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The Omen 32 OLED is compatible with HDR10 content and detects it automatically when left at its default settings. You can choose three different peak levels which modulate the variable brightness feature to produce max highlights around 1,000 nits.
HDR Brightness and Contrast
I measure 25% window patterns when testing HDR monitors to keep the playing field level. The Omen 32 OLED tops 432 nits which is slightly lower than the others but well ahead of its DisplayHDR 400 certification. Setting the clip point to 1,000 nits delivers the brightest highlights and most impactful HDR image. The Asus stands out because it drives its panel a bit harder than the others. Black levels and contrast cannot be measured.
Grayscale, EOTF and Color
The Omen 32 OLED is rare in that it offers RGB gain and bias sliders in HDR mode. You can also run HDR calibration using the Display Center app. Clearly, my sample did not need tweaking, given the visually perfect grayscale tracking I observed. I also noted that all three settings of the HDR clipping option produced the same EOTF tracking result which is as it should be. Most HDR monitors meet the EOTF reference in one mode only, but the Omen 32 OLED always gets it right. That means you can have the peak at 250, 400 or 1,000 nits and see the same texture and dimensionality.
In the color test, hues are spot-on, and saturation points are a bit over. They are linear, so no visual problems are created. The Omen 32 OLED is delivering reference-level performance here. It won’t completely fill the BT.2020 gamut, but the inner points are there. It runs out of color at 90% red, 80% green and 95% blue.
Test Takeaway: The Omen 32 OLED is the most adjustable HDR monitor I’ve yet seen. With full calibration ability in the Display Center app, it stands out from the competition. And you can change the peak brightness without altering the luminance tracking. This is also a unique feature. In terms of HDR accuracy and quality, it is one of the very best in its class.
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