Refine Every Shadow, Deliver with Confidence

Built for Commercial Post-Production Workflows
Precise colour grading begins where standard displays lose detail. Even small shifts in dark tones can lead to costly misjudgements. The PV Series removes dark-tone blind spots, ensuring consistent visibility across the entire screen — so every adjustment you make carries through to the final output.

Shadow Accuracy Without Black Crush
Built to Rec. 709 standards and maintained through hardware calibration, the PV3250U preserves dark-tone fidelity exactly as intended — no black crush, no tonal shift.

Shadow Check Mode
Inspect Shadow Details
Instantly lift shadow regions while preserving highlight brightness, revealing hidden detail without clipping or shifting the overall tonal balance. Perfect for spotting cleanup issues, compositing artefacts, and finishing inconsistencies during review and QC.

Markers
Confidence in Every Frame
Built-in markers offer multiple aspect-ratio overlays: a stable visual reference for producing content across platforms.

Area Zoom
Zoom to Check Details
Zoom into any area to verify focus accuracy and spot fine details.

BenQ Display Pilot 2
Take Control of Your Display Settings
Take full control of your display with BenQ’s free Display Pilot 2 software. Its customisable interface lets you organise functions such as ICCsync, Color Modes, and Desktop Partition — so you can work exactly the way you want to.

iKeyboard Control
Sync with MacBook Control
On macOS, your MacBook and monitor work as one. Press the brightness or volume key once, and both screens adjust in sync.

Magnetic Shading Hood
The one-piece magnetic shading hood snaps into place instantly—no tools or assembly required. It blocks ambient light, glare, and light spill from the environment, including neighboring monitors, letting you accurately review and edit your color-critical work.

Unleash Creativity with Comfort
Position your monitor for optimal comfort. With the extensive tilt, swivel, and pivot control points, whether you’re working on projects or presenting your ideas to clients, there’s always the right spot and the right angle to do it.

Trusted Colours for Every Deliverable
Professional monitors designed for precision and reliability across all creative workflows

Recommended Software
Boost Your Creative Productivity

3000:1 Native Contrast for Deeper Shadow Separation
With a class-leading 3000:1 contrast ratio — three times that of typical IPS monitors — the PV3250U achieves 0.03-nit black levels under Rec. 709 conditions, exceeding Grade 1 SDR requirements to reveal deeper blacks while preserving texture and tonal separation.

Hardware Calibration with 16-bit 3D LUT Precision
Built on monitor-internal 16-bit 3D LUT calibration, the PV3250U goes beyond conventional 1D LUT adjustments. With calibration data stored directly in the display hardware, colour stays predictable across grading, review, and delivery.

16-bit 3D LUT
By mapping nearly 5, 000 RGB reference points across the full colour space, 16-bit 3D LUT calibration corrects hue, saturation, and gamut relationships for more accurate, more consistent colour decisions.

Hardware Calibration
Calibration data is stored directly in the monitor’s IC chip, reducing reliance on OS or GPU-based color adjustments.

Verified by Industry-Leading Colour Authorities
The PV3250U is certified by Calman and ColourSpace for verified colour accuracy and consistent SDR workflows. To advance dark-tone evaluation, BenQ collaborated exclusively with Calman to establish dedicated dark-level assessment criteria — supporting more reliable creative decisions from production through to final delivery.

aqcolor
Corner-to-Corner Colour Precision, From Panel to Production
BenQ’s exclusive AQCOLOR technology delivers studio-grade colour accuracy and consistency, trusted by professionals worldwide. Out-of-the-box Delta E ≤2 precision — and Delta E ≤1 with hardware calibration — means what you see on screen matches your intended output, every time.

Uniformity You Can Rely On
Uneven colour or brightness — at the centre or the edges of the screen — can skew your visual judgement. BenQ uses full-panel global calibration to keep colour and brightness consistent across the entire display, so you can check your projects accurately and deliver without rework.

AQCOLOR Pilot
Calibration Simplified, with Precision
BenQ-exclusive AQCOLOR Pilot delivers industry-standard precision. Its intuitive interface combines default and customisable settings, helping you achieve optimal colour consistency in just a few simple steps.

*Supports industry-standard calibrators. Learn more on the AQCOLOR Pilot website.

*AQCOLOR Pilot was formerly known as Palette Master Ultimate.

Flexible Setups for Mac® Production Workflows
Connect your Mac® to storage, displays, and production essentials through a single hub — so your team spends less time switching and more time delivering.

*Mac® and MacBook® Pro are trademarks of Apple Inc.

All-in-One Thunderbolt 4 Connection
One cable, everything connected. Thunderbolt 4 carries 4K video, 40Gbps data, and up to 96W of power through a single port — enough to run a full production setup from your Mac.

*Thunderbolt 4 is fully compatible with USB-C.

Built-in ESS™ DAC
Studio-Grade Audio, Built Right In
Hear your work in high resolution, straight from the display. A built-in ESS™ DAC drives high-impedance headphones up to 300Ω — so you catch subtle transients, hold an accurate balance, and monitor every detail with confidence, no external amp required.

*ESS™ is a trademark owned by ESS Technology, Inc. that may be registered in one or more countries.

Daisy Chain
Expand Your Workspace
Run dual 4K displays from a single connection — more timeline, more scopes, more room to work.

*Apple Silicon M1 and M2 chips do not natively support multiple external monitors, so Daisy Chain is not supported on M1 or M2-based devices. Daisy Chain is available on Apple Silicon Pro, Max, and Ultra-based devices.

Built-in KVM
One Desk. Two Systems. Zero Clutter.
The built-in KVM switch gives you instant control of multi-computer setups — Mac Studio, PC, or MacBook Pro. Command keyboard, mouse, and grading panels from a single station, and keep your desk clear for the work that matters.

*Device compatibility may vary; full support for all third-party hardware is not guaranteed.

Edit Smarter. Deliver Faster

Quick Access Function Keys
Dedicated function keys put essential controls at your fingertips, designed for professional post-production. Indicator lighting fades automatically after use, keeping distractions off your screen while you review.

Wireless Hotkey Puck
Customise Your Workflow
The Wireless Hotkey Puck (G4) simplifies monitor control with Display Pilot 2 sync, letting you configure shortcut functions directly. Three customisable keys give quick access to Color Mode, Input, KVM, or app launch, while the rotation dial adjusts brightness, contrast, and volume — no menus needed.

Up to 30 custom profiles ensure dedicated pairing and interference-free control in shared studio environments.

Specification

Product
Product id	1025256
Brand	BenQ
Partnr	9H.Y0GLB.QBE
EAN/UPC code	4718755096822
Display
Display diagonal	31.5 inch
Display resolution	3840 x 2160 Pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Panel type	IPS
Display brightness (typical)	450 cd/m²
Response time	5 ms
HD type	4K Ultra HD
Response time measurement type	GTG (Gray to Gray)
Display technology	LED
LED backlight	Y
Anti-glare screen	Y
Screen shape	Flat screen
Contrast ratio (typical)	3000:1
Maximum refresh rate	120 Hz
Viewing angle, horizontal	178 °
Viewing angle, vertical	178 °
Display number of colours	1.07 billion colours
Display diagonal (metric)	80.01 cm
Pixel density	140 ppi
High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology	DisplayHDR 600, High Dynamic Range 10 (HDR10), Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported	Y
Colour gamut	100 procent
sRGB coverage (typical)	100 procent
Colour gamut standard	DCI-P3, Rec. 709, sRGB
Performance
Smart modes	Black & white, M-Book
Multimedia
Built-in speaker(s)	N
Design
Market positioning	Professional
Product colour	Black
Ports & interfaces
Built-in USB hub	Y
USB Type-A downstream ports quantity	3
USB Type-C downstream ports quantity	1
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode	Y
USB Power Delivery up to	96 W
HDMI	Y
HDMI ports quantity	1
HDMI version	2.1
DisplayPorts quantity	1
DisplayPort version	1.4
Headphone out	Y
Headphone outputs	1
HDCP version	2.3
HDCP	Y
Ergonomics
VESA mounting	Y
Panel mounting interface	100 x 100 mm
Adjustable height (max)	115 mm
Height adjustment	Y
Swivelling	Y
Pivot angle	0 - 90 °
Pivot	Y
Swivel angle range	30 - 30 °
Wall mountable	Y
Tilt angle range	-5 - 20 °
Tilt adjustment	Y
On Screen Display (OSD)	Y
On Screen Display (OSD) languages	BUL, GRE, UKR, ARA, CHI (SIMPL), CHI (TR), CZE, DEU, ENG, FRE, HUN, ITA, JPN, KOR, DUT, POL, POR, RUM, RUS, ESP, SWE
Number of OSD languages	6
Packaging data
Cables included	DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, USB
Quick start guide	Y
Power
Energy efficiency class (SDR)	G
Energy consumption (SDR) per 1000 hours	50 kWu
Power consumption (typical)	50 W
Energy efficiency class (HDR)	G
Power consumption (standby)	0.5 W
Energy consumption (HDR) per 1000 hours	55 kWu
Power consumption (max)	250 W
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V
Weight & dimensions
Width (with stand)	724.9 mm
Depth (with stand)	352.82 mm
Height (with stand)	594.94 mm
Weight (with stand)	9800 g
Width (without stand)	724.9 mm
Depth (without stand)	247.62 mm
Height (without stand)	436.41 mm
Weight (without stand)	7000 g
Other features
Display brightness (peak)	600 cd/m²
USB Power Delivery	Y
Power supply type	Internal
Touchscreen	N