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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 (194 models with data).

Median1,000:1
Median 20261,250:1
Typical range1,000:1 – 2,000:1
Models194
Distribution

How contrast ratio (static) is distributed

02754801078001,1001,3001,4001,5001,8003,0004,000800: 11,000: 1071,100: 11,200: 191,300: 101,350: 11,400: 21,450: 11,500: 151,600: 11,800: 32,000: 243,000: 74,000: 2Median 1,000:1
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Contrast ratio (static)1,000:11,000:11,000:11,500:12,000:1

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
5.3
2 Dell UltraSharp U3225QE
Dell · 2025
UltraSharp U3225QE
31.5″3840 × 2160140 W99%
3,000:1
9.4
3 Dell UltraSharp U2725QE
Dell · 2025
UltraSharp U2725QE
27″3840 × 2160140 W99%
3,000:1
9.6
4 LG UltraFine 32U720B
LG · 2026
UltraFine 32U720B
31.5″3840 × 216065 W
3,000:1
4.4
5 Samsung ViewFinity S8 S37D802E
Samsung · 2025
ViewFinity S8 S37D802E
37″3840 × 2160
3,000:1
4.1
6 LG UltraFine 32U701B
LG · 2026
UltraFine 32U701B
31.5″3840 × 2160
3,000:1
7 LG UltraFine 32U700B
LG · 2026
UltraFine 32U700B
31.5″3840 × 2160
3,000:1
5.0
8 LG UltraFine 32UQ850
LG · 2024
UltraFine 32UQ850
31.5″3840 × 216090 W98%
2,000:1
7.2
9 Dell UltraSharp U4924DW
Dell · 2023
UltraSharp U4924DW
49″5120 × 144090 W98%
2,000:1
6.0
10 Lenovo ThinkVision P40wd-40
Lenovo · 2026
ThinkVision P40wd-40
39.7″5120 × 216015 W98%
2,000:1
6.3
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