MSI MPG 322URX QD-ORED REVIEW

INTRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF MSI MPG 322URX QD-OED

Here you have the MSI MPG 322urx QD-OED review, A monitor with the latest generation of Samsung QD-Osed panels that becomes the evolution of the MPG 321urx QD-OED that we analyze last year.

Its strengths are a 31.5-inch screen with QD-OED panel and complete 4K resolution, which are accompanied by 240 Hz of frequency and the latest connectivity, with HDMI 2.1 and DP 2.1AA 80 Gbps, without forgetting a USB-C with the capacity to load devices at 98 W.

This Displayport 2.1a with its 80 Gbps allows you to offer 4K video at 240 Hz without DSC compression. Together with the certified compatibilide with G-SNC, they are the two main improvements with respect to the previous model.

Let’s see how it behaves.

MSI MPG 322urx QD-OED MSI CHARACTERISTICS

• QD-OED panel of 31.5 inches.
• Resolution 4k 16: 9 of: 3840×2160 pixels.
• 240 Hz.
• Maximum brightness of 1000 nits (peak only 3% app), 250 typical SDR nits
• Displayhdr True Black 400.
• 0.03 ms of response time.
• Video connectivity:
  • 1 x Displayport 2.1a (Cable included)
  • 1x HDMI 2.1. (Cable included).
  • 1 x USB-C with DP and 98W (does not include cable).
• Adaptive Sync (AMD Freesync and G-Sync compatible)
• USB hub:
  • 2 x USB-A 3.0 (includes USB-B cable to USB-A)
• Measures: 718 x 242 x 483 mm
• Weight of 9.6 kg.
• Price: 1,499 euros.

Design and connectivity

MSI continues to bet on an adjustable base design that is fixed by a lever mechanism. This facilitates assembly and prevents us from having to wear screws.

The base is screwed by hand, also without the need for tools, to the main column. It maintains the design of its predecessor, with a good weight and stability. This mechanism allows regulating inclination, rotation or angle of the screen, although it does not allow the 90 degree turn of the entire panel.

The rear design is identical to that of the previous model. We have a large 31.5 -inch panel with a fine thickness, placing all the hardware in a thicker central module, with air exits and the MSI logo with ARGB light. The MSI Gaming Division Dragon appears on one side of the central module, with a finish that simulates brushing metal.

MSI also maintains its commitment to the practical Joystick for the management of the OSD, without a doubt, the best way to control the options of any monitor.

At video connectivity we have an HDMI 2.1 of 40 Gbps, a USB-C with DP and 98 W load, and a Displayport 2.1 of 80 Gbps with which you can get the 240 Hz to 4K without 4K without DSC compression.

He is accompanied by a USB-A hub with two 3.0 ports of 5 Gbps.

Few changes also in the front, where there are some marks of thickness very contained in the 4 sides, with some more thickness in the lower frame, but without being at any time especially thick.

OSD interface and software control

Before commenting on the different OSD or software control options of this monitor, we must stop a moment to make an appreciation about a rather annoying tactic: although the Bloatware It is something that we are sadly accustomed to MSI laptops and other brands, that monitor software itself Try to install four programs completely oblivious to MSI’s usefulness on our computer. It is really annoying.

While it is true that we can select, not install them, By default they are all marked to install, making someone who does not fix much to end with different applications possibly unwanted on their computer.

Even if we choose not to install all this Bloatware, MSI tries once again When opening the MSI Gaming Intelligent, with a message that says “to improve security. Click to install Norton”. If we continue by clicking that no, the software will remind us that we install Norton every time we open the program using a button located at the top.

A rather annoying practice by MSI And that nobody who bought a monitor, much less one of 1,400 euros, should have to suffer.

As for software, we have already tried it in other reviews, it is quite complete, with the option to modify all the parameters of the different pre -established settings, also including functions such as Points of Mira

The “night vision” technology is also included, with different levels of potentiation of dark areas, adjusting not only the brightness of these areas, but also the colors, in addition to a “with AI” way that is adjusting it in real time.

Another interesting function that can give advantage in certain games is what they translate as “Optique Site”, a way that Zoom makes in the central area of ​​the screen to have a better remote target views in shooting games.

The next photograph has been taken with this technology and with a maximum night vision.

All software functions can also be managed from OSD itself through the comfortable joystick of the rear.

Calibration and panel tests of the MSI MPG 322urx QD-OED

The MSI MPG 322urx QD-OED is able to offer a Excellent HDR content representation Without the need to configure anything, beyond the activation of the HDR in Windows 11. It has an M, DisplayHDR 400, limited to 450 brightness nits, and a “1000 Nits” mode, where only a small percentage of the screen can reach those levels (3%) in a timely manner.

In any case, with the high contrast of this panel and the ability to vary the brightness independently of Pixel to Pixel, the HDR experience at the multimedia level is really good.

Brightness and contrast

The maximum brightness that we have measured 100% of the SDR is 190 nits, less than the typical promised 250 nits in specifications and a figure that can be somewhat scarce in very illuminated environments.

As for the HDR mode, it is close to the 450 maximum nits promised in our test with 9% of the screen with pixels lit to the maximum.

This panel can reach 1,000 Nits in HDR, but only in a timely manner and in small screen areas (only 3% of the pixels on)

• Maximum SDR shine: 189.8 CD/m².
• Maximum Brillo HDR Pico (9% APL): 442.4cd/m².
• Maximum black shine: 0 CD/m².
• Contrast: “Infinite”.

Ghosting

There is no detectable ghosting in this panel. OLED technology and its millisecond response times avoid any hint of that problem.

Color coverage

The color coverage is excellent, with the totality (taking into account certain variations in the measurement) of the SRGB and DCI-P3 ranges, and very close to covering the entire Adobe-RGB.

Color and calibration tests

As for serial calibration, in SRGB mode it shows us a deviation of 4.02 points, due mainly to a certain tendency towards greenish tones on the gray scale, since the colored representation has a considerably lower deviation.

A rapid calibration shows much more optimal values, even to use it as a content creation monitor.

Factory VS SRGB color tests, SRGB mode

Factory VS SRGB color tests, default mode

Color tests vs SRGB after calibration of default mode

Analysis and conclusion

He MSI MPG 322urx QD-OED It is not a great evolution from the previous model, but we already started from excellent quality that is maintained in this model.

For both games and multimedia, especially with HDR, the QD-Oled 4K panel is a wonder for sight, without ghosting, with very small response times and a very good image quality. Connectivity of all kinds, including a USB-C that can load laptops and other devices at 98 W, and a clear and simple menus configuration system are other strengths.

We miss, yes, the inclusion of a USB-C cable, an element that may seem trivial, but that is not so much due to the need for 100% compatible cable to be able to draw video signal. It is much easier to have an HDMI or Displayport cable at the hands capable of taking advantage of this monitor, than a USB-C.

Nor can we miss the insistence of the MSI software for installing Bloatware when we install or execute it.

The arrival of this new generation implies the main improvement of the Displayport 2.1 of 80 Gbps with which this resolution and frequency can be maximized. We also have compatible G-SNC certification, although the previous model worked without problems.

This monitor has a recommended price of 1,499.99 euros, a figure similar to the one that had its predecessor at the time of its launch, but which, at the current price today, involves disburseing 500 euros more. The DSC compression used in Displayport 1.4 or HDMI monitors has some loss, but there is no really appreciable difference in games with the naked eye, and to be able to take out all the benefit, a very high -end hardware is required.

Therefore, possibly, at least at the current price, the MSI MPG 321urx QD-OED is a better option in benefits/price, but there is no doubt that the MSI MPG 322urx QD-OED is a more complete monitor already proof of the future, and one of the best panels that we can acquire today for games.