HP Z43

Productivity on a massive scale

- JEREMY LAIRD

HP’S PRO LINE of “Z” monitors is bigger than ever before. The HP Z43 clocks in at a hefty 43 inches, but its size isn’t the only way it differs from other HP Z screens. It’s also more purely productivity orientated than some of the other members of the Z family, thanks to lower color fidelity.

At the core of the Z43 is a 42.5-inch IPS panel with full 4K resolution and 60Hz refresh. We’ve seen plenty of superficially similar 43-inch class 4K monitors before. But they’ve tended to have the feel of a cheap TV rebadged as a monitor, maybe with DisplayPort added for more PCcentric connectivity. With that in mind, it’s not surprising to find most of those displays run VA panels, which is what you’d expect in an affordable 4K TV.