Best Settings Guide for the Gigabyte AORUS FO32U2P
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Get the best settings for the Gigabyte AORUS FO32U2P in our quick guide video, covering SDR and HDR modes as well as OLED care options. You can use these settings from a PC input, or equally for external devices like a games console.
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00:00 Intro and SDR mode
04:48 OLED Care
06:04 HDR mode
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Just got mine last week. These settings are awesome. I use it for working and general browsing as it's easy on the eyes and looks great.
Cheers for this.
Got my F32U2P today. Absolutely love it!
could you provide more details about the options available for the 24 inch mode? what resultions can you use? can you center it?
@@houssamalucad753 so for the 24 inch mode it’s only 1080 resolution @ 240hz that you can switch too. Yes it has options to center the picture. Three settings for that actually upper part of the screen, lower part and center.
@@MrAiden81 that's disappointing, in their website they said "choose your prefered 24" resolution" so I thought it was possible to have a 1 to 1 pixel mapping in the options like the Asus model. I guess I have to shell out the extra cash for the asus then.
Thanks for your help anyways
I heard you can remap the 'pro-gamer' function to perform the pixel cleanup stuff instead on a button push which seems more useful for non-pro gamers.
@@houssamalucad753 Aren't you scared of burn in though? If you care about such high FPS then it's probably some competitive game which then means that you'll likely play it on a daily basis. You'd just cause burn in this way. Better to get a 24" dedicated monitor.
Mine arrives in 2 days! Woot!
And so it arrived and I got to test it. Beautiful colors, I liked your settings. Not impressed with HDR so I kept the settings you suggested. Thanks!
Out of the 4k oleds you tried which would u say has been the best overall?
Hello, for the tactical 24" mode, I was told the only available resolution is 1080p????
if that's the case it's pretty stupid because it means the image will be upscaled and have horrible quality (not 1 to 1 pixel mapping like the Asus and LG 24" modes), could you ask Gigabyte why would they take such a weird decision to lock the resolution on an unoptimized one for that size and PPI?
How does the monitor brightness setting affect the HDR tracking (accuracy)? Can you correct the wrong low brightness tracking of the game mode by reducing overall brightness? Would you thereby still reach brighter 3% details? I really don’t understand. 😅
Can you comment on the colors vs the Asus in HDR modes. I am having trouble adjusting to the GB coming from the Asus. It seems more vivid but not sure which is correct.
Available on Newegg NA
Does the ICC profile goes hand in hand with the settings in this video or we are fine with just setting it without the profile? Sorry, i'm new to all of this.
They go together. The OSD settings will get you some way there , but the ICC profile includes further corrections like gamma tweaks, colour accuracy refinement and also importantly clamping of the wide gamut custom mode back to the sRGB colour space for colour aware applications (if you want to do that)
@@tftcentral thank you, I guess I'll sign up to get your ICC then!
Hi I have an 'interesting problem' with this monitor > AORUS FO32U2 ... it looks like it is not loading the selected profile... it starts from some default one, manually switch in 'pictures' to another one, back to the previously selected one and then loads all the previously selected settings - including the color temperature - the standard one is too warm ... Yours saves the settings and reads them later - after starting or waking up?
Yeah ours remembered any mode you switched to when it went it standby or was turned off
Do you happen to know how to fix RTX HDR? Seems to not register 1080nits and stay around 460nits
I think that’s a current bug, the windows calibration tool reports the same
just got the FO27Q3 today -- would the same picture/color settings apply? (I used them for lack of anything else at the moment)
No probably not but some of the more general settings are likely to carry over
Mine comes tomorrow
Why would we change anything? Doesn't gigabyte make the monitor look good already? Or is it a preference thing?
Hi, so I just got this monitor today and OMG it’s amazing motion and color and better than the ALIENWARE AW3225qf. But how do I make windows say HDR PEAK 1000? Mine only says HDR PEAK 465 ?
Current bug it seems with the reporting of brightness from the monitor but it won’t actually cap your brightness or anything. I’d prob leave windows HDR calibration tool for now
And do you have any thoughts on the upcoming 32m2n8800 new monitor from Philips?around the same 4k 240hz oled specs
Since this monitor has a Displayport Out socket (for daisy chaining), could you use it to connect to a soundbar? If you use a Displayport-to-HDMI adapter cable would it passthrough 5.1 audio or Dolby Atoms?
No I don’t believe it passed through and sound and the screen certainly doesn’t support Dolby atmos sound I’m afraid
@@tftcentral oh well, guess we'll still need two cables coming out of the GPU then. Would be nice if monitor manufacturers included an eARC socket for hi def audio and surround sound passthrough.
@0perativeX I agree. the only ones who offer that so far are Dell with their Alienware AW3225QF
Still saving up money, so by the end of the year I can see what I want and what's our
I am considering purchasing the newly released Philips 32m2n8800 OLED monitor. It seems that it also has a specification of 4k 240hz, using the same panel. However, I am not sure if it is glossy or not. In theory, this panel should not have a matte finish. I just want to confirm and see if you can provide any information to assist.🥺
They should all have the exact same standard semi glossy finish of the QD OLED panels. The only exception are Samsungs own new Odyssey models where they have added an additional matte AG coating themselves
Can you make the same video but with the FO27q3 for best setting for FPS. To have enable Gsync or not and best colors? Thanks if you can
We haven’t reviewed that screen I’m afraid
Please make a FO27Q3 settings video! Thanks!
I honestly prefer the "HDR" + ABL High mode on my unit.
The "HDR GAME"+ ABL High just causes some highlights to be clipped, losing the fine details, especially on things like neon signs in a rainy night in Tokyo, and light reflecting on wet, grainy concrete footpaths for example.
That combination behaves like peak 1000 modes on other oled monitors so is a viable option. It’s darker than intended for mid grey shades at larger APL, but can reach the 1000 nits peak at least
Do you turn off dark enhancer on hdr?
Can't you just reduce the brightness in HDR Game mode?
For me, I end up using trueblack 400 (HDR + APL Middle). This gives no ABL and the brightness is pretty good, around 480 nits. The other modes are too aggressive and it can be noticable.
Iam sorry for these questions, but what is APL and ABL?
Another question,i've checked fo32u2p,PG32UCDM,aw3225qf reviews article,It seems that the blue light peak of these several monitors is similar, but you only mentioned that the Alienware monitor has passed TUV low blue light certification. Can you explain the situation of the other two monitors? Do they also belong to hardware low blue light?
Yes they’re all the same and built around the same panel 😀
@@tftcentral So, what you mean is that they all have hardware low blue light according to the TUV low blue light standard, but they haven't reached the level of eyesafe, right?
@mr_future they aren’t certified under the Eye Safe scheme although these are competing standards and approaches and there’s not really a consensus on what is better. It’s a complicated area really
@@tftcentral alright,so anyway,they all have hardware low blue light right?
@mr_future yes all the same
From a price point,what would you recommend across ROG MSI Dell and Gigabyte?
In the US the price of the MSI is extremely competitive. In Europe and the UK the Dell is
Is there a way to adjust the black levels when playing on Auto HDR with old games? they look blown out and the contrast / gamma is all messed up.
Using your icc with HDR default at Medium APL.
Try the specific “HDR” preset mode instead of Game
@@tftcentral Wait where do i find that? It's not the whole HDR, Vivid, Movie stuff ye?
Yeah that’s what I mean. The default one labelled as simply “HDR” is the most accurate
@@tftcentral Yes, that is what I use. HDR default with Medium APL.
HDR auto on Windows 11 just blows out the blacks to turn them gray if the game doesn't support HDR?
@eyescreamsandwitch52 ah ok. Well that’s probably a windows / software related issue. Trying to upscale SDR to HDR isn’t always great
This monitor should let us adjust everything but most importantly the color space. Feel like HDR image is too saturated at times. Also, comparing this to my Asus 32ucdm, this one is significantly brighter in default HDR mode APL high vs Asus console hdr mode. Any idea why that is? Which is more accurate?
This should explain the HDR brightness observations. The GB’s default HDR mode is like a true black 400 mode, while the Asus’ Console HDR mode is like peak 1000
tftcentral.co.uk/articles/testing-hdr400-true-black-and-peak-1000-mode-brightness-on-new-oled-monitors
I set mine HDR game. Dark enhancer off. Contrast 62. Color enhancer 1 and APL medium. I wanted to enhance the color without making it too dark or too bright
For hdr i set contrast in nvidia settings to 55 and that seemed to work really well for sdr content--if you don't want to keep switching back n forth.
Hey, so I got mine a few days ago and love it, but what I've noticed is a loss of detail in very bright regions, like, I'm in hdr mode too, would this contrast setting fix that or should I switch back to sdr?
@@zenmusashi6316 so what i do is sdr mainly, then toggle hdr on while playing games. The nvidia settings alter both sdr and hdr the same. It could help. Worth trying anyways. You can just mess with it and reset the settings to default if it doesn't look good. Also try the monitors settings too.
@zenmusashi6316 do you mean when viewing actual HDR content or SDR applications when running in HDR mode?
@@tftcentral so i read through your guide and tried some things, it seems a combo of things solved my problem, it could be anyone of them but i got it under control, but both my lost of details in ultra white scenarios is gone and over saturation of some colors
Stupid question but how can you access this menu? I just got this monitor but neither the Aorus software suite nor the monitor firmware menu looks remotely like that. Maybe I have to do the firmware update for this menu to appear?
So basically there is no menu on my monitor, just the 4 quick access options (4 directions of the joystick). I tried different key combinations but nothing seems to open the big menu.
@tomriddle2257 try pressing the joystick toggle in as if it was a button
@@tftcentral Thanks! Important to know how it would work, but I already tried that. I guess I will update it and try again. I hope the physical button isn’t faulty.
Could you do the fo27q3?
Will the settings also fit the inferior FO32U2 model?
Most of them should still apply although the brightness and RGB levels could vary potentially. Likely to be the same though as I expect the GB config is the same
Will you do a video review?
No I’m afraid not. Way too much to cover and it’s already available as a written review for this one
@@tftcentral thanks, I've read it, very detailed! You're the best!
hmm I had my previous LCD at 160nits, but this one I seem to prefer the default 85. I think its because of the massive contrast by OLED 🤔
Not sure what I should do now hmmm
Stick with whatever is comfortable for you
Since they all use the same panel, the FO32U2 should also be able to apply these settings, right?
Most of them should apply yes. The brightness and colour settings may or may not be different depending on Gigabytes firmware and setup but I expect them to be the same really
@@tftcentral I'd also like to know to what extent ambient light affects it. If I just use a backlight, would the impact be within an acceptable range?
Yes it’s only really lighting in front of the screen that hits the panel surface that causes blacks to be raised on QD OLED panels
@@tftcentral oh thank you for explaining,thats helpful
both sRGB and Custom recommendations look very bland, flat, and blown out at times. Am I doing something wrong? I made another profile and it looks great, but it is so f-ing bright to get it to look good.
Same. I set mine HDR game. Dark enhancer off. Contrast 62. Color exchange 1 and APL medium
It was too dark and too bland on default
What if I use APL stabilization on medium in SDR? It gives a nice boost in brightness that I need for one particular game.
That’s fine to do if you prefer the brightness boost. It just leads to some required ABL dimming but in dynamic content you may not even notice that
@@tftcentral Thank you very much for the answer, luckily I don't notice ABL at all. The only weird thing is that I came from a 32 curved monitor to this flat and it's so weird, it looks like it's bending backwards :D I hope I can get used to it because Alienware is still out of stock in my country and I can't return my old VA panel.
Btw can I boost brightness in SDR on alienware AW3225QF also like on this aorus ?
You’ll get used to it with a bit of time. I was the same when switching between curved and flat 😀
Not in SDR no
Will this work with the 27" version
You can enable 1440p 27" too, disable freesync and let system resolution be 4k but play game in 1440p looks good to me!
How does this compare to the Asus? Besides 2.1
I have both currently. I feel the Asus is calibrated more, but this panel is significantly brighter for some reason when using console hdr on Asus. It was shocking.l The power brick is smaller on the GB and the Vesa mounting is better as well, the Asus uses a weird circle adapter.
Is this gsync compatible?
Nvidia control panel detects it as G-Sync Compatible device for me
@@De-M-oN thanks this may be the one
Is the absence of gsync a problem thinking of rtx 5000 series?
It still supports NVIDIA Gsync fine so no
My understanding is FreeSync and Gsync compatible are all based on the identical technical standard so there's no actual difference between them beyond certification sticker. There is Gsync tho which is only for Nvidia cards with hardware acceleration but I hear they're pretty expensive monitors.
I love your work but HDR setting on HDR game/high APL is just a deal breaker for me.
For night time gameplay it's like playing with a full moon with snow on the ground, the screen is so bright you'd think you are playing during a cloudy day. There's no way to think it's night time.
Normal HDR with APL High looks to me much closer to what you would expect from playing during night time. As a side note, I can play in a dark or nearly dark room.
But anyway, thanks for your work, I like your SDR setting.
Yeah that’s fair, our review covers a load of different HDR testing and it will come down to user preference, ambient lighting and the game you’re playing
Can't you just reduce the brightness in HDR Game mode?
I don't know why people just don't leave the monitor on ECO mode. It's colour seems fine and is more than bright enough for casual browsing and the likes.
Wait a minute, the F32UP2 is availble Since when?? I want it so bad, espacially the DP2.1 !! 😀
Available in some regions now. Check out our link in the description to keep track 😀
Wasn’t only the version out DP2.1 that was out
Hey mine just came in today and it's amazing I'm just awestruck by the picture quality
I’m stuck at 60fps I’m using the 4090 with the HDMI 2.1 any reason why?
Is there another section in NVIDIA control panel further down with Pc resolutions and refresh rates?
@@tftcentral This! I had same issue on other panels, scroll further down
Had this issue with DP being locked at 200hz, bug with multi monitor setup it seemed..
There must be a software-side cap in operating system options or in the game. I doubt it’s the monitor.
finally got mine, i love it but i didn't expect it to be so.... plastic-y
wish it was 27 or 28"
there are 27" 1440p 360hz models coming, let us enjoy our big 4k screen
Does this monitor have VRR flickering
All OLED’s do but it very much depends on the game, content, frame rates and other system variables. Whether or not you’d ever experience it or find it a problem is very hard to comment on I’m afraid
Wheres the video review i cant read
Sorry there’s only a written review for this model
DP 2.1 FTW