HP Omen Transcend 32 to launch with lesser DisplayPort 2.1 connection than Gigabyte AORUS FO32U2P

Almost two months have passed since HP introduced the Omen Transcend 32, one of many gaming monitors that graced CES 2024. As we discussed at the time, it appeared that the Omen Transcend 32 relied upon the same Samsung Display panel as the Dell Alienware AW3225QF, Gigabyte AORUS FO32U2P and MSI MPG 321URX, among other examples. Although HP did not confirm as much, the Omen Transcend 32 outputted at 4K and 240 Hz across its 31.5-inch QD-OLED panel, just like its Alienware, AORUS and MSI rivals.

The Omen Transcend 32 seemed to contain a few advantages over some of its competitors though, including a 140 W Type-C port and a DisplayPort 2.1 connection. Unfortunately, TFT Central has since learned that the monitor lacks the high-bandwidth DisplayPort 2.1 connection present in the AORUS FO32U2P. For reference, Gigabyte markets its monitor as supporting Ultra-High Bit Rate 20 (UHBR20), a standard that ensures 80 Gbit/s transfer speeds (DP80) over a single DisplayPort 2.1 connection.

By contrast, HP has informed TFT Central that the Omen Transcend 32 makes do with UHBR10, which is limited to 40 Gbit/s peak transfer speeds. As a result, the Omen Transcend 32 will lack enough bandwidth to show uncompressed 4K and 240 Hz content, unlike the AORUS FO32U2P. Hence, HP's effort will utilise Display Stream Compression (DSC) to reach 4K and 240 Hz, just like its rivals that ship with a DisplayPort 1.4 connection instead. Please see our HP Omen Transcend 32 launch article for more hardware details.

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