Their AW3423DWF's flicker went away after turning FreeSync off, with no noticeable loss.
“took off AMD FreeSync Premium Pro in the adrenaline software and fixed it for me”
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Bad VRR flicker on their AW3225QF, unlike their LG OLED Flex.
“Yes the VRR flicker is bad on the AW3225QF too.”
Their ASUS PG27AQDM had flicker, which their AW3225QF doesn't.
“I had the Asus asus pg27aqdm which had flicker.”
Going from a VA ultrawide to the FO32U2, clarity is night and day and their aim improved, though fps dropped at 4K.
“Image clarity (both in motion and stills) is night and day.”
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most new reviewsAfter two months their AW2726DM flickers and whines when turned off.
“now I’m having issues like flickering and a high pitched sound when it’s turned off”
Their Samsung G50SF replacement doesn't flicker like the AW2726DM, though they dislike its external power brick.
“I like it better insofar as it doesn't have the flickering”
Over a month with the AW2726DL and pretty satisfied.
“Pretty satisfied with it, have been using it for over a month now”
Their AW2725Q has taskbar burn-in after a year and about 4,566 hours, much of it static desktop use.
“2 weeks ago I realized taskbar is burned in”
Their AW2725DF got a micro scratch after three days despite cleaning with distilled water and the included cloth.
“there’s a micro scratch in the center of the screen”
Their ASUS XG27AQWMG beats the AW2725DF on HDR brightness, text and blacks, but has the same banding as the Gigabyte.
“Everything else is better - HDR brightness, text quality, no more raised blacks”
Returned their Gigabyte MO27Q28G for heavy vertical banding despite great HDR and design.
“i returned it due to terrible vertical banding. HDR was great and everything was also amazing”
Loved the 27GX700A-B's picture despite gray uniformity and VRR issues, but it showed burn-in after only about 600 hours.
“I loved the picture, despite some issues with gray uniformity and VRR instability. However, I don't think burn-in is supposed to happen after only 600 hours”
Tried the PG34WCDN after several 5K2K monitors; it came closest to what they wanted, but dropping from a 32-inch 4K to 34-inch 1440p cost too much sharpness and vertical space.
“I tried the PG34WCDN and this came the closest to being the one that fit what I wanted but dropping from a 32" 4K to a 34" 1440p was too much of a hit to both sharpness”
Owns the XG32UCWMG personally and rates it as top tier.
“personally got XG32UCWMG and its top tier”
Bought the XG27AQDMGR themselves and describes it as amazing.
“I got the Asus XG27AQDMGR and the thing is amazing.”
Coming from an LG 27GR95QE, the MSI 341CQR X36 is very bright with no magenta tint, no text fringing and smooth 360Hz; the AI Care sensor sometimes blanks the screen.
“NO text fringing. RGB subpixel layout is the real deal.”
After five months of productivity use, they'd skip the MSI 274URDFW E16M: firmware makes SDR local dimming washed out, edges dim, and the stand wobbles.
“I would skip this monitor even though on paper it seems the most appealing out of all the monitors using this same panel - and it all comes down the MSI's firmware.”
Happy with the LG 52G930B for work and gaming; a noticeable upgrade over a triple-monitor setup.
“I've been very happy with picture quality regardless, its a noticeable upgrade over my triple PX7 Prime setup.”
For programming and writing across Mac and PC, the BenQ RD280U's 3:2 format gives better vertical overview and very crisp text.
“I got a BenQ rd280u for this use case. The format is nicer for having a better vertical overview of text.”
A year of 100% coding on the Dell U4025QW with no regrets.
“Dell U4025QW was my choice year ago, no regrets.”
5,000+ hours of mostly productivity on their MSI 321URX with no burn-in, using floating windows.
“did the same on my MSI MPG 321URX for 5000+ hours with no burn in I can find.”
Almost a year with the LG 27GS95QE: gorgeous for games, but poor grey uniformity at low brightness in dark-theme coding made them switch to mini-LED.
“The main problem with OLED was gray uniformity especially in lower brightness.”
Their first OLED, the 500Hz Acer X27U F5, has noticeably fast response coming from a 540Hz TN; great so far.
“I'm coming from the 540 Hz TN Asus monitor and I've never ran OLED before and especially in games like fortnite I could really tell how fast the response is.”
Upgraded from a 25-inch 1080p monitor to the Acer X27U X1 on discount and now gets the OLED hype.
“Upgraded from a humble 25 inch 1080p monitor to an Acer Predator X27U X1.”
Chose the Acer X34 X5 over MSI: fine for WFH text, but HDR settings are locked and it can look dim.
“work from home two days a week and I have no issues with pixels or reading and that night light mode helps”
The Acer X49 X's QD-OLED looks gorgeous with semi-glossy pop and little visible fringing, though its build creaks and feels cheaper than a Samsung G9.
“Everytime i sit down and see the gloss POP, it makes it worth the purchase price.”
The Alienware AW2524HF caused burning eyes within minutes despite every setting, so they returned it.
“After 5–15 minutes I get burning, dryness and strong light sensitivity.”
The Alienware AW2525HM is a huge upgrade and has had no ghosting in two weeks; their aim has improved.
“It arrived two days ago and so far it’s been great!”
For high-level esports the 480Hz PG27AQDP is amazing; the bigger size made no difference.
“ended up getting the 27" pg27aqdp 480hz OLED. Its amazing”
About four years with the AW3423DW and it is still perfect; burn-in is overblown with sensible care.
“I have my AW3423DW since it came out, like 4 years ago, and it is absolutely perfect still.”
Upgraded from an AW3225QF and likes it a lot: phenomenal glossy coating with no black raise, better HDR and useful dual mode for Overwatch, but it has grey banding.
“I just upgraded from an AW3225QF to the XG32UQWMS and I like the Asus a lot. TrueBlack glossy coating is phenomenal”
Their glossy Gigabyte MO27Q28GR has almost no gray banding.
“I currently have the gigabyte glossy tandem woled and the gray banding on my unit is almost none.”
They absolutely love it: looks sharper at 4K than 1440p with a few settings lowered, and they see no text fringing.
“I recently got the Gigabyte MO32U24 because everyone was recommending it and I absolutely love it.”
Their first OLED arrived with lines on grey backgrounds that stayed after several pixel-cleaning runs.
“I’ve noticed some lines on grey and dark grey backgrounds. Is this normal for OLED screens?”
Bought the LG 45GX950A-B and finds it disappointing after a few days; their PG32UCDM looks much better.
“I got the 45GX950A-B a few days ago and I have to say that it's pretty disappointing. My PG32UCDM looks way better.”
Returned the AW3926QW: beautiful RGB-stripe OLED, but 143 ppi needed 125% scaling, giving little extra usable space; best for dark-room full-screen gaming.
“I had to turn on windows scaling to 125% with the new AW3926QW, so I could actually use/see windows.”
Their XG27ACDNG has no grey banding and looks beautiful in games.
“I have a QD-OLED and dont have this issue. (ASUS XG27ACDNG).”
Their PG27UCDM has completely uniform greys.
“Im using the pg27ucdm and have complete uniform greys.”
The PG32UCDM shows a purple hue in a sunlit office and scratches easily.
“I hate the purple hue when I have sun light in my office, and the panel is prone to scratches really easy.”
Left the LG 34GS95QE-B: black bars, pixelated 1440p, too short and an overly aggressive 800R curve.
“1440p is noticably pixellated; time for an upgrade.”
Switching from a Samsung G81SF, the AW3426DW has neutral whites out of the box, punchy HDR, a clear glossy coating and improved V-stripe text, though they miss 4K sharpness.
“The glossy coating instead of a matte finish makes the image look very clear and vibrant.”
Three weeks with the LG 39GX950B: the matte finish hurts dark-room gaming and HDR presets track poorly, over- or undersaturated.
“Matte finish - Yes, it ruins the monitor in a dark room while gaming.”
First day with the Neo G9 57-inch G95NC for work: very high resolution needs scaling, the DP cable is short and styrofoam bits were stuck on the screen.
“I mainly bought it for work and occasional gaming.”
The XG27AQNGV's ULMB 2 at 120Hz is flicker-free and clearer than their 360Hz OLED after a firmware fix for ghosting; OLED still wins on picture.
“This monitor is insanely impressive, but initial impressions were rough.”
Coming from a PG279QM IPS, the PG27AQWP-W is night and day: feels like 4K, no perceptible input lag, great HDR and PS5 4K120 support.
“its night and day...at least for me its first time using an OLED panel and probably the best 1440p panel at the moment.”
Super happy with the LG 32GS95UE: immersive 32 inches, great 240Hz motion, and the matte coating handles reflections with similar image quality.
“The whole coating debate is completely overblown IMO.”
First tests of the LG 27GR95QE-B against professional OLEDs: brightness fine in a light-controlled room.
“In initial use in a light-controlled room the brightness is fine for both SDR and HDR.”
Their first OLED, the PG32UCDM3, has impressive contrast; only the price and a bulky stand disappoint.
“The only thing I don't like about this monitor is the price. Oh and the stand it came with is horrible.”
Returned the AW3425DW over text clarity and eye strain.
“Return the aw3425dw and change to XG32UCG.”
Upgrading from an LG 27GL850, the MSI 272URX's text clarity surprised them; no fringing worries at 4K 27-inch.
“going 4k 27 inches definitely surprised me.”
No text clarity issues on their MSI 322URX.
“Replaced one of them with a 322URX (same panel as your 321UPX). Interestingly, I'm not facing the text clarity issue that you're facing.”
The Dell U2725QE is incredible for writing all day without eye strain, but its local dimming is poor and gaming response is mediocre.
“As a productivity monitor, though, it's incredible.”
10+ hours a day of office work on the XG27UCDMG without text fringing; they won't go back to IPS.
“I’m using XG27UCDMG for office work like 10hrs+ a day and I’m glad I’m not seeing text fringing like you do.”
Returned the BenQ EX321UX as a disappointment; mini-LED firmware and dimming felt inferior.
“I had tried a mini LED before (the benq mobiuz ex321ux) and it was a disappointment and was returned”
Their MSI 341CQPX still has text fringing, but for gaming it's the best.
“I have a similar monitor, the MSI 341CQPX. I even think it has the same panel. It still has text fringing but just for gaming it’s the best you can get.”
Uses the XG27AQDMG with a PS5 Pro for its C-series-like blacks; close but not quite C2 quality.
“My monitor comes extremely close but it’s still not *quite* as good as my old C2.”
After one month their FO32U2P has hundreds of visible scratches on dark scenes.
“My only 1month Gigabyte Aorus FO32U2P has hundreds of scratches”
For mixed work and gaming, the LG 32GX870A-B is so good they won't go back.
“Doubt I'll ever go back to plain OLED from my LG 32GX870A-B”
The AOC Q27G3XMN has amazing contrast and HDR for €279; no going back to IPS.
“I grabbed this monitor for 279€ which almost feels like a steal.”
A dead pixel appeared on their ASUS PA279CRV after two months, and ASUS refused warranty under five dead pixels.
“a dead pixel popped up last week.”
Returned the ASUS PA27JCV because its nano-texture-style coating was distracting.
“I got one for €660 (but returned it, because to me the coating was distracting).”
Coming from a 4K Nano IPS, the new G81SF looks phenomenal in games.
“I got my g81SF last saturday and playing yotei, looks phenomenal. came from 4K nano ips”
Their XG32UCDS was oversaturated toward reds out of the box until they calibrated it.
“On the xg32ucds I calibrated to my liking and toned it down.”
Sold the 27-inch Samsung G80SH after a week: the purple tint was fine, but the grainy matte coating made bright colours hazy and rainbow-like.
“But the matte coating was the dealbreaker for me.”
Nearly 7,000 hours at full brightness on their Gigabyte FO27Q3 with no burn-in.
“I've used my monitor for nearly 7000 hours, bought it last year and I have no burn-in so far”
The matte G60SF has no daytime reflection issues and its blacks beat their IPS.
“With my Samsung G60SF I have *no* issues during daytime and it gets an upgrade in blacks in the night.”
Three months with the Samsung G95SD and no issues; the smart OS is useful for streaming and can be skipped.
“I'm on month 3 with the G95SD”
Two months with the MSI 341CQP X28 under strict burn-in precautions; owning it feels like serving the monitor.
“I have MSI 341CQP QD OLED X28, nearly 2 months old now”
Their Gigabyte FO27Q2 developed burn-in lines in under six months despite daily pixel cleaning; colours are amazing.
“Mine already has burn-in after not even six months, Gigabyte Aorus FO27Q2.”
Loves the MSI 322UR X24's colour and black levels.
“I just got a msi 322ur x24 and love it.”
Really happy with the LG 27GX790A-B.
“I have the 27GX790A-B and I'm really happy with it.”
Uses the LG 40WP95C-W for work 90% of the time: a very good IPS with a gentle curve and enough brightness.
“It’s a very good monitor with a minimum radius of 2500 and an IPS matrix.”
Owning both, the Apple Studio Display XDR beats their PG32UCDM in most scenes, with minimal blooming and stunning brightness, though it costs 2.5x as much and won't work with a PS5.
“I must say. I am really impressed with the Studio display XDR. It really blows out the QD-OLED in over 90% of scenes.”
Got the Dell 32-inch 4K 120Hz QD-OLED at Costco and was happy; a price match brought it to $175.
“The Costco dell monitor 4k 120hz 32 inch QD OLED.. got it for 350 initially and was happy”
Owns the BenQ PD2730S 5K and loves it as a MacBook monitor.
“I have a PD2730S and feel the same way.”
After returning a tandem OLED for banding, their MSI 271QR X50 shows no banding in Discord, Notion or VS Code.
“THIS is acceptable and i see nothing in discord, notion or VSCODE”
The AOC AG276QZD2 is a pretty good monitor and they are happy, though they wish they had gone higher-end.
“I have the AOC Agon Pro AG276QZD2. It's a pretty good monitor considering that my previous monitor was TN”
Their first PG34WCDM had horrible banding and was returned; the second died three times before being replaced.
“I've had two PG34WCDM monitors. The first had horrible banding which I returned and the second died three times”
Sees VRR flicker occasionally on their MSI 271QPX E2, mainly in menus or games with unstable frame rates.
“I have a MSI MAG 271QPX E2 and notice it occasionally, mostly with games that don’t have a stable frame rate or in menus.”
Their Samsung G85SD showed VRR flicker; capping frame rates and avoiding frame generation eliminated it.
“Mine is a Samsung G85SD 175Hz QD-OLED panel. Never cared about VRR flicker before I got an OLED”
Kept the Gigabyte FO27Q5P after testing it; 500Hz feels super smooth.
“But 500hz on gigabyte feels super smooth.”
Half a year with the MSI 491CQP: pretty great, but at 1440p they need DLSS Quality for a sharp image on a 5080.
“I have this beautiful msi 491cqp oled I got about half a year ago and it has been pretty great.”
Saw pixels die in real time on an MSI 274QRF-QD E2 straight out of the box.
“I was seeing pixels die in real time on a 274QRF-QD E2”
After a Gigabyte VA they constantly tweaked, the MO34WQC2 OLED just looks good as is.
“I had a VA panel gigabyte before I bought my MO34WQC2”
Compared the LG 27GX790B with an IPS Mini-LED: better but not infinitely so, and surprisingly bright, enough that they run it at 90.
“Im more surprised at how bright the 4th gen tandem oleds can get.”
Uses the ASUS PG248QP 540Hz and expects to keep it a long time, with no burn-in to worry about.
“I use the pg248qp ETN gsync 1-540hz, and I think I will keep it very long time”
Uses their AW3423DWF with G-Sync without problems.
“I've been using a AW3423DWF with G-Sync with no issue.”
Upgraded from an AW3423DW to the AW3225QF: slightly brighter in Windows, with amazing extra height and PPI.
“find it to be slightly brighter in Windows and the extra vertical screen space and increased PPI is amazing”
Almost three years on the PG27AQDM with zero burn-in; early firmware was bad until several updates.
“Had mine for almost 3 years now, zero burn in issues, only problem I had was early on the firmware for the PG27AQDM was horrible”
Despite babying it with an expensive cloth and distilled water, their FO32U2 got a noticeable scratch about a month in.
“I purchased an FO32U2 Gigabyte QD-Oled last year when they first came out.”
Their new AW2726DM flickers every few minutes in games, browsing and video whatever the settings.
“I’ve noticed random flickers happening, not just in games, but also while browsing the web or watching Netflix.”
Their Samsung G50SF is a bit dim in a bright room, and gaming caused eye strain, so they went back to mini-LED.
“My G50SF QD-OLED is 200 nits, it’s a bit dim when my room is BRIGHT”
Their new AW2725Q's colour looks amazing after calibrating it.
“Just got my aw2725q today and the color looks amazing after calibration”
Returned the AW2725DF after a day: next to their Samsung G7 it was too dim and its colours looked dull.
“I just returned my AW2725DF due to the the whites and overall brightness seems pretty low”
Loves the XG27AQWMG's glossy coating and HDR pop.
“The glossy coating adds so much to this as well… love it.”
No banding on their MO27Q28G at 240Hz, even on greyscale tests.
“I don't see any even during the greyscale tests on my MO27Q28G set to 240 Hz”
A great display for games after a 144Hz IPS, with bright tandem-OLED highlights at 1440p high refresh.
“I have it, it’s a great display for playing games. Upgraded from 144hz IPS.”
Upgraded from an AW3423DW to the PG34WCDN and found the difference small: everything looks a little crisper thanks to the RGB-stripe layout and HDR is a bit brighter, but not a big improvement.
“Went from AW3423DW to a PG34WCDN. Wasn't a huge difference tbh.”
Tried newer QD-OLEDs but went back to their XG32UCWMG, which they consider the king for deep blacks.
“I have tried the newer QD-OLED panels and found myself going back to my XG32UCWMG.”
Just bought the XG27AQDMGR (the newer glossy WOLED revision of the XG27AQDMG) and calls it the flagship 1440p 240 Hz monitor to buy now, praising its deep blacks and bright whites.
“I just got this one for myself, and it’s without a doubt the flagship monitor to buy at this time.”
The MSI 341CQR X36's V-stripe layout fixes the text fringing that bothered them on their 271QRX.
“a new MPG 341CQR X36 with a V-Stripe Layout, difference is night and day for me.”
Uses the MSI MPG E16M with a PS5 and two laptops; after an LG G2 OLED TV, the Mini-LED looks amazing with well-controlled blooming and a handy 1080p 320Hz dual mode.
“I think the Mini-LED approach is also amazing.”
Upgraded from an AW3821DW to the LG 52G930B; the curve takes getting used to, but they're falling in love with the format for MSFS and office work.
“I am quickly falling in love with the format and all of the extra real esta”
The Dell U4025QW has been a productivity godsend.
“I am super happy with my u4025qw, it has been a productivity godsend.”
The MSI 321URX has superb picture, a sturdy stand, no fan and a good sRGB mode, but picture modes don't switch between SDR and HDR.
“Picture quality is second-to-none”
7,200 hours on their LG 27GS95QE-B since August 2024, mostly work, with no visible burn-in.
“LG27GS95QEB 7200 hours and LG34GS95QEB 7900 hours”
Their first OLED, the Acer X27U F5, is awesome and worth $700 despite Acer's mediocre reputation.
“have had it a few days now and it's actually pretty darn awesome.”
The Acer X27U X1 bought for $499 has sharp colour, better with Acer's profile; turning off Pixel Centering fixed uneven bezels.
“It’s quite good, color is sharp and got even better after I got the color profile off of Acers website.”
Loves the Acer X34 X5, but it doesn't look as crisp or bright as other OLEDs and HDR 1000 is too bright.
“I love the monitor but the image just doesn’t look as crisp and bright as other OLED monitors I’ve seen.”
No noticeable IPS glow on their AW2525HM, better than their 2019 Alienware.
“I don’t notice it, better than my Alienware 240hz from 2019.”
Next to their old IPS, the PG27AQDP makes the IPS look shockingly bad.
“plugged back my IPS and was shocked at how bad it looks next to my oled.”
Over four years and 252 days of on-time with the AW3423DW and no perceptible burn-in.
“Have had my AW3423DW since it released over 4 years ago and don't find any perceptible burn-in.”
Calls it the best for the price and beautiful, with no grey banding on their panel.
“XG32UQWMS is the best for this price”
Their Gigabyte MO27Q28GR is very bright with amazing HDR, perfect colours and zero banding.
“I have gigabyte mo27q28gr it’s awesome monitor very bright”
Owns one and finds it so good, with no regrets and zero flaws.
“MO32U24 is so good. I have one. No regrets, zero flaws.”
On the same model the pixel cleaner sometimes leaves lines that take up to six manual runs to clear, which they blame on firmware.
“I have the same model, sometimes the image cleaner leaves mine exactly like yours, then i run it manually again and it gets a lot better”
Used the LG 45GX950A for a year; after a newer monitor failed and they put the LG back, they appreciated it even more, finding the immersion of its 800R curve unbeatable.
“I had the 45gx950a for a year and then picked up the aw39 when it release.”
Returned the AW3926QW the next day; it didn't come close to their ASUS QD-OLEDs.
“I bought it and returned it next day.”
Two XG27ACDNG units had their semi-glossy coating ruined by cleaning; they'll go matte next.
“thats my 2nd unit being RUINED”
They wish their PG27UCDM were much brighter, but it beats the WOLED panel lottery.
“i have a pg27ucdm and I would prefer it to be at least 50% brighter.”
No regrets on the PG32UCDM, but pixel-cleaning prompts every 8 hours are annoying.
“it does get annoying how often it prompts you to do a pixel cleaning cycle, every 8 hours is ridiculous”
Grey stripes on their new LG 34GS95QE-B vanished after image clearing.
“I had the same issue with my new LG 34GS95QE BUT after I did "image clearing" from monitor settings it just went away.”
Returned the AW3426DW: brighter and more vivid than an AW3423DW, but no step up in size or pixel density.
“I ultimately returned it because it didn’t really offer a new experience in terms of size or pixel density.”
Returned the LG 39GX950B: mild vertical banding, useless AI features, and a matte screen when they prefer glossy.
“Had some mild vertical banding (which i guess is normal), the AI features are useless to me, and the matte screen was ok, but still prefer glossy.”
The Neo G9 57-inch was overwhelming at first, but with window management tools they fell in love for work and gaming.
“Gaming and working at 7680x2160 @ 240Hz is simply unparalleled.”
Returning their XG27AQNGV after a stuck pixel and black-screen problems.
“Just got a stuck pixel on my XG27AQNGV and I can't get it to unstick.”
Switched from a 4K 27-inch to the PG27AQWP-W for higher frame rates and doesn't regret it.
“So I got the PG27AQWP-W and don't regret it.”
Returned the LG 32GS95UE-B: the matte finish felt wrong after an LG C2.
“The matte finish, the overall quality compared to the OLED TV felt very weird to me.”
About 4,300 hours on the LG 27GR95QE-B beside an LG 4K IPS: incredible for gaming contrast and motion, zero burn-in, but they still prefer the IPS for day-to-day text.
“after \~4,000 hours on the OLED, I’ve seen **zero burn-in**.”
The PG32UCDM3 greatly improves bright HDR gaming with no ABL flicker, but desktop text looks softer than their WOLED.
“I can't get past the text quality during desktop use.”
Working from home on a new AW3425DW at a deep desk, they see no real text issues.
“No real visibly text issues.”
Pixels are invisible on their MSI 272URX at normal distance.
“you cannot see pixels on the MSI MPG 272URX unless you are close enough to touch the screen with your nose.”
Went back from the MSI 322URX to an OLED TV for much higher brightness and HDR.
“I had the Msi 322urx and went back to OLED TVs.”
Testing it with a MacBook for programming, the Dell U2725QE has very good colour and 120Hz, but 4K means non-native macOS scaling.
“The higher refresh rate is a huge plus for day-to-day responsiveness.”
The XG27UCDMG's 4K crispness made them return a 1440p model immediately; gorgeous.
“I have the XG27UCDMG, the crispness made me return my XG27AQDPG immediately. 4k on 27in is gorgeous”
The BenQ EX321UX is great for work and gaming, with a KVM to switch machines.
“it is a great monitor that even has KVM functions so i can switch between my work machine and personal PC.”
Their MSI 341CQPX showed a Path of Exile HUD burn-in after under 50 hours despite careful use.
“Looks like we have a burn in after 11 days of using it”
After returning a QD-OLED for purple tint, they're happy with the XG27AQDMG despite buggy firmware.
“Since brought a xg27aqdmg and is happy with it although it’s firmware is somewhat buggy.”
The FO32U2P's stand is minimal and elegant.
“I like the stand on my Gigabyte Aorus FO32U2P. It's minimal and elegant.”
Motion on their AOC Q27G3XMN looks pretty good for a VA mini-LED next to their OLED.
“On my aoc q27g3xmn motion looks pretty good for a mini led VA monitor compared to my oled.”
Returned the G81SF the same day because its grainy, oily matte coating distracted on light areas.
“I returned it the same day I got it with its extremely oily coating.”
Enjoying the ASUS XG32UCDS a lot.
“Enjoying a lot this fantastic monitor: the ASUS ROG Strix XG32UCDS”
Their Samsung G60SF's coating is very grainy.
“I have the g60sf and it is very grainy unfortunately”
Their first ultrawide and OLED, the 49-inch G95SD, they're loving so far.
“It’s the 49” G95SD. Really loving it so far”
Finds the MSI MAG 341CQP X28 34-inch ultrawide a great monitor.
“I use the MSI MAG 341CQP QD-OLED X28 34" Ultrawide. Great monitor, 280hz refresh.”
Moving from a 1080p TN to the MSI 322UR X24 has been life changing.
“now I have the 322UR X24 and it's absolutely life changing.”
Their LG 27GX790A-B has perfect text clarity, better than their 27GP850-B IPS; very happy, running it at 80 brightness.
“Well i on my 27GX790A-B dont have Flicker text clarity is perfect mutch better then on my ips 27GP850b”
The Dell S3225QC is used 8–12 hours a day for remote work and gaming with no burn-in.
“I bought a $450 Dell S3225QC (32” 4k qd oled) for my wife’s remote work job and after work gaming. It’s used 8-12 hours a day.”
Returned a Gigabyte tandem OLED for grey banding and couldn't be happier with the MSI 271QR X50.
“i returned mine and got a 271 qr x50, couldn't be happier”
Hated the AOC AG276QZD2 at first after an LG 34GS95QE, but after a few days of forced use they really like its glossy coating and image.
“The first time I tried it, I hated it and felt like I lost half my vision in games.”
Returned their PG34WCDM after ten months through Amazon and got a refund within five working days.
“I returned my ROG PG34WCDM after 10months, purchased through Amazon”
Got headaches using the 1440p MSI 271QPX E2; a 4K OLED is fine for office work.
“With the 4k I could easily do office work but I had headaches using the MSI 271QPX E2.”
Their matte Samsung G85SD has no reflections at all, unlike their old IPS and VA panels.
“G85SD surprisingly has no reflections at all”
Cleans the Gigabyte FO27Q5P with a damp then dry microfibre cloth, leaving no streaks.
“Worked like a charm for me on my Gigabyte AORUS FO27Q5P.”
Moved from a 32-inch Samsung 4K to the MSI 491CQP after weeks of research for the width.
“I have that same 491CQP OLED.”
Returned the MSI 274QRF-QD E2 four times before getting one without stuck pixels.
“I returned my MSI MAG 274QRF-QD E2 four times until I got one without stuck pixels.”
Very happy with their Gigabyte MO34WQC2 and no eye strain; full-screen brightness could be higher.
“I have a Gigabyte MO34WQC2 qd oled and I have to say I'm very happy with it.”
Their Dell U5226KW's colours and blacks are incredibly impressive for IPS.
“the colours and blacks are incredibly impressive for IPS.”
Their launch-day AW3423DWF is still going strong without a hiccup.
“I've had my aw3423dwf since launch and it's still going strong not a single hiccup”
After a Neo G7, their AW3225QF is less bright but looks amazing once used to it.
“Once you’re used to it it truly does look amazing but not everyone likes that”
15,000 hours at 85–100% brightness on their PG27AQDM: only two small burn-in spots visible on solid colours.
“I have the first 27'' OLED monitor ever released (PG27AQDM) with 15,000 hours on time, 85-100% brightness”
Their Gigabyte FO32U2 developed a dead pixel after about 150 hours.
“I turned it on and I spotted a black dot on it which seems very dissapointing after only about 150 hours”
Their AW2726DM looks amazing in SDR, bright enough by a window, but HDR looks washed out and flat.
“the colors are vibrant, the true blacks were stunning”
Their first OLED, the Samsung G50SF 27-inch, has been fantastic.
“Ordered myself my first OLED last week, Samsung 27” Odyssey OLED G5 (G50SF). It's been fantastic.”
A driver contrast bump fixed their AW2725Q's washed-out image and they're happy now; only the factory calibration is poor.
“Out the box calibration is the only thing that sucks about it”
Their first AW2725DF died after two hours; the replacement works and looks beautiful.
“Powers on, but no image, no input switching”
Their first unit had banding almost everywhere and went back; the second is much better, with banding only at very low grey levels and some dirty screen effect.
“I got the second XG27AQWMG today (April 2026 batch) and it's so much better. It's still visible in very low grey percentages”
Compared with their IPS, the MO27Q28G's colours are only a bit richer but its blacks are perfect and the image more solid.
“on woled, black is just… perfect. zero glow, zero haze.”
Has loved it for about a year on a 5080 and 9800X3D.
“I’ve had this monitor for about a year now and I love it. I have a 5080 and 9800x3d .”
Bought the ASUS PG34WCDN and highly recommends it, though it is pricier than other 34-inch 5th-gen QD-OLEDs.
“I grabbed the Asus pg34wcdn. Bit pricey for some but I can highly recommend it for those that are able.”
Kept the ASUS 32UCWMG for PS5 Pro after returning two others, but finds depth and colour well below their OLED TVs: a $1,000 disappointment.
“It's... fine? But the sense of depth and the colors just aren't there compared to my TVS.”
Was happy with the XG27AQDMGR but a high-pitched coil whine in standby forced them to return it.
“I noticed a very high frequency sound (my research said it might be coil whine) **only** when in standby.”
After a while with the MSI 341CQR X36, they rate it one of the best ultrawides available.
“can confirm this new ultrawide is one of, if not the best ultrawide at the moment.”
Owns the MSI MPG E16M: not as good as a good OLED, but crisp text and no burn-in worry.
“I have one and its a good monitor. It does not beat a good OLED but you can use this one without fear of burnin and the text is crisp”
Moved from the Neo G9 57-inch to the LG 52G930B; happy so far, with fine colour and HDR highlights and far more height for gaming and work.
“I'm pretty happy with the 52" so far.”
Two weeks with the Dell U4025QW on macOS and it's amazing.
“I bought it 2weeks now, and it’s amazing”
Side by side with an LG C1, their new MSI 321URX looked hardly different in HDR.
“Very hard to tell the difference for now, I expected much more from the intense colours on the QD-OLED panel.”
Kept the LG 27GS95QE-B over the ASUS and bought more for the whole family; no retention or burn-in even with paused games left on.
“On the other hand, the LG has had absolutely no issues at all.”
The glossy Acer X27U F5 is vivid and bright, beats a Gigabyte tandem WOLED for brightness, and its KVM and USB-C keep a MacBook charged.
“Picture quality is awesome very vivid and bright.”
Their Acer X27U X1 has great motion clarity for competitive gaming, but HDR and brightness are lacking.
“Motion clarity is great, but HDR and brightness are lacking.”
Their new Acer X34 X5 looks fantastic but occasionally blanks for 2–3 seconds.
“I just got this monitor and it looks fantastic. However ever so often my screen goes black for 2-3seconds then comes back.”
The AW2525HM is great out of the box with beautiful 1080p image and insane refresh rate.
“great monitor out of the box just got mine beautiful image quality especially for 1080p and the refresh rate is insane”
After two defective MSI QD-OLEDs, the PG27AQDP has had no complaints over 1,000+ hours.
“Went with Asus pg27aqdp and no complaints after 1k + hours so far.”
Owned the AW3423DW from 2023; playing 16:9 games and PS5 with black bars caused burn-in.
“playing in 16:9 on some not supported titles and ps5 caused burn in on my monitor.”
Their XG32UQWMS is very good and their panel has no gray banding.
“I have that monitor (XG32UQWMS) it is very good and my panel has no gray banding”
After owning the PG27UCDM and PG32UCDM, the glossy Gigabyte MO27Q28GR impressed them enough to replace their Mini-LED, though SDR is dimmer.
“I never thought that I would be impressed by a 1440p OLED monitor again”
Super happy with the Gigabyte MO32U24 after 8 months on the MO27Q28G: the new QD-OLED fixed everything they disliked, at half the price of ASUS's version.
“I just bought it a few days ago and I'm super happy with it!”
A couple of days in they noticed banding in Google dark mode and are considering a QD-OLED instead.
“Just picked up this LG 27GX704A-B monitor a couple days ago and noticed some banding yesterday while using Google dark mode.”
Bought the LG 45GX950A and finds its text blurry compared with their Samsung Odyssey G9 QD-OLED.
“I bought this LG 5k2k, but the text looks blurry compared to my Odyssey G9 (G93SC).”
Their AW3926QW has no major issues or uniformity problems, looks great and is good value at about $1k.
“The AW3926QW isn’t perfect but my own unit has no major issues or uniformity problems and looks great.”
Didn't keep the XG27ACDNG because its text fringing on dark backgrounds was too distracting.
“on the QD Oled it looked like someone splattered RGB vomit on the outline of the letters”
Gaming on the PG27UCDM is mind-blowing, but coding text causes severe eye strain, so they're switching to IPS.
“Gaming is mind-blowing, but text clarity during coding and browsing is causing severe eye strain.”
Their PG32UCDM scratches extremely easily.
“Can confirm, my PG32UCDM got scratched by looking at it wrong.”
Coming from 1080p VA, the LG 34GS95QE-B is a huge upgrade and fringing doesn't bother them.
“fringing doesn’t bother me.”
The AW3426DW's RGB-stripe text clarity is immaculate, even better than their old VA ultrawide in games.
“I got the new dell aw3426dw this week and the text clarity is immaculate.”
Returned the LG 39GX950B over VRR flicker when 5K2K frame rates dropped, even on an RTX 5090.
“I ended up returning the LG 39GX950B and getting an ASUS PG32UCDM3 instead.”
Four months on the Neo G9 57-inch, mostly for work, beats three 27-inch screens; Teams notifications are easy to miss.
“I have 3 27's in the office and the single 57" is so much better, particularly using Fancy Zones.”
Their open-box ASUS XG27AQNGV overheats and shuts down constantly even at minimum brightness, and Newegg denied the return.
“It is having an issue with overheating and is unusable. It is constantly shutting down even under light usage.”
Their PG27AQWP-W almost never shows banding outside grey-scale tests, and games look unreal.
“I almost never notice the banding unless I actively go and search for it through a grey scale test”
Gave up on the LG 32GS95UE-B; it looked too soft for 4K.
“I tried my hardest using the LG 32GS95UE-B.. Just couldn't do it.”
Next to their LG 27GR95QE-B, a decent Dell IPS looks atrocious.
“Even my SD2721DGF that’s certainly pretty decent for an IPS, looks atrocious compared side-by-side to my LG27GR95QE-B”
Considering returning their PG32UCDM3, mainly because of text clarity.
“I can still return my PG32UCDM3. My biggest issue with oled was text clarity...”
After years on a 32-inch VA, the AW3425DW's blacks blew them away; they can't go back.
“I got a the aw3425dw a several weeks ago and it was like HOLY CRAP. I really can’t go back”
Lightly scratched their MSI 272URX; not visible when on, but annoying.
“Can confirm I have I scratched my MSI MPG 272URX lightly, I can't see it when it's on, so it's fine... but annoying.”
Their 2025 MSI 322URX has no burn-in.
“None of my OLEDs have any burnin. 2021 LG C1, 2022 Alienware AW3423DW, 2025 MSI MPG322URX.”
Thinking of returning their Dell U2725QE over coil whine in standby, a wobbly design and a hard-to-reach joystick, though they like its connectivity.
“return the dell ultrasharp u2725qe because of annoying coil whine in standby, unstable design and the hard to reach joystick on the back.”
Raised blacks on their XG27UCDMG are a non-issue in daylight or with lights on.
“I've since got one myself (XG27UCDMG), and it's a complete non-issue in my room.”
Uses the BenQ EX321UX Mini-LED for everything in any lighting, with OLEDs for dark-room gaming.
“my miniled IPS (BenQ EX321UX) for everything, everytime in all light conditions.”
Two weeks with the MSI 341CQPX and couldn't be happier; the ultrawide immersion beats 4K sharpness for them.
“i got a msi 341cqpx 2 weeks ago, i couldnt be more happy with it”
Their new XG27AQDMG arrived with a dead pixel and is going back.
“I was really hoping this wouldn't happen! Returning it as soon as I can.”
4,000 hours in a year on their FO32U2P.
“I did 4000 hours on my fo32u2p in 1 year”
Two years on their $280 AOC Q27G3XMN without a single problem.
“my AOC Q27G3XMN which was $280 2 years later and it was perfect never gave me any trouble.”
After two months their G81SF shows burn-in, blurry text, low SDR brightness and a grainy coating; they're selling it.
“I bought newest Samsung Odyssey g8 g81sf and after two months i already see burnin interface from Editor I use.”
Their XG32UCDS is buttery smooth with a PS5.
“Idk I have an xg32ucds and it’s buttery smooth in 30/60/+”
Loving the matte Samsung G60SF with no issues from sun, reflections or brightness.
“I'm loving my Samsung g60SF qd OLED but matte, no issues with sun, reflections or brightness”
Bought the anti-glare Samsung G95SD for $950 through the Samsung shop app.
“I got Odyssey G95SD anti glare for $950”
Moved from an AW2725DF to the MSI MPG 322UR on a 4080, wasn't wowed by the extra sharpness for the performance hit, and returned it.
“I've gone from a AW2725DF to MSI MPG 322UR and I've yet to be wowed.”
Doesn't notice text fringing on their MSI MPG 271QR X50.
“I have 15/20 vision and don’t notice any text fringe on my msi mpg 271qr x50”
No graininess or mura on their PG34WCDM.
“Ive had no such issues on my woled, pg34wcdm”
Their MSI 271QPX had bad VRR flicker.
“I had the MSI mag 271qpx and yeah not great with the flicker”
Loves their MSI 274QRF QD IPS bought for under €250; 1440p was a beautiful upgrade.
“I really love my quantum dot IPS monitor, the MSI MAG 274QRF QD.”
Their AW3423DWF's pixel response is much better than their LG IPS.
“The pixel response was the first thing I noticed with my aw3423dwf. Way better than my lg ips”
Their AW3225QF looks near perfect and brighter in HDR than their Neo G8, with unbeatable colour, blacks and motion.
“The more accurate colors, perfect blacks without blooming, per pixel lightning, glossy screen coating, and motion clarity of OLED are just unbeatable.”
Over a year with the PG27AQDM and zero burn-in.
“I've had my Asus PG27AQDM for over a year now and zero sign of burn in.”
2,747 hours of gaming and home-office use on their FO32U2 with no visible burn-in.
“No visible burn-in on 85% gray, 90% gray, 95% gray”
Their $350 AW2726DM is noticeably dimmer than their old ASUS IPS in a bright room but a solid HDR and image-quality upgrade.
“In reality, blacks are much deeper and the image has more pop”
Owns the Samsung G50SF and uses it for RTS, but prefers console gaming on their LG C5.
“I have an Oled tv (LG C5) as well as an OLED PC Monitor (Samsung G50SF)”
Returning the AW2725Q: unlike all their past HDR screens, it lifts black detail badly.
“Black detail was super lifted, except pure black.”
Their AW2725DF is great out of the box and makes their old AW2721D IPS look poor.
“This thing is really nice, right out of the box.”
After 200+ hours the grey banding hasn't improved and they notice it in almost every dark scene in games and movies.
“I thought the monitor would "break in" after about 100 hours, but I've now used it for 200+ and it hasn't improved.”
Their new MO27Q28G looked great but had two dead pixels and gray banding obvious in games and Discord, so they're returning it.
“Besides the two dead pixels in the middle of the screen, there is a genuinely unplayable amount of gray banding.”
Really great with no banding in blacks; in Resident Evil Requiem its brightness made their Sony OLED TV look weak.
“That screen is really great. Didn’t see any so called banding in black.”
Their ASUS PG34WCDN occasionally blacks out for a split second while browsing, gaming or idling.
“my monitor will just black screen for a split second and then go back to normal.”
Tried two XG32UCWMGs: one had a red tint in near-black greys, the other was neutral.
“I have auditioned two XG32UCWMGs and one of them exhibited a red tint in near black greys.”
Upgraded from a 1080p 280Hz IPS to the XG27AQDMGR and regrets not doing it sooner; relying on the 3-year burn-in warranty.
“Asus XG27AQDMGR one i have is 3rd Gen woled”
After a month of mixed coding and gaming on the MSI 341CQR X36, the Gen 5 V-stripe panel shows no text fringing, unlike their AW3423DW.
“No green magenta fringing on text edges, no need for any ClearType workarounds.”
Bought the MSI MPG E16M for €390 and is happy with it on a PS5 and a MacBook Pro.
“Recently got the MSI UPG 27URDFW E16M for 390€ and am happy with it.”
Upgraded from a 49-inch Samsung to the LG 52-inch and loves it.
“I have the LG 52”, and thats huge enough. Love the upgrade from my previous 49” samsung.”
Their U4025QW's Thunderbolt power wasn't enough for their work laptop.
“I just got the u4025qw but I didn’t account that my laptop would need higher voltage than what the monitors thunderbolt supports”
Their MSI 321URX never shows that much purple tint with a window or lights on.
“I have the msi 321urx. I have tested both with window behind me and light on and never seen this level of purple.”
Returned the LG 27GS95QE-B after four days because text in IDEs and documentation looked blurry.
“The reason I returned my OLED was because text in IDEs or documentation was "blurry" and I could not get used to it after 4 days.”
Bought the Acer X27U F5 for $500: great panel, crazy 500Hz and very glossy.
“Great panel 500Hz is crazy and yes very glossy panel!”
Four days with the glossy Acer X34 X5 bought for $750 and they love it; only the low inputs make cable hiding awkward.
“I’ve had about 4 days and I agree I love it too. The only thing I don’t like is that inputs are low”
All three AW2525HM units they received had dead or stuck pixels, so they gave up and refunded.
“I’ve gone through THREE different units of this monitor. Every single one had dead/stuck pixels.”
Their two-month-old PG27AQDP shows residue lines and artefacts that pixel cleaning only partly clears.
“Running pixel cleaner helps but it still shows awful lines and artifacts.”
About four years with the AW3423DW, run in dark mode, and it has minor burn-in.
“I'm currently running the Alienware AW3423DW and I ended up with some minor burn in after about 4 years.”
No banding or text fringing on their XG32UQWMS in a sunny room; only VRR brightness flicker. The proximity sensor is a big plus against burn-in.
“I cant see any banding on my XG32UQWMS.”
Uses the Gigabyte MO27Q28GR for browsing and YouTube: text is about 95% as good as IPS, but gray banding and dirty-screen effect are there.
“Text is fine, no real complaints here, let’s say 95% as good as an IPS.”
Coming from the AW2725Q, finds the Gigabyte MO32U24 amazing: a brighter panel with much less raised blacks in a bright room.
“i completely agree with you, this monitor is simply amazing.”
Owns the LG 27GX704A-B, one of the cheapest OLEDs locally, with a beautiful glossy finish and a non-gamer look.
“i have a lg 27gx704ab, it was one of the cheapest oled in my country, it has a beautiful glossy finish”
After about a year on a PG32UCDMR, compared both LG 5K2K monitors and kept the 45GX950A-B for the best immersion in single-player games and sims.
“I personnaly kept the LG45GX950A-B.”
Returning the AW3926QW that replaced their HP QD-OLED: worse colour, bad uniformity, an off-angle green tint and uneven whites.
“I'm getting bad uniformity on my unit”
Glad they switched to the XG27ACDNG.
“returned it and got a xg27acdng and so far I’m glad I switched”
Returned the PG27UCDM: awesome for gaming and media, terrible for other work, and the ABL bothered them.
“It was awesome panel for media consumption / gaming but for other stuff it was terrible. And I absolutely can't stand automatic brightness limiter.”
Sold their fantastic PG32UCDM because 10+ hours of daily work made burn-in care stressful; slight text fringing too.
“I had as PG32UCDM. Fantastic monitor. 4K, 240hz, OLED is a sight to be seen.”
4,000 hours on their LG 34GS95QE-B with zero burn-in and no special care.
“4000 hours on a 34GS95QE-B, zero burn in. I let it do its thing, i take no steps on my end.”
Their first OLED, the Alienware AW3426DW, outshines their old IPS ultrawide, and the curve turned out fine.
“Bought the Dell AW3426DW(bottom) this will be my first OLED display.”
The LG 39GX950B-B is the best monitor they've used; its 5K2K panel is divine and finally makes use of their RTX 5090.
“The 5K2K panel is absolutely divine and it actually drives my 9800x3d/RTX 5090 rig properly!”
Text is razor sharp on the Neo G9 57-inch, a clear step up from the 49-inch; they wouldn't swap it for OLED.
“The text is razor Sharp on the 57", is a noticeable improvement over the 49".”
The PG27AQWP-W has amazing HDR brightness and the best coating they've seen, but its grey banding and dirty screen effect were unacceptable.
“the grey banding and dirty screen effect really is just unacceptable”
4,683 hours on their LG 32GS95UE-B, now at 100% brightness, with no burn-in.
“4683 hour and no burning”
Their LG 27GR95QE-B is in perfect condition after three years and 5,000 hours of heavy but careful use.
“My LG 27GR95QE-B OLED still in perfect condition after 3years of heavy but carefull use. 5000h of use”
Swapped a PG27UCDM for the PG32UCDM3 and absolutely loves it; won't go back to 27 inches.
“I have the PG32UCDM3 and absolutely love it.”
The included microfibre cloth scratched their AW3425DW badly in one spot.
“I have the AW3425DW and have only used the provided microfiber to clean it and it scratched the hell out of it in one spot”
Their MSI 272URX's glossy coating has survived glass cleaner and a controller knock perfectly.
“My dumbass used a micro weave cloth and glass cleaner multiple times on my 272URX and its perfectly fine.”
Tried a glossy Alienware 1440p, then got the MSI 322URX; colours and darks are wildly better.
“I just got the 322urx and the difference is actually wild.”
Almost 4,000 hours on their XG27UCDMG; they can never go back.
“Almost 4k hours on my XG27UCDMG. I can never go back”
Their MSI 341CQPX sometimes crushes dark HDR media, which they suspect is EOTF tracking.
“I have noticed this kind of crush on the odd bit of media now and then on my MSI 341CQPX.”
Returned the XG27AQDMG over black crush in dark gradients, though its text looked clean.
“Be aware of “black crush” - cant display smooth transitioned gradient which gets worse with lower brightness”
1.5 years of 6–20 hours a day at max brightness on their FO32U2P with no burn-in.
“I’m using AORUS FO32U2P (Samsung 3rd gen panel) 1.5 years every day 6-20 hours per day”
Loves the AOC Q27G3XMN so much they moved it to their main desk over a 4K mini-LED; black smearing is overstated and colours are more accurate.
“The black smearing issue is really overstated.”
Plays 8–11 hours a day on their 32-inch G81SF without manual refreshes.
“Ive been playing 8-11 hours lately on my Samsung 32” G81SF and I never do a refresh lol”
Their ASUS XG32UCDS shows slight banding on the right in grayscale tests but none in everyday use.
“My monitor is XG32UCDS.”
Over a month with the Samsung G95SD after a 34-inch VA ultrawide: incredibly happy, with vibrant colours, inky blacks and great immersion.
“So far, I'm incredibly happy with it, colours are super vibrant, blacks are inky”
Their ASUS PG34WCDM burned in in under a year, while their Samsung G8 OLED has none after several years.
“I got burn in on my pg34wcdm in less than a year”
Bought the MSI 271QPX E2 for €380, a steal; the QD-OLED purple tint in a bright room is exaggerated.
“This is the mag 271qpx qd oled e2 and I got if for 380 euros.. What a steal.”
Three months out of warranty, their AW3423DWF suddenly shows horizontal lines and randomly goes black until power-cycled.
“lines on the right are very bad as you can see.”
Returning their AW3225QF over its many HDR, gamma and Dolby Vision issues.
“Im hoping they are able to fix its myriad of HDR/Gamma/DV issues soon”
Image retention on their PG27AQDM was not fixed by ten firmware updates; HDR image quality issues too, and poor ASUS support.
“I had similar experience with Asus PG27AQDM and not solved even after ten firmware updates.Not to mention HDR image quality issues.”
9,110 hours on their FO32U2 with no burn-in, but a purple tint, weak coating and imperfect HDR 1000; still happy overall.
“I have 9110 hours on my FO32U2 after 2 years and no burn in.”
Their AW2726DM went black for a second every few minutes, so they returned it.
“the display will go black for a second - every few minutes or so”
Driver contrast tweaks fixed the washed-out blacks on their AW2725Q enough that HDR looks gorgeous to them.
“This actually temporarily 'fixed' the washed out blacks for my AW2725Q.”
Their AW2725DF doesn't look much better than their VA panel in a dark room, giving them buyer's remorse.
“it doesnt seem much better than my va panel.”
After two RMAs the last one fixed 90% of the issues, but expecting banding or DSE to come back they are weighing the refund.
“After 2 RMAs, I was offered a refund option for my monitor. I must admit, this last RMA solved 90% of the issues”
Their new MO27Q28G has a fine matte coating that trades a little clarity for no reflections and excellent ambient light handling.
“I like it's very fine mate coating”
Not happy with it: they cite banding, mura and near-black artifacts typical of tandem WOLED panels.
“I have LG 27GX700A-B and I am not happy with it, but I am talking in general about Tandem WOLED”
1,200 hours since June on the ASUS PG34WCDN, half work and half gaming at 60% brightness, with no burn-in.
“I don't have any burn in (so far).”
Their ASUS XG32UCWMG blacked out briefly with a long HDMI cable until firmware MCM105 fixed it.
“My UCWMG did this with my long HDMI cable”
Received the glossy GR variant (XG27AQDMGR) and loves it; no gray banding yet in games.
“I also got the GR variant, received it today and I love how beautiful the glossy screen looks”
Owns the MSI 341CQR X36 and rates its screen, KVM, 360Hz and RGB-stripe text clarity for mixed work and gaming.
“I have the X36 so I might come off as being biased but the MSI has the better screen, KVM, 360hz”
Uses the MSI MPG E16M Mini-LED for PS5 and PC: HDR looks amazing with no flicker, blooming or black crush.
“I have the MPG version which is more premium tier. Used it for PS5 and PC, the HDR looks amazing”
Loves the LG 52-inch 5K2K: much better than their old VA monitor, with blacker blacks and no noticeable bloom.
“I have this monitor too. I love it. Its so much better than my old VA Z35p the blacks are blacker and to me there is no noticeable bloom.”
Used the Dell U4025QW at work: awesome for productivity with good IPS Black contrast, but slow response and smearing for games.
“If your primary focus is productivity, and you really don't care about gaming almost at all, then it is an awesome monitor.”
A few weeks with the MSI 321URX: working in sunlight isn't as bad as people claim.
“I started using QD OLED (MSI MPG321URX) a few weeks ago. To be honest working with the sun shining on the screen is not that bad”
Moving from a 240Hz IPS, the Acer X27U F5 was a disappointment: little visible gain from 500Hz and only slightly better colour after calibration.
“500hz doesn't look much different from 240, and the colors were maybe about 10% better after calibrated.”
Two months with the Acer X34 X5: a hidden gem, and the remote is handy for refresh prompts.
“i have that screen for 2 month now and i swear this is truly a hidden gem”
Their AW2525HM is perfect: no bleed, no dead pixels, good black uniformity.
“Mine is perfect. No bleed, no dead pixels, very good black uniformity”
Loves the PG27AQDP with no negatives; 480Hz is worth it with a PC that can push high frame rates.
“I love it I can't think of a single negative thing about it.”
Dell replaced their AW3423DW easily under warranty for the fan issue.
“I had my AW3423DW replaced for the fan issue and it was easy.”
Their XG32UQWMS had high-pitched coil whine from the moment it powered on, so they returned it the next day.
“As soon as I powered it on: immediate high pitch coil whine.”
Their first OLED, the Gigabyte MO27Q28GR, makes HDR games so beautiful they stop to look around.
“Man, I can't believe how different Gaming can be with a beautiful monitor.”
A few days in, obsessed with the MO32U24, an upgrade from a 27-inch 1440p IPS that's worth every dollar at its $800 sale price.
“I got my MO32U24 a few days ago and I’m obsessed with it.”
The glossy LG 27GX704A-B looks amazing in single-player games, but VRR flicker ruins shooters and they play worse than on their old 360Hz IPS.
“G-sync is worthless on these panels since the flickering will literally give you a headache in 5 seconds”
Really liked their LG 45GX950A-B and its immersion, but it was less sharp and less colourful than the AW3926QW, so they're selling it.
“I already had the LG, and really liked the monitor but wanted a glossy screen with better colour reproduction.”
Planned to return the AW3926QW, but their panel is solid and they're keeping it; only gripes are no speakers and pixel orbiting.
“I got lucky, the panel is solid… pretty much my only gripes are not having speakers and the pixel orbiting is annoying.”
After six months their XG27ACDNG has bad banding that makes horror games miserable; they are looking into RMA.
“I know this banding is pretty awful so I'm not about to ask if it's acceptable haha”
After a week with a friend's PG27UCDM, they found its text clarity amazing.
“its text clarity is legit amazing.”
Their warehouse-bought PG32UCDM arrived with a cracked panel corner.
“bought it because the PG32UCDM I had bought first from warehouse had a crack in the panel corner.”
The LG 34GS95QE-B was amazing for gaming but its text clarity was so poor they returned it immediately.
“The text clarity on the LG WOLED was absolute dogshit compared to the AW QD-OLED.”
Moved through an LG 34-inch and AW3418DW to the AW3426DW and finds 34 inches the sweet spot.
“i owned the original LG 34" way back in the day and then moved to the aw3418dw to a aw3426dw”
Kept the LG 39GX950B over the ASUS PG34WCDN: sharper 5K2K, much brighter HDR, useful dual mode, and a matte coating that keeps blacks deep with windows open.
“Not only did the coating not ruin it, it actually solved a problem I didn’t fully appreciate.”
Owning both, the Neo G9 57-inch beats the G9 OLED on height, PPI, resolution and HDR brightness.
“I had both OLED and the G9 57, but the G9 57 wins as best monitor category”
Their new PG27AQWP-W has horrible banding even on a fairly good panel.
“I don't understand how people cope with the banding; it's horrible (and I even somewhat won the panel lottery).”
Heavy gaming and work use since release on their LG 32GS95UE with zero visible burn-in.
“Bought on release, use it heavily for both gaming/WFH (4-12 hours a day).”
For a developer, the PG32UCDM3's text clarity rivals a Dell 4K IPS and handles bright light better, but the stand can't go low enough and full-screen brightness could be higher.
“As a dev, I can tell you text clarity on the PG32UCDM3 is comparable to dell 4K matte IPS.”
Noticed text fringing on the AW3425DW at first, but after a day it stopped bothering them.
“I noticed it straight away after turning it on for the first time, but after using it for about a day or so, i got used to it and it does not bother me at all.”
Their MSI 272URX's auto-switching KVM handles gaming PC and work Mac; not as bright as others but great for both.
“The main tradeoff is that it is not as bright as other monitors. It has, however, been great for both tasks.”
Their new MSI 322URX runs much cooler than their Samsung non-OLED.
“Interesting, my new MSI 322URX is far less hotter than my Samsung Non-OLED.”
Their XG27UCDMG picked up micro scratches just from microfibre cleaning; they have to be extra careful with it.
“I've mainly noticed a decent amount of microscratches and finish issues on one side of the bezel just from using a microfiber cloth”
Bought the MSI MPG 341CQPX with their first gaming PC and loves it.
“got my first gaming pc this year, then bought a mpg 341cqpx”
Returned their XG27AQDMG for two dead pixels.
“Had two dead pixels on my aqdmg, returned it and got a xg27acdng”
About 10,000 hours on their FO32U2P since April 2024, used for work from home, with no burn-in.
“My FO32U2P OLED monitor has \~10,000 accumulative hours since April 2024, still no signs of burn-in.”
A week with the AOC Q27G3XMN: better colour, contrast and HDR than their LG Nano IPS, though HDR brightness can't be lowered.
“I have for week AOC Q27G3XMN, my previous LG 27GP850 Nano IPS was worse, AOC has better colors, contrast, and HDR with local dimming.”
Upgraded from an Acer Predator X34 to the Samsung G95SD and finds the 32:9 aspect worth the wait.
“Upgraded to the G95SD from a 34" 21:9 (I had an Acer Predator X34) around the same time as well!”
Loves their MSI 271QPX; the upgrade to OLED is massive.
“I have the 271qpx and I love it.”
Has had the first-gen AW3423DWF since release; after a week or two adjusting, they can play 10+ hours with no eye strain.
“its sooooo fkin good i can play for 10h+ with no issues afterwards”
Uses HDR Peak 1000 on their AW3225QF for the highlights and loves it.
“So I just stick with HDR Peak 1000 and have gotten used to it and been lovin' it so far.”
Two years with the PG27AQDM on almost constantly with no precautions and no burn-in visible in normal use.
“I've got PG27AQDM that is 2 years old at this point and has been on pretty much constantly with zero precautions”
Never notices purple tint on their Gigabyte FO32U2 in a semi-bright room.
“I have fo32u2, never noticed a purple tint unless I shone with a flashlight”
Their AW2726DM is amazing, with no brightness problems unless in a fully lit room.
“i have the AW2726DM and it’s amazing”
Their new AW2725Q's fan hums constantly within minutes, unlike their previous Alienwares; Dell says it's by design.
“the fan noise kicks in very soon after the monitor being on (about 5 mins). The noise is noticeable and constant.”
HDR on their new AW2725DF is much dimmer than their iPad and LG C3; SDR and text are fine and it's a beast for competitive games.
“The highlights just weren’t there.”
Owned since July 2026: the banding line seems to fade after 700 hours, with no burn-in and only occasional image retention.
“I'm aware of the line, but it seems to start to get less after 700h. I've had it since July 2026.”
Returned their MO27Q28G over vertical banding.
“i had to return my mo27q28g cause of verrical bandings sadly”
Bought the LG 27GX700A-B for $384; looks really good, especially in dark scenes, but gray banding shows in some light-gray areas.
“However, overall, it looks really good especially in dark areas”
Their ASUS PG34WCDN has one dead pixel.
“yep, have 1 dead pixel on my PG34WCDN which is the same panel”
Their ASUS XG32UCWMG is good apart from harsh ABL dimming; they got a panel without gray banding.
“Besides the ABL dimming that feels like your getting flash banged the monitor is good.”
Moved from a Samsung Neo G8 Mini-LED to the XG27AQDMGR and finds it much better for less money.
“Now I have a asus 3rd gen woled xg27aqdmgr (2nd gen) and it’s much much better for lower price”
Both their MSI 341CQR X36 and an AW3426DW arrived with dead pixels.
“I was very exited to get my first ultrawide but I am losing the monitor lottery.”
Bought the MSI MPG E16M and it works great after switching the oversaturated default colour profile to Adobe RGB; the companion app doesn't work on Mac.
“I got the MSI MPGE16M and it works great.”
Kept a refurbished LG 52-inch 5K2K bought for £870 and is pretty happy with it, especially for spreadsheets at work; prefers its simple menu to LG's webOS.
“pretty happy with it. Especially with all the spreadsheets I use in my day job.”
Owned the Dell U4025QW and found it not a good gaming monitor.
“I had the U4025QW and it's not a good gaming monitor, keep waiting guys”
After a year of daily work use, the MSI 321URX's forced OLED care cycles lock them out daily and its KVM misbehaves; image quality is only slightly better than LCD.
“You get slightly better image quality in games and in return you are randomly locked out of your computer for up to 5 minutes each day”
Their new Acer X27U F5 doesn't look much better than their IPS so far.
“Doesn't look much better than my ips all ive done is put it on hdr tho”
Kept the Acer X34 X5 and loves it, with nothing negative to say.
“I genuinely have nothing negative to say about it, it's been wonderful and I'm so glad I got it!”
Having used both, the AW2525HM is much better for FPS than the TCL 25G64.
“i can guarantee that alienware is much more better to fps then tcl!”
4,500 hours on their PG27AQDP with no burn-in and beautiful colours.
“4500hr on my pg27aqdp no burn in what so ever at all.”
Has used the AW3423DW for work and gaming almost daily since November 2022, about 8,000 real hours, with burn-in precautions on Linux.
“This is my AW3423DW than I bought in November 2022 and I've used for work + gaming almost every day since”
Bought the XG32UQWMS for $700 coming from VA, a huge leap; colours look great, brightness is okay unless light hits the screen.
“I got the Uqwms form Newegg for 700 usd. I was coming from a va panel so it was a huge leap for me.”
Returned the MO27Q28GR after ten pixel cleanings failed to fix grey banding that was obvious in dark areas and apps like Notion.
“I bougt a MO27Q28GR and ended up returning it after just a few days.”
Owns the Gigabyte MO32U24 and is super satisfied with zero complaints.
“I have the gigabyte and I’m honestly super satisfied zero complaints about it.”
Returned the LG 27GX704A-B a few days in because of VRR flicker.
“Returned it few days ago because of vrr flicker.”
Owns the LG 45GX950A and had the 39GX950B; both have CPC dimming that can't be turned off permanently, which they hate.
“I hate CPC with a passion.”
After a firmware update and tuning, the AW3926QW looks amazing for work and gaming, with near print-like text, great ergonomics and ports.
“coming from the PG27UCDM, the AW has a much more realistic look with proper details. Looks amazing.”
Loved the XG27ACDNG for gaming and photo work, but its 1440p text clarity bothered them enough to sell it.
“I loved the monitor, it was absolutely gorgeous. I used for gaming and photo/color work. I will say that the text clarity got to me.”
The PG27UCDM caused eye strain at first, which went away after lowering brightness and tuning text; 240Hz and HDR won them over.
“At first I had the same issues eye strain and headaches and the image didn't felt as crispier at the start, after a while they disappeared”
Works on the PG32UCDM with the shades open without any issue.
“I have the PG32UCDM, and I do work in my room with the shades open, without any issue”
7,900 hours on their LG 34GS95QE-B since August 2024, mostly work, with no visible burn-in.
“LG27GS95QEB 7200 hours and LG34GS95QEB 7900 hours”
ABL in Peak 1300 mode on their AW3426DW dims bright scenes like Crimson Desert daytime and nothing fixes it.
“I have the AW3426DW and been researching all week what to do about ABL with “Peak 1300 Bright” in high APL scenes.”
The 39GX950B is growing on them, but the matte coating disappoints and colour is never accurate however it's tuned.
“The 39GX950B is growing on me, but I won’t lie the matte is a bit frowny face.”
Four months on the Neo G9 57-inch for gaming and work has met expectations, though DP 1.4 on an RTX 4090 limits it to 120Hz.
“I use it for both gaming and work and it has fully lived up to my expectations.”
A month with the PG27AQWP-W: fantastic, with none of the typical tandem OLED issues, though expensive.
“I’ve been using the pg27aqwp-w for about a month and it’s fantastic. I don’t have any of the typical tandem oled issues.”
Next to a PG32UCDM, the matte LG 32GS95UE looks nearly the same in games and video, apart from whites.
“there's not much of a noticable difference in image quality when watching videos or playing games.”
The PG32UCDM3 is brighter and more vibrant than the PG32UCDMR they returned, and 32 inches is the sweet spot for 4K.
“First thing I wanna say is that it’s a lot brighter than I expected.”
Over a year of all-day use on their AW3425DW and it's still like new.
“I'm still abusing my AW3425DW all day everyday for over a year now and still good as new.”
Their MSI 272URX has one dead pixel, too few for RMA, but they almost never see it.
“I have a dead pixel on my 272URX, sadly RMA requires at least 3 dead pixels.”
A year with the MSI 322URX, dusted with a blower and covered when off, and it's still like new.
“1 year and my MSI MPG322URX's screen are still shiny as good as new.”
Two weeks with the XG27UCDMG and they wonder why they waited so long.
“So last 2 weeks, I found offer of XG27UCDMG, jump on it.”
Text clarity on their XG27AQDMG bothered them a lot until MacType and larger fonts helped.
“I use Asus XG27AQDMG and the text clarity bothered me a lot.”
Their FO32U2P looks fine after 4,288 hours, using dark mode and a blank screen when idle.
“my FO32U2P has 4288 hours and 498 cleanings and looks fine”
Runs the AOC Q27G3XMN at 70–75 brightness in SDR with local dimming on; pretty bright.
“i have the aoc Q27G3XMN which is pretty bright.”
Switching from an LG C2, the G81SF's matte coating took getting used to, but after tuning they barely notice a difference.
“The matte coating took some getting used to, but after adjusting the color and settings, I barely notice a difference.”
Got a Samsung G95SD from Amazon Warehouse for €590 total, and it arrived flawless.
“Monitor itself: absolutely flawle”
Text fringing is a non-issue on their MSI 271QPX E2 at 1440p.
“At 1440p, its a non-issue on my MSI 271QPX E-2.”
Two years with the AW3423DWF; text fringing was so bad they saw it even in games.
“I had a 3423DWF for a couple years, the fringing was so bad I could even see it in games.”
Enjoying the new HDR mode on their AW3225QF as a compromise, despite noticeable ABL dimming in games.
“It's not perfect, and still has some very noticeable ABL dimming in games”
Owns the PG27AQDM and an LG 27GN850-B IPS; the OLED clearly beats the IPS side by side.
“I have a LG 27GN850-B (which to my understanding is one of the most popular IPS monitors) and a ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM”
Moved from a Samsung Neo G7 to the Gigabyte FO32U2 and wouldn't trade back, despite the Neo being brighter.
“my old and now sold Neo G7 was albeit much more brighter than my new Gigabyte FO32U2, it was inferior to OLED in every possible way.”
Their AW2726DM had the flicker defect; their MSI is brighter, and they'd keep the Alienware for dark rooms.
“This is the flickering issue I had on theAlienware aw2726dm.”
Upgrading from an ASUS XG27AQDMG, the AW2725Q is extremely sharp with vibrant colour, bright enough daily and no eye strain.
“Everything is extremely sharp and text clarity is super, duper crisp.”
Their AW2725DF had near-perfect grey uniformity but raised blacks in any light, slightly worse text, weaker HDR and early eye strain.
“Day lighting / single light source in the room makes the black's raised.”
Really good and one of the best OLED monitors to them, though it has grey banding and the glossy panel picks up micro scratches from a cloth.
“İ am using the exact same model, it is really good but have 2 bad sides, first grey bending obviously”
Loving the MO27Q28G after 140 hours, but grey banding still shows in some games despite 240Hz, so they requested a replacement.
“I bought the MO27Q28G and I've used it for a total of 140 hours and about 28 pixel cleans, I'm loving it.”
Likes HDR gaming on their LG 27GX700A-B with an RX 9070 XT; dislikes the local price.
“What i like the most about my LG 27GX700A-B(Semi-gloss) is gaming on HDR with RX 9070xt”
The ASUS PG34WCDN was incredible: smooth 360Hz, crystal-clear text and a great glossy coating, but it felt like an upgrade rather than a change, so they returned it.
“Text is crystal clear. I was easily able to use it for work with zero strain”
Their first 4K WOLED, the ASUS XG32UCWMG, is insane for gaming.
“This is my first 4k WOLED panel for gaming and wow it’s insane.”
Bought an open-box XG27AQDMGR for $279; in a dark room it looks amazing.
“found this open-box ASUS XG27AQDMGR OLED monitor with only 49 hours of use for $279!”
Owns the MSI 341CQR X36 and the AW3926QW; the X36 is perfect to them.
“The X36 is perfect in my eyes”
Owns the MSI MPG E16M on firmware 26 and is very happy with it, running local dimming off in SDR and using dual mode for competitive games.
“I have MSI MPG E16M with FW26”
Switched from the Samsung Neo G9 57-inch to the LG 52-inch 5K2K and is keeping it: contrast is fine, it is too bright to max on the desktop, and they see no ghosting or smearing at 240 Hz.
“I switched from the Neo G9 57 to the LG 52.”
Their Dell U4025QW's 140 PPI keeps macOS text sharp, unlike their old AW3821DW.
“I'm currently using a U4025QW with 140 PPI which is enough to not get blurry text in macOS.”
Over a year of 14-hour days on the MSI 321URX: panel-protect pops up mid-meeting, re-detection is flaky and it shuffles Mac windows.
“the panel protect is INSANELY annoying- literally does pop up sometimes when im in a meeting or in game”
Loves the new Acer X34 X5, but G-Sync flickers in some games and menus.
“Only issue I'm seeing is g-sync flicker when playing specific games”
Their first AW2525HM had a broken joystick; the replacement is good with nice sharpness control, but the stand is atrocious.
“Only thing is the stand is atrocious and dark stabalizer (Alienwares black equalizer) looks pretty washed out.”
After a 27-inch MSI OLED gave them eye strain, they were really happy with the matte PG27AQDP.
“I bought the asus PG27AQDP and was really happy with it.”
Their AW3423DW has some burn-in from careless Windows use, not too bad; it's going to their kid.
“I have some burn in but it's not too bad.”
Their first OLED, the ASUS XG32UQWMS bought new for $699, has great text clarity and little visible banding; worth it at that price.
“Overall it's a very great moniter for me, text clarity is great and don't see any fringing”
Never sees banding on their MO27Q28GR in games; it shows in dark-mode apps and mostly disappears at 240Hz.
“I do, MO27Q28GR, I have never noticed it in games.”
After an XG32UCWMG with harsh ABL, the Gigabyte MO32U24's smooth roll-off makes it their favourite OLED so far.
“The mo32u24 has smooth roll off with ABL with its high peak brightness mode, it’s my favorite OLED monitor so far”
Their first OLED, the LG 27GX704A-B, has great colour, but yellow outlines show green or red fringes.
“The colors are great , the text clarity could be worse”
Underwhelmed by the LG 45GX950A-B's HDR next to their LG OLED TVs: it looks dimmer and colours more toned down.
“When I set up the 45”, though, I was a bit underwhelmed.”
Moving from a PG32UCDM, their AW3926QW has slight right-side dimming they don't notice in work or games; very happy.
“Mine does have slight dimming on the right side but not enough for me to notice if I’m not looking out for it.”
Their ASUS XG27ACDNG is notably dim when bright content fills most of the screen.
“the asus in particular is bad when bright content takes most of the screen.”
The PG27UCDM is good but not as game-changing as hyped, with motion blur and eye fatigue; they prefer IPS for shooters.
“Do I like my OLED yeah for most parts its good but idk if its just that its 4k but for FPS I still rather use my 27GL850.”
Everything looks phenomenal on their PG32UCDM, in HDR or SDR.
“even though I have the Pg32ucdm, everything looks phenomenal hdr or sdr.”
5,417 hours of gaming, coding and work on their LG 34GS95QE-B since October 2024 with no visible burn-in.
“Used for both personal and work-related stuff: gaming, movies, streams, and coding”
Returned the LG 39GX950B for the AW3426DW to keep high frame rates on a 5080; both are beautiful.
“I returned the LG 39GX950B in favor of the AW3426DW, for what it’s worth.”
Their open-box LG 39GX950B was excellent and very close to the AW3926QW, but they preferred glossy and returned the LG.
“The LG was excellent too.”
Replaced a two-monitor setup with a single Neo G9 57-inch; the size and resolution are perfect.
“Went from a two monitor setup - 49” main and 35” vertical to now a single Neo G9 57” and it’s amazing.”
In a very bright room the XG27UCDMG QD-OLED looked terrible, so they tried the PG27AQWP-W and fell in love despite 1440p.
“I got the tandem to test out & fell in love with it, even though it was 1440p.”
After a year on the matte LG 32GS95UE, they found a glossy rival barely different side by side.
“I've been using a matte LG32GS95UE for a little over a year now.”
Returned a PG27UCDM as too small and is happy with the PG32UCDM3.
“I returned the 27 and now I have PG32UCDM3. Now i‘m happy with my setup.”
Moving from a 4K Gigabyte M32U to the AW3425DW, they love it; even at 1440p games look much better.
“I went from the M32U to the AW3425DW and I absolutely love it.”
A year with the MSI 272URX and never any VRR flicker, using G-Sync and V-Sync with a 224fps cap.
“I had my MSI 272URX for a year now and have never experienced it.”
The MSI 322URX, bought last year, completely changed their gaming with no issues.
“I got the MSI 322urx last year and it’s completely changed my gaming experience.”
Bought a floor-model XG27UCDMG with 4,134 hours and it has zero burn-in.
“I got the XG27UCDMG for $350. It was a floor model and it had 4,134 hours of use when I bought it. It has literally 0 burn-in at all.”
Their XG27AQDMG showed boot-logo image retention within three weeks, needing several pixel cleans or power cycles.
“Had this happened just three weeks into owning mine, with less than 30 on hours.”
Cleaning the FO32U2P with a microfiber cloth left streaks in the coating that alcohol did not remove; they admit rubbing hard.
“I tried to clean the panel a couple of days ago with microfiber cloth that I’ve been using since I’ve purchased the panel (FO32U2P) and I think I damaged the coating?”
Their AOC Q27G3XMN has less ghosting than their old cheap LG IPS.
“My AOC Q27G3XMN has less gosting than my old cheap LG IPS”
Their Samsung G81SF developed burn-in after about four months; their first and last OLED.
“Odyssey G81SF i have burn in after 4 months or so.”
Two years with the AW3423DWF after a 27-inch: top OLED and HDR, and the ultrawide immersion makes story games feel like movies.
“The OLED and HDR on AW3423DWF alone is top of the line; but what really impresses me is the ultrawide immersion.”
Their AW3225QF has no flicker even with G-Sync on, unlike their previous ASUS PG27AQDM.
“AW3225QF has had no flicker, even in loading screens with GSYNC on”
About 400 hours on the PG27AQDM with 8-hour pixel cleaning; works like new with no banding or colour issues.
“I’m about 400 hours in with pixel cleaning every 8 hours”
Their AW2726DM blacked out every few minutes despite firmware, cables and timing changes, so they returned it.
“The problem kept occurring after every change I could possibly make, I returned mine”
Rates the AW2725Q the best value 27-inch 4K OLED thanks to frequent sales and Dell's advance-replacement warranty.
“in my opinion it’s the best bang for the buck 27” 4K OLED monitor.”
Their new AW2725DF is very smooth in MW3 and Warzone and arrived perfect despite a battered box.
“it’s so smooth, gotta get used to it though coming from playing on a AW3423DW.”
Won over by the glossy finish and blacks; little banding noticed in games.
“From the very first moment, I was won over by its glossy finish and how it renders black”
Their MO27Q28G shows some banding on grey screens at low brightness, like the Premiere Pro interface.
“I've had banding issues as well on gray screens when the brightness is down”
Their LG 27GX700A-B wasn't impressive out of the box, but after tuning settings they're much happier.
“Out of the box I was not impressed but after dialing it in I was much much happier.”
The PG34WCDN is a nice, accurate panel, but 1440p felt like a big PPI downgrade from their 4K monitors.
“The PG34WCDN is a nice panel, but it doesn’t feel like an upgrade.”
After testing QD-OLED, WOLED, matte and glossy monitors, kept the glossy XG32UCWMG as the best balance.
“ended up keeping ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWMG. It is simply stunning and offers perfect balance of everything.”
With identical settings, their XG27AQDMGR shows an obvious gray haze and less colour depth than their older XG27AQDMG.
“theres a VERY obvious gray haze over the screen as visualized here.”
Their MSI 341CQR X36 showed lines right after a prompted pixel refresh that persisted after more refreshes, a cable swap and a reset.
“straight after it finished these lines showed up.”
The MPG 274URDFW E16M only matches the cheaper MAG's blacks at local dimming level 3, which turns greys brown, crushes blacks and shows visible zones following the mouse.
“Causes greys to become brown, the gamma curve becomes a bit weird, crushing of blacks, and just creates an unusable and unpleasant experience”
Owns the LG 52-inch 5K2K: unbeatable for productivity and pretty good for gaming for a VA panel, though they miss OLED; preferred it to the flat Dell 52-inch.
“For productivity, it can’t be beat and is honestly everything I wanted.”
Finds the Dell U4025QW the perfect size.
“I have the u4025qw and it’s the perfect size.”
2+ years of heavy use on their MSI 321URX: incredible, no visible burn-in and good value.
“My MSI MPG321urx has been incredible for the 2+ years I’ve had it.”
After testing other ultrawides, the Acer X34 X5 is the best for the price, with amazing brightness and a comfortable 1800R curve.
“I had the Alienware Oled monitor but returned it and have tested other ultrawides and I think this is the best for the price.”
Four days with the AW2525HM: smoother, more accurate and faster than their old ASUS, but pronounced IPS glow in dark rooms.
“I think the quality control on this specific model is bad, the IPS glow is really pronounced.”
6,715 hours on their PG27AQDP: a faint taskbar burn-in blob and line, but a non-issue in practice.
“PG27AQDP bought on release, 6715 hours. A burn in blob around where the taskbar is”
Their AW3423DW burned in the taskbar and browser bar after 18 months and was replaced under Dell's warranty.
“I experienced burn in on my aw3423dw after 1 1/2 years and needed to use the Dell warranty for a replacement.”
Their new XG32UQWMS has excellent uniformity with no gray banding, very good colour and high brightness.
“My monitor arrived today XG32UQWMS and the uniformity of the screen is excellent”
After the latest firmware their MO27Q28GR shows vertical lines it didn't have before.
“My gifabyte mo27q28gr which didnt had gray banding before in the neweest firmware it has vertical lines”
A month with the Gigabyte MO32U24: bright, vivid colour and amazing HDR in Alan Wake 2.
“Colors are bright and really pop in this game and in combination Penta Tandem it's simply amazing.”
After two months, the LG 27GX704A-B is excellent for gaming with great response time, and once calibrated beats IPS in every way.
“The 27GX704A-B is an excellent gaming monitor that happens to be an ok general-purpose monitor.”
Their new LG 45GX950A-B showed random flashes in HDR on an RTX 5090, fixed by replacing a fake 80Gbps cable with an active fibre DP 2.1 cable.
“I am seeing these random "lightning flashes" on my screen when the monitor is in HDR mode.”
After 3 weeks on the LG 39GX950B, the AW3926QW wins for dark-room gaming: perfect glossy coating, accurate HDR tracking and colour.
“Glossy coating - it’s perfect, you can see all the fine micro details that you can’t see on the LG 39 GX”
Hasn't noticed VRR flicker on their ASUS XG27ACDNG.
“well i haven’t notice any vrr flicker neither on my xg32ucwmg or xg27acdng”
A week with the PG27UCDM, their first OLED and 4K monitor, and they recommend it.
“I've had my PG27UCDM for a week so I'll share my experience so far. It's my first OLED and first 4K monitor and I definitely recommend it.”
Daily work and gaming on their PG32UCDM since Black Friday with the taskbar visible: no burn-in.
“Not a single sign of burn in, and I am a pixel peeper.”
Calls the LG 34GS95QE-B, bought on Black Friday sale, their best upgrade in a while.
“Got my LG34GS95QE-B OLED on sale for black friday. I mean it. It's the best think I upgraded in a while!”
Received two AW3426DWs: the first had a nick and bad uniformity; they think quality control was cut for the price.
“I had 2 (accident shipment) and first had the nick (and bad uniformity)”
Their favourite overall, the LG 39GX950B has the brightest HDR, but the worst grey banding and some image retention between refreshes.
“the 39GX950B has the worst grey banding of the lot.”
Loves their Neo G9 57-inch, though OLEDs beside it look better.
“I have the 57 G9 with a PG27UCDM on the side an a LG G5 on top, i love the monitor”
Three weeks with the PG27AQWP-W ($1,300) for competitive games and aim trainers after a Zowie XL2556K: great, no regrets.
“I think this monitor is great and I don't regret spending the money on it.”
The LG 32GS95UE-B's bezels are pretty uniform; the bottom one is only slightly thicker.
“My LG 32GS95UE-B bezels are already pretty uniform”
The PG32UCDM3 has incredible colour with no noticeable VRR flicker.
“The colors and vibrancy of the PG32UCDM3 are incredible and no noticeable VRR flicker is what sold it for me.”
Their AW3425DW looks fine with lights in the room; only glare from the glossy finish, which angle fixes.
“My AW3425DW QD oled looks fine with natural and artificial lights shining into the room.”
Compared their MSI 272URX with a new LG 5K Mini-LED; the OLED has better blacks but looks surprisingly dark.
“I compared it to my mpg272urx, the blacks are a bit worse but its significantly brighter colors.”
Upgraded from a Gigabyte M27U to the XG27UCDMG with no regrets; 27-inch 4K looks great.
“I upgraded from the Gigabyte M27U to the XG27UCDMG earlier this year, and I have no regrets.”
Image quality on their XG27AQDMG is flawless, though it sometimes doesn't wake and needs replugging.
“my XG27AQDMG has been nothing short of flawless for the image quality.”
VRR flicker on their FO32U2P only happens in menus, so it does not bother them.
“It only happens in menus on my FO32U2P”
Replaced a 32-inch 1080p IPS with the AOC Q27G3XMN; local dimming made it a night-and-day jump in God of War.
“I just last night replaced my 32” 1080p IPS with the AOC Q27G3XMN and man what a jump that was.”
Their G81SF's matte coating is really good.
“I have the g81sf and its really good don’t know why they say matte coating is bad lol”
Their first OLED, the AW3423DWF bought in 2024, is amazing; HDR 1000 looked dull, and True Black works better.
“I bought it in 2024, and God this thing is amazing.”
Upgraded to the AW3225QF and loves its immersive curve and the lack of blooming versus their M32U.
“I was wrong, I love the curve, It's immersive, I never look at the display and think about it.”
Over two years on the older PG27AQDM without such problems.
“I've used it for over 2 years without tak”
Moving from a 1080p 240Hz monitor, the AW2726DM is a game changer.
“I am using the AW2726DM, OLED is a game changer!”
No black-screen or HDR problems with their AW2725Q, bought far cheaper than the ASUS XG27UCDMG.
“ive had a wqhd woled before it looks the same to me, also in hdr, no issues at all”
Upgrading from a 165Hz IPS, the AW2725DF's motion and response are great but not as transformative as reviews suggest.
“Picture Quality is great. IMHO not a huge leap over a good IPS.”
Their XG27AQWMG's automatic pixel clean causes heavy gray banding that needs a manual clean; they filed a bug report with ASUS.
“I've been seeing more and more posts both here and on Asus forums regarding a bug on the automatic Pixel clean causing exaggerated grey banding and DSE which requires a manual clean to fix.”
Their MO27Q28G looks good in HDR but developed burn-in.
“It looks good on HDR too bad for the burn in”
No real issues on their LG 27GX700A-B; VRR flicker only on load screens.
“I have the newer 4th gen tandem one (700A-B) and havent had any real issues.”
Upgrading from a 1440p LG IPS, the XG32UCWMG is one of the most beautiful pieces of tech they own.
“the XG32UCWMG has to be one of the most beautiful pieces of tech out there.”
Uses the XG27AQDMGR and a Samsung G60SD; after a gamma fix they look identical.
“I use both xg27aqdmgr and g60sd woled/qd oled and after basic calibration for gamma fix both look identical.”
Their first OLED, the MSI 341CQR X36, kept changing brightness until they turned off AI dimming, and colour is inconsistent: oversaturated in some apps and games, fine in others.
“I've had some games look fantastic (e.g. Armored Core 6), and other be almost unplayable (Doom Eternal), all due to color.”
Moved from a Samsung 49-inch VA to the LG 52-inch 5K2K and won't go back: the extra height makes it worth every penny, with no complaints for work or gaming.
“I went from the 49" Samsung VA DQHD to the LG 52" 5K2K and I am never going back.”
Their floor-model MSI 321URX had some image retention that two pixel refreshes cleared; zero burn-in.
“it had some image retention but after 2 pixel refreshes it works perfectly with 0 burn in looks great.”
Their first ultrawide, the Acer X34 X5, has been a dream so far.
“Just got my first widescreen. Acer Predator X34 X5, and it’s been a dream so far.”
After returning an AOC, they couldn't be more satisfied with the AW2525HM.
“then i bought ALIENWARE and its amazing resolution, couldnt be more satisfied.”
Their PG27AQDP is fantastic and they prefer WOLED over a QD-OLED purple tint.
“My pg27aqdp is fantastic.”
Used the AW3423DW freely for about four years; burn-in is very limited and invisible in daily use.
“I used my AW3423DW without much restraint and after like 4 years burn in is very limited”
Got the XG32UQWMS and loves it; a night-and-day difference from their AW3423DWF.
“Coming from a older panel QD oled(AW3423dwf) this is a night and day difference to me.”
Moving from a 1440p IPS to the MO27Q28GR they noticed no text clarity regression; fine for coding.
“switched from 1440p 27" IPS with a regular RGB stripe to MO27Q28GR and didn't notice any text or overall clarity regression.”
After an ASUS XG32UCWMG and LG 32GX850A-B, the Gigabyte MO32U24 handles dark-scene colour banding far better.
“QD OLED in comparison is miles better at handling color banding”
Upgraded from an LG 34GN850 to the LG 45GX950A for mostly gaming and is glad they chose the 45.
“I just upgraded from the same 34GN850 to the 45GX950. I had the same doubts between the 45 and 39 models.”
Their AW3926QW runs 165Hz HDR at full resolution from an M3 Max MacBook Pro through a TB5 dock.
“I have my M3 Max MBP (TB4) connected to my AW3926QW through an Anker TB5 dock and I’m getting 165Hz HDR at full resolution fwiw.”
Their ASUS XG27ACDNG smears unless cleaned with alcohol-based cleaners.
“I have ASUS xg27acdng and you can’t clean stuff off of it without alcohol based cleaners. It just smears.”
Next to an LG OLED TV, the PG27UCDM is better in everything but brightness.
“The LG TV gets brighter, but the Asus QD-OLED monitor is objectively better in everything else.”
3,600 hours on their PG32UCDM with no burn-in and no special care.
“I have 3600 hours on PG32UCDM and don’t have any signs of burn in.”
Their new AW3426DW has a nick, a slight separation in the plastic housing and a bow at the bottom.
“Just got my aw3426dw and it has a little nick on the top left and a slight separation between the back and side plastic”
Their LG 39GX950B gets brighter than the AW3926QW but looked a little washed out next to it and flickered in black transitions.
“Noticed flickering in black transition scenes in games on the LG”
Their Neo G9 57-inch (G95NC) died completely eight months out of warranty; Samsung replaced the main board and power supply at home for free.
“My 57" G95NC suffered a complete hardware failure about eight months out of warranty.”
Four days with the PG27AQWP-W at brightness 32: dark greys look grainy but it hasn't bothered them.
“Dark greys like the default Discord dark theme definitely look grainy, it hasn't really bothered me yet tbh.”
Their LG 32GS95UE developed dead pixels and was replaced under Best Buy warranty.
“My 32GS95UE ended up getting dead pixels.”
Returned the PG32UCDM3 after two months: amazing colour and responsiveness, but subtle text fringing or brightness made them nauseous after 15 minutes.
“Every time I used it for more than 15 minutes I just got sick.”
2,000+ hours on their AW3425DW without babying it and no burn-in, though it has scratches.
“I have the aw3425dw with 2000+ hours last I checked and have been super irresponsible with it, no burn in”
VRR flicker has never been an issue on their MSI 272URX outside stutter-prone UE5 games.
“On my MPG 272URX its never been an issue to be honest”
2,314 hours in seven months on their XG27UCDMG with no visible burn-in.
“Currently have 2314 hours and have no visible burn in.”
HDR caused strong image retention and instability on their XG27AQDMG; disabling it fixed things.
“I figured out that activating HDR was leading to completely unstable behavior on the monitor, and very strong image retention like this.”
Loves their refurbished Gigabyte FO32U2P bought for €500 and won't go back.
“I love mine. Gigabyte Aorus FO32U2P. 500 euro, refurbished.”
Black smearing is very hard to notice on their AOC Q27G3XMN, unlike a cheap VA they returned.
“But with my AOC q27g3xmn it is very hard to notice.”
Five days after buying the Samsung G81SF, its rear control button came loose and broke; they requested a refund or exchange.
“I bought an Odyssey g8 g81sf 27" OLED monitor about 5 days ago. Today, right after playing Prototype 2 before dinner, I felt the back button loose.”
Owns the AW3423DWF and finds it perfect, preferring True Black mode.
“got the same model its perfect tho i prefer true black mode”
Their AW3225QF has several micro scratches in its coating, which they've learned to ignore.
“I have several micro scratches on my AW3225QF.”
Perfectly happy with their PG27AQDM and expects it to last years.
“Think my PG27AQDM will last me quite a few years yet.”
Just got the AW2726DM coming from six years of 1080p IPS, and it is a huge step up.
“I also got the AW2726DM, it just came in yesterday.”
Their AW2725Q went black after months of use and Dell only offered a refurbished unit; they now advise against it.
“The power LED is lit, but the screen remains black.”
Against their other Alienware and AOC monitors the AW2725DF has much better colour, and they've turned brightness down.
“The AW2725DF is significantly better in the color department, and ive actually turned down the brightness.”
Their new late-2025-batch XG27AQWMG shows bad banding lines in dark scenes and grayscale tests despite firmware updates and pixel cleaning.
“This morning it looked fine, but I could see some lines playing Hunt Showdown, now in the dark it’s pretty bad.”
1,300 hours of 8-hour work days plus gaming on their MO27Q28G with no burn-in; banding is the only caveat.
“I haven’t noticed any burn at about 1.3k hours in”
Their LG 27GX700A-B has bad gray banding that pixel refresh didn't fix, their third problem OLED, so they're done with OLED.
“because I thought yall were crybabies who was exaggerating the banding and were also lying about pixel refresh not fixing”
Switching from a matte PG32UCDM, the glossy XG32UCWMG has cleaner whites and more contrast, and reflections didn't bother them.
“there certainly is a difference in the whites, and websites I frequent with white and black backgrounds suddenly felt more contrast with more pop.”
Replaced a dead MSI IPS with the XG27AQDMGR as their first OLED and is pretty happy; colours are as good or better.
“I got the Asus XG27AQDMGR.”
Loves the MSI MPG 341CQR X36 34-inch ultrawide: RGB-stripe subpixels mean no text fringing, it's immersive, and causes no eyestrain.
“It's 5th gen so it has rgb stripe, so no text fringing. i love it so much”
Almost three years and 3,000–4,000 hours on their MSI 321URX with no visible burn-in.
“MSI MPG 321URX, can only estimate the hours. I have had it for almost 3 years.”
Upgrading from a 7-year-old IPS ultrawide, the $600 Acer X34 X5 is a huge leap with 240Hz QD-OLED and bright HDR.
“I feel like the training weights came off man.”
Their new AW2525HM arrived with marks on the matte bezels that don't wipe off.
“I noticed some visible marks/imperfections on the matte bezels, including the sides.”
Just bought the ASUS PG27AQDP and isn't worried about burn-in.
“I just purchased a ASUS ROG pg27aqdp 480hz OLED and I'm absolutely not worried”
Their day-one AW3423DW now has a lot of burn-in around window borders and the taskbar.
“My day 1 aw3423dw has a lot of burn in now around the window borders and taskbar”
Bought the XG32UQWMS for $700; much better grey uniformity than their XG27AQWMG.
“Much better grey uniformity than my aqwmg even tho it’s another tandem”
After four other monitors they settled on the MO27Q28GR and love it.
“I LOVE my MO27Q28GR.”
After days side by side with an LG C1, the Gigabyte MO32U24 is very accurate in SDR and HDR.
“it's good (very accurate in both SDR and”
The LG 45-inch 5K2K's matte finish was a deal breaker next to their glossy PG32UCDM.
“The matte finish on the 5k2k was a deal breaker for me.”
Early days with the AW3926QW: IPS-sharp text, deep saturated colour and no dark banding or dead pixels, but noticeable brightness and colour drop-off toward the edges.
“Text clarity is just as sharp as any 32” 4K IPS monitor I’ve used before”
Their ASUS XG27ACDNG has run 1,700 pixel cleanings in 2,500 hours.
“my XG27ACDNG had run pixel cleaning 1700 times in 2500 hours.”
No text issues on their PG27UCDM.
“I don't see any issues with text on my 27 inch 4K QD-OLED (ASUS PG27UCDM).”
5,000 hours of mostly productivity on their PG32UCDM with zero burn-in.
“5k hours on my PG32UCDM used mostly for productivity and I have zero issues with burnin.”
A year with the AW3426DW; 3440x1440 is perfect for a 5070 Ti without DLSS or frame gen.
“Aw3426dw rocks I've been enjoying it for a year now.”
HDR on their LG 39GX950B felt overdone and the matte coating showed on white screens.
“On LG it feels "overreacting"”
Got the PG27AQWP-W and compared it with their PG27AQDP: stunning, though the bottom has a noticeable gap to the frame.
“It Looks stunning, no competition from the Inder Matt Panel.”
After 2 years 3 months and 11,481 hours, their LG 32GS95UE has the Windows taskbar burned in; manual pixel cleaning didn't help.
“After 2 years and 3 months totaling 11481 hours, my LG 32GS95UE has Windows taskbar burned in.”
Their first OLED, the PG32UCDM3, looked nice in SDR and stunning in HDR, a big jump from their 1440p IPS.
“Thought it looked nice in SDR but turning on HDR in Crimson Desert was wow!”
Moving from an AW2725DF to the AW3425DW made Flight Simulator far more immersive; they love it.
“this monitor changed my whole Flight experience immersion in way better, love it!”
Has had the MSI 272URX since the start of the year, cleaned monthly with distilled water and no issues.
“I got an MSI 272URX QD-LED at the start of this year.”
Upgrading from a 1440p VA to the XG27UCDMG felt like a whole different world.
“Went from a 1440P VA panel to an ASUS ROG Strix XG27UCDMG. It feels like unlocking a whole different world.”
2,500+ hours on their XG27AQDMG; a recent retention issue cleared by the next day.
“2500+ hours on my ASUS XG27AQDMG.”
Six months with a discounted Gigabyte FO32U2P with careful cleaning and no burn-in or damage; insane since day one.
“Got a FO32U2P myself for a huge discount around 6 months ago too.”
Bought the AOC Q27G3XMN on review advice, but its black smearing was obvious in games; it's now a rarely used second screen beside an OLED.
“Black smearing is the very thing I noticed playing a game”
Their G81SF's control button broke, was repaired, and broke again two months later, leaving them unable to switch inputs or power it off.
“I had this same issue on my G81SF and sent into the repair store to get fixed”
Their AW3423DWF is still going with no burn-in or issues.
“my AW3423DWF still trucking along. No burn in, no issues.”
Owns the AW3225QF and has got so used to its subtle curve they no longer notice it.
“It has a curve but it's so subtle I don't even notice it anymore.”
A couple of months with the AW2725Q on the latest firmware and it has been great so far.
“I bought an AW2725Q a couple of months ago and so far it's been great.”
No issues with their first OLED, the AW2725DF, beyond eye strain in the first hours; they love it.
“I have a AW2725df which is 1440p and I had 0 issues except some eye strain for the first 2-3 hours of using it.”
Owns an XG27AQWMG and doesn't find its tandem WOLED banding bothersome.
“I have a XG27AQWMG and for my use case I don't find it bothersome but your milleage may vary”
Six months of WFH and gaming on the MO27Q28G: holds blacks in daylight with a reflection-killing matte finish, but grey banding and VRR flicker.
“Maintains blacks in daylight, and the subtle matte finish kills reflections”
Returned the LG 27GX700A-B over VRR flicker and ugly dark shades in games.
“Returned it because of VRR flickering and some really nasty-looking dark shades in some dark places in games.”
Next to their matte LG 32GS95UE, the glossy XG32UCWMG looked barely different: slightly sharper text and more contrast.
“The only difference I really noticed was that text felt like it was maybe 5% sharper looking”
Owns the MSI 341CQR X36: the AI dimming feature is poor, but everything else is great, with text clarity noticeably better than their 3rd-gen QD-OLED.
“The AI dimming is pretty shit. Everything else is honestly great”
After 2.5 years of heavy use their MSI 321URX has faint taskbar and bookmark burn-in, visible only on grey tests.
“There's burn in from literally just a few weeks of using the taskbar fully visible”
Great for gaming, but the Acer X34 X5 has text fringing, overpowering colour, low inputs, a stand that won't go low, weak speakers and a KVM that wouldn't switch.
“Overall, if you are trying to use this monitor for a nice, tidy home office setup then it's probably not the right monitor for you.”
Next to their new OLED, the AW2525HM secondary's backlight and colours look bad.
“My secondary monitor is an Alienware AW2525HM i didn’t know how bad the backlight and the colours are until i got the oled”
Limits their ASUS PG27AQDP to 240Hz because 480Hz pushes cable bandwidth and some games crash the monitor.
“I have the ROG PG27AQDP 480hz and yep, limited it to 240hz”
Their AW3423DW still has VRR flicker despite its G-Sync module.
“I have one with gsync module, and it still flickers. AW3423DW.”
Compared with an MSI 271QP X24, their MO27Q28GR shows near-identical colour, deeper blacks, easier reading and very little banding.
“the MO definitely does pull off deeper blacks and it's easier on the eyes for reading.”
Returned the LG 45-inch 5K2K over its matte screen, then missed the immersion and bought it again.
“Bought the LG 5K2K, I liked the immersion but wasn’t feeling the matte screen.”
Switching from an Odyssey OLED G9, the AW3926QW's resolution, text clarity, colour and HDR are a big upgrade despite aggressive dimming and uniformity flaws.
“Despite its flaws, the AW3926QW has changed what I now expect from an ultrawide monitor.”
Their ASUS XG27ACDNG plays fine with no issues.
“I have a XG27ACDNG, seems fine to play it no issues.”
With an RTX 4090 and PS5 Pro, the PG27UCDM has the clearest picture they've seen; totally worth it.
“Clearest picture I’ve ever seen - PS5 Pro looks amazing too.”
Two years of 12-hour work shifts plus gaming on their PG32UCDM with no burn-in.
“Had my Asus PG32UCDM for 2 years this December.”
Chose the AW3426DW and has no regrets.
“I had the same debate and went with the AW3426DW and have no regrets.”
Next to a first-gen Alienware 34-inch OLED, the LG 39GX950B-B has whiter whites, crisper text and felt smoother in Dune Awakening.
“Text is also a big improvement; it appears a lot crisper and easier to read.”
Their PG32UCDM3 already has micro scratches after three days.
“I’ve had my pg32ucdm3 for three days I’ve got micro scratches already”
Had zero issues and zero banding on their AW3425DW before passing it on to move to 16:9.
“I had an AW3425DW before this and I gave it to my brother because I wanted to go 16:9. I had 0 issues with it, 0 banding.”
Their replacement XG27UCDMG caused eye discomfort despite tweaking settings, so they swapped to a WOLED.
“so i now have the XG27UCDMG. But this one is literally burning my eyes :(”
VRR flicker on their XG27AQDMG is terrible for them, so they turn it off in some games.
“Hmm i'm sensitive to any form of flicker and can say it's truly terrible on my XG27AQDMG.”
Finds their Gigabyte FO32U2P's True Black 400 HDR weak next to OLED TVs.
“My FO32U2P is a pathetic True Black 400”
The AOC Q27G3XMN was a great first 1440p HDR experience; games look better than they knew possible.
“I got the AOC Q27g3XMN and wow, as someone who upgrades every other century”
Bought the Samsung G81SF on a Black Friday deal; slight text fringing out of the box disappeared after tuning, even through 8-hour workdays in a text editor.
“bought 4k 27" (G81SF) and it was still slightly visible out-of-box, but after tuning text size, lowering green gain”
Their AW3423DWF shows faint water-damage-like spots across the screen, visible in person but not on camera.
“there are what looks to be water damage spots all over the monitor.”
Swapped a returned AW2725DF for the AW3225QF and hasn't looked back; the wow factor was far more apparent.
“So what I did was return the AW2725DF and got the AW3225QF instead and haven't looked back since.”
Their AW2725Q's screen went blank although the PC still detects it.
“my AW2725Q premium OLED monitor has a blank screen”
Their AW2725DF looks way off with the 2.2 gamma setting.
“Yeah, I have my AW2725DF on 2.2 gamma and it looks way off.”
A recent XG27AQWMG buyer says HDR is simply amazing in games after calibration, but SDR is still poor with unbalanced brightness despite ICC profiles and tweaks.
“HDR is simply amazing in games (you'd have to tweak almost each game separately in its HDR/Brightness settings unfortunately, there's no escaping that”
Likes their matte MO27Q28G in a well-lit room: very bright when needed, and no banding noticed in everyday gaming.
“I have matte woled Gigabyte MO27Q28G in a well lit room and i like it very much.”
Loved the LG 27GX700A's colours, design and matte coating, but banding persisted after 150 hours.
“I loved everything about that monitor... Except, it had banding.”
The XG32UCWMG's deep blacks and vivid colour are out of this world.
“The blacks are so deep and the way the colours just pop on this screen are out of this world.”
A few months with the XG27AQDMGR: brighter than most QD-OLEDs, accurate and not oversaturated; perfect for $500.
“I got myself an ASUS XG27AQDMGR WOLED a few months ago and I wouldn't change it for anything.”
Their ASUS PG32UQX mini-LED beats their MSI 321URX for HDR impact, so they rarely use the OLED now.
“The HDR impact actually beats out my flagship MSI 321URX QD-OLED”
For $600 the Acer X34 X5's colours pop, though its KVM is limited and refresh pop-ups appear every four hours.
“Its not on the same OLED level as LG (I own a C4 and is better) but for 600, cant complain.”
Had the PG27AQDP before their XG27AQDPG, which has been more uniform over 2,500 hours.
“I had the PG27AQDP before this monitor and it definitely had not”
Their AW3423DW was mostly fine for nearly three years and was replaced under warranty a week before it expired.
“My AW3423DW was mostly ok for the three years minus one week I had mine.”
Their MO27Q28GR is fine in bright content, but dirty screen effect and banding distract in dark scenes.
“when I watch media that has darker scenes the dirty screen effect and banding are getting too distracting for me”
Has used glossy and matte monitors and finds the LG 45GX950A a good balance thanks to its resolution.
“the LG 45GX950A is just a good balance because of it’s resolution”
Their AW3926QW fails white and grey uniformity on a calibrator and has green-tinted, washed-out edges; Dell offered an exchange.
“correct in the centre, washed out with a green tint on the edges.”
Their 65-inch QD Mini-LED TV looks brighter and better to them, even in HDR, than their ASUS XG27ACDNG.
“it looks to me alot Brighter and better than the Oled monitor which is Asus QD oled xg27acdng 360hz”
A year of about 80 hours a week of work and gaming on their PG27UCDM with no issues.
“have had it a year now and it gets probably 80h of use per week between work and play. No issues.”
Very happy with their 32-inch PG32UCDM.
“i'm very happy with my 32 inch monitor (pg32ucdm).”
Their LG 39GX950B lacked the colour punch of their MSI 341CQPX until heavy tweaking, and the matte finish may make them return it.
“Even after calibration (Spyder software and tool) it’s still missing the punch of my MSI 341 CQPX QD-OLED.”
Their PG32UCDM3 has no grey banding and much better blacks than earlier QD-OLEDs.
“Absolutely doesn’t have this issue and the blacks are so so so much better than previous qd oleds.”
VRR flicker on their AW3425DW drove them to turn off G-Sync.
“I have an Alienware AW3425DW and just turned off Gsync because the flicker drove me crazy.”
Their year-old XG27UCDMG shows a line on wake that needs ever more pixel refreshes; ASUS RMA found no issue and they plan to switch to Dell.
“Mine appears when waking from sleep and goes away with a pixel refresh but sometimes I need to run it many times for it to go away”
Their XG27AQDMG developed retention within days, then burn-in that pixel cleans and firmware updates didn't fix.
“So i got this monitor and after a few days it started getting image retention”
Months of daily professional visual and marketing work on the Gigabyte FO32U2P without any issue.
“Using AORUS GIGABYTE FO32U2P for months in my daily work without any isssue.”
Has tested many OLEDs but keeps the AOC Q27G3XMN as their main monitor.
“I have tested many oleds but still keep using my miniled AOC Q27G3XMN as a main monitor, its excellent!”
Their new Samsung G81SF looks crazily better than their Gigabyte M27U IPS.
“Just got an Samsung G81SF, my secondary monitor is a Gigabyte M27U.”
A year with the AW3423DWF, which often woke from standby and stayed on: it has burn-in visible in dark scenes that refreshes didn't fix.
“Unfortunately, now that I know it's there I'm seeing it all the time in dark scenes.”
Returned the AW3225QF because SDR black crush persisted even with the newest firmware.
“My AW3225QF is going back as well… I give up trying to avoid black crush in SDR mode even with the newest firmware.”
Loves their AW2725Q with amazing HDR in TrueBlack mode; the early issues were fixed by firmware.
“Love my AW2725Q. It’s worth keeping if it doesn’t have too many hours of usage or damage.”
Sold their AW3423DWF for the AW2725DF and it feels like a downgrade: they miss the ultrawide and 360Hz is a subtle gain.
“360hz vs 165hz on CS2 is subtle. not a dealbreaker.”
Their ASUS XG27AQWMG has burn-in after 2,100 hours.
“After 2100 hours of my first OLED monitor it now has burn in”
Coming from a 1440p IPS, they couldn't stand the MO27Q28G's text fringing, and the colour gain wasn't big enough to make up for it.
“I couldn’t stand the text fringing on MO27Q28G.”
Their first OLED, the LG 27GX700A-B, has perfect SDR image, clean whites and zero banding.
“The SDR image quality, which was my main goal for gaming, is perfect.”
After five years on an LG C1, the XG32UCWMG is brighter with livelier colours and great 240Hz, though ABL is aggressive in bright HDR skies.
“XG32 is a straight upgrade in all aspects:”
Their XG27AQDMGR is practically perfect.
“I nearly returned my practically perfect xg27aqdmgr”
Loves their two MSI 321URX for everything but text; fringing nearly made them sell, until 200% scaling and light themes helped.
“The text fringing is driving me absolutely insane to the point I am on the verge of selling them both.”
Their Acer X34 X5 has burn-in from a game's UI after six months of heavy use.
“Mine also has burn in after 6 months of very heavy use.”
Their new MO27Q28GR has basically no banding.
“my MO27Q28GR just came in today and has basically no banding whatsoever.”
Moved from a Samsung G8 QD-OLED to the LG 45GX950A for 70% work and 30% gaming; once dialled in, HDR really pops and the space is great for productivity.
“once I got the picture profile dialed on this thing, it REALLY pops”
Sold their AW3926QW at a $300 loss because of ugly uniformity.
“i sold my unit with 300 dollars lost after getting an ugly uniformity performance and feeling heartbroken.”
Regrets the 27-inch PG27UCDM; it barely gets used and they wish they had a 32-inch.
“i kinda regret getting the 27" 4k a lot sometimes I wish i got the 32"”
Two-plus years at near max brightness on their PG32UCDM with no burn-in; the motion sensor and pixel shift help.
“Been using it for two plus years at practically max brightness.”
Just got the LG 39GX950B-B, switching from an MSI 321URX, and loving it so far.
“Got mine today, switching from the MSI 321urx and loving it so far.”
Their first OLED, the PG32UCDM3, leaves them very satisfied.
“i have almost same monitor (PG32UCDM3) and its my first oled. im so satisfied with this monitor.”
Their first OLED ultrawide, the AW3425DW, is very immersive; only some YouTube videos look a bit less sharp.
“Everything feels so immersive, and I actually get lost in my screen.”
On a 5% grey test in a dark room their XG27UCDMG shows banding so faint they have to search for it; never an issue in games.
“Yeah ran this on my XG27UCDMG (QD-OLED) at 5%, dark room, 70% brightness, and it's so faint that I have to actually hone in on a region to notice anything.”
Returned their XG27AQDMG because anything on screen for a few seconds stayed there and the image looked washed out.
“If this is XG27AQDMG I had to return for the same thing it's faulty.”
A bitmap font looks great on their Gigabyte FO32U2P; no bothersome fringing.
“On my Aorus fo32u2p, the 2x variant looks great.”
Their AOC Q27G3XMN was good in HDR, but in SDR local dimming was useless and it was no better than IPS.
“I had an AOC q27g3xmn and it was good in HDR but not much better/slightly worse than my IPS in SDR.”
Picky about text, they love how it looks on their Samsung G81SF 27-inch 4K OLED.
“I *love* how text looks on my 4k OLED, a Samsung Odyssey G81SF 27".”
Switched from an LG 34GS95QE-B to the AW3225QF: no ultrawide hassles, sharper 4K and a gentle curve; endgame for them.
“If you can, I really recommend 32" 4k. It's pretty much the endgame monitor for me.”
Their first AW2725Q died; their second one is fine so far.
“My first AW2725Q just died (purchased in March of 2025 from Amazon).”
Next to their AW2721D the AW2725DF looks a bit yellow in HDR, but its QD-OLED and 360Hz are perfect for FPS.
“Both are amazing monitors, but the AW2725DF qd oled technology and 360hz is perfect for FPS games.”
On their third XG27AQWMG panel after two RMAs (degradation, a dead proximity sensor), it has no vertical banding but a very pronounced dirty-screen texture.
“But it has a very pronounced dirty image texture/jeans te”
Owns the MO27Q28G next to an LG C2 and thinks matte-coating concerns are overblown.
“I have a Gigabyte MO27Q28G and lg 42" c2 on my table and imo this is way overblown.”
Six trouble-free months on the XG32UCWMG, then two patches resembling burn-in appeared that pixel cleaning didn't clear.
“I've had an ASUS XG32UCWMG for six months with no problems”
Colour banding on their XG27AQDMGR is a travesty, though it rarely shows in games.
“The colour banding on my xg27aqdmgr is a travesty.”
Sold their MSI 321URX after two months because SDR and HDR brightness were too low for work; fine for gaming.
“MSI MPG 321URX for about 2 months and finally I sell it not to text clarity but to insane brightness both in SDR and HDR is too low for my work.”
Their refurbished $500 Acer X34 X5 arrived with large screen blemishes.
“I got the monitor and found these large blemishes on the bottom right of the screen.”
Bought the LG 45GX950A-B mainly for productivity and casual gaming; it's perfect and the curve isn't as steep as feared.
“The curve isn’t as steep as it’s made out to be”
Using the AW3926QW since release: the best 5K2K OLED available, with no uniformity issues on their unit.
“It is the best oled 5k2k panel available today. My panel doesn’t have any uniformity issue.”
The PG27UCDM's proximity sensor turns the screen off when they leave and back on when they return.
“The Pg27ucdm neo proximity sensor is dope.”
8,974 hours since April 2024 on their PG32UCDM, for gaming, movies and office work, with no burn-in.
“8974h Oled Time tracked by Monitor”
Upgrading from an AW3423DW, the LG 39GX950B-B is truly amazing for gaming.
“It’s truly amazing and the difference from my QD-Oled AW3423DW is crazy impressive.”
Three years of 32-inch OLEDs: MSI MPG 321URX, then PG32UCDM, then PG32UCDM3, with no burn-in or other issues.
“And rhis year, again in march the new PG32UCDM3”
No text fringing at all on their AW3425DW.
“There is literally no fringing, using aw3425dw”
Side by side in a dark room, they saw little difference between the XG27UCDMG and their TCL 27C2A mini-LED.
“So I bought one of the best - Asus Rog xg27ucdmg and put them side by side in a dark room”
Their XG27AQDMG only shows retention after two weeks unused.
“my XG27AQDMG only does it if I don’t turn it on for more than 2 consecutive weeks then come back to it.”
Runs the AOC Q27G3XMN with local dimming always on for desktop use and doesn't notice blooming.
“I have the AOC Q27G3XMN and don’t notice blooming.”
The AW3225QF's anti-reflection coating was really good.
“I tried the Alienware 32 AW3225QF and the anti reflection coating there was really good.”
Returned the AW2725Q because its fan buzzed constantly, though build quality was great.
“I unfortunately had to return the AW2725Q because the fan in it kept kicking on and it was a terrible low-pitching buzz that would never shut off.”
Their AW2725DF gives 360Hz but its colours don't match the AW3423DW they used to own.
“But the 27inch one, the colours isn't the same compared to 34inch.”
Their ASUS XG27AQWMG had a dirty-screen effect and five dead pixels visible on white.
“the Asus on the other hand had the dirty screen effect and 5 dead pixels visible on a white backgro”
2,165 hours of work and gaming on their MO27Q28G with no burn-in yet.
“2165 hrs - work/gaming no burn in yet :)”
Next to a PG32UCDMR, the XG32UCWMG has deep glossy blacks, minimal fringing and a great stand, but some banding and an awkward firmware update.
“Very minimal text fringing, easy on the eyes.”
HDR on their XG27AQDMGR has true blacks and crazy peak brightness.
“black is true black and peak brightness its crazy”
Compared the MSI 321URX with an INNOCN 32-inch Mini-LED and found the Mini-LED looked much better in bright HDR scenes.
“I fired both up expecting the OLED to be much better, and I was shocked that the Mini LED looked way better”
An open-box LG 45GX950A-B died after 20 days; a protection plan got them a new unit.
“I first picked up an open-box LG 45GX950A-B for $1k with ~90 hours on it, but it randomly died 20 days in.”
Their AW3926QW has some orange/yellow uniformity issues but amazing greys, and is a clear upgrade over their AW3423DWF.
“I was dreading gray band issues moving to a WOLED, but the grays on the AW3926QW actually turned out amazing.”
Since April last year their PG27UCDM has had no burn-in despite frequent use with the taskbar visible.
“Bought an ASUS PG27UCDM in April last year and I have no burn in whatsoever despite frequent use.”
A few years with two PG32UCDMs and no burn-in.
“I have two pg32ucdm from Asus and when not in use I leave them off.”
After a couple of days, the LG 39GX950B is one of the best monitors they have had, with a gentler curve than its predecessor.
“After a couple days of testing i can say this is one of the best monitor that I have ever had.”
Replaced a damaged PG27UCDM with the PG32UCDM3 and has had no issues since.
“Moved on to the PG32UCDM3 and haven't had an issue since”
After an LG 45-inch, the AW3425DW felt far too small, so they moved to an LG C5 TV.
“I switched to a Aw3425dw 34" ultrawide, and it felt way to small”
No headaches or eye strain from their ASUS XG27UCDMG 4K OLED.
“I have a asus rog xg27ucdmg 4K oled. And tbh i dont really have headaches or eye strain from it.”
Returned their XG27AQDMG over awful banding and posterisation in dark scenes.
“I started with a XG27AQDMG WOLED, got awful color banding and posterization in dark scenes.”
Uses the AOC Q27G3XMN for PC next to an LG OLED TV and finds the difference not that big.
“I have a Q27G3XMN for my PC and LG CS for my TV/PS5. The difference just isn’t that big”
No text clarity issues on their AW3225QF.
“i never had a text clarity issue with my AW3225QF”
The AW2725Q is the best monitor they've used: great contrast and vibrancy.
“My OLED is best monitor ive ever used and apparently its not one of the better ones out there.”
Went from a Samsung G7 to the AW2725DF and returned it: great motion, but they disliked the look, saw enemies worse and had insane VRR flicker.
“Low response time and motion clarity were undeniable but in the end I just didn't like the look of it.”
The glossy XG27AQWMG looks great but gives them bad eye strain, unlike their matte Gigabyte MO27Q28G.
“I wanted to try a glossy so I got the ASUS XG27AQWMG which looks great.”
1,958 hours on their MO27Q28G with the taskbar always visible: no burn-in or artefacts.
“1958 hours, no burn-in, no artifacts, everything just nice.”
Returned the XG32UCWMG because its flickering ABL was a deal breaker.
“After returning the Asus XG32UCWMG (the flickering ABL was a deal breaker)”
Coming from IPS, their new XG27AQDMGR is insane.
“Got my Rog XG27AQDMGR today, insane coming from an IPS to this!”
Two months with the MSI 321URX has been a premium experience; games look beautiful and the 27/24-inch modes help in shooters.
“Two months ago I purchased my first OLED display the MSI mpg 321URX 32” 240hz QD-OLED coming from for 27” Inzone m9 monitor and it’s been a premium experience.”
Their first ultrawide, the LG 45GX950A, is the most immersive thing they have used.
“I have never experienced anything more immersive and I’m not sure if I can go back to a flat screen”
After owning both, they kept the AW3926QW over the LG 39GX950B: very close, but the glossy coating, satisfying HDR and lower price tipped it.
“My Alienware is brand new, I prefer its glossy presentation, I’m satisfied with its brightness and HDR performance”
Their PG27UCDM works fine with lights on.
“My PG27UCDM works perfectly fine with lights on.”
The PG32UCDM's matte sheen on white areas pushed them to a glossy XG32UCWMG.
“I bought a Pg32ucdm to replace my IPS then tried a Xg32ucwmg because the matte "sheen" felt more pronounced on white areas.”
Kept their new LG 39-inch 5K2K; the display looks fantastic for gaming.
“i’m happy with the purchase, the display looks fantastic for gaming.”
Upgraded from an AW3423DW to the PG32UCDM3: better pixel density and graphics, and even DLSS Performance looks better.
“I had aw3423dw and upgraded to 4th gen QD-OLED PG32UCDM3. Pixel density is better. Graphics is better.”
Finds their AW3425DW awesome, even for text.
“Personally, my Dell AW3425DW monitor is very awesome even for the text”
Compared the ASUS XG27UCDMG with a TN and a KTC Mini-LED: the OLED is best, especially at an angle and at night.
“OLED is definitely the best, even more so when looked from a bit of an angle”
Upgrading from a 1440p 144Hz IPS, the XG27AQDMG's image quality blew them away.
“I ended up getting the rog strix xg27aqdmg 240hz WOLED and WoW😍 blown away by the image quality.”
Loves their AOC Q27G3XMN and is happy without an OLED for now.
“I love my aoc q27g3xmn :)”
Months with the AW3225QF and no scratches from microfibre cleaning.
“I've been using an AW3225qf for months now, cleaned it maybe twice using the same method.”
The AW2725Q had no wow factor and was too small and poor for work at their viewing distance.
“Tried AW2725Q, 4K, QD-OLED. No wow factor, horrible for work.”
Coming from a Samsung G7, the AW2725DF had better blacks but little wow from 360Hz, so they returned it for the AW3225QF.
“I did not see much of a "wow!" factor going from 240Hz to 360Hz.”
Their XG27AQWMG has noticeable gray uniformity issues on bright pages, but not in games.
“I have one myself, and gray uniformity is definitely an issue.”
About 800 hours on their MO27Q28G with zero burn-in and only faint banding in near-black tests.
“Around 800 hours of usage Zero burn-in”
The XG32UCWMG beats their LG 5K2K and PG27UCDM on text clarity.
“The xg blows both of them away with text clarity.”
Five days with the XG27AQDMGR: amazing at first, then banding visible in games had them considering a return.
“I thought it was great and I thought I will not see anything in game but here is the truth.”
Hasn't hit any common OLED issues on their MSI 321URX.
“i haven’t encountered any of the issues you mentioned with my mpg321urx”
After their first time with an ultrawide, the LG 45GX950A-B, they don't think they can go back.
“First time running an Ultrawide monitor, I don’t think I’ll be able to ever go back.”
Side by side with the LG 39GX950B, the glossy AW3926QW has more vivid colour and deeper blacks, though it reflects window light more.
“The colors definitely pop more on the glossy Alienware screen and makes the LG look a little washed out in comparison”
Their PG27UCDM used with a PS5 has no burn-in.
“I also have the pg27ucdm for my ps5 and no burnin.”
Next to a Studio Display XDR, their PG32UCDM loses detail and clips in TB400 mode, and Peak 1000 is dimmer overall; blacks look similar.
“There’s some loss of details and clipping in the QD-OLED 400TB mode.”
First day with the LG 39GX950B on a 5090: full DP 2.1 confirmed; AI upscaling does nothing but AI scene optimisation is kind of nice.
“AI upscaling does nothing. AI scene optimization is actually kinda nice”
Loves their AW3225QF, but the PG32UCDM3 has better quality: brighter newer panel, BlackShield film and DisplayPort 2.1.
“Definitely better quality in the pg32ucdm3 tho, its a newer gen panel that gets brighter and has blackshield film”
Loves their AW3425DW, a huge improvement over their old 35-inch VA ultrawide.
“I have the 240hz version of that monitor (AW3425DW) and absolutely love it.”
Got the ASUS XG27UCDMG for $500 instead of $1,000.
“I also think I won the lottery with my XG27UCDMG for 500$ instead of 1000”
Moved from a 27-inch IPS to the XG27AQDMG and recommends the upgrade.
“just got the rog strix XG27AQDMG , 1440p 240hz oled , and now use the old ips for a second monitor , you won’t regret the upgrade”
Had the AOC Q27G3XMN Mini-LED before an OLED and prefers the OLED for blacks and response.
“I had a mini-LED for a while before I got an OLED (Q27G3XMN) and I prefer OLED.”
Text fringing on the AW3225QF bothered them for work, so they bought a mini-LED for productivity.
“while text has less fringing than 1440p oled, its still present”
Their first OLED, the AW2725Q, looks incredible with a PS5 Pro.
“I just brought the Alienware AW2725Q home tonight from bestbuy (my first OLED) and I’m stunned at how incredible it looks with my ps5 pro”
HDR looks amazing in 1000-nit mode on their AW2725DF, a great upgrade over their ASUS PG279QM at the same resolution.
“While the resolution is the same AW2725DF has felt to be a great upgrade for me”
Bought the XG27AQWMG; expensive with banding and DSE, but worth it to them.
“It was expensive and has problems but was worth it for me.”
A week with the MO27Q28G: great response for gaming, but vertical banding ruins anything slightly grey.
“The reaction time is really good, but everything slightly gray looks like shit.”
Switching from QD-OLED, the XG27AQDMGR's TrueBlack coating is astonishing in a bright room.
“I have the XG27AQDMGR, switched from QD-OLED and the difference is astonishing.”
Upgraded from a Samsung Odyssey G5 to the MSI 321URX 4K OLED; the gap is insane, with the sharpest colours and picture they've seen.
“the gap is insane. Cant genuinely begin to describe”
Their LG 45GX950A has perfect uniformity, the most balanced HDR and the most immersion, but some grey banding and minor retention.
“The 45GX950A is, surprisingly, the most balanced of the displays”
After using both, they prefer the AW3926QW for its glossy coating and more natural HDR.
“But in the end I liked aw3926qw more, not only because it is glossy”
3,583 hours on their PG27UCDM since release with no burn-in.
“3583 hours according to the OLED care setting”
Moved from an ultrawide to the PG32UCDM in 2024; everything just works at 16:9.
“I went back to 16:9 in 2024 (PG32UCDM), everything just works”
Owned the LG 39GX950B for months and is super happy with it; the AW3926QW they bought has bad colour uniformity and is going back.
“Honestly I am super happy with my LG.”
The PG32UCDM3 has been pretty good on a 3090 and then a 5080, with no purple tint in black areas.
“I have the ASUS ROG Swift 32" QD-OLED monitor (PG32UCDM3), and it's been a pretty good one so far.”
Their AW3425DW's biggest problem is VRR flicker in dark scenes, mostly fixed by HDR.
“The biggest problem I have with my Alienware AW3425DW is the subtle flickering with VRR and dark scenes.”
Six months on the ASUS XG27UCDMG: beautiful, but stinging, headaches and dry eyes after 20 minutes.
“I’ve used the XG27UCDMG for the last 6 months and it is seriously harsh on my eyes.”
3,239 hours on their XG27AQDMG since November 2024 with no visible burn-in.
“3239 hours of total use , 2 to 5 hours a day”
The AW3225QF is awesome for mouse-and-keyboard games, but their LG C1 TV beats it on image quality and HDR.
“So I bought an Alienware AW3225QF which is an awesome monitor.”
Their AW2725Q died with a black screen.
“My AW2725q got a black screen and I cant even use it anymore”
Chose the AW2725DF for its well-done factory colour calibration.
“I have the AW2725DF but that’s because I care about factory color calibration that’s done really well.”
Returned the XG27AQWMG after two weeks: the glossy reflections were too much and brightness fluctuations drove them crazy.
“I had an ASUS XG27AQWMG for a couple of weeks and ultimately returned it because the reflections from the glossy coating were just too much for me.”
Their MO27Q28G shows a little interference on grey but is uniform overall.
“My MO27Q28G with gray background contains a bit of interference, but overall the background is uniform”
Scratched their MSI 321URX with a microfibre cloth.
“I've scratched my MPG321URX with a damn microfibre cloth.”
A year of 8–10 hours daily WFH plus gaming on the LG 45GX950A-B: the best display they've owned.
“Best display I've ever owned. Cannot recommend enough.”
An hour with the AW3926QW: vivid colour out of the box, good ABL in Peak 1300, a silent fan and a very thin design.
“Colors are nice and vivid out the box.”
They don't normally notice the purple tint on their PG27UCDM.
“I have a qd-oled and found the phone camera to exaggerate the tint a lot, I don’t even see it normally, I have the Pg27ucdm”
Owns a Mini-LED and the PG32UCDM; the OLED's HDR is close and its motion clarity makes up for slight dimness.
“The OLED HDR is very close to my mini led but the motion clarity on it makes up for the slight dimness”
Really likes their LG 39GX950B, bought open box for $300 off.
“Yeah I really like my LG, got it $300 off open box too, so Im happy.”
Returned the AW3425DW because highlights didn't pop like on their old AW3423DWF.
“I bought the aw3425dw and returned it, for some wired reason highlights in it does not pop like the older aw3423dwf”
884 hours of mostly gaming on their XG27AQDMG with no burn-in.
“I pretty much switch to the OLED monitor only when I'm gaming”
Prefers their AW3225QF over an LG C1 TV for desk use thanks to its higher refresh rate.
“I have the LG C1 and the AW3225 QF and much prefer my AW monitor.”
Bought the AW2725Q on sale for shooters; it looks incredible and 166 ppi beats 32-inch 4K.
“Honestly, this thing looks incredible and was worth every penny.”
Doesn't miss their previous 4K monitor: loves the AW2725DF's OLED, higher frame rates and easier-to-drive 1440p.
“I have the AW2725DF and I don’t miss my previous 4K monitor.”
Their XG27AQWMG has visible gray banding; pixel cleaning helped but didn't remove it.
“I know everybody is tired of this , but I still wanted to post it just for the statistics.”
Their MO27Q28G has grey banding on blank dark pages, but it doesn't outweigh the joy of using it for work and browsing.
“This particular problem is not even close to outweighing the joy from using the monitor.”
Noticed slight brightness fluctuations on their MSI 321URX.
“I have the Msi 321urx and I noticed slight brightness dimming fluctuations”
Coming from a 32-inch LG, the LG 45GX950A-B is on another level.
“Coming from a 32in LG dual mode monitor, this thing is just on another level.”
The AW3926QW replaced their LG C4 as main display: deeper colour, great clarity, and 39 inches suits work and gaming.
“I didn’t think the colors could get deeper but Dell proved it.”
Upgrading from a Gigabyte M27Q, the PG27UCDM has richer colour and contrast, smooth clean motion and cinematic movies; no regrets.
“The colors, contrast and overall image just look richer, especially in darker scenes or areas with lots of lighting effects.”
Almost returned the PG32UCDM because it looks very dim next to their 27-inch Mini-LED.
“I almost returned my pg32ucdm after using a 27" miniled with 1000+ dimming zones honestly.”
The LG 39GX950B has amazing text clarity, no eye strain all day, and a matte coating you can't tell is matte.
“text clarity is amazing on it, and i can use it all day without any strain or issues”
Has owned the AW3425DW and now the AW3225QF, and prefers the ultrawide format for story games.
“I've owned a aw3425dw and currently own the aw3225qf”
After six fine months their XG27AQDMG developed worsening image retention; a repaired panel came back with the same problem and a dead pixel, so they asked for a refund.
“It got to the point where I had to run pixel cleaning three to five times every time I wanted to play”
After the AW3225QF they couldn't go back to their LED TV for console games.
“I realized I would never want to play console games on my older LED TV again once I saw them on the smaller, but OLED, AW3225QF.”
Moved from a 1440p 360Hz Samsung G60SD to the AW2725Q; an insane jump, and the QD-OLED text fringing is gone.
“AW2725q such an amazing monitor and now 1440p look so pixelated to me now”
Has used the AW2725DF without any VRR or G-Sync flicker.
“I've used an LG C9, Samsung S90C, and Alienware AW2725DF and I have not run into flicker with VRR or G-Sync.”
Returned an XG27AQDMGR for the XG27AQWMG, which they find the most beautiful thing in the world.
“my XG27AQWMG is the most beautiful thing in the world, I swear.”
The MO27Q28G's coating was fantastic.
“I had the mo27q28g and the coating was fantastic.”
Tried the MSI 321URX for a month and returned it, preferring their old 2012 LCD TV.
“I had an LG C4 tried it for a month and returned it I had a msi mpg 321 urx Qd oled tried it for a month and returned it.”
After a year, they went back from the LG 45GX950A to an LG CX: muted colour, a brightness-crushing coating and little benefit from 5K2K.
“The Ultragear's anti-reflective coating absolutely crushed the brightness and color pop.”
Their AW3926QW is flawless and they love it.
“My aw3926qw is 100% and im loving every second of it.”
Returned the PG27UCDM for competitive play: tiny 4K crosshairs and low brightness, though motion clarity was excellent.
“I got the PG27UCDM, but I ended up returning it because the 4k resolution made my crosshairs TINY”
Had eye strain and headaches for the first three weeks with the PG32UCDM, then no problems at all.
“Had the same with my pg32ucdm, took about 3 weeks after that all good. Bad eye strain and headaches in those 2 weeks.”
Has used the LG 39GX950B 8+ hours a day since US launch and finds it great for productivity.
“its great for productivity, been using mine since they firstr shipped in US for 8hrs+ a day”
Their AW3425DW auto-adjusts brightness on the fly, making Windows HDR calibration useless.
“the monitor auto-tunes the brightness on-the-fly which makes the HDR calibration useless.”
Returned the XG27AQDMG after it showed image retention within three weeks, fixable only by pixel refreshes.
“After about three weeks, the Asus started showing image retention issues, like random ghost images appearing during the day.”
Started an RMA on their AW3225QF over its coating scratching very easily.
“I have just started RMA process of AW3225QF (scratching from looking at it)”
Had the AW2725Q but it wasn't good enough for them to keep; went back to IPS.
“had a aw2725q and a inzone m10s now I'm back to 2 g24f monitors”
Flicker on their new AW2725DF went away after switching to the bundled DisplayPort cable.
“But when I switched to the cable that came with the new AW2725DF, the issue went away.”
Just got the ASUS XG27AQWMG and is selling their Samsung G81SF; the tandem WOLED even seems to have better colour, with insane brightness.
“I feel like the tandem woled weirdly even has better colors than qd and the brightness is also just insane for oled”
Returned the MO27Q28G after two weeks because of vertical banding in Cyberpunk 2077.
“I bought Gigabyte mo27q28g back in January this year and returned it after 2 weeks when I noticed the vertical banding in Cyberpunk 2077.”
The MSI 321URX made a beautiful first impression, but its coating developed small spots within a week and cleaning became a headache.
“Beautiful first impressions, but the coating gave me headaches.”
Back to ultrawide with the LG 45GX950A after a PG32UCDM; the only problem is constant high-pitched coil whine.
“The only problem I have with the LG 45GX950A is that it gives a high pitch noise when it is turned on”
Returned their Alienware 39-inch 5K2K (AW3926QW) after edge dimming grew more noticeable and a panel test showed a faulty panel.
“The dimming was more noticeable from use and a panel test showed faulty performance on my specific panel so I'm returning it.”
Worried about QD-OLED raised blacks on their PG27UCDM, but in use the tint is unnoticeable.
“When these panels are on you never ever feel as if there’s an issue”
About 20 months with the PG32UCDM and no sign of burn-in.
“Ive had my asus pg32ucdm for about the same time and it has no sign of burn in”
Three weeks with the LG 39GX950B; it barely warms up even on white screens.
“when I first got my LG 39GX950B (had it for 3 weeks now) that was the first thing I noticed was how little amou”
Finds the AW3425DW amazing compared to the AW3423DWF, with tuned HDR on an RTX 5080.
“Yep! Alienware aw3425dw - it’s amazing compared to the dwf.”
Over 1.5 years their first-gen XG27AQDMG broke repeatedly across three repaired units until they got a replacement model.
“I had the first gen Xg27Aqdmg for 1.5 year, had 3 different models all with different problems.”
Switched from the AW3225QF to mini-LED because it looked dull in bright HDR games.
“my aw3225qf just looked so dead in bright games HDR”
The AW2725Q's coating handles reflections excellently with big windows behind and beside it.
“I bought the Alienware AW2725Q QD OLED, and it's coating is excelent to reduce reflections.”
Their AW2725DF shows VRR flicker with both bundled and certified cables, gone with G-Sync off, and blanks on HDR transitions.
“It actually disappears if you just turn off Gsync.”
Their new XG27AQWMG shows very noticeable lines in dark and grey scenes and even blue skies.
“Very noticeable lines, most visible in dark/gray scenes but can definitely see them in like a blue sky also”
Compared the MO27Q28G's HDR with a MacBook Pro Mini-LED; both are fantastic next to their old IPS.
“They are both Fantastic compared to my old IPS panel”
Returned the MSI 321URX after a month because it randomly turned off, and bought an ASUS PG32UCDP.
“the MSI had an issue where it would randomly turn off”
Returning the LG 45GX950A: very immersive, but they can't get past the matte coating.
“I really like how immersive the monitor is, but I just can’t get past the matte coating.”
Their AW3926QW arrived dead on arrival in minimal packaging; Dell approved a replacement right away.
“Replacement approved right away...”
With a 224fps cap and V-Sync, they have never seen VRR flicker on their PG27UCDM.
“Iv never seen a flicker i have a pg27ucdm.”
Over a year of 10–12 hours a day of work and gaming on the PG32UCDM without problems, letting it pixel-clean daily.
“I've had my PG32UCDM for over a year and I don't baby the thing since I use it for work and gaming 10-12 hours daily”
Had to RMA their three-month-old AW3425DW.
“I just had to RMA my 3 month old AW3425DW.”
About a year with the XG27AQDMG and no problems so far.
“I have a monitor Asus XG27 Aqdmg for about 1 year and I haven't had any problems so far.”
The AW3225QF was great, but its higher pixel density was barely noticeable versus a 34-inch ultrawide, so they returned it.
“The AW3225QF was great, but if I'm being honest the pixel density of a 32" 16:9 2160p display compared to the 34" 21:9 1440p display made the difference *barely* noticeable”
Underwhelmed by the new AW2725Q next to their LG 27GP950 IPS: little difference in normal use, lower brightness, and they're thinking of returning it.
“For normal usage, the difference from my IPS (LG UltraGear 27GP950, on the left) isn’t very noticeable.”
Their new AW2725DF keeps dropping to a black screen and firmware updating couldn't detect it.
“My new AW2725DF monitor keeps just "poping off" to a black screen.”
A May 2026 batch XG27AQWMG still has dark-grey banding, but at normal brightness it is amazing and they are keeping it.
“it is still amazing when you actually use it on high/decent brightness like a normal fucking person”
Their MO27Q28G has some banding visible in grey games, but it does not bother them; great monitor.
“Idk I have mo27q28g and there is some banding, and I could see it in Obra Dinn because of its grey colouring but it doesn't bother me. Great monitor.”
Coming from a PG32UCDM, the LG 45GX950A is breathtaking for gaming: bright, excellent colour, and 165Hz and matte don't bother them.
“there’s really nothing to say about this monitor rather than it is breathtaking.”
Upgrading from an AW3423DW, their AW3926QW looks uniform and very sharp at 30 inches away.
“So far the Panel looks uniform, and super super sharp.”
After two months the PG27UCDM is sharper, with slightly better colour and far better contrast than their IPS, but overall just better, not night and day.
“I've had the pg27ucdm for 2 months now. It replaced my 1440 27" ips. Its sharper yes.”
A year with an open-box PG32UCDM and not a single issue.
“ROG Swift PG32UCDM open-box for a year and haven't had a single issue yet.”
Their XG27AQDMG does not have bad banding after 3,900 hours.
“My asus xg27aqdmg doesnt havet that bad banding and it has 3900hours”
Almost two years using two AW3225QFs like LCDs with no visible burn-in.
“I use both of my AW3225QFs like LCDs for everything, mostly watching content and playing for almost 2 years.”
The AW2725Q has sharp text and gives no eye strain even over 16-hour days.
“I have the AW2725Q and text is sharp, I never get eye strain”
Loves their AW2725DF but suggests something brighter for a well-lit room.
“I love my AW2725DF, but maybe you can find something brighter that works better in well-lit rooms.”
Returned their XG27AQWMG after a week: spectacular but oversaturated, slight grey banding, and draining on the eyes for work.
“It was spectacular but also waaaay too eye-candy oversaturated.”
Banding on their MO27Q28G is terrible in grey dark-mode apps, though not noticed in games after 1,000 hours.
“the banding is terrible, especially since dark mode in all apps and web browser is grey, not black.”
Sent the LG 45GX950A back after hours: 250-nit SDR was terrible for productivity, hurt their eyes, and the 800R curve didn't suit them.
“I’m 100% productivity at the moment with a M3 Mac Pro and 250 nits peak brightness in SDR mode is terrible.”
First day with the AW3926QW after eight years on an AW3418DW: bright enough, better uniformity than expected, crystal-clear text and a glossy coating that isn't a mirror.
“It’s bright enough for my environment even without a white subpixel; white and grey uniformity is better than expected; text is crystal clear”
Briefly owned the PG27UCDM, which had very little VRR flicker, and regrets returning it.
“The PG27UCDM I had briefly (regretted returning it later, most likely going for a new one now), had very very little VRR flicker”
Nearly 4,000 hours on the PG32UCDM with Excel, email and Tableau by day and gaming at night, with zero burn-in.
“I bought my pg32ucdm last summer and it's sitting close to 4000 hours of work during the day and gaming at night.”
After returning several QD-OLEDs over fragile coatings and purple tint, they are very happy with the XG27AQDMG's clear screen and true blacks.
“The xg27aqdmg is my current monitor and Im more than happy with it.”
Three years of 12-hour work days plus gaming on their AW3225QF with no burn-in; they bought a second.
“I’ve use an AW aw3225qf for the past 3 years for work and gaming.”
Doesn't notice text fringing at all on their AW2725Q.
“No, I don't notice it at all on my AW2725Q (4K 27" OLED)”
Their AW2725DF died with a colour-screen fault just over a year in; they took a refund rather than another unit.
“Unfortunely my AW2725DF died last week at little more than one year old”
Their first OLED, a May 2026 XG27AQWMG, has less banding than feared.
“The banding wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be and this looks like a win in my book.”
Their MO27Q28G has little to no banding.
“I got lucky with my MO27Q28G lil to no banding”
Returned the LG 45GX950A after three weeks of coding because of eye strain.
“had an lg45gx950a which I did coding on, had to return it after 3 weeks due to eye strain.”
Their new AW3926QW barely fits their desk and its white uniformity disappoints.
“Barely fits my desk, disappointed with white uniformity”
Text looks amazing on their newer-panel PG27UCDM, better than their 1440p monitor.
“I’m on the new PG27UCDM with the newer panel. I think the text looks amazing.”
Almost two years with the PG32UCDM and no banding or burn-in.
“My PG32UCDM is perfect as far as I can tell. Almost 2 years old and no visible signs of banding or burn in.”
On their XG27AQDMG, Windows HDR crushes blacks in games, so SDR looks better.
“My monitor is an oled asus XG27AQDMG. The image is way better on sdr than on hdr.”
1.5 years of daily use on their AW3225QF with zero burn-in.
“My AW3225QF still has zero burn-in after 1,5 years and I use it for hours daily.”
Moved from an LG IPS to the AW2725DF for 360Hz, but the constant dimming, dull colour and pixel refresh every few hours annoy them enough to consider returning it.
“The constant dimming image, compared to my previous monitor, simply pisses me off so bad”
Their XG27AQWMG's banding was fixed by a firmware update; well worth buying.
“it came with banding issues at first but after the firmware update it got fixed.”
Their MO27Q28G has some banding, reduced by running it at 240Hz instead of 280Hz.
“Dont use it in 280hz, somehow 280hz causes more banding on this monitor.”
For 90% coding, the LG 45GX950A-B's subpixel fringing made text look out of focus and strained their eyes.
“I set it up yesterday and immediately the text clarity was an issue.”
Moved from an LG 45-inch 5K2K to the AW3926QW for work and recommends it; usable beside a sunny window, though they miss the bigger size.
“Image is worse case scenario right next to a window on a sunny day, can use perfectly no issue.”
Next to their PG27UCDM, the matte LG 45-inch 5K2K doesn't look nearly as good.
“sitting next to and comparing to my PG27UCDM it doesn’t look nearly as good.”
Their PG32UCDM looked bad out of the box, but after six hours of calibration it's gorgeous and the best monitor they've owned.
“Easily the best monitor I have owned.”
Uses the XG27AQDMG for gaming, media and VFX work; colours look far more accurate than IPS after three days of tuning blown-out greens.
“I have the XG27AQDMG rn”
Their AW3225QF arrived with foam marks twice, and after use the coating looks really bad just from cleaning; their MSI 321URX doesn't.
“After it being in use for a while it is REALLY bad just from wiping clean with a suitable cloth, nothing else.”
Owns the AW2725DF and sees no magenta tint once it's on, even in a fairly bright room; darkness isn't required.
“There is zero magenta tint on my display once it's turned on, even in a relatively bright room.”
Three XG27AQWMG units had bad banding; a January 2026 batch unit is perfect with no banding or black crush.
“I tried 3 units and they were all horrible”
Their MO27Q28G still shows banding on 1% and 5% grey tests after four pixel cleanings; they are considering a return.
“Should I return it? This is 1% and 5% Gray scale test.”
Their first OLED, the AW3926QW, is beautiful next to their old LG 34WQ500, used for office work by day and gaming at night.
“OMG is it beautiful compared to the LG 34WQ500 that I have been using.”
Has tried high-end Mini-LED and OLED; their PG27UCDM is amazing.
“My PG27UCDM isn't rubbish. It's amazing.”
Returned a glossy XG32UCWMG they couldn't use in daylight and bought the PG32UCDM, which they're very happy with.
“Bought PG32UCDM with a matte coating and couldn't be happier.”
A year and a half on the XG27AQDMG; dropped the fussy care after three months with no problems.
“Yeah I’ve had my XG27AQDMG for like a year and half at this point.”
Uses their AW3225QF several hours every day for a year with no detectable burn-in.
“AW3225QF got it last year with my tax refund.”
Returning the AW2725DF: pixel shift clips the image, settings lock in HDR, and it disconnects when toggling HDR.
“I ran into a many of the same issues on my **AW2725DF** which I am returning.”
The XG27AQWMG beat expectations: great colour, blacks, brightness and coating.
“This is actually even better than I anticipated. The colors, the blacks, it is definitely bright enough.”
Rarely notices gray banding on their MO27Q28G with dark modes, though foggy scenes like the Onimusha demo reveal it.
“I usually don't notice grey banding anymore”
Their first OLED, the AW3926QW, is for productivity and entertainment; they chose it for ultrawide, KVM and eARC, and its slight green edge tint doesn't bother them.
“I could notice a slight greenish tint to the left and right edges of the panel. However the tint doesn’t bother me much”
14+ hours a day on the PG27UCDM without the common OLED problems; only slightly harder to wipe clean.
“i got Asus PG27UCDM and i can comfortably say the Oled problems everyone mentions is not there”
Unboxed the PG32UCDM after a Samsung G81SF and finds it 10x better with the glossy coating.
“I had a G81SF previously but this is 10x better with the glossy coating.”
1,954 hours on their XG27AQDMG and no difference from new.
“My xg27aqdmg is currently running fine, with 0 difference from when i bought it.”
Their AW3225QF had zero issues out of the box, but the firmware needed a workaround to unlock vibrant HDR colour.
“Yeah, my AW3225QF is the first monitor with zero issues right out of the box. Their software/firmware sucks, though.”
Over a year with the AW2725DF and not a single micro scratch on the coating.
“I bought the alienware aw2725df and its been basically bulletproof so far!”
Their new XG27AQWMG has bad banding after 8 pixel refreshes in 20 hours.
“I've just bought the new Tandem WOLED Asus XG27AQWMG, and of course I got a bad lottery”
Just bought the matte MO27Q28G for better performance in a moderately lit room.
“I just bought a Gigabyte MO27Q28G, 1440p 280hz tandem WOLED with the matte finish”
Upgraded from an Acer XB271HU 27-inch IPS to the AW3926QW and finds it beautiful.
“It so beautiful it hurt.”
13 months and 2,500 hours on the PG27UCDM; it looks brand new with zero burn-in.
“I have the PG27UCDM, after 13 months and 2500h run time it still looks brand new with zero burn ins.”
Nearly a year on the PG32UCDM with no burn-in.
“Also have an asus pg32ucdm will be 1 year as of next month and it also has no burn in whatsoeve”
Their XG27AQDMG shows banding in tests but almost never in real use; true blacks and crispness outweigh it.
“My XG27AQDMG has banding that is definitely noticeable during a test like this, but in real world use it's not visible 99% of the time.”
Returned the AW3225QF after three days because 15–30 minutes of use caused eye strain and headaches, whatever settings they tried.
“After 15-30min of using it i got a lot of eye strain and a low to mild headache”
Their AW2725DF looks as great as their OLED TVs.
“I actually can't tell much difference between my CX 55", my S90C 65" and my AW2725DF.”
Returned the XG27AQWMG: a denim-like dirty screen effect visible in apps and games, and not a big enough upgrade over IPS.
“there is a dirty gray color, like a denim/jeans texture across the screen.”
Returned the MO27Q28G after a week because gray banding was distracting when browsing in dark mode.
“I had my Gigabyte mo27q28g for about a week, but I could definitely see the banding whenever I was browsing the internet using Dark Reader.”
Their AW3926QW shows light web pages with the right side at least 50% darker than the middle at 80% brightness.
“This is CNN.com with the whole right side of the screen that is at least 50% darker”
Permanently scratched their PG27UCDM wiping gently with the included cloth.
“I wiped using the included cloth and was being gentle and somehow managed to cause these permanent scratches.”
Raised blacks in a lit room are their only real gripe with the PG32UCDM.
“It’s currently my only real gripe with my current monitor.”
Went from an ASUS IPS to an AOC Q27G3XMN Mini-LED and then a glossy XG27AQDMG; the IPS-to-VA jump was the biggest.
“By far the biggest jump was between the IPS and the VA.”
Their AW3225QF has zero issues.
“My AW3225QF has zero issues which I’m thankful for”
Games looked too dark on the AW2725DF compared with their PG27AQN IPS.
“Games were so dark on the AW2725DF that I couldn’t even feel the colors popping”
Their XG27AQWMG's slight banding vanished after two pixel refreshes, leaving it perfectly clean.
“My wife is using the aqwmg and it had very very slight banding and it went completely away with just 2 pixel refreshes.”
Their MO27Q28G's banding is better than the bad XG27AQWMG shown.
“Worse than gigabyte, glad that my mo27q28g was not worse like this one”
Their AW3926QW was much darker on the right side; the LG 39GX950B-B they tried instead looked perfect, so they kept the LG.
“Had the same issue with mine, with it being much darker on the right side, just like yours.”
Their cat scratched the whole PG27UCDM; the coating is too delicate.
“My cat has scratched my whole PG27UCDM, its too delicate”
Text is pretty much flawless on their new PG32UCDM.
“Just got my PG32UCDM and text is pretty much flawless.”
Owned two XG27AQDMGs and neither ever showed image retention.
“I've owned two XG27AQDMG's and they've never shown any image retention even a single time”
Loves the AW3225QF for gaming and programming; after tweaking they notice no fringing.
“I have the AW3225QF and love it.”
Their AW2725DF is very bright; they run it at 80% and it beats their IPS panels on contrast.
“I have to use my AW2725DF at like 80% otherwise I’m searing my eyeballs”
A February-batch XG27AQWMG shows banding and dirty screen effect in tests and dark-mode apps, but not in games.
“in gaming and content (that is the only scenario where i would highly dislike the banding and dse) i dont really notice it.”
Their MO27Q28G had terrible banding at first, but after 10–15 pixel refreshes and 40+ hours it's down to normal WOLED levels.
“I have the Gigabyte MO27Q28G and it had terrible banding at first.”
Had the LG 39GX950B and AW3926QW together; the LG's washed-out colours annoyed them more than the AW's uniformity, so they kept the AW.
“I was more annoyed by the washed out colors on the LG then the AW lack of uniformity.”
Their PG27UCDM, bought last year, has been stunning and flawless.
“I got the pg27ucdm last year and it has been absolutely stunning and works flawlessly.”
Their PG32UCDM was gorgeous but showed pinpoint delamination spots after a week; the replacement had the same defect.
“It was a gorgeous monitor, but started to show pinpoint delamination spots after about a week”
Runs the XG27AQDMG at 31 SDR brightness and finds it plenty bright and punchy.
“I use my XG27AQDMG at 31 brightness on SDR (taken from RTINGS) and the image is plenty bright and punchy”
Returned a Samsung G9 OLED and an Alienware 34-inch and stuck with the AW3225QF; ultrawide was too wide for them.
“also turned it back and got a 32" AW3225QF instead”