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The packaging for the Iiyama ProLite XB3288UHSU-B1 doesn't exactly sing its praises – it's more like the plain brown paper bag of the box world. The phrase “no nonsense” springs to mind, although this is probably good material for recycling.
Inside, you get HDMI and DisplayPort cables, a USB upstream cable, and the usual power cord.
This is another matt black monitor from Iiyama. It's not an exciting look, but it does give the display an air of solid dependability, which is what you'd hope for when purchasing a screen of this type.
Ergonomic adjustments are (almost) comprehensive. You can tilt the screen 22 degrees forwards and 3 degrees backwards. It swivels 45 degrees left and right, which will be ample for most viewing needs. There's also a generous 130mm range for height adjustment, so you get achieve just the right eye level for comfort at your desk.
The one omission is portrait mode, which might have been handy with a regular 16:9 flat screen such as this, but the screen is large and has pixels aplenty, so you can enjoy lots of vertical resolution without rotation anyway.
The rear underside is home to the usual kettle lead power input, plus two HDMI 2.0 connections and a single DisplayPort 1.2. On the side is the upstream connection and two downstream Type A ports for the USB 3.0 hub, one of which has fast charging.
Iiyama has eschewed its normal menu control strategy of multiple buttons in favour of a single joystick on the rear. There was nothing particularly wrong with the old system, but a joystick can be quicker for getting around menus with lots of layers.
