WOLED vs QD-OLED | 45' LG Ultragear OLED vs 49' Samsung Odyssey OLED G9

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If you've ever wondered what the differences are between WOLED and QD-OLED display tech, this comparison between the 45" LG Ultragear OLED and the 49" Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 might help answer that.

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0:00 Intro
1:18 Hardware & Build Quality
2:22 Display Specs
3:21 Image Quality
7:20 Brightness
7:55 Screen Glare
8:43 Burn-In
9:17 Overheating
11:22 Productivity
12:05 Additional Features
13:01 Price & Final Thoughts

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Thanks for watching! Which one of these would you take if you could only pick one?
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midasgamespace

Thank you for doing a side by side comparison!

I have the G9 OLED and while I do appreciate the glossy OLED, coming from a Neo G9, the lack of curve is very glaring. Further, the G9 OLED has issues that many users have reported - heat glare in the center of the screen (even in idle and low ambient temps), runs hot along bottom edge of screen (likely due to poor heat dissipation), and white flickering sporadically (both on desktop and during gaming). Like you said, the center of the screen gets REALLY hot (and I was using normal desktop use). It was the same with the Neo G9. In summer, the room is a sauna - even if you use an AC your face gets warm. I believe this is due to the housing at the back of the monitor. Unlike the LG 45, the G9 has bad heat management and all of it is trapped inside the housing. The RGB also contributes to the heat, whereas on the LG you can see the RGB is along the edges not in the center. Burn in is affected by heat, so I am worried that heat issue will contribute to future burn in.

Even worse, I cannot install a monitor arm because the screw holes at the back of the monitor are mis-aligned (less reported issue but I found a similar complaint on YouTube). If I have to send a brand new monitor like this back for repairs (for God knows how long) instead of a replacement, it will just add insult to injury.

It is a good looking monitor, make no mistake, but Samsung monitor quality control is atrociously bad. And their service support takes forever. If anyone decides to buy the G9 OLED, please make sure you buy it from a store and ramp up the warranty.

inconvenientfacts

Bro, your setup is just fire! 🔥 Love the minimal but functional design!

aldeen

Good video! thanks for being upfront about the sponsorship brother!

jawahar

I disagree with your productivity comment. The 49" G9 is a great productivity monitor because the reduced vertical height makes it less fatiguing on the eyes at normal distances.

jessel.

Well done comprehensive comparison. I have had a 49 inch 32:9 monitor and at the end of the day it felt cramped vertically. I recently purchased the LG 45GR95QE and man does this monitor kill it for gaming. It fills your FOV brilliantly, offering high refresh and OLED contrast. It does not seem too dim for me. You will hear folks lament its resolution for text etc.... for me its a non issue. For gaming this monitor nails it. I can not imagine a better format. If this had 4k resolution it would be too taxing to drive and you just don't need it.

snostorm

I just picked up the LG 45". I previously had a 4k OLED Auros monitor and I can say this LG monitor is super nice. The curve of this monitor I thought would just be a gimmick but coming from a 48" 4k flat panel (16:9) I can say that the curve along with the 21:9 ratio is much easier to take in and it also adds to the overall experience quiet a bit. My previous 4k panel didn't have Gsync but had Freesync pro and was able to force Gsync through compatibility purposes. With that being said I noticed a fair bit of quality issues that were extremely noticeable due to not being fully endorsed by Nvidia. In short if you enjoy Gsync please make sure you pick a monitor up with it fully supported because I noticed a huge difference in quality. OLED being the way that it is I always prefer a cooler monitor and with the matte screen (unpopular opinion) I prefer that. I find that nothing more distracting than trying to game and there's a huge glare on my screen. I've noticed zero issue with faint colors or less "pop" of color with it. Finally going from 4k down to 1440p I thought I was going to notice a huge difference in quality but honestly I don't. I have a 14th gen i9 cpu and a 4080 gpu. I can say with larger monitors I do prefer to get those frames and this thing being 2.25x less pixels helps me drive those framerates home.

I don't think you can really go wrong with the LG. For any game that doesn't use 21:9 with OLED you get the inky black borders and the screen is still 27" so it's really a non issue for me. Media consumption was something I was worried about but once again within 10 minutes I was not even noticing the bars and was just enjoying the monitor again. My views on this monitor might be skewed as instead of paying 1700 for this monitor I was able to find an open box of this for around $950 which to me after using this monitor is an amazing price for what you are getting. Hope this helps someone trying to make the hardest decision of a monitor. Always remember after your computer is built the monitor is like the most used piece of hardware you can buy for your setup and in my opinion should be a very important part of your setup. Cheers!

edavy

i bought the lg. i like the 21:9 more than 32:9 picture. also i do worry about burn in. makes me nervous with wat it cost. but i did play a game for 12 hours striaght with no issues wat so ever. also like the screen clean that oled comes with i think that helps. great video btw.

ohero

Burn in is 100% more pronounced overtime with heat involved on individual pixels - excellent video!

brockjohnson

_I like the vertical height of the LG. But would luv to have that same height with a 49 inch._

SooperFlye

Nice review, there are so few reviews comparing these two! I ended up buying both and returning the LG and keeping the G9. I absolutely loved everything about the LG, it was almost the perfect monitor. The screen size was perfect and super immersive. It was the matte screen that sunk it for me. I'm actually mad at LG for it, its like they designed the perfect monitor and someone at LG said "hmm what can we do now to ruin it? I know put on a matte screen!". It completly 100% ruined the OLED experience for me. If they ever bring out the LG at the same size with a glossy screen I'll go for it. Until then I took it back and got the G9 and am much happier. The OLED experience on the G9 is much better in my opinion, like night and day.

skyllaros

Excellent video! The overheating thing isn't something I've seen anyone else bring up

P.S: just a small thing, it's always better to have your PC higher up off the ground as it reduces dust build-up inside the case

epiccontrolzx

Awesome video! im trying to decide between this two monitors and this gave me alot of help. first ever video ive watched from u and its a instant following. keep up the great work!

kevinselander

This is literally my exact dual monitor setup at home. I have had the Samsung Odyssey Oled G9 for about 5 months now. I had it paired with a 48" LG C2 tv/monitor. Yesterday, I bought the LG Ultragear Oled 45" to swap out the LG C2. I love both these monitors. Now I'm just debating whether or not I want to mount them on mounting arms or not.

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