AOC's Professional U2790PQU Monitor: 4K, 10-Bit, IPS, Sub $350
by Anton Shilov on July 2, 2019 11:00 AM EST
AOC is a brand primarily known for its gaming, mainstream, stylish, and entry-level displays. Meanwhile, the company also has its 90-series monitors aimed at demanding professionals, offering color accuracy and other features appreciated by the target audience. Last week the company introduced its most advanced addition to the 90-series lineup: the U2790PQU display that combines a 10-bit 4K panel and a relatively low price.
The AOC U2790PQU monitor is based on a 10-bit 27-inch IPS panel featuring a 3840×2160 resolution, 350 nits brightness, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, 5 ms response time, 60 Hz refresh rate, and 178/178º viewing angles. For some reason, AOC does not disclose anything about the color gamuts the display supports, but indicates that the LCD supports the company’s Wide Color Gamut technology, which might mean that we are dealing with a monitor that supports wider than 100% sRGB color gamut, but this is only a suggestion.
Two important features of the AOC U2790PQU display are their very thin bezels along with an adjustable stand. The former will enable owners to organize multi-monitor setups easier.
When it comes to connectivity, the AOC U2790PQU has one DisplayPort 1.2, an HDMI 2.0, and one HDMI 1.4 input. In addition, the monitor has integrated speakers, a headphone out, and a dual-port USB 3.0 hub.
| Brief Specifications of the AOC's U2790PQU | ||
| Panel | 27" IPS | |
| Resolution | 3840 × 2160 | |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | |
| Response Time | 5 ms gray-to-gray | |
| Brightness | Normal: 350 cd/m² | |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | |
| Viewing Angles | 178°/178° horizontal/vertical | |
| Color Saturation | ? | |
| Display Colors | 1.07 billion | |
| 3D-LUT | ? bits | |
| Pixel Pitch | 0.1554 mm² | |
| Pixel Density | 163 PPI | |
| Anti-Glare Coating | ? | |
| Inputs | 1 × DP 1.2 1 × HDMI 2.0 1 × HDMI 1.4 |
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| USB Hub | dual-port USB 3.0 hub | |
| Audio | 2 × 2 W speakers 3.5-mm mini jack |
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| Mechanical Design | Chassis Colors: black, metallic. Tilt: yes Height Adjustment: yes Swivel: yes |
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| Power Consumption | Idle | 0.5 W |
| Active | 35 W | |
AOC will start selling the monitor in July for £299 in the UK. Pricing in the US is unknown, yet it is likely that its MSRP will be around $315.
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Icehawk - Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - link
It's definitely preference to some extent - the setup I have now I really like, 4k 32" 175% scaling as my main monitor and a 2k 27" 125% scaling monitor in Portrait mode as my secondary. I'm in my 40s with average vision, I don't enjoy squinting so these scalings work well for me but I'm sure there are folks who would think everything is a bit large.althaz - Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - link
Agreed. I have a 27" 1440p monitor and I'm after a 4k monitor to go alongside it. What I definitely don't want is lower pixel density though - I want similar pixel density in a larger display.CharonPDX - Thursday, July 4, 2019 - link
I prefer more DPI, with the OS set to a "High DPI" mode. 27" 4K is the sweet spot for me, with macOS set to "Looks like 2560x1440" or Windows set to "175%" scaling. That way, text is super-smooth while not being too small.That said, at home I have a 23.5" 4K display. On that, I have it set to "Looks like 1920x1080" / "200%", and even then, things are a *TOUCH* too small if I lean back at my desk.
clawsonj - Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - link
I personally love the 27" 4k setup, running two of those at work right now. I'd really love 5k @27", but I can't afford that! I don't want more pixels just to have more screen space, but to have sharp text! I think interface size is about right at 27" and 1440p, so that's what I scale to on my 4k monitors -- definitely works best on MacOS, but 150% in Windows is about right too.Spunjji - Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - link
Agreed here - when I was running Bootcamp on a 27" iMac as a daily driver, 150% scaling in Windows 10 worked beautifully.hardwickj - Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - link
No USB-C (DP Alt Mode)? It feels like 2019 prices but w/ 2017 tech.Lord of the Bored - Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - link
DisplayPort's a better connector than USB-C, and they carry the same signals so who cares?Tech's not changed much between 2017 and 2019. That's why we're confusing connector shapes for meaningful differences. Flash memory got a little cheaper, processors got a little faster, graphics adapters got a little more expensive... and people started mistaking a new connector for technological advancement.
Spunjji - Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - link
Buy a USB-C to DisplayPort cable. Voila, you have a USB-C connection on your monitor - and it's less likely to fall out the back of the display.Teckk - Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - link
What would be the ideal size and resolution for a monitor used primarily for coding (1 or more instance of IDE, browsers & 1 or 2 VM)? Also multi-monitor of 2K instead?imaheadcase - Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - link
For coding you wouldn't care about 4k at all. Most people code with multimonitor setup anyway so text is easier to read.