One brave monitor company should cry "Hold my beer" and start naming their models with the same names as other companies. Otherwise, you're right; without that, it couldn't get any more confusing.
@@SteelKreel GPUs are quite easy to understand once you know the naming scheme or follow the hardware news. Admittedly, it looks like AMD will change their with their next gen, but they will line it up with Nvidia so... Maybe even fewer names to learn. When Nvidia releases next gen GPUs - you will know that 5080 is better than 4080. And you will also know that 5080 is better than 5060. You will know MORE OR LESS what price/performance tiers they are (not 100% the case, but most of the time it at least has some logic behind it). But with monitors, you can follow all the news, be up to date with everything, then they drop a new monitor and the name alone doesn't mean anything. Sometimes you get the panel size, but there are numbers that are not sizes in many model names so you still have to double check it. Discussing monitors with anyone is hard because you have to google every single thing you talk about. When someone asks me what GPU I have, I can answer right away. When someone asks me what monitor I have, I have to look up the receipt because it's just a string of random characters.
I'd rather that it's some form of company name initials, size, spec like some are vs having same name across different monitors and year models that I've seen from some.
Thank you so much! Super useful! Have been subbed and following your content since my some quiet some time. I'm glad this video helped me now for an informed purchase decision because my 4 year old Samsung Odyssey G7 just completely bricked out on me. Has insane flickering since a few days (backlight broke or something?). Anyway I settled for the Alienware AW3225QF since I am used to the curve of my former G7 by now and the DELL Alienware has an additional 10% discount for students right now on top of the new years discount it came out to 850€ which is just a steal IMHO. Can recommend. Might check back after the monitor arrived to report on how I feel about it :3
The time and effort and mental focus required to keep track of this many monitors and their weird AF names takes a lot of time, effort and genuine love for the craft. Really really appreciate the quality you have brought here. Absolutely amazing work here! Happy new year!
Great video, Tim! This is quite a showcase example of how to properly conduct these sort of S,A,B,C...F rankings, regardless of product involved. Greatly informative about all the monitors ranked, their main strengths and weaknesses, and explaining/justifying in proper detail how those pluses and minuses make each one land in the final asserted position between the competitors. Awesome.
Yes me to and if you register it with msi you even receive a coupon for $30 steam gift card Also, it came with a very old firmware on it, but updating it was simple and improved the performance a lot.
Great video as always, but I did want to ask, what do you recommend for a bigger monitor such as 42 inch but non ultrawide and not curved, as i can not seem to find any good ones. I do prefer to game and work on a bigger monitor.
@@proggz39 nay, a 1800R or 1500R curved ultra-wide is perfection. 800R is sin though, I would agree there, might as well get a VR headset at that point.
For those interested in the Odyssey G9 but prefer to avoid integrated "smart" TV functionality, a variant free of Tizen OS nonsense is available. It's called G93SC, ships with the standard Odyssey monitor OSD instead, and is cheaper to boot!
10 years ago I bought a Dell U3415W for $1200. It's been great to have a color accurate IPS 3440x1440 34" ultra widescreen for all these years. It's still going strong. Now, I really want one of these 32" 4K 240hz qd-OLEDs 😅. Maybe it's time to finally upgrade. Thanks.
Similar situation here. 🙂 17 years ago (2008) I bought a Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP which has an IPS panel with a res of 2560x1600 for €1550. I am still very pleased with it, I still enjoy it every day. It's a loyal and reliable workhorse with pristine image quality. 👍 Until now I didn't feel the need to buy a new monitor because it wouldn't have been worth it. Because I wasn't willing to buy a new device with a lower resolution (e.g. 1440p) or shoddy OLED-technologies from before the end of 2024. That would have felt more like a downgrade. But now the technology is finally advanced enough so I wont have to make any compromises. That's why I just ordered a Philips Evnia 32M2N8900 which is 32", UHD, 240 Hz, newest QD-OLED tech, VRR and many other bells and whistles for just €960. 😉 There's also a 42" Philips Evnia, which I would have prefered to buy, but it doesn't have the newest QD-OLED gen inside and the refreh rate is lower (120/138 Hz) , so unfortunately it wasn't an option.
Got the Samsung 49" on black Friday. This monitor is amazing, and the image quality is truly impressive. Never had an issue with the interface of functionality using an AMD GPU (7900XTX).
I got the PG23UCDM this year and it was definitely worth the money. Content looks good but wasn't as big of an upgrade as I expected, but gaming on it is unreal. Games that support HDR look insane
This is better than all the S tier monitors for anyone that is interested. Reason: It is way better calibrated than PG32UCDM and the 32IURX. This makes HDR actually HDR and even in SDR mode it is well calibrated so it looks beautiful. The only advantage of the other monitors is the 480hz but I would take the better monitor performance on everything else all day.
Picked up a refurb on black friday sale for 600 USD. Have been very happy with it. Came perfect, like new. Straight from dell, all the other options where 800+
Sir I think you should take price out of the ranking equation because it differs from place to place so that we can know what is actually better in terms of color accuracy, build quality, performance and other stuff. EDIT: For example, the G2724D which is a 1440p 165hz monitor is placed above aw2725qf which is a 2160p 165hz( 180hz oc) or 1080p 330hz ( 360hz oc) but I can understand the G2724D is good for that very low price it offers.
Excellent review! Tried MSI 321UPX, outstanding monitor. Never seen such impressive images and vivid colors, perfect movement, plenty of options for image. However, QD-OLEDs causes severe eye-strain at least for me (terrible text fringing making very hard to focus on texts, reflections and purple tint). Replaced with the only not so expensive alternative: W-OLED LG 32GS95UE. Now, no more eye strain, perfect matte cover minimizing reflections, and much, much more text clarity (which is not mentioned for the ranking). I'm losing HDR quality? Yes. It's not so vivid and bright? Yes. But, honestly, for me, almost all the time in SDR it's a nice tradeoff. And please, forget about high peak levels of brightness in the specifications, as brightness above certain levels it's not healthy for the eyes neither sustainable in the long term. Let's see what 2025 bring us.
This video made feel really good about my purchase, the Asus ROG XG27AQDMG! S tier is very reassuring, I got the monitor for about $700 including a best buy 5 year oled warranty (considering asus’ track record with warranty claims) around 500 not including warranty!
"considering asus’ track record with warranty claims" I will never purchase anything ASUS again, 1200 AUD monitor went 1 month outside of WTY, they basically told me bad luck. I know ASUS make good stuff, but if you can't back that up with good support its a major turn off for me, and to be fair if it was a $200 monitor, i'd have been like fair enough, but man to be treated like that on a 1200 monitor just left me jaded.
@@cerunos What's the problem? You were outside of warranty and they didn't honor it.. so? As long as they are honoring the warranty within the warranty period, with minimal hassle, means that the warranty is good. If you started having issues after the warranty ended, that is 'tough luck, sorry that happened' indeed. The warranty is there to guarantee you a specific usage time out of the product without issues, and nothing more.
Hi Timm, thanks for the content. Really appreciate it. Fyi in indonesia monitor prices is crazy man, for dell g2724d is around 300 bucks compared your region 200 bucks. Xiaomi g27 pro is our savior in this damn crazy region for monitor prices, it priced on nearly 300 bucks same price as dell g2724D. So, every content must take a grain salt, which monitor are available to your region, and how well the prices positioned on your market. So happy watching and choose your favorite monitor guys !
I think LG 32GS95UE deserved at least A tier. I tried few 1440p models that have a bit worse picture than 32GS95UE. Picture quality is amazing, and for people that prefer matte screen over glossy its S tier
I got one open box for around 800ish usd. It's a great monitor at that price but for the original msrp it would be a hard sell. Not having common features like usb c or kvm don't make sense. Back light strobing would be nice to have. To me the standout feature are the awesome built in speakers!
Its the 32gs95 or pg32ucdp for me but in germany the Asus never goes below 1550 while i can get the LG for 1100 or below 1000 if i get the UX version with weaker speakers. A 30% price difference will prolly make me order the LG after ive seen whats announced at CES.
Thanks for all the great reviews this year. Was really helpful with my impulse Black Friday Buy. Originally went for a Gigabyte 27” 1440p display as it dropped into the low 500s, but found a screaming used deal from someone that wanted out of their 321UP. Sacrificed a few hertz and dealing with a larger size but love it for $600
MO34WQC2 owner here. I really have nothing bad to say about mine. Sure, with HDR there could be way more settings on the monitor, but those stuff can be set up through the gpu driver as well. The brightness is plenty, colors are beautiful, responsiveness and fluidity is amazing compared to anything else I owned previously. For the price I've got it? It was a great buy.
I think PG32UCDP should be same as PG32UCDM they are both the same price and quality, the difference is in the oles panel so UCDP for bright rooms and UCDM for dark rooms without much reflections
YES AW2725DF GOT AN A! Love this monitor so much, upgraded from 60hz TN panel to a QD OLED 2k 360hz was like seeing a magic tricks for the first time. Absolutely an insanely good monitor for the price.
Great work brother I really appreciate all of your research. I will continue to link your content to all my friends who are looking to purchase new hardware
47:55 Rating the non-HDR Dell above the AOC Q27G3XMN just because the Dell is "really cheap" is just crazy. The Q27G3XMN is without exception the cheapest monitor anyone should consider buying for gaming, the HDR performance you get is as good as monitors worth 5x more from a few years ago. Where the Dell G2724D is best suited is as an office monitor, high refresh and wide viewing angles are still valuable in the office, whereas HDR has near zero value in text editing so it makes sense to save a few dollars by omitting a feature you'd never use.
Agree 100% I actually own both monitors and would say the AOC is much better. I've used both for 40 hours a week for office work and gaming. The picture quality, contrast, and HDR on the AOC are far superior. The navigation buttons are worse and possibly the stand, but those are low value metrics. The Dell is $150 vs $280 though.. can't go wrong with either honestly
@@au343 Problem is the AOC Q27G3XMN is worth well over $130 more than the Dell. Putting the G2724D just below the Q27G3XMN would make sense, but tossing it into the upper A-tier is just nonsense The AOC Q27G3XMN is "The" highest value-per-dollar monitor on the market bar none (at least until some OLEDs drop below $400).
How is it Till now? Are the colors vivd? Because all of my Friends are Saying to Not buy it, I should instead buy an qd oled. What do you think? Because in Germany this Monitor costs 630€ incl. Tax. Pls help me😢
Bought the XG27UCG-W. Love the option to have FHD high refresh rates but still be able to do 4k work on it. (my laptop won't handle 300+ refresh rates at 4k or QHD). So perfect option for me without spending 3x the price on an OLED version! Gold standard for me would be a 5k Ultrawide 21:9 40-inch OLED at 240+Hz but need a PC (and bank account) upgrade for that lol! Thanks for all the reviews been super helpful.
I ended up going with a 32" 4K IPS screen you haven't tested, the Acer XB323QK V3, I've been really happy with it. I think it's a solid B-tier, or even A-tier. It doesn't have any of the benefits of OLED, but it doesn't have any of it's problems, either. I'm not thrilled at the style of monitor stand, but I use a quality monitor arm, so that's a non-issue for me.
While it looks like Tim is always in need a shave, I think it matches well with his serial killer eyes. I hope you have a fruitful 2025 - hopefully with monitor reviews, and not multiple unexplained disappearances of transients within a 250 kilometer radius of your house!
I love watching your videos that involves the pg27aqdp because it just reassures me that i made a good purchase. My only problem with it is that sometimes i get vrr flicker in some menus with gsync on.
Its a bit uncharitable to lump 3225 QF in with "Curved" since its so much less curved than the other monitors that have a curve. I find that at 32in the curve really helps with my viewing distance of choice under 30in.
I look at this and I can't help but think about this product segment......the fact that there is so much competition in this market and the result is that we see lots of good products with lots of new/great features with most being relatively decently priced.
Watching this on my OLED G9. Got it for $1314 since it launch back in Aug 2023. Zero issue so far apart from well know weakness such as raise black (but still better than my previous AW3423DW). For text reading I think I'm OK with. Doesn't feel the different between it and 32" 4K VA at my workplace. Calibrate it with X-Rite i1 display pro plus and it is perfect for SDR but we still have a long way before HDR calibration is possible.
I really wish someone would dig into the scanline issue with the Samsung Odyssey line of monitors. I bought a Samsung Odyssey G7 32" (LC32G7xT) because it reviewed well and appeared to be one of the best VA monitors for the value, at the time. What did not come out in the reviews was the game breaking scanline issue with these monitors, and the fact that Samsung continues to ignore the issue with almost all of their Odyssey monitor lines reported to have this issue and when brought up for warranty replacement, they are ignored. The only way to reduce (but not eliminate) the scanline issue is to reduce your refresh rate down to 120Hz or less (which sucks because we bought if for the 240Hz) and reduce the Black Equalizer to the point that it is worse than a TA panel (which removes the supposed advantage of the VA panel). I would love it if someone more technical with monitors was able to understand what the root cause is, because there is so much speculation and Samsung has never addressed it. Or at the very least, hold Samsung accountable.
How long do you think it'll be before 4k ultrawide OLEDs are available for under $1000? I'm not in any rush to upgrade my monitor, but the 1440p 240Hz MSI MPG 341CQPX is very enticing at $760.
Great to see the FO32U2P ranked so high. I got the standard version during black friday sales for £900. Same panel, just lacking dp 2.1 and 65w usbc charging which i don't care enough about anyway.
I’m glad to not see the Samsung Oled Odyssey G9 high up in this. I went through 3 of them, all with different issues straight out of the box, then I gave up and don’t suggest it to anyone. I regret purchasing it.
I got the xg27aqdmg during sales as an upgrade from my xb271hu I had for 8 years. I was already looking at it, but your reviews helped me decide in the end. It's been a great move even though I would prefer the better pixel cluster from qdoled for text clarity. This will work for now
Just purchased the 39gs95qe for 700$ i think the ppi issue on the 45 inch version is definitely a thing, but its really not bad on the 39. Extremely happy with my purchase.
I also have the 39gs95qe. I bought it to replace the Alienware aw34dwf. I couldn't get past the raised blacks that look like purple during the daytime use and all the reflections on the glossy screen. I do have a window behind my desk. It was fine at night, but unusable for me during the day. The LG with it's matte finish has a way better picture quality for me and the lower PPI I don't notice. It's the perfect size for an ultrawide. The 3440x1440 is also way easier to drive than a higher resolution would be. If your on the fence about buying one, don't be. I would have ranked it more as a B+ to A-.
@@glennpestsolutionsplus2012 glad I decided against the Alienware then because that was the other one I was considering but I knew when I saw the reflections where they had it placed in the store, it would be a problem for when and where I game.
Imagine getting XG27AQDMG for 600€, yep exactly bought one for my sister. It was no question purchase after watching November update, when her 3 years old Samsung Odyysey G7 broke down. Next gen truly arrived, not PS5 Pro, not best GPU, everyone should get an OLED.❤ My sis was blown away by the new monitor, same way I was when I got my 42C2 2 years ago.
The Alienware should be S tier. yes the feature set is slightly less but the cost was almost half the ASUS & MSI in the UK at certain times with discounts. That alone should shift it back up. Affordability is a key factor when rating imho.
Pre-ordered my 321URX before any review was published, which I never ever do for any product. Super happy with it after almost a year. But I won't do this blind shot again.
I was anxious about DP v1.4a on my 321URX, but after almost a year, I did not notice any image quality issue during work or gaming in 4k and sitting close to the display.
yeah its throwing me through a loop. Optimum has used his as a main for over 8 months. Even while he reviews newer QD OLEDs he sticks with the LG Dual Mode monitor. And he plays similar games as I do.
@@liquidsunshine697 I've learned HUB and MUB are both a bit biased towards the tastes of their creators and they have strong opinions. It's all good, but I strongly disagree with where the LG falls on this tier list. It should be tied with or above the PG32UCDM. They're the top tier options depending on what you want. I've noticed they put a lot of weight on KVM and USBC charging, and that's just not a feature most people really care about in practice. Sure, there are people who swear by it, but I would argue most people already have alternatives that meet those needs. Nothing on the market offers what the LG32GS95UE does. It's an incredible monitor for content consumption and competitive gaming. I feel their analysis also leaves out individuals who might have older graphics cards that can drive the 4K240Hz in some games and can't in others. That's another situation where the 1080p mode excels.
About OLED G9 - the G93SC (non smartTV version) according to reviews I watched (moreleTV for example) has very good colour accuracy out of the box. I'm really happy with it, for my eye it looks accurate, but obviously without proper hardware I can't tell for sure. OSD is also good, wich is expected - because it was created for monitors not TV's. The only 32:9 ultrawide definitely an S tier monitor for me.
MSI 32 MPG won my heart - agree re pricing, however the £100 steam voucher helped offset higher pricing. Really happy with the performance - look forward to your burn in experiment video, though i'm personally not concerned with oled burn in.. Warm Wishes for 2025!
Perhaps it would be better to grade monitors on a variety of points (eg. Display: 5/5 Features: 3/5 Cost: 1/5, ect) by putting that data into a spreadsheet and then have a separate interactive tier list that's populated by said data. It's even possible to input deductions for certain negatives in a pragmatic way. Buttons would allow a user to select from different criteria (Best overall, best value, ect). This is certainly possible with Google Sheets, excel, libre office, ect (although cloud would be preferred so anyone could use it). Doing it this way has a few advantages: 1) It enables you to view the data from a variety of Criteria 2) It's more accurate. It requires you to input an equation for each criteria to determine the ranking of a product, thus providing a more objective measure of a monitor. A person doing a tier list one by one is going to have a problem comparing all the factors of a product to others at once and remembering each little detail. Comparing like monitors by hand is a mostly a crapshoot as well, the above method does away with that problem. Each product has all their plus and minuses fully accounted for so long as it's done correctly. In fact you could even create a spreadsheet at the start of the year and record the important points of a monitor and it's score while it's freshest to make doing a tier list extremely easy 3) It enables a more interactive presentation, whether it's more public to the community or just used for a video. Tier lists have the issue that you must select a single criteria but it's possible to make the single criteria interactive.
I was really bummed when I saw the specs for the 39inch LG monitor. That curve and the lack of 4k killed it for me. I have a 38inch LG that I have loved but wanted to upgrade. Fingers crossed that we get to see something coming soon at CES.
I agree. I chose this over the Asus PG32UCDM. I paid the full $1399, (Micro Center matched all the recent sales which put it right at around $1000 US). I have no regrets at all. I'm not sure how it earns "B" tier even after he gave his reasons. He clearly states in the beginning of the video that if you want a premium tier gaming monitor... to buy some sort of QLED or OLED monitor. Then places it in B tier after some 1440p monitors that are not necessarily superior? I'm not sure about that ranking. Additionally, there is a white model of the LG, "32GS95UV-W.AUS" that ran for $999.99 US for much of December at Best Buy. The only difference? I had the usual crap 7 watt speakers or whatever, vs. the pixel sound included on the black LG.
@@tappthegreat7775 And i'm not hiding it. Let’s face it-QD-OLEDs are undisputedly the best display technology right now. Why settle for anything less than perfection?
@rejectdiorr dude I have them both side by side in the dark you cannot tell the difference, but under the daylight the samsung blacks are slightly purple when comparing to LG. what perfection are you talking about if my screen is purple during the day?
If anyone's interested in the Samsung OLED G95SC but don't want the smart features, the G93SC is literally the same thing without the smart stuff. That's the one I have and it's been great, until it died just 12 months later. But the G93SC also has a 3 year warranty while the G95SC only comes with 1 year.
As an owner of the AW3225QF, I wanna add a few specific elements (I don't know how the equivalent OLEDs from ASUS or MSI compare for all of this): - DSC is forced ON, the only way to get rid of DSC is going through a specific HDMI mode. DSC is often called on this channel a non-issue because we cannot see any image degradation, but it is not really about that. With DSC, you are stuck with predefined resolutions, that means no custom resolutions, DSR or DLDSR. - really poor packaging leading a lot of brand new units covered in micro-scratches (sometimes not just micro...) - VRR flickering can be real bad in some scenarios (this is a global OLED issue, but I believe this model is still the worst on that regard) - don't plan to connect a blu-ray player with 24Hz output: crazy flickering (very similar to VRR flickering even though it is not VRR related), the monitor image is just unstable with sub 30Hz signal
It's an awesome monitor. I love the color temperature. It has beautiful warm color pallet and it pops more than AW3225QF that I have next to it. It even looks perceptibly brighter to me than the Dell model, even though its peak brightness is 200nits lower. 800 vs 1000.
@@saphyre-l4w The peak brightness doesn’t tell the full picture. The AW gets up 1300nits in the 1% window, but goes down to 400ish at 10% which is arguably more important. It means only tiny highlights get that HDR impact. The C2 is significantly brighter on the 10% window at around 700ish. It also doesn’t suffer from the oddly calibrated Samsung PQ Curve, which overly darkens mid tones in bright scenes and makes any scene that isn’t dark way dimmer than it should be
I've tried both WOLED and QD-OLED, and the claims about raised blacks in QD-OLED in many videos are often exaggerated. Unless you're intentionally shining a very bright light directly onto the monitor, it's not a noticeable issue. Taking that into account, I the ranking is fair.
Should've reviewed the MSI MAG341CQP. Not bad for an entry level ultrawide. Not perfect, but I do like the colors and clarity for the price. 175hz is alright, but if you need more, they got the 240hz MPG that dropped not long ago. 1440p is the new 1080p.
Monitor names cannot get any more confusing. Incredible industry
One brave monitor company should cry "Hold my beer" and start naming their models with the same names as other companies. Otherwise, you're right; without that, it couldn't get any more confusing.
I feel this way with so many products. Monitors, GPUs, watches, etc.
@@SteelKreel GPUs are quite easy to understand once you know the naming scheme or follow the hardware news. Admittedly, it looks like AMD will change their with their next gen, but they will line it up with Nvidia so... Maybe even fewer names to learn.
When Nvidia releases next gen GPUs - you will know that 5080 is better than 4080. And you will also know that 5080 is better than 5060. You will know MORE OR LESS what price/performance tiers they are (not 100% the case, but most of the time it at least has some logic behind it).
But with monitors, you can follow all the news, be up to date with everything, then they drop a new monitor and the name alone doesn't mean anything. Sometimes you get the panel size, but there are numbers that are not sizes in many model names so you still have to double check it.
Discussing monitors with anyone is hard because you have to google every single thing you talk about. When someone asks me what GPU I have, I can answer right away. When someone asks me what monitor I have, I have to look up the receipt because it's just a string of random characters.
@@callhimedu3193 haha unless you're talking about AMD which they cant even get their Radeon naming scheme stuff together changing it every 3 years! 😂
I'd rather that it's some form of company name initials, size, spec like some are vs having same name across different monitors and year models that I've seen from some.
This video is so useful! A lot of work went into it! Beautiful B-rolls on all products! You feel the difference between products! Amazing! Thank you!
Thanks for the support
It's not useful, it's just full of paid lies.
@@monitorsunboxed If Asus ROG Strix XG27ACS and dell g2724d are the same price. Which one should I get. Please help me
I’m stuck
Thanks for taking the time to give in depth reviews to all of these monitors. You provide a lot of great info that is hard to find elsewhere
Thank you so much! Super useful! Have been subbed and following your content since my some quiet some time. I'm glad this video helped me now for an informed purchase decision because my 4 year old Samsung Odyssey G7 just completely bricked out on me. Has insane flickering since a few days (backlight broke or something?). Anyway I settled for the Alienware AW3225QF since I am used to the curve of my former G7 by now and the DELL Alienware has an additional 10% discount for students right now on top of the new years discount it came out to 850€ which is just a steal IMHO. Can recommend. Might check back after the monitor arrived to report on how I feel about it :3
Watching on my 60Hz monitor.
Edit: It was my 2nd monitor
1080p 60hz VA gang where u at
Cringe
Fr 💀
@@matosvetlik8611 i upgraded from 60hz for the first time with with aoc 24g4 few days back... man it feels so good try it!
Upgrade to oled already
The time and effort and mental focus required to keep track of this many monitors and their weird AF names takes a lot of time, effort and genuine love for the craft. Really really appreciate the quality you have brought here. Absolutely amazing work here!
Happy new year!
Great video, Tim! This is quite a showcase example of how to properly conduct these sort of S,A,B,C...F rankings, regardless of product involved. Greatly informative about all the monitors ranked, their main strengths and weaknesses, and explaining/justifying in proper detail how those pluses and minuses make each one land in the final asserted position between the competitors. Awesome.
Managed to get the MSI 321URX in Europe for €899 on sale recently. Excellent value for such a great monitor!
Yes me to and if you register it with msi you even receive a coupon for $30 steam gift card
Also, it came with a very old firmware on it, but updating it was simple and improved the performance a lot.
U sure it is the URX and not the UPX. Ive never seen the URX below 1200 Euros here
@@Valac-he8mv Yep 100%. Paradigit had them on sale for €899 just before xmas
Great video as always, but I did want to ask, what do you recommend for a bigger monitor such as 42 inch but non ultrawide and not curved, as i can not seem to find any good ones. I do prefer to game and work on a bigger monitor.
Down to the wire in Aus for NY. I hope you're celebrating with friends and/or family, you go great work.
I bought a AW3225QF because it was readily available and not overpriced like its competitors were in my region. Zero complaints so far.
Nice, that’s like the opposite where am at but that’s okay, curve is sin
@@proggz39 nay, a 1800R or 1500R curved ultra-wide is perfection. 800R is sin though, I would agree there, might as well get a VR headset at that point.
AW3225QF gets my vote for price alone compared to other 240Hz 4K OLEDs. The curve is quite nice and is very subtle.
Yup got mine for £629 unopened brand new.
I love him ,great oled 4K monitor AND it’s S tier 🫡
Any curve at that size is a hell naw for me
I got it for $850 after taxes in USA. Amazing monitor and cheaper than competing specs by a good bit.
I've had my aw3225qf since launch and it's been awesome. Love it
For those interested in the Odyssey G9 but prefer to avoid integrated "smart" TV functionality, a variant free of Tizen OS nonsense is available. It's called G93SC, ships with the standard Odyssey monitor OSD instead, and is cheaper to boot!
Should be on post office today... Hopefully it's good 😂
Hopefully there's one similar to the G80SD but with DP 2.1 and no smart TV functionalities
I’m pretty sure that the smart TV funcionality is pretty useful though. You should be able to access all kinds of settings through ColorControl.
Got it for $1400 CAD, and no regrets. It’s a quality monitor without the looming OS obsolescence that smart displays typically bring.
@martytu20 Sweet! I'm waiting for CES to decide. Which I'd recommend everyone do. It's so soon, and they might reveal next gen panel tech
10 years ago I bought a Dell U3415W for $1200. It's been great to have a color accurate IPS 3440x1440 34" ultra widescreen for all these years. It's still going strong. Now, I really want one of these 32" 4K 240hz qd-OLEDs 😅. Maybe it's time to finally upgrade. Thanks.
Similar situation here. 🙂
17 years ago (2008) I bought a Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP which has an IPS panel with a res of 2560x1600 for €1550.
I am still very pleased with it, I still enjoy it every day. It's a loyal and reliable workhorse with pristine image quality. 👍
Until now I didn't feel the need to buy a new monitor because it wouldn't have been worth it.
Because I wasn't willing to buy a new device with a lower resolution (e.g. 1440p) or shoddy OLED-technologies from before the end of 2024. That would have felt more like a downgrade.
But now the technology is finally advanced enough so I wont have to make any compromises.
That's why I just ordered a Philips Evnia 32M2N8900 which is 32", UHD, 240 Hz, newest QD-OLED tech, VRR and many other bells and whistles for just €960. 😉
There's also a 42" Philips Evnia, which I would have prefered to buy, but it doesn't have the newest QD-OLED gen inside and the refreh rate is lower (120/138 Hz) , so unfortunately it wasn't an option.
Got the Samsung 49" on black Friday. This monitor is amazing, and the image quality is truly impressive. Never had an issue with the interface of functionality using an AMD GPU (7900XTX).
LOVE my Dell Alienware AW3225QF! Never been happier with a monitor. Such a great experience.
I got the PG23UCDM this year and it was definitely worth the money. Content looks good but wasn't as big of an upgrade as I expected, but gaming on it is unreal. Games that support HDR look insane
Love these. Perfect round up. Gonna loop up the best 4k OLED video
Imagine watching this 20 years ago
Got the AW3225QF for 600€ after discounts and Cashback a month ago. Coudnt be happier with this monitor for that price!
Wow! Bought this at list when it came out. Still great 😊
That's why it's top of the "S" tier in my book unless money is no object for you.
got the 27GS95QX for 540€ on black friday, very happy with it (also sold my 2y old 27gp850 for 180€) so paid 360 basically 😁
This is better than all the S tier monitors for anyone that is interested. Reason: It is way better calibrated than PG32UCDM and the 32IURX. This makes HDR actually HDR and even in SDR mode it is well calibrated so it looks beautiful. The only advantage of the other monitors is the 480hz but I would take the better monitor performance on everything else all day.
Picked up a refurb on black friday sale for 600 USD. Have been very happy with it. Came perfect, like new. Straight from dell, all the other options where 800+
Sir I think you should take price out of the ranking equation because it differs from place to place so that we can know what is actually better in terms of color accuracy, build quality, performance and other stuff.
EDIT: For example, the G2724D which is a 1440p 165hz monitor is placed above aw2725qf which is a 2160p 165hz( 180hz oc) or 1080p 330hz ( 360hz oc) but I can understand the G2724D is good for that very low price it offers.
Literally just ordered the PG27AQDP an hour before this video, nice to see it’s ranked pretty high
I just got mine 2 days ago, happy to see it perform well!
@timeless8285 ces is literally in less than a week with new monitors being released 💀
@JakeySurani doubt I'll see any oleds at £499
Best OLED on the market
@@varph_ still new monitors always bring in a market correction for prices
Excellent review! Tried MSI 321UPX, outstanding monitor. Never seen such impressive images and vivid colors, perfect movement, plenty of options for image. However, QD-OLEDs causes severe eye-strain at least for me (terrible text fringing making very hard to focus on texts, reflections and purple tint). Replaced with the only not so expensive alternative: W-OLED LG 32GS95UE. Now, no more eye strain, perfect matte cover minimizing reflections, and much, much more text clarity (which is not mentioned for the ranking). I'm losing HDR quality? Yes. It's not so vivid and bright? Yes. But, honestly, for me, almost all the time in SDR it's a nice tradeoff. And please, forget about high peak levels of brightness in the specifications, as brightness above certain levels it's not healthy for the eyes neither sustainable in the long term. Let's see what 2025 bring us.
This video made feel really good about my purchase, the Asus ROG XG27AQDMG! S tier is very reassuring, I got the monitor for about $700 including a best buy 5 year oled warranty (considering asus’ track record with warranty claims) around 500 not including warranty!
same bro :')
"considering asus’ track record with warranty claims"
I will never purchase anything ASUS again, 1200 AUD monitor went 1 month outside of WTY, they basically told me bad luck. I know ASUS make good stuff, but if you can't back that up with good support its a major turn off for me, and to be fair if it was a $200 monitor, i'd have been like fair enough, but man to be treated like that on a 1200 monitor just left me jaded.
@@cerunos What's the problem? You were outside of warranty and they didn't honor it.. so?
As long as they are honoring the warranty within the warranty period, with minimal hassle, means that the warranty is good.
If you started having issues after the warranty ended, that is 'tough luck, sorry that happened' indeed. The warranty is there to guarantee you a specific usage time out of the product without issues, and nothing more.
Got my XG27AQDMG on BF for 500£ (625€) and I consider that a good value for money all things considered. Deadly screen.
@@theSato Exactly ^^ - if its 1 day i would be "damn the could have closed an eye on it" but ... 1 month. And then flame at Asus for it?
Thanks for the video. I'll use this to compare to the monitors coming out next month!
Hi Timm, thanks for the content. Really appreciate it. Fyi in indonesia monitor prices is crazy man, for dell g2724d is around 300 bucks compared your region 200 bucks. Xiaomi g27 pro is our savior in this damn crazy region for monitor prices, it priced on nearly 300 bucks same price as dell g2724D. So, every content must take a grain salt, which monitor are available to your region, and how well the prices positioned on your market. So happy watching and choose your favorite monitor guys !
Yeah, the differences in prices are pretty wild. Got the G2724d for 150 dollars a couple of weeks ago here in the US
Great video as always. Thank you.
I think LG 32GS95UE deserved at least A tier. I tried few 1440p models that have a bit worse picture than 32GS95UE. Picture quality is amazing, and for people that prefer matte screen over glossy its S tier
I agree
I got one open box for around 800ish usd. It's a great monitor at that price but for the original msrp it would be a hard sell. Not having common features like usb c or kvm don't make sense. Back light strobing would be nice to have. To me the standout feature are the awesome built in speakers!
Its the 32gs95 or pg32ucdp for me but in germany the Asus never goes below 1550 while i can get the LG for 1100 or below 1000 if i get the UX version with weaker speakers. A 30% price difference will prolly make me order the LG after ive seen whats announced at CES.
Yeah very ASUS bias here, i think asus should be -1 or -2 tiers just for their poor software and scamming
@@ChristianGuadalupe13you can get software backlight strobing with a program called BFI!
Thanks for all the great reviews this year. Was really helpful with my impulse Black Friday Buy. Originally went for a Gigabyte 27” 1440p display as it dropped into the low 500s, but found a screaming used deal from someone that wanted out of their 321UP. Sacrificed a few hertz and dealing with a larger size but love it for $600
ASUS XG27AQDMG and AOC 24G4X on the way, both ordered yesterday, thank you for reviews and recommendations. Cheers 🤝🏻🍻
MO34WQC2 owner here. I really have nothing bad to say about mine. Sure, with HDR there could be way more settings on the monitor, but those stuff can be set up through the gpu driver as well. The brightness is plenty, colors are beautiful, responsiveness and fluidity is amazing compared to anything else I owned previously.
For the price I've got it? It was a great buy.
I think PG32UCDP should be same as PG32UCDM they are both the same price and quality, the difference is in the oles panel so UCDP for bright rooms and UCDM for dark rooms without much reflections
Got the MSI 4K QD-OLED 165hz 321UP for $699 on black Friday! It's AWESOME!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND
YES AW2725DF GOT AN A! Love this monitor so much, upgraded from 60hz TN panel to a QD OLED 2k 360hz was like seeing a magic tricks for the first time. Absolutely an insanely good monitor for the price.
Great work brother I really appreciate all of your research. I will continue to link your content to all my friends who are looking to purchase new hardware
Thank you for making these rankings
I got Alien 4K QOLED for 750$ + taxes. Insane value for this beast!
47:55 Rating the non-HDR Dell above the AOC Q27G3XMN just because the Dell is "really cheap" is just crazy.
The Q27G3XMN is without exception the cheapest monitor anyone should consider buying for gaming, the HDR performance you get is as good as monitors worth 5x more from a few years ago.
Where the Dell G2724D is best suited is as an office monitor, high refresh and wide viewing angles are still valuable in the office, whereas HDR has near zero value in text editing so it makes sense to save a few dollars by omitting a feature you'd never use.
I bought that Dell for multi use. Mostly office but some gaming. It's perfect for gaming and I would say for a budget 150 bucks it deserves some love.
Who gives a shit about hdr, it's trash software tech
Agree 100% I actually own both monitors and would say the AOC is much better. I've used both for 40 hours a week for office work and gaming. The picture quality, contrast, and HDR on the AOC are far superior. The navigation buttons are worse and possibly the stand, but those are low value metrics. The Dell is $150 vs $280 though.. can't go wrong with either honestly
@@au343
Problem is the AOC Q27G3XMN is worth well over $130 more than the Dell.
Putting the G2724D just below the Q27G3XMN would make sense, but tossing it into the upper A-tier is just nonsense
The AOC Q27G3XMN is "The" highest value-per-dollar monitor on the market bar none (at least until some OLEDs drop below $400).
Happy New Year Tim!
Any thoughts or plans on checking out the Samsung G80SD?
Just bought xg27aqdmg ytd. I am so happy with my purchase. Seeing it on your S tier. Justified my purchase even more.
Great video. Keepitup!
Na man XG27AQDMG is horrible it has a black crush problem look it up
How is it Till now? Are the colors vivd? Because all of my Friends are Saying to Not buy it, I should instead buy an qd oled. What do you think? Because in Germany this Monitor costs 630€ incl. Tax. Pls help me😢
Bought the XG27UCG-W. Love the option to have FHD high refresh rates but still be able to do 4k work on it. (my laptop won't handle 300+ refresh rates at 4k or QHD). So perfect option for me without spending 3x the price on an OLED version! Gold standard for me would be a 5k Ultrawide 21:9 40-inch OLED at 240+Hz but need a PC (and bank account) upgrade for that lol! Thanks for all the reviews been super helpful.
Thank you for making this! You did an amazing job!
I'm excited for this video - I'm going to watch it slowly throughout the day!
I ended up going with a 32" 4K IPS screen you haven't tested, the Acer XB323QK V3, I've been really happy with it. I think it's a solid B-tier, or even A-tier. It doesn't have any of the benefits of OLED, but it doesn't have any of it's problems, either. I'm not thrilled at the style of monitor stand, but I use a quality monitor arm, so that's a non-issue for me.
i was looking to see if you had this exact type of video yesterday and you uploaded it today awesome
While it looks like Tim is always in need a shave, I think it matches well with his serial killer eyes.
I hope you have a fruitful 2025 - hopefully with monitor reviews, and not multiple unexplained disappearances of transients within a 250 kilometer radius of your house!
Got a good deal on the FO32U2P and couldn't be happier with it.
I love watching your videos that involves the pg27aqdp because it just reassures me that i made a good purchase. My only problem with it is that sometimes i get vrr flicker in some menus with gsync on.
Its a bit uncharitable to lump 3225 QF in with "Curved" since its so much less curved than the other monitors that have a curve. I find that at 32in the curve really helps with my viewing distance of choice under 30in.
I look at this and I can't help but think about this product segment......the fact that there is so much competition in this market and the result is that we see lots of good products with lots of new/great features with most being relatively decently priced.
Watching this on my OLED G9. Got it for $1314 since it launch back in Aug 2023. Zero issue so far apart from well know weakness such as raise black (but still better than my previous AW3423DW). For text reading I think I'm OK with. Doesn't feel the different between it and 32" 4K VA at my workplace. Calibrate it with X-Rite i1 display pro plus and it is perfect for SDR but we still have a long way before HDR calibration is possible.
Thank you for this!!
Nice to see the fo32u2p receiving a high grade by an expert. Bought it as it was the cheapest (similar to the aw3225qf) here.
I really wish someone would dig into the scanline issue with the Samsung Odyssey line of monitors. I bought a Samsung Odyssey G7 32" (LC32G7xT) because it reviewed well and appeared to be one of the best VA monitors for the value, at the time. What did not come out in the reviews was the game breaking scanline issue with these monitors, and the fact that Samsung continues to ignore the issue with almost all of their Odyssey monitor lines reported to have this issue and when brought up for warranty replacement, they are ignored.
The only way to reduce (but not eliminate) the scanline issue is to reduce your refresh rate down to 120Hz or less (which sucks because we bought if for the 240Hz) and reduce the Black Equalizer to the point that it is worse than a TA panel (which removes the supposed advantage of the VA panel).
I would love it if someone more technical with monitors was able to understand what the root cause is, because there is so much speculation and Samsung has never addressed it. Or at the very least, hold Samsung accountable.
How long do you think it'll be before 4k ultrawide OLEDs are available for under $1000? I'm not in any rush to upgrade my monitor, but the 1440p 240Hz MSI MPG 341CQPX is very enticing at $760.
Watching on my 23hz elderton from 1956 good times
I've purchased the AOC Q27G4X (not on your list) in summer 2024 for about 200€. This one is also quite satisfactory for QHD gaming at that price.
Very happy with my PG32UCDM, chosen only after watching your review!
Thank you Tim for decent, fare reviews !
Great to see the FO32U2P ranked so high. I got the standard version during black friday sales for £900. Same panel, just lacking dp 2.1 and 65w usbc charging which i don't care enough about anyway.
You're opinion really matters for me, what are your thoughts on the Odyssey G8 32 from Samsung ?
It’s amazing how great monitors are this year!
I bought the 24g4 because of you around 144 bucks...its amazing.
I’m glad to not see the Samsung Oled Odyssey G9 high up in this.
I went through 3 of them, all with different issues straight out of the box, then I gave up and don’t suggest it to anyone. I regret purchasing it.
Given a similar price, would you rather recommend the XG27ACS or the Dell G2724D?
I got the xg27aqdmg during sales as an upgrade from my xb271hu I had for 8 years. I was already looking at it, but your reviews helped me decide in the end. It's been a great move even though I would prefer the better pixel cluster from qdoled for text clarity. This will work for now
Just purchased the 39gs95qe for 700$ i think the ppi issue on the 45 inch version is definitely a thing, but its really not bad on the 39. Extremely happy with my purchase.
I only use mine for gaming and like you extremely happy with it. 👍
I also have the 39gs95qe. I bought it to replace the Alienware aw34dwf. I couldn't get past the raised blacks that look like purple during the daytime use and all the reflections on the glossy screen. I do have a window behind my desk. It was fine at night, but unusable for me during the day. The LG with it's matte finish has a way better picture quality for me and the lower PPI I don't notice. It's the perfect size for an ultrawide. The 3440x1440 is also way easier to drive than a higher resolution would be. If your on the fence about buying one, don't be. I would have ranked it more as a B+ to A-.
@@glennpestsolutionsplus2012 glad I decided against the Alienware then because that was the other one I was considering but I knew when I saw the reflections where they had it placed in the store, it would be a problem for when and where I game.
Imagine getting XG27AQDMG for 600€, yep exactly bought one for my sister.
It was no question purchase after watching November update, when her 3 years old Samsung Odyysey G7 broke down.
Next gen truly arrived, not PS5 Pro, not best GPU, everyone should get an OLED.❤
My sis was blown away by the new monitor, same way I was when I got my 42C2 2 years ago.
The Alienware should be S tier. yes the feature set is slightly less but the cost was almost half the ASUS & MSI in the UK at certain times with discounts. That alone should shift it back up. Affordability is a key factor when rating imho.
Pre-ordered my 321URX before any review was published, which I never ever do for any product. Super happy with it after almost a year. But I won't do this blind shot again.
Got the Asus PG32UCDM for 1099€ early december and I'm really happy with it so far.
I want 4k High Refresh rate and full Dp2.1!
I was anxious about DP v1.4a on my 321URX, but after almost a year, I did not notice any image quality issue during work or gaming in 4k and sitting close to the display.
Gigabyte FO32U2P
you cant even tell the difference between DSC and "full" DP2.1, this is borderline psychotic to complain about at this point.
@@therealpureessence2437 is that one actual full DP 2.1 4K240hz or only part DP 2.1? I can't remember
How is 240hz not high refresh rate
Will you be reviewing the MSI 341CQPX soon?
The fact the LG 32GS95UE is B tier calls into question this whole tier list.
I love mine. I would think A-tier myself. Probably the best mixed usage OLED of the bunch though.
His recent videos have been heavily QD OLED bias. Also, how can the Asus version be higher when it lacks speakers?
@@tappthegreat7775 first thing i do when i buy a monitor is turn off the speakers
yeah its throwing me through a loop. Optimum has used his as a main for over 8 months. Even while he reviews newer QD OLEDs he sticks with the LG Dual Mode monitor. And he plays similar games as I do.
@@liquidsunshine697 I've learned HUB and MUB are both a bit biased towards the tastes of their creators and they have strong opinions. It's all good, but I strongly disagree with where the LG falls on this tier list. It should be tied with or above the PG32UCDM. They're the top tier options depending on what you want. I've noticed they put a lot of weight on KVM and USBC charging, and that's just not a feature most people really care about in practice. Sure, there are people who swear by it, but I would argue most people already have alternatives that meet those needs. Nothing on the market offers what the LG32GS95UE does. It's an incredible monitor for content consumption and competitive gaming. I feel their analysis also leaves out individuals who might have older graphics cards that can drive the 4K240Hz in some games and can't in others. That's another situation where the 1080p mode excels.
About OLED G9 - the G93SC (non smartTV version) according to reviews I watched (moreleTV for example) has very good colour accuracy out of the box.
I'm really happy with it, for my eye it looks accurate, but obviously without proper hardware I can't tell for sure.
OSD is also good, wich is expected - because it was created for monitors not TV's.
The only 32:9 ultrawide definitely an S tier monitor for me.
MSI 32 MPG won my heart - agree re pricing, however the £100 steam voucher helped offset higher pricing. Really happy with the performance - look forward to your burn in experiment video, though i'm personally not concerned with oled burn in.. Warm Wishes for 2025!
Perhaps it would be better to grade monitors on a variety of points (eg. Display: 5/5 Features: 3/5 Cost: 1/5, ect) by putting that data into a spreadsheet and then have a separate interactive tier list that's populated by said data. It's even possible to input deductions for certain negatives in a pragmatic way. Buttons would allow a user to select from different criteria (Best overall, best value, ect). This is certainly possible with Google Sheets, excel, libre office, ect (although cloud would be preferred so anyone could use it).
Doing it this way has a few advantages: 1) It enables you to view the data from a variety of Criteria 2) It's more accurate. It requires you to input an equation for each criteria to determine the ranking of a product, thus providing a more objective measure of a monitor. A person doing a tier list one by one is going to have a problem comparing all the factors of a product to others at once and remembering each little detail. Comparing like monitors by hand is a mostly a crapshoot as well, the above method does away with that problem. Each product has all their plus and minuses fully accounted for so long as it's done correctly. In fact you could even create a spreadsheet at the start of the year and record the important points of a monitor and it's score while it's freshest to make doing a tier list extremely easy 3) It enables a more interactive presentation, whether it's more public to the community or just used for a video. Tier lists have the issue that you must select a single criteria but it's possible to make the single criteria interactive.
2024 and got me a 42 inch LG C4oled as a monitor :)
I got the MSI 32URX and it's gorgeous 😍
I was really bummed when I saw the specs for the 39inch LG monitor. That curve and the lack of 4k killed it for me. I have a 38inch LG that I have loved but wanted to upgrade. Fingers crossed that we get to see something coming soon at CES.
thanks for another year of great reviews.
You made me buy the ASUS 4k OLED :) thanks for the help to make me choose. Got it for just under 1k on BF-sale.
A monitor tier list???? Christmas has come late!!
It's actually next Xmas super early
Love my 321URX got it on launch.
Great review!
about the 32 Lg monitor. Honestly i think it deserves S tier. also in my countrys it's 999 dollars which is cheaper then the 321urx or PGUDCM so yeah
I agree. I chose this over the Asus PG32UCDM. I paid the full $1399, (Micro Center matched all the recent sales which put it right at around $1000 US). I have no regrets at all. I'm not sure how it earns "B" tier even after he gave his reasons. He clearly states in the beginning of the video that if you want a premium tier gaming monitor... to buy some sort of QLED or OLED monitor. Then places it in B tier after some 1440p monitors that are not necessarily superior? I'm not sure about that ranking. Additionally, there is a white model of the LG, "32GS95UV-W.AUS" that ran for $999.99 US for much of December at Best Buy. The only difference? I had the usual crap 7 watt speakers or whatever, vs. the pixel sound included on the black LG.
Yeah, the rankings don’t make sense. Especially for the 32 inch 4k models
Heavily bias towards QD OLEDs and it’s obvious.
@@tappthegreat7775 And i'm not hiding it. Let’s face it-QD-OLEDs are undisputedly the best display technology right now. Why settle for anything less than perfection?
@rejectdiorr dude I have them both side by side in the dark you cannot tell the difference, but under the daylight the samsung blacks are slightly purple when comparing to LG. what perfection are you talking about if my screen is purple during the day?
If anyone's interested in the Samsung OLED G95SC but don't want the smart features, the G93SC is literally the same thing without the smart stuff. That's the one I have and it's been great, until it died just 12 months later. But the G93SC also has a 3 year warranty while the G95SC only comes with 1 year.
Such an amazing job there!
I'm looking forward to the the upcoming LG 45 5k/2k Ultragear with adjustable curve. It gets announced next month at CES.
PG32UCDM has been nothing but awesome so far, almost 8 months.
The AW3225QF is awesome.. If anyone is worried about the curve, don't. It's so subtle. You wont even notice it after a a few hours
Caught the Gigabyte S-tier choice when it was on sale for 1k. Love it & it future proofs me with 2.1dp.
As an owner of the AW3225QF, I wanna add a few specific elements (I don't know how the equivalent OLEDs from ASUS or MSI compare for all of this):
- DSC is forced ON, the only way to get rid of DSC is going through a specific HDMI mode. DSC is often called on this channel a non-issue because we cannot see any image degradation, but it is not really about that. With DSC, you are stuck with predefined resolutions, that means no custom resolutions, DSR or DLDSR.
- really poor packaging leading a lot of brand new units covered in micro-scratches (sometimes not just micro...)
- VRR flickering can be real bad in some scenarios (this is a global OLED issue, but I believe this model is still the worst on that regard)
- don't plan to connect a blu-ray player with 24Hz output: crazy flickering (very similar to VRR flickering even though it is not VRR related), the monitor image is just unstable with sub 30Hz signal
great video! thank you :)
Still rockin' that LG C2 42in. Probably the best "monitor" I've ever bought!
It's an awesome monitor. I love the color temperature. It has beautiful warm color pallet and it pops more than AW3225QF that I have next to it. It even looks perceptibly brighter to me than the Dell model, even though its peak brightness is 200nits lower. 800 vs 1000.
@@saphyre-l4w The peak brightness doesn’t tell the full picture. The AW gets up 1300nits in the 1% window, but goes down to 400ish at 10% which is arguably more important. It means only tiny highlights get that HDR impact. The C2 is significantly brighter on the 10% window at around 700ish. It also doesn’t suffer from the oddly calibrated Samsung PQ Curve, which overly darkens mid tones in bright scenes and makes any scene that isn’t dark way dimmer than it should be
@@noidsuper thank you for the explanation 👍
I have a C1 as my main TV in my room. Has 12k hours of on time! 0 burn in! But def want a OLED monitor monitor. 42 is way to big!
Happy new year guys
Interesting ranking the UDCP below the UDCM. I just couldn't live with the purple blacks in lighted environments.
Right? How does the monitor with more features rank below the one with fewer. And in dark environments the panel coating is irrelevant
I've tried both WOLED and QD-OLED, and the claims about raised blacks in QD-OLED in many videos are often exaggerated. Unless you're intentionally shining a very bright light directly onto the monitor, it's not a noticeable issue. Taking that into account, I the ranking is fair.
Should've reviewed the MSI MAG341CQP. Not bad for an entry level ultrawide.
Not perfect, but I do like the colors and clarity for the price. 175hz is alright, but if you need more, they got the 240hz MPG that dropped not long ago. 1440p is the new 1080p.