HP ZR30W

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

2

Pros:

Design.
Price.
S-IPS panel.

Cons:

No OSD.
Only two connectors (DVI and DisplayPort).

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Last revision on September 13, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Design
Price
S-IPS panel
Flexible stand
Huge 30inch display
Very good image performance
Lots of USB ports
Ample USB connections

Reviewers Didn't Like

No OSD
Only two connectors (DVI and DisplayPort)
No HDMI
Some ghosting is present
No media card reader
Doesn't pivot to portrait mode

Expert reviews and ratings

The HP ZR30w is a massive 30-inch IPS monitor with an equally massive price tag. It offers good grayscale performance and wide viewing angles but its lack of picture settings and limited video inputs hold it back.

By PCMag on September 13, 2013

30″ DISPLAY FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONALSWhat gets a creative person (designer, animator, photographer, etc.) drooling when you’re talking about hardware? A monitor with enough real estate to block the sun, and HP has just given us another...

By Layers Magazine on February 01, 2011

The HP ZR30w is a 30-inch widescreen LCD dis play that's huge in screen space, but also has some really good performance, including great brightness. However, rather frustratingly, HP decided to leave out an onscreen display (OSD) menu with this...

By TechReviewSource on January 10, 2011

The HP ZR30w lacks too many features to be competitive with other, lower-priced...

By cnet on December 13, 2010

Think about computing giant HP and we suspect images of corporate cubes leap to mind more readily than sexy screens. But there's no doubting the new HP ZR30W is an absolute stunner.It's a 30-inch monster with a high-quality IPS panel and a...

By TechRadar on November 23, 2010

HP’s gargantuan screen delivers luscious image quality, but it’s light on features compared to some...

By PC Pro on September 27, 2010

Fit for a Dream Machine You might recall seeing three of HP’s ZR30w 30-inch displays gracing the cover of our September “Dream Machine” issue. Considering our theme for that build was raw, wanton power, picking the ZR30w was an easy...

By Maximum PC on August 25, 2010

HP's new ZR30w offered exceptional performance in both our task-specific Everest image quality tests, as well as our subjective testing. Color uniformity was spot on, along with brightness and contrast that we've come to expect from a high-end...

By HotHardware on July 26, 2010

The LCD market continues to be one of the frequently updated segments in the consumer electronics segment, as OEMs and vendors alike are eager to bundle their high-end, high performance displays with professional workstations. The ZR30w belongs to...

By AnandTech on June 01, 2010