Regarding professional monitors, I think you should review at least one just to have a baseline to compare with mainstream monitors. It would be interesting to see the differences in color accuracy etc for how much more expensive they are.

@paulcox2447

10 ай бұрын

hat's the vast majority of what you are paying for, for the calibration. Gamers don't care about color accuracy. It literally does not matter if the blue on our gun is a slighty different shade of blue that is barely even perceptible. Oh and gamma, which again, you'll barely notice, probably only in a side by side and it's just going to look "slightly different". A real pro color grading monitor isn't meant for games, it's meant for color accurate work. For when you need what you see on screen to match a printout. It's not expensive because it's better overall, it's just better at one thing. If he cared that much he could get some cal software and get a monitor close... You know pro color monitors costs many thousands of dollars right? Like far beyond consumer grade pricing. Mostly because corporations need them and will pay money as a result. That along with the time involved to calibrate drives the price up. I use them at work, there is NOTHING magic about them. What you pay for, is not what you need or want when gaming. If accuracy is your thing, HDTV test has a great channel dedicated to basically nothing but. He has a sony hx310 which is like 20g for a 31 inch screen or something crazy.. Again, not what anyone "wants" for a gaming display.

@Aggnog

10 ай бұрын

@@paulcox2447 You sure wrote an essay about something I never mentioned. I didn't talk about gaming parameters because they are obviously irrelevant in professional displays. I guess you couldn't help forcing your opinion on us.

@andyk2181

10 ай бұрын

It's tricky as a developer because you want good colour accuracy, put not the perfection that an illustrator would want, but also you might be working with animations or some gaming elements. It would be good to have an idea of what monitors represent a good compromise of features that are good for professionals with occasional gaming use. An obvious example would be having a refresh rate of 90-120 Hz, not the 240Hz+ for serious gaming monitors, but also not the 60Hz common in pro monitors.

@joemarais7683

10 ай бұрын

@@paulcox2447no one asked

@cazschiller

10 ай бұрын

Literally my exact words....please just do ONE!!!! I'd become a member if you did one a year even 😂

Yay! Thanks for answering my question Tim! Appreciate the advice. I was hoping the prices on 1440p panels would come down a bit quicker, so glad to hear it's something you've noticed as well. Will shop around for a good deal.

I think the question for "ultrawide vs. dual monitors" was mis-interpreted. The common use for dual monitors while gaming is for the game to be displayed full screen on one monitor while chat, web, discord, etc are dedicated to a secondary monitor. Not the "both monitors displaying the game with a seam where the bezels are".

@davidvalentin4128

10 ай бұрын

Yup yup, with the side one vertical, its perfect

@davidvalentin4128

10 ай бұрын

Too be fair, he worded it poorly so context was lost

@davidvalentin4128

10 ай бұрын

The correct answer would be both, an ultrawide with a side monitor in portrait

@_Av3nTad0R_

10 ай бұрын

Thats why i will still have a 2nd monitor even if i have an ultrawide 😅

@-Bill.

10 ай бұрын

Ultrawide can also be a drawback in some competitive shooters because it can often distract you. You might see an ally move in your peripheral vision, and if you glance over to see what it is, you might take your eyes off the center of the screen where the enemy is likely to appear.

Great Tim. I'm really enjoying these Q&A's.

I would love a video on different calibration methods/tutorials. Understanding that it's on a monitor by monitor basis but maybe a high level or best practices for calibration would be great.

For developers, (super) ultrawide works really well, as you can expand your IDE to fill the screen and have access to many more editor panels and be able to cross reference more code simultaneously.

@alinn.4341

9 ай бұрын

You can use 2 monitors for that with ease. Cheaper and more advantages. Gaming sucks ass on ultrawide, unless you want to play a game with a static background and you know the developers enabled ultrawide for it. Any horizontal movement like aiming in FPS makes me and my friend dizzy, that's why we got 27" 240hz OLED now. Its way better and only 30% more expensive.

@PSYCHOV3N0M

8 ай бұрын

​@@alinn.4341You're delusional if you think Ultrawide gaming sucks ass. Go see a doctor immediately to cure your dizziness. 🤣🤣🤣

@mertince2310

6 ай бұрын

@@alinn.4341 Yeah, except you can turn your 34" uw into 27" 16:9 whenever you want. You cant turn your 27" into 34" tho.

Watching this on my AW3432DWF that i bought after watching Tims excellent review. Thanks alot for your videos :)

Quick note for OLED users - I know this channel covered Mactype for correcting the text issues related to the subpixel layout on OLEDs. At the time of that video it was an impertect solution. I just got the 45in LG OLED, and I do a fair bit of work on the same monitor I game on (with everything in dark mode, a black bg and disappearing taskbar to prevent burn in lol). Mactype has corrected the issue everywhere I was noticing it. I'm not gonna call it a *perfect* solution (text looks a bit bolder than it should in some places) but it really helped! Also, this monitor is solid, it'd be great to see Monitors Unboxed review it.

Thanks for answering all these questions Tim. 🖖👽

Great series. Thanks for this.

In terms of the warranty, I think it's still worth covering but it's going to have to be an extensively researched video. It would be dope to see a collab b/w this channel and GamersNexus. I would pick 5-7 nations and use the policies across all as a gauge: US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, Singapore as an example.

@CIARUNSITE

10 ай бұрын

Two people can send the exact same product back to the same RMA center and one may be handled well and the other botched. Outside of policy on paper, which can be reviewed on your own there isn't a ton to investigate for each specific company. Just getting different customer service reps or techs looking at your broken item will change the process.

@tclark5481

10 ай бұрын

@@CIARUNSITE This is true, but I think you could get an idea of how often the RMA goes well versus doesn't go well. Of course, the problem is that different people have different perceptions of what is good customer service and what isn't. Also, it's nice to know how many RMAs are being handled by a particular brand. How many LGs, Samsungs, ASUS, MSI etc panels are being sent back for problems? Don't know if that info is readily available.

Tv's that can double as monitors is key category for me and many others outside the us market, the ratio of monitors to tv sold in my country is insane, buying monitors is like hunting for unicors, you see only tv and even all in ones, but monitors are a dime a dozen and super expensive compared to tv's, keep doing those tvnitors reviews those are gratly apreciated!

@budthecyborg4575

10 ай бұрын

I bought TWO of the LG C1 because everything in the monitor market today is just not competitive with TVs.

4:55 - Love my ultrawide for gaming. The extra space on the desktop without having it broken into two monitors is also nice.

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question on 1440 240hz OLED vs. 4k Mini-Led! I'm glad i'm not the only one who thinks it's a tough question. Still leaning towards 4k, but OLED is so very tempting. Can't wait for 27 or 32 inch 4k OLED's in the future!

@xcvubg5258

10 ай бұрын

I have s95b and neo g9. I am amazed with g9 HDR. Much brighter than QDOLED and didn't have any HDR or 240hz horizontal scan lines or so.

@kingmittenplayz8361

10 ай бұрын

i have the asus 27aqdm oled 1440p its pog pricey yes but oh my coming from ips 144hr 1440p its just wow the colors and true blacks in dakr scenes

@TheUnrider

10 ай бұрын

I dont know what you have now and what your budget it, but Ive heard from leaks that we get 4k 32 OLED by no later than 2 years. So imo either you wait, or get a cheap 1440 144Hz IPS now, or get one of the ones that you mentioned and sell it later. The OLED more for competitive games or the 4 k more for productive work and story games, or games that give a nice experience on a big screen (and if you have the GPU for that^^)

@TRONiX404

10 ай бұрын

Definitely 4k oled, 1440p gaming is noticeable worse unless your still on a GTX card. LG C2 42" can set custom aspect 16x9 21x9 or 32x9

@Synicaly

10 ай бұрын

I also have this problem... I am currently running 1440p 240 hz high end IPS. I am tempted at OLED but also looking at the Neo G7 or Neo G8. The problem is that I use these monitors also for WFH. So there will be static applications on screen for around 8hours a day (obviously im still switching and minimizing constantly and not just staring at one app all the time). I don't know if OLED is up to that task without throwing it in the garbage in 2 years.

I bought a VESA mount arm for my monitor and never looked back. It clamps to the side of the desk so it doesn't take up any desk space at all and I can adjust the positioning through all planes at will, which is handy since I'm switching from sitting to standing on a daily basis.

Thanks for answering my question @7:36 Tim! Happy with my C2 OLED but really would prefer something 32"ish

You guys should make playlists for your videos. So I can find for example older Q&A's much easier

Prices are slowly getting better. While still not cheap i was able to purchase a AW3423DW for $899 during sale a couple days ago

ah man, I was hoping you'd branch to some productivity monitors - you're reviews are very well put together so I'd trust your recommendations when making such purchases.

Love these! Keep it up !

I moved over to an Oled tv for gaming on. It’s a game changer! Can’t say I’ll be going back to a gaming monitor anytime soon.

To the person asking the "should I wait on new monitor tech for my 1440p" gaming setup. I HIGHLY recommend the Optix MAG274QRF-QD, it was reviewed favorably on this channel and is one of my favorite tech purchases in recent memory. It is great for both media/gaming/productivity, and radically changed my experience. I really didn't understand how crappy my old monitor was compared to this one. My vision isn't good enough to appriciate the high response rate, but the colors and quality...premo, makes me wish I upgraded this way before I upgraded the CPU and Video card for a second time.

Hi Tim, would you like to test if the 3.5 mm jack on the monitor is any good to be utilized, especially the monitor with KVM switch function. If a monitor has kvm switch, i'd like to hook up two devices to it and share my audio system. But some monitors' 3.5mm jack is terribly implemented, for example, annoying white noise or pop sound every time wake the monitor up.

Just bought my 1st 49" behemoth ! Philips 498P9Z @165Hz, 5120x1440 with 4ms, 550cd/m2 VA panel with 1800R with a 12% discount from amazon Germany. Waiting for delivery 😎 I didn't go for OLED because of burn-in / low brightness & text (absurd pixel) problems or the steep 1000R models, as I'll be using it for work too. Nice price & nice features without mind-bending problems...

My question: Those oled monitors seem to be great, but I don't want to have to worry about the burn in risk. I am considering whether mini-led monitors would be a good compromise. My main concern is, are these monitors good in low brightness conditions? We always talk about the lowest brightness capability of monitors, but when I am using my monitor at night I want to have its overall brightness reduced quite a lot to not cause eye strain. Can mini-leds retain good contrast in such conditions?

I have a Philips 21:9 monitor and connected two video ports to the monitor and told the monitor to act as 2 separate monitors. This eliminates the disadvantages with windows snapping. Only full screen is not that easy, but I resolved that with display fusion.

The Innocn 32M2V 4K Hdmi 2.1 HDR1000 1156 dimming zones fantastic monitor for PS5 / XSX hdr gaming & videos at a great price but quickly sold out in Amazon

The InnoCN 32M2V goes for $800 but sells out quickly as Amazon gets stocked. It reportedly uses the same panel as the PG32UQX with 1152 FALD zones, 144hz with VRR. InnoCN also regularly stocks a 27" version. Bought one and so far the experience has been interesting... first had to use the NVIDIA tool to update the displayport firmware on my GPU just to get the display to work in the UEFI screen, prior to that it would only detect after Windows began to load. And apparently Pascal cards don't support DSC either, capped at 120hz with DP 1.4. Required a crash course in HDR and VRR setting configuration. But the result blows the U3011 out of the water. Can't even see text fringing anymore. Was so used to an always-on CCFL backlight that I can't even discern FALD-related blooming yet, it's a total non-issue right now and I am extremely happy with the HDR performance.

@Pisscan

10 ай бұрын

Buy a better gpu buddy 💀

Bought a 32GQ950 1 year back waiting of an 32" 4k Oled at a 1000€ (I know it will take some time). I personally still don't think OLED is quit there for 12 hour use a day.

I'm content with my new Alienware AW2723df, it's EdgeLED with quite visible 600+ nits HDR for cca 600€, quite solid middle-ground until the OLED monitors get in shape properly. MiniLED with its' blooming behind the mouse cursor on a blackish background and such is a no-no completely, especially for the money asked.

Would you explore KVM functionality and monitor menus (on-screen displays) in future reviews? Like do you have to navigate a long-ass menu just to change source or is there a specific shortcut button for that. Also I'd like to see if there is a possibility to mix audio from 2 inputs (USB-C and DisplayPort) to one output in the monitor's audio jack in future monitors. Usually you can only listen to one source at a time.

@paulthecaffeinated7549

10 ай бұрын

Good point on KVM. I have the horrible feeling that "has KVM" may be one of those features like HDR where manufacturers claim to have it, but it turns out to be unusable, or require connectors the PC/laptop doesn't have. It would be nice to know - though I appreciate that sort of testing would take a fair bit more time.

@komodoensis-rex

10 ай бұрын

Adding on to long-ass menus, I hate long-ass power on or power off times, but never see them mentioned in reviews. The OG ROG Swift had amazing UX in power on/off time, menu performance, display switching. But my current Nixeus monitor feels like something from the CRT era.

I’m keen to see a review on the new Samsung G9 OLED. I just got mine last night and I’m pretty happy with it. Just having trouble setting up custom resolution on AMD graphics card 😢

i would also say that going now 1440p oled 240hz might not be the wisest choice if you want to be futureproof in the high end segmet. I feel like 1440p starts to feel slightly outdated. either wait for more 4k 160-240hz offerings or wait until 32" 4k 240hz oled comes to the market.

Love my 32:9 monitor for 'productivity' (Blender, Resolve...) But I did need another monitor to go along with it (I was running 3 monitors before, so it made sense)

HISENSE did make a prototype TV that I believe was released in some markets. It has a 4K LCD screen, but behind that was an HD black and white LCD panel acting as dimming zones, so not quite OLED dimming but per 4 pixel dimming. Yes it drew a lot more power than a normal TV because the back-light was cranked so high

@somechessguy

10 ай бұрын

Sadly it had response time and input latency issues. Linus snagged one before they were discontinued and tested it: it was very good in slow or stationary scenes but fast motion was not great. Same with input lag.

@PSYCHOV3N0M

8 ай бұрын

Hisense U9DG is the name of the TV. It's meant for watching 24fps movies. Not gaming. The launch price was around $3,000 which killed any chance it had at success because you could instead buy an OLED TV for that price.

@PSYCHOV3N0M

8 ай бұрын

​@@somechessguyThat's because it's not meant for gaming whatsoever. It's meant for watching 24fps movies and TV shows. That's like me buying a skateboard and complaining that it's not as fast as a Lamborghini Aventador. 🙄 A person would have to be a stupid idiot to criticize a TV's response time and input lag when it's NOT targeted at gaming whatsoever.

@somechessguy

8 ай бұрын

@@PSYCHOV3N0M Hisense was absolutely going to market it for gaming but couldn't fix the issues in time. Check the first peek Linus got when they showed a working demo: in his video he states that Hisense was aware of the higher input lag and response times because of the dual layers, and were working to improve them before release so that it wasn't a dud for gaming.

Adding to the ultrawide conversation: if you do a lot of screen sharing in calls, text might be harder to read for the person viewing your screen (especially if they are on a 16:9 screen). Also, apps like Remote Desktop or Parsec are often fullscreen, and might be messy if you try to view them in windowed mode.

@alinn.4341

9 ай бұрын

Also most games will look stretched and those that run in widemode will give you headaches because of the horizontal movement. Its like being carsick or writing a message while in a driving car. You will run most games in window mode anyway.

Have you thought about making a video about the hdr implementation in games? For a while it was a feature that was tacked on how do you guys feel it has improved and what future improvements you hope to see?

@Splitemaster25

10 ай бұрын

This is a very good suggestion. I would also love to see a more in depth analysis on that.

@TRONiX404

10 ай бұрын

There are channels that specialize in HDR gaming calibration

@christinaedwards5084

10 ай бұрын

I’m not a fan of hdr. Just makes the screen really bright. Being colourblind (red weak) which messes with most colours for me I got zero benefit from it.

@0Synergy

10 ай бұрын

@@christinaedwards5084 F

@TRONiX404

10 ай бұрын

@@christinaedwards5084 Depends on the quality and amount of dimming zones of your display. Have u used the windows HDR calibration tool to match your displays peak Brightness and set blacks to absolute 0. Nvidia control panel try lowering Brightness to mid 40s and raise contrast to 60s. Most game's come with color blind support settings. Calibrating your displays settings peak Brightness and lowering contrast in combination with HGIG or tone mapping as well to get true black lvls the image should actually look darker more defined then SDR but with brighter highlights and color.

Ive been using an ultrawide 3440x1440 and quite recently got a RTX4090. Now id like a good 4k monitor, im really surprised by the lack of good 4k HDR monitors. I was tempted by a couple of them but thank you for pointing out to me several times that they are no good for HDR.

I sold computers for a living and often times professions with video editing prefer ultrawides because of the larger space for timelines. Programming developers, however, often do better with multiple monitors, since you can mount one of the monitors in portrait mode which gives more vertical pixels for code review (which are often short lines, but many rows) and use secondary monitors for previewing, reference, and communication.

I went for 2 ultra wides on a vertical monitor stand, takes up less space & allows me to multitask well when working from home. ie. work & games/media haha

Hi there, thanks for your videos..any updates on the odyssey g8 and amd hdr nits cap? Any news would be great..i am on the lookout for a good oled widescreen, thanks again

hi, is there a website or something where you have an up to date database of the best recommended monitors for each category? thank you

Can you do a mid year monitor tier list? Like what's the best in each different category.

Are you going to review the Alienware AW2723DF any time soon? I'd love to hear your review on this monitor.

If the overdrive level is actually changed base on the pixel transition lightness/darkness(or even dynamic), that would probably be quite a complicated control logic.

As an avid Sim Racer, the prospect of replacing my aging Triple 24" 16::10 setup for a single 32:9 Ultra Wide sounds appealing - unfortunately, the ones that have come out on the market still leave a bit to be desired, especially considering the price point. It honestly hasn't shifted my urge to just go with a newer set of 16::9 24" monitors with much better specs. It's a shame that 16::10 isn't a thing anymore; I really like that little bit of additional vertical height and honestly don't mind the letterbox formatting when setting video full-screen.

@GuyGamer1

10 ай бұрын

The solution is to just get a TV like the LG C2. You get the width of an ultrawide but triple the height.

Am I the only one still confused by what HDR is? There seems to be HDR10/HDR10+ and the competing Dolby Vision, which include metadata and therefore the source media, and monitor used to display it, need to both support the same standard. Then there is VESA DisplayHDR that is a specification for minimum contrast, brightness levels etc but also requires at least HDR10 support to meet the standard. While the monitor specs for contrast, brightness etc are going to apply whatever you're doing, anything that doesn't use HDR encoding, e.g. your regular desktop apps, still need to be displayed decently by your monitor. So how does this work? I think this is where a lot of the problems are if you're not just gaming and watching movies. Which, if any, HDR standards should you be looking at in a general purpose / professional monitor?

If i could ask. What are the best sdr/hdr settings for the g8 qd oled? with mini dp i clip at 400nits in windows no matter what settings i try. micro hdmi is on the route, hope there is no more issues with. my colors in hdr look really weird out of the box, i have no calibration tools, does smart calibration help or what cvould i best do? thx in advance for any help, just bought the monitor and feel really dissapointed

Got the Dell Alienware AW3423DWF after watching all the monitors unboxed reviews and man, its a BLAST, ZERO regrets, paid around 850 US dollars after currency conversion and it was worth every penny!

KTC M27T20 seems like a good purchase. 27" 1440p 165Hz 576 lightning zones with displayhdr1000 for about 410 EUR. It's a VA monitor but they have a IPS version but it is about 150 EUR more expensive. I think the IPS one is the same as Cooler Masters mini LED monitor, but they have fixed the issues with FW updates.

@alinn.4341

9 ай бұрын

You can't justify paying more than 300eur for a good ips monitor like an AOC Q27G2S. The gains for 200eur or more are 10% at most and at that pricepoint, just double it and take the best gaming monitor, LG OLED 27 240hz and you are stepping in a different dimension now. Good luck with your purchase!

@keponen331

7 ай бұрын

@@alinn.4341 500 dimming zones compared to 0 is more than 10% gains, its night and day. Regular IPS looks like gray garbage next to a miniled.

7:17 the 32 by 9 are two monitors connected under the screen so you can run a video on a 27 in half and do productivity work on the other half😮😮

I'd like to see a comment on input switching in each review. Switching between live inputs can be a pain on some monitors.

One huge limitation for affordable calibration right now: HDR. I've not found a way to do it yet, besides spending thousands on calman. And while my Neo G7 is really nice, it's SDR in HDR looks awful because it's probably desaturated and really had to calibrate by eye (or even not possible via only the OSD).

With a super wide monitor you can use picture by picture via 2 cables and voila you have 2 separate monitors just without seams and borders. And MS PowerToys with FancyZones solves the window management issues ... to a point you wonder how you ever did without it. I'd wish for 32:10 monitors though. 32:9 is cool but a little bit of added height would be nice ... or we just jump ship and go for the new Samsung 58" 32:9 that's basically 2 32" 4k displays in one ... cazy.

ultra-wide vs 2 16:9 monitors, i use a middle ground since i am gaming and doing production on the same displays. I run 2 monitors but my main center monitor is 21:9 high performance gaming style with my color correct productivity monitor on my side.

What I'd really like to see is a Samsung mini-LED ultrawide. I like their mini-LED monitors, but they don't have anything in a 1440p ultrawide config. With how I use my monitor, I feel like OLED is out for me. Don't want to worry about burn in or the pixel layout, where mini-LED isn't all that much of a compromise without either of those issues. I need to replace my current monitor and it looks like I'm going to have to settle for another IPS.

@alinn.4341

9 ай бұрын

Dude OLED burnout is a mit at this point. You won't have any issues, look at that guy who left a Nintendo Switch OLED on for like 2 years with one image on and it barely noticed something on it. Maybe this was the case for mobile phones in 2015, but not much now with WOLED. The only issue is that its still a bit pricey $1100 for a gaming monitor is a good amount of money. But hey, at least you get the best.

@Chainsaw649

6 ай бұрын

@@alinn.4341 Tell that the newest iphone lol big burnin problems

when i bought an ultrawide monitor it came with a program for separate the screen. Before the buy i was sure that this program will make the screen like i am using two screens, but i was wrong it only make forms. So the developers need to sit down and write the proper code to fulfil this feature. And when you choose to maximize , to be maximized only on space for the program window. That program window emulates a screen.

what is the best software to calibeate your monitor to be professionally accurate for the consumer?

Hisense made a series of dual layer LCD TV's. I own one, its pretty damn good. Hisense ULED Dual-Cell Premium 75U9DG Quantum Dot QLED

On my gaming pc I added another monitor to use to have control over my recording apps. I am using a 32" 1440P for gaming and a 24" 1080 for those controls panel.

Regarding monitor stands at 31:13 - for me it actually matters: I prefer flat stands, like the BenQ or GIGABYTE as shown. This allows to put things on top of them or lift up a laptop, giving it more space to get air from below. The tripod / floating design is the worst by far. I had ASUS ROG Swift PG258Q with design like this: Not only nothing meaningful did fit between or under the legs besides cables, but also it effectively took half of my desk as I couldn't put it further back due to the back leg. If it were flat, like PG27AQN has, the back leg could be partially midair and remain stable - not possible with contact-point legs. Now even though I have multiple 27" monitors,. I do have more desk space due to the stand not being like in the PG258Q.

Quick question for anyone that can answer. The HyperX Armada 27 is now on sale for $330 in the U.S. which is comparable to the LG GP850, Gigabyte M27q Pro, MSI G274QPF-QD and other good monitors in that price range. Is it worth that price over other competitors in that price range? It’s very tempting now especially with the monitor arm. But I’m just still unsure

I use the lg 27 oled. Though I go into the service menu and manually turn up the brightness. There's a few settings to turn off too. Honestly, it's a sick monitor. :D

@Valarizator

10 ай бұрын

do u have this one 27GR95QE?

@zachariekelley

10 ай бұрын

@@Valarizator Yes

would be really interesting to se your review of Samsung qd-oled tv's more from a monitor standpoint of view, as some, including me, consider buying or already bought one mainly for gaming use

cooler master and ktc have have great prices for 1440p and 4k mini LED monitors, around 500 and 800

Absolutely loving my Coolermaster GP27Q! 1440p 165hz 576 local dimming zones, quantum dots £500. Bargain! No flickering here!

Is there any chance that you'll be reviewing LG 27GR75Q-B? It goes for 269 euros in my country and it seems to have at least on paper a really good specs, 27", 1440p 165hz IPS .Can't find any reviews on it online and it might turn out to be a really good buy. Atleast I hope so. Thanks for the great content!

I had an ASUS PG27AQDM an BurnIn after 10 days. My luck, here in Germany u can return your product within the first 14days. Now I am a little bit concerned about the OLED Monitors, and Burn In not been covered from the warranty.

32:9 "immersion" if you call staring at half wall immersive lol. I've used 21:9 for 9 years now and it's awesome for sure, but just a tad short for both games and productivity. I think ~2:1 would be the money, perhaps around 40-42" at 4320x2160 resolution or so.

Regarding HDR monitors, might be worth looking at the INNOCN 27M2V

I run my 49" Samsung monitor in dual monitor mode. It is very easy to set up in Windows. It uses two video feeds. Much better than having two separate monitors.

Great Q&A. I am stuck in the quandary in whether to buy OLED or IPS at this point in time. I use my monitors for productivity in a 9-5 with a game here and there, and for gaming mostly at night. I am so worried about burn in and text clarity, and I can't get a 100% clear picture on how much of a worry it is.

@hittintrees

10 ай бұрын

I came to the conclusion, for me personally, that i need to let the OLED tech age more, before it becomes viable as a purchase option. I cant justify spending 1000+ bucks on a monitor and live with the danger of burn in. Those two things are irreconcilable to me. Its either expensive and "perfect" or flawed and cheaper, not expensive and flawed.

@Fr0gg0

10 ай бұрын

I would never get an oled monitor, only if I had two monitors and ONLY used the oled for gaming and then turned it off. But I would still feel that anxiety for burn-ins when playing games with a lot of hud that you can't turn off or don't want to turn off.

@jov415

10 ай бұрын

@hittintrees yeah that's about where I'm out. I'm not sure if people just want to justify their purchase, but I see posts on reddit for example of people who say they use it for mixed use with no issue. Then I see others who got burn in within 6 months. Risk is risk I guess, and paying 1k for risk seems a bit silly.

@Pisscan

10 ай бұрын

@@hittintrees just wait for micro led 💀

I have an Alienware 34DW and I seem to have a real problem with how to get the HDR working consistently. I don’t think it is a monitor problem, more windows/game implementation issue. What is the best way to get HDR working consistently, that gives easy flexibility to switch off if a particular game doesn’t have a good implementation where windows isn’t trying to override?

Windows PowerTools and just set up whatever layout you want. I run ultrawide for both work and gaming

I remember upgrading from a 27 inch 144hz 1080p IPS-display (with a lot of backlight bleed) I bought in 2017 to the monstrous Alienware 3423DW 34 inch ultrawide QD-OLED. It was a world of difference QD-OLED makes and honestly I can't go back to non-OLED displays. I can recommend (QD)-OLED to everyone but beware once you do go OLED, you can't go back.

@alinn.4341

9 ай бұрын

I agree about the OLED, but people beware 34 ultrawide is a world of hurt with stretched games(Diablo4 looking at you, anything xbox as well), bad typography and motion sickness. Myself got the 27 LG OLED 240hz and got rid of all the issues. As for QD OLED vs WOLED, WOLED is newer, colors are less saturated and its a more fluid display. I chose WOLED for gaming, for movies I'd probably get a QD OLED TV.

I really want 32" 1440 monitor for about £200. IPS with a decent refresh rate for gaming and watching movies. Not sure what fits the bill and is there anything out there that fits the bill?

Regarding the lack of dropping cost in the low end, it's been unfortunate seeing all the innovation at the high end but very little coming in at an affordable price. That said there is a specific 24" 1440p panel I've seen lately that's trying to be affordable but decent? Would the AOC Q24G2A fit the bill mentioned?

@alinn.4341

9 ай бұрын

Its a nice monitor, had 10 of them for a multimedia classroom. That's the best you can get at $250. Myself I just ordered the top oled monitor LG 27" 240hz for $1100, but if I'd gone for IPS panel, I'd go for 27" 1440p 120hz(or more). 24 inch is great If you have multiple monitors or a small space/desk. Try looking for the 27 version AOC Q27G2S.( its around $300 where I live in Europe)

4K Mini-LED is not guaranteed to be the better long term investment. I had an Acer Predator X27, not Mini-LED, but still a 4K IPS monitors. That one actually got almost severe image retention after 2 years use, even if it wasn't a permanent image retention like burn-ins with OLEDs. Also had issues with the monitor now suddenly going black and restarting as it no longer could comfortably run with HDR enabled. Last straw for me was the monitor getting excessively warm and started smelling burnt plastic. And I've had it for a little over 4 years.

4:13 As far as comparative data, you could start by comparing a professional monitor to existing gaming monitor data. Then phase out the gaming monitors. Consumers could use this limited sample to judge the strengths and weaknesses of professional monitors, as a category. If there are any tests you would add for professional monitors that you wouldn't normally run on gaming monitors, then I suppose you would have to collect such data for a few gaming monitors.

Is 12 bit color depth on nvidia control panel actually doing what it says? Many people say no there isn't any display that supports it and games that do. But when I select it i clearly see it change the color on my s95b to look better

I got a Gigabyte M32Q thanks to Tim and I dont regret it worth every dollar, will last me until Oled 32 inches reach 500 USD price mark.

I wish ultrawide monitors had the option to condense a game window into the size of a 32"/27" monitor 16:9 then where the black bars would be on the side instead could be used as 2 smaller, narrower monitors for programs like discord and/or a web browser, especially for monitors larger than 34". Basically I want what the Samsung Odyssey Ark does when in vertical mode where it splits the entire screen into 3 individual screens but for the ultrawides those screens would be on the sides lol I know I can play borderless window but you take a performance hit depending on what game you're playing

@davidvalentin4128

10 ай бұрын

Theres also latency hit when borderless

@-Bill.

10 ай бұрын

Most ultrawide monitors support this feature. It's called picture-by-picture and has to be enabled in the menu and requires two inputs to be connected from the output computer. It's fiddly to get the proper resolution set in Windows, but once it is configured, each half will function as a separate display but still have no seam on the desktop. It will be a custom resolution, however, and not 16 by 9 unless you are in picture-in-picture mode.

Hey! I have interesting topic to discuss. Optical hdmi cable. Pros and cons. Revolution or scum?

they had a 240hz 1440p va monitor on amazon not too long ago for $250 US on sale. thats really not bad for what youre getting. I would almost buy that or go full out on an oled panel. the mid range monitors arent really worth the small jump in price

I waffled on 1440p OLED vs 4K Mini-LED for a while, but availability and price on both options seems constrained in Canada. Instead, I jumped on a deal for an LG C2 as it covers 4K and OLED and was cheaper than the other options, though I'm still working on the ergonomics of the situation given the lack of adjustable stand.

@PoRRasturvaT

10 ай бұрын

Canada? you should have found Innocn both 32 and 27inch 4k minileds.

@Varmint260

10 ай бұрын

@@PoRRasturvaT Yup. For more money than I paid for the LG C2. And they apparently have flickering issues if VRR and FALD are both enabled. And a number of reviews mention poor build quality.

for dual monitors vs ultrawide i personally like the 16:9 aspect ratio for games and most games are designed for that so for gaming i prefer gaming on one monitor with youtube or something on the other one

It is so much to ask for. I want a 5k ultra wide pushing 140 PPI

I compromised a bit on the ultra-wide vs dual monitor by going 32" 4K (16:9), effectively like having four 1080p screens. No issues with games not working because it's still 16:9 and plenty of room for productivity without multi-monitor issues. It's a simple key combo (WinKey + arrow keys) to put a window one side or the other so I have this video on the right and whatever I'm working on at the left. The downside is no 32" 4K OLED just yet so I can't make that upgrade.

@fyorbane

10 ай бұрын

Is your 32" 4K Monitor a standard IPS type or mini LED?

@maugre316

10 ай бұрын

@@fyorbane It's a VA as I got fed up with the glow on my IPS monitor. Some 31.5" 4K OLED monitors have been announced this week so that's my next upgrade. Never tried mini-LED.

Please review the 40" 1440p Ultrawides from Innocn, MSI and AOpen, etc. They are based on the same panel. The Innocn is the same price as the Gigabyte M32Q on Amazon and seems to be equal or better value.

Its kinda crazy that monitors even have the discussion about hdr being good still this has been a standard thing on high end tvs for YEARS now. Ive been using a 65 cx for my gaming display since it came out and its been incredible i quess i just dont understand how it can still be a problem.

I’m buying an LG C2 42” on Labor Day. If I can snag one for ~ $800 that’s a win.

How about a video about the best hybrid wfh/gaming monitors these days?

Philips Evnia 34M2C8600 vs Alienware AW3423DW vs Samsung Odyssey G8 34 Which one to take in the end? I want Alienware because the main monitor is from Alienware

Dual LCD is not prototype only. Hisense had a production version of a TV with this technology 1 or 2 years back and they did sell them if I'm not mistaken. And liek you said you have the Sony mastering monitor HX310 and the Dolby Pulsar. Interesting tech but oled is not standing still eighter with QD Oled and MLA WRGB panels being quite a bit brighter than before.

Windows 11 actually integrated a really nice snapping utility that lets ypu snap windows to the sides of ultrawides and still keep a 3:2ish center window. Just drag the window to the top middle and it pops out with options. If you're on Windows 10 Powertoys can do it too.

@DanWhiteT

10 ай бұрын

Powertoys is the way to go. You can pick easy-to-snap zones of any size and position, so it lets you have things snap over what would normally be a border between monitors and still use the space well. Makes having one big monitor much more advantageous for productivity than separate monitors, to me at least.

@shanez1215

10 ай бұрын

@DanWhiteT Yeah, I just don't find it as intuitive to snap since you need to hold shift, and the feature that let's you alternate between windows in a pane randomly stopped working.

What is best 4k 32inch monitor right now and its runner up?

I have an AW3423dw oled. The hdr function looks incredible in Elden Ring, and I don't think I would give hdr up, in the future.

@alinn.4341

9 ай бұрын

I also got an OLED and its amazing, but its 27 240hz. Had an ultrawide before and the constant stretching of games/xbox, ugly typography and motion sickness from first person games was a big downside. Just curious if you are having that motion sickness as well or maybe its like car sickness, some have it some don't.(like when you look at your phone inside a moving car). Me and my friend both had it.

Thanks to your monitor review I just bought the Samsung oled g8 this tuesday, and i have to say for me this is a game changer. I switched from a Odyssey G7 32'' to the oled g8 and the performance, colors and black levels are insanse. I was a bit scepticle because of the price which is around 1300 dollars (In norway) but when i hooked it up to my computer and tried MW2 with hdr i was shocked! This is a monitor you really need to experience to know what i mean. Im currently visting alot of older games aswell as new just to see how they look. Even Bf4 which is kinda old now is looking super crisp. Im enjoying gaming even more now because of this, not to sound like a AD but its a new world for me hehe. Thank you so much for your covering of monitors, much love from norway

@machmutdoener

10 ай бұрын

I mean thats no wonder. Your old Monitor only had a ppi of 91 and the New one has a ppi of 109. Of course the New monitor will have clearer Image because it has a way higher Pixel density.

@hugoanderkivi

10 ай бұрын

​@@machmutdoenerNot just pixel density but OLED's contrast is what adds to the perceived resolution.

What 4K Mini LED Options are there? It seems there is barely anything out there.

Can you guys test UV2A panel it sounds promising but i cant find anything about it online