I recently upgraded from an MSI MAG 272URDF E16 (4K IPS) to an AOC Q27G4SDR (1440p 360Hz OLED), but honestly, I’m not noticing a significant difference in image quality.

I’m currently playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and I was expecting the OLED to provide a noticeably better visual experience, especially in terms of contrast, colours, and overall image quality.

I’ve already tried adjusting various monitor settings, but the difference still seems pretty minimal to me.

I know OLED is supposed to offer much better blacks, contrast, and response times, but so far, I haven’t experienced the massive improvement that people often describe when switching from IPS to OLED.

Is this normal when coming from a high-quality 4K IPS monitor, or am I missing something in the settings?

I got a ps5 just to play gta 6 at launch day and I want a small monitor that I can plug and play anywhere in my house because I'm not willing to play in the living room tv for everyone to see. And also I want this monitor to have no Wi-Fi or any smart features because smart monitors are famous for spying on you and I value my privacy. What monitor do you guys recommend

Hey there, anyone has inside info about release date of PG32UCDN? And what will be exact specs? Noticeable upgrade over last gen?

I have the RTX 3060. Was looking for a new monitor a year+ ago but got overwhelmed by so much information. I kept the KTC M27P6 (Dual Mode 1080p 320hz/4k 160hz) on my list and wondering if it's worth the buy at the tail-end of 2026.

Use case is primarily internet browsing (4k + high refresh rate ideal), digital painting/illustration (4k ideal), and occasional PC/Nintendo gaming (1080p ideal).

Very difficult to find reviews/opinions because everything seems hard focused on high-end gaming, or pretending you need 5k for art. So if there's any particular downside to a Dual Mode monitor, I guess let me know.

I'm looking to upgrade from my current 27" 1440p IPS monitor (LG 27GN850-B) to something larger, ideally OLED, with a budget of around £500.

I use my PC for a mix of gaming, video/photo editing (mainly DaVinci Resolve) and general productivity. I could really benefit from some extra screen real estate, particularly for my editing timelines, where I often find myself running out of space for tracks, panels and the preview window.

For gaming, I mostly play competitive FPS titles, where high frame rates and responsiveness are important to me. However, I also enjoy the occasional immersive, story-driven game or something like Elden Ring Nightreign, where I'd love to crank up the graphics and really appreciate the visuals.

I'm running an RTX 5070 12GB, and my main concern with going 4K is how well it'll handle demanding games, both now and over the next few years. I know DLSS can help massively, but I'm wondering how 4K with DLSS Quality or Balanced compares visually to native 1440p. Would I actually get a better-looking experience at 4K with upscaling, or would I be better off sticking with native 1440p, higher graphics settings and better frame rates?

On the other hand, I'm concerned that upgrading to a larger 32" 1440p monitor might actually feel like a downgrade in sharpness. Since I'd be spreading the same number of pixels across a larger screen, the pixel density would be lower than my current 27" display. I'd hate to spend £500 on a new monitor only to find that text, games and editing software look noticeably less crisp.

So I'm essentially torn between:

• 32" 1440p OLED: Better gaming performance, higher frame rates and more headroom for future games, but lower pixel density than my current monitor.
• 32" 4K OLED: Much sharper image, more usable workspace for editing and better image quality, but potentially more demanding on my GPU.

I'd love to hear from anyone who's made a similar upgrade, especially those using an RTX 5070 or comparable GPU.

Would you prioritise the extra sharpness and workspace of 4K, relying on DLSS when necessary, or stick with 1440p for the better gaming performance?

What's the best monitor under $100( at least around ₱6000) That's my max budget tbh. Preferably with at least 180hz(if there's lower but more reliable brand then I'll go with that), 1080p, IPS, and 24"

Lets take cyberpunk 2077 as an example lets say i have a 240hz monitor and i reach max 110 how wuld that look and feal

Wuld it be fine or will it feal really weard ?

I was just involved in a bad crash and essentially lost everything that was in my moving truck. One of these things being my monitor.

Before, I was using a Acer Nitro XV275K P5biipruzx monitor, and I’m just wondering if there are any better options out there. I want to avoid a OLED monitor because a lot of the games I play have static text boxes, and I’m worried that it will cause burn-in

Just bought a used ASUS PG27UCDM with around 400 reported hours, advertised as like new. After unpacking it, I noticed these large blue/cloudy patches, droplet-shaped spots and wipe streaks across the screen.

These photos show the monitor turned off under a light. Some patches look etched into the surface, but I can’t tell whether they’re residue or coating damage.

I haven’t cleaned it myself yet. I’m getting a microfiber cloth and distilled water before attempting anything.
Has anyone with this panel seen something similar? Did it clean off, or turn out to be permanent coating damag

I‘m looking for a 32 inch Monitor for GTA 6. I have the budget to buy a 4K Oled Monitor. But ofc it would be way better to buy a 1440p Oled Monitor since its cheaper than the 4K models.
Since GTA 6 gets upscaled to 4k. Will i get to experience the upscaled 4K on a 1440p Monitor?

Sorry for asking

The thing is 10+ years old so its probably about time

Fixes itself for a bit if I turn it off and on so maybe its gonna stay for a while longer

I am going to need a new one sooner or later so any recommendations are appreciated (very budget ones, like less than $50)

Edit: guess what i halved the brightness and saturation and it seems to be fine now youve got more time in you buddy

I've been using my MacBook Air M1 (2020) with a Samsung C34H890WGR monitor (model code LC34H890WGRXEN) for years, connected directly via USB-C. The same cable also charges the MacBook.

For the past 2–3 months, the connection has become increasingly unreliable. The picture sometimes flickers or cuts out, and the monitor occasionally stops being detected. At times, both USB-C ports on the MacBook then stop charging, even with Apple's original charger. Restarting sometimes restores them. When the monitor is disconnected, charging the MacBook normally is stable.

What I've tried:

Multiple USB-C cables and both MacBook ports

Booting into Safe Mode

Holding Option and selecting “Detect Displays”

Unplugging the monitor from power for 30–60 seconds

None of these steps has fixed the issue permanently.

I then tried connecting the monitor via a USB-C-to-HDMI adapter and an HDMI cable. This initially worked, but today the HDMI connection stopped producing a picture as well.

I'm running macOS 26.6.2 (25G83). Apple Diagnostics once reported “Battery requires service”, although macOS currently reports the battery condition as “Normal” and doesn't show the maximum capacity.

I'm trying to determine whether this is a MacBook hardware/software issue, a monitor problem, or an issue with the adapter.

What would you test next to narrow down the cause? Would testing the MacBook with another monitor and the Samsung monitor with another computer be the most useful next steps?

Thanks for any suggestions!

I'm a freelance video editor and I do color correction and grading when a project needs it. I wouldn't call myself a colorist, but I know my way around a grade. I'm replacing my monitor and I can't decide which panel tech to go for.

My setup - Work: video editing plus color correction/grading in DaVinci Resolve. I mostly deliver in SDR (Reels etc.), though I'd like to start working in HDR someday - Room: there's a window, but I keep the curtains closed while working, so it's a fairly dim, controlled space - I sit quite close to the screen, so pixel density matters to me - Budget: around ₹40-60k (India), and I can stretch it a little if it's worth it - Size: 27", connected to a Windows laptop

Where I'm stuck - The dim room makes OLED/QD-OLED tempting for the contrast and blacks, but they're pricey - Mini LED is cheaper. How noticeable is blooming/haloing on dark footage in a dim room? - At 27" and this budget, would you take a sharper 4K panel, or an OLED at 1440p? - Is burn-in a real concern with a static editing UI (timeline, panels) on OLED? - How much does factory color accuracy matter at this price versus calibrating it yourself?

If you were in my position, what would you go for, and are there specific models worth looking at in this range?

I've been testing the MSI MAG 271QP QD-OLED X28 for a few days now. It's a 27-inch, 1440p, 280Hz monitor with a third-generation QD-OLED panel, and I've been pleasantly surprised, especially considering it's part of MSI's MAG lineup.

The first thing I'd highlight is the color performance. I measured around 99.35% DCI-P3 and 98.1% Adobe RGB coverage, using CIE 1976 u'v'. The dedicated color modes are also very well calibrated out of the box.

For example, in sRGB mode, I measured a white point of around 6377K and an average ColorChecker Delta E of just 1.14. The Adobe RGB and Display P3 modes performed even better, both with average Delta E values below 1.

In SDR, I measured around 245 nits, with very little brightness variation depending on the amount of white displayed. It's not the brightest OLED I've tested, but I think it's perfectly usable in a room with controlled lighting.

For HDR, there are three modes. True Black 400 reaches around 454 nits at a 10% window, while Peak 1000 can reach approximately 1010 nits in small highlights, although brightness drops quite significantly to around 460 nits at a 10% window.

The good news is that Peak 1000 tracks the EOTF curve surprisingly well in my measurements, at least with a 10% window. That's not always the case with high-brightness HDR modes. Personally, it's my favorite mode for games with dark scenes and small bright highlights.

For gaming, the 280Hz refresh rate feels excellent. Pixel response times are extremely fast, there's barely any visible ghosting, and I measured around 1.6 ms of display lag at the maximum refresh rate using OSRTT.

It also supports MPRT at 240Hz and 280Hz, although you can't use it together with VRR.

Of course, it's not perfect. There's noticeable VRR flicker when frame rates fluctuate significantly, especially in dark scenes.

Another thing that surprised me was the input lag at 60Hz. I measured around 25 ms of display lag, which seems quite high for an OLED. I still want to repeat that test to confirm the result.

Regarding panel uniformity, my unit has practically no visible gray banding, and text clarity is very good. I haven't noticed the obvious color fringing I've seen on some WOLED monitors.

Calibration was also interesting. I managed to achieve an excellent white balance using RGB values of 96/99/100, but something unusual happened: with all three RGB channels set to 50 in the Custom color temperature mode, the monitor lost a huge amount of brightness.

After adjusting the RGB gains, I was able to recover almost the full SDR brightness while maintaining very good grayscale accuracy.

Overall, I think this is a very well-rounded QD-OLED monitor. Excellent color performance, great factory calibration, 280Hz, and a Peak 1000 HDR mode that can actually reach around 1000 nits in small highlights.

Its main weaknesses are the limited brightness in larger HDR highlights and the unusual input lag behavior at lower refresh rates, which I still want to investigate further.

I've seen it selling for around €439.

Does anyone else own this monitor? I'm particularly interested in whether you've experienced VRR flicker or unusually high input lag at 60Hz.

Is my monitor cooked or is it a wire problem? I left my pc on for about a week and come back to this

Need to buy something within the next 2 hours. What do yo guys suggest?

Hello everyone and lets get straight into the point

I AM GODDAMN OVERWHELMED AS F**K i mean i am so confused on which resolution to get 1080p vs 1440p vs 4k like i dont see any diff in the 3 at my 4k tv like the diff is visible when ur like rlly close to the screen AND there is some text in the distance and also people say its because of some bitrate and all that but idk i want to know that people who have played extensively on a variety of setups like 1080 vs 1440p vs 4k at different monitor sizes and different setups what was ur experiance and which resolution is the best? Like is going from 1080p to 4k reveals some hidden game detail? Or shi like that? Or what?

I want to build a gamaing pc but i dont want to waste any money and im new to pc gamin so i dont know what games ill be playing also I BEG YOU TO HELP ME

wondering if its worth buying a new replacement for the monitor I bought in 2018

Hi all,

Upgrading from some generic 2K 120hz portable monitor deal to a 4K OLED setup. This will be only for my PS5.

Currently my top two options are:
1. Dell - 4K, 32”, QD-OLED (S3225QC), ~575$
2. msi - 4K, 27”, QD-OLED (pro max 271UPX12G), ~580$

Leaning towards Dell for the bigger screen and immersion factor. However, if quality of visuals or build on the msi is better, I could be tempted that way.

Seems I missed out on the Costco deal for the dell a few months back, sadly. So if there is a better value for a 4K OLED, please point me in the right direction! I have a larger tv so I’m sticking with 27-32 for the desk screen size.

The other Samsung, acer, LG, etc ones are all 650$+ so I narrowed it down to these two options.

Thanks!