This is a 32-inch 6K display that is brighter (1,600 nits) than almost any display that any of us have seen before and offers groundbreaking color accuracy that could make $30,000 to $40,000 “reference displays” from Sony and Flanders Scientific obsolete. – Cnet For months, we’ve been inundated with bloated claims by tech writers and… Read More
Sales Pitch
Max Yuryev joins the chorus of fellow YouTube influencers iJustine, Jonathan Morrison, Marques Brownlee and others in extolling the picture quality of Apple’s XDR to the skies, going seriously overboard in his most recent video comparing the 6K display to LG’s 5K Ultrafine display. Blooming “is only visible in extreme, unrealistic scenarios,” he claims, explaining… Read More
Pro Display XDR Blooming, A Colorist’s First Impressions & Cost Reappraisal
At long last, we’re presented with a refreshingly realistic evaluation of the Pro Display XDR that doesn’t read like the many puff pieces by tech writers and editors claiming that Apple’s display renders OLED reference monitors obsolete. Ryan McNeal writes over at liftgammagain: So I’ve got my Pro Display XDR setup and wanted to post… Read More
Teranex Mini SDI to HDMI 8K HDR Buggy?
I’ve been considering picking up the Teranex Mini SDI to HDMI 8K HDR, as it’s currently the only option for calibrating my Asus PA32UCX – but in posts dating as far back as two months ago, several Blackmagic forum members report that the device is glitchy. Until Blackmagic addresses this issue, I’ll hold onto my… Read More
A Very Affordable HDR Monitor
This and many other stunning HDR videos were shot by Eugene Belsky with the amazing Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and graded on the modestly priced Asus ProArt PA32UC. While many on the Internet go to great lengths to disparage sub-forty thousand dollar monitors, others quietly go about perfecting their craft, creating mind-blowing imagery with… Read More
Asus PA32UCX: Fan Noise Test
Some have expressed concern about Asus PA32UCX fan noise, so I took a little time out of the day to make an audio recording. An HDR clip in the timeline of Final Cut Pro was looped for an hour to let the monitor warm up before recording the fan noise with a Sony PCM-M10 audio… Read More
Asus PA32UCX Blooming
Blooming on the Asus ProArt PA32UCX in HLG HDR. It is unmistakable when viewed off-axis; less noticeable when sitting directly in front of the monitor; and a non-issue for the vast majority of my own work. Keep in mind that in a well-lighted room, blooming is practically imperceptible, whether viewing the display head-on or from… Read More
HDR Calibration: What They Don’t Tell You
The reason production houses spend as much as $40,000 on reference monitors is quite simple: they need to have unwavering confidence that their work is going to be displayed exactly as intended. However, all displays change with time, and the only way to ensure consistent results is to calibrate them on a regular basis.* Yet,… Read More
Asus ProArt PA32UCX-K Woes Begin
Update: Why none of this matters. In a previous post, I wrote how I was unable to install Asus’ proprietary calibration software; but having read somewhere that X-Rite’s i1Profiler was supposed to give better results, I went ahead and used that instead. But the colors weren’t nearly as accurate as they were supposed to be;… Read More
Pro Display XDR: The New Gold Standard
What we can say for sure is that the XDR is the display HDR content creators have been waiting for and that, while it may not be replacing Sony BVMX reference monitors in production studios, it will most certainly find a place right alongside them; and it is the answer to the prayers of every… Read More
