HP Pavilion 32 vs Dell S2418HN

The HP Pavilion 32 is a great tool for media artists, such as photo editors and web designers that work in the sRGB color space because the monitor can display the full range of sRGB colors accurately.

The HP Pavilion 32 is an excellent option for multitaskers because its large, 32-inch 2560x1440 panel offers a lot of display real estate. The monitor's so big that you can, for example, split it into four equal parts, so that each of those would represent a separate 16-inch HD monitor.

The HP Pavilion 32 can be used as a USB 2.0 hub because it has two USB downstream ports and a single upstream USB port. Using those ports, you can connect your computer to some stationary USB peripherals.

Additionally, you can use downstream USB ports for fast charging.

Regarding its picture quality, the HP Pavilion 32 outperforms the overwhelming majority of monitors in its price range as it offers high native contrast ratio, decent peak brightness, and excellent color accuracy.

The monitor displays highly satisfying scenes, with blacks that are truly rich and deep, and colors that pop and look accurate. The monitor's dark scene performance is excellent as it's native contrast ratio of 3000:1 pushes its blacks to some highly intense levels. Colors appear vivid because the monitor's backlight can get up to 300 nits bright.

Moreover, the overall picture looks lifelike because the monitor doesn't have any noticeable problems with color accuracy.

In its price range, only a handful of other monitors can compete with the versatility of the HP Pavilion 32 because the monitor offers exceptional picture quality, excellent color accuracy, and great connectivity combined with a very generous amount of on-screen real estate.

This monitor doesn't need to be calibrated because it is color-accurate right out-of-the-box. The monitor's average color inaccuracy measures at 1.83 dE - which is too low to be seen by a human eye.

The monitor comes with an external speaker that is mounted on the base of the S2418HN.

Regarding the picture quality, the Dell S2418HN performs on the par with the very best monitors in its price bracket thanks to its high-quality IPS panel. This monitor reproduces good-looking pictures that are filled with vivid colors and inky blacks.