NZXT Canvas QHD 32Q Curved Review
Canvas 32Q
The fact the NZXT monitor arm can give you this much adjustment and hold the monitor at any position in between, rock solidly we might add, is near witchcraft. Normally this level of stability is only available on stands that cost a serious amount of wedge.
The NZXT Canvas has a curve very much in the upper limits of how curved a panel can be before it resembles a Samsung G9. Just be aware that after a bit of time on this display you’ll think your world is warped when you move back to a flat screen. The pincushion effect is real, but your brain quickly adapts so that when you go back to a flat display it looks like it has massive barrel distortion. Still, for vision-filling gaming there are few more immersive experiences this side of strapping a pair of motion-sickness generating goggles to your head.
Like nearly all displays we see these days the bezel has been reduced to barely there, even if the display panel itself still has the same gap around the outside. It’s that curious form over function thing. People want the look of thinner bezels so bezels have become thin, despite the picture not filling the screen. You could just as easily cover that blank space on the outside with a thicker bezel and not lose any image. Maybe we’re old. We don’t understand the obsession with thin laptops either because it’s not like a laptop is pocket sized, so what difference is a few mm here and there? Anyway, moving on.
Considering how thin the bezel is, and that the back of your display is something you almost never see, you’d have to be commited to the white to pay the extra, although it’s nice to have the option.
There are plenty of connection options on the back of the NZXT Canvas. Display Port 1.2, twin HDMI 2.0, USB 3.0 pass-through and a Type-C DisplayPort alternate as well as a headphone jack.
Lastly on the back we have the familiar nipple that allows you to take control of the OSD and customise the display to your liking. Reaching behind the Canvas to adjust things reminds us of our days in convent school.
