Anyone using an OLED TV as a monitor?

aoaaron · 15 Sep 2019 at 21:51

I know its stupid but I'm strongly contempalting getting an OLED TV for gaming. Any thoughts on it? With the new Gsync implimentation, surely the LG 55 C9 looks like a decent option.

If it supports VRR 1440p/144hz, do you think it can support 4k/120hz when Nvidia release their new GPUs or it is just a waiting game?

aoaaron · 15 Sep 2019 at 23:37

Legend said:
Yup, should do... but will be late next year before we see new GPUs, and by then the C9 will be cheaper, and likely new models out. If you need now though, it'll still give you VRR at 60Hz 4K.

As a 'monitor' though? Not on your desk surely? 55" really demands some distance, because at 81 PPI you really don't want to be sat at a desk with it.

yeah i've rethought that idea. now thinking of a 65incher... although then the question comes of..

65 inch oled vs 75 inch FALD LCD

aoaaron · 17 Sep 2019 at 09:15

hyperseven said:
linus aluded to something new coming into the OLED space for PCs in the last WAN show but wasnt alowed to divulge any details.

Tbh even if we get an oled monitor... it’s going to be at least 3,000 quid given how expensive the fald ones are. I feel that for pc gamers there simply is no hope in the monitor game.

The only manufacturer who seems to cut the costs and not over price is Samsung and I don’t see why they’d be rushing to get one out given their va quantum dot is imo the best screen tech in the monitor game outside of fald.

aoaaron · 17 Sep 2019 at 16:28

hyperseven said:
But with fald you don't you suffer from halo/auras round bright objects over a dark background.

I miss my old Sony CRT, weighed a ton, kicked out some serious heat but the picture was gorgeous.

I hate the fald halo effect and the backlight banding on random pans.

aoaaron · 21 Sep 2019 at 16:16

Muzzza said:
That ASUS is just what I want, was going to compromise on the LG 32" but I have time. hope you are wrong about the 5k£ which would push me back to LG.

I remember reading about a monitor with similar specs at 60hz is £3k so...

Well I've had some alone time with my CRG9 and really enjoying it. Such a hard decision to make. I'm waiting for my CRG9 to come through. I might just buy a 55inch OLED from costco and try it out to see if it'll actually fit on my desk and be usable. If its not then sadly I'll ditch the idea and potentially just wait it out or a 77 inch price drop on the OLED there.
Also still no word from nvidia or LG on the firmware they announced earlier. I thought it might be here by now or at least have a date pencilled in. The Gsync is really the icing on the cake which makes me feel like the switch to OLED would be worth it.

Such an exciting time now in the monitor world. I swear at native resolution on my CRG9 with Nvidia sharpen, I can honestly say that having a higher resolution isn't the end of the world. I'd much rather have better black levels or proper HDR performance at this stage than a bump in resolution, especially given how weak our graphics cards are relative to the high end screens we now have to pick from.

Sadly at the high end, for us wanting 4k 60hz+, we're going to be forced into another Nvidia upgrade during their next refresh due to HDMI 2.1.