➡ Affiliate link: geni.us/byTB1B As an Amazon Associate and Newegg Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases made using the "Affiliate link" above. Best Settings (SDR): 0:00 Best Settings (HDR): 3:35 Visibility Enhancement: 7:01 Screen Protection: 9:29
Thanks for this! Apparently ASUS are releasing new firmware for this very soon to address some color changes, would you expect your color settings to change with this?
The review sample already includes 'updated' firmware which I was given as a pre-release, so I assume the official release will just be the same as that.
great review, got it a few days back now, its great, only small drawbacks are VRR flickering but limited only in few loading screens (afaik thats a thing with all oleds atm), grayscale is worst than an ips for example on gradient backgrounds like many dark themed - sites again i think its common in all oleds. other than that some games needs getting used to, they seem darker but not really because now you can see all the shadows and black is black not backlit gray. the only thing that confuse me is the pixel cleaning settings . I usually turn of my monitor when not gaming and make my ips as main monitor, does the pixel cleaning run automatically? why couldnt they add a flashing LED or smth... also does it run EVERY time i turn it off? it seems that it does cause it takes a few minutes for the monitor to disappear on windows multiple monitor settings. in that case isnt that bad running pixel cleaning everytime you turn it off? what if you only use it for 1 hour, that shouldn't happen and so many screen refreshes wont they degrade panel faster? what about when you have a long session, should you manually refresh it in about 4 hours? or its it ok to skip it and just turn it off when ur done?
The pixel cleaning cycle runs automatically if you switch the screen off, yes. But it shouldn't run every time, only if you've used your monitor for a sufficient length of time (several hours cumulatively). Agree some LED indication it was running the cycle would be useful. On the PG32UCDP (and possibly other new models) it has a section of the OSD which says how many times the cycle has been run and time since it was last run. Would've been nice to see on this one as well.
@@eltiofrank69mph They're compression artifacts. Common on heavily compressed streamed content. How makes or unmasked they appear depends on the gamma of the monitor.
The recommended settings are covered in the video, but as noted there individual units and preferences vary. Raising the gamma setting in the OSD will mask the compression artifacts more.
You didn't use a ICC profile correct? I know you included one in your review but do you recommend using your ICC and test settings? Or better without ICC profile?
Per the review, it isn't used and you don't need to use it. I wouldn't generally recommend using somebody else's ICC profile unless you have a specific need, such as for the gamut mapping data for colour aware applications. Or if you apply it and it clearly looks 'better' to you (which is unlikely in this case).
I'm thinking of buying this one, just waiting for a sale. It will be my first OLED! I heard a lot about oled flickering but idk what this is since I never had an oled screen in my life. Is it really bad/annoying? Also I have Gsync and even on my old monitor I get flickering in SOME games. I just disable Gsync in nvidia control panel for this specific app to fix it.
OLED flickering is covered in the review, might be worth watching that. But if you're happy to disable VRR for games where you see it as a problem (if you do), then it won't be an issue.
i dont think it runs the cycle, i caught burn in yesterday and my monitor has been off for 3 days, i personally think that RGB light on the heatsink is causing burn in i feel like the monitor is not completely off
You should contact ASUS about that, but even without running the cycle it wouldn't cause such rapid and sudden burn-in. Sounds like you got a faulty unit.
@@PCMonitors I noticed a bit of flicker especially in darker areas. It’s much more noticeable in slower paced games which I have been into lately. Seeing how constant it actually was I turned it on like you suggested and it’s all but gone. Thanks. 😊
When it comes to uniformity related issues LCDs are much more variable. Doing away with the backlight helps a lot with that! But when it comes to calibration (plus accounting for drift over time) it's a similar story to LCDs.
Hey there! Do you notice flicker with enabled VRR? I play PUBG and the flicker is really distracting and noticeable... Also, the text fringe is bad, looking like ghosting, which surprised me, because my laptop has qd-oled panel, where I can see fringing too, but it's not that noticeable, but the with the woled panel the fringing really bothers the eyes, just plane webpages look terrible...
'VRR flickering' is covered in the review, it's an issue with all OLED models and this was quite 'average' in that respect. QD-OLED fringing is less bothersome than WOLED fringing in my view, though I accept that's subjective - pcmonitors.info/articles/qd-oled-and-woled-fringing-issues/.
i rarely see it in pubg, but there are in some cases, or even more noticeable in other games, imho if you have decent hardware, remove VRR from monitor - disable Gsync/vsync (if you also use that in conjunction with gsync) most of my fps games run stable at 200+ and i havent seen any tearing at all, so most of the time i turn vrr off and use it in fixed refresh rate NVCP, try it out and see if you have tearing, but this way you will eliminate VRR flickering 100% and have the best possible input latency
@@purfecto Hey there, thanks for the reply! I couldn't live with the text fringing, so I've switched to Qd-oled, Samsung's 27 panel is just way in that regard. Flickering seems to be a general issue with oleds, switching VRR and G/Vsync off solves that problem and i haven't noticed any difference by using sync anyway. Your suggestions are good advice, thank you!
@@PCMonitors I sometimes have brightness spikes in certain games that wash out detail. Will the monitor still hit over 1000 nits peak even without turning the brightness to 100 from 90? What was peak around 1100?
@dustinmihalcheon5013 You shouldn't concern yourself with the actual brightness figure. If you prefer the representation using '90' then just use that.
If you mean the actual brightness capability (to guide any in-game calibration), it's more like ~800 nits peak output from the monitor with its set to '90'. Best to follow the in-game HDR calibration guide if it has one.
4:09 if the setting of a 100 gives an oversaturation, and with a 90 a picture is a bit undersaturated, is it possible to set an intermediate value of 95? Does it only change the brightness with a step of 10?
That's normal, per the review, because they're displayed more accurately than using the full native gamut under SDR - which causes significant oversaturation.
Got the monitor yesterday and im very disappointed. After hours of calibrating the monitor and windows/nvidia settings i cant help myself anymore. I have an old ips monior with the same resolution and it looks so much sharper and cleaner its like the asus is 1080p instead of 1440p. Videos, games, streams everything looks blurry and too soft.
@@-vranchi-nah im very sensetive for things like this. Even got my vrother to come over and have a look. He asked me if i really paid 700 for that crap. Maybe it was a defect panel or some software problem but the picture was awful.
@@PCMonitorsI was able to disable HDR with the PS5 then gain access. Thanks. Next I plugged the monitors into my work laptop and only my LG monitor is showing HDR in the windows settings. It says HDR not supported on the Asus. Is there a way in the monitors OSD to toggle HDR on or off?
I have a question about pixel cleaning option. Should I turn it on or off? Will it do it's pixel cleaning cycles when it's off? (Is it a manual cleaning option?) I bought it couple of days ago and it has beenngreat so far.
They aren't called that but there are settings of that type. Timestamped in the video (Visibility Enhancement): 7:01. And the sharpness control ('VividPixel') is covered in the review in relation to scaling - ua-cam.com/video/Z9NF0VnPmMk/v-deo.htmlsi=HcjC1HcqTyhT9IVV&t=236 .
➡ Affiliate link: geni.us/byTB1B
As an Amazon Associate and Newegg Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases made using the "Affiliate link" above.
Best Settings (SDR): 0:00
Best Settings (HDR): 3:35
Visibility Enhancement: 7:01
Screen Protection: 9:29
This was really helpful. Thank you!
Thanks for the video, it's very informative
Is there a way to see OLED hours on this monitor ? I’ve tried a few things from google and Reddit but to no success!
Very helpful guide. Thank you. What settings do you recommend for Clear pixel edge, Blue light filter and VividPixel?
I don't recommend using them (unless you like how they look). They were left in their default state, which is why they weren't covered in the video.
@@PCMonitors I understand now. Thanks.
Thanks for this! Apparently ASUS are releasing new firmware for this very soon to address some color changes, would you expect your color settings to change with this?
The review sample already includes 'updated' firmware which I was given as a pre-release, so I assume the official release will just be the same as that.
What does the new firmware fix? I don’t have any complaints other than HDR may be slightly off in color. Ever so slightly.
great review, got it a few days back now, its great, only small drawbacks are VRR flickering but limited only in few loading screens (afaik thats a thing with all oleds atm), grayscale is worst than an ips for example on gradient backgrounds like many dark themed - sites again i think its common in all oleds. other than that some games needs getting used to, they seem darker but not really because now you can see all the shadows and black is black not backlit gray. the only thing that confuse me is the pixel cleaning settings . I usually turn of my monitor when not gaming and make my ips as main monitor, does the pixel cleaning run automatically? why couldnt they add a flashing LED or smth... also does it run EVERY time i turn it off? it seems that it does cause it takes a few minutes for the monitor to disappear on windows multiple monitor settings. in that case isnt that bad running pixel cleaning everytime you turn it off? what if you only use it for 1 hour, that shouldn't happen and so many screen refreshes wont they degrade panel faster? what about when you have a long session, should you manually refresh it in about 4 hours? or its it ok to skip it and just turn it off when ur done?
The pixel cleaning cycle runs automatically if you switch the screen off, yes. But it shouldn't run every time, only if you've used your monitor for a sufficient length of time (several hours cumulatively). Agree some LED indication it was running the cycle would be useful. On the PG32UCDP (and possibly other new models) it has a section of the OSD which says how many times the cycle has been run and time since it was last run. Would've been nice to see on this one as well.
Great Video! One question tho, I keep seeing faint squares/blobs in dark areas of videos. Is there any reason this is occuring?
@@eltiofrank69mph They're compression artifacts. Common on heavily compressed streamed content. How makes or unmasked they appear depends on the gamma of the monitor.
@@PCMonitors which gamma range do you recommend?
The recommended settings are covered in the video, but as noted there individual units and preferences vary. Raising the gamma setting in the OSD will mask the compression artifacts more.
You didn't use a ICC profile correct? I know you included one in your review but do you recommend using your ICC and test settings? Or better without ICC profile?
Per the review, it isn't used and you don't need to use it. I wouldn't generally recommend using somebody else's ICC profile unless you have a specific need, such as for the gamut mapping data for colour aware applications. Or if you apply it and it clearly looks 'better' to you (which is unlikely in this case).
Sounds good, thanks for the reply and in-depth review. The monitor is sensational with your settings
@@PCMonitors Also what is DSC? Display stream compression. It's on by default
@@ninhbac04 Correct. Turn it off and you can't use the full capabilities of the screen.
I'm thinking of buying this one, just waiting for a sale. It will be my first OLED! I heard a lot about oled flickering but idk what this is since I never had an oled screen in my life. Is it really bad/annoying? Also I have Gsync and even on my old monitor I get flickering in SOME games. I just disable Gsync in nvidia control panel for this specific app to fix it.
OLED flickering is covered in the review, might be worth watching that. But if you're happy to disable VRR for games where you see it as a problem (if you do), then it won't be an issue.
What is the name of that gamma test pattern website at 7mins onwards again? I couldn’t make out what you were saying. Thank you
lagom.nl
Thank you 🙏
i dont think it runs the cycle, i caught burn in yesterday and my monitor has been off for 3 days, i personally think that RGB light on the heatsink is causing burn in i feel like the monitor is not completely off
You should contact ASUS about that, but even without running the cycle it wouldn't cause such rapid and sudden burn-in. Sounds like you got a faulty unit.
So pixel cleaning still occurs even if it’s turned off by the power button?
Yes.
did u record this then travel back in time 3 months and upload it?
@@Tobo2066 How did you know?
Does having uniform brightness off lead to a bit of a flicker as you play games in SDR?
@@dustinmihalcheon5013 Could be perceived as that given the brightness will constantly adjust.
@@PCMonitors I noticed a bit of flicker especially in darker areas. It’s much more noticeable in slower paced games which I have been into lately. Seeing how constant it actually was I turned it on like you suggested and it’s all but gone. Thanks. 😊
how are ypu finding the coating?
Is it genuinely glossy or a matte with overlay a-la dough?
This will be covered in the upcoming review.
Fantastic, thank you 🙏
How is the HDR on this Monitor? And do you notice any problems with DSC?
Wait for the review regarding HDR. But no DSC issues specific to this monitor, it works as expected.
@@PCMonitors thanks for the reply. I will buy this Monitor once it launches in Europe
I didn't know that OLED still has variance between units. Is the variance as bad as LCD?
When it comes to uniformity related issues LCDs are much more variable. Doing away with the backlight helps a lot with that! But when it comes to calibration (plus accounting for drift over time) it's a similar story to LCDs.
Is ABL still working/enabled in SDR mode?
That's what the 'Uniform Brightness' setting controls, as covered in the review and this video 1:54.
Hey there!
Do you notice flicker with enabled VRR? I play PUBG and the flicker is really distracting and noticeable...
Also, the text fringe is bad, looking like ghosting, which surprised me, because my laptop has qd-oled panel, where I can see fringing too, but it's not that noticeable, but the with the woled panel the fringing really bothers the eyes, just plane webpages look terrible...
'VRR flickering' is covered in the review, it's an issue with all OLED models and this was quite 'average' in that respect. QD-OLED fringing is less bothersome than WOLED fringing in my view, though I accept that's subjective - pcmonitors.info/articles/qd-oled-and-woled-fringing-issues/.
i rarely see it in pubg, but there are in some cases, or even more noticeable in other games, imho if you have decent hardware, remove VRR from monitor - disable Gsync/vsync (if you also use that in conjunction with gsync) most of my fps games run stable at 200+ and i havent seen any tearing at all, so most of the time i turn vrr off and use it in fixed refresh rate NVCP, try it out and see if you have tearing, but this way you will eliminate VRR flickering 100% and have the best possible input latency
@@purfecto Hey there, thanks for the reply!
I couldn't live with the text fringing, so I've switched to Qd-oled, Samsung's 27 panel is just way in that regard.
Flickering seems to be a general issue with oleds, switching VRR and G/Vsync off solves that problem and i haven't noticed any difference by using sync anyway.
Your suggestions are good advice, thank you!
Hello. Does this monitor support freesync?
Yes, as covered in the review.
@@PCMonitors thank you so much 🙏🏻
Gamma setting doesn't affect HDR correct?
Correct, which is why the setting should be greyed out.
@@PCMonitors I sometimes have brightness spikes in certain games that wash out detail. Will the monitor still hit over 1000 nits peak even without turning the brightness to 100 from 90? What was peak around 1100?
@dustinmihalcheon5013 You shouldn't concern yourself with the actual brightness figure. If you prefer the representation using '90' then just use that.
@@PCMonitors I just mean for games that want the peak brightness.
If you mean the actual brightness capability (to guide any in-game calibration), it's more like ~800 nits peak output from the monitor with its set to '90'. Best to follow the in-game HDR calibration guide if it has one.
Do you know how to fix HDR,
It is grey and less saturated
Did you find a solution?
4:09 if the setting of a 100 gives an oversaturation, and with a 90 a picture is a bit undersaturated, is it possible to set an intermediate value of 95? Does it only change the brightness with a step of 10?
Yeah, it's only in increments of '10'.
Have you had issues with this monitor black screening randomly for 2-3 every like 30 minutes? It is really really annoying me.
No. It might be worth trying a different cable and also reinstalling graphics drivers.
my colors got washed out when hdr enabled in windows, any way to fix it?
Yeah... Don't use HDR when viewing SDR content. You're only supposed to activate HDR when you're actually viewing HDR content.
when i swap to HDR mode all the colours look less saturated its the same for ps5 how do i fix this?
That's normal, per the review, because they're displayed more accurately than using the full native gamut under SDR - which causes significant oversaturation.
@@PCMonitors Thanks for the reply, I returned mine and went with the alienware qd-oled 360hz the colours are much more vibrant in hdr
Got the monitor yesterday and im very disappointed. After hours of calibrating the monitor and windows/nvidia settings i cant help myself anymore. I have an old ips monior with the same resolution and it looks so much sharper and cleaner its like the asus is 1080p instead of 1440p. Videos, games, streams everything looks blurry and too soft.
bro this has to be bait or your eyes are very poor
@@-vranchi-nah im very sensetive for things like this. Even got my vrother to come over and have a look. He asked me if i really paid 700 for that crap. Maybe it was a defect panel or some software problem but the picture was awful.
Just unboxed this and testing on ps5 before PC. Some settings are greyed out.
Probably because HDR is enabled.
@@PCMonitorsI was able to disable HDR with the PS5 then gain access. Thanks. Next I plugged the monitors into my work laptop and only my LG monitor is showing HDR in the windows settings. It says HDR not supported on the Asus. Is there a way in the monitors OSD to toggle HDR on or off?
Nevermind, figured it out. Older cables from work.
@@its_ohhrite how you like it with your ps5? Is the input lag good?
@@jwkb-q2q yes it’s good with the PS5, and of course PC.
I have a question about pixel cleaning option. Should I turn it on or off? Will it do it's pixel cleaning cycles when it's off? (Is it a manual cleaning option?) I bought it couple of days ago and it has beenngreat so far.
This is covered in the video.
I cant access shadow boost. its greyed out.
@@ttvownalone3085 Might be because of the preset you're using... Or you're running in HDR.
@@PCMonitors ty!
I cant adjust Color, it is just grey for me and i cant do anything to it.
Perhaps you're using HDR?
@@PCMonitors Yep, that was it. Thanks
I have no access to change the gaming visual
Maybe you're running in HDR?
@PCMonitors even when i turn vrr on or off or hdr on or off it is still grayed out. Is it bc im on a ps5?
@PCMonitors scratch that you were right thanks for the insight
The video suddenly ended?
Everything that needed to be covered was covered.
is there no Sharpness and Black Equalizer Settings on this monitor? I couldn't see. is that a joke
They aren't called that but there are settings of that type. Timestamped in the video (Visibility Enhancement): 7:01. And the sharpness control ('VividPixel') is covered in the review in relation to scaling - ua-cam.com/video/Z9NF0VnPmMk/v-deo.htmlsi=HcjC1HcqTyhT9IVV&t=236 .
most of my settings are greyed out... i cant fix it
You're probably running the monitor in HDR.
no sharpness settings? trash monitor