NeverBackDown
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They all almost have the same panels. But there is still a difference in quality. You can get an A or a B graded panel even if they are the same.
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They all almost have the same panels. But there is still a difference in quality. You can get an A or a B graded panel even if they are the same.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Generally b-graded panels don't make it into expensive monitors, They get sold of to the likes of Korean ebayers who buy in bulk and then put their own stand, Housing on it etc...
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Since when did you get a new monitor? Haha you’ve started to become like me :lol:
There’s also the Acer Predator Z35P and the Dell Alienware AW3418DW, which I absolutely loved. Best monitor I’ve tried and the best looking as well. Had to return it due to the DisplayPort was defective unfortunately. But the first chance I’ll get, I’ll buy it
I had pretty much decided to get the X34p based on Dicehunter's glowing rec, what did you like about the Dell display over the Acer and Asus?
Can't believe you are asking Dice that. He's the most undecided pc enthusiast known to man. The guy literally replaces everything every 5mins.
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AlienALX
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NeverBackDown
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SuB
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I'd still get the Samsung, HDR is great, but windows can't handle it in the OS anyway, and what few games exist that support it properly are... few. You don't need 1000 nits 18 inches away from your eyeballs, if you're running your monitor at that level of brightness you'll screw your vision anyway. For the money I reckon it's the best choice, I'm open to viewing OLED stuff, but there's no where I know of to go and view a decent OLED screen here, I'd likely change my mind if I saw one. But of all the screens I've seen, that Samsung is at the top until further notice. The colours and viewing angles (even on a curved screen) are simply divine.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Very true ^_^
The Samsung is a great screen having had it but the HDR portion of it is poop, You make a good point about the brightness part but it only has 8 individual lighting zones which is minuscule.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
OLED is still better atm. It's basically already HDR but you don't get the "fake" her we have now. Even if it's not 1000nits and unneeded it's still not hitting the mark for other HDR areas.
That said there's basically no OLED or HDR yet for monitors.
IPS and curved is basically the best we got now
Excalabur50
Well-known member
OLED is still better atm. It's basically already HDR but you don't get the "fake" her we have now. Even if it's not 1000nits and unneeded it's still not hitting the mark for other HDR areas.
That said there's basically no OLED or HDR yet for monitors.
IPS and curved is basically the best we got now
I wouldn't buy oled even if it was out now they suffer burn in TV's I'd hate to see how bad they burn in monitor size, don't get me wrong they look amazing but until that issue is gone I wouldn't go near them, and I've seen just how bad they burn it's bloody terrible
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
They don't burn in. The very first generation did the news ones suffer the same failure rates as normal LEDs.
One of my best friends has a 2015 LG OLED and has never had an issue. My other friend used to work at Best buy in the TV department and he didn't notice many OLEDs coming in for returns that would indicate mass burn in issues.
Really it's a normal failure rate.
Now if you leave the same image on screen for 24/7 yeah sure it'll do it more likely than a LED. But really why is your screen on in the first place at that point?
jimma47
New member
My experience - OLEDs are amazing to look at. If I had the cash it's a no brainer for the living room. Slightly derailing because they're TV's, I have:
- 65" Sammy 4K QLED - love it. I know it's not OLED black but they're pretty close. HDR looks great even if it's not full spec or whatever it looks better than non HDR. Slight glow around the end credits lettering if you're watching on a black background but otherwise unless you're side by side with OLED watching the night sky it's a great telly. 4K Netflix or UHD blurays are gorgeous. Turn off all the motion settings for sports.
- 43" 4K Samsung 6100 (cheap) Still a great telly. No burn in or light bleed noticeable.
- 42" 2006 model LG Plasma (Analogue, Standard Def) Horrible resolution by todays standard but for the period the Plasma was king. LCDs of that era looked horrible and oversaturated and bright A.F.
- In my study I use a 34" Acer X34. 95Hz overlocked. For my type of games it's awesome. I don't do FPS at anywhere near the level to get an advantage of a 144hz + panel and I love the higher resolution.
- 60hz Samsung 1080p business monitor for my overhead. Fine for a second screen. I run it overhead the X34 on a vertical mount. Plain Jane and cheap as chips. I have two more in storage - if I had the GPU grunt I'd go 34" overhead and triple 24s but since moving to the ultrawide I don't' really miss the extra width. It's really just for immersion in racing or flight sims but with 4GB of GPU memory it's a killer for frame rates. I just love the graphic details too much to turn the settings down too far!
So... TL;DR - if you're looking around the higher end of monitors for gaming:
OLEDS =amazing colour and detail but super expensive and yet to see a gaming monitor. There's a DELL 4k I think?
Samsung QLED = gorgeous and (relatively) affordable. High refresh rates in the gaming models so buy this for 16:9 gaming. Quality control = superb in my experience.
IPS WQHD = sweet spot for ultrawide. Own one. Love it.
Excalabur50
Well-known member
Well that's good to know as I've not looked at them in a long time as one of the nicest tellies ive seen on youtube for CES is the new LG wallpaper tv that thing is just the mutts nuts but never really seen it yet in the flesh so maybe I need to start having a look
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Yeah they've gotten waaaaay better. Although the new Pixel 2 XL doesn't seem to have done OLED any favors
I dont know about that. I used to work for Samsung and burn-in has been a big issue. If they perfect the technology its the obvious choice, but I wouldn't buy what I have seen in TV's or mobile devices atm. Merch displays would start holding a burnt image within several weeks of going live. A tv that mostly sees a moving image would be ok, but if you game and tend to be on menu screens for long periods of time (like when you fall asleep) you are begging for trouble. Or a desktop wallpaper and icons on a PC... have to go back to those old screen-saver apps, lol. Fortunately I don't really watch TV, but I would like a PC display with OLED.
