Owners report that using a high contrast setting (around 80-90) can be straining at night, but enhances brightness and exposure during the day.

Some users found the default presets unsatisfactory and achieved improved image quality through custom settings, appreciating the monitor's potential beyond presets.

Custom color calibration with R 70, G 70, B 100, and Hue 50 eliminates green tint, though individual units may require slight adjustments for optimal color balance.

To avoid gamma shift on a 32" VA, owners recommend sitting at least 80cm away, ideally 1m, or 2-3 meters if leaning to the side.

Users note that games can look good if calibrated to around 300 nits, despite the monitor's poor HDR performance.

The EW3270U is particularly noted for its image quality in dark rooms, enhancing the viewing experience of movies and console gaming.

The monitor's "HDR Emulated" mode offers vivid colors but lacks the ability to adjust specific HDR settings, as it is not true HDR.

The EW3270U lacks local dimming, leading to washed-out contrast and poor black levels when HDR is enabled.

Enabling HDMI RGB PC Range to 'Auto Detect' prevents issues like dark or washed-out appearances on consoles.

The screen sometimes flashes when brightness is set too high, but this can be resolved by initially setting it lower and gradually increasing it.

The EW3270U's emulated HDR mode can enhance image quality, particularly when using devices like a Fire Cube, compared to standard HDR settings.

Windows 11 has reportedly blacklisted HDR for this monitor due to its poor HDR implementation, which applies scene-dependent brightness corrections improperly.

Users prefer this VA display for its deeper blacks and contrast over IPS screens, which they find have washed-out blacks and are brighter, possibly disrupting melatonin.

Compared to the LG 27UK650, the EW3270U offers superior picture quality and HDR performance, despite the LG having higher brightness.

The panel is from Innolux, also used in LG 32UL550, 32UL750, Dell SW32, and ViewSonic VX32-4K, with BenQ having superior implementation in response time and color accuracy.

Reducing brightness to 50 prevents the screen from turning off and on, suggesting the screen needs to "warm up" before increasing brightness.

Purchased for £350 on sale, this monitor is considered the best for high-fidelity SDR gaming at 4K, with notable contrast advantages over higher-priced models.