HP put Google TV in a gaming monitor

HP is getting into the smart monitor business with the Omen 32x, a gaming monitor that doubles as a streaming device running Google TV. It will ship in April for $749.99, the company announced at CES 2025.

The HP Omen 32x Smart Gaming Monitor features a 31.5-inch 4K IPS display with a 144Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, 400 nits peak brightness, and DisplayHDR 400 with Dolby Vision. The panel covers 95% of the P3 display and 99% of sRGB color gamuts, and supports G-Sync and FreeSync Premium. For video inputs, it has one DisplayPort 1.4 port and two HDMI 2.1 ports, as well as a 65W USB-C Power Delivery port with alt mode support for DisplayPort. It also has two USB-A 2.0 ports for peripherals, 3.5mm for audio (plus four built-in 3W speakers), and even an Ethernet jack.

The hardware specs aren’t eye-popping compared to other gaming monitors in its class, but the Google TV integration sets it apart. You’ll find it familiar if you’ve used a Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, or some TVs from Sony, Hisense, etc. It provides recommendations based on your watching history, and you can use Google Assistant voice commands to search for specific content in its vast app library while pulling options from all available sources. You can also stream content from supported mobile apps. Most other smart monitors, like LG’s MyView line and Samsung’s M series, use their own custom operating systems, and most of them are focused more on productivity than gaming.

The Omen 32x also has some unique tricks we’ve never seen before, like native support for casting your screen to four platforms, including Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram, simultaneously without additional hardware. It can stream up to two webcam sources in addition to what’s on your screen. You can also mirror your Android smartphone on the screen and use it in desktop mode in a multi-view window while you game. HP has even built in wireless KVM functionality, allowing you to operate everything using the same keyboard and mouse.

HP is also updating its consumer lineup of G2 monitors for 2025, including the $479.99 Omen 34c G2, a 34-inch WQHD (21:9) curved ultrawide display with FreeSync Premium, DisplayHDR 400 and a contrast ratio of 4,000:1. We’re also getting new 27-inch 16:9 options in the 1080p Omen 27 G2 for $249.99 in May, the QHD Omen 27q G2 for $299.99 in April, and the QHD 27qs G2 for $449.99 in June .

All will benefit from factory color calibration for the first time, and the first three will support enhanced refresh rates up to 180Hz. The 27qs G2, however, stands out as the only monitor in the G2 lineup featuring of an IPS Black screen and the very first with a refresh rate of 280 Hz. IPS Black screens would offer higher contrast ratios (2000:1 on the 27qs G2) and better color accuracy than ordinary IPS displays.