34" OLED rabbit hole

[famas]

I'm currently in the market for a new monitor and was pretty settled on the Philips Evnia 34" 34M2C6500 currently on offer. I like the idea of curved, 21:9 aspect ratio, and 34" seems an ideal size over my current 27" VA monitor.

I'd seen positive reviews for the Phillips and the Ambiglow feature seems interesting, though it gets mixed reviews.

I then started looking into other 34" monitors and appear to have fallen into the most mind-boggling rabbit hole, there are hundreds of models, all with very similar names, all with very similar specs, it's a struggle to keep track!

From what I've seen, the Phillips 34M2C6500 uses a gen 1 display with a triangular subpixel layout, and as I understand this isn't great for text clarity and other text related issues, and burn in.

Newer 16:9 4k monitors are up to gen 4 with an improved subpixel layout which has improved the text issues and burn in issues, though monitor care is still required to avoid this.

Currently, the best recommended 34" monitors are the MSI 34" MPG 341CQPX and the Alienware AW3425DW, and I'll mention the Gigabyte MO34WQC2. All three use the same Samsung panel with a gen 2.5 subpixel layout, with the Giga currently being the cheapest. There are no gen 3/4, 34" monitors that I have seen?

After more researching on the Gen 2.5 monitors, it appears they are the same gen 1 panels but with a higher 240hz refresh rate over the original 175hz.

Is the gen 2.5 even worth getting over the gen 1 Phillps? The newer gen 2.5 monitors have better 240hz, connectivity and more up-to-date firmware, but will image quality be any different? Would even a RTX 5080 drive 240hz in AAA games?

All of these monitors are QD-OLED, I'm off to watch some reviews on the LG 39" 39GS95QE-B as this is another contender and I believe is an OW-OLED, and I'll probably fall into another rabbit hole ...

Help me please

Oh, and I've just discovered the 45" LG UltraGea OLED 5K2K Which would be the perfect monitor, but the price and the added expense of the 5090 to run it! I hope more manufactures start to explore 5k4k monitors as this will be my next next monitor.

 

[Liquid_Entity]

I have the MSI and I use it all day with work and all night with gaming. No issues so far in almost a year

 

[Baddass]

You’re right that all the QD-OLED 34” panels have the same pixel layout but the new Gen 2.5 panel has improved longevity and some updated OLED material compared with the Gen 1 panel, along with a higher refresh rate which would be the most obvious benefit. My advice would be to get a 240Hz model if you’re getting one now. These will likely be newer models with better features and extras as well. I’d recommend the MSI MPG 341CQPX fwiw.

The WOLED ultrawides of all sizes have a much steeper 800R curvature, compared to the 1800R of the QD-OLED panel so that’s one consideration to make as well.

 

[famas]

Thanks for the replies.

Read and watched some reviews on the LG 39" last night, one of the main points was the reduction in pixel density, which I think is a dealbreaker for me.
A 800r curve, I think I could adjust to, as this will mainly be used as a gaming pc, so might be better suited

Are there any 34"+ 3440x1600 OLED monitors? I had a quick search but didn't turn any up.

What about the Samsung range, anything there to check out? Guessing it will be the same panel as in the others at 34"

Think you're right, going for a gen 2.5 for the improvements.

Currently thinking the Gigabyte is the best value, I believe it uses the same panel as the MSI, just the monitor its self doesn't look so pretty, but it frees up some cash to spend elsewhere.

I'm still open to suggestions, though.

Thanks.

 

[Baddass]

No there’s no 3840 x 1600 OLED.

The Samsung models are decent too and use the same panels. If it’s a 240Hz model it’s the same panel as the MSI and other 240Hz models too.