This is hands down the best 4k monitor under $1000 right now. I will say that I am a perfectionist when it comes to displays and am very picky and have tried 3 other monitors over the course of the past 4 weeks that did not satisfy me either due to poor blacks, fuzzy graphics, bland color etc. Finally decided to bite the bullet and just buy this one because of all the positive user/critic reviews and i am so glad I did, it is so worth the price, and immediately I was impressed by the uniformity of the screen - dark blacks, very vivid and pretty colors, great brightness (i only keep mine set at 75 and it is sufficient even in a lit room!! granted I sit about 2 feet from the screen - which is honestly perfect at this size since it is 4k and gaming is very immersive and great this way!). The monitor has tons of ways to adjust settings although it seemed to look perfect right out of the box on the "custom: game" mode. The stand is heavy and sturdy which is awesome, and the tilt/height adjust feature of the screen is super smooth and easy anyways this is THE BEST MONITOR - i've had IPS monitors with the standard 1000:1 ratio and, with this monitor being a little higher at 1300:1, you can DEFINITELY tell it makes a difference because it makes the contrast perfect and colors really pop - you would almost swear that this is "HDR" because that is how good the contrast and color is. get it while its on sale $100 off!!! you will be so happy you did. p.s. the pics I uploaded are with screen set to "custom: game" mode - i left all settings under this mode to default except the brightness which is at I believe 70. so you can tell that it gets sufficiently bright and the colors are amazing.