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Contrast ratio (static): typical values for displays & pen tablets

Half of displays & pen tablets in the catalog have contrast ratio (static) below 1,000:1, and 80% fall between 1,000:1 and 2,000:1 (223 models with data).

Median1,000:1
Median 20261,000:1
Typical range1,000:1 – 2,000:1
Models223
Distribution

How contrast ratio (static) is distributed

034671011341,0001,4001,8002,2002,6002,8001,000–1,200: 1341,200–1,400: 311,400–1,600: 181,600–1,800: 11,800–2,000: 32,000–2,200: 262,200–2,400: 02,400–2,600: 02,600–2,800: 02,800–3,000: 10Median 1,000:1
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Contrast ratio (static)1,000:11,000:11,000:11,425:12,000:1

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median contrast ratio (static) by year

0:1375:1750:11,125:11,500:120192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest contrast ratio (static)

1 ViewSonic VP3456A
ViewSonic · 2023
VP3456A
34″3440 × 1440
4,000:1
5.4
2 Dell UltraSharp U2725QE
Dell · 2025
UltraSharp U2725QE
27″3840 × 2160140 W99%
3,000:1
9.6
3 LG UltraFine 32U701B
LG · 2026
UltraFine 32U701B
31.5″3840 × 2160
3,000:1
4 LG UltraFine 32U700B
LG · 2026
UltraFine 32U700B
31.5″3840 × 2160
3,000:1
5.1
5 Dell UltraSharp U3225QE
Dell · 2025
UltraSharp U3225QE
31.5″3840 × 2160140 W99%
3,000:1
9.5
6 LG UltraFine 32U720B
LG · 2026
UltraFine 32U720B
31.5″3840 × 216065 W
3,000:1
4.5
7 Samsung ViewFinity S8 S37D802E
Samsung · 2025
ViewFinity S8 S37D802E
37″3840 × 2160
3,000:1
4.2
8 Dell UltraSharp U4025QW
Dell · 2024
UltraSharp U4025QW
40″5120 × 2160140 W99%
2,000:1
9.0
9 LG UltraFine 32U990A
LG · 2025
UltraFine 32U990A
31.5″6144 × 345699.5%96 W
2,000:1
8.8
10 Dell UltraSharp U3423WE
Dell · 2022
UltraSharp U3423WE
34″3440 × 144090 W98%
2,000:1
7.2
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