When I was a boy and my dad had watch over me. He'd put me down on my toddler couch. And he would look at his monitor and code. He would speak to me and had this nice calming voice. He would talk about computers and things he was doing. I would fall asleep to him talking. I'm older now and now he seeks my advice. I miss those nights where he had me. I miss my little couch and my little life. Thanks for uploading this. Your voice is calming. You'll find me on your subscribers.
So refreshing review ! I'm glad to hear someone who can speak properly and not a squeaky mouse voice like LTT. This is almost like meditation with content straight to the point . Why this Channel is not at the top of the UA-cam recommendation is beyond understanding. Keep up the great work 👍
I agree. I've been following Johnny's channel for a while, and his reviews are completely different from the usual YT fare where tons of worthless information gathered by AI is spelled out at lightning speed without pause, not allowing the viewer to breathe and process it. This channel is superior to most tech reviews channels.
I have this monitor too , I agree fully it's great. Also for the ppl that might find it to big...if I'm sitting up close at times , sometimes I go into the game mode settings of the monitor and go to display mode within it and resize the screen to 32 inch ... Because OLED have perfect blacks it borders are perfectly fine . It can support all monitor sizes that you wanna use it at . When I playing single player gamers or watching movies I do full screen instead . With Nvidia upscaling tech coming to chromo just now we can upscale all videos to 4k .. no need for even the tv ai features anymore from lg
This is perfect for me. I was using a 55in LG C1 for a year in a half before I had to downgrade back to my previous 1440p monitor. I can’t wait to purchase this.
Bought this monitor 3 days ago. So far I have 10 hours on the monitor and so far burn in is slightly apparent. Apparently there is a power down sequence that you have to do. It’s greatly reduces the burn in until it’s practically unnoticeable. The troubling part is that it reduces it’s own life span when doing this…
Yeah but OLED naturally has a low life span hence the burn-in in the first place. This so-called burn-in is actually burn-out but too uneven hence it being so noticeable compared to other panel types. And all panel types have burn-out.
Not sure how u gettin any burn in ... Are u using it correctly ... Set ur computer to screen saver a black screen within 1 minute and thats pretty much all u have to do.
So what benefit does this offer over the C2? As far as I could tell the C2 is cheaper, offers both a 42” & 48” option, while using a superior panel. The only downside I see if the lack of actual monitor OSD.
@@fruitoverflow No, they're not. It's not even possible as this monitor came out in 2021 a year before the C2 even launched. This monitor uses a WBGR subpixel layout vs the C2 uses an RWBG layout. This panel is similar to LG's C1 which also uses WBGR, but given its overall worse panel performance and LG's practice of not selling their flagship OLED Panels. It's likely this monitor's panel is from LG's 2019/2020 OLED generation used in the CX Models.
@@fruitoverflow I'm currently using a 42" C2 for my monitor, it's definitely a way better panel than almost all of the OLED monitors on the market. This makes sense given all of the OLED monitors outside of the brand new LG & Samsung Monitors use 1-2 generation older OLED Panels from LG. The only downside to the C2 is the 120hz, lack of monitor OSD, and no display port. On the other hand, you can find them on sale for $799-899 which 25-50% cheaper than other OLED Monitors.
@@kingdom1492 Thanks for that, those are no downsides for me, as long as it doesn't suffer too much from auto dimming that's good for me, especially for that price
The monitor is indeed great, but the only problem is you get constant warning about turning off the monitor thats in the middle of the screen that wont go away with out using remote and if you switch displays or wait 20min-4 hrs it will come back.
What setting out of the box is good color accuracy for you ? I've been using " green " for the regular mode and " game " for the hdr mode . Are they more accurate ones than those ?
Thanks for the review. I recently purchased this and have been having some issues with the Mac Studio and the KVM via USB-C. Do you have any insights on anything you did to get things connected properly?
Make sure the Mac Studio is not asleep before switching to it. Also, I found that going into the actual OSD menu system and manually doing the KVM switch was more successful than just doing the input switch.
This is one TACTICAL gaming monitor. It's soooo tactical. Lol gigabyte's corny marketing aside, I just got this sucker and am happy with it. It is huge but it just takes some adapting to learn to utilize the extra space effectively instead of having everything full screen all the time.
I want this so bad just wish it was curved. I’ve been using the Samsung 43” 120hz curved ultrawide for the last 5 years. It’s still works amazingly I’m just ready to upgrade & want something bigger
Nice monitor but I get the constant panel protection security message and it makes me not want to use it. I am thinking of returning it and getting an LG C2.
I think it would work well for this since it's such a large canvas. Keep in mind: when using document apps and going full screen with lots of white area, this display will dim slightly to protect it from burn-in.
Does the auto dim provide an issue for you? Im interested in the display but keep hearing about this feature that some find annoying and a deal breaker? Thanks
Definitely not a deal-breaker. I mean, it's there, but has not been an issue for me in daily use. It will dim if you have HUGE areas of white on the screen. As long as you treat it like several displays in one unit and use smaller workspaces efficiently, productivity wise you're good to go.
So currently I've gigabyte aorus AD27QD 2k 144hz 1ms ips monitor which u bought in 2020. Now this 48" monitor is 1500$ in my country. I feel that'd be good idea for editing on big screen, trading charts, some fps gaming & also for driving simulator for forza horizon 5. Now the thing is as i built my pc in 2019, with I9 9900k & rtx2080ti So would this pc specs do justice with 4k 120hz 1ms? Also, can i run both of my monitors simultaneously?
I love this monitor as well. However, I keep getting the Please Turn off power for panel protection and do not unplug the monitor. Right in the middle of the screen. Is this "common" or do I have an issue with it or if there is a fix I would appreciate it. Thank you in advance
I get the same issue and it's a pain in the ass. It happens often when you first turn on the monitor. Seems like a wide spread issue but can't be too certain.
@@resonmon Yeah I did, what recently I found a fix, turn off monitor unplug it and spam press the middle button and hold it a couple times. Plug it back in and turn it on and it somehow stops the bs after that
@@chef223399 In regards to the notice popping up when you first turn the monitor on yup, but you'll still get the notice if you've been using the monitor for a long time and it actually needs to do the pixel refresh. Otherwise there won't be false positives so you good
Thank you for your review. I am in the market for an upgrade to an OLED and your review certainly helped. However, I do wish reviews do more of a direct side by side comparison than on-paper comparison. For example, putting a G9 49 inch next to a 48 inch 4K OLED. Size and scale and picture quality can then be better assessed. Further, gamers today look for higher refresh rates e.g. 165Hz to 240Hz+. The 120Hz on this is very low compared to the 240Hz on the G9, Neo and the 45 inch LG Ultragear. It will be good to see if there is a significant user difference between the two rates.
the HDMI 2.1 ports are limited to just 24 Gbps. This means to achieve 120Hz at 4K it needs DSC over HDMI, which causes limits for some devices like the PlayStation 5. That's a bit of a fail, not to offer the full 48Gbps unfortunately.
I was really interested in this monitor before I found this out. What does dsc over hdmi mean exactly? I have a ps5 and would like the full 4k 120hz experience. Is it not possible on this display?
You see absolutely and I mean ZERO difference. I have this monitor hooked up to a PC with a 4090 and a PS5 and Xbox. Playing the same game at the same time on all of them there is not one bit of difference in color or clarity
What about not being able to turn off auto dimming? I’ve read this complaint in reviews? I am considering this monitor but that could be a deal breaker.
@@MacSoundSolutions my man. So, I just picked up the Aorus from Microcenter. I'll be comparing it to the LG cx, which is glossy and I love it. For me I want the monitor functionality, so I hope this anti-glare is all that and a bag o chips
@@chef223399 It still has a fair amount of glair but I’m liking it so far. When you boot the computer the monitor boots no need to turn it on like a tv every time. You can turn off the auto dimming off buy going into the service menu but It resets after you turn off the monitor no way to store the setting, and that’s just the dimming that goes from full on to darker to darker. If you spread a white picture across the whole screen it darkens a lot and this cannot be turned off as far as I know.
Hey Johnny great video! So I am in the market for a new display to pair with my Mac Studio purchase that I have ordered and after watching your previous video on the AW3423DW I just couldn't pull the trigger on buying due to the text clarity I have heard and also the brightness levels being a bit low. Now after watching this video on this monitor, would you say this would be a better monitor for gaming or would you stick with the AW3423DW for that? I do gaming and also do watch videos like this and also some light productivity work. I do understand windows PCs are better suited for gaming but I much prefer Mac OS to windows and I ONLY play World of Warcraft for my game which conveniently is a Native Apple Silicon game so it runs very well. Just trying to get more thoughts from you on this. I do play WoW quite a bit and Im currently on a 27 5k iMac so I am used to the "retina" 5k levels of clarity which I know would be a downgrade going to either one of these monitors but I'm sure its still more than sharp enough to satisfy my needs. Appreciate any feedback and as always keep up the great videos!
For WoW, having that huge 48" OLED screen would be amazing - I would say... use my link in the description, buy the display and give it a try! Make sure your desk has enough space and I think you will love it! Text clarity will take some adjustment time, but at the right distance, you won't notice it too much.
Unfortunately no. It's locked at 60Hz via USB-C on Mac! I will also be reviewing the new 48" OLED from BenQ that also has a built in KVM, so let's see if that one can go over 60Hz on Mac.
That's the BenQ Screenbar! It helps tremendously with eye strain and fatigue when you're staring at a bright screen all day. ua-cam.com/video/pzLDO6A1Dr4/v-deo.htmlsi=ZR4smunjhoRicZb7
For anyone that want to get an OLED screen for coding, this is no no size, 42 inch is barely acceptable, 48 inch displaying text is even worse. Text rendering at 100% is always disadvantage of OLED tech, think twice before purchasing.
I agree that color consistency is a compelling justification, but I think you're still losing something going from several smaller 4k monitors to a single larger 4k monitor. Sure, a single 48" 4k is equivalent to four 24" 2k monitors, but I'd suggest you'd need a 48" 8k panel to get the same real estate as four 24" 4k monitors. Pixel count is a thing.
I like this guy's reviews. He is never yelling me or flashing up some stupid, cartoonish popups.
When I was a boy and my dad had watch over me. He'd put me down on my toddler couch. And he would look at his monitor and code. He would speak to me and had this nice calming voice. He would talk about computers and things he was doing. I would fall asleep to him talking. I'm older now and now he seeks my advice. I miss those nights where he had me. I miss my little couch and my little life.
Thanks for uploading this. Your voice is calming. You'll find me on your subscribers.
I bought this strictly for gaming, and It has been absolutely amazing so far.
ive had this monitor for 8 months and i love it. no burn in whatsoever and i use it sometimes for hours on end
That's awesome to hear!
Yes, I have had mine for a year, love it, no burn in, looks great on AAA games.
So refreshing review !
I'm glad to hear someone who can speak properly and not a squeaky mouse voice like LTT.
This is almost like meditation with content straight to the point .
Why this Channel is not at the top of the UA-cam recommendation is beyond understanding.
Keep up the great work 👍
I agree. I've been following Johnny's channel for a while, and his reviews are completely different from the usual YT fare where tons of worthless information gathered by AI is spelled out at lightning speed without pause, not allowing the viewer to breathe and process it. This channel is superior to most tech reviews channels.
Either I was going to buy the AORUS 48 or the LG C3 48 I was very undecided and I bought the LG C3, it's a great experience.
I have this monitor too , I agree fully it's great.
Also for the ppl that might find it to big...if I'm sitting up close at times , sometimes I go into the game mode settings of the monitor and go to display mode within it and resize the screen to 32 inch ... Because OLED have perfect blacks it borders are perfectly fine .
It can support all monitor sizes that you wanna use it at .
When I playing single player gamers or watching movies I do full screen instead .
With Nvidia upscaling tech coming to chromo just now we can upscale all videos to 4k .. no need for even the tv ai features anymore from lg
Does it have any audio outputs such as digital, to be able to connect a surround system to it?
This is perfect for me. I was using a 55in LG C1 for a year in a half before I had to downgrade back to my previous 1440p monitor. I can’t wait to purchase this.
Buy 48 LG CX instead of this 😅
Bought this monitor 3 days ago. So far I have 10 hours on the monitor and so far burn in is slightly apparent. Apparently there is a power down sequence that you have to do. It’s greatly reduces the burn in until it’s practically unnoticeable. The troubling part is that it reduces it’s own life span when doing this…
Yeah but OLED naturally has a low life span hence the burn-in in the first place. This so-called burn-in is actually burn-out but too uneven hence it being so noticeable compared to other panel types. And all panel types have burn-out.
So you recoomed this monitör ? I want to buy too
Not sure how u gettin any burn in ... Are u using it correctly ... Set ur computer to screen saver a black screen within 1 minute and thats pretty much all u have to do.
What in the heck are you doing with your monitor !?!?
its not burn, in its image retention, thats only temporary where burn in is permanent.
What desk are you using? Its too big on mine and gives me a headache when i sit in front of the monitor.
So what benefit does this offer over the C2? As far as I could tell the C2 is cheaper, offers both a 42” & 48” option, while using a superior panel. The only downside I see if the lack of actual monitor OSD.
It's the same panel
@@fruitoverflow No, they're not. It's not even possible as this monitor came out in 2021 a year before the C2 even launched. This monitor uses a WBGR subpixel layout vs the C2 uses an RWBG layout. This panel is similar to LG's C1 which also uses WBGR, but given its overall worse panel performance and LG's practice of not selling their flagship OLED Panels. It's likely this monitor's panel is from LG's 2019/2020 OLED generation used in the CX Models.
@@kingdom1492 Which 42 inch do you suggest then? C2?
@@fruitoverflow I'm currently using a 42" C2 for my monitor, it's definitely a way better panel than almost all of the OLED monitors on the market. This makes sense given all of the OLED monitors outside of the brand new LG & Samsung Monitors use 1-2 generation older OLED Panels from LG. The only downside to the C2 is the 120hz, lack of monitor OSD, and no display port. On the other hand, you can find them on sale for $799-899 which 25-50% cheaper than other OLED Monitors.
@@kingdom1492 Thanks for that, those are no downsides for me, as long as it doesn't suffer too much from auto dimming that's good for me, especially for that price
The monitor is indeed great, but the only problem is you get constant warning about turning off the monitor thats in the middle of the screen that wont go away with out using remote and if you switch displays or wait 20min-4 hrs it will come back.
Just turn the monitor off with the remote when you’re done playing games. It’s simple
What setting out of the box is good color accuracy for you ?
I've been using " green " for the regular mode and " game " for the hdr mode .
Are they more accurate ones than those ?
Wow, thanks for a great review! Might be time to upgrade my 39” to 48” oled:)
Thanks for the review. I recently purchased this and have been having some issues with the Mac Studio and the KVM via USB-C. Do you have any insights on anything you did to get things connected properly?
Make sure the Mac Studio is not asleep before switching to it. Also, I found that going into the actual OSD menu system and manually doing the KVM switch was more successful than just doing the input switch.
Hi, I would apriciate a conformation, can this monitor support 4K at 120Hz for PC gaming through a DP port or not?
Yes
this a good monitor a sides from the burn-in warning coming up when using it for a long time
This is one TACTICAL gaming monitor. It's soooo tactical.
Lol gigabyte's corny marketing aside, I just got this sucker and am happy with it. It is huge but it just takes some adapting to learn to utilize the extra space effectively instead of having everything full screen all the time.
This is an amazing video thank you!!! because of you I'm going to buy this instead of LG 42" tv
🤯 that monitor is awesome
It's gorgeous. :)
I want this so bad just wish it was curved. I’ve been using the Samsung 43” 120hz curved ultrawide for the last 5 years. It’s still works amazingly I’m just ready to upgrade & want something bigger
Once you go with a flat OLED dispaly, you quickly realize that curved isn't everything!
Nice monitor but I get the constant panel protection security message and it makes me not want to use it.
I am thinking of returning it and getting an LG C2.
thank you!))very informative 😍👍👍👍
Would you recommend this for office work? I mainly use excel and word. I’ll also use this for PS5
I think it would work well for this since it's such a large canvas. Keep in mind: when using document apps and going full screen with lots of white area, this display will dim slightly to protect it from burn-in.
@@JohnnyMcPro thanks
Does the auto dim provide an issue for you? Im interested in the display but keep hearing about this feature that some find annoying and a deal breaker? Thanks
Definitely not a deal-breaker. I mean, it's there, but has not been an issue for me in daily use. It will dim if you have HUGE areas of white on the screen. As long as you treat it like several displays in one unit and use smaller workspaces efficiently, productivity wise you're good to go.
@@JohnnyMcPro ah ok so just fill the screen up with applications or just have one large window open right?
So currently I've gigabyte aorus AD27QD 2k 144hz 1ms ips monitor which u bought in 2020.
Now this 48" monitor is 1500$ in my country.
I feel that'd be good idea for editing on big screen, trading charts, some fps gaming & also for driving simulator for forza horizon 5.
Now the thing is as i built my pc in 2019, with I9 9900k & rtx2080ti
So would this pc specs do justice with 4k 120hz 1ms?
Also, can i run both of my monitors simultaneously?
Hey man, great video! I have one question though.. can you get 120hz 4k through the type C?
How does this compare to the Asus PG48UQ?
What desk is that? Looks sweet
I love this monitor as well. However, I keep getting the Please Turn off power for panel protection and do not unplug the monitor. Right in the middle of the screen. Is this "common" or do I have an issue with it or if there is a fix I would appreciate it. Thank you in advance
I get the same issue and it's a pain in the ass. It happens often when you first turn on the monitor. Seems like a wide spread issue but can't be too certain.
Did u update the firmware
@@resonmon Yeah I did, what recently I found a fix, turn off monitor unplug it and spam press the middle button and hold it a couple times. Plug it back in and turn it on and it somehow stops the bs after that
@@everydaysamething is it a permanent fix?
@@chef223399 In regards to the notice popping up when you first turn the monitor on yup, but you'll still get the notice if you've been using the monitor for a long time and it actually needs to do the pixel refresh. Otherwise there won't be false positives so you good
Thank you for your review. I am in the market for an upgrade to an OLED and your review certainly helped.
However, I do wish reviews do more of a direct side by side comparison than on-paper comparison. For example, putting a G9 49 inch next to a 48 inch 4K OLED. Size and scale and picture quality can then be better assessed. Further, gamers today look for higher refresh rates e.g. 165Hz to 240Hz+. The 120Hz on this is very low compared to the 240Hz on the G9, Neo and the 45 inch LG Ultragear. It will be good to see if there is a significant user difference between the two rates.
the HDMI 2.1 ports are limited to just 24 Gbps. This means to achieve 120Hz at 4K it needs DSC over HDMI, which causes limits for some devices like the PlayStation 5. That's a bit of a fail, not to offer the full 48Gbps unfortunately.
I was really interested in this monitor before I found this out. What does dsc over hdmi mean exactly? I have a ps5 and would like the full 4k 120hz experience. Is it not possible on this display?
You see absolutely and I mean ZERO difference. I have this monitor hooked up to a PC with a 4090 and a PS5 and Xbox. Playing the same game at the same time on all of them there is not one bit of difference in color or clarity
Agreed. I cannot play 4k blu rays on PS5 because of this.
What about not being able to turn off auto dimming? I’ve read this complaint in reviews? I am considering this monitor but that could be a deal breaker.
so far, the only OLED large display I have found where it's possible to disable this is with the LG C2 OLED using the service remote.
@@JohnnyMcPro and you still prefer the Aorus over the C2? Those are the two I’m debating, thanks for getting back.
@@MacSoundSolutions my man. So, I just picked up the Aorus from Microcenter. I'll be comparing it to the LG cx, which is glossy and I love it. For me I want the monitor functionality, so I hope this anti-glare is all that and a bag o chips
@@chef223399 It still has a fair amount of glair but I’m liking it so far. When you boot the computer the monitor boots no need to turn it on like a tv every time. You can turn off the auto dimming off buy going into the service menu but It resets after you turn off the monitor no way to store the setting, and that’s just the dimming that goes from full on to darker to darker. If you spread a white picture across the whole screen it darkens a lot and this cannot be turned off as far as I know.
Can you view 2 different PC inputs at the same time in a split screen?
The answer is YES. You can also do the same with the BenQ version. I would like to know why LG cannot do this on their 48" Oled monitor.
@@kuei1215 When doing this does it play audio from both inputs? Thanks
is it glossy or matte?
Glossy
@@JohnnyMcPro Great!! I've been waiting for an actual monitor with a Glossy finish (not a TV) I'm buying this :D
Hi there can we plug a sound bar with dolby atmos to this screen? thx
Hey Johnny great video! So I am in the market for a new display to pair with my Mac Studio purchase that I have ordered and after watching your previous video on the AW3423DW I just couldn't pull the trigger on buying due to the text clarity I have heard and also the brightness levels being a bit low. Now after watching this video on this monitor, would you say this would be a better monitor for gaming or would you stick with the AW3423DW for that? I do gaming and also do watch videos like this and also some light productivity work. I do understand windows PCs are better suited for gaming but I much prefer Mac OS to windows and I ONLY play World of Warcraft for my game which conveniently is a Native Apple Silicon game so it runs very well. Just trying to get more thoughts from you on this. I do play WoW quite a bit and Im currently on a 27 5k iMac so I am used to the "retina" 5k levels of clarity which I know would be a downgrade going to either one of these monitors but I'm sure its still more than sharp enough to satisfy my needs. Appreciate any feedback and as always keep up the great videos!
For WoW, having that huge 48" OLED screen would be amazing - I would say... use my link in the description, buy the display and give it a try! Make sure your desk has enough space and I think you will love it! Text clarity will take some adjustment time, but at the right distance, you won't notice it too much.
Do you have over 60 hz when connecting the mac via usb-c video?
Unfortunately no. It's locked at 60Hz via USB-C on Mac! I will also be reviewing the new 48" OLED from BenQ that also has a built in KVM, so let's see if that one can go over 60Hz on Mac.
@@JohnnyMcPro I'm using a thunderbolt cable on m1 max, I'm able to reach 120hz
Thanks
There's no need for a tanning bed when you have this giant bright screen 😆
Dude how many freaking monitors do you use 🤣 are you still using the 40" LG supersede curved?
7:34 That lamp into screen - kind of strange :)
That's the BenQ Screenbar! It helps tremendously with eye strain and fatigue when you're staring at a bright screen all day. ua-cam.com/video/pzLDO6A1Dr4/v-deo.htmlsi=ZR4smunjhoRicZb7
You got me on this one! :) Thanks for the link. @@JohnnyMcPro
Johnny B. Goode
For anyone that want to get an OLED screen for coding, this is no no size, 42 inch is barely acceptable, 48 inch displaying text is even worse. Text rendering at 100% is always disadvantage of OLED tech, think twice before purchasing.
I agree that color consistency is a compelling justification, but I think you're still losing something going from several smaller 4k monitors to a single larger 4k monitor. Sure, a single 48" 4k is equivalent to four 24" 2k monitors, but I'd suggest you'd need a 48" 8k panel to get the same real estate as four 24" 4k monitors. Pixel count is a thing.