The ‘smeary’ trailing observed earlier for the dark background is very much alive here, with a fair degree of trailing for the medium background and relatively trailing for the light background.

Finally, it’s worth noting that FreeSync only removes stuttering or juddering related to mismatches between frame rate and refresh rate. The table below gives gamma readings taken using a DataColor Spyder5ELITE and white point measurements taken using a BasICColor SQUID 3 (X-Rite i1Display Pro), alongside general observations. We refer to these as ‘interlace pattern artifacts’ but some users refer to them as ‘inversion artifacts’ and others as ‘scan lines’. Some monitors exhibit clear uniformity issues such as splotches or striations when viewing screen fills of such shades, giving an inconsistent appearance that some users refer to as ‘DSE’ (‘Dirty Screen Effect’).This indicates a moderate degree of viewing angle dependency to the gamma curve of the monitor, more so than IPS-type models but to a lesser extent than TN (and indeed some VA) models. You can see this behind the UFO in places as well, it can be used as a general term to describe trailing observed with a strobe backlight setting active. All rows of the UFO Motion Test were used, to show a range of pixel transitions between various shades.

Finally, HDR makes use of 10-bit+ precision per channel, so it’s desirable for the monitor to support (at least) 10-bits per subpixel. The widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio provides plenty of space to spread out and work, plus allows you to enjoy games or movies in their original size. When the frame rate rises above 144fps, the monitor will stay at 144Hz and the GPU will respect your selection of ‘VSync on’ or ‘VSync off’ in the graphics driver. These dusty shades appeared muted relative to the more vibrant, deep and lush greens but didn’t appear as muted as they ideally. There were some standout weaknesses on this model where these transitions were concerned, even using our preferred ‘Strong’ setting for ‘Overdrive’.It’s easy for users to be put off the curve by looking at pictures where things can appear odd and at times even distorted. Assume any setting not mentioned was left at default, with the exceptions already noted here or in the calibration section. We found the ‘Rock’ setting quite decent for bass-heavy music which is done more justice than on most integrated solutions and the ‘Game’ or ‘Live’ setting for general listening.