HP&s new DreamColor Z32x Monitor meets professional requirements at a price of approx. 4,100 Euro with a 31.1" with a 10 bit IPS panel with true DCI Cinema 4K resolution of 4096 x 2160 pixels, an integrated colorimeter including automatic calibration, optimal support of current color spaces (100% sRGB, 100% BT.709, 100% AdobeRGB, 99% DCI-P3 and 80% BT.2020), a contrast of 1,500:1, and hardware frame rate support beyond 60 fps. However, there is no support for HDR - the brightness of 250 cd/m² is rather below average.
HP DreamColor Z31x
Studiodaily took a closer look at the HP DreamColor Z31x and found it predominantly good - the manufacturer&s rather unusual guarantee of minimal contrast (1,200:1) is praised; the better black level compared to the previous model which corresponds to the maximum value can currently reach the IPS panels; the color consistency should also be particularly good if the display is viewed from a different angle (up to 178! The full DCI 4K standard (4096 × 2160) resolution and the interpolation-free display of 2K and FulllHD according to 4K is also rare.
Only the rather meagre response time of 8.5 ms as well as the - once started - no longer interruptible color calibration process and the lack of HDR support are criticized. Interesting is the story in the article that HP had an IPS panel specially made according to the original standard, because the current IPS panels are no longer sufficient for cost reasons.