The OLED Anti-Flicker made the flickering way worse for me. I think it was activating LFC in a way that the fluctuations in refresh rate were way higher than without it. There is some mild flicker with the setting fully turned off but it’s mainly in menus and loading screens. VRR completely off seems to be the best choice for me as I barely noticed any tearing whatsoever and the responsiveness feels insanely fast.
@@benjamin30597 thats not true as it adds no input lag especially at high refresh rates at 480 fps you get no input lag at all with gsync so VRR is completetly fine
Regarding vrr flicker, I think just not using vrr isn't a bad option either because @480hz stutters and tearing can become barely noticeable in games. The stutter duration from a mismatched frame rate with vsync on is only equal to the maxhz frame time(2ms). According to blur busters a 4khz display wouldn't even need vrr as 0.25ms of stutter would be invisible and hidden by sample and hold blur.
@@tftcentral I’m noticing slight stutters that are seemingly random in occurrence when uncapped and framerate is above 600. This is with VRR off and V Sync off. Any idea why?
Does it have a light sensor that adjusts the brightness depending on the brightness of the room? Like dimming for when we turn of lights, or brightening the screen when the room is brightly lit.
@@tftcentral Thank you. ..... That's such a shame. I wonder if the upcoming Asus PG27AQNR has the ambient light sensor. The PG27AQN does have a light sensor. The upcoming PG27AQNR may be the same panel/monitor as the PG27AQN, with the new G-Sync Pulsar added. Hopefully then that should have a light sensor. The PG27AQN may have a slightly lower contrast compared to the best contrast IPS, and way less contrast vs OLEDs. However, the ambient light sensor reducing or stopping eye-strain is probably more important. You'd think ASUS would have the ambient light sensor feature going forward after the PG27AQN, and other manufacturers follow suit.
Good stuff. Maybe you’re just used to a brighter screen but in a fully dark room that seems high! But it doesn’t matter, use whatever you like for brightness it won’t matter
@@tftcentral Do you have any recommendations on screen orientations. So here is my "issue". I have an AW3225qf (that I use for games like Diablo 4, World of Warcraft) frequently. Then I have the PG27AQDP for my FPS games. I also have another 27inch but that's besides the point. My issue is I want to figure out a mounting solution that will allow the 32inch to be my primary monitor, but my aqdp to be able to swing into the center position taking over primary role for FPS games. Any suggestions?
@zachmullins9444 not very familiar with mounting arms I’m afraid but assume you could just have the 32”’on the desk with normal stand, and the 27” off to the side on a desk mount arm that can swing in when needed
Ok thanks for confirming. It should be able to reach pretty reasonable brightness levels in SDR even with uniform brightness mode enabled, unless you’ve previously used LCD panels at very high brightness levels
Hi! Nobody is talking abou the LG 45GS95QE-B. It's the only monitor with MLA+. Please try to get one with LG and give us your impressions! I noticed the brightest got a huge improvement with the addition of MLA+ and the larger screen size. Thank you!
My monitor has been black screening for 3 seconds while playing Marvel Rivals with following these settings. I've got it running with a 3080, any recommendations?
@@tftcentralI tried a new cable and experiencing the same problem. Sorry for bothering you, I always appreciate your videos. Let me know if you have any other recommendations. I also have 3 monitors total (including this one), unsure if it is pulling too much power from my PSU. Edit : other monitors are 1440p but I’m running them at 60FPS.
Screensaver is just a dimming function if you leave the screen static for a while. If the screen goes in to standby or is turned off manually then the screen is blank /off
@ I have the 2725DF for 2 days and problems with eye strain and fatigue and I am considering swapping to the Asus here and hope the matte non bluelight will help in this regard or do you think it is a general problem with OLED and I should go back for a LED/360Hz?
I tried these settings and many more but i cant get mine to look right. A different monitor i have which is not an OLED (LG UltraGear 27 inch 27GR83Q-B.AUS) has nearly identical image quality, but it actually looks better (sharper and more detailed and immersive). The PG27AQDP 480Hz OLED looks ever so slightly blurry like an unfocused camera, but just slightly. Maybe im doing something wrong but i dont think so. Anyone else having a similar problem?? Also those brightness settings are WAY too dim on mine (not in a particularly bright room either) i have to use atleast 90 but prefer 100, and even turn contrast up a bit further just for extra brightness. EDIT: I also have VividPixel up to 70 (other monitor has 70 sharpness)
Could you possibly retest the 24.5 emulation mode on the AQDP to see if they fixed the extra 3ms on input lag on the most recent firmware update? (MCM103)
hello, i know this video is 3 months but i i really hope you can help, i have the same monitor and the settings are a little different, in screen saver i have screen saver dimming and outer dimming and global dimming, what do i turn on or off? and what about vrr? should i turn it on? or should i turn it off and turn on vsync in games?
Turn on all the oled care features if you can but disable any if they cause problems in your usage. They’re prob all ok though. VRR i would turn on along with Gsync in your graphics card menu if you want to use VRR. Otherwise using vsync is another approach if you’d rather
Are these settings valid for the XG model? in SDR mode for office multitasking/multimedia/gaming content, do you recommend User or Racing mode? (Racing mode has less accurate colors than User mode or is it the other way around?) ty
No, they're only specific to this screen. Usually the Racing mode is most accurate out of the box, but we often switch to the User mode for calibration to make more adjustments.
Im really mixed on this monitor. Whenever I use the framerate booster option it reverts my nvidia settings, wallpaper, and windows monitor settings. I really wish they'd add an option to select 480hz at 1080p in nvidia control panel or fix the settings being changed on powering off/framerate boost toggled on. Though since 4k looks crisp and its 240 hz im not too offput.
Are you able to explain what hdr mode should I be using with this monitor. Gaming hdr calibrates with windows hdr calibration to 1300, console hdr to 430 same with trueblack and cinema hdr to 1600. In games highlights get blownout really bad with gaming hdr
Do I understand correctly that if I connect the monitor to HDMI 2.1, then DSR/DLDSR will work on all monitors, or must there also be support from the monitor manufacturer?
No it’s more complicated than that and not specific to a connection type. Info here tftcentral.co.uk/news/nvidia-dsr-and-dldsr-do-work-with-dsc-monitors-sometimes
Hey, i would like to ask. I have just got this monitor and for some reason, i have the anti-flicker option darked out meaning i cant even use it. I have the performance mode turned on and everything.. Is there any reason for it being unusable?
You need to have adaptive sync VRR enabled and active. Can’t recall if it only works at 4K 240Hz mode or should work at 1080p 480Hz too, maybe try both and check the user manual
I know you uploaded an article on the pg248qp but since theres no videos about it could you please upload one with all the best settings please i need good settings for r6 thank you
We don’t have any plans to do a best settings video for that model I’m afraid but you can find our calibrated settings and ICC profile here 😀 tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc-profiles-and-monitor-calibration-settings-database
Is it okay to play with fps mode and brightness to 80 and saturation to 60. Every oled care option is activate except for the outer dimming control. Is it good ?
If you prefer how that looks; that’s fine. It won’t be as “accurate” as that mode favours vividness and saturation but that’s fine if you prefer the appearance
I jumped from 165 hz to 480 hz monitor but i didnt feel any big difference which everybody is menitioning who has this monitor, i just get the ultra fast response…i changed the refreshrate in windows dispay settings and ingame ….am i missing any settings?nd is anbody having any ghosting (or i dont know how its called but when you flick fast left to,right you see the playermodel doubled).?
Hi, little question: I noticed that when Screen Move is turned on, it crops into the panel. But technically the resolution stays the same. I was just wondering: is the true full resolution of the panel slightly higher than 1440p, or does the monitor create a fake 1440p resolution and use around 2500x1400 in reality? Just wondering if that affects the clearity and sharpness too and should be turned off 🤔
how do you update the firmware on the monitor? it will keep telling me "update fail please check USB settings" you hold the center Button and it will try updating.
If you're updating via USB stick, make sure it is using the MBR partitioning table. It just won't budge if your stick is using GPT. It's not just the FAT32 filesystem that is needed here. Unfortunately, neither the manual nor the firmware instructions mention this. If you don't know how to make sure/convert our stick to MBR, just use Google. There are guides on how to do it in Windows 10/11 via the diskpart utility.
Hey I wanted to ask if you are looking at reviewing the Sony Inzone M10S (480HZ oled)? I currently own it and the HDR 1300 mode (Game HDR) is not working for me and others despite being on the latest firmware. Windows 11 HDR calibration app is reading 2550 nits on game HDR and the EDID is locked at 445 nits on all modes.. I am considering returning it because of this but maybe Sony can fix it in a firmware update, but I don't want to bet on something like that. Are you potentially considering taking a look at this monitor? Would be greatly appreciated if you did!
I play valorant and cs2 so I’m thinking about getting this monitor. With valorant I hover around 600 fps but in cs I’m around 420. I was wondering in the display settings is there a option for 400hz or does it just go from 360 to 480hz
The natively supported refresh rates jump from 360 to 480Hz but if you really wanted to you could prob create a custom resolution. But you could also just set 480Hz and either use VRR if you want, or leave that off as I doubt you’d see any issues like tearing anyway if you get to ~420fps
@@tftcentral thank you for the update. Yea I was wondering if I was gonna get any tearing so I wasn’t sure if I should get this new 480hz monitor or the one that’s scheduled to release that’s 360hz. Think I’ll just bite the bullet on the 480 once they’re readily available
@tftcentral do you recommend using HDMI 2.1 or DP? I currently use a RTX 3080. When I use the HDMI connection I get flicker on the screen. What might cause this? (1440p @ 480hz). DP seems to run fine. (using the settings in this video)
They’re both fine to use and there’s no benefit in using HDMI over DP, so I’d just stick with that. Flickering could be cable quality perhaps, but just use DP anyway 😀
If you're relying on G-Sync compatibility, use DP. The monitor actually shows the compatible VRR tech in the menu when connected via each port, and it only says G-Sync Compatible support when connected via DP. Btw. there's no benefit in using HDMI on the PC unless, for some wild reason, you need to use the 4K output mode HDMI 2.1 supports. That's only useful for 4K output from consoles, I guess. The higher bandwidth of HDMI won't help in any way either if you want the max refresh rate since that requires DSC and that is a constant bitrate compression and won't utilize more just because the link allows it. DP all the way for PC!
My colors are washed asf in desktop usage, but as soon I launch a game colors instantly get better, do I have any setting enabled that is causing this happen? It’s like it has no saturation at all and I don’t wanna change these color settings because when I play games it will ruin Ingame colors and having to constantly change color settings when I play games or not..
I followed all your setting instructions and with all the brightness settings and everything my monitor is extremely dim and i noticed yours never dimmed when dropping from 80 to 37 in the brightness. I’m a gamer so an extremely dim screen don’t work for me…
Ok good. You can change the brightness setting to whatever you like without it impacting any other aspect of these settings, so is it better for you if you bump that up to higher?
@@tftcentral yea it’s better higher. But I did see there’s a new firmware up for the widget app for the monitor and it comes with an AI setting that uses all of the different settings all in one and adjusts automatically to the display on screen
Nvidia setting are default today. Nvidia control panel is circa 2007 and most game engines have long since moved on. Just turn on g-sync. Most video setting videos are silly and click bait.
@adamlynn1470 I can’t recall but is there a console mode setting or anything in the monitor menu? Might be enabled and therefore forcing 120Hz max? Also maybe try via windows display settings as opposed to NVIDIA control panel
You need to disable VRR in the menu first and also make sure you’re not using ELMB. Those both have to be off for the aspect ratio options to be available
@@tftcentral I appreciate your reply! Wishing you a great day! I hope I will be able to select pixel by pixel ratio on native resolution so can have 0 actual scaling happening.
@@tftcentral once again thanks a lot for giving time in replying back. I was just curious whether it’s possible to select 1:1 in native even if auto visually is the exact same thing. Cheers
@heyou1158 you’d have to disable VRR and ELMB to be able to get to those settings but I think you could select it. But it’s entirely pointless esp when you have to drop those features 😀
I expect that applies only to HDR gaming or you’re running with HDR on all the time or using “auto HDR” functions. For SDR games, disable HDR in windows and make sure the screen is operating in SDR mode; then enable uniform brightness. That will disable the ABL which is what’s likely causing this issue. That’s not possible in HDR though on an OLED screen
@@tftcentral Hello, I’m not using HDR at the moment, and I’ve toggled uniform brightness on and off, but the issue persists. I’ll double-check my system settings to ensure HDR is turned off. Thank you!
While these videos are nice, I don't see the point of showing the RGB settings when every panel is different. I used the X-Rite i1Display Pro to calibrate mine. I mainly had to reduce Red by 97 using the Racing Mode preset. Got up to 96.3% of DCI-P3, and will calibrate again once I hit the 200 hour mark.
Thanks for the video! I’m absolutely loving mine. Quick question, I see your unit has 51 hours and 7 pixel clean times at an interval of 1 hour. My unit has clocked 6 hours and I already have 4 pixel cleans. Does this mean that every time usage exceeds 1 hour the monitor will run a pixel clean in standby?
I received my monitor just today and applied your settings. To my surprise when watching TH-cam both in SDR and HDR I see incredible colour banding on the "black part" besides the video. Is this normal for OLED and/or this monitor? The actual videos look fine. Thank you.
As it says in the video, that’s for 120 nits which personally, in my office, is perfectly fine. But other options are provided for 150 and 200 nits if you want higher. Perfectly acceptable 😀
If you watched the video we provided multiple options for different luminance levels. That’s just for a common 120 nits level. We also said you can set it to your liking depending on your preference and ambient lighting conditions.
that's a windows setting, and we didn't think we'd need to :) It's in Windows Display Settings if you can't find it, and we'd suggest only enabling it when you're going to view actual HDR content
Didn’t you realise before you bought it that it would have a matte AG coating? All WOLED panels (with one exception) have the same coating. In terms of the sRGB Cal mode, I doubt it was really operating at 8200K white point and if it was, you were probably doing something wrong or had the wrong settings. There’s also a much better, more flexible way to use sRGB emulation through any of the other preset modes, and just changing the colour gamut setting.
@@tftcentral I did nothing wrong. The sRGB mode is just broken. If I set it to user/racing mode + 6500k, it looks just fine. ASUS has no idea how to calibrate their monitor + HDR tone mapping is terrible. I know that it comes with matte coating. I just get disgusted by the grainy texture, especially having a glossy QD-OLED next to it. Also, releasing a flagship monitor in late 2024 with DP1.4 is just anti consumer.
@godanihc well we didn’t find any issue with the colour temp of the sRGB cal mode, but there is really no need to use it anyway when the other approach is better, more flexible, and in your case also much more accurate. Theres lots of reasons why DP 1.4 was used, mainly because DP 2.1 just simply isn’t properly ready from an input device, scaler or cabling point of view. Plenty of info on that topic here if you’re interested in more. tftcentral.co.uk/articles/when-is-displayport-2-1-going-to-be-used-on-monitors
Thanks for the content. Thanks for the deep dive. I really appreciated.
The OLED Anti-Flicker made the flickering way worse for me. I think it was activating LFC in a way that the fluctuations in refresh rate were way higher than without it. There is some mild flicker with the setting fully turned off but it’s mainly in menus and loading screens. VRR completely off seems to be the best choice for me as I barely noticed any tearing whatsoever and the responsiveness feels insanely fast.
It's a monitor for esports competitive playing. no competitive player ever will use variable refresh rate so you don’t have to deal with flickers.
@@benjamin30597 thats not true as it adds no input lag especially at high refresh rates at 480 fps you get no input lag at all with gsync so VRR is completetly fine
Regarding vrr flicker, I think just not using vrr isn't a bad option either because @480hz stutters and tearing can become barely noticeable in games. The stutter duration from a mismatched frame rate with vsync on is only equal to the maxhz frame time(2ms). According to blur busters a 4khz display wouldn't even need vrr as 0.25ms of stutter would be invisible and hidden by sample and hold blur.
Yes I agree that’s def a good option if you did experience flicker and can power high frame rates on this display
@@tftcentral I’m noticing slight stutters that are seemingly random in occurrence when uncapped and framerate is above 600. This is with VRR off and V Sync off. Any idea why?
@andrewmorris3479 not sure. Do they go away if you enable VRR?
@@tftcentral I haven’t had any stuttering with VRR enabled and V Sync on via control panel. But that’s for framerates below 300.
@andrewmorris3479 strange. Might be a graphics card thing rather than the monitor?
Great video, as always, thank you!
thank you for this, much appreciated! :)
Is uniform brightness supposed to dim the display considerably? I felt it was too dim when that option was turned on.
Yes but that avoids ABL dimming or brightness fluctuating during SDR content. Fine to leave it off if you prefer that mode though
Thanks for the video! will you be doing another video of best settings for ELMB mode?
No but the same settings here are fine for that too. Just disable VRR, lower to 240Hz and then enable ELMB. brightness adjusted to taste
Hi, when will you make a video about the xg27aqdmg model, thanks.
no plans I'm afraid for that one
Which monitor do you recommend me to buy PG32UCDM or PG32UCDP
UCDP if you wish to use it in a bright environment, UCDM if you can control the lighting in your room.
got 2 of these same exact monitors but none of the settings you have , strange all i have it performance mode
Maybe it’s locked in the power saving mode? See if there’s one in the menu related to that
Does it have a light sensor that adjusts the brightness depending on the brightness of the room? Like dimming for when we turn of lights, or brightening the screen when the room is brightly lit.
No it doesn’t have an ambient light sensor on this model
@@tftcentral Thank you. ..... That's such a shame. I wonder if the upcoming Asus PG27AQNR has the ambient light sensor. The PG27AQN does have a light sensor. The upcoming PG27AQNR may be the same panel/monitor as the PG27AQN, with the new G-Sync Pulsar added. Hopefully then that should have a light sensor.
The PG27AQN may have a slightly lower contrast compared to the best contrast IPS, and way less contrast vs OLEDs. However, the ambient light sensor reducing or stopping eye-strain is probably more important.
You'd think ASUS would have the ambient light sensor feature going forward after the PG27AQN, and other manufacturers follow suit.
37 for brightness...I was running 80 and thought that was reasonable lol. I have a completely blacked out room, 37 just seems so low to me!
Do you have HDR enabled in windows all the time?
@@tftcentral Nope, I have HDR disabled for all of my monitors. I prefer the look of SDR.
Good stuff. Maybe you’re just used to a brighter screen but in a fully dark room that seems high! But it doesn’t matter, use whatever you like for brightness it won’t matter
@@tftcentral Do you have any recommendations on screen orientations. So here is my "issue". I have an AW3225qf (that I use for games like Diablo 4, World of Warcraft) frequently. Then I have the PG27AQDP for my FPS games. I also have another 27inch but that's besides the point. My issue is I want to figure out a mounting solution that will allow the 32inch to be my primary monitor, but my aqdp to be able to swing into the center position taking over primary role for FPS games. Any suggestions?
@zachmullins9444 not very familiar with mounting arms I’m afraid but assume you could just have the 32”’on the desk with normal stand, and the 27” off to the side on a desk mount arm that can swing in when needed
how do i maximize the brightness without risking too much burn in. I am new to oled and it is quite a bit dimmer then IPS
Do you have HDR enabled in windows all the time?
@@tftcentral im sorry for the late reply, no i dont have hdr enabled all the time.
Ok thanks for confirming. It should be able to reach pretty reasonable brightness levels in SDR even with uniform brightness mode enabled, unless you’ve previously used LCD panels at very high brightness levels
Hi!
Nobody is talking abou the LG 45GS95QE-B.
It's the only monitor with MLA+. Please try to get one with LG and give us your impressions!
I noticed the brightest got a huge improvement with the addition of MLA+ and the larger screen size.
Thank you!
What settings can I use/try if I get eye fatigue? Really want to love this monitor but eye fatigue kicks in
My monitor has been black screening for 3 seconds while playing Marvel Rivals with following these settings. I've got it running with a 3080, any recommendations?
I’d suggest a new cable. 99% of the time that’s the issue when you get those kind of problems
@@tftcentralI tried a new cable and experiencing the same problem. Sorry for bothering you, I always appreciate your videos. Let me know if you have any other recommendations. I also have 3 monitors total (including this one), unsure if it is pulling too much power from my PSU.
Edit : other monitors are 1440p but I’m running them at 60FPS.
Does it behave properly if it’s the only connected and used monitor?
@@tftcentral Sadly no, it still does the black screen for about 2 seconds and resumes as normal.
Is it only on that one game? Have you tried a graphics card driver clean and then fresh install?
How is the „Screensaver“ working? Is there a dedicated button to activate it, because when you power off the monitor it is off completely right?
Screensaver is just a dimming function if you leave the screen static for a while. If the screen goes in to standby or is turned off manually then the screen is blank /off
@ I have the 2725DF for 2 days and problems with eye strain and fatigue and I am considering swapping to the Asus here and hope the matte non bluelight will help in this regard or do you think it is a general problem with OLED and I should go back for a LED/360Hz?
This isn’t in stock anywhere and hasn’t been since the release. Reminds me of Covid, what did they launch with 200 units world wide??
There’s limited initial production stock as mass production of the actual panel ramps up, but also high demand
I tried these settings and many more but i cant get mine to look right. A different monitor i have which is not an OLED (LG UltraGear 27 inch 27GR83Q-B.AUS) has nearly identical image quality, but it actually looks better (sharper and more detailed and immersive). The PG27AQDP 480Hz OLED looks ever so slightly blurry like an unfocused camera, but just slightly. Maybe im doing something wrong but i dont think so. Anyone else having a similar problem??
Also those brightness settings are WAY too dim on mine (not in a particularly bright room either) i have to use atleast 90 but prefer 100, and even turn contrast up a bit further just for extra brightness.
EDIT: I also have VividPixel up to 70 (other monitor has 70 sharpness)
I enabled HDR in windows (11). HDR is still grayed out in monitor menu. Any ideas?
The monitor should detect windows HDR and shift in to the HDR mode automatically. Does it not show that at the top of the menu as being turned on?
what do you think about asus pg27aqn 360hz ips vs this new one? i can push 600fps also...
Could you possibly retest the 24.5 emulation mode on the AQDP to see if they fixed the extra 3ms on input lag on the most recent firmware update? (MCM103)
hello, i know this video is 3 months but i i really hope you can help, i have the same monitor and the settings are a little different, in screen saver i have screen saver dimming and outer dimming and global dimming, what do i turn on or off? and what about vrr? should i turn it on? or should i turn it off and turn on vsync in games?
Turn on all the oled care features if you can but disable any if they cause problems in your usage. They’re prob all ok though. VRR i would turn on along with Gsync in your graphics card menu if you want to use VRR. Otherwise using vsync is another approach if you’d rather
Are these settings valid for the XG model?
in SDR mode for office multitasking/multimedia/gaming content, do you recommend User or Racing mode?
(Racing mode has less accurate colors than User mode or is it the other way around?)
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No, they're only specific to this screen. Usually the Racing mode is most accurate out of the box, but we often switch to the User mode for calibration to make more adjustments.
Is there anything you have to enable through windows or NVIDIA when enabling vrr on the monitor ???
As well as having it enabled on the monitor you will need to go in to NVIDIA control panel and enable Gsync from the relevant section for it to work
Im really mixed on this monitor. Whenever I use the framerate booster option it reverts my nvidia settings, wallpaper, and windows monitor settings. I really wish they'd add an option to select 480hz at 1080p in nvidia control panel or fix the settings being changed on powering off/framerate boost toggled on. Though since 4k looks crisp and its 240 hz im not too offput.
I agree with the 4k bit, the sad thing is I don't want a 32" monitor it's too big for my use with how close I sit to my PC monitors
Are you able to explain what hdr mode should I be using with this monitor. Gaming hdr calibrates with windows hdr calibration to 1300, console hdr to 430 same with trueblack and cinema hdr to 1600. In games highlights get blownout really bad with gaming hdr
Do I understand correctly that if I connect the monitor to HDMI 2.1, then DSR/DLDSR will work on all monitors, or must there also be support from the monitor manufacturer?
No it’s more complicated than that and not specific to a connection type. Info here
tftcentral.co.uk/news/nvidia-dsr-and-dldsr-do-work-with-dsc-monitors-sometimes
Is there a way to tune the colour to something similar to Zowies Counter-Strike profile? Is the FPS preset close to that?
I’ve not measured or compared them, but I expect they’re a similar approach. Accentuated, vivid colours and over sharpened image probably
How is the text quality on this monitor? Is it better than MSI MPG 271QRX??
Text quality is discussed in more detail in our written review linked
@ thank you
Hey, i would like to ask. I have just got this monitor and for some reason, i have the anti-flicker option darked out meaning i cant even use it. I have the performance mode turned on and everything.. Is there any reason for it being unusable?
You need to have adaptive sync VRR enabled and active. Can’t recall if it only works at 4K 240Hz mode or should work at 1080p 480Hz too, maybe try both and check the user manual
I know you uploaded an article on the pg248qp but since theres no videos about it could you please upload one with all the best settings please i need good settings for r6 thank you
We don’t have any plans to do a best settings video for that model I’m afraid but you can find our calibrated settings and ICC profile here 😀
tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc-profiles-and-monitor-calibration-settings-database
Is it okay to play with fps mode and brightness to 80 and saturation to 60. Every oled care option is activate except for the outer dimming control. Is it good ?
If you prefer how that looks; that’s fine. It won’t be as “accurate” as that mode favours vividness and saturation but that’s fine if you prefer the appearance
@ that’s because I only really play valorant. And for the oled care settings it’s good right ?
@x_fozzie yeah that should serve you well
I jumped from 165 hz to 480 hz monitor but i didnt feel any big difference which everybody is menitioning who has this monitor, i just get the ultra fast response…i changed the refreshrate in windows dispay settings and ingame ….am i missing any settings?nd is anbody having any ghosting (or i dont know how its called but when you flick fast left to,right you see the playermodel doubled).?
What frame rates are you reaching in games? You can enable the OSD refresh rate counter to check (enable VRR too)
Hi, little question:
I noticed that when Screen Move is turned on, it crops into the panel. But technically the resolution stays the same.
I was just wondering: is the true full resolution of the panel slightly higher than 1440p, or does the monitor create a fake 1440p resolution and use around 2500x1400 in reality?
Just wondering if that affects the clearity and sharpness too and should be turned off 🤔
It always runs at the full proper res, it’s just the panel has some extra pixels around the edges to facilitate the screen shift function
@@tftcentral Ah, very cool, thanks for the quick reply 🤗
how do you update the firmware on the monitor? it will keep telling me "update fail please check USB settings" you hold the center Button and it will try updating.
If you're updating via USB stick, make sure it is using the MBR partitioning table. It just won't budge if your stick is using GPT. It's not just the FAT32 filesystem that is needed here. Unfortunately, neither the manual nor the firmware instructions mention this. If you don't know how to make sure/convert our stick to MBR, just use Google. There are guides on how to do it in Windows 10/11 via the diskpart utility.
@@mamuf Thank you!!!!!!
Do you recommend sdr or hdr for competitive and story games?
Sdr for competitive hdr for story
i couldnt turn on anti flicker on my monitor.. do u know why i followed ur video instructions but its not even selectable
Do you have VRR / Adaptive sync enabled?
Hey I wanted to ask if you are looking at reviewing the Sony Inzone M10S (480HZ oled)? I currently own it and the HDR 1300 mode (Game HDR) is not working for me and others despite being on the latest firmware. Windows 11 HDR calibration app is reading 2550 nits on game HDR and the EDID is locked at 445 nits on all modes.. I am considering returning it because of this but maybe Sony can fix it in a firmware update, but I don't want to bet on something like that.
Are you potentially considering taking a look at this monitor? Would be greatly appreciated if you did!
No plans I’m afraid
@@tftcentral All good, appreciate the response 🙌
Does it say yes next to DSC if it's enabled through DP?
I believe it’s a coloured slider icon instead but it should be obvious if it’s enabled.
@ yea for me it looks enable but just making sure it's actually enabled. I think it says yes next to it through DP. Are you using DP or HDMI?
I play valorant and cs2 so I’m thinking about getting this monitor. With valorant I hover around 600 fps but in cs I’m around 420. I was wondering in the display settings is there a option for 400hz or does it just go from 360 to 480hz
The natively supported refresh rates jump from 360 to 480Hz but if you really wanted to you could prob create a custom resolution. But you could also just set 480Hz and either use VRR if you want, or leave that off as I doubt you’d see any issues like tearing anyway if you get to ~420fps
@@tftcentral thank you for the update. Yea I was wondering if I was gonna get any tearing so I wasn’t sure if I should get this new 480hz monitor or the one that’s scheduled to release that’s 360hz. Think I’ll just bite the bullet on the 480 once they’re readily available
@tftcentral do you recommend using HDMI 2.1 or DP? I currently use a RTX 3080. When I use the HDMI connection I get flicker on the screen. What might cause this? (1440p @ 480hz). DP seems to run fine. (using the settings in this video)
They’re both fine to use and there’s no benefit in using HDMI over DP, so I’d just stick with that. Flickering could be cable quality perhaps, but just use DP anyway 😀
If you're relying on G-Sync compatibility, use DP. The monitor actually shows the compatible VRR tech in the menu when connected via each port, and it only says G-Sync Compatible support when connected via DP.
Btw. there's no benefit in using HDMI on the PC unless, for some wild reason, you need to use the 4K output mode HDMI 2.1 supports. That's only useful for 4K output from consoles, I guess. The higher bandwidth of HDMI won't help in any way either if you want the max refresh rate since that requires DSC and that is a constant bitrate compression and won't utilize more just because the link allows it. DP all the way for PC!
My colors are washed asf in desktop usage, but as soon I launch a game colors instantly get better, do I have any setting enabled that is causing this happen? It’s like it has no saturation at all and I don’t wanna change these color settings because when I play games it will ruin Ingame colors and having to constantly change color settings when I play games or not..
I expect you’ve got HDR enabled in windows all the time?
@ nope, it’s disabled, I’ve tried turning it off and on but it didn’t fix anything
@Shyne1234 ok if it’s not that, have a look if you have Windows Auto Color Management (ACM) enabled? It’s a recently added windows feature
@@tftcentral also disabled, im starting to think i just may have a malfuctioning unit
Odd. Have you tried a screen factory reset? Maybe a different cable / connection to your GPU?
screen saver on or off?
On ideally.
I followed all your setting instructions and with all the brightness settings and everything my monitor is extremely dim and i noticed yours never dimmed when dropping from 80 to 37 in the brightness. I’m a gamer so an extremely dim screen don’t work for me…
Have you got HDR enabled in windows?
@@tftcentral no it’s disabled. I don’t use HDR for anything.
Ok good. You can change the brightness setting to whatever you like without it impacting any other aspect of these settings, so is it better for you if you bump that up to higher?
@@tftcentral yea it’s better higher. But I did see there’s a new firmware up for the widget app for the monitor and it comes with an AI setting that uses all of the different settings all in one and adjusts automatically to the display on screen
@Jeffmd2020 for different game genres yes
Do you have a video on Your Nvidia Control Panel settings? Like 3D application and color setting?
No I’m afraid not. Just monitor settings
Nvidia setting are default today. Nvidia control panel is circa 2007 and most game engines have long since moved on. Just turn on g-sync. Most video setting videos are silly and click bait.
Is it normal that the pg27aqdp does a Pixel cleaning After Monitor shuts off after a couple of minutes of use
once a year
Oled anti flicker is grayed out for me, any idea why ?
You need to have adaptive sync VRR enabled
Might need to use dp 1.4
Mine is capped at 120Hz how can I fix this?
What graphics card do you have?
@ 4080 super
@adamlynn1470 I can’t recall but is there a console mode setting or anything in the monitor menu? Might be enabled and therefore forcing 120Hz max? Also maybe try via windows display settings as opposed to NVIDIA control panel
@@tftcentral thank you I’ll try it out now
@@tftcentral on my windows settings I can’t go any higher than 120Hz
hi guys, ur website is in maintenance, i cant download this monitor ICC profile. Can you help me out/ Thanks
It will hopefully be back online soon. We've been busy with CES and still abroad, but we will get it back online asap
Can't get them in the uk anywhere or the new 32 inch one
Got mine in the UK a week ago from scan.
Is 240hz max with hdmi and dsc off ?
Yes
Why aspect ratio option is still greyed out?
You need to disable VRR in the menu first and also make sure you’re not using ELMB. Those both have to be off for the aspect ratio options to be available
@@tftcentral I appreciate your reply! Wishing you a great day! I hope I will be able to select pixel by pixel ratio on native resolution so can have 0 actual scaling happening.
No need to change anything for native res, the auto default mode will do the same for exact scaling at 1440p
@@tftcentral once again thanks a lot for giving time in replying back. I was just curious whether it’s possible to select 1:1 in native even if auto visually is the exact same thing. Cheers
@heyou1158 you’d have to disable VRR and ELMB to be able to get to those settings but I think you could select it. But it’s entirely pointless esp when you have to drop those features 😀
anyone have an idea when they are restocking this?
Si può attivare ALLM su PS5?
When I turn my pc the monitor doesn’t turn on. I need to unplug my monitor then turn on my pc to work. Someone know how to fix it ?
which cable/connection are you using?
I have this monitor and no matter what settings I change the brightness will automatically adjust while gaming and its very annoying
I expect that applies only to HDR gaming or you’re running with HDR on all the time or using “auto HDR” functions. For SDR games, disable HDR in windows and make sure the screen is operating in SDR mode; then enable uniform brightness. That will disable the ABL which is what’s likely causing this issue. That’s not possible in HDR though on an OLED screen
@@tftcentral Hello, I’m not using HDR at the moment, and I’ve toggled uniform brightness on and off, but the issue persists. I’ll double-check my system settings to ensure HDR is turned off. Thank you!
Hii 🖐 on HDR MODE when i select Adjustable HDR (ON) the color MENU OPTION STILL LOCKED 🤔
are you on the latest firmware from their website MCM102?
@@tftcentral it was on the previous firmware version 😅thanks mate 😄
@tftcentral it worth having vivedpixel on or off ??
@VERSE8_ personally I’d leave it at the default but feel free to experiment to see if you prefer it on or off, perhaps in games
@@tftcentral ok i will try later 🤙🏻
Uniform Brightness control enabled is not the way.
It is if you want uniform brightness behaviour and no ABL dimming for desktop applications 😉
Best settings for ps5?
These will serve you fine. You can experiment with the game specific settings if needed from there
@ i would never bought this for ps5 but i could get them for 289€ a piece😜 the shadows in bo6 are a bit to dark for me. Any way to adjust this?
Any one have any idea how often these will restock if ever?
For me, it was very two days on their website. Make sure you sign for the restock notifications. It sells outs in a min.
Idk what SDR or HDR mean. I want to use nice color thats all. Idk what I need to open. I olay cs2 but i use anything
You’d probably benefit on reading up more then on what these terms are I think
@@tftcentral Thanks for the response. Brightness 37 is too low. Do you increase brightness in Windows?
Not in windows. Just change it on the monitor to something higher if needed
While these videos are nice, I don't see the point of showing the RGB settings when every panel is different. I used the X-Rite i1Display Pro to calibrate mine. I mainly had to reduce Red by 97 using the Racing Mode preset. Got up to 96.3% of DCI-P3, and will calibrate again once I hit the 200 hour mark.
Thanks for the video! I’m absolutely loving mine. Quick question, I see your unit has 51 hours and 7 pixel clean times at an interval of 1 hour.
My unit has clocked 6 hours and I already have 4 pixel cleans. Does this mean that every time usage exceeds 1 hour the monitor will run a pixel clean in standby?
I think roughly every 4 to 8 hours it would do a pixel clean - My unit is currently at 103 hours with 23 pixel clean times
Which monitor did you have previous? Panel nd framerate wise?
Amazing monitor but a 4070 can get 150 FPS in 2K gaming usually. No way it is reaching 400 fps in 4K. It is for a 5090 maybe.
I received my monitor just today and applied your settings. To my surprise when watching TH-cam both in SDR and HDR I see incredible colour banding on the "black part" besides the video. Is this normal for OLED and/or this monitor? The actual videos look fine. Thank you.
No that sounds odd. What if you use the screen at default settings?
@@tftcentral with everything default it still happens. It doesn't look faulty, its just that it only happens with youtube. I will try and email Asus.
@doubleohdutch2108 maybe it’s a weird TH-cam thing. Does it do that on other monitors you have? (If any)
@@tftcentral No, it doesn't. Then again thismis the only OLED panel I have. Changing the dvi cable as we speak. Will also try hdmi on pc...
@doubleohdutch2108 turn off hardware acceleration on your browser see if that works for you
Best settings for a PS5? (All I have rn until I build my PC)
The same settings can be used for a console 😀
Thank you sir! How about if I decide to get this monitor and use it via an HDMI for my MacBook Pro (editing photos or video) sRGB?
Same settings are fine but I’d stick to the sRGB colour space mode for SDR for those uses
Only 37 brightness? That's so dark surely it's not just me who thinks so?
As it says in the video, that’s for 120 nits which personally, in my office, is perfectly fine. But other options are provided for 150 and 200 nits if you want higher. Perfectly acceptable 😀
37 in brightness is insanely low
If you watched the video we provided multiple options for different luminance levels. That’s just for a common 120 nits level. We also said you can set it to your liking depending on your preference and ambient lighting conditions.
I use 26 and it's bright for me
lol you did not show how to turn on HDR
that's a windows setting, and we didn't think we'd need to :) It's in Windows Display Settings if you can't find it, and we'd suggest only enabling it when you're going to view actual HDR content
Already sold this piece of junk, sRGB cal mode at 8200k + matte coating. I won't be buying asus monitor ever again.
Didn’t you realise before you bought it that it would have a matte AG coating? All WOLED panels (with one exception) have the same coating.
In terms of the sRGB Cal mode, I doubt it was really operating at 8200K white point and if it was, you were probably doing something wrong or had the wrong settings. There’s also a much better, more flexible way to use sRGB emulation through any of the other preset modes, and just changing the colour gamut setting.
@@tftcentral I did nothing wrong. The sRGB mode is just broken. If I set it to user/racing mode + 6500k, it looks just fine. ASUS has no idea how to calibrate their monitor + HDR tone mapping is terrible. I know that it comes with matte coating. I just get disgusted by the grainy texture, especially having a glossy QD-OLED next to it. Also, releasing a flagship monitor in late 2024 with DP1.4 is just anti consumer.
@godanihc well we didn’t find any issue with the colour temp of the sRGB cal mode, but there is really no need to use it anyway when the other approach is better, more flexible, and in your case also much more accurate. Theres lots of reasons why DP 1.4 was used, mainly because DP 2.1 just simply isn’t properly ready from an input device, scaler or cabling point of view. Plenty of info on that topic here if you’re interested in more.
tftcentral.co.uk/articles/when-is-displayport-2-1-going-to-be-used-on-monitors
@@tftcentral or by the fact that theres not a single GPU out there that supports dp 1.4 it doesnt get into my head why ppl dont realize this..
There’s hundreds of GPUs which support DP 1.4?!