$5k HP Omen X Emperium 65-inch 4k 144hz G-Sync HDR Monitor with Soundbar announced at CES

Last year Nvidia announced the Big Format Gaming Display that were 65-inches and capable of 4K HDR at 120 Hz. No products have materialised from that announcement in 2018, but it looks like HP will be one of the first to deliver.

The monster HP Omen X Emperium uses a 64.5-inch 8-bit AMVA panel featuring a 3840×2160 resolution, 750 – 1000 nits brightness (typical/HDR), a 3200:1 – 4000:1 contrast ratio (minimum/typical), 178° viewing angles, a 120 – 144 Hz refresh rate (normal/overclocked), and a 4 ms GtG response time with overdrive enabled. Just like other G-Sync HDR monitors released to date, this one is equipped with a 384-zone full direct-array backlight to offer a finer-grained HDR experience, and enhanced with quantum dots to guarantee precise reproduction of 95% of the DCI-P3 color space.

On top of this, the monitor comes bundled with a 120w soundbar and features three stereo amps and Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) technology to avoid the need for a subwoofer. The soundbar can work in two modes: one tuned for gaming and another tuned for general entertainment.

As with the original BFG Display announcement the monitor has an NVIDIA Shield TV built into it giving this a far superior smart functionality than most TV on the market.

The OMEN X Emperium 65 has a DisplayPort 1.4 input and three HDMI 2.0b inputs that support HDMI ARC, which is enough to connect a PC, a couple of game consoles, and a Blu-ray player. When it comes to audio, it has a line out and an S/PDIF out. In addition, the monitor has a dual-port USB 3.0 hub.

The OMEN X Emperium 65 has a DisplayPort 1.4 input and three HDMI 2.0b inputs that support HDMI ARC, which is enough to connect a PC, a couple of game consoles, and a Blu-ray player. When it comes to audio, it has a line out and an S/PDIF out. In addition, the monitor has a dual-port USB 3.0 hub.

There’s also a handy light sensor on the back to activate the LEDs when it detects that you’re fumbling around looking for the ports. It’ll brighten up the sockets, but also the symbols that indicate which is, so you can more easily hook up your dream system even if you’re doing so in a dark corner.

For such an over the top gaming monitor I am surprised at the lack of RGB.

It is due to launch in February for $4,999 making it more expensive than most 65-inch OLED TVs, but the gaming orientated tech inside this helps justify the cost.