Gigabyte Aorus FO32U2 review

Another day, another 32-inch, 240Hz, 4K OLED messiah monitor, this time from Gigabyte. This is actually the third such panel we've reviewed in recent weeks, so safe to say we're becoming quite familiar with what was, until very recently, a radical new segment in the monitor market.

Indeed, for some time, the basic proposition of combining 4K pixel density with OLED image quality has promised something akin to the ultimate in PC display tech. And neither the Asus ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM nor the Alienware 32 AW3225QF disappointed. We love 32 inches of 4K OLED goodness.

So, the question is how the new Gigabyte Aorus FO32U2 stacks up compared to the direct competition and what, if anything, extra it teaches us about this brave new world of 4K OLED gaming.

On paper, there are few surprises. The one arguable exception is the price. Gigabyte screens are usually very competitively positioned and at $1,099 this OLED is no exception. It's about $100 cheaper than the Alienware and $200 less than the Asus.

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: 0.03ms
Refresh rate: 240Hz
HDR: DisplayHDR 400 True Black
Features: Samsung QD-OLED 3rd Gen panel, Adaptive Sync, 1x DisplayPort 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, 1x USB-C with 18W PD
Price: $1,099 | £1,258

It's also worth bearing in mind that there are some remarkably good deals on the various 49-inch ultrawides of late. Samsung's original G9 launched at around $2,000, but the Gigabyte Aorus CO49DQ uses exactly the same QD-OLED panel but can be had for $999 right now. That's a heck of a lot of monitor, even if the pixel pitch is pretty clunky and text looks fairly fuzzy.

Like all other 32-inch 4K OLEDs you can actually buy right now, the Gigabyte Aorus FO32U2 uses Samsung QD-OLED panel tech. LG has a 32-inch WOLED in the works, but monitors based on that panel aren't available quite yet.

Anywho, along with 3,840 by 2,160 pixels, you're looking at 250 nits of