71 new this week, from owners and from around the web.
An Alienware AW3426DW owner coming from IPS uses True Black 500 at modest brightness and says it is so bright in Cyberpunk 2077 that they can't understand complaints about it being dim.
“Personally i use tb500. I use modest brightness settings, coming from ips if I crank it up and look at a neon light in cp2077 it burns my retinas lol.”
After replacing a scratched QD-OLED, an owner says the matte coating on their LG 32GS95UE has proven durable and much easier to clean.
“The matte coating on my LG 32GS95UE has proven to be pretty durable, and is so much easier to clean.”
A buyer returned the ASUS XG27AQDMG shortly after purchase because of grey banding, which they say is a common problem on this model and the forum fixes did not help.
“No it is not fine and is exactly why I returned this monitor shortly after buying it. It is a common problem on this model.”
A first-time OLED owner upgrading from a 10-year-old IPS says the Alienware AW3226Q has not blown them away: HDR makes Windows look washed out, colours don't pop without it, and the settings are overwhelming.
“I don’t want to say I am having buyer's remorse, I am sure there's a sweet spot to get this running better, but I am upgrading from a 10 year old IPS monitor and just expecting more.”
An Alienware AW3426DW owner testing HDR modes says True Black 500 with in-game brightness raised looks incredible in bright games, though it can feel slightly dim at default settings.
“In games with high average picture levels like Battlefield, True Black 500 with in-game World Brightness pushed around 80 looks incredible.”
An LG 32GS95UE owner reports no issues with their unit, says everything is clear and crisp, and uses the 480Hz mode a lot with very good results.
“I got no issues on my unit everythings clear and crispy. I also use the 480hz mode alot and its very good.”
Finds their XG27UCDMG unbelievable and amazing, their favourite of their two OLEDs.
“I have an XG27UCDMG that is unbelievable. It’s amazing.”
Uses the MSI MAG 341CQP QD-OLED X28; the worst thing is still scratch resistance despite the new film, which they've learned to live with.
“I’m currently using the MSI MAG 341CQP QD-OLED X28 which is a 5th gen qd oled ultrawide. The worse thing about qd oleds even with this new armour film is still the scratch resistance”
The AW3426DW has been amazing at 1440p; OLED was a life-changer and they can't go back to IPS.
“AW3426DW has been amazing for me”
Their new AW3226Q was dead on arrival (power LED blinking SOS); Dell arranged an exchange via email support.
“TLDR: if the power button blinks red, spells sos in Morse code (...---...) it has hardware problem.”
Bought the AW2725Q alongside an ASUS XG32UQWMS and found the ASUS blew it out of the water on brightness, black levels and features.
“I also bought the alienware 27" AW2725Q qd-oled and the XG32UQWMS blew it out of the water.”
Moved from a 35" ultrawide to the LG 32GX870A-B: a keeper, crisp 4K with great color depth and contrast out of the box.
“Overall, it's a keeper and I'm quite pleased with it.”
Compared a Gigabyte WOLED to their PG32UCDM and says it's not even close; the PG32UCDM is far better.
“I bought the gigabyte WOLED M027 something and compared to my Asus PG32UCDM it’s not even close. QD OLED is way better imo.”
Tried the AW3926QW tandem OLED and found its colors had noticeably less pop and depth than their AW3425DW QD-OLED.
“I tried the Tandem OLED Alienware AW3926QW and compared it with my QD-OLED AW3425DW, and the difference is absolutely noticeable.”
Nearly 3 years on the AW3225QF with zero burn-in; an amazing monitor.
“AW3225QF - going for the 3 year now, 0 burn-in, amazing monitor.”
The XG27ACDNG had amazing colors but some flicker at 360Hz and dim whites; after trying a tandem WOLED that looked flat, they bought the ASUS back.
“Started with the ASUS XG27ACDNG (360Hz QD-OLED) from Micro Center. Colors were amazing, but I had some flicker at 360Hz, and bright white stuff looked kinda dim next to my IPS.”
Comparing against the AW3926QW, their AW3425DW QD-OLED has noticeably more color pop and depth and better viewing angles.
“I tried the Tandem OLED Alienware AW3926QW and compared it with my QD-OLED AW3425DW, and the difference is absolutely noticeable. The colors on QD-OLED have more pop and depth.”
Uses the MSI MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50 at 500Hz for CS2 and finds it beautiful and great for their game.
“Is 500Hz too much for CS2? Probably! Does it maximize my endorphins and make me better in my head? Absolutely! Also, it just looks beautiful.”
Uses the PG32UCDM3 next to a PG27AQWP-W and is wowed by its clarity, uniformity and picture quality every time.
“Every time I switch back to the PG32UCDM3 for single-player titles I’m wowed by the picture clarity, uniformity, and quality of the PG32UCDM3.”
After 17 trouble-free months, their XG27AQDMG developed a persistent artifact that survived resets, cables and driver updates, likely needing an RMA.
“Had this monitor for about 17 months now, no issues at all. turned the monitor on the other day and this is appearing?”
Calls the MSI 321URX the best QD-OLED they've tried: great text clarity, good brightness, and a KVM switch and USB-C charging they use constantly.
“MSI 321URX. Hands down the best QD-OLED monitor I've tried. 4k 32 inch 240 hz.”
Their AW2725DF (1440p 360Hz, RTX 5070 Ti over DP 2.1) randomly blacks out and power-cycles in a loop while gaming, even after NVIDIA's hotfix driver.
“Occasionally, while gaming, my monitor suddenly goes black and starts turning on and off repeatedly in a continuous loop.”
Switched to the PG27UCDM after three years on an MSI QD-OLED and is happy with it, though it doesn't auto pixel-clean after shutdown like the MSI did.
“i have been used MSI 271QRX for almost three year after that i switch to the pg27ucdm, im happy with the monitor”
Bought the 27GR95QE-B at launch and used it heavily daily for about 4 years of work and gaming with no burn-in.
“I used the HELL out of it. College work, work "work", and gaming were things I did on it daily for god knows how many hours. There is not a single sign of burn-in to this day.”