HP Omen Transcend 32 OLED review

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Pity poor old HP. It's late to the 32-inch OLED gaming monitor market with the new Omen Transcend 32. Call us a little jaded, but it feels like we've seen it all before, what with our reviews of 4K OLEDs like the LG UltraGear 32GS95UE, Alienware 32 AW3225QF, Asus ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM, Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD, or MSI MPG 321URX.

Ultimately, there are only two sources you can go to for the actual 32-inch 4K OLED panel, LG and Samsung. So, every monitor including this new HP is a derivation of one of those two familiar technical themes. What chance, then, that HP has come up with something individual and compelling?

Actually, the Omen Transcend 32 is pretty nice. The caveat is that it all hinges on price. Conceptually, HP has gone for a full-feature take on the 32-inch OLED riff. It's the full 240 Hz treatment, sports probably the best connectivity of any display in this class, and HP has included some additional capabilities claimed to make this a great display for content creation, too.

All of that would have you expecting a pretty painful price. And indeed the MSRP is a hefty $1,299. That's around $500 more than the MSI MAG 321UP, which sports essentially the same Samsung QD-OLED panel. The difference is that the MSI lacks true single-cable USB-C connectivity and also runs at 165 Hz.

Screen size: 32-inch
Resolution: 3,840 x 2,160
Brightness: 250 nits full screen, 1,000 nits max HDR
Color coverage: 99% DCI-P3
Response time: 0.03 ms
Refresh rate: 240 Hz
HDR: DisplayHDR 400 True Black
Features: Samsung QD-OLED panel, Adaptive Sync, 1x DisplayPort 2.1, 2x HDMI 2.1, USB-C with 140W PD, KVM switch
Price: $999 | £1,199

However, you can actually buy this HP Omen for $999 from Best Buy, even at launch. In fact, Omen's own website links you through to Best Buy if you click «Shop Now», though the listing for the Omen Transcend 32 on the sister HP website allows you to buy direct for $1,299. Much will hinge on that disparity, but we'll come back to the sordid matter of