How Good is 1440p 240Hz OLED? - LG 27GR95QE Review
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00:00 - Intro, Specs, Design
05:40 - Screen Coating
08:27 - Subpixel Layout and Burn In
11:03 - Response Times and Overdrive Settings
12:25 - Response Time Performance Comparisons
16:44 - Color Performance
20:01 - Brightness, Contrast, Uniformity
22:48 - HDR Performance
28:17 - HUB Essentials Checklist
29:44 - Final Thoughts
How Good is 1440p 240Hz OLED? - LG 27GR95QE Review
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"I know alot of you guys have been waiting for this review" Understatement of 2023 Tim, i have watched every other review on youtube and 5 or 6 of them more than once. I have never clicked so fast on a monitor review!
Same I was like thank God lol
I’ve watched every review and every leak video for this monitor since it got revealed in November. Bought it day 1 and it’s freaking awesome after being color calibrated
@@2141mario same as OP & you, love the monitor
now I just need some money lol
@@kebabsaurusrex1601 lol we in the same boat friend
In my experience with having a glass covered display for my laptop, it's not enough to just mitigate direct lights sources reflection but also just setting directly under a light source causes a reflection of yourself.
Thank you for such a comprehensive test! Other channels do one or 2 tests and claim it's the best monitor there ever was but this video really helped me notice all the good and bads of the monitor.
Thank you for these reviews. There are not many places you can go to to get an honest take on it anything these days. Always look forward to these videos!
This is the review I was waiting for, thank you! I think I'm going to wait for the next generation of OLED monitors, but this is exactly why I watch your channel.
u will be waiting for very long
Fantastic in-depth review as always! Keep up the great work :)
Ive never seen the diffused light reflections before!
Now I would love to see the same screen reflection test with a gloss screen!!
Love your work!
Thanks Tim, that was an awesome review! I can fully agree with the summery and of cause with your conclusion. Well done
Best regards from IgorsLab 😎
Calibration changing when changing brightness, is likely because as you increase brightness, relatively more White sub-pixel output is added. This would not be an issue with QD-OLED panels since they have no White sub-pixels. Too bad those have such a strange pixel arrangement. For the desktop a normal RGB stripe OLED would be the best option.
Finally, been waiting for this one 🤩
LG is selling off these monitors for 378€ before sales tax in Germany right now. Remarkable how far prices have dropped in just 15 months since this video was released. At this price point I decided to try out the OLED display technology for the first time despite the burn-in risk. Thanks for the review.
I'm surprised the calibration from the factory is that bad on this monitor. It's usually much better on other LG monitors.
got a bit too excited themselves I see
Bad RNG or bad tuning, hard to say.
@@joeykeilholz925 Optimum Tech had the same issue on his monitor. "Cold" temperature and out of whack factory calibration.
The cool color temperature is deliberately chosen to give it a better peak brightness
All lg oleds have terrible calibration out of box(especially in sdr gamma curve) thats why it worth paying extra for sony or panasonic oled.Also 28:00 should be more talked about becouse there is insane varation panel to panel and if you get bad one even calibration won't fix it and it will look insane bad compared to any other display
Text clarity issue is a deal breaker for me. Hopefully it can be fixed.
(EDIT: Guess it's unlikely. No buy from me then.)
Well get a monitor with a better pixel layout then
This was covered in a video about the Aw3423dw. It's a Windows issue. Since sub pixel layout has been the same for so long, Windows needs an option for alternative sub pixel layout for text rendering.
@@fiveforbiting Does it happen with Linux?
@@martinantelo7086 I assume it’s better there as it’s Unix based and a non issue on Mac
@@teekanne15 hi
Thanks again Tim for this review which has many people interested 🤔😃
Great video! Watching this on my AW3423DWF so I'm looking forward for the upcoming comparison video! :)
Excellent review, and thanks for covering productivity work with this monitor. Subbed.
Love the review! Happy to see more 27" 1440p monitor releases this year. I'm curious to know if you're going to review the recently released AOC AG274QZM. On paper it looks like an amazing monitor with great HDR features and without the worry of screen burn in, but seeing other monitor releases from this company has me a bit skeptical. It'd be very interesting to see how it actually performs.
This monitor uses a MicroLens Array panel, which is a new W-OLED panel type being introduced this year on the G3 TV line-up. It's not exactly the same tech as the C2 42". MLA allows for more light to pass through even with smaller pixel aperture ratios thanks to a coating made of convex microlenses with a ratio of a lens per single pixel group.
It's supposed to increase brightness by 60% or so, but seems like it hasn't improved the brightness much on this monitor compared to the previous gen LG oled TV's.
Maybe they're driving the panel less hard and using the advantages of MLA to just match previous oled TV's brightness, thus increasing the time it takes to burn-in?
@@isakh8565 Yeah if this is MLA on 27 inch monitors im scared for the G3 tbh hope the G3 does what they showed at the CES
@@isakh8565 The smaller W-OLED get's the dimmer because they can't fit as many white sub pixels in to boost brightness it's a limitation of W-OLED and is also why we have not seen a 32 inch 4k OLED yet. 77 Inch W-OLED TV'S are brighter than 55-42 Inch W-OLED TV's due to this limitation as well. Without Micro Lens Array this 27 inch OLED would be to dim and probably would not have made it to market.
@@isakh8565 This is a pretty good assessment for this monitor. For TVs I think they're gonna push brightness more
I heard from this on CES. 2 Problems: The Brightness is not much higher thann LG C2.
And the viewing angles should get a bit worse if the light is focussed via Lenses.
But thats not the case as Tim mentioned.
Great review! I loved also the HUB Essentials Checklist!
Excellent video, was waiting for it since the announcement of this monitor
Thanks, I've been waiting for that review! Nothing unexpected. A bit disappointed with the clear-type text issue, but again, nothing unexpected. If I decide to shell the money for it, I would definitely NOT be using it as a productivity monitor. I'd save it for gaming and movie watching.
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Also, LG has provided us with an update regarding this monitor:
1. For a brighter display, please turn off the "Smart Energy Saving" option in the monitor settings. (HUB Note: We tested with this setting disabled)
2. A firmware update for the monitor's Game Mode maximizing the panel brightness during gaming is to be released in April 2023.
Will you be reviewing the Samsung G8 QD-OLED display please?
Yes, I have been waiting for this review! The low brightness I can cope with as my place doesn't get much direct sunlight. What I would like is a 32" 4K version; as a tftcentral article notes, 32" 4K at 125% scaling is equivalent to 3072x1728 but with better pixel density (around 140ppi) at the same text size as 27" 1440p. For me that's a good size for productivity and movies while not being massively demanding on a top-end GPU for gaming. But I have to say, the 27GR95QE is highly tempting (if it's ever available in UK).
Although worth noting the limit on UHBR 13.5 (as on RDNA3) at 4K is around 229Hz so UHBR 20 will be required for 240Hz. However, the 4K 144Hz OLED panel that AUO is reportedly working on should be fine on UHBR 10.
Been enjoying mine for over a month now. Love this monitor.
Any word when this will be available in Australia?
2 aussie reviewers have it (HWU and optimum tech). come on LG!
bump.
It looks like B&H will ship it to Australia if you're in a rush...
@@RichardWalsh gg warranty tho
This and the M27Q X - ffs I've been waiting so long to upgrade my current monitor.
@@pepidav technically you still have the same consumer rights as buying from a company based in Aus, but even the ACCC are like good luck actually getting anything.
Finally a proper review of this monitor. No other review I have seen so far did touche on my 2 biggest concerns. The pixel structure and most importantly if it had the same enjoying ABL as my CX. Im tempted by this but since i spend more and more time coding and les and less gaming I might pass.
Great job!
🙂
Matte just ruins the brilliance of OLED, they need to stop this.
Thank you for such an in-depth review.
Review much appreciated. Not in the market for 1 but thankful for all the work you do
Amazing review, Tim! The depth of information is fantastic.
It goes to show that you can't judge a monitor purely by its spec sheet. On paper this model seemed perfect, but clearly it has a handful of issues that might be deal-breakers at $1000.
Best monitor I have ever had. People say it isnt bright enough and I swear I feel like my eyes will burn out some of the time cause of the brightness for me and have to down to 80 percent brightness, so no idea what is up with that.
I use it on 66 brightness level and that is what suit me.
I use 80 brightness as well
Do you game in a dark room or with lights on/blinds open? Because I typically game with lights on but blinds closed (most of the time). And I’m thinking about buying this monitor but literally every review I see talks about how bad the brightness is.
I've been waiting for this review for so long. I'm so happy!
Awesome review as always. I would love to see a review of the UltraWide version of this monitor "45'' UltraGear™ OLED Curved Gaming Monitor WQHD" it ticks a lot of boxes for me but don't see much coverage of it. I have an LG tv and I love the OLED look and decided my next upgrade would be an OLED. I also have one of those super ultrawide monitors for sim racing and I actually love it for any game that works on it. So this kinda ticks everything for me better quality, refresh rate, screen size, Oled. But many products with good specs fall flat sometimes. Would love to see a review
Another great review from the HU/MU International Media Conglomerate! A bit let down on the text clarity issues, but honestly the large majority of my usage is gaming or video, so it wouldn't bother me too much i think. Can't wait to finally upgrade to an OLED gaming monitor. They're getting better every year, and I think i'm ready to embrace it as soon as my LG 27GL850 is dead.
You probably mean that the old monitor comes just too bad when thinking being dead. As monitors usually lives basically forever what I use to see. Like used probably over 10 years the same monitor without issues.
Great in depth review Tim! I think you should include VRR flicker testing if you can. Lots of monitors have awful issues with that, and as a user myself, it's a big deal. Much more than the fucking coating or size.
Also, I've seen reports that if you use "vivid" mode in HDR in this one, the brightness (and saturation) increases more like the advertised one, but not in all % white windows. Kinda makes some trade off, but it probably suits better for some "i need to get blinded by this monitor to enjoy everything" people.
Is it tho? i have a way older monitor the pg278Q and at some point i did notice some flicker with vrr but it happends only while i look at the clouds in a game and where i have really high fps like 120-144, and honestly it was never an issue. So does this flicker all the time or only in very select scenarios?
Isn't the flickering a result of backlight strobing which this monitor doesn't have?
8:20 This actually explains it very well, thanks man.
had mine ordered and almost shipped before I canceled. Went with Alienware's 34 oled for the same price instead and glad I did. The 1 year warranty with LG didnt seem enough compared to Dell's 3 year. I thought the ultrawide was going to be a bit much for me but now I love it
and yes I did just get to the part of the video about the warranty and when I asked LG support they told me burn in was only covered for 1 year so I told them yeah cancel that order lmao
I did the same, love the AW now
Thought I wouldn't like my ultrawide aw but I love it. Might be hard to down size
27 inch is much better though for work
@@unskeptable Wouldn't more screen estate be better for work? I'm tempted to do work (coding) on mine but trying to avoid any risk of burn-in.
Some people say its unuseable for work because of the text fringing but I can't notice it unless I look for it to be honest.
Thank you very much for your review. Are there differences regarding input lag between HDMI 2.1 & Dp 1.4 with DSC ?
Thank you for your great reviews i got the lg c2 120 hz with a 4k+ 4096/2160 set on 175% scale and a great menu for gaming for 900 Euro
I haven't watched a monitor review in years, but that title got me. I like the fact you split this in to a seperate channel, the majority of HUB content isn't for me anymore at my level of understanding, I subscribed here though
35 minute video? Hell yeah!
Picked up this monitor this week from Microcenter for $599 open box. I have only had a small amount of time to mess with it but it does have the annoying “4k/120hz” bug with a few games I played briefly on it. I know a firmware fix just came out but I haven’t had the chance to install it yet. Other than the bug, I love the monitor already. I mostly game at night, so though it is definitely dimmer than my monitor I just replaced, the PQ is so much better. I can’t wait to see how it looks playing Dead Space remake and RE4 on it 👀👀
An amazing deal, good for you!
Thanks so much for this. Waiting for your reviews of all of this year's 1440p 240hz oleds before buying.
At last! I've been waiting for this for about two months now. :)
Great review, I've been waiting for this monitor to come out for a while, can't go any higher than 27 inch so this is the best option, still unsure whether to buy it but it would be a nice upgrade from my omen 27i.
May I ask why? This seems like a ridiculous price when $200 more gets you the ultrawide, curved, exceptionally color accurate alienware qdot oled.
@@softxpandguest708 well I can't really have an ultrawide because of the width, it's a small space. Also use it for console as well so the black bars annoy me
Awesome review! Seems like a very great but expensive secondary monitor option for those that want an OLED for content consumption alongside an IPS for work and productivity.
This monitor is supposed to feature MLA, a new tech by LG Display. I would have expected that to get a mention as well - the results are very disappointing, it's just a C2 as far as brightness goes and unfortunately not better. I feel like backlight strobing/black frame insertion and persistence blur in general should get a bigger spot in your reviews. Especially how persistence blur interacts with pixel response times, latency, etc should probably get its own video on this channel!
Specifically not a second monitor
Thanks for the review, much appreciated!
Finally the review everybody waited for thank Tim 🙏
LOVE this monitor. All you have to do is turn off energy saving😂 That’s it. People that are giving it bad reviews or complaining can’t do one simple change. HDR is 1,000 nit brightness. It’s too bright I’m at 65%. I’m at gamer 2 as well. Colors are immaculate and response time is INSANE. And I’m coming from asus 2k 240hz. Looks like 4k in person. Hogwarts looks amazing. Cod is running better than ever and looking damn good too
@elcactuar3354 ? 2k is 1440p.
@elcactuar3354 Just looked it up. “2K displays are those whose width falls in the 2,000-pixel range. More often than not, you'll find 2K monitors with a display resolution of 2560x1440, that's why it's often shortened to 1440p. However, this resolution is officially considered Quad HD (QHD). As such, many monitors claim their resolution as 2K QHD.” Close enough, but I’ve never had anyone say otherwise but of course you do cuz I’m technically wrong.
@elcactuar3354 2k is literally known by everyone as QHD
@elcactuar3354he's right lmao
@elcactuar3354 plenty of people/professionals refer to 1440p as 2k.
This would be my dream monitor if it wasn't the price and the coating, I really hate matte, they should have made options to chose between semi-glossy and matte, but the thing is being matte at least we can rip it off and make it full glossy.
ps: But I'm guessing a Samsung QD-OLED of 240hz will be a whole different beast with the color volume difference by both not using just a normal LCD like color filter and no use of the extra white sub-pixel.
Yes, i always wait for your reviews! Will you be looking at the other oled monitors coming out? Asus, samsungs qd-oled, etc?
Great review and thanks for the long video! Did y’all test with DAS on or off? Any idea if input lag is affected with adaptive sync off? Thanks!
great review as usual. Thank you. LG's warranty is a bit of a bummer. 2 years and doesn't even cover burn in!
I would strongly suggest extended warranty from vendors.
Burn in is very, very easy to avoid. Just use a screen saver or some shit so when literally nothing changes on the screen it doesn't stay on the same image for hours.
Not to mention if you use something like lg companion, it also reduces consumption by a lot.
Cover burn only in the USA
Sounds fairly good.
After the dust settles and we have multiple 27 inch oleds on the market (I believe msi and asus will have this one?) it will probably start looking really good to get one of these for 800 or so.
especially when samsung QD Oled pumps out more products.
Bet they will all be matte ;/
if you preorder now in Europe Region its 20% off so in my case i pay 880 € instead of 1099 € great Deal if you ask me!!!
@@vgamedude12 I am a bit conflicted about the issue.
Matt coating is an "all rounder" in case you use your panel in both lit and dim environments. Sounds good.
Only OLED really only shines in dim environments due to it being low brightness.
So why make it Matt? Because in stores, there is A LOT of light, and we (the enthusiast crowd that watches youtube content to know every detail of a product) are an insanely niche minority (probably well under 0.5%) of customers this product is targeting.
That would be my best guess. (Apple has been using glossy displays for a while but I believe mini led is far brighter than OLED, so its not exactly apples to apples.... hehe, apples to apples).
@lrmcatspaw1 To me glossy is the all around coating. If a display is glossy you can also easily make it matte with aftermarket films you can apply to the screen. If the screen is matte you're basically stuck with it.
Proper anti glare glossy coatings allow fine usage in lit conditions. After all many tvs are usable in such, and even outdoor focused televisions use glossy panels. You just need a decent glossy coating.
Monitors are the only market where matte is the norm, and not just the norm but usually the only option.
THANK YOU Tim, for mentioning that the HDMI ports can do the 1440p@240Hz.
most reviewers do not include this information.
I've been using a 240HZ monitor, the CRG5, for quite sometime now, but recently I've been able to keep upgrading my set-up so now I'm thinking of matching a behemoth screen with my PC. This extensive review really makes my indecisiveness kick-in. I appreciate the ups so much for $1,000 while steep I know I'm getting an extraordinarily rich image with the capability to match my PC yet I just know I should wait a bit longer... like you'd mentioned the "ULTIMATE" monitor... it feels just around the corner at this rate oled 240hz is gonna be the norm for FPS players.
Oled with Standard rgb sub pixels 4k 240hz+ and optical audio out is the God monitor, were sooo close
I hope a 32" version comes soon. I find it odd that in 2023 there isn't a sub-pixel layout selection in Windows. They could at least attempt to keep up with things. It's not like it's just one obscure monitor using a non-standard layout anymore.
This!
I have a 32 inch monitor. Getting anything lower seems like a downgrade even though it’s not.
100% - 4k 240hz please, just like the samsung G8. That is what it will take for me to upgrade from my C32HG70
I wouldn't mind a 1080p super higher refresh rate 32"
I wouldn't count of Microsoft fixing it anytime soon.
Indeed. I've got to say though, I've been using my new 42" C2 as a monitor for a week now and I can't for the love of me notice any text weirdness (that isn't scaling related) at all sitting ~80cm away from the screen. My brother's got an Alienware QD-OLED on the way and I'm super curious to see how noticeable the non-standard sub-pixel layout is there.
Think I’m sticking with the C2. This isn’t the monitor we have been waiting for. It’s close, but not enough to jump off the C2
Had the 48 c1. LOVED it.
Only thing better is the S95b , and yes I thought 48 was going to be too big, got used to it very quick. So was actually anticipating going 55. And it still looks huge but my gawd is it perfection.
Gave the C1 to my brother, the brightness is night and day, not that I ever use 100%
But the clarity and realism and 3d pop on the S95b is perfection.
Especially noticeable in scenes with bright direct Sunlight.
Looks like you are looking through a window at the out door real sun
Excellent review! Now time for the Odyssey OLED G8 😊
THE review we've all been waiting for!
Is BT.2020 colourspace really relevant, considering the HDR content is mastered for DCIP3? I would be more interested in how these monitors handle DCIP3 coverage.
Great review, I was checking out the channel every day for this. Thank you so much!
I really like the panel and the specs here, though I gotta admit, it feels hard to justify 1000$ (1100€ here in Germany), when you can get a LG C2 for like 800-900. I feel like many of these monitors are quite overpriced.
I absolutely love my c2! It won’t be replaced unless they release a higher refresh rate tv. It’s picture is amazing.
Really hope you do a review of the 45" variant to the LG 45GR95QE-B, really on the fence at the moment on what to get for a mix of productivity/gaming
The review I was waiting for,lets see it !
I grabbed a 42" c2 while they were on sale for 800 USD back in December and I've been so happy with it. Games look amazing in 4K with the OLED. The 120hz doesn't really seem to be a hindrance with my preference of single player games or multiplayer that doesn't require really high refresh rates.
I just got the 42c2 two weeks ago. I wish I bought it when it was the $800. I only paid 100 more tho
Thanks for telling everyone how happy you are with it and not rationalizing at all…
@@arcanum3882 well I mean gues I could've elaborated more. I was wanting a 32" 4k OLED, which doesn't exist yet. 27" is too small for me. I'm not sure how many share that thought. I feel like if one were looking at this monitor, they might also be looking at the c2. (Or aw3423dw) I'm in the boat where I think 1k is a lot for a 1440p monitor too. Chances are if you're paying 1k for a monitor, you have enough GPU to push 4k pretty well, so the c2 is definitely a consideration. And it can be had (sometimes) cheaper than this new monitor.
@@LegendForsaken 32 inch 4k oled is what I wanted as well.
Excellent video analysis, just what I've been waiting for. I was mainly curious to see if it did improve upon the Asus PG42UQ's horrendous stock HDR setting implementation (washed out colors/poor vibrancy post firmware V033). It looks like it does offer decent HDR improvement so I don't see why Asus can't fix it in a future firmware update soon. Hopefully we get 32-42" 4k240 16:9 OLED in the next couple years and a 38" 1600p UWD QD-OLED variant from AW.
@@VideoGameKillCounts Just tried, same issue using a variety of combinations (HDMI 2.1/DP1.4, 8bpc/10bpc color depth, limited and full dynamic range. It's a very common problem and the biggest one by far on this panel - Asus could easily fix it making it the best 4k120 OLED monitor for a 4090 build but the poor HDR is a deal-breaker. Could have bought two of these 27"1440p240hz OLED for the price but I needed my next logical upgrade to be a 42" 4k120 16:9 coming from an AW3821DW (for work and mild gaming, I couldn't stomach the downgrade in real estate from the AW3423DW even though it was gorgeous QD-OLED like my 65" A95K TV).
@@Hyperfluxe I made this edit - I also had to do this to prevent grey scale issues of HDR content.
Don’t forget to put TV into HGIG mode and then use windows HDR calibration software from the windows store (free) to liturally calibrate the first setting to 0 and the next two settings MUST be set to your TV peak brightness in nits, so for my LG I set them both to 800 and save. This will correctly colour map using HGIG with both auto HDR and normal HDR but in came im you must calibrate the game to 1000 nits, like Assassins Creed has a setting for 800 nits, but HGIG will look bad as the game is double limited HDR - so out at 1000 and paper white to default (or personal taste).
Good luck! 🤞🤞🤞
lmao you donated money and still didn't get a response 🤣
@Adii S luckily he didn't ask a question, and is just showing support for the best monitor reviewer on yt.
Very Zorz Review! Confirmed some of the things I thought and we have similar final thoughts.
Thank you so much for the review. I literally waited for your review before deciding on getting this monitor. Went ahead and got it. I appreciate the amazing detailed and strenuous work you guys do on this channel. It's truly a god send for enthusiasts. Again, thank you
You'll send it back most likely it's way to dim
@@Logan-ix8vh Believed that initially when I got it. However, after tweaking the settings for a bit, I got it too a point where I am extremely happy with it. Sorry if you returned yours though. Unlucky
@@TheSuperNerf1 not unlucky at all no matter what you did I can guarantee that it's still looks like trash but to your liking well that's because you settle for trash . I can understand being impatient and wanting to settle with it🤦 on top of that it's so easy to get the LG on a regular basis now. But once Asus with it's built in heat sink which allows it to get brighter release I will be happy I didn't settle . Although I don't believe in luck , I'm sorry for you that you actually let LG get that money for that dim junk 😂 pfft I'm very happy I passed
@@Logan-ix8vh You are a very passionate buyer. All power to you, my friend.
How has it been? was thinking of ordering one too
I just got this monitor today. Motion clarity is amazing compared to my previous 240 hz LG monitor. It's a comparative advantage for twitchy shooters. I'm probably not doing something correctly, but the brightness is abysmal compared to my 48" C2 and 55" B7. I suppose it's to reduce burn in, though I've had no burn in issues on by B7 which is used daily since '17, not as a monitor though.
How has it been? was thinking of ordering one too
@@KyleKhaos The adaptive sync is unusable, terrible flicker. Run it without that and you're good.
I’d love to see an in-depth comparison between this and the PG27AQN. The battle of the kings of 27” 1440p.
Strangely, the ufo tests show more finer details for the oled. The PG27AQN has quite a bit of overshoot. It's image may be slightly clearer overall, but a lot of small stuff is hindered. This monitors only big competitor in motion clarity is the Zowie TN, according to the guy who runs blur busters.
I had both and returned the Oled. The aqn is no slouch.
@@Haunteral How does the coating on the AQN compare to the OLED? What made you stick with the AQN?
I had both as well and returned the PG27AQN. Ultimately it's going to come down to the user and what you value more. I personally thought the 27GR95QE looked much better due to the contrast, and the motion clarity looks clearer to me as well.
I don't play at a super high level or anything, and single player cinematic games look so much better on the OLED. I tried to play Elden Ring on the PG27AQN and I just couldn't do it. It looks too gray and washed out after you've gotten used to the contrast and vividness of an OLED. If you are literally only playing eSports the ASUS would be a better choice, but if you're like me and mostly play FPS but still play single player titles I think the 27GR95QE is the way to go.
I should also say I had these two side by side for two weeks and agonized over what to keep. It was close. Either way you can’t go wrong, they are both amazing next gen panels. Just pick what suits your needs.
great and advanced review 👌👌
Waiting for the 32" model to commit to purchase, great review
I didn't realize I needed this channel. Love your other channels. Thanks!
I've chosen to upgrade finally from my nine year old acer predator xb271hu 1440p IPS 144hz (165oc).
For competitive gaming I am excited to see over 20 ms "input to visual recognition" reduction, along with astounding pixel response rates that wont give me inverse ghosting issues.
Well did you get the new OLED monitor yet? I have the same monitor as you (had) have. Would love to know your thoughts about the monitor if you have it.
How has it been? was thinking of ordering one too
The subpixel layouts on these fantastic monitors is driving me insane. When will mircosoft do support it!
MacType solved this problem for me (AW3423DWF) with Windows and for Linux I use Greyscale Antialiasing. A month ago I noticed fringing, but now it's nearly invisible
Id love to see these oleds that people are using for gaming, compared to the miniLED monitors for gaming. Since i think in general, these oleds are best for gaming because of burn in risk and pixel orientation not particularly suited for office use.
I exclusively use my g7 for gaming, tho va panels are better than ips for contrast, it looks terrible for dark scenes in gaming like elden ring, cyberpunk, the forest, and basically any scene at night.
The new miniLEDs have almost 1200 dimming zones and have a mode that makes it look like an oled on camera, but im curious to how that translates directly to dark scenes in games, as well as the usual performance measures.
Im torn between this LG, and the INNOCN 27" and 32" 4k miniLED monitors as my next buy. Thanks for the incredibly informative reviews as always!
Hi! Thank you very much for this review. I waited it!
Just a quick question, you you link the icc profil?
I’ve had this monitor for 5 days now, only played dead space and Hogwarts legacy on it. The only issue I have with it is ot has adaptive sync flicker. For $1000 I’m bummed but I also love the colors, blacks, and the response times.
way too much
You playing on PC or console?
@@doctorsilva1345 PC
@@doctorsilva1345 both :)
@@chadjones3572 Turn off Adaptive Sync.
I wasn’t one of those who believed the hype, thanks for solidifying my thoughts. I still want a clear text-4K version of this monitor. I hope they resolve that issue in the near future.
I am still happy with my 42" LG C2 purchase. I could always repurpose this as a TV only if something better comes along. Let alone getting this for 900 as compared 1k for a 1440p.
Thanks for the great video. I would find a comparison with the Samsung Neo G7 with it’s high count of zones and peak brightness interesting if possible.
Thank you for the review. I recently saw Samsung G8 OLED on expo and it looks amazing. Motion clarity as well as the image quality is stunning. Samsung G8 OLED is also glossy so it is another advantage for me. The screen of G8 is to wide for me. There is LG, Asus, Acer making the monitor using the same panel, but there are anti-glare coating. I already preordered Spectrum OLED with glossy screen. For me the motion clarity and image guality is the main reason for upgrade. I am using average IPS right now. OLED is a future. OLED with glossy screen is more appealing at least for me. I used laptop with glossy screen for few years and i think it adds for image quality.
Spectrum? I think you got scammed. Ask for a refund asap buddy.
@@LeP009 Why is that? It is not the first time they sell product in preorder.
@@dachudach1905 They've been known not to ship monitors to customers, etc. You should look it up. Bad rep in the monitor community.
@@dachudach1905 It's also not the first time they scammed customers.Slimy fuckers switched name twice to escape their ruined reputation.
Avoid Eve/Dough/Spectrum at all costs.
@@bigdoublet I know that there have been delays in delivery previously. I work in industry and I know that there are delays/shortages of many components due to covid and war. I can wait a few months more for the delivery. I am aware of that. I want glossy screen. I wont get glossy screen anywhere else.
We need a 4K ''27 version of this + great speakers
M8 if we can get great speakers on any monitors I'd be surprised
4K is a bit much for a 27". Also, monitor speakers usually suck. I'd rather have a soundbar and ignore them.
@@genzo53 I have a 4k 27" and it's awesome
4K is useless on a 27" monitor. Need 32" or above
I still choose c242 for content consemption. I bought last year and i am very happy with that.
Thanks for reminding me to wait for the PG27AQDM comes out
Damn it seems like the perfect monitor does not exist. I really need to combine productivity work with gaming. Was looking at this monitor for when I get my new RTX 4090, as my aim is to not upgrade for a long time (1440P vs 4K monitor).
Go with 2 monitors
I have a full array back-lit 4k monitor and I think the difference compared to a 1440 inch size is huge. With a 4090 I would go for a 4k one
@@Andrea-yf3hu I prefer high fps together with max RT. With a 4K monitor I would need frame generation. Hell, I can even run native max RT at 1440p in games like Cyberpunk 2077. Furthermore I have more headroom for future games. I don't want to replace my 4090 any time soon :)
@@n.erdbeer I don't have the space for that.
For that price I expected more. I would def get the alienware over this if I had to choose between OLEDs.
That said the prices are just too high for the benefits, IPS glow is not the biggest issue for me (hard to tell if I got lucky with the 34GN850 I got).
Only a 2 year warranty is concerning for people wanting regular desktop use. Doesn't seem like a real top of the line product, poor factory calibration too - honestly just judging by performance I think this monitor should be no more than 700 bucks.
Great review, many of us have been waiting. Im going to wait until the asus oled comes available and compare the two. Worth noting that LG loves to slash prices over time so expect this monitor to fall below 1,000 at some stage.
You are very blessed!
Keep up the good work and take care of you! As well...
Good for you!
Strongly considering this monitor. Seems to be great overall for what I want. A mix of a good 1440p screen, ideal for competitive games and also possibly hdr single player games if I don’t feel like playing those on my tv. But just the response times of OLED with high refresh rate is what I care about way more than perfect hdr. Might as well play on a big tv for that.
I just bought it. I was concerned about brightness and the matte finish. When I plugged it in I was a bit disappointed by the brightness but I'm not sure how it comes out of the box but when I switched to the appropriate picture modes I was relieved to see it took a few moments but eventually got to full brightness. As the review says, the matte is all about preference but I agree it still gives you the incredible contrast and blacks that I wanted from my oled, as an owner of an LG CX OLED TV. Not disappointed at all. I think it was the right choice. Overall I think it definitely feels like a worthwhile upgrade, given the price over the very capable $600 1440p ips panel I've had for several years and loved. It's subjective but I do think its basically twice as good as ips for image quality and pure wow factor. You come into the room and see it and its like looking through a window. I'm going to try it on Valorant tonight and see what the refresh rates feel like. I don't think I'll be disappointed. If you can wait for the upcoming sales, I think this will be available for a really good price. Highly recommend it.
@@jfmgunnerso how did valorant feel? Im want it for val and apex legend and just bought it but the reviews are kinda of a downer so far🤧
The problem I see with this monitor is because of the burn in risk and the sub pixel layout, it's really only designed to be used as a gaming monitor, and as a pure gaming monitor, I think the AW3423DW(F) is just a better choice for most gamers. There are some advantages to the LG, but overall, for gaming specifically, I just feel like the Alienware is the better buy.
What do you think makes the alienware better? Cant quit remember it that much.
@@Djuntas It's brighter, I personally like the glossy screen coating more, but that's a preference. It's ultrawide, which is also preference, but I prefer that, and It has a 3 year warranty that covers burn in.
Not really, the Alienware is an Ultrawide so even at 1440p you need more GPU horsepower than you do for a 2560x1440 display.
C2 42 or 48 inch , is best monitor, and is glossy
@@fepethepenguin8287 Not for most PC gamers, most gamers do not have a GPU cpabale of 60+fps at 4K.
Another thing to keep in mind is that LG's hardware calibration enabled image modes, as well the factory tuned sRGB mode, come with a significant processing latency penalty as per Rtings testing, which makes them really suboptimal for gaming.
I don't know if it's standard behaviour (at least for sRGB mode) for WCG displays (I really do hope it's not), but for me this is a huge concern since I'm very sensitive to both color accuracy and input lag, and the main reason I was extremely disappointed after getting incredibly enthusiastic about LG's model.
I wonder if Alienware models show the same behaviour with their sRGB (Creator) image modes.
Cool to see normal formats showing. Can hope MS updates for different sub-pixel layout though. I appreciate matte coating, it's simply superior for monitor, glossy is just bad to look at.
I'll be waiting for Samsung to release 4K 240Hz model if I'm going OLED and high tier monitor at this point.
Im personally hyped for KTC M27T20. Fast(-ish?) VA with full array local dimming, hdr 1000 certified and w/o agressive curve unlike neo g7. All that for under 500$. I hope you will review that at some point.
It's $489.99
Doesn't seem to be available in Australia so they might not do it unless they get sent one, though they have reviewed monitors that aren't available here before.
Got one with 20% preorder price reduction. Being curious how it will work in my not so bright room.
I got the monitor now and I see no issues with brightness. Considering you are not gaming in a bright room the HDR performance is very nice.
Well, best TV I have ever owned is LG CX so this monitor is an easy choice for me!! Thx for the review.
I'm pretty happy we have this 1440p 240Hz OLED and at 27 inch at that, but with the current issues I'll have to say I'll wait out a bit more before replacing the AW2721D.
The matte coating and the text fringing are deal breakers for me, I'll just wait to see how ASUS handles their OLED monitor with the PG27AQDM supposedly coming out end of March.
same, matte coating basically smearing vaseline on the screen, big dealbreaker for OLED. every OLED monitor so far been a dealbreaker for me because of that, shame and waste of a good OLED. still usable of course, but why would you have this in comparison? ua-cam.com/video/3mTV1TOblbA/v-deo.html
It will use the same panel as lg's one, so the problem with text doesn't seem to be resolved
DOUGH formally EVE are making a glossy OLED with the same panel that is used in the LG but their past controversy is a bit of hard sell though
@@AnbuReckz hard sell is an understatement, if you buy a monitor from them there is a 99.9% chance you get scammed
@@cherijs25 I heard preordering is a no go but I think people did get units after the pre order period. Still very sketchy
For the money the Alienware DWF still looking like the better buy, which is I shame since I'd personally prefer higher refresh rate in a standard form factor than ultrawide, but the brightness gap is just too high.
Definitely awaiting the review of the ASUS version of this panel
“I’ve been looking forward to this!”
I will love to soon get a new 1440 monitor recommended guide like the other you have but newer soon :D