Dell UP3214Q Review
by Chris Heinonen on April 1, 2014 12:00 AM ESTAll calibration measurements are done using SpectraCal’s CalMAN 5.1.2 software with a custom workflow. Measurements are done using a C6 colorimeter that is first profiled against an i1Pro spectrometer to ensure accurate results. There are two sets of targets we use. Pre-Calibration and our first calibration aim for 200 cd/m^2 with a sRGB gamut and a gamma of 2.2. This is a common real-world setting for a display. The final target changes the light level target to 80 cd/m^2 and the gamma curve to the tougher sRGB standard.
Pre-Calibration |
Post-Calibration, 200 cd/m^2 |
Post-Calibration, 80 cd/m^2 |
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White Level (cd/m^2) | 201.4 | 199.1 | 79.8 |
Black Level (cd/m^2) | 0.2477 | 0.2502 | 0.103 |
Contrast Ratio | 813:1 | 796:1 | 775:1 |
Gamma (Average) | 2.26 | 2.22 | 2.41 |
Color Temperature | 6434K | 6508K | 6553K |
Grayscale dE2000 | 2.97 | 0.64 | 0.63 |
Color Checker dE2000 | 1.69 | 0.52 | 0.50 |
Saturations dE2000 | 1.91 | 0.41 | 0.45 |
Pre-calibration measurements are made using the sRGB preset as most people will likely select it. Set for 200 cd/m2 of output there is a red tint to the grayscale. The gamma is off at 5% but the color tint causes the dE2000 for the grayscale to be in the visible range. Color errors are much better and aside from a few samples it is very acceptable. If the grayscale didn’t have this tint the pre-calibration numbers would be great.
Post-calibration this grayscale issue goes away and the colors improve as well. For both the 200 cd/m2 and the 80 cd/m2 calibrations the numbers improve by a large amount and the image is virtually perfect. There really isn’t anything to complain about, just that if you can calibrate the UP3214Q you will wind up with a virtually perfect image.
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themeinme75 - Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - link
I see on the apple pro you can buy a 32inch 4k display for 3600.Clorex - Friday, June 6, 2014 - link
No mention of the IGZO panel and how it differs from IPS?KURGAN999 - Sunday, September 14, 2014 - link
in case of disabling sleep mode in control panel, am i going to expirience still those problems?And if i use this monitor only for work ( i need big desktop area for multitasking ) am i still going to expirience mst issues? Cose i need 60hz for my work.
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