Monitors OLED Monitors

vishalrao

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Anyone else looking forward to replacing their current monitors with the upcoming crop of OLEDs? Not talking about TVs being put to use as computer displays rather the actual latest computer monitor models.

Most of the models are gaming grade meaning high refresh rates (240, 360 hz etc) and fancy designs and RGB and what not.

I'm personally looking for cheaper ones like https://www.gigabyte.com/in/Monitor/AORUS-FO32U which is "only" 165 hz refresh and plain looks and design using Samsung's QD-OLED panels.

The official LG (WOLED) and Samsung (QD-OLED) websites still don't have any models/prices listed for India yet. The Gigabyte just lists the QD-OLED models, no pricing or availability yet here.

Review: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2337789/gigabyte-aorus-fo32u2-review.html

My wishlist is a 32 inch 4K UHD model (like the AORUS FO32U) hopefully under ₹80k. What's yours?
 
the thing is as long as TV's like the C2/C3/C4 120hz are priced under 80k.. 27-32 inch monitors dont make sense.

They only make sense if you wish to do competitive gaming like valorant, cs etc.

Being a current C2 owner who only plays valorant for gaming.. i still think C2 might still be worth it over these newer 240hz monitors.. however 360hz is definetly juicy.
 
Yeah, if 165Hz 4k one is reasonably cheaper, then it looks like a good choice.

I upgraded from Acer 1440p ips to dell 4k oled and really like it. Glad i went for 32 rather than 27 too, its much better for me.
I am using it for work too with very low brightness (20% initially then kept lowering it and using 3% right now) and other precautions and its perfectly usable because of perfect blacks, even with moderately lighted room. Anti reflection even from this glossy screen works pretty well for me. Don't have any direct light on it so that helps.

Playing rdr2 on it now. Dont think i want to play on ips again. Dark scenes can be stunning, but i knew that from mobile. I also liked the curve initially, now i don't even see it though.

I dont have space for tv + also want to work on it and at this ppi oled text is good too.
 
@Tracer_Bullet which monitor did you get? The curved alienware one???
enc0dex264 said:
the thing is as long as TV's like the C2/C3/C4 120hz are priced under 80k.. 27-32 inch monitors dont make sense.

They only make sense if you wish to do competitive gaming like valorant, cs etc.

Being a current C2 owner who only plays valorant for gaming.. i still think C2 might still be worth it over these newer 240hz monitors.. however 360hz is definetly juicy.
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Yeah the TVs are good for gaming but for someone like me (mostly browsing/coding and very little media consumption) they have text rendering/clarity/sharpness issues (I may be wrong) plus I can't handle larger than 32 inch screens.

I believe there's a bunch of people who got an LG 42 inch OLED TV and using as PC display just fine?
 
I use a TV as a primary monitor. Not interested in OLED TVs, certainly not OLED monitors. I would use a non OLED monitor if I used the display from a short distance but my seating distance is about 9-10 feet so I use a TV. Also personally 60Hz is fine for me. I play some games, some of them online/multiplayer.
 
vishalrao said:
@Tracer_Bullet which monitor did you get? The curved alienware one???


Yeah the TVs are good for gaming but for someone like me (mostly browsing/coding and very little media consumption) they have text rendering/clarity/sharpness issues (I may be wrong) plus I can't handle larger than 32 inch screens.

I believe there's a bunch of people who got an LG 42 inch OLED TV and using as PC display just fine?
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Don't bother for text at all...
I have tried using my bedroom display as a PC display (LG G2) and also use a portable 13.3 oled for some edge use cases side-by-side with a mini LED laptop.
No discernible diff, if any in text rendering - Photo color rendering is also marginally better on good LCDs

The only place where the OLEDs look noticeably better are HDR videos and games - which.i presume is not a major use case for you
 
Honestly, seem out of my budget at the moment.
But I see Samsung's G6 Oled being listed for 45k on their repackaged deals store (via Samsung corporate portal).
Have set stock alert on it, will purchase if it comes at that price.
 
superczar said:
The only place where the OLEDs look noticeably better are HDR videos and games - which.i presume is not a major use case for you
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OLED looks gorgeous for dark mode UI as witnessed with my ThinkPad matte OLED display. My current LG IPS monitor is decent in that department but not great.

I've also got my OLED TV hooked up to my PC and yes hardly any discernable text rendering difference.

And yes too to the mini LED display of my office issued MacBook Pro I earlier had looks great but no match for my ThinkPad.
 
My current asus laptop has a 14" 2.8k oled display, and it looks gorgeous. Everything looks crisp due to the high ppi and 200% scaling, and colors pop because of OLED. I'm a sucker for text clarity, and use 2x 27" 4k monitors on my main pc. Once 27" 4k oleds are available (and at a reasonable price), I'm getting one.