Hmm, my mistake then. G9 was the name of a model of LG OLED TV, 4-5 years ago.
I thought you were referring to using an OLED TV as monitor.
I thought you were referring to using an OLED TV as monitor.
Apple Studio Display is $300 off at Best Buy.
Would be great if that meant they're cleaning inventory ahead of a new display introduction.
I don't think there have been any rumors of new products. But obviously with HDR displays in iPads and MacBook Pros and now tandem OLED in the iPad Pro, the bar for display quality has gone up since the ASD came out in March 2022.
Not to mention more OLED monitors being released by third parties now.
Would be great if that meant they're cleaning inventory ahead of a new display introduction.
I don't think there have been any rumors of new products. But obviously with HDR displays in iPads and MacBook Pros and now tandem OLED in the iPad Pro, the bar for display quality has gone up since the ASD came out in March 2022.
Not to mention more OLED monitors being released by third parties now.
Asus have a new ProArt display out - the PA32KCX which is an 8K mini-LED monitor and apparently an $8k price tag! No mention of whether it can do a higher refresh at 4K but if it did do 4K240 I'd start saving right away... Also the first monitor I've seen with DP2.1 port.
Asus news blurb.
Asus news blurb.
If the XDR was a reasonable value when it came out, it stopped being one years ago. It also apparently draws 105w on HDR mode.
1000 nits continuous (1600 peak) is going to draw more power than your average monitor.
Why are there so few 4K gaming/high-refresh rate monitors at 40" or above? Are they in the works?
I think at that point you get a lot of crossover with TVs - at least depending on your definition of high refresh. If 120 / 144hz is high enough for you, you could just get a 48" LG or Sony OLED.
Well, my ever-evolving fantasy monitor is now a 40" or 42" version of the Asus PG32UCDM. Or even a similarly sized ProArt 8K equivalent to the ProArt PA32KCX monitor, if that could also do 4K240... (I'm not expecting that to happen, just my wildest fantasy 
) My thinking is that I want to put the monitor at the back of my desk against the wall, so a larger size would be preferable.
That said, the 48" LG C4 does look pretty good too... hmmmm.
) My thinking is that I want to put the monitor at the back of my desk against the wall, so a larger size would be preferable.That said, the 48" LG C4 does look pretty good too... hmmmm.
After getting a 48in C2...I no longer can use smaller monitors/TVs for desktop use. I guess some of us like big displays and some of us like smaller displays. I don't think I will ever get anything smaller than 42in from now on for my desktop pc. The real estate and immersion is too good. Properly calibrated and sitting at the right distance, nothing compares in my opinion than large 40in + display.
I would like to see 40in + 4k, at 240hertz; and above. But for now, those are flying white elephants. I hope they really do start making bigger displays with higher refresh rates. I would upgrade!
Edit: Just asking, is there anything out there worth upgrading from a C2 for? Nothing really right?
I would like to see 40in + 4k, at 240hertz; and above. But for now, those are flying white elephants. I hope they really do start making bigger displays with higher refresh rates. I would upgrade!
Edit: Just asking, is there anything out there worth upgrading from a C2 for? Nothing really right?
Same. I really hate it when I have to go into the office and use their crappy dual 24" setup.
I've actually moved some stuff off of my desk and I could probably swing 55" at home...
I'm still rocking a 43" LG, but the refresh rate is only 60hz. Which is fine for me and my eyes, but would like to see a higher one for those quick gaming scenes in Helldivers or Warhammer.
Yep. I keep looking at my AW3821DW and thinking... if it was just 2k px high instead of 1600px, it'd be straight-up 4K right there. The width is already perfect for me. I figure that would push the diagonal from 38" to 42" or a bit more. In comparison I just can't quite get excited about a 32" (and of course it'll be 16:9 too... =/ )
Don't you have enough clout now to get your own IT setup at work?
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I gave up an office of my own in exchange for work from home and very seldom commutes to a hotel setup during the pandemic. I am NOT rocking that boat.
If they make me come in 4x/wk like all the other assigned office inhabitants, I’ll care more.
My C2 is 48in. I don't think I would go to 55inches but I won't say never. But really 42 to 48 is fine for me.
The 45" LG 21x9 OLED with an 800R curve is also looking tempting. About the same price as the Samsung UW's. Much better reviews, so likely better QC. I'd have to glance up a bit more for the top of the screen vs my current UW - not sure how annoying that would be. Can't really lower it more than it is due the nature of the pit everything is mounted in.
The Samsung G8 Neo OLED's just dropped with a 300 dollar gift card promotion for the various stores they are selling at. Finally got me to jump in. Been eyeing these 4K 240hz OLED's for a while, they are truly peak image quality. I've been very happy with my Samsung G9 Neo Mini-LED VA but when you really sit it side by side to an OLED, you can tell that the quality gap is still there and immediately noticeable. The OLED panel responsiveness and smoothness compared to LED monitors is still night and day.
Prepare to be bored - my wife's Dell 3818 ultrawide has developed a horizontal line through the near middle and a bit of a red hash mark 1/3rd over from the left.
So, given that computer I can't get a video card for, I am getting a Eizo 3895. I have had nothing but good experience with Eizo. The current two panels I am looking at are at 19000 and 17000 hours no drama. I'd have got the LG40 with a slightly higher refresh rate and better resolution but the mobo won't support the higher refresh or resolution out of its display port.
Sometimes, boring is probably good.
So, given that computer I can't get a video card for, I am getting a Eizo 3895. I have had nothing but good experience with Eizo. The current two panels I am looking at are at 19000 and 17000 hours no drama. I'd have got the LG40 with a slightly higher refresh rate and better resolution but the mobo won't support the higher refresh or resolution out of its display port.
Sometimes, boring is probably good.
Bigger, better, faster, etc. It's new, and improved!
I always seem to go larger every time I update my monitor, which is one of the slowest components in my system to typically get upgraded. My AW Ultrawide is... 5 years old? The 34" size is really good for visual field, though. Not sure if I'd like larger, and that's odd to say. It's starting to occasionally develop a flicker, though it's not to show-stopper level yet. I'm very intrigued by OLED contrast, black levels, and responsiveness/framerate, though, so I'll be eagerly looking at July 4th deals if there are any. Otherwise we'll see if it lasts to Black Friday.
Here, let me help you spend your money - 34 inch UW is small and you need larger! You know you want larger. You need larger! Feel free to post pics!
Edit - got the missus's new 38 inch Eizo set up - took me longer to find the exacto knife I had put in my pocket and couldn't find than it did to get it out of the box and working. 5 mins of menu's tops, done.
edit edit - also have to say, the gentler curve is very nice. The width of the old Dell was 880mm whereas this new panel with a gentler curve is 894mm. 1.4cm of extra 'width' even though the same area doesn't sound like anything but it is suprisingly noticeable. Less curve more betterer.
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I keep circling around and never bothering, but I really would like to upgrade my 29” 21:9 1080 cheapie LG monitor but I know that will start an avalanche that will end with a new PC!
One thing I wish monitors did better was standardized or longer power cables to accommodate those of us who use monitor arms so I don’t need to move “some stuff off of my desk”, ever.
Then I run into things like refresh rates, g-sync, HDR, etc etc etc. And, also that my taste for ultrawide may mean it’s pricier or harder to get that with all the usual gaming features. I cannot stand multiple monitors in a world where ultra wide is possible (mostly).
Maybe it’s time to start doing some “research” on the topic, by the time I figure it out maybe there’ll be new/great RTX50x0 crap out there to either buy or else to drive down prices of everything else.
One thing I wish monitors did better was standardized or longer power cables to accommodate those of us who use monitor arms so I don’t need to move “some stuff off of my desk”, ever.
Then I run into things like refresh rates, g-sync, HDR, etc etc etc. And, also that my taste for ultrawide may mean it’s pricier or harder to get that with all the usual gaming features. I cannot stand multiple monitors in a world where ultra wide is possible (mostly).
Maybe it’s time to start doing some “research” on the topic, by the time I figure it out maybe there’ll be new/great RTX50x0 crap out there to either buy or else to drive down prices of everything else.
The IEC C13 is standardized across most monitors, computers, etc...??
Monoprice, Amazon, etc. sells them in longer lengths. Now if you mean packaged in the box, well, yeah, the bean counters are not gonna let that happen.
Gaming ultrawides actually are a big target for those features so at least you're the right target segment!
I've noticed that LG seems to be fond of doing the external power brick thing, so that I have to mount the brick to the bottom of my sit stand desk to keep it clean. But even then the brick itself usually uses c13.
Find a s/h Alienware AW3821DW. You won't be disappointed and they're fairly affordble s/h so might not trigger that avalanche
Thanks for this!! I never thought of doing that. #DOH!!
I could've just bungied/velcroed the brick to the back of the monitor or to the arm, then used a longer C13 cable with the arm's cable management pathway to neaten the install.
But you know, if I'm going to do all that, then I might be better off just putting a new monitor on the monitor arm. Then my GTX1080 may not be super-happy-fun any more (necessitating a new machine).
Also, I may have water cooled this PC, so that means even something as minor as a RAM upgrade would pretty much force me to tear the loop down. Which means, I might as well build a new PC. You can see where this all goes. New GPU, new SSD, more RAM, new case (a little less "nano"), etc etc etc.
FYI, the 48" LG OLED monitor is pretty deeply discounted right now.
www.lg.com
48-inch UltraGear™ OLED Monitor - 48GQ900-B | LG USA
Discover the 48-inch UltraGear™ OLED Monitor that features Anti-Glare Low Reflection and G-SYNC® Compatibility. Find reviews, specs, and more for 48GQ900-B.
Looks like it’s gone up by >$100 since I saw it originally too but still a good deal if it stays there by the time they restock.
For some reason this was fine for me (on a Corsair OLED, LG panel) until a specific Nvidia driver update, at which point it has been pretty bad.
I just turned off gsync. Aside from the brightness issue, it is not such a big deal to drop a frame at 240 and let it repeat, but that is still slow enough that I appreciate even frame pacing.
An OLED really brings out minor brightness issues between frames which would be mostly lost on an LCD.
I have the bendable version of this one (from 800R to flat). The panel is great, but personally I have found that I prefer basically flat (some curve is good for some games, but in reality I spend the majority of my time in text on the desktop and rarely change it from the ever so slight bend at which I have it set).
That is really down to preference, and the fixed curve 800R version goes on deep sale somewhat often, but that is a lot of curve, so I would be sure it is something you want.
Also, does anyone have:
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I was thinking of getting this for my wife, but she is fairly intolerant of issues, and Samsung as well as LG have similar monitors (the LG 480hz capable monitor is interesting, I may look at that more but am leaning towards the above.)
Is it a matter of the first to go on a mild sale is worth getting, or does anyone have any experience with the new round of 4k 240hz monitors such that one is more desirable than the others?
I think I am willing to drive out to MicroCenter to buy it if necessary, as I do not see this on Amazon (I think she objects more to me spending the better part of a weekend day doing that than the price, although "see if you can get it on a sale on the 4th or back to school time" was the preference as this is already not a cheap monitor... maybe they will ship it by then anyway). I liked the settings I saw in the menu screenshots, and think the QD-OLED is better for her use than WOLED, even if the abilty to do 480 is interesting. Alienware has one which goes on sale for a few hundred cheaper regularly but she does not want to go look at monitors if it means a bit of a drive, and I hesitate on any curve without looking at the monitor with the curve.
I sold her on the OLED after she watched the new Dragon Age videos on hers, and I told her to watch it again on mine. The preference on timeline is before that game comes out, but it is likely it will do so before monitors become better, and she already thinks 32 inches is a bit big, so this round is higher resolution, better colors, same frame rate, and slightly larger for her.
I would prefer limited problems. The 3 year warranty is fine if she abuses it and notices the difference, but odd problems will become my problems, and are not welcome, so any experiences on the new round of monitors is welcome from my perspective.
She has a 3070 for now, but that will likely become a 5090 when that comes out (I could give her my 4090 [the AI issue I bought it for turned out to be outright sortable with some consideration], or get another, but I do not think she cares enough to make that worth doing until the next generation).
ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM | Gaming monitors｜ROG - Republic of Gamers｜ROG USA
ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM gaming monitor features a 32-inch 4K QD-OLED panel with 240 Hz refresh rate and 0.03 ms (GTG) response time, along with a custom heatsink to minimize burn-in.
I was thinking of getting this for my wife, but she is fairly intolerant of issues, and Samsung as well as LG have similar monitors (the LG 480hz capable monitor is interesting, I may look at that more but am leaning towards the above.)
Is it a matter of the first to go on a mild sale is worth getting, or does anyone have any experience with the new round of 4k 240hz monitors such that one is more desirable than the others?
I think I am willing to drive out to MicroCenter to buy it if necessary, as I do not see this on Amazon (I think she objects more to me spending the better part of a weekend day doing that than the price, although "see if you can get it on a sale on the 4th or back to school time" was the preference as this is already not a cheap monitor... maybe they will ship it by then anyway). I liked the settings I saw in the menu screenshots, and think the QD-OLED is better for her use than WOLED, even if the abilty to do 480 is interesting. Alienware has one which goes on sale for a few hundred cheaper regularly but she does not want to go look at monitors if it means a bit of a drive, and I hesitate on any curve without looking at the monitor with the curve.
I sold her on the OLED after she watched the new Dragon Age videos on hers, and I told her to watch it again on mine. The preference on timeline is before that game comes out, but it is likely it will do so before monitors become better, and she already thinks 32 inches is a bit big, so this round is higher resolution, better colors, same frame rate, and slightly larger for her.
I would prefer limited problems. The 3 year warranty is fine if she abuses it and notices the difference, but odd problems will become my problems, and are not welcome, so any experiences on the new round of monitors is welcome from my perspective.
She has a 3070 for now, but that will likely become a 5090 when that comes out (I could give her my 4090 [the AI issue I bought it for turned out to be outright sortable with some consideration], or get another, but I do not think she cares enough to make that worth doing until the next generation).