Finally! After seven years of waiting, this monitor could be the best professional 8K display ever. Will Asus be able to break the curse of failed 8K monitor launches with the PA32KCX Mini LED pro screen?
Mini LEDs are commonly found in gaming monitors. Unlike LCD backlights, they offer a wide contrast range, with deeper, almost OLED quality levels of black, enriching and enhancing the dynamics of both SDR and HDR content.
Asus has brought Mini LED technology to the ultra-high-end business monitor market for the first time with its new 32-inch ProArt Display PA32KCX. The 8K display (which is a whopping 7,680 x 4,320 pixels – 275 PPI) is aimed at professional photographers, video editors and graphic artists.
Covering over 97% of the cinema-quality DCI-P3 color gamut, the panel features 10-bit color capabilities and a 4096-zone Mini LED backlight that exceeds a brilliant 1200 nits, with 1000 nits sustained brightness. It supports multiple HDR metadata formats, including HLG and HDR10.
Sufficient connection options
The monitor comes with a motorized flip colorimeter so you can check and maintain the color accuracy of the screen. Screen calibration can be performed manually or automatically.
The monitor features LuxPixel technology, including Anti-Glare, Low-Reflection (AGLR) technology and Eye Care+, so light disturbances do not deteriorate image quality and prevent eye fatigue and tension.
As you’d expect from a display of this quality, the ProArt Display PA32KCX comes with a welcome range of connectivity options. In addition to HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.1 ports and a USB hub, it offers dual Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C ports with up to 96W USB Power Delivery.
It certainly looks like a winner for Asus and ticks all the boxes for creatives looking for a Mini LED monitor that isn’t specifically aimed at gamers. There’s no word on availability or pricing at the moment, but you’re looking at a few thousand dollars for an 8K display with Mini LED technology.