HP E45c G5 DQHD Curved Monitor

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  • 2023

  • Product
    Consumer Electronics

Designed By:

Commissioned By:

HP Inc.

Designed In:

United States of America

The HP e45c display is made for creative professionals, who need the immersive experience a curved display provides. Uniquely designed to deliver immersion and flexibility, the HP E45c DQHD Curved Monitor augments what’s possible, so there’s nothing between you and your best, keeping your comfort and the planet in mind.


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  • With a large display come large challenges. We needed to make it ergonomic, with all the difficulties that implies for a stand to support such a large display. We needed to make it comfortable for all day viewing, both through ambient color sensing, and EyeSafe blue light filtering. And, while doing that, it had to remain color-accurate for creators. It's difficult to filter a color out, and still keep an accurate representation of what the colors are supposed to be. It turns out, it's possible, while displaying 99% of the sRGB color gamut.

  • Side firing speakers are built in, are barely visible, with just 2mm side ports visible from the side, not the front. The border is curved metal, painted, and is superior to plastic. 1.5mm formed curved stainless steel borders the display. The stand allows 10º in each direction swivel, front to back tilt is 25º, 150mm height adjustability.

  • The change in sustainable material and 3 part stand construction allow us to double the amount of displays that fit on a pallet. PCR 85% plastics OBP 5% Stand is recycled aluminum 90% PCR and sheet steel 15% PIR As a part of our commitment to sustainability, we estimate a carbon footprint for the life of the product. Here, it's an estimated 718 kg CO2. 47% of that is in manufacturing, 51% in use. Of that 47%, the mainboard contributes 41% and the display 39%. This prediction is made on the display having a 5 year life.

  • The back of the display is elegant and meets creative professionals’ needs, including HDMI, DisplayPort, Ethernet, and USB A and C ports. USB are placed under the chin of the display for easy use. The display acts as a virtual 2 display setup - you can divide up the screen into two virtual monitors, without the physical display border down the middle. The angle on the stand reduces foot size for users who have limited desktop space. The stand cable loop removes from the stand and can be replaced with a bracket to attach a mini computer. The 4k panel has color sensing for ambient light, and adjusts brightness for light/dark.