Glossy OLED Monitors are Here! - ASUS ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMG Review
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:37 - Overview, Stand, Connections
2:45 - Glossy
4:00 - Brightness Performance (SDR & HDR)
5:10 - Color Performance, Contrast, Coating, Uniformity
6:10 - Gaming - Response Times, Latency, Overall Speed
6:30 - The OLED Dip - Anti-Flicker
7:23 - Price
7:40 - Final Thoughts
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Пікірлер: 244
When I bought an OLED monitor over a year ago, I thought it was broken, since I could see the flickering all the time and NONE of the reviews said anything about this. A year later and suddenly people talk about this. Like WTF?
@tazboy1934
2 ай бұрын
That's why I stick with miniled
@juancarlosbernal989
2 ай бұрын
What is the model that you have?
@nossy232323
2 ай бұрын
@@juancarlosbernal989 ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM
@brucendolf
2 ай бұрын
Im glad i got informed Deep on this and decided to hard pass and keep my 240hz va Samsung which Is fast enough
@IdeoDLaw
2 ай бұрын
They get payed rly good
Good luck with Asus warranty...
@lesliegrace8360
2 ай бұрын
Didn't know Asus offers any warranty, they only offer AS-IS conditions.
@kotztotz3530
2 ай бұрын
@@lesliegrace8360 🥁 badum tssss :P
@alexmar4252
2 ай бұрын
Is there really such a thing?
@EarthIsFlat456
2 ай бұрын
Don't buy from Asus directly then. Let the retailer handle the warranty. It has always worked for me.
@Kumoiwa
2 ай бұрын
Lucky here in Europe we have consumer protection policies
Any defect they find on it even with a macro lens say goodbye to that warranty 😮
@lesliegrace8360
2 ай бұрын
Returns might be disassembled 🤣
@DarrinLin
2 ай бұрын
they'll charge you to clean fingerprints at this point
@pboro1jawrattler
2 ай бұрын
@@DarrinLin $100 per fingerprint
@pboro1jawrattler
2 ай бұрын
@@lesliegrace8360 and then ask you to pay $1000 over the retail price of a new graphics card to assemble it
@504Trey
Ай бұрын
Asus warranty always worked great for me
For future reviews I'd be interested in the maximum brightness in the locked mode since that is how I always want my monitor to operate.
@TechTesters
2 ай бұрын
I’ll have to check. Iirc it was about 260-265
@noenken
2 ай бұрын
@@TechTesters Thank you! :)
I'm sure the review is nice and all, but personally I'm not buying anything from ANUS ever again...
I am a big fan of glossy. Yes it reflects things in a bright environment(you did good job showing it) but our smartphones and TV's are like that and we are fine. When you put a glossy panel next to matte one you immediately see great difference on colors and blacks to the point that a good IPS glossy panel can look better than an OLED matte panel. So the difference can be different tech kind of difference just by choosing glossy over matte therefore i can't see the attraction in matte unless you are constantly using the screen in a reflecting environment with lights and never in the dark.
Now make a gorilla glass version of the PG27AQDP
unfortunate its asus and possibly exclusive since asus warranty issues going on right now being extremely anti consumer. I would have hoped for an ultrawide option of this and a different brand
2024 and we finally get a phone stand wow. It's like Christmas all over again.
@TechTesters
2 ай бұрын
😂
THANK YOU! Was looking everywhere for the Sdr brightness in smaller windows.
wallpaper link pls
Wallpaper link? It looks so good
i really like that you are from the netherlands :)
Asus no thank you RMA what's that it isn't in Asus Dictionary.
Do you have a video on the new T705 SSD ?
Thank you.
Great monitor if you don't care about getting warranty support.
@GrainGrown
2 ай бұрын
I see you're following the latest fad. Nothing you say has meaning.
@honinakecheta601
2 ай бұрын
@@GrainGrownit’s not a fad.
@OGHawkeye
2 ай бұрын
Lol only cheap idiots end up ever using or trying to use warranties and support
Why no glossy miniled?
Release date for Europe?
I'm glad glossy is making its way to monitor market again. Looking forward to more oled glossy monitors.
I had big difficulties finding a good monitor, or atleast which one I should get, I got a Dell G2724D 1440p monitor, but the colors were kinda meh imo, atleast compared to my old 1080p monitor, as well as the blacks, what should I look for when choosing a monitor if I want better colors and contrast?
@SIPEROTH
2 ай бұрын
Better color and contrast is what OLED does well. So you want an OLED panel instead of an LCD or mini Led. Glossy is also better for contrast and colors. So basically you want something like this monitor.
By my own Asus experiences Im done with their products until excellence is back in the table for costumes services quality and respect.
I'm waiting for a 34" Glossy WOLED ultrawide.
Yay nieuwe Techtesters video! Het is een interessante monitor inderdaad, maar ik vind die jurk echt mooier. Staat je super goed!
Problem with ASUS warranty is that it isn't worth a ****, they'll most likely reject your claim no matter how valid it is, I'm never buying an ASUS product ever again.
The monitor display and stand need more Medusa Eyeballs? Don't ya think? There's only 6 eyes on it? 👁️👁️👁️👁️👁️👁️
Havent heard anything good about Asus customer service, but the price is good if its discounted for 600€ i might give it a shot in some months. I dont know if you send these back or not but id like to know what oled you would use, when you say great monitor, great enough that you would use it? Or do you have something better?
OLED/QD-OLED lijkt mij echt interessant wanneer naast burn-in zorgen, ook zorgen over de snelle degradatie van het scherm en de lage helderheid niveaus ontnomen worden voor mij als consument. Tests van Monitors Unboxed en RTTings hebben aangetoond dat die nieuwe OLED en QD-OLED schermen snel degraderen, namelijk binnen 2 tot 6 maanden al geloof ik. 8 uur per dag aan, met self-care software van de fabrikant en op een normaal tot hoge helderheid, met redelijk veel statische beelden.
@kealz318
2 ай бұрын
Daarom kies ik liever LG, of je nou voor ASUS gaat met W OLED dat maakt niet uit want het komt van LG. LG kent dit technology beter en die van LG hebben haast nooit burn-in en redelijk garantie die nieuwe W OLED van LG is veel beter dan deze van ASUS niet alleen is het meer simplistic qua design het heeft geen branding logo zoals ASUS voor 27 inch is 1440p okay ish maar die nieuwe 32 inch 4K W OLED is echt haar scherp dat zelf de W OLED 27 inch van LG en ASUS niet so scherp is ipv 4K en met W OLED een hoger resolutie is echt serieus wereld van verschil gaming in HDR ziet er ook beter uit op de 4K dan 1440p en ja het is zeker het extra geld waard geloof me je zal me later nog zelfs bedanken :)
Prices are coming down so fast I'm holding out for a 4k oled
Is 275 nits enough ?...
@Ryzen-gh1en
2 ай бұрын
no we need at least over 1200 nits to enjoy hdr content and dolby visions as well
@gytispranskunas4984
2 ай бұрын
@@Ryzen-gh1en well this one gets to 900 nits I think on HDR content. But still most of the time we will be stuck on 275. Even my Legion 5 laptop with standard IPS has 300 nits...
@k1cs1m3a8
2 ай бұрын
That’s only sdr what nobody cares.
not sure what it is but the PG27AQDM still looks better for some reason
@8K240hz
2 ай бұрын
How would you know if you havent seen then both side by side ? Are you just talking about the 480hz ?
@flamechicken415
2 ай бұрын
@@8K240hz because i own the PG27AQDM? the flicker on this new one looks extremely noticeable
@8K240hz
2 ай бұрын
@@flamechicken415 youd have to see it in person to see how it actually is
The pixel shifting is crazy. The bezels look asymetrical all the time.
@141menace
Ай бұрын
bezels look asymetrical throughout the video because the image on the screen is not centered
Is ASUS still releasing a 1440 360Hz OLED this year?
@kealz318
2 ай бұрын
Nope, it will come in 2025
First glossy *W* oled, all qd oleds are glossy
@reijhinru1474
2 ай бұрын
Wrong its semi glossy which is not real glossy
@chy.0190
Ай бұрын
@@reijhinru1474 neither is this lol its just glossier. Side by side the OLED TVs are way more glossy.
wow looking good
how are new monitors, especially 4k, not having hdmi 2.1? it's been out for almost 5 years now and both consoles and pc can benefit
@salentinoo75
Ай бұрын
aorus fo32u2p have dp2.1 😁
This glossy finish looks so good but we need it on 4k 480 hz 32 inch
@BOZ_11
2 ай бұрын
it's 27", 4K on a small panel is insanely dumb
@sindev3320
2 ай бұрын
@@BOZ_11 I mean on 32 inch
@franda777
2 ай бұрын
@@BOZ_11 the difference between 1440p and 4k on 27inch is highly visible, I have both side by side. I don't know why people keep pushing this narrative. Sure you don't need it, but its still a 2.25x increase in resolution and looks MUCH clearer.
@BOZ_11
2 ай бұрын
@@franda777 it's not about nominal resolution, it's about pixel density. Anybody who uses scaling on their OS (anything above 100%) has picked the wrong pixel density for them, by virtue of the fact that they found 100% too small! I won't reply past this point
@splitchy559
2 ай бұрын
i dont get it 4k 480hz?? who can pull 500fps on 4k rez?
Pasus😮
I dont support Asus anymore
Glossy OLED monitors are here? Literally every one I've seen is glossy including the one I have, the Alienware AW3423DWF, it has an anti glare coating, but still a glossy panel. Really it's my biggest problem with OLED monitors right now, I really want a proper matte panel as I hate the glare from glossy monitors as it's distracting, makes parts of the screen not really viable because of the glare, and the glare gives me migraines so room lighting location needs to be super specific to not cause issues.
@TechTesters
2 ай бұрын
There's different levels of AG, but they've all been AG so far except for the FO48U from Aorus which is basically a CX TV with a displayport. This is a proper glossy monitor, which is a significantly different experience from the AW2423DWF. Haven't heard of any monitors going the other way and becoming proper matte unfortunately.
@andrewmorris3479
2 ай бұрын
@@TechTestersIt’s the first glossy WOLED from LG’s factory. All of their MLA OLED monitors have been matte up until now.
@kealz318
2 ай бұрын
The Glossy still has a film protecting against light but not as strong as the ones on their glossy OLED TV's. But having that much light in your room specifically behind you is just dumb to have it there. As it reflects on your screen even with a matt finish screen it would still bother the panel with a grey glow. Place n adjust your lighting not directly to you/screen upwards to the wall it will enlighten room instead of your screen. Going OLED with matt coating is a loss of color saturation something you don't want with an OLED. It's like buying an OLED and not be able to use it's full potential then you better off with mini led w matt finish.
HDMI 2.0? 🤔
What’s the main difference between this and the older Oled version? Because the older one is still more expensive than this new one. Apart from the glossy finish, does this lack something the previous one had?
@TechTesters
2 ай бұрын
I honestly can’t remember the old one having anything this doesn’t. Hdmi 2.1 is the main oversight but iirc the old one didn’t have it either.
I came here to see how many are raising the Asus warrenty and customer service reality? Every tech tuber asked to test a Asus product should be making their viewers aware of Asus shady practices.
Asus?! No thanks.
Beware of Asus
@patrickzelenoy3872
2 ай бұрын
wdym?
@GrainGrown
2 ай бұрын
@@patrickzelenoy3872 It's the new fad.
@504Trey
Ай бұрын
Asus is the GOAT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Beautiful monitor, still out of my budget for now.
Asus. No.
Avoid ASUS at all cost. No care for customers, only profit.
Good quality review, thanks 😊
I expected it to be 360hz ngl. There were so many rumors about 4k 240hz and 1440p 360hz, 1440p 240hz feels like something from 2022-2023 xD
@nickjacobsss
2 ай бұрын
it is old tech, thats why its 699 and not 1499 like the lg 4k240/480 lol
@chy.0190
Ай бұрын
360hz is not a big difference over 240hz.
While glossy OLED panels are common, I think the key selling point of this monitor is it's the first glossy WOLED panel. Glossy WOLED is uncommon (yet), and most of the WOLED gaming monitors recently released have a matte finish. This one does not. I don't know if that's the case with smart TVs. It would be nice if Asus released a 4K glossy WOLED. But yeah, the warranty and how they treat their customers... 😬
Need lg to pull head out the sand and actually make a 42 c4 capable of 240hz id get that over any other oled
Long time viewer first time commenter. I like the quality of the audio recording. 😊 I was wondering what microphone you use for your video? Thanks! - Kofi
Cool monitor, if only it was made by a brand I haven't decided to never support again in my life.
There is some wrong information in this Video. This Monitors HDR peaks well over 1150 Nits. I dont know how they say its only 800 Nits… Something is really off here
Thank you for another great video techmama
Perfection 😊 this is my favorite monitor on the market right now.
Do you come with the monitor aswell? Friend asking 😁
No Warranty No Buy
Hi, nice video. Please can I ask...at TI: 6:30, are you referring to Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) for this flicker or is this something else you are referring to re all OLED monitors being flickery?
@TechTesters
2 ай бұрын
That's something we've seen in pretty much all OLED panels that I can remember.
@STEVEO779
2 ай бұрын
@@TechTesters ok thanks for getting back to my question :D
Asus has gotten it self in some what hot water here in the U.S. so this will be a do not buy for me.
Can you use the BFI with and AMD card or is this an ELMB only monitor?
Give me that in 21:9 at 29”
I bought an OLED TV for far less than an OLED monitor. I think a lot of people have bought TV's, OLED ones, as gaming monitors. You seem to get far far more features than OLED monitors and greater sizes. Granted latency and size are issues with a TV, unless you wall mount it. But you can get a HDMI 2.1 X 4 connections in LG TV's.
@8K240hz
2 ай бұрын
There are zero oled tvs at $699 my guy...
When will this be available in Europe?
Asus is on my sh*t list I would never buy their products… same with EK.
Pretty soon when it dies it can be used as a mirror. 👍
why still using 1.4 when 2.1 (most of modern gpu) has more bandwidth
@thicklips
Ай бұрын
"most" of modern gpus? Like two of them?
@blegi1245
20 күн бұрын
@@thicklips AMD RX 7900 XTX, RX 7900 XT, RX 7900 GRE, RX 7800 XT, RX 7700 XT, RX 7600 XT, RX 7600, W7600, W7500 have DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR 13.5. AMD W7900, W7800, W7700 have DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR 20.
@thicklips
20 күн бұрын
@@_pant0m pretty sure that’s not most of modern GPUs :)
Them nut putting in some HDMI 2.1 but 2.0 is just cheap no excuse for that
This was the only reason I didn't buy an OLED monitor until now 😜
@lesliegrace8360
2 ай бұрын
Here's another. RMA.
Hello
i still am amazed how well you treat your plants as a tech channel - they are always in bloom
@lazyturfbattler
2 ай бұрын
It’s Lego lol
@happalula
2 ай бұрын
and that means she doesnt deserve praise? thats mean :(
🎉🎉🎉
G-Sync or cheap model as AMD FreeSync without internal chip from nVidia?
@GrainGrown
2 ай бұрын
It's NVIDIA, not "nVidia".
@blegi1245
20 күн бұрын
The internal gsync module can't do hdmi 2.1 so no one use it anymore. Besides it's only benefit is that it does variable overdrive and oleds don't need any overdrive so there is zero reason to put one in an oled monitor.
The panel isn't the only glossy thing in this video.
No speaking speakers? Jeeeshhh... The omen 27" 240hz qhd monitor has good speakers actually! Got the omen monitor fir $299.00 on sale at best buy! Ching!!!
Exception customer service. 10/10 wouldn't buy again.
😊
Nadia please talk to industry leaders and let them know there is a market for 1080p 360hz oled. 24 inch. Please 🙏.
👍👍❤❤❤
Glossy 👍RWBG 👎. I'll wait for the glossy version of the 480Hz PG27AQDP.
cute
😁😁😁👍👍👍
Ewww Asus, brother ewww...
yeah but its asus, too bad
@GrainGrown
2 ай бұрын
*it's Your grammar is too bad.
I like the hair... nice ... the monitor too :)
Glossy always 10 times better than anything. Better colours contrast everything looks better.
If I need a mirror, I will order a mirror. If I need Christmas decoration, I will order Christmas decoration. The problem with many pc parts is that the market is dominated by Asians. They want RGB, they want glossy screens, and they expect us to adapt to their bad taste. Glossy screens hurt your eyes. You can barely read text on them, so why would anyone in his right mind buy them?
@andrewmorris3479
2 ай бұрын
The device you’re typing this comment on more than likely has a glossy display…
@jacquesmertens3369
2 ай бұрын
@@andrewmorris3479 My screen is a 24 inch Iiyama without any glare whatsoever. Thanks for your ignorant comment.
@andrewmorris3479
2 ай бұрын
@@jacquesmertens3369 You’re welcome.
@DrakonR
2 ай бұрын
Are you seriously blaming Asians for a display standard for everything outside of monitors? And you want to call someone else ignorant? Wow. Olympic levels of mental gymnastics.
@jacquesmertens3369
2 ай бұрын
@@DrakonR I'm not blaming them for their own preferences, but for the fact that they push these products on the European and American market.
I'm not a smart guy but when ASUS said World 1st glossy OLED, they weren't talking about tv's 😂. It's truly the world's first Glossy Oled (Monitor) 😊
Glossy is great, if you have a hatred of sun light 🤣
@kealz318
2 ай бұрын
People who complain about glossy is bad are people who have their monitor right in front of a window where sun light shining!😂😂😂
@chy.0190
Ай бұрын
So you don't have a TV then I assume lol
800 nits brightness? That is impressive. I wonder why it wasn't maxed out at 666 nits brightness?
If only it came in a 34" curved 😔
after they forced people buying crap matte oled for years
Who in the right mind thought that glossy is better than matte?
@20puskinas1992
2 ай бұрын
Expand your horizons...
@Stevenx01
2 ай бұрын
@@20puskinas1992 I've been using a stupid 24" HP glossy monitor for 10 years and I've hated every second
@GrainGrown
2 ай бұрын
@@20puskinas1992 Go look in the mirror if you're so fond of reflections.
@DrakonR
2 ай бұрын
Who on earth would want a crisper image with better colors? Crazy people!
@Stevenx01
2 ай бұрын
I've been running an HP 24" glossy panel for 10 years and I've been hating every second. You can use it only in total darkness and still if there's a single light source it will bump in your screen, especially if you run dark mode apps. You want crisp colors, just pick a better panel.
i use my phone for calls only because of glossy screen
Don’t get ASUS monitors they have terrible ghosting
@chy.0190
Ай бұрын
lol what
So you aint going straight to glossy and you are gonna still shit on their heads with some anti glare tricks 😂
Background music is too loud sweetie 😉
Glossy? Eww.
@20puskinas1992
2 ай бұрын
L take. Buy ips monitor if you dont like picture quality
@GrainGrown
2 ай бұрын
@@20puskinas1992 1. Keep learning English, kiddo. 2. No. I hate the uneven IPS backlight glow and bad contrast ratio.
@GrainGrown
2 ай бұрын
@@20puskinas1992 L take on your part, fool.
@GrainGrown
2 ай бұрын
@@20puskinas1992 "L take" on your part, manchild.
@20puskinas1992
2 ай бұрын
@@GrainGrown L take yet you want buy ferrari and want to drive it at 50kmh per hour😂😂😂
Monitor with No Antiriflective Coating its not a Monitor ... its a Mirror !!!
@GrainGrown
2 ай бұрын
Keep learning English.
@Tripokaridos22
2 ай бұрын
@@GrainGrown I will ... U on the other hand will never Learn good manners.
@GrainGrown
2 ай бұрын
@@Tripokaridos22 What are you talking about manners for?
@Tripokaridos22
2 ай бұрын
@@GrainGrownTell me where u From and i will explain to u .
@GrainGrown
2 ай бұрын
@@Tripokaridos22 I'm not telling you anything when your English skills are that bad.