Tuesday, March 5th 2024
Gigabyte's AORUS FO32U2P Sports DisplayPort 2.1 and a 4K 240 Hz QD-OLED Panel
For those of you that have been waiting patiently for the first DisplayPort 2.1 monitors to start arriving, we have good news as Gigabyte has revealed details of its first display equipped with DP 2.1. The monitor in question is the AORUS FO32U2P which also sports a 4K QD-OLED panel with a 240 Hz refresh rate. The 31.5-inch QD-OLED panel does follow the standard feature set with a 10-bit panel, 250 cd/m² brightness, 1.5 million to one contrast ratio, 0.03 ms GTG response time and a DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification. Gigabyte has gone for an anti-reflective coating as well, which might not appeal to everyone.
As for the inputs, the DP2.1 ports support the full UHBR20 spec, which is 80 Gbps of total bandwidth over four 20 Gbps DisplayPort lanes, which means Gigabyte hasn't skimped on anything here. Yes, you read that correctly as well, the monitor has two DP 2.1 inputs, one full size and one mini DP input and there's also a USB Type-C input that supports DP-Alt mode, in addition to 65 W USB Power Delivery and USB data, although it's not clear if this port also supports DP 2.1. Furthermore, there are two HDMI 2.1 ports, one upstreams and two downstreams USB 3.2 ports, as well as a headphone and microphone jack. Gigabyte has also equipped the AORUS FO32U2P with a pair of 5 W speakers and a stand that offers tilt, swivel, pivot and height adjustments. The maximum power usage is said to be 78 W, but this shouldn't include the USB PD part. Other features include KVM support, daisy-chaining via a DP output, picture in picture and picture by picture support and various gaming features such as crosshairs, night vision, black equalizer etc. Gigabyte has as yet to announce official pricing on a release date.
Update Mar 5th: We've received additional details on the DisplayPorts of the AORUS FO32U2P from Gigabyte and only the DP inputs supports DP 2.1, whereas the USB Type-C input and the DP daisy-chain ports are limited to DP 1.4. The MSRP of the AORUS FO32U2P will be US$1399.99 with the AORUS FO32U2 which is a DP 1.4 version will have an MSRP of US$1199.99.
Sources:
Gigabyte, via Videocardz
As for the inputs, the DP2.1 ports support the full UHBR20 spec, which is 80 Gbps of total bandwidth over four 20 Gbps DisplayPort lanes, which means Gigabyte hasn't skimped on anything here. Yes, you read that correctly as well, the monitor has two DP 2.1 inputs, one full size and one mini DP input and there's also a USB Type-C input that supports DP-Alt mode, in addition to 65 W USB Power Delivery and USB data, although it's not clear if this port also supports DP 2.1. Furthermore, there are two HDMI 2.1 ports, one upstreams and two downstreams USB 3.2 ports, as well as a headphone and microphone jack. Gigabyte has also equipped the AORUS FO32U2P with a pair of 5 W speakers and a stand that offers tilt, swivel, pivot and height adjustments. The maximum power usage is said to be 78 W, but this shouldn't include the USB PD part. Other features include KVM support, daisy-chaining via a DP output, picture in picture and picture by picture support and various gaming features such as crosshairs, night vision, black equalizer etc. Gigabyte has as yet to announce official pricing on a release date.
Update Mar 5th: We've received additional details on the DisplayPorts of the AORUS FO32U2P from Gigabyte and only the DP inputs supports DP 2.1, whereas the USB Type-C input and the DP daisy-chain ports are limited to DP 1.4. The MSRP of the AORUS FO32U2P will be US$1399.99 with the AORUS FO32U2 which is a DP 1.4 version will have an MSRP of US$1199.99.
93 Comments on Gigabyte's AORUS FO32U2P Sports DisplayPort 2.1 and a 4K 240 Hz QD-OLED Panel
the Fo32u2p is priced as I expected, in line with Asus pg32ucdm and the LG one
i’m just going to wait for that one, I change screens like each 7+ years, I prefer UHBR20, DSC is solid but why would I pay the same for dp1.4/no speakers when this one has speakers and uhbr20 ?
New display IC in Gigabyte monitor has its specs. Perhaps it allows only two DP 2.1 UHBR20 input streams. We don't know this until we see the spec.
The only device that can output 80 Gbps signal today is AMD W7000 professional card. Those cards have mini-DP ports.
i am currently running an ips screen full of lightbleed and a contrast thousand time lower, I’m not scared by some burn-in for the long term, of course it’s my choice :)
I find the alternatives quite disappointing and stagnant since the last decade, despite refresh rate…and mini-led is either too expensive or not enough dimming zones
I wonder if then the 78W number provided by Aorus (listed as "AC Input Max" on their site) also does not include the USB power, even though the brick will do that too. So if we actually assume the 45+90 for Asus gets you that chunky boy, this Aorus could be...78+65? In that case, it's probably similar, yeah. At least it won't be like the 300W CHONKYBOI that came with my Asus laptop lol.
A different manual even lists what adapter comes in the box, for the DP2.1 more expensive version it's a Chicony A22-280P1A (product name would suggest 280W).
download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Manual/AORUS_FO32U2P_FO32U2_FO27Q3_UM_English_20240215.pdf page 19
As far as i know only the Asus has this Option. MSI not.