BenQ PD3205U 31.5” 4K Monitor for Mac, UHD, sRGB, Rec.709, HDR10, IPS, AQCOLOR Technology, USB-C, Factory-Calibrated, Color Mode, Darkroom mode, Animation Mode, CAD/CAM Mode, Hotkey Puck G2, KVM

Really good experience with the monitor so far (from this supplier anyway). Had it for 5 monthsMade of high quality materials, and a lot of great quality cables provided also. The colour is excellent out of the box and will hold up to most calibrators. If anything, they've overdone all the options here, perhaps given people too many necessary options to mess themselves up with here. I do colojr grading as part of what I do for a living.Anyway, Highly recommended.A few things to be aware of: The monitor is heavy to lift, a bi-product of decent quality materials I guess. The design of the ports at the back, they are hard to access, they haven't designed this part that well - But these are minor points and the device looks to be durable.

I've bought an m4pro mac mini and felt that the apple studio display was as good as my 27" iMac which was excellent. But £1500? For a monitor? It goes up to 600 nits but I never go that bright. When my iMac died I got the m1 iMac. Its been......OK but the screen is pinched. So I took a deep breath and orders a 3225U.Connecting it up to the iMac to check out (the mini arrives tomorrow) it connected instantly. Swapping between the colour options I clicked on m-book and was astounded.Loads and loads of room on it. The colours are gorgeous. Contrast and brightness fine, running well below maximum. Text is very crisp but a bit big on default - I'm sure I'll get used to it.The Mac mini arrived today and instantly saw and connected to the Benq. The big text has resolved itself because I was able to get the text size right.I found the overall picture a tad blue on the Mac mini so ran an x-rite profiler which corrected it.I'm very very pleased and can thoroughly recommend it - but glad I was able to create my own profile.After 1 monthStill delighted and impressed - printing was quite hit and miss with both iMacs but with the Benq what I see is what I get. With a recent print job of 11 different images on A3 Marrutt paper I saved a lot of time, paper and ink. And money. Oh and stress.I have no issues at all with text. I sit around 2 feet away from the monitor and text is crisp and sharp. I have downloaded the excellent BetterDisplay app which gives me the exact text size I want.But it is the size and quality of images that still blow me away. I set up my wallpaper in Lightroom to 3849 x 2160 with resolution at 163 ppi. Truly stunning. I don't think I can't go back to 27" for my main display now.After 2 monthsAlways in the back of my mind was the nagging feeling that I might be better with an Apple Studio display to go with my Mini M4pro.So, I bit the bullet and ordered a Studio display and set them up side by side. I ran a calibration using a SpyderPro which lays a software profile on the top of the default display. I used Lightroom to set up wallpaper at 3840 x 2160, 163 ppi for the Benq and a separate folder for the Apple at 5120 x 2880 at 218 ppi.The results were, well, almost indistinguishable. Both were razor sharp but the Benq is 32" as opposed to the Apple at 27" so the Benq was more dramatic and pleasing to look at. I can only describe the sharpness as....gentler on the Benq but not softer. But both images are beautiful.Text was predictably sharper on the Apple but a little small on default. Enlarging the text via display settings made the difference between the two negligible. They're both pin sharp.The sound on the display is about the same as on my old Intel iMac. Quite good but if you are serious about your music you will want better.I am puzzled about the complaints about the webcam. It's fine for FaceTime and Zoom - my iPhone 13pro connected via the Benq is a lot better but if someone calls its just so much easier to answer on the Apple and have the mic and camera ready to go.One odd thing that i have discovered is that YouTube videos are better to watch on the Apple than the Benq in full screen - I presume because the compressed resolution is less obvious on the smaller screen.So which will I keep?Them both.Bugger.If I had to keep just one I would keep the Benq but I would miss the Apple. I think if I kept the Apple I would miss the Benq more.

This is a quick note for those of you moving from Windows to Mac who are getting hung up on the whole Mac scaling issue. In short, it's a red herring and you shouldn't worry about it. This monitor is proof.While researching your monitor for your new M4 you've probably come across purists harping on about needing a 5K monitor for that true Mac experience. I can tell you as a 54 year old with average eyesight for someone my age, there is no scaling issue. I quite literally plugged in my M4 to the monitor and I was up and running immediately. No need to reset scaling, no drivers to install, nothing. This monitor is plug-and-play, and it's very good.I bought this as a 'budget' monitor for photo and video editing. Colours are good with a high P3 rating. I don't see any issue with colour or contrast inconsistecies across the screen. White is white from edge to edge. Another reviewer posted an image of their monitor showing patches in the white. I do not see this, so I guess theirs was a lemon.FYI I have trialed the Apple Studio Monitor. It is a nice monitor, lovely and shiny and full of 5K goodness. At over twice the price compared to this monitor you'd expect it to be twice as good. It isn't. Not even half as good. It lacks ports for starters, and it has a shiny screen that makes everything look beautiful but, for photo editing, is not always a good thing. This monitor is matte in comparison but honestly, it's not so matte that it's flat. My previous monitor was a BenQ 2K monitor, bought years ago. Now THAT was a matte monitor. I'd put the PD2725U somewhere in between the two. In short, while using this monitor I do not have 5K, shiny screen envy. I suspect that any negative reviews for this monitor will be from purists who believe that you NEED 5K for things to work. That's nonsense.My ONLY complaint is that I don't think the PD2725U has a proximity sensor. My previous BenQ does and it's extremely useful, especially if you're keeping an eye on power consumption. That said, no other monitor in this class has one either.