Can Acer Win the 240Hz OLED Battle? - Acer Predator X27U Review
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00:00 - Intro, Specs, Design
02:53 - Screen Coating, Subpixel Layout and Burn In
05:38 - Response Time Performance
09:34 - Color Performance
11:59 - Brightness, Contrast, Uniformity
14:21 - HDR Performance
19:32 - HUB Essentials Checklist
20:51 - Final Thoughts
Can Acer Win the 240Hz OLED Battle? - Acer Predator X27U Review
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Thanks for testing all of these monitors!
Had this monitor for a week after it suddenly became available on Newegg US. In the end, it wasn’t worth the price when the ASUS variant has a way better implementation of the panel. I couldn’t wrap my head around the aggressive ABL with HDR on it’s shipped firmware. Also, the build quality of this monitor is what you’d expect out of a $100-$200 product. Maybe some firmware update will help out the experience in the future, but for now it’s safe to say just go with either the LG or ASUS.
@trippalhealicks
10 ай бұрын
I've tried out all of them so far, and to me, the LG is the best bet. The reason being, the Asus's HDR colors are still very jacked up after their latest firmware update. The LG looked fine, IMO, and the brightness wasn't that much of a concern as long as you don't have extreme amounts of sunlight in your room.
@alphapapa4446
10 ай бұрын
@@trippalhealicks for me, I prefer a brighter monitor, regardless of room setting, which is why I got the ASUS.
@trippalhealicks
10 ай бұрын
@@alphapapa4446 Makes sense! It's definitely the brightest of the bunch. The only OLED I've tested that was brighter was the Alienware AW3423DWF, but it's an ultrawide which isn't for everyone.
@matthewrezuke8130
10 ай бұрын
The LG monitor is just fine.. you don't need blinding brightness lol..
@alphapapa4446
10 ай бұрын
@@matthewrezuke8130 that’s very subjective. It’s almost like personal preference is a thing
Almost got the acer but then after a little research this weekend I saw it was the least bright of the bunch and decided to pull the trigger on the Asus!
Yep, I am waiting for a different Panel with the same specs. I have an Oled TV LG C2 and it's nice but it hasn't made me want to run out and get an OLED Monitor. My M27qx is awesome just a little IPS glow but its easy on the eyes and has made me a fan of the high refresh rate.
@Adrian-ep4qm
10 ай бұрын
Yea these crazy hdr monitors and oled monitors are gonna be worth it in 5-10 years when prices come down by a lot
All Acer monitors have that issue where you manually have to switch to HDR every time in the OSD settings. Acers monitor firmware has a lot of these needless annoyances for no reason, its just mind boggling, what were those developers thinking?
Oh damn, kvm switch is pretty killer if you need it considering how expensive and hard to find high end stand alone KVM switches are. I have so much issues with kvm when shuffling my home work setup and my personal machine.
I picked up the LG when it first dropped to $900USD during the May/June price dip, after rebounding, it's now available for $850USD in some places today. I prefer matte for monitors or otherwise close viewing distance. I have a glossy laptop, which was not my choice, and the glossy reflections are terribly distracting. My TV is glossy, and I feel it is fine at a comfortable couch viewing distance for content.
@darrendavies1102
10 ай бұрын
Hi there may get this for Christmas bit would you buy again or for another make
@Nunkuruji
10 ай бұрын
@@darrendavies1102 I'm very pleased with the LG model, Asus was off the table due to prior dissatisfaction with customer service. Corsair and Acer had not launched yet. I was so impressed with the LG monitor I bought an LG C2 on prime day to replace my aging plasma. Currently the monitor sits side by side an IPS display, which makes the black levels on the IPS look sad. HDR is cool to experience, watching a youtube video doesn't convey it any justice. Both the monitor and TV are plenty bright, I think any brighter would feel too intense, though I have no side by side comparison to experience. I don't think I could justify buying a 2nd oled monitor to outright replace my secondary display at the current price. The xeneon flex might have been interesting if the pixel pitch were not so bad, and its double the price, I'm sort of interested in curved screen from time to time, hopefully it's a concept that lives on.
Tim can also check and review the ktc mini led options 1440 and 4k with their new firmware update
Hi Mr Tim, as always you are the goat of gaming monitor reviewer 🔥🔥.. sorry for my out of context questions, is it worth it to buy LG 27850 right now for my xbox series x? Thank you Mr Tim.. 🙏
hey, update for this monitor has just droped on acer support page for it! would love to see your comments on it! seems to be you can turn off ABL and annoying image retention notification.
For monitors with poor or no srgb modes i have used this neat clamp tool i found on github but i think in a recent update, nvidia dprecated the api allowing for this to be doable, either nvidia plans on adding support for srgb clamping in the control panel or they broke the api and don't care to fix it
@juanblanco7898
7 ай бұрын
Are you saying that novideo_srgb no longer works?! What the hell, man, why did they do it...
I tried multiple 27" oleds and the massive 45" oled from LG monitor, and all of them were a no-go on the text. So I got a 42" C2 and the 4k really helps with text.
@zkdd23
10 ай бұрын
What was wrong with 27" OLEDs?
@aberkae
10 ай бұрын
ppi is similar about 108 on both.
@svn5994
10 ай бұрын
Buys a sub 90 PPI monitor and complains about text clarity. The C2 and 27" have the same PPI. 😂
It looks great, simple, sleek design, with no unnecessary, unseen "gamery" designs and lights on the back, I can't stress this enough, no one is looking at the back of the monitor, it should be as bland and cheap as possible no matter the price point of the product
Thanks for the video. Can you review the Oled G9 please? 🙂 Would like to know the best accurate picture settings - thanks!
I'm just gonna wait for the upcoming Blurbuster tuned OLED 240hz monitor, it's gonna be actually good.
I was wondering if there's a point to buying a colorimeter Would one make a measurable difference in content consumption?
@phrog322
10 ай бұрын
the answer is probably not, unless your monitor is super bad in which case just buying a new monitor would be better
I also bought this monitor lately, i think it can't show different colour hues smoothly, as if the 10bit colour depth cant display changes in hues/shades smoothly. As a result, the different shades/ hues look like ripples on the screen each time the picture hue go from dim to bright. For example in the netflix 'the pope's exorcist', the intro green background scene of the 'sony picture' show much distortion and ripples. The next scene which go from dim lighting to bright also show much ripples.
Prices are already starting to come down a bit, the LG 27GR95QE is €829,- over here (in the Netherlands). That ASUS has the nicest design in my opinion, but the price is almost 400 euro's higher over here.
Hi Tim, I do need some advice about watching 1080p videos on 1440p monitors that no one is talking about ! Tried some high-spec 1440p models but all of them were blurry, shockingly worse than 1080p native monitors while playing 1080p videos. Then I unfortunately learned that the scaler won't be able to precisely transpose the 1080p image onto the 1440p screen. Meaning, blur and other visual artifacts make the video look substantially worse than 1080p native monitors and it's not related with bitrate or compression etc. Mainly watching 1080p shows, movies (not streaming on youtube/Netflix etc) and have a huge archive... Tried 4K monitors/TVs with 1080p videos and they look just fine, equal to 1080p native ! 4K is exactly four times 1080p resolution; this means that for every pixel in 1080p, there are four pixels in 2160p, so you just make each pixel four times bigger. Looks exactly like a 1080p display. I want to upgrade to 2K for games, web & work but "to watch 1080p videos blurry with artifacts" is holding me back. 4K is hard to drive and it's expensive but definitely clearer than 1440p ! - Should I skip 1440p & invest in 4K monitors ? Can you do a video about the elephant in the room ?
I really like ur detailed Monitor reviews, could u review the new asus tuf vg27aqml1a next, i would love to see it
Tim my man, your caution about OLED burn in helped me decide to go with the Alienware AW3821DW over the AW3423DWF. Chose the Nano IPS so I can work and not worry about burn in (I saw your video describing the faint line down the middle of your AW3421DW screen & that was enough for me hehe...). Also I'll be in a fairly bright room while working so IPS should work better there too, and no glare off the screen. I really wanted that OLED but from what I've seen in reviews Nano IPS sounds like a decent compromise for both work and gaming (even if the HDR isn't good lol...). This 3840x1600p screen is going to be sweet though for "work work" and of course for my side job of video editing timelines, pod casting... etc... etc... I'll get it next week and can't wait. For my kids, I went with 1440p 165hz VA panels, again, burn in concerns and they're terrible for turning off their screen savers and leaving their PCs sitting stagnant for hours. Not to mention they do hours of schoolwork etc... just too much static stuff on their screens all the time and I don't want to risk the burn in there either. Anyway, as must as I'd have loved that OLED HDR experience, I'll give the tech a few more years to sort out burn in and the like.
@chriswho12345
10 ай бұрын
the future will come!
@Pisscan
10 ай бұрын
so you’re waiting for micro led then
whoever makes 32-inch 4k qled not curved monitor will be KING!
Hey, good Video! Will you review the Alienware AW2723DF as well?
The fact that they didn’t learn from other companies doing 2.0 when they are the latest to release the same damn monitor is astonishing. All they would have to do was steal all the other monitor’s best traits and they would’ve made more profit than any of them plus win monitor of the year.
Thanks for the review! So glad I did not go with the X27U over the Asus version.
@Pisscan
10 ай бұрын
You bought one of these panels without dp2.0 or hdmi2.1.. interesting 💀
@noelnarayan6135
10 ай бұрын
@Pisscan why do i need hdmi 2.1, when my PC, I am already getting 240Hz @ 1440p over dp 1.4, why on earth would you need more bandwidth if the max the monitor can do is already capable with dp 1.4? You make no sense?
@Pisscan
10 ай бұрын
@@noelnarayan6135 hdr 4:4:4? 🤡
Will you be reviewing the ViewSonic xg2431? I just bought one and it's fantastic
would love to see reviews of the dell series like the dell g3223q
Regarding oversaturation without SRGB mode.... have you tested Windows 11's "Auto Color Management" ? Supposedly it deals with that issue.
the lack of HDR auto-switch is a huge no in my book... even my ~330€ LG 27GP850-B has automatic HDR enabling & disabling along with windows or games (e.g. as software enables HDR, monitor switches by itself too)
@juanblanco7898
7 ай бұрын
I don't know, man, seems like a very minor annoyance to me...
Finally someone made a video on this.
You mentioned that strobing isnt compatible with OLEDS, but I use the LGC1 strobing option to increase motion clarity to an equivalent of 313 fps.
@applesauce2710
10 ай бұрын
I'm still gutted when they dropped 120hz support since 2 series
@absolutelysobeast
10 ай бұрын
so for OLEDs its not "strobing" because there is no backlight to "strobe" its called BFI or "black frame insertion" where the screen flashes a black screen after every frame. it achieves basically the same thing, but it darkens the brightness if the screen overall. it also gives the "soap opera effect". because of the way it works, i would guess that higher FPS would mean even darker picture overall which is already a weakness of OLED in the first place
@shanroxalot5354
10 ай бұрын
@absolutelysobeast You explained how OLEDs strobed while claiming they don't. It's just that the pixels are self emissivity on oleds, so the strobe comes from the pixels themselves, which is fantastic because that means zero crosstalk. Also, if the refresh rate is high enough to transition from having a visible strobing effect to just looking dimmer, a higher refresh rate won't affect its brightness. That comes from the percentage of the refresh allocated to pixels being on vs off. In this way, it can become a tradeoff between brightness and motion clarity; not through refresh rate itself. Also, the soap opera effect typically refers to the experience of the interpolation feature on many tvs today, which often gives mixed framerate effect which is off putting to some, but I will happily get any motion clarity and smoothness where I can.
Does this matt coating is the same heavy like the LG? Or Acer does use their own matt coating? I remember acer monitors had matt coating, but it was very nice ballanced. That grain wasn't that much noticed like at LG monitors.
Dough, the company behind the Eve Spectrum, is currently working on a monitor with this same panel that also has glossy glass. Are there any plans to review that as well when it eventually comes out?
@Patchow
10 ай бұрын
Have Eve improved their delivery promises? I waited 6 months for a mouse pad before I gave up and cancelled the order.
@conner3822
10 ай бұрын
@@Patchow when I initially (blindly and stupidly) ordered mine, they promised shipping would begin in July-August. I believe the latest update today is mid to late September. Now at the time of ordering I was expecting a glossy finish panel, since then they partnered with Corning Glass to add glass to the monitor. Apparently it having glass is a big deal because according to them only Apple and Microsoft sell displays with glossy finish glass. So it that worth the delay? I can’t give a straight answer because on one hand it’s an added feature that I did not originally pay for or expect to have. On the other I placed an order from a company who is known to not be the quickest getting out products, and should have expected a wait longer than what is currently expected.
in Oz its 1899 and Asus is 1799 ( PCGC) but I got the LG for 1477 for Harvey Norman ..$320 is just to big an advantage to knock back ..ohwell, the 4090 needs something to make it work :-)
Why did the Samsung Odyssey G7 Input lag measurment increase from 4.9 (in your review video) to 7.8? Seems like you've added more processing lag now?
@jonRock
10 ай бұрын
Maybe Samsung firmware update messed something up.
Can you guys review the AOC Agon Pro AG274QZM? It seems to be the only 240Hz monitor I've been able to find that's an actual released product that has the HDMI 2.1 ports capable of the full 1440p at 240Hz...
just from seeing the preview you showed of the monitor, as in the scenes, I think it looks less natural than the other. the paint scene at the begging for example
hey can you make a list of the cheapest 100% SRGB/whatever colour space is available out there? it doesnt have to be 1k Hz, just a 60Hz for work or anything like this. much appreciated.
After all of these OLED monitor reviews it seems the only two competitors on the market are the LG WOLED variants and the QD OLED variants, and it would appear the QD OLED is the better option providing the brightest and most vibrant picture with the best HDR performance. I had no idea that when I bought my Alienware AW3423DW that I was getting the cream of the crop of OLED monitors. It was the first, and apparently still the best, aside from it's little brother, the DWF variant. Also, just found out that the washed out look in Windows 10 after enabling HDR is a brightness/contrast issue rather than a saturation issue. After manually setting the brightness/contrast settings in the AMD software and upping the contrast in the monitor settings it looks even better now, something I thought wasn't even possible. Now the image is just mind blowing how black the blacks are and the color pops like nothing I've ever seen with the brightest of highlights. Truly something to behold. Can't believe I was missing out on even better image quality. I genuinely thought I was seeing the best this monitor offered, and I was already really impressed. Boy was I wrong, lol!
@charliegrech2026
10 ай бұрын
Yeh man qd oled is the best. If ur still looking for an upgrade the s95c blows everything else to pieces, just depends if you can allow a 55' and move further back
@runany1
10 ай бұрын
Looks like they added some nice HDR features in Win 11. I want the 34” QD little brother you mentioned for $900 it seems like the deal.
@Patchow
10 ай бұрын
Isn’t it missing HDMI2.1 though?
@justanotherlikeyou
10 ай бұрын
@@Patchow HDMI 2.1 doesn't really matter since it has display port. The only thing I have it hooked to is my PC and display port is all I use. HDMI 2.1 is really for console gaming purposes as display port fulfills pretty much all PC gamer's needs. This monitor is not a good choice for console gamers since it's in an ultra-wide screen format which they don't support.
A little bit disappointed from this monitor,but my corsair xeneon oled should arrive today and I got it for only "900€" on Amazon. Thx 4 the video
@zeogamingmc
10 ай бұрын
Yeh my one is arriving some time this week, only reason I picked the corsair was the burn in warranty.
@raito_420
10 ай бұрын
@@zeogamingmc same
@raito_420
10 ай бұрын
And it looks good
maybe you should a review on the hp omen 27qs since i havent seen anyone review it yet and it seems good
Holy shit, it's really out! Been waiting for this review for so long. Like before watching.
Can you show a screenshot of the area used for hdr gaming real scene brightness??
Someday we'll have OLED monitors without all these compromises. Me personally? I'm waiting for mini-LED ultrawides in a 34 inch form factor :(
It's a pity you forgot to show the gamma/EOTF tracking in the sRGB emulation mode! That's what could make this monitor or break it for me. Is there any way to see that?
May I know 15:00 video clip of colour paint dipping comes from?Would like to play the video on OLED monitor. Thanks.
since I personally have to use HDMI, the 2.0 ports on this model instantly disqualify it for me.
@marrow94
10 ай бұрын
Yeah I’d accept it on a 400€ monitor, not this
Are there any 24-32” oled 1080p monitors out there? I’ve looking for a while and it seems like all the monitors are at least 1440.
These monitors are still not recommended for programming right? The issues with reading text are still prevalent?
Tim, have you reached out to Gigabyte regarding the M27Q X and it's disappearance?
Woled? Nopes... I am just happy with my qd-oled ultrawide hopefully in a couple of years I can upgrade to a 4k 240hz
when are displayport 2.1 monitors (or TV's) coming out? ie. 1440p 540hz, 4k 240hz
Do you have any plans to review Philips 27B1U7903? I will not be buying Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 or G8, so I'm looking for 4K HDR 16:9 alternatives.
PG42UQ Firmware V040 out!! Supposed to improve HDR. Can you please revisit this monitor for HDR performance??
In canada only Best buy is selling the asus version of this oled and I wanted to see text clarity. They had a demo running, so after some setup, launch a web browser and boy was it bad. even the windows 11 time was hard to read on the blue background. The sale person was trying to indicate a bad Nvivda setup. To my eyes it looked blurry (for black text on a white background), but text on different coloured background oh boy is got really bad... If you are planning to buy any of this oleds get them to show you text-clarity.. Not just black on white but with different colours...
@Pisscan
10 ай бұрын
You actually have a brain 🫡
What would be the best gaming n work monitor between 30-40inch? I am using a predator 34inch, thinking to change it as it has been yrs, Anything to recommend?
Might as well review the AOC model too, now that youve done the other 4 already 😅
Would love to see you guys review more miniLED monitors.
@RAZGR1Z
10 ай бұрын
Then pay up piggy.
@sakracliche
10 ай бұрын
with the downsides of lcd, id bite the bullet and go for an oled. you still have to spend a fair bit of money to get a okay monitor with not terrible miniled performance
@DrakonR
10 ай бұрын
@@sakracliche with the downsides of OLED, I'd bite the bullet and go for a miniLED.
@sakracliche
10 ай бұрын
@@DrakonR blooming and inherently bad dark levels. noticeably slow response times. poor viewing angles. pricey for what they offer. oled doesn't get as bright as miniled can, but otherwise it's a package with advantages of tn, ips and va taken to another level. burn in hasn't been a problem for those who aren't careless, if you take at least a bit of care of your screen, it will look brand new for years
@DrakonR
10 ай бұрын
@@sakracliche you can't BS me. I own an LG C1, X95K 85", a neo g8, and I've tried all of the OLED monitors. miniLED is a much better experience overall. I'm not saying OLED is bad, but the hype is just hype and there's something to be said about great miniLED displays.
The white sub pixel is actually a blessing, I work with these displays and let me tell you that the G3 with MLA is MUCH better than QD OLED. Instead of whites looking blue or grey the color is actually white. QD OLED is rubbish,
@DrakonR
10 ай бұрын
Not true, why you always lying?
When will you be reviewing the Oled G9?
I'd still *_LOVE_* to know why the LG 27GR95QE has such a strange problem with overshoot. The problem isn't present on *_ANY other OLED._*
@Pisscan
10 ай бұрын
This is the beta, the next version, or two, will fix it 💀
I keep seeing reports of bad quality control with the pg27aqdm and bad customer service... i want it but nervous to buy it
Waiting for a 240hz 4K oled and then I'm sold.
AU Optronics and INNOLUX need to get oled market asap. We need more variations
@ronniekregar3482
10 ай бұрын
Why? LG is the king of OLED, they're proven workhorses at this point
What's with 2023 gaming monitors not including HDMI 2.1? Surely it can't be that expensive to include something that came standard with 2020 OLED TVs.
Oled 4k 32 inch with 165hz is what I am waiting for.
rock on brother
I love the lighting in this video.
While I'm glad the name isn't a jumble of seemingly random letters and numbers, it is rather a bit similar to the E27u monitors we have at work. 😄
i want a 27 inch OLED but i dont want a matte finish and i want it to be QD-OLED
For the money it seems like Alienware 34” DWF is the clear winner still at $900 US and yes slower at 165Hz. Right?
As a programmer I wonder how "programmer text color themes" would look like on OLED monitors i.e. in my case dark mode grey background with some half muted text colours. Most IDE's has these color themes that are more pleasant for the eyes and used for the purpose to highlight the language syntax, I wonder how well OLED monitors performs in this use case. If we would use my case as an example the background grey color is around 10-15% Value and most text colors are "half muted" (50-80% for both Saturation and Value), white colour tops at around 80%.
@richardhunter9779
10 ай бұрын
Hello fellow programmer! It looks fantastic, with a few limitations if you want to avoid burn-in: 1. Can't maximize windows, have to use floating windows and move them around once in a while. 2. Have to disable window snapping 3. Have to auto-hide taskbar 4. Have to auto-hide menu bar (on MacOS) All in all, it is probably better to wait for now. Burn-in will not be fixed for the OCD amongus, but monitors will get bigger and denser.
I just got this monitor for 600$ yesterday because it was on sale is it a good monitor?
With all of the drawbacks and no warranty coverage for burn-in this monitor should be priced at $799.99 US to be compelling.
Is it worth the wait on a WQHD 27inch QD-Oled, or should i prefer waiting on a 4K 27inch MiniLED with 2000+ Diming zones ? I Love Oled, but i also work a lot on my PC, so the Subpixel layout (Text) is a huge concern for me
@Pisscan
10 ай бұрын
diming zones in 2023? 💀
I would have called it the "Acer Predator X27ICU" 😄
Was excited about this till I heard no hdmi 2.1....at this point hdmi should be industry standard on ANY high end monitors.
Can you review some *IPS Black* monitors also??
I didn't believe all the negative reviews around these panels being too dim. Picked up the LG model as it was recently on sale and I was honestly shocked how bad it is. Easiest return ever.
@nfugitt89
10 ай бұрын
Yeah this first gen doesn't seem to be worth getting for a variety of reasons
@fastica
10 ай бұрын
That's subjective to your tolerance and room light. I'm using the Xeneon 27 OLED in SDR and ABL off and, while I wish it was a little brighter, it's perfectly fine for me. With ABL off it looks great but I hate the brightness fluctuation when using Windows. I'm the kind of guy who use IPS panels at 30/40% brightness though.
@peoplez129
10 ай бұрын
Yep, most people think brightness wouldn't be a big issue since they don't use their IPS monitors at high brightness, but you don't really get the saturation and contrast that OLED can deliver, without high brightness. HDR requires around 300 nits minimum. Once eyes adjust to the higher brightness, it all makes sense and people realize the necessity for that increased brightness, even if their room isn't bright.
@DrakonR
10 ай бұрын
@@fastica"fine." Copium in full effect.
@Broxerlol
10 ай бұрын
For more context I've been using a LG C2 42" for about 9 months as my primary display. I've used a service remote to turn off TPC and GSR so it's much brighter than stock. The low brightness on the 27gr95qe made the colors look washed out and just off putting. I think pairing the lower brightness with a matte screen makes it worse. If you're coming from using a traditional style monitor at low brightness it'll probably look somewhat normal. I've also tried the AW3423DWF and it was much much better. If the text clarity wasn't so bad I would have kept it. I'm a developer so text clarity is moderately important.
Are you going to review the AOC Agon AG276QZD?
please bring back the motion pursuit(UFO) test.
have any of these issues been fixed 6 months later im looking to buy a monitor tomorrow and been researching and noticed this is at 600 dollars. but am scared and looking for a good 1440p 240hz monitor for desktop usage and gaming
Any news of Windows 11 possibly improving on OLED text clarity? I am fairly hopeful on Microsoft working on this, given how many “non mainstream” features they are adding already.
@lordofdrones
10 ай бұрын
They have touched on this, possibly in a Q&A video. Basically, no one uses the standard Microsoft has implemented, so it will take some effort to do that.
@RapttorX
10 ай бұрын
and what do you do with that ? only the windows stuff will benefit from it ....not even the browser takes the windows cleartype fully... most apps and games totally ignore it. So yea ...those windows icons will have some nice text under them ...thats it.
@RAZGR1Z
10 ай бұрын
lol Microsoft won't do jack for years about this.
Was the audio speed slowed down? Seems slower than normal
Could you review the acer xv275k p3 as well? Thank you!
is there a list of displays you have lined up to review for 2023? if so where can we find this list?
Hi tim , can you please consider reviewing the new MSI G274QPX ? On paper, it looks like a steal specs to price wise. Thanks for the quality content, as always ❤
I really want a 240Hz OLED…but I realize I’d rather wait until the next generation of panels where they hopefully incorporate ULMB2 (aka black frame insertion) and up the refresh rate to 360 or even 480. 480 with BFI would be INCREDIBLE.
@nxxiv436
10 ай бұрын
Wtf do tou even need 480hz for? You’re not gonna be better at fps playing at 480hz lmaoo😂
@atomiccelery6798
10 ай бұрын
The ASUS version does this now for an effective 1000hz+. This guy @nxxiv436 sounds like a broken record, I bet he said the same thing when 144hz came out. Or maybe he was too young lmaooooooo😂😂😂😂
@OC.TINYYY
10 ай бұрын
@@atomiccelery6798Well, beyond 240hz refresh rate is imperceptible to the eye unless it's on a 200" screen from 10 feet away. As much as anyone tried to deny it. You gain micro seconds in response time, that's about it.
@atomiccelery6798
10 ай бұрын
@@OC.TINYYY Well, actually, WRONG! kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZXetzdprd7TXZM4.html
@The_Albino_Dino
10 ай бұрын
@@OC.TINYYYmotion clarity increase is perceptible beyond 240 hz yes there are diminishing returns but there are also still big gains in motion clarity… for example when 480 hz oled comes out it will have 2 Ms persistence blur which will be double what crts used to have but it will look amazing and will be much better than the current models and brightness will improve over time especially once pholed tech comes.
whens the oled g9 review coming out?
Is there a reason Rtings and Bench House are reporting excessive amounts of input lag up to 20ms at 60hz with the Acer and you not only aren't, but you are finding respectively the same low input lag results across all WOLED 1440 240hz 27 inch monitors?
Hope the next gen WRGB monitor panels will fix the dirty screen effect on gray backgrounds
@jonRock
10 ай бұрын
I wouldn't get your hopes up. I have never seen an OLED that didn't have this issue.
@Takashita_Sukakoki
10 ай бұрын
@@jonRock i quess got super lucky with my 55 cx oled
@jonRock
10 ай бұрын
@@Takashita_Sukakoki yeah probably
@Takashita_Sukakoki
10 ай бұрын
@@jonRock the bigger oleds seem to avoid the vertical banding on gray background
Hey there, there is a new budget monitor in europe thats one of the cheapest ones and the specs dont even look that bad. Its the KOORUI 27E6QC . Can you guys maybe review it? Its the Cheapest right now and i would be really interested how it performs. :) and btw the monitor is 1440p 144hz and only costs 180€ and on prime day it was like 150€ so really cheap 😄
If people are still consider purchasing, I just want to put this out there. Every 4 hours, this monitor will pop up a warning message to perform an image retention protection. Essentially it shuts the monitor down or go blank for 5 minutes. It can get in the way of your game/productivity. It does go away automatically after 10 seconds, but it sure as heck annoying. I disagree with the HDR assessment in this video, I did turn on HDR both on the monitor and Windows built-in HDR feature, but the colors don't look right at all. I tried using the HDR calibration in Windows Store, but that didn't help much either. I then connected an Apple iPad to this and its HDR looks wonky too. Maybe I'm not advanced enough to figure out how to configure it... maybe you guys can cover that in a future video? *UPDATE Oct 2023: Updated firmware has allowed the option to disable the image retention protection warning message! YAY! Still can't figure out the HDR though.
@otto5423
7 ай бұрын
Did latest Firmwares boost up the SDR brightness and way to disable or limit the aggressive ABL? If you updated to latest firmware, also can you see any different?
@24b
7 ай бұрын
I didn't notice difference in the SDR brightness. I don't see an option to disable the ABL unfortunately.@@otto5423
Still waiting for 24" 1440p240 glossy oled. Although, I would need to significantly change my behavior regarding usage because I would burn that thing in really fast. In fact maybe I should have it on an arm and just drop it in front of my primary monitor for gaming and content watching.
@ronniekregar3482
10 ай бұрын
Never happening
@cracklingice
10 ай бұрын
@@ronniekregar3482 Give it time. Eventually we'll reach the holy grail.
@svn5994
10 ай бұрын
@@cracklingiceNot happening. Stick with 1080p if you want a laptop screen.
@cracklingice
10 ай бұрын
@@svn5994 24" is the PERFECT size for a gaming display and 1440p is the perfect resolution. The combination is perfect match. It provides similar PPI (pixels per inch > resolution) to 4k at 32 inches without being a literal TV on a desk. It's far easier to drive than 4k so you can either run a cheaper GPU or go 80 class and get a high refresh experience. To get a 1440p at anything larger than 24" is basically the same quality as having gotten a normal sized 1080p monitor and putting it closer to your face.
The corsair model is the one to go for imo purely because of the screen burn coverage, even if it is slightly worse than its competitors.
@NedimTabakovic
10 ай бұрын
Yes that is good for customers but that will lead Corsair to loss, since there is no AMOLED that will not get burn-in in 3 year period that is if being heavily used...
@C0BEX
10 ай бұрын
@@NedimTabakovic doubt it. First it's not an AMOLED but WOLED panel. Second, most people will at least keep all the anti-burn in measures ON. Also it's a new panel with MLA technology that is specifically there to prevent burn-in or achieve higher brightness. Corsair is limiting the brightness quite low. I'm not saying it will not have burn-in with heavy use, but then again, only a very small percentage of owners will fall into the "heavy use" category. It's way to soon to draw any conclusions about burn-in on MLA panels after 3 years when the tech isn't even out for 2 years.
@Scorpius165
10 ай бұрын
@@NedimTabakovic If TVs are anything to go by, I am not worried.. My friend has a 10 year old OLED TV, took good care of it, and it shows zero burn-in issues. As a buyer of the Corsair model, I feel a bit more "secure" than with other brands but at the same time, I think that burn-in issues seem to be really over-estimated. We will see. Also, the brightness is not really a problem, unless you have the thing like in direct sunlight. Quite the opposite, I really like the auto-dimming compensation for all-white screens, at least it doesn't explode my retinas when I open a website. Really the only issue I've had with the Corsair model is occasional flicker with GSync in like 1 or 2 games, but that is easily corrected by just turning off Gsync for those games and I suspect a fix will come in time with firmware updates.
@NedimTabakovic
10 ай бұрын
@@C0BEX Doubt it or not that doesn´t change reality of things. And actual OG OLED was used in similar manner as old calculators but in different colors, and it had predefined characters, then it was introduced ActiveMatrix-OLED actual technology used for true displays that all use today. Being WRGB subpixel array PENTILE or RGB doesn't mean it is something different. And "new" QuantumDot-OLED (also AMOLED) is layer used to boost colors similar to KSF phosphorus... New addition is MicroLensArray, oversimplified something like reverse antiglare coating with more precise "bumps"-lenses per pixel that should help output more perceived brightness from panel and this can allow usage of lower actual paned brightness to have equal level of brightness...but maybe they count people will be stressed about burn-in and they will baby the monitor in that case it could last longer then 2 years...
@NedimTabakovic
10 ай бұрын
@@Scorpius165 200 nits is highly unlikely to explode someone's retinas, but your pupil should open up completely to let all that scorching 200 nits inside You should not be concerned since you are covered with warranty, just enjoy it man game on...
A big company needs to take glossy oled gaming monitors seriously
@foch3
10 ай бұрын
Word up! Only a blind man thinks matte is preferable. I don’t care what their lighting situation is. I have 20wmgx2 from 2006 or a qnix 2710 that look better than any matte finish panel.
Any rumors of a Dell/Alienware 27” OLED monitor in the near future?
so which of the 4 monitors is number 1?
These monitors are selling for hundreds $$$$ more than they should tbh. While offering a great gaming hdr performance…..the price of this Oled tech is waaaay too high for a decade old tech imo. We need to see actual competition between manufacturers and not just pricing against each other.
This is only one that dose not says g sync compatible will it work?