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I have a different opinion and I like this monitor even with the matte matrix, if you need a shiny matrix, you have plenty of other monitors from other brands, leave LG alone, it's not your monitor, not this target, you want a shiny one, buy another monitor, leave us the consumers to choose, this monitor is not bad, I won't look at it with a lamp or a microscope to see if something is wrong, the image on the OLED is excellent. I understand that you want to have some influence on LG to make a shiny matrix, but LG only makes semi-matte, matte screens. You went crazy with this grinder, it's a great show for LG, maybe you'll be able to change LG's decision in the future.
Finally, this is the video I’ve been looking for! Though, I wish you did a before and after, a close up zoom, and a side by side comparison with another of the same monitor to truly compare the differences.
I've watched a number of videos now on the glossy vs Matte mass debate..... I get why some might 'need' matte, & why some prefer gloss. It seems to me that what is required is some enterprising manufacturer to offer a glossy screen with a magnetic bezel where a matte cover can be easily attached/detached to let the customer decide depending upon the lighting conditions in their room & what compromises they are willing to accept.
Not for everyone. I returned a glossy qd OLED for this matte display. I have a lot of natural lighting and ambient lighting I can’t control and it looks much bettef
@@thedisplayguy For me, it's the fan. I'm pro LG, but at this moment the Samsung G80SD looks very interesting to me. From what i saw so far in reviews, it's a good semi-gloss / matte coating. It's passively cooled and has a nice design. Still wonder if there are more manufactorers going for the WOLED display, QD-OLED seems to be favorouble by most for some reason. Maybe the the Korean's have a thicker finger in the pap.
I do agree that glossy monitor has better image quality, but after using LG C2 for 9 months now, I would reccomend to anyone to buy matte because with glossy finish, you always have to keep your room very dark if you want clear picture. I live in Croatia and weather here is mostly sunny, and I have to keep my house dark all the time.
I think the S24 coating that reduces reflections is probably the best solution for glossy surfaces it makes the surfaces look super good compared to regular glosst surfaces.
Thank you. Whether it's a TV or a computer monitor, glossy is always the way to go. Everyone makes a big deal about glare. But glare can be controlled. The ultra-rich black, super-deep colors, and razor-sharp text that you only get with a glossy surface means that a matte monitor simply won't do.
There won't be one, because this won't do anything, the issue he is having is with the panel itself, not the coating. The new panels from LG use MLA technology, which means you have micro-lenses in front of the pixels. The photos of the "blurry pixels" isn't the mate coating it's the micro lenses, and this is primarily an issue with taking photos of them rather than an actual visible issue.
I have this monitor now for two days. I can't say that the matt coating (read: in the realm of matt coatings) is anywhere near bad. Comparing it to a Samsung LE32D550 TV (VA 1080P matt) it's better in terms of reflection blocking. Iiyama ProLite B2483HSU (TN 1080P matt) is much worse since it doesn't block anything. Before I was using the AOC Q3279VWF (VA 32" 1440P glossy). The text clarity is better on my LG OLED (disabled cleartype). Off course I can't judge how much better it would have been if it was glossy... I definitely do understand the attraction of a glossy panel since I have a LG C1 55" TV.
The normal adhesive used to hold on the 3M anti-glare sheets will dissolve in water. I have remove dozens of these display coatings by soaking the panel in water for about 12 hours. It's still a risk, and will almost certainly void your warranty, though.
I own and owned a lot of OLED TV's and now using a PG27AQDM.They will probably never get a full TV-like glossy coating because everytime I got a dirt spec, a fingerprint or some saliva on the TV glossy panel, it was almost impossible to fully clean it and monitors are more prone to that happening.
yes, qd oleds are impossible to clean. I don't get how everyone is fine with it and don't even talk about it in reviews. It's insane. Anyone who is saying that they have no issue is lying or blind
@@Rower1337 not mines, you need two cloths that’s all. Spray directly on the cloth then right after use the other microfiber cloth to dry. I can take pictures of my 3 tvs and monitors and they all completely clean
@@Rower1337I’m definitely not wrong because I’ll make a video just for a person like you telling me I’m wrong. All my stuff looks completely cleaned. I have floor to ceiling windows buddy and it’s next to pure sun light. Trust me I know how to clean my stuff
@@cogthusiast1150 bro it isn’t that bad. I had both, these UA-camr make a huge deal about it and when I got both first thing I said was are you kidding me. Yes the glossy screen makes the colors pop a little more but I’m not that mad
The difference to me is insane. Especially after looking at the clarity on my LG TV vs on my LG 27GR95QE its truly astounding how much the matte coating ruins the image.
Let me ask you this, what did you think about the matte before you zoomed in 1000x into it? I get your frustration about a $1400 monitor having matte, but that said it really isn’t that bad. The daytime appearance destroys the QD because it stays black better, and at night you literally can’t even tell it’s matte. Heck I can hardly tell during the daytime. As someone who also prefers gloss over matte, I gotta say you’re definitely exaggerating how bad it actually is. It’s still the best monitor on the market IMO.
If I thought it “wasn’t that bad” I wouldn’t risk destroying the monitor to buff it out. It looks really bad, and it’s easily noticeable at any reasonable viewing distance. I can even spot the grain across my room. I also heavily disagree that it’s the best monitor. Aside from the grainy coating it has a number of firmware issues I would consider to be pretty severe. The QD OLED options right now are superior in almost every way minus ambient light handling.
In my opinion I hate glossy because when the screen goes black I can see a dweeb in the reflection and makes me ponder on what I’m doing with my life. Luckily for us loading screens are faster than a few years ago and I can back to the next round of gaming
As someone who has an 4K 240Hz Glossy OLED and a Matte LG 27in 4k 144hz monitor. There is a massive difference. I am very glad I went with a glossy panel. Also the QD-OLED, raised black levels are massively overstated and a complete non-issue in the vast majority of circumstances. Unless you actively try to make it happen or are just sitting and staring at it with the panel completely off.
Nice one! But I just can't survive with a glossy finish in my current situation, for now my 32GS95UE is doing a tremendous job of those reflections while still having a better coating than most matte screens. But I am willing to do the same eventually heheh, although I typically own glossy panels, I have removed a number of anti glare coatings in the past! (wet tissue and peel method)
I like when he says “look how much clearer it looks” and it’s reflecting everything in the room in front of the screen. 😂 You’ll need to wear black clothes and a black mask, while sitting in front of the 32” of light and mirror in your face.
Used the wet paper towel method to remove the AG filter from my cheapo laptop and the difference is staggering. And this is a damn TN panel, can't imagine how badly it would butcher image quality of an oled
I suspect that it is not just the coating, there might be micro defects that they are trying to hide with matte coating otherwise I don't see any reason they would go with the coating.
When I started following your channel and saw your reviews on the Glossy vs matte, at first, I thought you were exaggerating. Then, I saw other reviews especially when they put the two monitors side by side, I was shocked by the amount of difference in color vibrancy and clarity!. it looks so grainy, like what's the point of OLED if you can't use the full potential of it
I hate to admit it but glossy is better, buuuuttt also that doesn't mean it's a bad monitor 480 Hz is crazy cool but 1080p at 32 in sucks and matte does somewhat screw up the image quality and I got a pg32ucdm and it immediately blew me out the water with it's colors and image quality and I immediately sold my LG.
In any case, by now, 4k 240Hz screens have become the norm. So in the months/years to come, dozens of other screens will refine or even perfect this performance, and certainly others will offer 480Hz. All we need to do is be patient
I had at least 7 monitors with matte coatings and it was always very visible and distracting. And when I got an oled tv and used it for games, I recognized how crazy it impacts the image quality. And matte makes reflections worse imo, not better.
It’s been done already. For example I completely removed it on my Alienware 34” dwf over a year ago and even made a little video / slideshow on my channel about it. And let me tell you. It was worth it. The colors pop like you wouldn’t believe. Hate the film it comes with. It was scratched out of the box and every time I cleaned it I made it worse. To the point where it was hazy and foggy and was going to throw the monitor away but decided to try and remove it and it ended up working out in my favor. I want to buy a 45” lg and do the same thing. I haven’t seen a single lg 45” with the ar film removed. Don’t care about being the first but just want to make sure it can be done like on the qd-oled panels can.
There always seems to be this thing monitor manufacturers do to destroy a good monitor. Almost all monitors I saw over the last decades have had some kind of dealbreaker for me. It's like they do it on purpose. You see the perfect monitor: and then it's CURVED. Then you see another perfect monitor: and then it has a grainy coating. Then another great monitor: no, it has non-standard RGB so text is hard to read. Or burn-in. Or price far too high. Maybe I'm being picky (probably) but I just can't unsee these problems. Just make this damn (near) perfect monitor! We're getting there, but we're not there yet!
Its all personal preference. I do enjoy glossy alot! I have a glossy lg oled tv and its amazing however the matte on these monitors is being blown out of proportion with these up close shots of PIXELS! I just got the lg 34gs95qe OLED ultrawide 800r curve 240hz monitor for 750$ on sale from amazon and it is absolutely amazing! The matte is not as bad as i thought it would be like at all. Picture is not washed at all by the coating. Perfectly clear as expected from oled. Nice and bright too! The matte coating on my previous asus ultrawide xg349c IPS was way worse and you can def tell when the screen is off cause the matte makes it like a washed out black when its turned off. The coating on my new lg one still looks completely black when turned off!
Hey display guy have you tried one of the screen coverings that turns a matte into a glossy it’s one by via screens the vivid it is model specific but if you just find a 32 in one it could work I used it on an old lcd it worked so I’m curious if it would work here Mabye you could try it
@@stanislasflipo7214I had both oled 240hz and it’s definitely not that serious. I’m fine with either or. When gaming I’m fine with it. Actually looks amazing
A glossy monitor from the manufacturer would also have an antiglare coating (that's what makes the reflections on an OELD TV looks purplish) to make it look even better. LG is leaving so much on the table by refusing to give people the image quality they're paying for.
As the owner of a glossy LG OLED TV, I sure as heck do not want a monitor like that. I love the TV but it's basically unusable during the day unless I close all my curtains. Not sure how bad the matte really is but I refuse to buy that LG OLED monitor because it has a fan. Hopefully something comes out which improves upon the current 32" 4K OLED options.
From my experience whether matte or not, if there's windows in the room they should never face it. My current system does as there's not really anywhere else good to put it with power, and even though I have matte coatings you easily see the glare and completely ruins blacks. I basically leave the blackout curtains in the room closed all the time because of it. Basically the difference between them is, do you prefer sharp glares or your entire screen having lifted blacks. To me sharp glares are far easier to ignore much like how many phones today have holes punched into them. Not everyone views it the same like how people grow used to looking at something at lower resolutions and stop noticing the loss. You will get used to it eventually, but I personally don't want to go through that.
I respectfully disagree. I’m a proud owner of my LG C2 42, and its coating is the only reason why I haven’t upgraded to a “proper” monitor yet. I understand that not everyone’s rooms are light-controlled, but for my use case of late-night gaming, it’s absolutely perfect.
@@airbornesnow4541 I work from home during the day and I like to flood the room with natural light. If I got an OLED monitor that's as glossy as my LG OLED TV then I'd have to live my life in perpetual darkness lol. Yes if I was only gaming at night then I would already have a QD-OLED 32" 4K.
Dude, no where near enough info on the process of buffing out the matte coating and using the clear coat, plus you missed a huge spot in the corner. Why did you not remove the LCD screen from the plastic housing???
Because it doesn't have an LCD screen... There's no need to remove the OLED panel as OLED is more resilient than LCDs. Plus since it doesn't really have a bezel there's no benefit.
I removed my film completely with a razer blade and some time on my Alienware 34” dwf. Have a little video on my channel about it over a year ago. It’s been absolutely awesome. But I want to buy the lg 45” and do the same. I want a bigger screen and I haaaaate the ar film lg uses. It’s utter trash. Again so is the Alienware so it had to go.
Hi! I just bought the 4k lg but I have the 1440p one as well for a year and a half and I want to try and remove the matte layer on it. I want to try the headlight polish method that you used, what kind of attachment did you use on the end of the polisher? And is there a guide I can follow to learn how to polish? I might try on a couple old monitors first
glossy coating are far too distracting for me in most sitations except absolute black enviorments which in a pc setting almost never happen, I think you're being a bit to OCD about this.
Guys u literally can’t notice it, don’t listen to this guy lol I have it and it’s heavily over exaggerated and u need a damn magnifying glass to see it. Coating is perfectly fine.
Did you really need to wet sand it off? I remember soaking wet paper towels on a VG248QE for 6 hours which weakened the adhesive for the matte coating and I was able to just peel it off exposing the polarizer layer and making the monitor glossy that way.
QD-OLED glossy also has a very bad coating. No way of cleaning it without scratching it. Just not useable for daily use. I would rather get the matte LG. (Yes I have had both at home)
Yup. I removed my qd-oled film on my Alienware dwf. Had no choice after I tried to clean it and caused a hazy mess. Trying to remove the haze made it worse and the monitor I thought was done for. Removed the film and it’s actually glossy and the colors pop like you wouldn’t believe. I really want to try the lg 45” oled but haven’t seen a single person pull it off on the lg.
@@interceptor001 They add them for reflections. Some people can’t handle a single reflection on a screen of any size. While a lot could care less about reflections like me. Company’s need to offer a matte and glossy version. It would fix the panel coating wars instantly. And I removed it with a razer blade and a lot of patience and time. There is the wet paper towel trick that’s been around for a long time. Buffering it is the dumbest way of doing this because it doesn’t actually remove it and a extremely high risk of melting the panel under the film.
Why is it that I feel like the color pop out on the LG G3 is far more than on my Gigabyte FO32U2P? Is it the anti-glare thingy? I mean its clearly glossy, but color pop out is so much powerful on the LG G3 than on this monitor Does the Asus PG32UCDM have this antiglare too or is the asus fully glossy? Does the asus have the same color pop out like the G3/the TVs?
On blind test in dark environment, if he can pick more then 5-6 times the matte coating I buy him the glossiest OLED/QDLED that will apear on the market. This is not Bullshit, is fullshit. Of course if we zoom 30X, we can find even a little Alien between the subpixels. Who knows?
let's not forget that he's first impressions of this monitor, was the best monitor ever created or something...it has also a review. :) he will get an unsubscribe from me, for not being pro...and working in absolute terms...the best, the worst, etc. He must not forget the fact that matte or glossy is also a pick of choice relative to working/playing conditions (dark room/lot of light, etc).
I use my eyes and not a magnifying glass to look at my screen and don't see a grainy oily image on my LG dude is just a matte coating hater. I'm in a well lit room and returned a glossy QD-OLED because the tint and reflections looked awful.
I just gonna assume, that LG as a multi billion company has more market insight than a youtuber that deducts his opinion from youtube and forum comments that don't reflect the actual customer base. Bear in mind most customers don't even speak english. The USA is just one of many markets.
@@dysnXOI am sorry but that could have been taken before. He never really showed it side by side because he has done it for the clicks or maybe wants to do a separate video. Nonetheless every coating comes with its own drawbacks even the glossy QD-OLEDs…
Bit of hyperbole. By this dude's logic, pretty much every monitor ever released before this round of glossy OLEDs look like blurry trash because they all use matte coatings. Let's get serious.
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I have a different opinion and I like this monitor even with the matte matrix, if you need a shiny matrix, you have plenty of other monitors from other brands, leave LG alone, it's not your monitor, not this target, you want a shiny one, buy another monitor, leave us the consumers to choose, this monitor is not bad, I won't look at it with a lamp or a microscope to see if something is wrong, the image on the OLED is excellent.
I understand that you want to have some influence on LG to make a shiny matrix, but LG only makes semi-matte, matte screens.
You went crazy with this grinder, it's a great show for LG, maybe you'll be able to change LG's decision in the future.
thank you for the Guide XD :=)!!!
If LG did go glossy, I'd buy that monitor in a heartbeat.
Same. They just can't sell us a 32 inch glossy WOLED already?
is glossy bad ?
@@AlreadyLeo No. Matte is bad.
@@cemsengul16 so than asus better
@@AlreadyLeo Yeah Asus is better and Aorus with dp 2.1 is king.
Finally, this is the video I’ve been looking for! Though, I wish you did a before and after, a close up zoom, and a side by side comparison with another of the same monitor to truly compare the differences.
I've watched a number of videos now on the glossy vs Matte mass debate.....
I get why some might 'need' matte, & why some prefer gloss.
It seems to me that what is required is some enterprising manufacturer to offer a glossy screen with a magnetic bezel where a matte cover can be easily attached/detached to let the customer decide depending upon the lighting conditions in their room & what compromises they are willing to accept.
Please LG, do it, I want this monitor!
Not just OLED. Where are the glossy miniLED at?
With 10K + dimming zones 😉
Actually didn't think about that.. if there is a good mini led glossy.. i would probably go for that.
💯💯💯💯
10000 zone is useless if algorithm is trash@@4epa1012
Unfortunately there isn't glossy miniled...wish they made glossy miniled though
Really disappointed you went thru all this work and didn't (I understand the expense) have a side by side to the original LG OLED Monitor.
I don't think it's a dealbreaker but yea... After going glossy, it's really hard to go back if you have a choice
im surprised gaming companies actually did stay with matte finishes when a good glossy coating (doesnt have to be oled) will be superior for visuals
Without question a deal breaker.
Not for everyone. I returned a glossy qd OLED for this matte display. I have a lot of natural lighting and ambient lighting I can’t control and it looks much bettef
Matte is definitely a deal breaker for me personally.
@@thedisplayguy For me, it's the fan. I'm pro LG, but at this moment the Samsung G80SD looks very interesting to me. From what i saw so far in reviews, it's a good semi-gloss / matte coating. It's passively cooled and has a nice design. Still wonder if there are more manufactorers going for the WOLED display, QD-OLED seems to be favorouble by most for some reason. Maybe the the Korean's have a thicker finger in the pap.
I do agree that glossy monitor has better image quality, but after using LG C2 for 9 months now, I would reccomend to anyone to buy matte because with glossy finish, you always have to keep your room very dark if you want clear picture. I live in Croatia and weather here is mostly sunny, and I have to keep my house dark all the time.
I think the S24 coating that reduces reflections is probably the best solution for glossy surfaces it makes the surfaces look super good compared to regular glosst surfaces.
That thing is absolutely god tier it’s so damn good I don’t understand why Samsung doesn’t put it on everything
Thank you. Whether it's a TV or a computer monitor, glossy is always the way to go. Everyone makes a big deal about glare. But glare can be controlled. The ultra-rich black, super-deep colors, and razor-sharp text that you only get with a glossy surface means that a matte monitor simply won't do.
So, where's the zoomed in pixel view without the coating?
literally didn't show anything useful
There won't be one, because this won't do anything, the issue he is having is with the panel itself, not the coating. The new panels from LG use MLA technology, which means you have micro-lenses in front of the pixels. The photos of the "blurry pixels" isn't the mate coating it's the micro lenses, and this is primarily an issue with taking photos of them rather than an actual visible issue.
@@DOGMA1138 lol, what is the uploader then trying to convince LG of doing, with 0 evidence. Clickbait I guess.
@@housrYeah, if you weren't already aware that's his main thing.
I have this monitor now for two days. I can't say that the matt coating (read: in the realm of matt coatings) is anywhere near bad. Comparing it to a Samsung LE32D550 TV (VA 1080P matt) it's better in terms of reflection blocking. Iiyama ProLite B2483HSU (TN 1080P matt) is much worse since it doesn't block anything. Before I was using the AOC Q3279VWF (VA 32" 1440P glossy). The text clarity is better on my LG OLED (disabled cleartype). Off course I can't judge how much better it would have been if it was glossy...
I definitely do understand the attraction of a glossy panel since I have a LG C1 55" TV.
bro just absolutely destroyed the coating, holy moly. just look at 4:20
uff the edges really look bad. But he made his point! Big W
Still props for testing and doing it IMO.
@@Pe721 he didn't even do a close up comparison of the coating before/after as it possibly looks even worse now.
The normal adhesive used to hold on the 3M anti-glare sheets will dissolve in water. I have remove dozens of these display coatings by soaking the panel in water for about 12 hours.
It's still a risk, and will almost certainly void your warranty, though.
I own and owned a lot of OLED TV's and now using a PG27AQDM.They will probably never get a full TV-like glossy coating because everytime I got a dirt spec, a fingerprint or some saliva on the TV glossy panel, it was almost impossible to fully clean it and monitors are more prone to that happening.
First spray windex on a cloths, clean it off and right after use a microfiber cloth to dry. Works every time
yes, qd oleds are impossible to clean. I don't get how everyone is fine with it and don't even talk about it in reviews. It's insane. Anyone who is saying that they have no issue is lying or blind
@@Rower1337 not mines, you need two cloths that’s all. Spray directly on the cloth then right after use the other microfiber cloth to dry. I can take pictures of my 3 tvs and monitors and they all completely clean
@miltona891 can't post links on yt, but you are wrong. You just don't see it in your lighting conditions
@@Rower1337I’m definitely not wrong because I’ll make a video just for a person like you telling me I’m wrong. All my stuff looks completely cleaned. I have floor to ceiling windows buddy and it’s next to pure sun light. Trust me I know how to clean my stuff
You didn't even show us the picture quality afterwards.
because is the same image as before!
@@axcn4733 so what's the point of making it glossy?
@@cogthusiast1150 bro it isn’t that bad. I had both, these UA-camr make a huge deal about it and when I got both first thing I said was are you kidding me. Yes the glossy screen makes the colors pop a little more but I’m not that mad
@@cogthusiast1150 because of views, just think about it
Yes I did. You need to watch the whole video.
That was a pretty bold move, respect 🙌
I'm waiting for an actual glossy 4K OLED monitor like this but for now I'll settle with my LG C2 42.
Love that 40hz mode!
Bold experiment! Thanks for sharing this.
The difference to me is insane. Especially after looking at the clarity on my LG TV vs on my LG 27GR95QE its truly astounding how much the matte coating ruins the image.
It’s not an “astounding” difference. Not even close smdh y’all getting paid to lie or what lmao
Let me ask you this, what did you think about the matte before you zoomed in 1000x into it?
I get your frustration about a $1400 monitor having matte, but that said it really isn’t that bad. The daytime appearance destroys the QD because it stays black better, and at night you literally can’t even tell it’s matte. Heck I can hardly tell during the daytime.
As someone who also prefers gloss over matte, I gotta say you’re definitely exaggerating how bad it actually is. It’s still the best monitor on the market IMO.
If I thought it “wasn’t that bad” I wouldn’t risk destroying the monitor to buff it out. It looks really bad, and it’s easily noticeable at any reasonable viewing distance. I can even spot the grain across my room.
I also heavily disagree that it’s the best monitor. Aside from the grainy coating it has a number of firmware issues I would consider to be pretty severe.
The QD OLED options right now are superior in almost every way minus ambient light handling.
In my opinion I hate glossy because when the screen goes black I can see a dweeb in the reflection and makes me ponder on what I’m doing with my life. Luckily for us loading screens are faster than a few years ago and I can back to the next round of gaming
i have one, its every bit as bad as he says. He's NOT exagerating. I have a gorilla glass OLED asus and the clarity of the asus is infinitely better.
As someone who has an 4K 240Hz Glossy OLED and a Matte LG 27in 4k 144hz monitor. There is a massive difference. I am very glad I went with a glossy panel. Also the QD-OLED, raised black levels are massively overstated and a complete non-issue in the vast majority of circumstances. Unless you actively try to make it happen or are just sitting and staring at it with the panel completely off.
@@e2rqey is that LG 144 hz the same woled panel as the 480 hz? I’ve heard the matte coating is more glossy than usual mattes.
Nice one! But I just can't survive with a glossy finish in my current situation, for now my 32GS95UE is doing a tremendous job of those reflections while still having a better coating than most matte screens. But I am willing to do the same eventually heheh, although I typically own glossy panels, I have removed a number of anti glare coatings in the past! (wet tissue and peel method)
Im glad I chose the LG c3 heavily discounted over the "glossy" monitor.
LG will probably blame you for decreasing their sales revenue.
What about just put glossy screen protector like on steam deck?
Ive got a couple old ips monitors im going to try this on as a fun experiment. Ive got the tools so why not.
I like when he says “look how much clearer it looks” and it’s reflecting everything in the room in front of the screen. 😂
You’ll need to wear black clothes and a black mask, while sitting in front of the 32” of light and mirror in your face.
Used the wet paper towel method to remove the AG filter from my cheapo laptop and the difference is staggering. And this is a damn TN panel, can't imagine how badly it would butcher image quality of an oled
FINALLY, secrets revealed on how to buffer.
I suspect that it is not just the coating, there might be micro defects that they are trying to hide with matte coating otherwise I don't see any reason they would go with the coating.
When I started following your channel and saw your reviews on the Glossy vs matte, at first, I thought you were exaggerating. Then, I saw other reviews especially when they put the two monitors side by side, I was shocked by the amount of difference in color vibrancy and clarity!. it looks so grainy, like what's the point of OLED if you can't use the full potential of it
I hate to admit it but glossy is better, buuuuttt also that doesn't mean it's a bad monitor 480 Hz is crazy cool but 1080p at 32 in sucks and matte does somewhat screw up the image quality and I got a pg32ucdm and it immediately blew me out the water with it's colors and image quality and I immediately sold my LG.
Better late than never.
But what about the magenta screen? Is it really noticeable? Especially during the day time?
@@dracerrith the magenta is visible especially on skin tones. Every reviewer or "owner" reviews online about QD-OLEDs show that much.
In any case, by now, 4k 240Hz screens have become the norm. So in the months/years to come, dozens of other screens will refine or even perfect this performance, and certainly others will offer 480Hz. All we need to do is be patient
@@kamikaze00007 my room is pretty dark, and even when I turn on my light it doesn't really affect it like that.
Zooms in with a telescope "It is distracting"
it is visible to the naked eye especially in hdr peak brightness
It’s easily noticeable even from a good distance away.
I had at least 7 monitors with matte coatings and it was always very visible and distracting. And when I got an oled tv and used it for games, I recognized how crazy it impacts the image quality. And matte makes reflections worse imo, not better.
Bro is a madman
Amazing video! Just share it around!!
Maybe I’ll upgrade when they have a 27” 4k@480hz that wont have problems with burn-in.
Good luck with that lol
In 5 years maybe!!!
delusional
We need the same experiment with a qd-oled monitor now
It’s been done already. For example I completely removed it on my Alienware 34” dwf over a year ago and even made a little video / slideshow on my channel about it. And let me tell you. It was worth it. The colors pop like you wouldn’t believe. Hate the film it comes with. It was scratched out of the box and every time I cleaned it I made it worse. To the point where it was hazy and foggy and was going to throw the monitor away but decided to try and remove it and it ended up working out in my favor. I want to buy a 45” lg and do the same thing. I haven’t seen a single lg 45” with the ar film removed. Don’t care about being the first but just want to make sure it can be done like on the qd-oled panels can.
There always seems to be this thing monitor manufacturers do to destroy a good monitor. Almost all monitors I saw over the last decades have had some kind of dealbreaker for me. It's like they do it on purpose. You see the perfect monitor: and then it's CURVED. Then you see another perfect monitor: and then it has a grainy coating. Then another great monitor: no, it has non-standard RGB so text is hard to read. Or burn-in. Or price far too high.
Maybe I'm being picky (probably) but I just can't unsee these problems. Just make this damn (near) perfect monitor! We're getting there, but we're not there yet!
They do it on purpose so you go back to buy another one a year later, but the real question is, how do they get together and all agree to do this?
I think i'm going with an LG C3 42" for this issue, but gosh 120hz... wish it was 160hz at least
Kudos for having a crack and polishing that expensive panel yourself.
People are sick with coatings, i prefer matte because i have Windows and Day light in my room
Its all personal preference. I do enjoy glossy alot! I have a glossy lg oled tv and its amazing however the matte on these monitors is being blown out of proportion with these up close shots of PIXELS! I just got the lg 34gs95qe OLED ultrawide 800r curve 240hz monitor for 750$ on sale from amazon and it is absolutely amazing! The matte is not as bad as i thought it would be like at all. Picture is not washed at all by the coating. Perfectly clear as expected from oled. Nice and bright too! The matte coating on my previous asus ultrawide xg349c IPS was way worse and you can def tell when the screen is off cause the matte makes it like a washed out black when its turned off. The coating on my new lg one still looks completely black when turned off!
Hey display guy have you tried one of the screen coverings that turns a matte into a glossy it’s one by via screens the vivid it is model specific but if you just find a 32 in one it could work I used it on an old lcd it worked so I’m curious if it would work here Mabye you could try it
If you say if I can try it I don’t have the money lol
at this point im convinced this guy has ocd or something.
i have a matte lg OLED display, costs 700 but looks like 100 because of the grain. Matte definitely ruins image quality.
@@stanislasflipo7214I had both oled 240hz and it’s definitely not that serious. I’m fine with either or. When gaming I’m fine with it. Actually looks amazing
@@stanislasflipo7214 thats because you have a $700 oled display.
A glossy monitor from the manufacturer would also have an antiglare coating (that's what makes the reflections on an OELD TV looks purplish) to make it look even better. LG is leaving so much on the table by refusing to give people the image quality they're paying for.
I would've 100% bought the new samsung 4k oled monitor mainly because of its media hub and online updates
So are you gonna show the zoomed in pixels before/after or just keep whining about matte coatings lol
If they would offer a glossy version and the matte like this - it would be just a win:win for each customer. Choice and Freedom 💯
Take notes LG. We want to purchase a monitor like the one Display Guy modified.
As the owner of a glossy LG OLED TV, I sure as heck do not want a monitor like that. I love the TV but it's basically unusable during the day unless I close all my curtains. Not sure how bad the matte really is but I refuse to buy that LG OLED monitor because it has a fan. Hopefully something comes out which improves upon the current 32" 4K OLED options.
From my experience whether matte or not, if there's windows in the room they should never face it. My current system does as there's not really anywhere else good to put it with power, and even though I have matte coatings you easily see the glare and completely ruins blacks. I basically leave the blackout curtains in the room closed all the time because of it.
Basically the difference between them is, do you prefer sharp glares or your entire screen having lifted blacks. To me sharp glares are far easier to ignore much like how many phones today have holes punched into them. Not everyone views it the same like how people grow used to looking at something at lower resolutions and stop noticing the loss. You will get used to it eventually, but I personally don't want to go through that.
I respectfully disagree. I’m a proud owner of my LG C2 42, and its coating is the only reason why I haven’t upgraded to a “proper” monitor yet. I understand that not everyone’s rooms are light-controlled, but for my use case of late-night gaming, it’s absolutely perfect.
@@airbornesnow4541 I work from home during the day and I like to flood the room with natural light. If I got an OLED monitor that's as glossy as my LG OLED TV then I'd have to live my life in perpetual darkness lol. Yes if I was only gaming at night then I would already have a QD-OLED 32" 4K.
i love mate monitors much better at day to play,. But glossy i like only at 10pm after.
Dude, no where near enough info on the process of buffing out the matte coating and using the clear coat, plus you missed a huge spot in the corner. Why did you not remove the LCD screen from the plastic housing???
Because it doesn't have an LCD screen... There's no need to remove the OLED panel as OLED is more resilient than LCDs. Plus since it doesn't really have a bezel there's no benefit.
Because it's OLED, doh
@@rizqi-hiktakaewi678 Who cares, the plastic housing wasn't removed and he missed a huge part in the corner because of it.
@@Skylancer727 He missed a huge part in the corner because of the housing being in the way.
@@EvoPortalthere is no housing only in the back the coating is in the front how dense are people how days
I removed my film completely with a razer blade and some time on my Alienware 34” dwf. Have a little video on my channel about it over a year ago. It’s been absolutely awesome. But I want to buy the lg 45” and do the same. I want a bigger screen and I haaaaate the ar film lg uses. It’s utter trash. Again so is the Alienware so it had to go.
HMM now i'm curious about the ceramic car coating :P
and I think how dangerous and crazy this is is more of a concern than my health xD
Exactly, I need mate monitor, not glossy.
If LG did go glossy, I'd buy that monitor in a heartbeat. [2]
Hi! I just bought the 4k lg but I have the 1440p one as well for a year and a half and I want to try and remove the matte layer on it. I want to try the headlight polish method that you used, what kind of attachment did you use on the end of the polisher? And is there a guide I can follow to learn how to polish? I might try on a couple old monitors first
Or do I just use them as wipes
This remind of the 2k dell days.
This one or Aourus FO32U2?
glossy coating are far too distracting for me in most sitations except absolute black enviorments which in a pc setting almost never happen, I think you're being a bit to OCD about this.
Huh. Pg32ucdm or i would wait for LG v2.5 new rgwb subpixel layout QHD W-oled 480 hz in september? monitors.
Guys u literally can’t notice it, don’t listen to this guy lol I have it and it’s heavily over exaggerated and u need a damn magnifying glass to see it. Coating is perfectly fine.
Did you really need to wet sand it off? I remember soaking wet paper towels on a VG248QE for 6 hours which weakened the adhesive for the matte coating and I was able to just peel it off exposing the polarizer layer and making the monitor glossy that way.
QD-OLED glossy also has a very bad coating. No way of cleaning it without scratching it. Just not useable for daily use. I would rather get the matte LG. (Yes I have had both at home)
Yup. I removed my qd-oled film on my Alienware dwf. Had no choice after I tried to clean it and caused a hazy mess. Trying to remove the haze made it worse and the monitor I thought was done for. Removed the film and it’s actually glossy and the colors pop like you wouldn’t believe. I really want to try the lg 45” oled but haven’t seen a single person pull it off on the lg.
@@SVT_LIGHTNING How did you remove it? And why did they add it in the first place???
@@interceptor001 They add them for reflections. Some people can’t handle a single reflection on a screen of any size. While a lot could care less about reflections like me. Company’s need to offer a matte and glossy version. It would fix the panel coating wars instantly. And I removed it with a razer blade and a lot of patience and time. There is the wet paper towel trick that’s been around for a long time. Buffering it is the dumbest way of doing this because it doesn’t actually remove it and a extremely high risk of melting the panel under the film.
qd oled js better why would i want woled?
Why is it that I feel like the color pop out on the LG G3 is far more than on my Gigabyte FO32U2P?
Is it the anti-glare thingy? I mean its clearly glossy, but color pop out is so much powerful on the LG G3 than on this monitor
Does the Asus PG32UCDM have this antiglare too or is the asus fully glossy? Does the asus have the same color pop out like the G3/the TVs?
Because OLED TVs get WAY brighter.
i get heart palpatations removing the sticker on my monitor display and this mfer took sandpaper to it lmao
What is the VERY first game you are playing?
ive polished two monitors with novus and its worth it if you have the time
What about the ghosting it is better then dyac+?
Excellent
How do you feel about the samsung g6 360 oled?
On blind test in dark environment, if he can pick more then 5-6 times the matte coating I buy him the glossiest OLED/QDLED that will apear on the market. This is not Bullshit, is fullshit. Of course if we zoom 30X, we can find even a little Alien between the subpixels. Who knows?
let's not forget that he's first impressions of this monitor, was the best monitor ever created or something...it has also a review. :)
he will get an unsubscribe from me, for not being pro...and working in absolute terms...the best, the worst, etc. He must not forget the fact that matte or glossy is also a pick of choice relative to working/playing conditions (dark room/lot of light, etc).
I just wish it was brighter
I prefer matte can't stand glare it hurts my eyes.
ngl this video is worthless when you don't even do a side by side comparison.. and I don't mean a zoomed in but just from a normal viewers distance.
Hi bro would u know how it works with a mac
I use my eyes and not a magnifying glass to look at my screen and don't see a grainy oily image on my LG dude is just a matte coating hater. I'm in a well lit room and returned a glossy QD-OLED because the tint and reflections looked awful.
Very cool
I just gonna assume, that LG as a multi billion company has more market insight than a youtuber that deducts his opinion from youtube and forum comments that don't reflect the actual customer base. Bear in mind most customers don't even speak english. The USA is just one of many markets.
He is correct racist
Please LG just make it like the coating on lg c4 the true gloss not like the asus fake glossy
i JUST find review best picture quality Matte Display QD panel samsung. Highest brightness
Damn, you heard people talking shit and you came out swinging to prove them wrong lol
i love my aqdm matte display. would never buy a glossy
I will never buy a matte OLED monitor LG!
What game on 1:21?
Where is a thunderbolt port?! This monitor is already obsolete 😂
None of the new OLEDs has a thunderbolt port.
Yeah, if they made it glossy i'd buy one. I can't like matte.
he never showed it working after sanding screen… that shit is cooked
5:35 he literally did...
@@dysnXOI am sorry but that could have been taken before. He never really showed it side by side because he has done it for the clicks or maybe wants to do a separate video. Nonetheless every coating comes with its own drawbacks even the glossy QD-OLEDs…
They do it to sell their bigger screens
no actually they do it because 98% of consumers complain about unwanted glare on a glossy marketed monitor. no joke.
So you made a mirror out of your monitor. Good job.
Maybe buy a mirror instead of an 1k monitor...?
that mirror gives you much better quality
This guys still crying about this monitor. What a cry baby. I never seen anyone on youtube cry so much.
Matte FTW
What’s a good 1440p oled gaming monitor
What's the point of an OLED if you have raised black levels? Glossy = best display
Bro 💀💀💀
Bit of hyperbole. By this dude's logic, pretty much every monitor ever released before this round of glossy OLEDs look like blurry trash because they all use matte coatings. Let's get serious.
LG apparently likes shooting themselves in the foot because I would go out day one and get a glossy LG oled no questions asked.