This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This monitor performs quite well.
Pros:
Colors are good, viewing angles are forgiving, HDR performance seems up to par for the specs given, monitor stand is sturdy and finely adjustable, packing was intelligently designed and easy to deal with, overall build quality doesn't feel overly cheap. Local dimming bloom isn't too bad, especially when viewing head-on. Local dimming on strong does eat the brightness a bit too much though.
-Monitor stays reasonably cool due to a nice external power brick.
Cons:
-The menus are challenging to navigate in a timely fashion given the multiple-button controls. The buttons also feel a bit cheap and click-y. Since this is a dual-mode hdr monitor, and playing in the menus will happen regularly, I believe these buttons may worsen with long term use.
-Panel seems more grainier than the average. More obvious on bright screens.
-Quality control seems to not be the greatest. My unit had a very noticeable dead pixel. Ultimately, I had to return it because of this.
For less than $400, this is a good option for its class (4k mini-led), if you can get one with no pixel issues.
