2024 OLED bonanza take your pick from dozens of new monitors

Apex said:
That looks a great deal - enjoy.
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Thanks, I'm loving it! Everything looks infinitely better than on my previous VA monitor (Samsung Odyssey G7 1440p) and the sacrifice in refresh (175hz Vs 240hz) has made no difference as outside of a couple of games I wasn't seeing those kind of framerates.

I really like the 21:9 aspect ratio, very cinematic. While the pixel density isn't close to a 4K 32" it's a big upgrade from the 1440p 32" I had. Only downside is text clarity but I'm used to it already and predominantly game/watch content.

On an unexpected note my mates popped over yesterday and were very impressed, they started questioning why their monitors (both have AW3423DWs bought nearly 2 years ago) don't look anywhere near as bright. I asked whether they're using True Black or Peak 1000 and got a blank look, they checked today and turns out they were using the former. They've switched now and are already enjoying the difference!
 
Seeing as we'll never see the MSI Gen3 4K 240Hz over here at the supposed £900 the US have previously seen, a new contender on the scene that will come in at a pinch over £1k. The Philips Evnia 32M2N8900 (monitor names are terrible); 4K 240Hz, 3 year burn warranty, 90W PD/KVM, factory calibrated with a dE <2 - not a bad package. Should be out for order early next month. Still eying the Gigabyte, I just don't have £1,300 to part with.
 
differences that Asus has off the top of my head
flat panel
KVM and USB-C 90W power delivery
passive cooling
some bling AI features in menu?
120Hz BFI

is that worth it?
 
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Too Tall said:
Could use a dual monitor arm?
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I wanted a larger desk anyway and went with a 160x80, can fit both screens and my desktop on it which I'm happy with.

Excellent monitor, now to wait for the new generation of cards to feed it slightly higher frames, though the 6800 XT is coping admirably. The 5million pixels to drive vs over 8 at 4K is very noticeable!
 
I've gone balls out with upgrades recently, Motherboard/CPU/GPU/PSU, monitor being the last "old" piece so had to scratch the itch! Just ordered an MPG 341CQPX QD-OLED ultra-wide. Should arrive tomorrow.

OLED on my TV (Samsung S90C) is glorious so I'm hoping this PC monitor will be the same! Been weighing up all the options, would love 4k but I'm just so used to ultra-wide format now, especially for racing games I do with wheel and pedals. So many options to choose from, with it seems more to come soon and next year...

I'm replacing an old original Acer Predator X34 3440x1440 (runs at 95Hz) - still very happy with it, served me well for sure. So it's not a resolution increase but hopefully the extra clarity and refresh rates will be worth it. I'll look to update once the new one arrives.
 
Gotta ask, a lot of folks mention burn-in and such on OLEDs and the reviews mention burn-in prevention mechanisms.

Personally, the risk of burn-in is putting me off OLED. Is there any particular OLED sub-types that are less likely to get burn-in or do they all have the risks?
 
mahius said:
Gotta ask, a lot of folks mention burn-in and such on OLEDs and the reviews mention burn-in prevention mechanisms.

Personally, the risk of burn-in is putting me off OLED. Is there any particular OLED sub-types that are less likely to get burn-in or do they all have the risks?
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I think there's always a risk of burn with OLED, just by nature of how the panel works.

I do think that's often over-egged a little, especially considering the generation of panels that we're now on and the amount of built-in measures that most monitors also come with.

I use my 27" OLED all day for work and play games with it too. I'm aware that it's likely going to exhibit issues at some stage, but Dell has a 3 year warranty and the pixel refresh/clean is very regular (without impacting my use) so outside of some habit changes (hiding the taskbar and monitor goes to black after 3 minutes) I'm using it as I would any other monitor.
 
jonnylaris said:
Is it worth getting an OLED monitor for gaming and productivity or do you need to be careful with burnin while using it for work?
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You're going to see replies saying its fine I use it for productivity and no burn in and others saying the opposite. My personal experience is 3x OLED used for gaming and movies oldest being around 10yrs and no burn in. Got one for 37.5hr wfh, a lot of excel, this was mixed with gaming. Got burn in after 12-18 months. So id say, depending on usage, it is gambling. You maybe OK, or maybe not.
 
mahius said:
Gotta ask, a lot of folks mention burn-in and such on OLEDs and the reviews mention burn-in prevention mechanisms.

Personally, the risk of burn-in is putting me off OLED. Is there any particular OLED sub-types that are less likely to get burn-in or do they all have the risks?
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I've had a 65" OLED LG TV since 2017, 0 burn in. My son uses the smaller 42" version for PC gaming in his room now, we bought it whenever LG released them (maybe a year ago), it's still in mint condition. Colours are stunning.
 
I think I'm going to go 34" UW OLED pretty soon (1440p), the 4K 32" IPS monitor I have is fantastic, but driving the thing is the problem, 4K is undoubtedly better, but not so much as it is worth all those frames IMO, even at 32" 1440p is perfectly fine unless you're nitpicky.

I'm going for the better overall experience, contrast, colours and motion OLED offers plus the immersive UW.

I game in the dark so I'm thinking a glossy QD-OLED.

Probably:

 
doodah said:
Seeing as we'll never see the MSI Gen3 4K 240Hz over here at the supposed £900 the US have previously seen, a new contender on the scene that will come in at a pinch over £1k. The Philips Evnia 32M2N8900 (monitor names are terrible); 4K 240Hz, 3 year burn warranty, 90W PD/KVM, factory calibrated with a dE <2 - not a bad package. Should be out for order early next month. Still eying the Gigabyte, I just don't have £1,300 to part with.
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Not much talk about this or reviews I’ve seen. Wanting to make the jump myself and the usbc and kvm appeals over the other similar panels.
 
doodah said:
Seeing as we'll never see the MSI Gen3 4K 240Hz over here at the supposed £900 the US have previously seen, a new contender on the scene that will come in at a pinch over £1k. The Philips Evnia 32M2N8900 (monitor names are terrible); 4K 240Hz, 3 year burn warranty, 90W PD/KVM, factory calibrated with a dE <2 - not a bad package. Should be out for order early next month. Still eying the Gigabyte, I just don't have £1,300 to part with.
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after hovering my finger over a3225qf for the longest time, pulled the trigger on this Evnia. Same-ish price, more features
First impressions
1. The QD-OLED purple elevated blacks are so exagerrated in reviews. I was worried, sitting with a large window behind me. Thought it would be a nightmare with glossy reflectons and purple hue. Not an issue at all. Even suspected this monitor doesn't have qdoled on first use.
2. Glossy is brilliant
3. Light silver design nice
4. Features wise it looks equal to MSI model
5. VRR flicker is very present and doesn't need much fps fluctuation at all. Turned off VRR imediately, will pretend it doesn't exist

coming from Samsung Odyssey G7 240Hz curved VA
4. OLED brightness is... much higher? Haven't found dynamic brightness controls yet, but haven't been annoyed with it either. If anything, I'm worried lowest brightness setting is a bit too bright for night
5. My eyes got a fishbowl adjustment after 5 years with a curved monitor. Placed a flat 32 in place of curved 32 and I can swear it looks very curved the other way :(

GPU idle clocks are up. 4k240hz and 1440p144hz together GPU idles at 41W (memory goes to highest speed). 4k240Hz alone keeps it at 26W. 1440p alone is at 6W. At least its not Radeon levels of idle...
 
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