Something Isn’t Right About QD OLED Monitors…

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Something Isn’t Right About QD OLED Monitors…
Sound the alarms and start panicking, because there is something seriously wrong with these new QD OLED monitors that nobody is talking about.

Now look I want to make it very clear that these monitors are a huge upgrade over anything we’ve had previously, and in terms of price to performance they are a massive leap in the right direction, but they are by no means perfect, and while they have many flaws, what I’m going to talk about today is perhaps what I would consider to be their biggest Achilles heel.

So pucker up and hold that monitor tight, because I’m about to drop a huge load of information straight into your holes that once you see, you will never be able to unsee.

So let’s open that Necronomicon of forbidden knowledge and dive right in. Now I first stumbled upon this goofy ah problem when reviewing the Alienware AW3225QF and at the time I figured it was just Alienware falling short of expectations, but as more reviews have started to go live it became clear to me that this issue to some extent would persist among all versions of these QD OLED monitors, and will lead to some buyers being dissatisfied with their HDR performance.

What am I talking about? Brightness. Yes, these monitors are in my opinion fairly disappointing in their brightness, especially in games, and to illustrate that take a look at these charts I’ve been putting together

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[thedisplayguy]

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[nbckt]

There is such a thing as not bright enough, but am I the only one who doesn't want to be blasted in the face with brightness?

[saltysteel]

It's honestly bright enough. About the same as most mid tier LCDs.
I wouldn't notice the difference in brightness, however, response time, color, and contrast is way better.
GLOSSY

[SKLLZTHATKILLZ]

You should keep the same displays in each of your comparisons. You had the C3 for the 100% window but not for the 1%?

[MrBobk]

Samsung Display at CES was pumping up to 3k nits for qd oled Gen 3. These monitors aren't even coming close to that. Hopefully the trade off is durability then.

[andresgizmos]

Not bright enough, text clarity is mid, WOLED washed out colours, QLED pink hue when faced with any light, most monitors don’t have HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.1, most displays still have a chin/logo at bottom (exception of dough), only few monitors support Dolby vision. No monitors do everything on that list. Yes still a compromised OLED generation

[vmd]

The only reason why I'm considering these monitors is because the ppi is much higher and as a result image may look more crisp and smooth compared to my 65A95L. But yeah the hdr brightness figures are disappointing.

[Rodd]

Very satisfied with my Asus PG32UCDM. more than enough brightness, and i had a Samsung 32" G7 Neo before so i dont know what this guy is talking about

[trnnel]

Does this also apply to the 27 inch 1440p variants? I mean the pixel density is lower, so the panel could be a bit brighter?

[mz]

As someone with the AW since day 1. It's really bright. Eye wincing bright. Playing games like Honkai or Geshin with a lot of flashing bright attacks. I can't imagine even brighter. I'm in a well light controlled room with only back lighting. I know brighter is better for specular highlights. But idk how much is too bright

[mikec]

Would be interesting to see how the new v3 QDOLED 4K monitors compare to the v2 and v3 1440p? Are the 1440p monitors brighter since they are less dense than the 4K?

[hah]

So this doesn't matter if you don't even use your monitor on 100% brightness does it?

[Artra]

I always thought - I might be wrong - that they lower brightness to reduce the risk of burn-in.
This is the reason why I don't think I'll every buy an OLED for desktop use.

[tristonjensen]

I ordered the MPG 271QRX QD-OLED thanks to your glossy vs. matte advice. Thank you!

[Neekzu]

What's funny to me is that I really enjoy bright "real scenes" with bright highlights. I actually enjoyed the ABL for desktop use. Some websites just don't have a darkmode and the monitor automatically dimmed. I am specifically talking about the LG UltraGear OLED 27GR95QE-B, 26.5 which was my second experience with OLED monitors. I had the Odyssey OLED G9 first. Looking forward how I like the new QD-OLED V3 monitors.

[bayar]

I’m still debating if I want to wait for the Asus to restock or just go with the AW.

[Mustafa_]

The fact that these panels don’t have a polarizer and look ass in direct sunlight in comparison to vanilla OLED defeat its complete purpose and existence
How the fuck we are in the third generation of this shit and Sammy hasn’t figured out to put a fucking polarizer of their panels
It’s your own shit
Do something
Fix it?
Goddamn
Shit like this really makes me wonder if the mother company still doesn’t believe in OLEDs and treats it like a 2nd class products
Meanwhile LG basking in the glory with them gorgeous inky blacks and upcoming monitor with 480hz mode
Damn son

[noposition]

I don't know...I think is just something that is dependent from one individual to another. I played on the 240Hz WOLED Corsair and on the AW34 QD (Dead Island 2). HDR was awesome, brights were bright, darks were dark, really really good experience, first time dealing with real HDR. The lights on the street at night were especially "wow" moments and the sun hitting the water on the beach in the morning, really breathtaking. What I mean...there is no need to be flahsbanged to enjoy HDR, but as I said in the beginning maybe that's just me, that I never enjoyed a super bright image, always kept my LCDs in the 30-40% brightness.

[henrycai]

I don't get it, he said to get the aw3225qf cause its a good monitor, so I preordered it. Now he says go play on a tv instead

[marfg]

They completely crippled the 10% - 50% window performance on these new QD-OLEDs.