AOC and Porsche’s new 4K 144Hz MiniLED monitor is a mean machine

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We all know Porsche for its lineup of luxury vehicles, but it also exercises its design prowess with other products too — including electronics. Thus, the Porsche Design group has joined forces with AOC’s AGON team to create the PD32M, a 144Hz gaming monitor that sports a 4K MiniLED display with HDR 1400 capabilities, all wrapped in a slick chassis that’s as classy as a Taycan.

The new PD32M gaming monitor is a follow-up to the 2020 release of the PD27; also designed by Porsche and AOC. With this new model, the two companies seek to refine the intricacies of this unorthodox premium design with something that’s as functional as it is fashionable.

As the press release puts it, the design teams drew inspiration from the characteristics of “rigidity and robustness,” which is embodied in the display housing and sandblasted aluminum cast stand.

The monitor has also been designed to be as compact as it is sturdy, leading to its various curves and tapers. In addition to this, the team stresses the careful placement of internal components to improve flow with the overall external design, a lot of which has again been inspired by elements of Porsche’s sports cars.

Also like Porsche’s vivid light fixtures on its cars, the PD32M even features customizable RGB lightning as a vibrant strip across the top rear and sides of its rear plate.

The PD32M is clearly meant to be as much a show piece as it is a well-equipped tool. The display is an IPS panel capable of “reproducing 1.07 billion colors to display even subtle differences in hues.” Work that requires definitive color accuracy can also be accomplished with this monitor, as it is been outfitted to cover 97% of the DCI-P3 color space.

The aforementioned MiniLED tech found in the