AOC and BenQ have new gaming monitors that are very similar in specification and have support for both the VESA HDR400 specification and also FreeSync 2 for tear-free display. Peak brightness is 400 cd/m², while the typical is 300 cd/m². Contrast is 2,000:1 (native) for AOC’s Agon AG322QC4 and 3,000:1 for BenQ’s EX3203R although dynamic contrast is supported.
The 31.5″ curved display (1800R) has a VA panel with 2560 x 1440 quad resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. Response time is quoted at 4ms
Features from include a Shadow Control/Brightness Intelligence Plus feature that can brighten dark areas and there are DisplayPort 1.2 (two for Acer, one for BenQ) and HDMI 2.0 ports as well as VGA. There are two USB ports and dual 5W speakers. The BenQ model has USB Type-C with just 10W of power delivery, but support for DP alt mode.
AOC said that its UK MSRP is £529 ($615 + tax) and the monitor will be available from June. Pricing and availability is yet to be released for the BenQ model.
AOC’s AG322QC4
Analyst Comment
AMD announced FreeSync 2 at CES last year (Post CES 2017 Round-Up) and it includes tone mapping at high speed to avoid latency when dealing with wider colour gamut and HDR. AOC does not list its colour gamut support and BenQ says that it has 90% of P3 on an 8 bit panel. We have reached out to AOC for confirmation. AMD is reported to require 85% support of DCI-P3, although we only have third party references for that at press time.
