Why does the 0-26 transition have the highest CD (over double the 0-51 transition) while having one of the faster response times at 0.31 ms vs 0.4 for 0-51, both of them having 0 overshoot? Does it take much longer to cover the full transition or is there some other reason?
me watching this video on my Galaxy S24 Ultra, in my apartment with barely any lights: no problem, would work fine on my LG UltraGear 27" 1440P 240Hz OLED monitor too, even my Philips 65" 4K 120Hz OLED Gaming TV would make the video light up very well in my dark apartment
Just use the Windows setting that turns off your monitors if you aren't using your PC. ASUS had a good idea, but this feature already exists in another form. I suppose the monitor could be cheaper without that sensor. Settings -> System -> Power&Sleep -> Screen: When plugged in, turn off after (minutes/hours).
@@lukas0999 It can be useful in niche cases still. Example: Walking away while streaming Twitch, forgetting to come back or otherwise becoming busy, and a streamer leaves their own "BRB" static screen up.
@@lukas0999 One thing that really sucks with the Windows feature is that it also affects some games. Playing metaphor refantazio, during cutscenes i have to move the mouse every 5 or so minutes or the monitor turns off, also had it on 1 min before but that was downright annoying.
im happy for you guys. but i personally dont get why anyone would want 4k 27". the biggest advantage for me was 32" size, the resolution of 4k is not even as impactful as the sheer immersion i get from 32"
thats the thing, my desk is tiny. i know its all subjective so i wont argue 'my way is the best', but like i said - for me personally, the biggest upgrade was the size. being able to fill up your peripheral vision immerses you so much. and yeah i play competitive FPS games mostly, so its not like its just for single player games. maybe if youre winning money in tournaments you could argue the smaller is better competitively, but if youre not even playing for money then 32" is so much better its a no brainer.
A lot of reviews out on this monitor and Tim, your reviews are by far the clearest, most well-structured and informative out there. Thanks for the effort you put in B
I'm getting older and don't like to sit at a desk anymore. I just bought a LG C4 65 inch TV for gaming, it's incredible. If I still sat at a desk I would definitely buy this monitor.
Very nice monitor! Hoping to see some more good non-OLED HDR options hitting the market soon for us people that mostly do productivity tasks with gaming and media consumption on the side.
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Mini LED is looking great, the Odyssey G8 looks like a fab bit of kit and I can personally confirm the AOC Q27G3XMN performs really well on a budget. MicroLED is the tech I'm most interested in at the moment, as its only drawback at the moment seems to just be that... it's difficult to make. Which will likely be overcome as production expands
@@Z0MBUSTER Asus doesn't even make tech themselves, they resell products just like all these brands do. I think you mean Samsung as they make the display. But yeah their RMA program can be rather poor. Though as long as you registered your product they'll usually take care of it no problem. It's an extra step, but it's in their policy to do it.
Good news, because I think a lot of people use their monitors both for gaming and work, and so far options weren't great for switching OLED, especially at smaller sizes and for working with text
My 32 UCDM has the same proximity sensor, but without the same distance calibration. It is super useful. Hopefully they can update to include this distance feature unless this panel uses a newer sensor. Sometimes if my chair is sitting too close the monitor wont turn off, and conversely if I get too comfy and lean back too far it will turn off while I am playing/watching.
Windows has a feature that turns your monitors off when you arent using you PC. I think that can help in the situation when you get too comfy while you are wathcing a video. Settings -> System -> Power&Sleep -> Screen: When plugged in, turn off after (minutes/hours).
I wanted this LAST year because I always thought 27'' was the perfect size, but decided to bite the bullet and get a one of those 32'' OLEDS anyway, but now that I've have had 32'' for the past 11 months... I honestly don't think I could go back to 27''... 32'' is the new 27''
I always hear people say that you should get 1440p for 27 inch and 4K for 32 inch. As a PPI addict, I respectfully disagree. 4K 27 inch is gold! Now to wait until 5K becomes mainstream.
When people say get 1440p for 27 inch and 4k for 32 inch they’re talking about minimums, as much as I like having a high ppi, 1440p is good enough at 27 inches for the majority of people
People just like to say things without knowing what they are talking about. The story with sharpness is similar to motion, in that you need a PPI in the thousands to reach the max possible image quality. There is old Japanese research showing that at those PPIs things start to look more like a real object rather than a screen. The only thing that can be said is the PPI is a useless statistic, and we should start looking at sharpness as pixels per degree (PPD) instead, which is something we already do with VR displays where this is most important. And before people start, the lenses in your eyes are absolute trash, most detail you see is filled in with the mind. When you are near-sighted, your vision has just shifted so much that your mind is unable to fill in the details. We don't see pixels, we see light reflected off of other particles and our brain interprets that as vision. As such, there is no such thing as "retina sharpness", and we haven't even began to comprehend what a real end game display looks like. Same goes with brightness. God, I would kill for a 32" 6k, or even better 42" 8k, high refresh OLED. I guess we will see those with the next revision of Displayport.
Im sure you think it looks a lot different but its either in your head or the 4K one is just a better monitor than the 1440p 27 inch you compared it too. The optimal res for 27 inch is definitely 1440p and 4K optimal res is 32 inches and up. But if you think you actually can see the difference from where youre sitting and the screen size go off king
@@Angel7blackI sit 1m away from my 4k 28" odyssey and the difference between 4k and 1440p is night and day. I dont know what youre smoking but i want some.
I cannot wait! Going to be a big PC upgrade year for me with AMD's X3D improvements, next gen graphics cards, and FINALLY a 27" 4K OLED. I tried ASUS's 27" 1440P WOLED in 2023 but returned it because I couldn't get over how bad the desktop experience was outside of gaming/videos. It sounds like the text sharpness and color accuracy issues are finally to the point where I'm excited to give OLED another shot. I love the proximity sensor on this particular model too, and UHBR20 gives me some future-proofing confidence even though it's not useful quite yet.
With this high resolution at reliatively small size it would be nice to check how is scaling from lower resolutions looks like. For example I would like to have perfectly sharp text but also play games at 1440p. Does it make sense? How does it look?
Most people just use DLSS/FSR now instead of just straight up lowering the render resolution...I don't have an OLED, but I have a 27" 4k Mini-LED 160hz monitor and I can notice a huge difference if I just lower the in game resolution to 1440p or 1080p...It looks terrible compared to native 4k or using DLSS/FSR...Even using DLSS performance mode which renders at 1080p looks much better than than just lowering in-game resolution...
Just get a 1440p panel if you want to run at 1440p... Some games like shooters nowadays benefit from high resolution a lot because you can see at a distance far better without using zoom (optics), going back to 1440p rendering in this case is straight up bad.
@@gamingmarcus I have, it was terrible. Tried hooking up a work laptop to my 165Hz 1440P display during COVID to get a larger screen. It immediately took off with its jet engine & struggled to get 40 frames to the display at 1440P... So I tried 1080P instead & it was absolutely awful😅 I just gave up & kept working on the miniscule laptop display in the end...
Anyone that says PPI doesn't matter are either blind or desperate to justify a bad purchase. I have a first-gen 27" 1440p OLED from a couple years ago- content is stunning and it's serviceable for daily use, but text fringing is evident at any reasonable viewing distance and it's made 10x worse if you're using it side-by-side with an LCD. From what you say RE: fringing, this will be my next monitor purchase finally.
But a 32" and a 27" monitor of the same resolution look identical if you just push the 32" monitor back a bit , so that it fills the same field of view. Unless you had bad eyes and your sight is worse a few inches back, I suppose, lol.
@@theSato at the same distance the 27" will look sharper. I have a 24" 1440p and it does look abit better than my old 27" one at the same distance. And tbh 27" for most people on PC is the sweet spot for size, not everyone wants a 32" display or has a deep enough desk for one.
@@chy.0190 You missed the point he was making. PPI doesn't matter, it's how many degrees of view the display takes up. A 32" display pushed a couple inches back is identical to a 27" a couple inches forwards. At the same viewing distance the 27" is sharper, but it's also smaller taking up less of your vision. The end result is there's really no difference since you can move the displays just enough or push your seat back to get the same experience. It's not like with TVs where you're not going to push your couch closer to the TV a few feet or if you want a bigger display to be sharper you only have so much space to push your couch back.
Yeah you can actually put it on a normal size desk without having to turn your head way off to see the edges of the screen. I don't care about the immersion I care about seeing more detail at distance and having a sharper image with less aliasing.
I find it funny people have tiny desks but high spec PC and peripherals. Now I prefer smaller due to playing fps but I have a normal depth desk (9dm) so can push 32" further easily
@@StaySic4Everwhat is the correlation? Whats so funny about that? There’s nothing abnormal of having a tiny desk and high spec monitor. As long as the desk can support it.
@@junyaiwase wdym, it's definitely ridiculous when I hear people have high end gear and sit on beer case and monitor on ironing board when you can get a proper desk easily. It's a dumb statement from people as if it's something you can't change like a wall or something. Doubt most have their PC at some tiny room.
so it's basically the same as the 32" version, just in a smaller body and a few oled acere options? That's actually great! I love my PG32UCDM, had a 27" monitor before, but I don't think I'd like to go to 27" again. 32" is good for me now.
With Display Port 2.1 UHBR 20 we can get 5K (5120x2880) at 180hz, 4K ultrawide (5120x2160) at 240hz and 1440p (2560x1440) at INSANE 720hz all at 10 bit HDR. Imagine. Imagine 5K 37-42inch (ppi same as 27 or 32 inch 4K) Tripple mode OLED that could switch between 5K at 180hz, 4K ultrawide at 240hz and 1440p at 720hz. The monitor endgame is getting closer.
You should also consider making a video comparing the monitor firmware of each brand, like a checklist for firmware. Since for example some brands lock monitor settings in srgb mode, while others leave all options available. Or Acer monitors for example doesn't switch to HDR automatically when there is a HDR signal. Things like that can be a dealbreaker and it would be nice to know what brand has the best firmware. Because these OLEDS don't really differ too much from each other in terms of specs and performance, but there can be tremendous differences in firmware.
ASUS did a good job with this monitor if the calibration is actually consistent across all the units. I hope we see improvements with HDR in the future especially for the 1000 mode as everything else is already incredibly good on these oled displays.
Still the same brightness flaws, he even showed it in the video. Can't really be fixed as Samsung is the one limiting brightness intentionally. It's likely specifically done for incremental improvements over time. It's the same thing as the car industry, if we make the perfect product now, how can we get people to buy next years model instead of older last year models? The answer is obvious, actively gimp the current model to make slow improvements over time. There's only two brands making OLED displays so they can both get away with it.
Hopefully a 1440p/5K dual mode 27” display is coming. I don’t wanto to compromise on refresh rate and native res while playing competitive titles, but I crave that 5k crispness on less demanding/non competitive titles.
I don't know why ASUS refuses to make their flagship monitors look like they're made for adults. How many kids that might like the gamery look do they think are going to be buying a monitor this expensive? I liked the plain look of the 1440p XG27AQDMG from last year much better than this.
100% I pay extra to make sure my PC builds do not include any RGB or gamery crap, Mouse and keyboard are set to the minimum to not be strobe lights at a nightclub but the monitors still look like cheap gamery crap and at the price, it shouldn't.
@@ablet85 On top of it all, it's not even a new ugly gamery design. It's just the same one they've been using for 4 or 5 years now lol. Do better ASUS.
Just spray paint the damned thing black and turn off/cut the LEDs. You people who bitch and moan about LEDs or "gaming looks" are more annoying than any LED could ever be, just as bad as the anti AI crowd.
Not to mention the horrendous front design. They always have to put dumb crap like separated bottom frame or uneven bezels. Like damn, why is it so hard to make it look good...
I'm looking forward to these monitors coming out, 27" seems like the perfect size next to my other 27" 1440p IPS panel. My biggest issue is that DisplayPort 2.1 restricts you to having VERY shot cables, I'm actually tempted to skip the Nvidia 50 series because of this. I think by the time the 60 series is out, Display port 2.1 cables will be longer and cheaper, making high resolution and refresh rates without DSC accessible for everyone.
theyve already announced it a year ago, even if they show it in ces it doesnt mean its gonna be for sale any time soon. and since its not compatible with oled it will be like one of those 1000usd benq monitors, perfect for a pro gamer, but oled being better for everyone else.
@ im not a pro Player But a really good one in many titles but I had an 240 oled and the sample and hold is terrible for smooth action… and i returned the oled … but yes for movies i love my oled tv and my smartphone with the oled screen …. But fast and smooth action for gaming its really not as good as all reviewer say. And yes im waiting since last ces and I hope there will be new information about it because the motion should be on another level then any oled…
I have gone through 5 different models of OLED monitors and every single one had terrible VRR flicker...I love the way OLEDs look, but I guess i'm super sensitive to VRR flicker because drove me insane! I ended up buying a 27" 4k Mini-LED 160hz monitor and I couldn't be happier! It has 1152 dimming zones, so the blooming is barely noticeable with that many zones at 27"...It only has 2 downsides, it has reverse blooming on solid grey backgrounds, and it has a weird bloom effect if you view it at a wide angle...Neither of those bother me though, the reverse blooming only really happens when doing desktop stuff with local dimming on and I sit directly infront of my monitor...I may wait for the true next generation of OLEDs and give them another try though...The very first OLED I tried was a 1440p 360hz and that motion clarity is just amazing when playing any 1st person game!
One other thing you might not have noticed is that miniLED displays tend to also crush small points of light in motion. Look at stars in any game and move the camera, even at slower motion you'll noticed the stars disappear. Stars in general tend to look poor on miniLED due to the bleed. I say stars and points of light are really where miniLED suffers.
@@Skylancer727 And realistically how many times have you encountered stars in a game, and have looked at them for more than 2 seconds? This is extremely rare case.
I hope one day all monitors will come with an implementation for controlling the onscreen monitor adjustment window via keyboard, instead of having to reach for buttons on the back of the monitor, putting us in an uncomfortable position. Maybe by the end of the 21st century... who knows.
one of the key features is the aspect control for running games at 1080/1440 with smaller display sizes. would love to see these features explained in depth from you for monitors over 24" as they can have some pros/cons and need to be tested. thanks!
They arent going to cater to poor people stuck in the past who dont have enough room in their goy shacks and capsule apartments. Youd be better off trying to build yourself a 24 inch OLED than waiting for them to do it...
GREAT JOB AS ALWAYS, LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! I really appreciate the detail you go into, and you've responded when I've asked questions a few times on here. I've been waiting for years for them to finally make this monitor! I'm curious if you had a guess as to when we can buy this, and just your guess as to when we'll get at least 1-2 more to look at? It seems like most people are saying Q1 2025, or just 2025, but I know you're closer to this than most. It's going to be hard for me to wait, but of course I want to make sure I get the best one. It seems like when you compared the 32 inch versions, the MSI/ROG seemed to be near the top, so I'm curious if that will happen again. Just curious what you would do if you were in my shoes, I've already saved up and have the money for it, so that part isn't an issue. Thank you!!
I was just thinking to myself that OLED displays could have some sort of eye/face/proximity sensor to prevent burn it and here we are. Hope we see this feature in all new OLED displays.
Not if it's off by default. If you need to go into the settings to activate this feature, you could just activate a similar setting in Windows where, when you don't use your PC, the monitors will get turned off. Settings -> System -> Power&Sleep -> Screen: When plugged in, turn off after (minutes/hours).
I am glad we are seeing more and more of new combinations of formats, resolutions, panels and refresh rates in monitors, because that means the Holy Grail of 5120x2160 39" 240 HZ OLED is closer and closer every month.
Hi and thanks for your awesome quality videos! They helped me get over my OLED burn in fear and I decided to spend a lot of money on the monitor (+50%custom tax - that hurt!). I "bought" a PG32UCDM from Amazon on Black Friday, but due to high demand and international shipping (was free!), it hasn't yet been shipped and it will arrive around the 21 of this month. My take from your video is that I shouldn't worry about this new monitor to "outshine/outperform" the one I will get, is that right?
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*Is this actually a 4th generation panel because the performance is the same as last year? Is it just the 3rd generation panel but at a different size and resolutions?*
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I agree with that stance. After waiting a few years and watching for discounts/sales I ended up getting an Aorus FO48U for $700, 120hz is enough for me.
Just sent back a recent oled purchase as soon as I heard about this drop. Will be patiently waiting for this to hit shelves, the only foreseeable upgrade for me at this point is going to be brightness and RGB OLED.
I have had several OLED TV's but chose a VA panel for my monitor as I've found that I value HDR brightness more than black accuracy. I don't know if OLED will ever be the right choice for me given the burn in when doing work and limitations to lifespan vs brightness.
Could you please make a review on the AOC AG276QZD2. It's a new revision of the AG276QZD and it is super cheap. Would be interested in how it performs.
If you had an fpga driving this thing it could easily deliver 960 HZ, and the panel can absolutely support it. Its worst response time was 0.48 ms. If this had rolling scan BFI implementation you would be nearly at CRT motion handling. Engineered obsolescence is the only reason we do not have this at this moment. If this was a Tandem OLED capable panel it could do 1000 nits full screen. If anybody wants to be able to use this with HDR at its maximum refresh rate, get the program lossless scaling off of steam for 7 Bucks. Absolutely worth it. It has 4X frame interpolation to take 60 up to 240 FPS.
How do you expect to carry 4k 960Hz amount of data from your gpu? Youd need to use all 4 display cables maybe 1 for each quadrant of the monitor or something?
@@ThunderingRoarif a monitor displayed at 960hz that doesn't mean it needs a frame rate of 3000fps or whatever, it would just display whatever it received from the graphics card more smoothly. I doubt many humans could tell the difference above 400,I'm not sure I notice any difference above 120
I have the Alienware 32" QDOLED and its flipping AMAZING! No text fringing at all and 240hz screen.....I came from big TVs and was kind of let down I had to go so small from what I was used to but I couldn't have made a better decision ever. $1200 was steep though but well worth it. I have a 4090 so it was only the right thing to do going 4k.
Agreed, I'm currently using the Alienware AW3423DWF and I love the ultrawide format, but I wouldn't want a monitor that's even larger than that. If there was a new OLED monitor with the same size and form factor with 5160 x 2160 I would be *very* interested in upgrading.
nice of you to mention the sensor, it is a better screensaver... a screensaver 2.0 if you will so. It also doesn't eat CPU resources like the windows screensaver. The windows screensaver is also a bit unreliable at times. but on my 32ucdm the sensor does not work properly when i angle the monitor more then 10-15degrees, it seems to point upward to much then.. I also feel like on my 32ucdm that the gaming HDR profile is way better for gaming then console, cinema is also better for movies... i don't know what it is but i think the color are just more immersive for the mode (i hope this make sense but you should definitely try them out).
I'm struggling to decide between UHD 240Hz and QHD 480Hz. I do play a decent amount of competitive fps games, but I love to play immersive single player games too. CPU: 9800X3D GPU: 7900XTX (but probably will upgrade to 5080)
I'd go 1440p 480hz personally but it's a tough call. Also FYI both these "27 inch" oled monitors are actually 1cm smaller than normal at 26.5 inch making their ppi 166 & 111 rather than 163 & 109. It's small ofc but imo yet another slight push towards the 1440p one as it's slightly more pixel sense than normal 1440p 27 inch monitors
What is the difference between this monitor and MPG 272URX QD-OLED? They are both out now, but a side by side comparison on the site is not yet there. Love the content , kind regards.
I‘ll buy the UCDP version when released and graphics cards with DP 2.1 are available. I tried different versions of High Res OLEDs with DP 1.4 or HDMI 2.1 but the DSC Black Screen while tabing out of games was terrible. I don‘t unterstand why nobody talks about this.
So with OLED's being pumped out and improving, are other panels sort of dead? Will there still be improvements among IPS? I want an OLED but I personally don't want to worry about burn in and having to replace it in a couple of years. I'd love to get a really solid IPS panel but in Canada they're still quite expensive for a good 27-32 inch 4K panel
Your essentials checklist @ 23:56 indicates VESA mount support but your shots of the back early on (e.g. 1:45) seems to indicate otherwise. There's just the circular swivel mount.
I would trade my 32" 4K OLED for this. The sub pixel layout isn't ideal but good enough. Never buy a 1440p OLED with this sub pixel layout. Worst purchase ever. I literally had to run DSR at 5120x2160 to make it look decent.
You should change the gamma target of your SDR sRGB mode. Using a power law gamma for monitor perfect black is the way as well as using the BT1886 target for LCD monitors is also the way. The gamma BT1886 adapt to all black levels and do some maths to make a specific target curve for the monitor you're reviewing.
Hopefully the proximity sensor works better than the one on the PG32UCDP, which is very unreliable and constantly fails to recognise that I'm sitting right in front of the monitor and turns off the screen. It's a very good feature in principal but in practice it's just not working properly on my PG32UCDP on firmware MCM103. Asus could do with fixing the wake up from sleep time from the monitor, which can take an inorderly long time and sometimes just doesn't work at all.
As a controller player mainly even on PC, I find my 32inch 1440p great because I sit further back from the screen, I couldn't use a 27 inch I don't think, it would feel too small.
I love the extra clarity of 4k over 1440p, but having used 1440p 360hz for over 2 years now, I just can't go back to 240hz, it feels so bad for fast moving games. I can't find any mention of upcoming 4k 360hz monitors, are they really going to be stuck at 240hz throughout 2025?
@@DrakonR I can already run Rocket League at 4k 240hz if I want, by turning DSC off on my current monitor, which lets me use DSR 4k, but limits me to 240hz rather than 360hz. The lower refresh rate is immediately completely obvious to me, it just looks horrible after 2 years of playing at 360hz.
@@breeminator in no reality would you notice the difference on a blind test between 240 and 360hz. What you're performing is mental gymnastics in order to justify the higher refresh rate.
@@DrakonR I've seen some people say that they can't even see the difference between 60hz and anything higher, so maybe you're just unable to differentiate higher refresh rates. For me, even 360hz looks like garbage compared to the real world, and 240hz is even worse. Many people can see differences even up to 1000hz.
@@breeminator they're dumb too. The metrics don't lie and it's an exaggeration to state otherwise about the difference between 240 and 360. You bought into marketing. You're not alone, congratulations.
about the only thing that is of note here is that the increased density mitigates any text issues - as noted in the conclusion all the same weaknesses are still there aside from this. so... what resolution does one need in a 34" wide format to mitigate the text issues then?
please, make a good video about windows HDR and how to set it up properly, maybe going through a lot of the pitfalls other users go through. its was a nightmare for me settings windows HDR up correctly.
Good lucl to anyone trying to run singleplayer games at a minimum of 120fps in 4K native. Also are there open vents at the top? Compqnies need to stop doing that on purpose to collect dust on the inside which shortens the display lifespan. Its done by design and its reallt annoying remembering to cover the display after every use. The best desk is one with a top shelf above the display which helps prevent most of the dust build up.
@@Omnitrio1 it should depend on the games. Benchmark videos show that max settings on 4K even the 4090 doesnt get up to 100fps in new games, so most likely it wont be enough if the game devs didnt optimize it. That's why i said "good luck"
@monitorsunboxed Did they FINALLY fix the stupid broken Sniper Mode (crosshair with zoom) that could not be adjusted position wise on the screen despite the normal crosshair not having that problem in the same model? Also there was a profiles bug that would not apply all the settings changes when you switch between profiles unless you completely power down and restart the monitor. Is that fixed? My PG27AQDM never did get any of those problems fixed despite many firmware updates and many MANY times I emailed them about those issues....
A couple of the shots in this video are very dark, that was an encoding error we couldn't solve in time for publishing. Sorry!
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
When perfect text on 1440p oled monitors? WE ARE WAITING!
Why does the 0-26 transition have the highest CD (over double the 0-51 transition) while having one of the faster response times at 0.31 ms vs 0.4 for 0-51, both of them having 0 overshoot? Does it take much longer to cover the full transition or is there some other reason?
me watching this video on my Galaxy S24 Ultra, in my apartment with barely any lights: no problem, would work fine on my LG UltraGear 27" 1440P 240Hz OLED monitor too, even my Philips 65" 4K 120Hz OLED Gaming TV would make the video light up very well in my dark apartment
why did they artificially limited it to 240hz instead of full 480hz?
That auto-switch feature is something that every monitor should support! If not for OLED burn-in prevention, but for energy saving too.
Just use the Windows setting that turns off your monitors if you aren't using your PC. ASUS had a good idea, but this feature already exists in another form. I suppose the monitor could be cheaper without that sensor. Settings -> System -> Power&Sleep -> Screen: When plugged in, turn off after (minutes/hours).
@@lukas0999 It can be useful in niche cases still. Example: Walking away while streaming Twitch, forgetting to come back or otherwise becoming busy, and a streamer leaves their own "BRB" static screen up.
@@lukas0999 One thing that really sucks with the Windows feature is that it also affects some games. Playing metaphor refantazio, during cutscenes i have to move the mouse every 5 or so minutes or the monitor turns off, also had it on 1 min before but that was downright annoying.
Finally 27" 4k for that sweet sweet PPI. Going to wait for other manufacturers models and get one 100%
Agreed. Been waiting a few years now for these, but screw ASUS. Hoping Gigabyte makes a good one.
im happy for you guys. but i personally dont get why anyone would want 4k 27". the biggest advantage for me was 32" size, the resolution of 4k is not even as impactful as the sheer immersion i get from 32"
@@GFClocked Not everyone has a massive desk
PPI is entirely relative to viewing distance. 27" is a joke for 4K tbh
thats the thing, my desk is tiny. i know its all subjective so i wont argue 'my way is the best', but like i said - for me personally, the biggest upgrade was the size. being able to fill up your peripheral vision immerses you so much. and yeah i play competitive FPS games mostly, so its not like its just for single player games. maybe if youre winning money in tournaments you could argue the smaller is better competitively, but if youre not even playing for money then 32" is so much better its a no brainer.
We've been waiting for so long for such a monitor! Absolute sweet spot for image clarity without making text and icons too small!
This seems fun, can run native on games that aren't too hard to run but running an upscaler should still look better due to the ppi increase.
A lot of reviews out on this monitor and Tim, your reviews are by far the clearest, most well-structured and informative out there. Thanks for the effort you put in
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I'm getting older and don't like to sit at a desk anymore. I just bought a LG C4 65 inch TV for gaming, it's incredible. If I still sat at a desk I would definitely buy this monitor.
Yeah I'm with you. I'm sick of small monitors.
But big tv will get you neck pain and back pain.
I'm stunned you already have a review of this. Awesome!
Very nice monitor! Hoping to see some more good non-OLED HDR options hitting the market soon for us people that mostly do productivity tasks with gaming and media consumption on the side.
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Also their RMA is the worst on the planet, but hey you do you...
Mini LED is looking great, the Odyssey G8 looks like a fab bit of kit and I can personally confirm the AOC Q27G3XMN performs really well on a budget. MicroLED is the tech I'm most interested in at the moment, as its only drawback at the moment seems to just be that... it's difficult to make. Which will likely be overcome as production expands
@@TAP7ahate to break it to you, but microled may never be viable. Especially when miniLED is making leaps and bounds (at least in the TV market.)
@@Z0MBUSTER The monitor i'm using right now is an Asus PG279 from 2014 I think I got it? So over 10 years old, and it's still going strong.
@@Z0MBUSTER Asus doesn't even make tech themselves, they resell products just like all these brands do. I think you mean Samsung as they make the display.
But yeah their RMA program can be rather poor. Though as long as you registered your product they'll usually take care of it no problem. It's an extra step, but it's in their policy to do it.
Good news, because I think a lot of people use their monitors both for gaming and work, and so far options weren't great for switching OLED, especially at smaller sizes and for working with text
My 32 UCDM has the same proximity sensor, but without the same distance calibration. It is super useful. Hopefully they can update to include this distance feature unless this panel uses a newer sensor. Sometimes if my chair is sitting too close the monitor wont turn off, and conversely if I get too comfy and lean back too far it will turn off while I am playing/watching.
Windows has a feature that turns your monitors off when you arent using you PC. I think that can help in the situation when you get too comfy while you are wathcing a video. Settings -> System -> Power&Sleep -> Screen: When plugged in, turn off after (minutes/hours).
My 120hz 4k 28" has served me well but its not OLED, been waiting for these for a while and with double the refresh, me likey
I wanted this LAST year because I always thought 27'' was the perfect size, but decided to bite the bullet and get a one of those 32'' OLEDS anyway, but now that I've have had 32'' for the past 11 months... I honestly don't think I could go back to 27''... 32'' is the new 27''
I always hear people say that you should get 1440p for 27 inch and 4K for 32 inch. As a PPI addict, I respectfully disagree. 4K 27 inch is gold! Now to wait until 5K becomes mainstream.
When people say get 1440p for 27 inch and 4k for 32 inch they’re talking about minimums, as much as I like having a high ppi, 1440p is good enough at 27 inches for the majority of people
People just like to say things without knowing what they are talking about. The story with sharpness is similar to motion, in that you need a PPI in the thousands to reach the max possible image quality. There is old Japanese research showing that at those PPIs things start to look more like a real object rather than a screen. The only thing that can be said is the PPI is a useless statistic, and we should start looking at sharpness as pixels per degree (PPD) instead, which is something we already do with VR displays where this is most important.
And before people start, the lenses in your eyes are absolute trash, most detail you see is filled in with the mind. When you are near-sighted, your vision has just shifted so much that your mind is unable to fill in the details. We don't see pixels, we see light reflected off of other particles and our brain interprets that as vision. As such, there is no such thing as "retina sharpness", and we haven't even began to comprehend what a real end game display looks like. Same goes with brightness.
God, I would kill for a 32" 6k, or even better 42" 8k, high refresh OLED. I guess we will see those with the next revision of Displayport.
Im sure you think it looks a lot different but its either in your head or the 4K one is just a better monitor than the 1440p 27 inch you compared it too. The optimal res for 27 inch is definitely 1440p and 4K optimal res is 32 inches and up. But if you think you actually can see the difference from where youre sitting and the screen size go off king
@@Angel7blackI sit 1m away from my 4k 28" odyssey and the difference between 4k and 1440p is night and day.
I dont know what youre smoking but i want some.
How about using the panel but cutting out a 5K screen.
Then add Dual mode. 👍🏻
0:50 thanks for this important part of information, because other reviewers just say it’s GEN4 so people assume there’s something fundamentally better
I cannot wait! Going to be a big PC upgrade year for me with AMD's X3D improvements, next gen graphics cards, and FINALLY a 27" 4K OLED. I tried ASUS's 27" 1440P WOLED in 2023 but returned it because I couldn't get over how bad the desktop experience was outside of gaming/videos. It sounds like the text sharpness and color accuracy issues are finally to the point where I'm excited to give OLED another shot.
I love the proximity sensor on this particular model too, and UHBR20 gives me some future-proofing confidence even though it's not useful quite yet.
You’re in for a treat let me tell you.
2025 is the year for the 27" OLEDs. 2024 was the 32". Whoever delivers the cleanest bezel will get my money x3
@@losbones 32" 6k 240Hz oled 👌
I will say the same for 24 inch 1440p
Still waiting for 24" 1440p and 24" 4K 💀
@@andrefagundes6271a man of culture
@@Rakanay_Official who buys a 24inch 4k monitor?
With this high resolution at reliatively small size it would be nice to check how is scaling from lower resolutions looks like. For example I would like to have perfectly sharp text but also play games at 1440p. Does it make sense? How does it look?
Most people just use DLSS/FSR now instead of just straight up lowering the render resolution...I don't have an OLED, but I have a 27" 4k Mini-LED 160hz monitor and I can notice a huge difference if I just lower the in game resolution to 1440p or 1080p...It looks terrible compared to native 4k or using DLSS/FSR...Even using DLSS performance mode which renders at 1080p looks much better than than just lowering in-game resolution...
Use DLSS/FSR/XESS/TSR or games render scale option instead of lowering your resolution to 1440p.
Just get a 1440p panel if you want to run at 1440p... Some games like shooters nowadays benefit from high resolution a lot because you can see at a distance far better without using zoom (optics), going back to 1440p rendering in this case is straight up bad.
Since 1440p is not an integer multiple of 4k it will look blurry if you try to scale it down. Have you ever seen 1080p on a 1440p monitor?
@@gamingmarcus I have, it was terrible.
Tried hooking up a work laptop to my 165Hz 1440P display during COVID to get a larger screen. It immediately took off with its jet engine & struggled to get 40 frames to the display at 1440P...
So I tried 1080P instead & it was absolutely awful😅
I just gave up & kept working on the miniscule laptop display in the end...
Anyone that says PPI doesn't matter are either blind or desperate to justify a bad purchase. I have a first-gen 27" 1440p OLED from a couple years ago- content is stunning and it's serviceable for daily use, but text fringing is evident at any reasonable viewing distance and it's made 10x worse if you're using it side-by-side with an LCD. From what you say RE: fringing, this will be my next monitor purchase finally.
PPI is only good for text
For that I have a 16inch 3k oled Which has an even higher ppi than this
But a 32" and a 27" monitor of the same resolution look identical if you just push the 32" monitor back a bit , so that it fills the same field of view.
Unless you had bad eyes and your sight is worse a few inches back, I suppose, lol.
@@theSato at the same distance the 27" will look sharper. I have a 24" 1440p and it does look abit better than my old 27" one at the same distance.
And tbh 27" for most people on PC is the sweet spot for size, not everyone wants a 32" display or has a deep enough desk for one.
@@theSatothat's not how that works. Gawd, there's some serious Reddit tards online lately.
@@chy.0190 You missed the point he was making. PPI doesn't matter, it's how many degrees of view the display takes up. A 32" display pushed a couple inches back is identical to a 27" a couple inches forwards. At the same viewing distance the 27" is sharper, but it's also smaller taking up less of your vision. The end result is there's really no difference since you can move the displays just enough or push your seat back to get the same experience.
It's not like with TVs where you're not going to push your couch closer to the TV a few feet or if you want a bigger display to be sharper you only have so much space to push your couch back.
27inch is a much more reasonable size than 32. Definitely will be looking out for more of these.
Yeah you can actually put it on a normal size desk without having to turn your head way off to see the edges of the screen. I don't care about the immersion I care about seeing more detail at distance and having a sharper image with less aliasing.
I find it funny people have tiny desks but high spec PC and peripherals. Now I prefer smaller due to playing fps but I have a normal depth desk (9dm) so can push 32" further easily
@@StaySic4Everwhat is the correlation? Whats so funny about that? There’s nothing abnormal of having a tiny desk and high spec monitor. As long as the desk can support it.
@@junyaiwase wdym, it's definitely ridiculous when I hear people have high end gear and sit on beer case and monitor on ironing board when you can get a proper desk easily. It's a dumb statement from people as if it's something you can't change like a wall or something. Doubt most have their PC at some tiny room.
@@StaySic4Ever the thing about monitors is its a monitor. If you want huge use a tv lol
so it's basically the same as the 32" version, just in a smaller body and a few oled acere options? That's actually great! I love my PG32UCDM, had a 27" monitor before, but I don't think I'd like to go to 27" again. 32" is good for me now.
32 is too big without delivering extra features. Lg few days ago presented 5k2k 21:9 oled with flat/curved option. Hope samsung will offer it too
Still waiting for 23.8" 1440p 600hz OLED monitors, truly endgame if used with DLDSR
Great review as always, Tim.
With Display Port 2.1 UHBR 20 we can get 5K (5120x2880) at 180hz, 4K ultrawide (5120x2160) at 240hz and 1440p (2560x1440) at INSANE 720hz all at 10 bit HDR. Imagine.
Imagine 5K 37-42inch (ppi same as 27 or 32 inch 4K) Tripple mode OLED that could switch between 5K at 180hz, 4K ultrawide at 240hz and 1440p at 720hz.
The monitor endgame is getting closer.
Imagine.. Imagine the GPU you'd need to run any game on it!
600Hz is the sweet spot. Divisible by all standard frame rates
@@ablet85 I want to play Half Life 2 with 4x DSR/VSR on that monitor so badly. Therefore i am not worried about performance
@ Dependant on whether those are implemented properly… Most of the time they aren’t. Only 1440p and 720p are properly divisible for 2880p scaling
I played hunt showdown just under 8k on the lg c2 with 4090 upacaling dssr factors and it looked insanely good at a steady 60fps. @@ablet85
You should also consider making a video comparing the monitor firmware of each brand, like a checklist for firmware. Since for example some brands lock monitor settings in srgb mode, while others leave all options available. Or Acer monitors for example doesn't switch to HDR automatically when there is a HDR signal. Things like that can be a dealbreaker and it would be nice to know what brand has the best firmware. Because these OLEDS don't really differ too much from each other in terms of specs and performance, but there can be tremendous differences in firmware.
ASUS did a good job with this monitor if the calibration is actually consistent across all the units. I hope we see improvements with HDR in the future especially for the 1000 mode as everything else is already incredibly good on these oled displays.
Asus cannot do any better, it's Samsung that intentionally restricts brightness because they're scared of burn-in. This is unacceptable.
My PG32UCDM’s color calibration report is the best I’ve ever seen.
the hdr in this one is probably the best
Still the same brightness flaws, he even showed it in the video. Can't really be fixed as Samsung is the one limiting brightness intentionally. It's likely specifically done for incremental improvements over time.
It's the same thing as the car industry, if we make the perfect product now, how can we get people to buy next years model instead of older last year models? The answer is obvious, actively gimp the current model to make slow improvements over time. There's only two brands making OLED displays so they can both get away with it.
Questionable coating, no dual-mode, lack of BFI yeah idk
Hopefully a 1440p/5K dual mode 27” display is coming. I don’t wanto to compromise on refresh rate and native res while playing competitive titles, but I crave that 5k crispness on less demanding/non competitive titles.
wow that text clarity is now a gamechanger for me must buy
I don't know why ASUS refuses to make their flagship monitors look like they're made for adults. How many kids that might like the gamery look do they think are going to be buying a monitor this expensive? I liked the plain look of the 1440p XG27AQDMG from last year much better than this.
100% I pay extra to make sure my PC builds do not include any RGB or gamery crap, Mouse and keyboard are set to the minimum to not be strobe lights at a nightclub but the monitors still look like cheap gamery crap and at the price, it shouldn't.
@@ablet85 On top of it all, it's not even a new ugly gamery design. It's just the same one they've been using for 4 or 5 years now lol. Do better ASUS.
Just spray paint the damned thing black and turn off/cut the LEDs. You people who bitch and moan about LEDs or "gaming looks" are more annoying than any LED could ever be, just as bad as the anti AI crowd.
Not to mention the horrendous front design. They always have to put dumb crap like separated bottom frame or uneven bezels. Like damn, why is it so hard to make it look good...
First MUB video of 2025! Happy new year!
My dream monitor.
finally something compact.
Would love a review on LG 27GR95UM. It was a bit finicky at launch but i saw some posts showing improvements on newer firmware.
I'm looking forward to these monitors coming out, 27" seems like the perfect size next to my other 27" 1440p IPS panel.
My biggest issue is that DisplayPort 2.1 restricts you to having VERY shot cables, I'm actually tempted to skip the Nvidia 50 series because of this.
I think by the time the 60 series is out, Display port 2.1 cables will be longer and cheaper, making high resolution and refresh rates without DSC accessible for everyone.
Looking for g sync pulsar at ces in one week …. Hope you will get these panels in the near future to test them …
theyve already announced it a year ago, even if they show it in ces it doesnt mean its gonna be for sale any time soon. and since its not compatible with oled it will be like one of those 1000usd benq monitors, perfect for a pro gamer, but oled being better for everyone else.
@ im not a pro Player But a really good one in many titles but I had an 240 oled and the sample and hold is terrible for smooth action… and i returned the oled … but yes for movies i love my oled tv and my smartphone with the oled screen …. But fast and smooth action for gaming its really not as good as all reviewer say. And yes im waiting since last ces and I hope there will be new information about it because the motion should be on another level then any oled…
Been waiting for this but now I am thinking of waiting for Tandem OLED 😄
I have gone through 5 different models of OLED monitors and every single one had terrible VRR flicker...I love the way OLEDs look, but I guess i'm super sensitive to VRR flicker because drove me insane! I ended up buying a 27" 4k Mini-LED 160hz monitor and I couldn't be happier! It has 1152 dimming zones, so the blooming is barely noticeable with that many zones at 27"...It only has 2 downsides, it has reverse blooming on solid grey backgrounds, and it has a weird bloom effect if you view it at a wide angle...Neither of those bother me though, the reverse blooming only really happens when doing desktop stuff with local dimming on and I sit directly infront of my monitor...I may wait for the true next generation of OLEDs and give them another try though...The very first OLED I tried was a 1440p 360hz and that motion clarity is just amazing when playing any 1st person game!
One other thing you might not have noticed is that miniLED displays tend to also crush small points of light in motion. Look at stars in any game and move the camera, even at slower motion you'll noticed the stars disappear. Stars in general tend to look poor on miniLED due to the bleed. I say stars and points of light are really where miniLED suffers.
@@Skylancer727 And realistically how many times have you encountered stars in a game, and have looked at them for more than 2 seconds? This is extremely rare case.
I hope one day all monitors will come with an implementation for controlling the onscreen monitor adjustment window via keyboard, instead of having to reach for buttons on the back of the monitor, putting us in an uncomfortable position. Maybe by the end of the 21st century... who knows.
cant wait for the woled version with dual mode
one of the key features is the aspect control for running games at 1080/1440 with smaller display sizes. would love to see these features explained in depth from you for monitors over 24" as they can have some pros/cons and need to be tested. thanks!
Will these be available within Australia I wonder... I'm prepared for disappointed
Finally been waiting for one of these forever! 100% will get one
Great review, are you aware whether there's going to be a 27" 4K WOLED at CES?
i'd love a 24 inch OLED to come out too, is this in the future?? my desk setup/layout only allows for a 24 inch monitor to fit =[
They arent going to cater to poor people stuck in the past who dont have enough room in their goy shacks and capsule apartments. Youd be better off trying to build yourself a 24 inch OLED than waiting for them to do it...
It would be nice if they made a revision of the PG32UCDM that includes these upgrades
GREAT JOB AS ALWAYS, LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! I really appreciate the detail you go into, and you've responded when I've asked questions a few times on here.
I've been waiting for years for them to finally make this monitor! I'm curious if you had a guess as to when we can buy this, and just your guess as to when we'll get at least 1-2 more to look at? It seems like most people are saying Q1 2025, or just 2025, but I know you're closer to this than most. It's going to be hard for me to wait, but of course I want to make sure I get the best one.
It seems like when you compared the 32 inch versions, the MSI/ROG seemed to be near the top, so I'm curious if that will happen again.
Just curious what you would do if you were in my shoes, I've already saved up and have the money for it, so that part isn't an issue. Thank you!!
I was just thinking to myself that OLED displays could have some sort of eye/face/proximity sensor to prevent burn it and here we are. Hope we see this feature in all new OLED displays.
Not if it's off by default. If you need to go into the settings to activate this feature, you could just activate a similar setting in Windows where, when you don't use your PC, the monitors will get turned off. Settings -> System -> Power&Sleep -> Screen: When plugged in, turn off after (minutes/hours).
I am glad we are seeing more and more of new combinations of formats, resolutions, panels and refresh rates in monitors, because that means the Holy Grail of 5120x2160 39" 240 HZ OLED is closer and closer every month.
Please release reviews of the 1440p 500hz panels, those are the ones I'm interested in
Hi and thanks for your awesome quality videos!
They helped me get over my OLED burn in fear and I decided to spend a lot of money on the monitor (+50%custom tax - that hurt!).
I "bought" a PG32UCDM from Amazon on Black Friday, but due to high demand and international shipping (was free!), it hasn't yet been shipped and it will arrive around the 21 of this month.
My take from your video is that I shouldn't worry about this new monitor to "outshine/outperform" the one I will get, is that right?
Nice review.
WARNING : ASUS HAS THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE OBSOLESCENCE TECH HAS TO OFFER, DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THEM !!
Also their RMA is the worst on the planet, but hey you do you...
*Is this actually a 4th generation panel because the performance is the same as last year? Is it just the 3rd generation panel but at a different size and resolutions?*
Different size and resolution. No upgrades and actually dimmer than older 32” models
FINALLY. Been waiting for this ever since OLEDs started becoming more affordable. If it ends up being $1000, though, I'm going to keep waiting.
WARNING : ASUS HAS THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE OBSOLESCENCE TECH HAS TO OFFER, DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THEM !!
Also their RMA is the worst on the planet, but hey you do you...
then oyu need to spend 2k + on a gpu or more for 5000 series if you expect to get any use out of that 240hz refresh
I agree with that stance. After waiting a few years and watching for discounts/sales I ended up getting an Aorus FO48U for $700, 120hz is enough for me.
no way tho you can get a 32” 4k 240hz for 1k they’ll probably be around 800 like the 360hz 1440p
@@Desalater2just stop. You're misinformed. 4k 240hz is more than viable with the last couple generations of cards.
Just sent back a recent oled purchase as soon as I heard about this drop. Will be patiently waiting for this to hit shelves, the only foreseeable upgrade for me at this point is going to be brightness and RGB OLED.
Might not be until March, I think that's when the 32'' version came out last year.
I have had several OLED TV's but chose a VA panel for my monitor as I've found that I value HDR brightness more than black accuracy. I don't know if OLED will ever be the right choice for me given the burn in when doing work and limitations to lifespan vs brightness.
Could you please make a review on the AOC AG276QZD2. It's a new revision of the AG276QZD and it is super cheap. Would be interested in how it performs.
My IPS screen struggles to render your shirt
Looks perfectly fine on my VA
Stupid comment. I have a oled and my old lg27gl850-b right next to it almost no difference in the video between the two.
Wow do people really not have a sense of humour?
@rodneylake2 hey man!.. you must be new here, first day on the internet? Welcome.. strap in for the ride ;)
@@testtube173 you understand the concept of humour, yes?
If you had an fpga driving this thing it could easily deliver 960 HZ, and the panel can absolutely support it. Its worst response time was 0.48 ms. If this had rolling scan BFI implementation you would be nearly at CRT motion handling.
Engineered obsolescence is the only reason we do not have this at this moment. If this was a Tandem OLED capable panel it could do 1000 nits full screen.
If anybody wants to be able to use this with HDR at its maximum refresh rate, get the program lossless scaling off of steam for 7 Bucks.
Absolutely worth it. It has 4X frame interpolation to take 60 up to 240 FPS.
eh frame gen introduces artifacts that make motion clarity worse and input lag, not sure how it works on oled though
How do you expect to carry 4k 960Hz amount of data from your gpu? Youd need to use all 4 display cables maybe 1 for each quadrant of the monitor or something?
@@ThunderingRoarif a monitor displayed at 960hz that doesn't mean it needs a frame rate of 3000fps or whatever, it would just display whatever it received from the graphics card more smoothly. I doubt many humans could tell the difference above 400,I'm not sure I notice any difference above 120
I have the Alienware 32" QDOLED and its flipping AMAZING! No text fringing at all and 240hz screen.....I came from big TVs and was kind of let down I had to go so small from what I was used to but I couldn't have made a better decision ever. $1200 was steep though but well worth it. I have a 4090 so it was only the right thing to do going 4k.
Ty for making me an incredibly informed consumer. I'll be looking for a new monitor later this year
I can't wait for Ultrawide versions. 5160x2160 would be amazing
Or a 8k 55" OLED TV ?
the non bendable one from lg is $1999 coming in Q1 so by march/april 165hz and can also run 330hz if you drop the resolution down to 2560x1080
Should be one in the next few months, though at 45" it's a bit stupid. 39" and 34" later in the year.
Agreed, I'm currently using the Alienware AW3423DWF and I love the ultrawide format, but I wouldn't want a monitor that's even larger than that. If there was a new OLED monitor with the same size and form factor with 5160 x 2160 I would be *very* interested in upgrading.
And no green tint to some of the text
Then we're talking
In terms of size, resolution and refreshrate, this monitor is a dream. One thing I don't like, which probably will never be fixed, is the Burn-In
I played the waiting game for a new monitor for too long, that’s it in pulling the trigger on this one as soon as it’s available god willing 😮💨
nice of you to mention the sensor, it is a better screensaver... a screensaver 2.0 if you will so. It also doesn't eat CPU resources like the windows screensaver. The windows screensaver is also a bit unreliable at times. but on my 32ucdm the sensor does not work properly when i angle the monitor more then 10-15degrees, it seems to point upward to much then..
I also feel like on my 32ucdm that the gaming HDR profile is way better for gaming then console, cinema is also better for movies... i don't know what it is but i think the color are just more immersive for the mode (i hope this make sense but you should definitely try them out).
I'm struggling to decide between UHD 240Hz and QHD 480Hz.
I do play a decent amount of competitive fps games, but I love to play immersive single player games too.
CPU: 9800X3D
GPU: 7900XTX (but probably will upgrade to 5080)
Me too 😅
I'd go 1440p 480hz personally but it's a tough call. Also FYI both these "27 inch" oled monitors are actually 1cm smaller than normal at 26.5 inch making their ppi 166 & 111 rather than 163 & 109. It's small ofc but imo yet another slight push towards the 1440p one as it's slightly more pixel sense than normal 1440p 27 inch monitors
What is the difference between this monitor and MPG 272URX QD-OLED? They are both out now, but a side by side comparison on the site is not yet there. Love the content , kind regards.
I‘ll buy the UCDP version when released and graphics cards with DP 2.1 are available. I tried different versions of High Res OLEDs with DP 1.4 or HDMI 2.1 but the DSC Black Screen while tabing out of games was terrible. I don‘t unterstand why nobody talks about this.
I would love to personally experience this monitor for gaming just to see how sharp it is.
Thanks for the review! It’s technically 139 PPI vs 166 PPI. Oh, and the 31.5” display has 41% more screen area. 😋
Yes these 27 inch oled monitors are 1cm smaller than lcd 27 inch monitors at 26.5 inch vs the normal 26.9
HDR has been broken in OLED TVs for years and still is an issue I see it’s gonna take a while before it gets fixed with monitors.
Did I miss this part in the video or you didn't say anything about cable? Is it 1m?
Yes.
So with OLED's being pumped out and improving, are other panels sort of dead? Will there still be improvements among IPS? I want an OLED but I personally don't want to worry about burn in and having to replace it in a couple of years. I'd love to get a really solid IPS panel but in Canada they're still quite expensive for a good 27-32 inch 4K panel
That proximity sensor is a great idea for OLED, but I think I would have chosen dimming, not off.
Really keeping my fingers crossed for more dual mode 480hz 32 inch monitors
Hoping the 60hz input lag on this display is not near as high as it was on the 32 inch model as everything else about it seems perfect.
I wish they would sort out the EOTF tracking in HDR modes, it seems to be the final issue with these monitors
Your essentials checklist @ 23:56 indicates VESA mount support but your shots of the back early on (e.g. 1:45) seems to indicate otherwise. There's just the circular swivel mount.
It comes with an adapter for VESA mounting.
My dream monitor finally 🔥🔥❤️❤️
Both gaming & productivity
i was waiting for decades for this finally 😁😁😁
this in WOLED and better brightness and I am sold
Are you planning on doing a review of the lg 27gx790a anytime soon? 🙌🏼
Wish this was 24 or 25 inches so I could double my current PPI.
I'm used to 1440p real estate on 27" models.
I would trade my 32" 4K OLED for this. The sub pixel layout isn't ideal but good enough.
Never buy a 1440p OLED with this sub pixel layout. Worst purchase ever. I literally had to run DSR at 5120x2160 to make it look decent.
You should change the gamma target of your SDR sRGB mode. Using a power law gamma for monitor perfect black is the way as well as using the BT1886 target for LCD monitors is also the way. The gamma BT1886 adapt to all black levels and do some maths to make a specific target curve for the monitor you're reviewing.
Hopefully the proximity sensor works better than the one on the PG32UCDP, which is very unreliable and constantly fails to recognise that I'm sitting right in front of the monitor and turns off the screen. It's a very good feature in principal but in practice it's just not working properly on my PG32UCDP on firmware MCM103.
Asus could do with fixing the wake up from sleep time from the monitor, which can take an inorderly long time and sometimes just doesn't work at all.
Great review. Subscribed and liked. Panel still a bit expensive. Can you review the AOC Agon Pro ag326ud - 4k qd oled in the near future?
Goddamnit right after I bought this 32". Would have preferred this, but wanted 4k over 1440
Please review the Q27G4ZMN if you can get your hands on one. I would also take a Q27G4XM review.
When are you going to review the LG 1440p 480hz monitor?
Unlocked SDR is such a nice feature. Why doesn’t every OLED monitor have this?
PG32UCDM does as well.
As a controller player mainly even on PC, I find my 32inch 1440p great because I sit further back from the screen, I couldn't use a 27 inch I don't think, it would feel too small.
hopefully we see another matte odyssey with this panel
34 inch ultrawide 4K 480hz is what I’m waiting for
I love the extra clarity of 4k over 1440p, but having used 1440p 360hz for over 2 years now, I just can't go back to 240hz, it feels so bad for fast moving games. I can't find any mention of upcoming 4k 360hz monitors, are they really going to be stuck at 240hz throughout 2025?
Lol. What a ridiculous statement.
@@DrakonR I can already run Rocket League at 4k 240hz if I want, by turning DSC off on my current monitor, which lets me use DSR 4k, but limits me to 240hz rather than 360hz. The lower refresh rate is immediately completely obvious to me, it just looks horrible after 2 years of playing at 360hz.
@@breeminator in no reality would you notice the difference on a blind test between 240 and 360hz. What you're performing is mental gymnastics in order to justify the higher refresh rate.
@@DrakonR I've seen some people say that they can't even see the difference between 60hz and anything higher, so maybe you're just unable to differentiate higher refresh rates. For me, even 360hz looks like garbage compared to the real world, and 240hz is even worse. Many people can see differences even up to 1000hz.
@@breeminator they're dumb too. The metrics don't lie and it's an exaggeration to state otherwise about the difference between 240 and 360.
You bought into marketing. You're not alone, congratulations.
about the only thing that is of note here is that the increased density mitigates any text issues - as noted in the conclusion all the same weaknesses are still there aside from this. so... what resolution does one need in a 34" wide format to mitigate the text issues then?
Thank you!! Please review Msi model if any !
please, make a good video about windows HDR and how to set it up properly, maybe going through a lot of the pitfalls other users go through. its was a nightmare for me settings windows HDR up correctly.
Good lucl to anyone trying to run singleplayer games at a minimum of 120fps in 4K native. Also are there open vents at the top? Compqnies need to stop doing that on purpose to collect dust on the inside which shortens the display lifespan. Its done by design and its reallt annoying remembering to cover the display after every use. The best desk is one with a top shelf above the display which helps prevent most of the dust build up.
Picked my 9800x3d last week and I'll be getting the 5090 with this monitor at the same time. Should be fine no?
@@Omnitrio1 it should depend on the games. Benchmark videos show that max settings on 4K even the 4090 doesnt get up to 100fps in new games, so most likely it wont be enough if the game devs didnt optimize it. That's why i said "good luck"
@monitorsunboxed Did they FINALLY fix the stupid broken Sniper Mode (crosshair with zoom) that could not be adjusted position wise on the screen despite the normal crosshair not having that problem in the same model?
Also there was a profiles bug that would not apply all the settings changes when you switch between profiles unless you completely power down and restart the monitor. Is that fixed? My PG27AQDM never did get any of those problems fixed despite many firmware updates and many MANY times I emailed them about those issues....
Still perfectly in love with my AW3423DWF. But I only play single player RPGs really.