Crazy to consider older non OLED?
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I recently upgraded to an Acer Predator X38S (IPS, 38", Ultrawide 3840x1600, 175 Hz, Gsync Ultimate) and have been delighted with it. HDR is always on for me. The only issue has been getting used to the 'light behind the mouse cursor' glow on pitch black backgrounds reminiscent of 90s Dungeon Keeper 
That and wandering around in pitch darkness in something like Stalker 2, but with something like the Moon or a burning oil barrel causing a bloom effect from the rather limited number of FALD zones.
Before that I was on a VA panel with very crisp contrasted blacks and no HDR bloom, but still Stalker 2 was unplayable at night, just like the Game of Thrones Season 8 Night King battle was rather unwatchable to everyone, OLED or not, because of being too dark lol.
Playing games that were designed with some artistry, like Dishonored 2, presents spectacular HDR vistas on the Acer Predator X38S despite (or because of) being IPS.
I regularly experienced VRR flicker on my old FreeSync monitor, but none of that with this GSync Ultimate on this monitor even on an AMD GPU. Even with the most extreme fluctuations, I can enjoy the extreme stutter my GPU might be putting out free of any flicker
I'm sure some consider OLED burn-in free these days so long as every conceivable measure is activated to mitigate it, but I'm the type who likes my my taskbar static and not ever having to consider it, especially as I use this screen for work as well as games.
That and wandering around in pitch darkness in something like Stalker 2, but with something like the Moon or a burning oil barrel causing a bloom effect from the rather limited number of FALD zones.Before that I was on a VA panel with very crisp contrasted blacks and no HDR bloom, but still Stalker 2 was unplayable at night, just like the Game of Thrones Season 8 Night King battle was rather unwatchable to everyone, OLED or not, because of being too dark lol.
Playing games that were designed with some artistry, like Dishonored 2, presents spectacular HDR vistas on the Acer Predator X38S despite (or because of) being IPS.
I regularly experienced VRR flicker on my old FreeSync monitor, but none of that with this GSync Ultimate on this monitor even on an AMD GPU. Even with the most extreme fluctuations, I can enjoy the extreme stutter my GPU might be putting out free of any flicker
I'm sure some consider OLED burn-in free these days so long as every conceivable measure is activated to mitigate it, but I'm the type who likes my my taskbar static and not ever having to consider it, especially as I use this screen for work as well as games.
2025 and I have burn in with my Gigabyte OLED. I am going to stick a claim in and sell it afterwards, going to back to VA as I use my screen for mostly work. Yes… I turned on all of the OLED care features.
I will miss the inky blacks, but the burned in lines are an eyesore in grey coloured areas when gaming.
You should try a PG35VQ which i found was an amazing proper G-Sync monitor (Not like todays g-sync compatible rubbish).
There was meant to be new versions of this monitor coming out but i have no idea if it ever got released
I also still own the Asus version of the Acer X34 which is the PG34Q which i hate the IPS glow on and find the screen to dim which makes the colours dull.
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I did consider a PG35VQ (and Acer X35) but was slightly put off by these VA panels having an audible fan.
Today I picked up an Lg 34GP950G (Gsync ultimate, 180hz, 3440 x 1440) for £320. Response time seems great, definately notice the 180hz over 100hz on my X34, text and colours look nice. No fridging like on OLEDs!
Think you find the G-sync ultimate module in that 34P950G will also have a fan
As far I know all the G-Sync ultimate modules use a fan to cool them
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So far I havent heard anything at all - Its been running 180Hz playing Warzone for a couple hours earlier
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Interesting, how long had you owned the screen? what brightness level did you use?, on my OLED TV I have SD content calibrated to 100 nits, I tend to find the brightness level of an OLED is one of the main factors that accelerates burn-in.
This is an interesting topic as there does seem to be a select few of us out here looking to go the non-oled route, I've had the Acer X34 original model since launch so going on nearly 10 years old now which is insane how well it's lasted and I only paid £500 B-Grade from OcUK as it was a return, it's showing signs of failure now though unfortunately as sometimes when the screen turns on a section of the screen is dark, usually turning it off and on again remedies it for a few weeks.
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I sold my X34 to someone in my building today for £150. Seemed much easier than listing on ebay / anywhere else and sorting postage. It’s served me very well since 2016.
Acer at the top, LG bottom
Less than 8 months… I used the default out of the box settings, looked fine to me.
The OLED care features, will detect static images and task bar areas, so will dim them… but still no good in the end.
Clearly something not right. Especially given Gigabyte offer a 3 year burn in warranty so they must be relatively confident in it.
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What monitor was their stress test monitor? Burn in didnt / wouldnt bother me if it came with a 3 year burn in warranty like the Dell Alienware did.
Use it, get burn in and replace on the warranty.
What did bother me was my eyes trying to focus and the fringing, eye strain and headaches.
Putting the warranty to one side. Once you have burned in lines it really screws up any gaming experience where you have grey coloured areas.
How often will these companies let you claim for burn in, that is another question.
I don't think I will ever use a fragile OLED as a monitor. Mini-leds will keep improving until we cross into micro-led territory.
I find 42-43" displays perfect so I got some great TV mini-led panels to pick from that get better every year.
I find 42-43" displays perfect so I got some great TV mini-led panels to pick from that get better every year.
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I took some pictures of my X38S in HDR hoping they'd reflect what I'm seeing with the human eye, but the photos all looked washed out and awful despite having a good camera phone.
Best I can do is these stats on what a (probably) peak G-Sync HDR IPS is like if you also use your imagination.
I suspect that what HDR IPS achieves with mega brightness is analogous to what OLED achieves with darkness.
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As an original OLED sceptic, I finally caved and bought one and could never go back to anything else.
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As an original OLED sceptic, I finally caved and bought one and could never go back to anything else.