketech thank you! I think this is one of the more interesting 32" 1440p monitors but I still find it hard to justify the pricetag of about 900€ compared to let's say a gigabyte M32Q which costs about half. The latter lacks 10bit colours and g-sync compatibility but that huge difference is still whopping.
@@elbastron The best affordable monitor I have ever used is the MSI MAG322CQR.
You may enjoy me best budget gaming monitors video ruclips.net/video/f3qx29qJc30/видео.html
I didn't mention in this video but the M32Q is somewhat slower than the 27" version the M27Q which is a top choice on that list
@@sparketech Thanks, but that's VA without a KVM so far less interesting :)
I know this is an old video, I just wanted to say that it actually does 4k at 120hz with Xbox Series X. Just for people wondering.
How would it 120 at 4k it is HDMI 2.0 it can't do it by it's very specs. HDMI is limited to 60hz by the 2.0 version. Did you mean 120hz at 1440P / 2K because it can do that. I still use this monitor, it is too good to replace especially with the newest firmware.
Great review, quick question - Would this monitor perform at the highest output level from the Playstation 5? in terms of high hertz and 4k resolution using a HDMI 2.1 cable.
Many thanks!
The ports are HDMI 2.0 so 120hz at 1440p max or 60fps 4k using scaling BUT this monitor looks and plays much better at 1440P. 120fps over 60fps 24/7 is the way to go vs 60fps and 4k good luck noticing any difference when sitting 2 feet away and besides PS5 is not 4k it is 1440P upscaled
And thank you... If you update this monitor to the newest firmware 4K upscaling with HDMI is removed. I have a video on updating the firmware and what is changed
Great review! Found this model after MSI Optix MAG274QRFDE QD, but with a 1.5 more price. I wonder is it still worth to pay 140$ more for 32` model? I still think that 2k for 32` is not enough, and i`ll regret not buying 27` 2k with great sharpness and higher PPI.
What do you think?
I think you'll be impressed by how sharp this is for 1440P and when gaming 4K is a frame rate killer. This monitor is a bit faster than the 27" even at the same 165Hz. No matter the monitor beware of firmware updating it because half the monitors become bricked. Hopefully MSI figures put their issues for firmware updating moniors
@@sparketech thanks a lot, I’ll be looking forward to a 32’ model
@@mikhail_pook this is not the monitor to get for the PS5 though cause PS5 is 1080p and 4K only. This can do 4K using the built in scaler but 1440P looks better than 4K on this... PS5 Is specifically a weakness for this at 1080P the 27" would look better.
@NotBios is this still the case with ps5 now that ps5 supports 1440p? I am considering this monitor for it
Love how detail reviews of this monitor would be nice if you could review more like other channels. Btw the strobbing mode is it good one and those it looks nice in all the screen or the top or bottom looks worse and brightness levels does it goes down to 100-150-200 nits?
Was going to go through everything good and bad about this monitor in a detailed review after having used this for 2 months. I don't have that $3200 worth of testing software and equipment like the big channels and the expensive equipment tests tell you zero about how things look in real life. I had a tester a Spider 5 but the software crashed and would not give me the results. I returned it.
All the strobe modes, 100% of them have cross talk and there are zero modes that have a sharp image. I used only still images (except for the sort slow motion strobe at the start) because high speed had way too much flicker on camera. The monitor has a typical brightness of 400nits and drops to about half being about 200nits to 250nits depending on refresh rate. The big channels also get monitors for free, I get nothing for free and many buy than return (I never do that)... I bought 2 of almost every monitor I have ever reviewed. Made zero income all of 2021 (the big channels some of them get patreon money that pays of all their stuff) so all this cost is out of pocket and I have more than 1 channel that I spend money on $40,000 out of pocket since july 2019. Nobody does real world tests because running a piece of software that throws out charts out and is faster and easier to do. Part 3 I test and show modes and dark tones and best settings ruclips.net/video/0AkUSo26cms/видео.html
@@sparketech Yeah i get all your saying. Anyways i got the m32q and the strobbing is perfect sharp it has some issues like brightness going as low as 100 lol but i manage i guess. Anyways i know that some youtube channels have contact this companies and try to request them for monitors for review but of course they usually have to sent them back after being done with them. The free stuff comes when the channel grows i guess.
@@alvarsantini2653 yep, when you get recognized and enough viewers. Amazon use to allow monitor return after return but they are ending accounts that abuse the system these days. I bet you are incorrect about "perfect" even hardware unboxed that reviews monitors has not seen perfect strobing. By eye the strobing looks better than what you see in slow motion for some reason. It might look perfect but "looks" can certainly matter more than "is" perfect but doesn't actually "look" good.
If i were to get monitors to review I'd save up to buy the good testing equipment, not general consumer level. I'd still show slow motion and screen shots otherwise it is a bunch of talking.
@@alvarsantini2653 watch this video at 9:52 ruclips.net/video/tS7HYqepUZI/видео.html so yes there is strobing cross talk but gigabyte does it better than Asus, LG and MSI because they sync it with the frame rate.
@@sparketech I have watched all hes monitors reviews including one that he has a comparison on the Corsair 32 inch review with the LG, Asus and Gigabyte. The M32Q looks sharper you can see clearly in this video: ruclips.net/video/9rDeRB1dvQo/видео.html but it does have that red fringing Hardware Unboxed said it wasn't perfect because of some red fringing and that is not even noticeable in real gaming another Polish youtuber make a review of the M32Q and said it wasn't noticeable in most games. The strobbing is for the most part pretty good showing a really sharp image all the strobe monitors have a spot that doesn't look that great reason Benq and i think one more model has a software tool to change that bad spot. The M32Q on the top doesn't look that great but in other parts is almost perfect as you can see in the video you send me of the M32Q in the second 9:52 it shows 3 images one for top, middle and lower it clearly shows that the crosstalk is on the top but in the middle and lower is almost perfect and i got 2 other monitors so i have seeing different strobbing in real life Benq xl2411k 144hz and i got another TN panel (S2716DGR with the G sync module) that does one of the best strobbing at 120hz Would love to get my hands on the Asus one 175hz to test it out though.
My PC locked at 60hz even though I tried to customize it to 2k, still 60hz could not reach 175. 😑
What is your GPU? Are you using Display port? Are you using the included cable or an old cable? You should be able to reach 165Hz without OC mode set in monitor otherwise you will never ever set to 175hz
Also update the firmware. I have videos on how much better the monitor has become with the new 041 firmware including the older 037 firmware
I can’t decide between this monitor, a gigabyte 32”, or the asus 32”. Also considered the Msi 1440p 240hz display but 27 inches seems super small to me. This is my first pc I built after switching from the series x. I’m running a ryzen 7 and RX 6800 xt. Any advice on monitor for a pc noob?
Don't think 240hz feels much better. The Quantum Dots tech with the pile of ports I can't go back to a cheap feeling fast panel.
And looking at reviews the 240hz MSI monitor actually sucks so this one is better. MSI didn't do a good job on that VA panel.
any idea how to set the gama curve of this monitor ? at default the unit is calibratet at L which is to high for my taste. the calibration function after firmware update is not practical for me cause i dont have a supported colorimeter
I didn't either. I am pretty certain I talk about the gamma to use in software for Nvidia cards in video 4... If you use an Nvidia GPU in the control panel set the gamma to about 1.12 and your dark tones won't be so dark while still maintaining good contrast. I think I suggested a higher option but higher than 1.12 your contrast ratio starts to go down.
I’m about to trade someone my 240 1080p for this exact monitor, reason is that I have a 3080ti so it should run great but I’m tired of seeing pixels at 1080. Would I still see the pixels on this monitor at 1440 31.5 inches??? Can you make them out the distance you are from the screen?
I'd have to site 1 foot or closer to make out the squares blocks of the pixel zones. I like a sharp image as well. In my best budget gaming monitors for 2021/2022 video I talk about pixel density. Avoid less than 90PPI monitors
What size is your 240hz 1080P monitor? If it is 31.5" that would be horrible for clarity. Had a 1080P 35" ultrawide the lack if image sharpness was kind of annoying. This monitor is a 93.24PPI, it's nice 👍
Do you recommend it for Xbox Series X?
I talk about that in this video and in part 3 at a small part... It'll work find for 1080P and 1440p at 120hz and 4k at 60hz. Recommend 1440p (2k) at 120hz.
From MSI's data sheet
"2K Resolution PS5™ Optimization
FHD @ 120Hz
WQHD @ 120Hz"
Eric do you think 600 nits is enough for content creation and watching? thx. I'm about to get this one since is little info on the MAG 323UPF.
Most certainly good enough, most people complain it is too bright especially for dark or dim rooms. You are very very unlikely to even want 100% brightness even without HDR. Higher than 600 nits is normally an HDR thing. If you are all about HDR get an OLED that can actually display a proper HDR experience because IPS, TN and even VA panels just don't cut it.
I love this monitor and still use it. And the experience is much better once the firmware is updated. I have videos on the firmware improvements as well. Firmware 037 which is replaced by 041 which I also have a video about.
@NotBios Thx Eric, I don't want burning oleds, I have at home a Samsung q70r and I love it, looking for something alike in a monitor, I use atm the msi g273 a cheap 100$ monitor, I don't play games on pc, living in Hawaii is hard with shipping and returns. thx again
@@luisdavia8163 I mostly only play games for reviews. I use my monitor for video editing 80% of the time otherwise watching videos. This is one of 2 RUclips channels I have and I recently started doing video editing and recording for another channel as well. My full time job is working as an electrician. The UR model that is 4K might be a slightly better choice being true 10bit and 4K resolution
@@sparketech you do edit hdr videos
@@luisdavia8163 I don't do HDR, I edit every review you see and every video you see on RUclips.
This Studio channel here:
ruclips.net/channel/UC9Y1cE7eJUiH3yMrm6AJgfw
with my camera I review here:
ruclips.net/video/py80M5-rvXM/видео.htmlsi=N0e2bqYEbHeYVc0m
Worst monitor I've ever used lol avoid
I'll buy you a coffee for reviewing that god awful slow out of whack piece of 💩lmao DO NOT BUY
@@bookah8787 let me guess you didn't update the firmware like you 100% should. Updating improves colors, response time, improves HDR by turning off those zones that make HDR grey, stops adaptive sync from flickering and yes even more. Next time update the firmware and watch my firmware update video. My guess is you didn't even watch the best setting which is. A part of this and the next video 3 or 3.
Out of the box settings is 100% the worst monitor colors and settings I have ever seen in a monitor ever.
I still to this day use this monitor because it is Awesome 😎. Out of the box is laughingly bad.
@sparketech I have it set perfect it's just not for me preference really ain't it I have the LG ultra gear you also mentioned I find that way more responsive I'm a cod player iridescent rank , the colour of the msi I cannot fault absolutely crystal clear bright vivid colours it just seems to have more input delay than the LG ultra and obviously you need to be extremely quick, I mean visually 10/10 the photo editing can't fault that either, just a bit to slow on the reaction times I've got it overclocked it's at around 177hz the last time I played my settings are the same as yours so yeah for the images I'd say it's a top contender in this price range, it's just that extra millisecond or two that is off putting any other game runs beatiful ea wrc for example absolutely amazing, it's not really a big deal only for the cdl league I don't feel as quick, I may of been a bit harsh tbh lol just slightly annoying having to switch monitors for the cdl I'll probably keep it, and I tried playing a movie on it had no problems ran perfect nice details especially in 4k , it's for cod really that I'd say avoid you really need an edge on the competition expecially at iridescent, nit picking really but it really is a beautiful display
I've missed your 3rd video mate I'll have a look now cheers if I get that slight input delay perfect then it's a winner 👍
@@bookah8787 my 3rd video isn't the fix
The fix IS in the firmware updates with the new settings to use. The firmware fixes the response time of button click to action on screen, the firmware has a better more accurate color mode that does not exist in out of box firmware
ruclips.net/video/npWfFVzJkWQ/видео.htmlsi=MzCRLi2_Cj9wxlh8
did they pull the MSI_MPG321QRF-QD_FW.037_20220414_Reduce_7CB8.bin Firmware I can no longer see it on the MSI website.
Probably too many bad flashes are happening. My monitor should arrive back in 2 days, first ever in my life bad flash warranty repair.
Wow I just found out a pile of people on MSI forum bricked their monitors with the firmware update. Not just me, it was pulled because of the issue and MSI gave me a 100% new replacement monitor rather than fixing my current one which this one no dead pixels :).
Here are some comments on MSI forum
Today i did the firmware update for the monitor and now it wont turn on
My monitor is now bricked and i dont know what to do!
I literally just got the exact same issue, the monitor is completely dead.
Had to RMA mine and now waiting for a refund/replacement
Good thing you didn't flash!
@@sparketech wow Im guess im uber lucky that I managed to flash mine, although like I said it took a crazy amount of time.
@@Jamie71q yes your are lucky. Made it to 100% and the monitor automatically turned off and no longer worked.