Rtings said otherwise oddly. Hard to know who to trust but I’ll take your word for it as I haven’t noticed overshoot either since I updated whereas I noticed it before.
@@Keivz It's objectively "fixed" if you measure overshoot behaviour at appropriate sensitivity (see 'BadSeed Tech' review of PG27AQDM on RUclips which compares with old and new LG firmware using Nvidia LDAT). It can also be accurately captured with pursuit photos - including Test UFO or even RTINGS own pursuit test (they should've done this!) Compare Test UFO results from my review on PCMonitors (new firmware) with TFTCentral (old firmware) at 60Hz and 120Hz, the difference is clear. It's widespread and obvious overshoot in my view with the old firmware, especially at 60Hz. Perceived overshoot is both subjectively and objectively eliminated (or close enough) with the new firmware!
If I didn’t read this comment I probably wouldn’t have updated the firmware as I wasn’t bothered by the brightness and the 4k 120hz bug remains when using the hdmi cable. Thank you for the heads up
Got the LG model at $650 open box but perfect condition. I turn the brightness down in SDR since I can control my room’s lighting. It has been a mind blowing monitor for both competitive games and HDR gaming
Yeah it's worth mentioning that on paper Asus might be best choice out of those 4 monitors it's also 50% more expensive than the cheapest of them... Here in Europe lg goes for 800e while Asus is at 1200e
Excellent head-to-head (-to-head-to-head?) comparison, Tim. Very useful for prospective buyers like myself planning on jumping into the high-refresh 1440p market. I was a bit struck by how the Corsair model started off strong, but ended up falling short of glory. Perhaps a good firmware update can bring these four closer together.
I've been using my S95B about 5 feet away from me as a gaming monitor and it's amazing. These monitors will have to come way down in price for me to even consider it.
I’ve owned both the LG and the ASUS and ended up sticking with the ASUS because it gets considerably brighter in SDR. Plus the screen can physically go lower for better viewing. If the LG was brighter then for me it would be the way to go, as it has a better aesthetic, HDMI 2.1, a remote and displays colours more accurately especially in HDR. It also implements burn in prevention in a better way. Top monitor if you prodominantly in a dark room and don’t mind dimness.
What cables do you use or does it just come with a hdmi/dp for 1440p 240hz? Also was hoping there was a long enough cable capable of 2k 240hz as I want to have my PC in the background of my setup behind me.
You should mention that on the LG switching to SRGB mode it disables DAS mode, which leads to noticeably higher input lag. So the LG isn't great if you're a gamer who plays SDR games in SRGB mode. Maybe it's a pretty niche use case, but it's probably relevant to some people.
Note that new firmware for Corsair just dropped, and it says brightness stabilizer now allows for up to 200 nits. That is a pretty major upgrade, that makes it much more competitive, especially with the LG model.
I do not have corsair model, but according to RTINGS the brightness is around 150-160 cd per square meter, which is still less than LG model, but might be good enough for those that are using their monitors in 120-150 range.
My setup is in a dark room and is used mainly at night. I went with the Corsair and couldn't be happier. The 3 year burn in/dead pixel warranty is what sealed the deal for me. I honestly don't have an issue with brightness levels with the monitor.
For what it’s worth, I have the LG and haven’t had any issues with brightness. In fact, I often turn the brightness down to ~80% when gaming in the dark.
When I'm not gaming I usually turn off HDR where I have it in SDR reading mode (or whatever it's called in the english UI) because I get headaches from the brightness. It hits different if you're sitting directly in front of it compared to say my 1000nits TV where I don't mind it. Dark, high contrast games can look amazing, it's definitely the most beautiful display I ever had as a PC monitor.
Having the LG Oled, next to my Neo G8 it looks too dim for my taste. The neo g8 colors pop off more due to how bright it's mini led is, and even though the contrast is better on the Oled, the mini led in my opinion when comparing it side by side gives the image a 3d ish look as if it's more immersive. Like there's actually different shades of lights in a room. plus it's hdr is much better than the LG's. and is can achieve brightness much higher and consistent compared to the lg's This is what I have noticed when comparing the 2. I usually play the neo g8 for singleplayer games and multiplayer, the lg only strictly on multiplayer. LG is way too dim for my taste. I should have waited for the newer oleds, with higher brightness. My phone an amoled can achieve over 1500 nits of brightness looks much better than my lg oled.
Issue for me is during the day scenes brightness is fine but night scenes in video games (HdR) its hard as hell to see things. The inky blacks mixed with low brightness makes dark areas very hard to see.
There's two things I think that are being completely missed with the Asus model: There is still a red tint that oversaturates red, orange, purple, ect that makes everyone look like they have a spray tan in HDR 6500k. The other elephant in the room is that the Asus does not do its pixel cleaning automatically...you have to manually do it. LG, Corsair, SAmsung, Alienware, ect all do it automatically.
@@angelcordero5745 asus confirmed several times it doesn't and so have people that have tested it. Only the 42/48" models do it automatically. Mine has never done it automatically.
This guy here says it runs automatically: ruclips.net/video/PcPp0beGstc/видео.html And I have seen people on the Asus forum say it runs and the power LED will turn orange while it runs. I will try to watch out for that (just got the monitor).
@DasAntiNaziBroetchen I haven't seen it run automatically yet. It always gives the prompt, and doesn't do anything if I ignore it. And asus themselves on their forums said it was manually only. TFTCentral was also wrong about those settings. Screensaver, for instance, only adds vignetting and it doesn't do anything else. The same setting on thr LG version is in the service menu and called CEC. Asus also completely removed panel refresh, so it can only do pixel cleaning The 42" and 48" asus oleds do have automatic pixel cleaning.
I managed to get the LG 27GR95QE for £750 here in the UK. And since august 2023, LG have announced that their two year warranty now covers burn in makes it a clear winner for me. I’ve owned many high end Asus ROG components and their technical support is awful coming from personal experience with them. Brightness means very little to me as I also game on a LG CX Oled tv which is a lot dimmer than this monitor and I actually find it too bright in HDR games at night due the deep blacks making the highlights pop to much I end up turning the brightness down. Also the HDMI 2.1 is so much more superior than DP 1.4 as you can play at 1440p at 240Hz without display screen compression (DSC).
I'm also considering getting it for this price from overclockers, I want to for my ps5 and as I move a lot I needed something smaller than an lg c2 but my biggest concern is the matte coating on 27GR95QE compared to the glossy coating on oled tvs like the c2, what do you think of the coating so far and does it diminish the oled experience ?
I think you should look at power usage/anti-burn in features the monitors have and which can be disabled. I have the Corsair one and I'm very disappointed in it. Despite having the Brightness Stabilizer on it will still lower the brightness after a while, especially in the corners. It's very annoying and can make text in the corners look dull and hard to read. I'm sure this is some "feature" to either save power or prevent burn-in but it's unacceptable on a monitor.
Great monitor content as always Tim. I am thinking about getting an oled in the future but at the current time I'll hold off for a 27 or 32" 4k qd oled 144hz glossy coated monitor. I spotted a gigabyte m27u over on amazon for a great price but will wait for your review on that one. Keep up the amazing monitor content. I appreciate all that you guys do.
Been using the 27AQDM for 2 months now and this is a warning to all future adopters. This monitor is horrible with text. Fringing is quite noticeable and makes random text blurry. If this is going to be your single monitor forget about it. If on the other hand you will be using it for gaming and movies exclusively, like i do, then go for it. It can't be matched on that content.
Turn off 'Clear Type in windows... Helped a lot with my LG OLED. You can pick which monitor to turn it off if you use multiple. Looks almost like the text on my IPS
The text is really only poor with PDF files other than that it's perfectly fine if you use the correct Asus driver not the Windows driver and adjust the monitors sharpness setting.
Make sure you have "vivid pixel" set to 50. For some reason that was set to 0 for me and it made everything blurry, especially text. Other than that, you get the standard WOLED text fringing, but I found it quite tolerable on this one.
I have the corsair one and for me the brightness is not a problem even tho a window is to my right side where the monitor is placed.But when I’m in csgo the flashbang is more light grey than white (it’s odd but I think it’s better so)
A friend of mine got the ASUS one recently, and I got the XENEON. I must say, I'm very happy with it. Mostly playing Street Fighter VI and Remnant 2 at the moment and they look great!
Indeed. He'll review 4 'me-too' 27" oled monitors but has only reviewed 1 of the 4 'me-too' 27" mini-led models. At least rtings has reviewed the innocn and the (32") acer. Oddly, no one seems to want to touch KTC (other than more basic reviewers). Makes you wonder.
Loving this review is there any possibility of reviewing the KTC M27T20 1440p 27" mini led monitor in dining to get a decent price mini led monitor and been looking for reviews but cannot find anything in depth 😅
Purchased the LG and was expecting lousy text but I have trouble seeing any bad viewing with text. I guess if I zoom in and get close it may be a bit off. But definitely the white as a slight tinge when viewing text on white etc. The only thing is getting a BIOS update....the model I have is the LG 27GR95QE - B or A au and finding the firmware to update is a pain. I have not found it yet .... have installed the LG software so can access everything quite easy .
I switched to the Asus PG27AQDM after 5 years of using the Acer XB271HU in a multimonitor gaming setup. Going from 1440p 165Hz to 240Hz isn't the biggest jump but the motion clarity is undeniably superior, as well as the colour accuracy. Having HDR is also great because of that OLED per pixel lighting, black levels too - but I can't help but feel a little buyer's remorse. The old gaming monitor needed an update, yes, but I could've gone with a cheaper IPS screen and been content too, though this is because I've been using OLED TVs for even longer.
i did something similar, and i also had the Acer XB271HU, but i got a great deal on 4k 144hz ips which i had for a year. now i have the corsair xeneon oled. and the 4k ips was a great buy, the oled is not a great monitor for the money. i would recommend for anyone that 4k 144hz ips you can get for half or less than oled is the sensible purchase. i went into oled not expecting great value or resale value afterwards. oled is great but now value proposition is my point.
@@Tr2w Not at all - even used for work during the day. But it's only been 4 months. I do have 2 LG OLED TVs that I use with HTPCs and they haven't developed any burn-in either. The oldest tv is a B6 from 2016. I really don't foresee any problems with burn-in, unless you leave your PC on 24/7 and never let your monitor go to sleep.
I am hoping that you have a chance to review some 27" 4K mini LED monitors in the future, such as the Red Magic. I am waiting for the 27" 4K OLED monitors, but am concerned about burn in and text clarity especially since I am using my monitor for both work and gaming. As such, I may consider upgrading to mini LED for now.
27" 4k really is the sweet spot and going back to 1440p xeneon sure has some drawbacks. the text clarity on oled is not reducing the text readability, it just looks worse than ips. would probably be fine for a 4k resolution on same size monitor. i am not sure anything but oled is worth it for hdr, mini led and fald have some drawbacks and adds too much cost. burn in on the other hand is an issue on oled. i am not expecting to get much for my oled monitor after my burn in warranty expire after 3 years. and you have to get used to new habits and taking breaks, i have a second monitor i display static elements and watch content while my oled is refreshing or giving it a break.
Mike I can tell you from experience of having used the s95c for about a month now, theres no issues with text clarity. Its actually even better for desktop than my pg32uqx was. As long as game mode is off its stunning for browsing. The threat of Burn in is considerabley exxagerated. I got 5 yr warranty on my s95c and the store covers it anyway, but in my view youve gotta be a total dipshit and abuse your panel to get burn in
@Monitors Unboxed Can you please make a tutorial video on how to hardware or software calibrate latest gen WOLED monitors such as the Asus PG27AQDM to get the most color accuracy possible from both SDR and HDR modes. It will be great to have a OLED specific calibration video on the latest gaming monitors which people might wanna also use for productivity as well. Thank you.
Hey Tim, hi, how you doing? Could you check out the AOC Agon Pro AG276QZD The last of the high end WOLED 27" QHD gaming monitors? and the Acer Predator X34 V Acer's QD-OLED 34" UWQHD option. They (acer) have options in each category. Smart.
my lg arrives today and i cant wait. i got it on sale for the 799. i went w the lg not only due to the price but also the remote and actual hdmi 2.1. cant wait to test it out today thats for sure. once i get it ill figure out if its bright enough or not foe me. the asus is currently 1050 in the us. simply for the reasons mentioned above it was really hard to pass up on the lg. im most likely going to give a review from a normal persons perspective when i get it as well. appreciate the vid and your thoughts though for sure. the corsair warranty though makes it a tough choice for me as well. that warranty really plays a huge part in a purchase decision as well imho. the brightness does have me curious though. what i also think is the asus being so much brighter is most likely more susceptible to burn in. ill find out soon though and so will some of you who watch my vid. take care
Sorry but after having both the lg and corsair i would put the xeneon in 2nd place. With brightness stabiliser off the auto dimming can be annoying but the brightness is substantially improved over the lg. For spreadsheets and web browsing i would consider the lg better because the full screen brightness fluctuation can be distracting, but for content consumption the corsair is superior.
Hey Tim, I'd love to get an OLED but I work from home on my gaming monitor, and also use productivity apps like Blender and Ableton. My monitors get *heavy* use with lots of static elements. Any recommendations for a higher-end monitor that's a great hybrid between productivity and gaming? Most content I'm seeing is OLED based, but unfortunately I think I would destroy an OLED pretty quick.
@@rukydeez1030 I have the same problem. Want to keep my current Dell IPS monitor as a second monitor and get the corsair one, but I use my PC for work (I translate video games so I use a lot of static windows) and for gaming like 70% working / 30% gaming and I am afraid of the burn-in, concerned about text clarity etc. I am new to OLEDs and I hesitate because of this :E
@@GrimmJow010 Irrespective of how reviewers are jumping on the OLED train considering how the technology is not yer mature in my opinion. I believe patience is the key here. Just like any other form of technology, someday we'll have a form of OLED that'll be more resistant to burn-in & have better text clarity. For now I believe OLED is not the way to go unless you are ready to risk the burn-in & get the monitor on a very good deal.
LG UltraGear for the win, LG forever They are the inventors of the pannel, rest are coppy paste. A hdmi 2.0 is a nono for me. Zorz tested hdmi 2.1+ CRU on fast Hdmi2.1 settings and the image panning in games is super fast compared to DP or HDMI 2.0 because of the super fast frame transfer that hdmi 2.1 offers. LG are not supid. No1 talks about this. This is my personal optinion, LG is no.1 for me and my taste. Thank you for you review ! Amazing work !
I got the asus model following your recomendations and reviews and I can't be happier. Motion clarity is awesome and HDR gaming is really blows mi mind, specially after firmware update. I'm also happy with brightnes. I can use it in summer with no blinds at all with no issue.
@@ogikay7056 SD content looks greyed when you activate HDR in windows settings. You only see true HDR colours when you open your game and toggle HDR on in the game settings. I only enable HDR when playing HDR compatible games.
What matters to me the most is how aggressive ABL is in video games while HDR is turned on. Watching the bright sky constantly flicker is a HUGE dealbreaker.
I got some noob questions. I feel like pulling the trigger on the ASUS on account of the higher brightness. However I’d be using this monitor with my gaming laptop, and am curious what makes the Acer “the most laptop-suitable.”
WBGR or BGRW would likely be best. Also locking out white subpixel for SDR content since the extra brightness isn't needed like it is in HDR. Windows color management has a setting for BGR.
Thank you for making this video. Hopefully we can see a monitor with the performance of the Asus, with 4k resolution in the next 2 years courtesy of LG display.
So... The search (or wait) continues. "All" I want is a 27" OLED 1440p 120-165Hz with excellent text clarity, fast accurate response time where a single profile works throughout the refresh range, BANG ON sRGB color profile out of the box, "fairly good" HDR color profile or better, and very good to excellent brightness.
@@andyb9664 I beg to differ. On my TV I want a super glossy finish because that boosts color vibrancy, but on my work monitors I prefer anti-glare. Granted there have been some manufacturers who took that concept WAY to far, to the point where the almost sanded looking finish reduced text clarity.
@@andersjjensen oh there's the difference! You call it work monitor, but I'm taking about a monitor I will buy for pc gaming. So for me, glossy is the way. (I'm always playing games in dark room, so glossy is not a problem for me.)
@@andyb9664 Then there's no need to shell out on a monitor that is hysterically color accurate and has excellent text clarity. Just get something that is fast as fuck and "good enough" when it comes to colors and text. I specifically require both because I'm a software developer and my wife is a hobby content creator who's getting to the point where her capabilities are outgrowing her Macbook Pro (which has a surprisingly good screen, btw!). I don't game more than 2-4 hours a week on average, but when I do I want a good experience.
It is being refreshed. New version will have VESA True Black HDR400 certification. New model name is 27GS95QE-B. It will have peak full screen brightness equivalent to Asus current model. VESA True Black HDR 400 calls for minimum peak full screen brightness of 250 nits. This is 100 nits more than LG's current model which is not certified.
I tested both the Asus and the Alienware ultrawide qd oled. I kept the Asus. Something surreal about the motion and look even against the qd oled. It seemed like it was faster and smoother. Unbelievable monitor for PC gaming.
I bought the LG 27GR95QE during Prime Day sales and it's been a nice upgrade from my previous VA 1440p MSI monitor. Pretty beautiful picture quality and the 240hz/very quick response time is really nice. All the OLED "longevity" features also give me peace of mind to just use the darn thing and not worry so much about burn-in. I was pretty skeptical about how big of an upgrade the LG 27GR95QE would be but after a few weeks of use I've been very satisfied with the purchase. Properly implemented HDR in games is definitely awesome and watching Blu-rays is great. SDR is beautiful as well. It only took me about 20 minutes of fiddling with settings between the monitor itself, Windows and AMD Adrenalin to get the picture where I wanted it. Can't comment on the comparisons to other monitors but I paid $850 and on paper I don't think the ASUS was worth $150 more.
I have the lg oled and in the srgb mode the oled at 100 brightness is about the same as my random cheap Amazon 2nd monitor at 35%. In a bright room it's sometimes hard to use the oled tbh
@@HikaruIDThanks, I missed a lot of it but ghosting can be terrible at lower brightness. (I currently experience it on an oled and it's freaking terrible)
the corsair work perfectly for me, have windows 11 with auto hdr on and brightness stabilizer off. sdr and hdr games looks great. that was what you were asking for right?
@@sudd3660 Yea pretty much. So you dont notice the brightess changing all the time during gaming? For example, you are in dark room then walk into a snowfield ingame, does it look bad or is it something that you dont even really notice?
@@Pixelcheat999 if you use the settings i have you do not notice, not even when scaling up a white window on desktop. any bright scene in games are bright enough to blind me a bit. no sense of its changing or doing so in a flickering manner.
6:42 FYI I just bought the PG27AQDM one week ago-ish. And I received a unit with latest firmware in place (MCM104) and a factory certified calibration! ASUS got one step further in customer QoL it seems. Contact me if you want to see the photo of it 🙂
@@RockyBalboaxxxI really appreciate it. It is my first experience with OLED monitor (not TV), and the result is awesome. The Colors are beautiful, the brightness is more than ok with my room wich full of lights (south oriented). But I had some problems with it. I had a remnant image with 3/4 screens / applications that usually used which were print on the screen after only 2 months of usage. (I powered it after two weeks powered off when this happens). The result was ghosting images on screen, and black lines and dots (dirty screen effect) I have contacted ASUS about it and they Said there was a problem with my screen and I needed to give it jack to ASUS support. They wanted to replace it wilth a reconditionned one (I only bought my screen two months ago. I refused because I was scared about receiving a worst screen than the first so I refused because my actual screen was functionning almost normally again. Some small black lines and dirty screen effect remain in grey values color. But I think it’s a really good monitor,
@@PhantomPain7778first OLED experience, so I may not be the best to advice you but this screen is incredible. So low motion blur at 240Hz, incredible colors. I had a few problem with it when I begun to use it because I was used to switch it off when I was not using it. Bad idea… It seems that it printed my screen on it when I used it two weeks after… Anyway, it finally disappeared completely after a few days. But I have a little bit of grain on it. Maybe because of the matte coating? Anyway this is really an insane screen
LG UltraGear OLED 27GR95QE-B 27" 240 Hz for 800$ or Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM at 1100$? What's worth it? I often play competitive games like CSGO, but 300$ less makes me think twice.
I’ve had the asus model for a couple months now and I’m very happy with it. Coming from a Samsung odyssey g7 which was a great monitor also, everything looks more vibrant and clear on the Asus. No regrets here!
Hey dusty, really happy to see someone else with your previous gen monitor as me. Quick question, do you notice a different in motion blur or ghosting from the samsung? And does it feel more responsive? Thanks
Would be nice to have ...just hard to justify buying any of those. HDMI 2.0..no usb c..burn in..no warrenty +25% tax here in Denmark. i'll stick with my asus 144hz 1440 for now.
Any Recommendations on which of these monitors to get for a console gamer using a Xbox series X I was thinking about the Asus but it doesn’t support AMD Free Sync so I’ve been thinking to get the LG ???
@@Hathos9 I’m familiar with that video but if you look at e.g. Asus ROG forums, you’ll notice that many users still complain about HDR on firmware MCM104. So no, it doesn’t seem to be resolved.
@@trippalhealicks Exactly. It would be nice to get a statement from HUB/MUB. Tim always advertizes this monitor like it’s the best thing since sliced bread 🙄
@@blessedred Whenever you use the HDMI 2.1 cable to take advantage of the 10 or 12 bit color depth on the monitor you the monitor will switch to thinking its running 4k 120hz. Prolly some xbox/ps5 setting and LG doesnt provide proper customer support for this issue nor does monitor unboxed even talk about this.. Kinda silly for a monitor that costs around a thousand euros.
Got the LG model yesterday but I was blown away about how dark the desktop actually was! I have a c148-in OLED from LG and it's desktop brightness seems 10 times brighter to me. So I returned it and I'll be keeping my C1 until the 4K 32-in 240 Hz OLEDs come out next year
@@LVShonzy bc the g8 is qd-oled I believe so its the same as how the tvs work, its gonna look brighter and more saturated but at the same time be a little more expensive, and around like $500 more lol
I just bought the LG monitor and immediately turned it in again. Reason: its terrible fan noise. Tbh I am pretty sensitive to high pitched sounds, but it was bugging the hell out of me. I think I heard you say that in other videos the ASUS has a better build quality without the fan. So I am thinking about buying that one now. Only problem is, that I have to use it for productivity work some times, so I wonder how long it will last.
I think that you have a lot of viewers who, like me, want a monitor for productivity, but with good support for gaming. Your recent exclusive focus on OLED monitors leaves us out. I would say that I still wanted follow-up on the Cooler Master monitors you reviewed earlier, but I see that they are no longer available in most markets.
Trying to decide if I should keep my G8 OLED or get the ASUS featured. I have an RTX 4080 so either will perform well. And while I don’t “need” widescreen it’s become a pretty cool form factor. I guess if it’s being branded FreeSync or GYSNC no longer matters then I guess that takes away the only thing that was making me wonder. I also got the G8 for $999 so cost would be the same.
Stay away from Asus, their customer service, warranty are absolutely the worst. they will run you around with emails back and forth and then ghost you.
Tim, I'm curious if you have thoughts on the current mini led monitor market. Whilst I would love an oled monitor, my usage would undoubtedly lead to burn in. For that reason, I'm more interested in mini led monitors, but I have found it hard to find good products. Have you encountered any notable examples of a quality mini led monitor?
Which one of these is flicker free? I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars and experience flicker in games, it would be a huge deal breaker for me I'd rather use my ancient TN panel at that point.
It's worth noting that overshoot is an absolute non-issue on the 27GR95QE now with updated firmware, regardless of refresh rate.
Rtings said otherwise oddly. Hard to know who to trust but I’ll take your word for it as I haven’t noticed overshoot either since I updated whereas I noticed it before.
@@Keivz It's objectively "fixed" if you measure overshoot behaviour at appropriate sensitivity (see 'BadSeed Tech' review of PG27AQDM on RUclips which compares with old and new LG firmware using Nvidia LDAT). It can also be accurately captured with pursuit photos - including Test UFO or even RTINGS own pursuit test (they should've done this!)
Compare Test UFO results from my review on PCMonitors (new firmware) with TFTCentral (old firmware) at 60Hz and 120Hz, the difference is clear. It's widespread and obvious overshoot in my view with the old firmware, especially at 60Hz. Perceived overshoot is both subjectively and objectively eliminated (or close enough) with the new firmware!
If I didn’t read this comment I probably wouldn’t have updated the firmware as I wasn’t bothered by the brightness and the 4k 120hz bug remains when using the hdmi cable. Thank you for the heads up
Wasnt even able to update the firmware on my 27GR95QE so I had to return it
@@Frncwzdid LG not help you??
Got the LG model at $650 open box but perfect condition. I turn the brightness down in SDR since I can control my room’s lighting. It has been a mind blowing monitor for both competitive games and HDR gaming
Did the same lol, and got the 4 year warranty got $100 to cover burn in
Got mines open box too for 700 dollars and play apex on it. I can't see my self going back to IPS it LCD
Wow that's a great deal.
Where'd you get it from?
@@LegacyLoot Microcenter. I went for the ASUS model but the price difference was too much for me
Thanks!
yessss please keep doing videos exactly like this; only video I could find for this exact comparison!
Yeah it's worth mentioning that on paper Asus might be best choice out of those 4 monitors it's also 50% more expensive than the cheapest of them... Here in Europe lg goes for 800e while Asus is at 1200e
Picked up the Asus PG27AQDM a few days ago (Micro Center) and was pleased to see that it already came with the latest 04 firmware.
Добрый день. А как на нём прошивку обновлять ?
Do u have it still and did you have issues with burn in or anything else because I want to buy it
@@i7ul.781 I do and still love using it. No burn in issues at all.
Excellent head-to-head (-to-head-to-head?) comparison, Tim. Very useful for prospective buyers like myself planning on jumping into the high-refresh 1440p market. I was a bit struck by how the Corsair model started off strong, but ended up falling short of glory. Perhaps a good firmware update can bring these four closer together.
I've been using my S95B about 5 feet away from me as a gaming monitor and it's amazing. These monitors will have to come way down in price for me to even consider it.
my neck hurts thinking about your setup
@@GewelReal Yeah theres no way 5 feet is enough for 55 inch lmao
5 feet for 55" 😂 ...... i mean: if he want to suffer in games AND in real life....then this would be a "great" option.^^
S95b does shit on all of these but man being only 5 feet away sounds rough.
@@JagsP95 idk, that ends up with 49 degree viewing angle, which is basically identical to my 30" viewing distance of my 27" screen, it's fine.
I’ve owned both the LG and the ASUS and ended up sticking with the ASUS because it gets considerably brighter in SDR. Plus the screen can physically go lower for better viewing.
If the LG was brighter then for me it would be the way to go, as it has a better aesthetic, HDMI 2.1, a remote and displays colours more accurately especially in HDR. It also implements burn in prevention in a better way. Top monitor if you prodominantly in a dark room and don’t mind dimness.
One of the best parts of videos like this is reviews from actual users in the comments. 👍
I got the LG because my room is super dark. Its plenty bright for me
What cables do you use or does it just come with a hdmi/dp for 1440p 240hz? Also was hoping there was a long enough cable capable of 2k 240hz as I want to have my PC in the background of my setup behind me.
@@dn7422 I have the LG and I use HDMI 2.1
The LG is not that dim in my opinion.
You should mention that on the LG switching to SRGB mode it disables DAS mode, which leads to noticeably higher input lag. So the LG isn't great if you're a gamer who plays SDR games in SRGB mode. Maybe it's a pretty niche use case, but it's probably relevant to some people.
In vivid mode it turns off das too
Is this only on the LG one?
@@gandalfdengra5580 pretty sure yes, check RTings reviews to make sure, they often mention any input lag problems
@@gandalfdengra5580 I think DAS is only on the LG
Do you know if the input lag is higher than the non LG ones with DAS off?
You do great on monitors Tim!
Note that new firmware for Corsair just dropped, and it says brightness stabilizer now allows for up to 200 nits. That is a pretty major upgrade, that makes it much more competitive, especially with the LG model.
Do you have the corsair?
I need to know more
I do not have corsair model, but according to RTINGS the brightness is around 150-160 cd per square meter, which is still less than LG model, but might be good enough for those that are using their monitors in 120-150 range.
My setup is in a dark room and is used mainly at night. I went with the Corsair and couldn't be happier. The 3 year burn in/dead pixel warranty is what sealed the deal for me. I honestly don't have an issue with brightness levels with the monitor.
hey bro, its been 6 months, are you happy with ur purchase and did you update to the latest firmware?
Great vid ! Hope an ultrawide version of this vid is coming soon! (Will check the channel to see if one was already done)
For what it’s worth, I have the LG and haven’t had any issues with brightness. In fact, I often turn the brightness down to ~80% when gaming in the dark.
When I'm not gaming I usually turn off HDR where I have it in SDR reading mode (or whatever it's called in the english UI) because I get headaches from the brightness. It hits different if you're sitting directly in front of it compared to say my 1000nits TV where I don't mind it.
Dark, high contrast games can look amazing, it's definitely the most beautiful display I ever had as a PC monitor.
Having the LG Oled, next to my Neo G8 it looks too dim for my taste. The neo g8 colors pop off more due to how bright it's mini led is, and even though the contrast is better on the Oled, the mini led in my opinion when comparing it side by side gives the image a 3d ish look as if it's more immersive. Like there's actually different shades of lights in a room. plus it's hdr is much better than the LG's. and is can achieve brightness much higher and consistent compared to the lg's
This is what I have noticed when comparing the 2.
I usually play the neo g8 for singleplayer games and multiplayer, the lg only strictly on multiplayer.
LG is way too dim for my taste. I should have waited for the newer oleds, with higher brightness. My phone an amoled can achieve over 1500 nits of brightness looks much better than my lg oled.
I want know if that how much bright 200 nits really is, i also play in dark and I'm sensitive to too much high brightness.
@@zak.3957It's plenty good for me. I also have really sensitive eyes and get migraines if the monitor is too bright for me.
Issue for me is during the day scenes brightness is fine but night scenes in video games (HdR) its hard as hell to see things. The inky blacks mixed with low brightness makes dark areas very hard to see.
There's two things I think that are being completely missed with the Asus model: There is still a red tint that oversaturates red, orange, purple, ect that makes everyone look like they have a spray tan in HDR 6500k. The other elephant in the room is that the Asus does not do its pixel cleaning automatically...you have to manually do it. LG, Corsair, SAmsung, Alienware, ect all do it automatically.
The asus does Pixel cleaning automatically once you turn off the monitor
@@angelcordero5745 asus confirmed several times it doesn't and so have people that have tested it. Only the 42/48" models do it automatically. Mine has never done it automatically.
This guy here says it runs automatically: ruclips.net/video/PcPp0beGstc/видео.html
And I have seen people on the Asus forum say it runs and the power LED will turn orange while it runs. I will try to watch out for that (just got the monitor).
@DasAntiNaziBroetchen I haven't seen it run automatically yet. It always gives the prompt, and doesn't do anything if I ignore it. And asus themselves on their forums said it was manually only. TFTCentral was also wrong about those settings. Screensaver, for instance, only adds vignetting and it doesn't do anything else. The same setting on thr LG version is in the service menu and called CEC. Asus also completely removed panel refresh, so it can only do pixel cleaning
The 42" and 48" asus oleds do have automatic pixel cleaning.
I managed to get the LG 27GR95QE for £750 here in the UK. And since august 2023, LG have announced that their two year warranty now covers burn in makes it a clear winner for me. I’ve owned many high end Asus ROG components and their technical support is awful coming from personal experience with them. Brightness means very little to me as I also game on a LG CX Oled tv which is a lot dimmer than this monitor and I actually find it too bright in HDR games at night due the deep blacks making the highlights pop to much I end up turning the brightness down. Also the HDMI 2.1 is so much more superior than DP 1.4 as you can play at 1440p at 240Hz without display screen compression (DSC).
I'm also considering getting it for this price from overclockers, I want to for my ps5 and as I move a lot I needed something smaller than an lg c2 but my biggest concern is the matte coating on 27GR95QE compared to the glossy coating on oled tvs like the c2, what do you think of the coating so far and does it diminish the oled experience ?
I think you should look at power usage/anti-burn in features the monitors have and which can be disabled. I have the Corsair one and I'm very disappointed in it. Despite having the Brightness Stabilizer on it will still lower the brightness after a while, especially in the corners. It's very annoying and can make text in the corners look dull and hard to read. I'm sure this is some "feature" to either save power or prevent burn-in but it's unacceptable on a monitor.
Great monitor content as always Tim. I am thinking about getting an oled in the future but at the current time I'll hold off for a 27 or 32" 4k qd oled 144hz glossy coated monitor. I spotted a gigabyte m27u over on amazon for a great price but will wait for your review on that one. Keep up the amazing monitor content. I appreciate all that you guys do.
Been using the 27AQDM for 2 months now and this is a warning to all future adopters. This monitor is horrible with text. Fringing is quite noticeable and makes random text blurry. If this is going to be your single monitor forget about it. If on the other hand you will be using it for gaming and movies exclusively, like i do, then go for it. It can't be matched on that content.
Turn off 'Clear Type in windows... Helped a lot with my LG OLED. You can pick which monitor to turn it off if you use multiple. Looks almost like the text on my IPS
The text is really only poor with PDF files other than that it's perfectly fine if you use the correct Asus driver not the Windows driver and adjust the monitors sharpness setting.
Make sure you have "vivid pixel" set to 50. For some reason that was set to 0 for me and it made everything blurry, especially text. Other than that, you get the standard WOLED text fringing, but I found it quite tolerable on this one.
@@DasAntiNaziBroetchen Vivid pixel is the sharpness control.
@@peterscrace3530 Correctamundo.
Wow 😳you guys are great, giving us all the videos we want!
I have the corsair one and for me the brightness is not a problem even tho a window is to my right side where the monitor is placed.But when I’m in csgo the flashbang is more light grey than white (it’s odd but I think it’s better so)
A friend of mine got the ASUS one recently, and I got the XENEON. I must say, I'm very happy with it. Mostly playing Street Fighter VI and Remnant 2 at the moment and they look great!
I'd love to see a roundup/comparison of 32" MiniLED displays like the KTC M32P10, Innocn 32M2V, Acer X32, etc.
Indeed. He'll review 4 'me-too' 27" oled monitors but has only reviewed 1 of the 4 'me-too' 27" mini-led models. At least rtings has reviewed the innocn and the (32") acer. Oddly, no one seems to want to touch KTC (other than more basic reviewers). Makes you wonder.
ahh the feeling of watching a review of a product you currently own...
Loving this review is there any possibility of reviewing the KTC M27T20 1440p 27" mini led monitor in dining to get a decent price mini led monitor and been looking for reviews but cannot find anything in depth 😅
asus was 500 dollar difference here in canada so it was a no brainer to get the LG and very happy with the purchase with rtx 4080
Purchased the LG and was expecting lousy text but I have trouble seeing any bad viewing with text. I guess if I zoom in and get close it may be a bit off. But definitely the white as a slight tinge when viewing text on white etc. The only thing is getting a BIOS update....the model I have is the LG 27GR95QE - B or A au and finding the firmware to update is a pain. I have not found it yet .... have installed the LG software so can access everything quite easy .
I switched to the Asus PG27AQDM after 5 years of using the Acer XB271HU in a multimonitor gaming setup. Going from 1440p 165Hz to 240Hz isn't the biggest jump but the motion clarity is undeniably superior, as well as the colour accuracy. Having HDR is also great because of that OLED per pixel lighting, black levels too - but I can't help but feel a little buyer's remorse. The old gaming monitor needed an update, yes, but I could've gone with a cheaper IPS screen and been content too, though this is because I've been using OLED TVs for even longer.
i did something similar, and i also had the Acer XB271HU, but i got a great deal on 4k 144hz ips which i had for a year.
now i have the corsair xeneon oled.
and the 4k ips was a great buy, the oled is not a great monitor for the money.
i would recommend for anyone that 4k 144hz ips you can get for half or less than oled is the sensible purchase.
i went into oled not expecting great value or resale value afterwards.
oled is great but now value proposition is my point.
Any issue with burn in since the time you've owned it?
@@Tr2w Not at all - even used for work during the day. But it's only been 4 months. I do have 2 LG OLED TVs that I use with HTPCs and they haven't developed any burn-in either. The oldest tv is a B6 from 2016. I really don't foresee any problems with burn-in, unless you leave your PC on 24/7 and never let your monitor go to sleep.
I am hoping that you have a chance to review some 27" 4K mini LED monitors in the future, such as the Red Magic. I am waiting for the 27" 4K OLED monitors, but am concerned about burn in and text clarity especially since I am using my monitor for both work and gaming. As such, I may consider upgrading to mini LED for now.
27" 4k really is the sweet spot and going back to 1440p xeneon sure has some drawbacks.
the text clarity on oled is not reducing the text readability, it just looks worse than ips. would probably be fine for a 4k resolution on same size monitor.
i am not sure anything but oled is worth it for hdr, mini led and fald have some drawbacks and adds too much cost.
burn in on the other hand is an issue on oled. i am not expecting to get much for my oled monitor after my burn in warranty expire after 3 years.
and you have to get used to new habits and taking breaks, i have a second monitor i display static elements and watch content while my oled is refreshing or giving it a break.
Mike I can tell you from experience of having used the s95c for about a month now, theres no issues with text clarity. Its actually even better for desktop than my pg32uqx was. As long as game mode is off its stunning for browsing. The threat of Burn in is considerabley exxagerated. I got 5 yr warranty on my s95c and the store covers it anyway, but in my view youve gotta be a total dipshit and abuse your panel to get burn in
4 oled 27” monitor reviews out of the 4 released this year plus a round up. Versus zero 27” mini led reviews this year (out of 6?).
@Monitors Unboxed Can you please make a tutorial video on how to hardware or software calibrate latest gen WOLED monitors such as the Asus PG27AQDM to get the most color accuracy possible from both SDR and HDR modes. It will be great to have a OLED specific calibration video on the latest gaming monitors which people might wanna also use for productivity as well. Thank you.
Hey Tim, hi, how you doing?
Could you check out the
AOC Agon Pro AG276QZD
The last of the high end WOLED 27" QHD gaming monitors?
and the
Acer Predator X34 V
Acer's QD-OLED 34" UWQHD option. They (acer) have options in each category. Smart.
my lg arrives today and i cant wait. i got it on sale for the 799. i went w the lg not only due to the price but also the remote and actual hdmi 2.1. cant wait to test it out today thats for sure. once i get it ill figure out if its bright enough or not foe me. the asus is currently 1050 in the us. simply for the reasons mentioned above it was really hard to pass up on the lg. im most likely going to give a review from a normal persons perspective when i get it as well. appreciate the vid and your thoughts though for sure. the corsair warranty though makes it a tough choice for me as well. that warranty really plays a huge part in a purchase decision as well imho. the brightness does have me curious though. what i also think is the asus being so much brighter is most likely more susceptible to burn in. ill find out soon though and so will some of you who watch my vid. take care
Greetings mate! any updates regarding the brightness? is the monitor bright enough ?
Sorry but after having both the lg and corsair i would put the xeneon in 2nd place. With brightness stabiliser off the auto dimming can be annoying but the brightness is substantially improved over the lg. For spreadsheets and web browsing i would consider the lg better because the full screen brightness fluctuation can be distracting, but for content consumption the corsair is superior.
Good Video, Im sadly still not dure which one to get
Are you going to be reviewing the G95SC? Would love to see the specs, after testing, on this 49"!!!!
Corsair looks like the best option to me especially considering warranty.
Its ass if you want to ps5 on it
its because its the dimmest of them, not driving the LEDs that hard.
@@vincentvega3093 a tv will be good with the ps5
(oled tv)¿
@@MyrKnof Isn't the Corsair panel comparable to the LG G3 though which is quite bright
In all the testing and comparisons, people are so fast attached to the better warranty over quality and performance interesting.
Will there be a OLED that can switch to productivity mode coming down the pike?
Hey Tim, I'd love to get an OLED but I work from home on my gaming monitor, and also use productivity apps like Blender and Ableton. My monitors get *heavy* use with lots of static elements. Any recommendations for a higher-end monitor that's a great hybrid between productivity and gaming? Most content I'm seeing is OLED based, but unfortunately I think I would destroy an OLED pretty quick.
I'm in the same boat. OLED still scares me for what I do.
@@rukydeez1030 I have the same problem. Want to keep my current Dell IPS monitor as a second monitor and get the corsair one, but I use my PC for work (I translate video games so I use a lot of static windows) and for gaming like 70% working / 30% gaming and I am afraid of the burn-in, concerned about text clarity etc. I am new to OLEDs and I hesitate because of this :E
@@GrimmJow010 Irrespective of how reviewers are jumping on the OLED train considering how the technology is not yer mature in my opinion. I believe patience is the key here. Just like any other form of technology, someday we'll have a form of OLED that'll be more resistant to burn-in & have better text clarity. For now I believe OLED is not the way to go unless you are ready to risk the burn-in & get the monitor on a very good deal.
Predator x32 fp (mini led monitor)
LG UltraGear for the win, LG forever
They are the inventors of the pannel, rest are coppy paste.
A hdmi 2.0 is a nono for me.
Zorz tested hdmi 2.1+ CRU on fast Hdmi2.1 settings and the image panning in games is super fast compared to DP or HDMI 2.0 because of the super fast frame transfer that hdmi 2.1 offers. LG are not supid.
No1 talks about this.
This is my personal optinion,
LG is no.1 for me and my taste.
Thank you for you review !
Amazing work !
I got the asus model following your recomendations and reviews and I can't be happier. Motion clarity is awesome and HDR gaming is really blows mi mind, specially after firmware update. I'm also happy with brightnes. I can use it in summer with no blinds at all with no issue.
My hdr looks greyed out on the same model. Did you change some settings?
@@ogikay7056 SD content looks greyed when you activate HDR in windows settings. You only see true HDR colours when you open your game and toggle HDR on in the game settings. I only enable HDR when playing HDR compatible games.
@@donjarrocho2329 Oooh that makes sense lol. So I should enable HDR in game only. Did you go through color correction on your monitor btw? Thanks.
@@ogikay7056 I didn't do anything to my monitor apart from updating firmware. That's important to make HDR looks better.
@@donjarrocho2329 firmware update?? I need to check that.
the best video about this , thank you 👍
What matters to me the most is how aggressive ABL is in video games while HDR is turned on. Watching the bright sky constantly flicker is a HUGE dealbreaker.
I got some noob questions. I feel like pulling the trigger on the ASUS on account of the higher brightness. However I’d be using this monitor with my gaming laptop, and am curious what makes the Acer “the most laptop-suitable.”
Does the Corsair have an option to raise black levels?
Asus: No worries, something else will break way before you experience burn-in.
How is the LG monitor for gaming games like world of warcraft? Just ordered it for like 400 usd brand new. thought it was a good deal.
Why this panel use RWBG not WRGB or RGBW? It maybe solve text clarity problem for some degree.
WBGR or BGRW would likely be best. Also locking out white subpixel for SDR content since the extra brightness isn't needed like it is in HDR. Windows color management has a setting for BGR.
Thank you for making this video. Hopefully we can see a monitor with the performance of the Asus, with 4k resolution in the next 2 years courtesy of LG display.
the question is if we can drive 4k 240hz easily
Thank you for helping me to decide which monitor I should buy. I ll go with the Asus one.
Might need an update vid on this now
Why you say that?
How about a video on the new ALIENWARE 27 GAMING MONITOR - AW2724DM
What about the Mini-LED monitor lineup ?!?
So... The search (or wait) continues. "All" I want is a 27" OLED 1440p 120-165Hz with excellent text clarity, fast accurate response time where a single profile works throughout the refresh range, BANG ON sRGB color profile out of the box, "fairly good" HDR color profile or better, and very good to excellent brightness.
And no matte screen coating ffs! 🤞🏻🤞🏻
@@andyb9664 I beg to differ. On my TV I want a super glossy finish because that boosts color vibrancy, but on my work monitors I prefer anti-glare. Granted there have been some manufacturers who took that concept WAY to far, to the point where the almost sanded looking finish reduced text clarity.
@@andersjjensen oh there's the difference! You call it work monitor, but I'm taking about a monitor I will buy for pc gaming. So for me, glossy is the way. (I'm always playing games in dark room, so glossy is not a problem for me.)
@@andyb9664 Then there's no need to shell out on a monitor that is hysterically color accurate and has excellent text clarity. Just get something that is fast as fuck and "good enough" when it comes to colors and text.
I specifically require both because I'm a software developer and my wife is a hobby content creator who's getting to the point where her capabilities are outgrowing her Macbook Pro (which has a surprisingly good screen, btw!). I don't game more than 2-4 hours a week on average, but when I do I want a good experience.
Great video! Any recs for a 4k monitor at around 144-165 hz for gaming?
The lg gp950 is worth a look.
Can you review the Asus TUF Gaming VG27AC1A?? It looks like it's an updated version of the VG27AQ
Ima going with the lg here near Juanuary to February if they don’t refresh it
It is being refreshed. New version will have VESA True Black HDR400 certification. New model name is 27GS95QE-B. It will have peak full screen brightness equivalent to Asus current model.
VESA True Black HDR 400 calls for minimum peak full screen brightness of 250 nits. This is 100 nits more than LG's current model which is not certified.
I tested both the Asus and the Alienware ultrawide qd oled. I kept the Asus. Something surreal about the motion and look even against the qd oled. It seemed like it was faster and smoother. Unbelievable monitor for PC gaming.
Great stuff! Now if only the prices could dropp.....
Wonder where the AOC Oled stands compared to these!
Here in Poland asus is ~300USD more expensive than LG, so that makes it an easy decision.
I bought the LG 27GR95QE during Prime Day sales and it's been a nice upgrade from my previous VA 1440p MSI monitor. Pretty beautiful picture quality and the 240hz/very quick response time is really nice. All the OLED "longevity" features also give me peace of mind to just use the darn thing and not worry so much about burn-in. I was pretty skeptical about how big of an upgrade the LG 27GR95QE would be but after a few weeks of use I've been very satisfied with the purchase. Properly implemented HDR in games is definitely awesome and watching Blu-rays is great. SDR is beautiful as well. It only took me about 20 minutes of fiddling with settings between the monitor itself, Windows and AMD Adrenalin to get the picture where I wanted it. Can't comment on the comparisons to other monitors but I paid $850 and on paper I don't think the ASUS was worth $150 more.
Do you have issue with text readability ?
@@saeednrzadeh4754 pretty much all OLEDs do. Turn off ClearText, that may help bad perception.
@@saeednrzadeh4754 text clarity isnt the best
I have the Corsair one and it has by far exceeded my expectations
Have you had any issues with G-sync?
Still can't decide between the AW3423DWF or those 27" OLED (mostly Corsair for warranty or Asus for BiS overall)... Help
Why brightness is so important? For me personally I keep my monitor at 50% brightness all the time if I go higher my eyes hurt.
I have the lg oled and in the srgb mode the oled at 100 brightness is about the same as my random cheap Amazon 2nd monitor at 35%. In a bright room it's sometimes hard to use the oled tbh
Can you tell us more about ABL. It is a very important topic for OLED display. It can ruin the gaming experience if it is too agressive. Thank you
MAN! You are life saver!!!
Is it worth the extra cost to go 2k Oled 240hz insted IPS 240 240hz or even 280 from alienware?
Thanks for comparison. Could you include "lowest brightness level" for dark environnement uses please ?
09:10
@@HikaruIDThanks, I missed a lot of it but ghosting can be terrible at lower brightness. (I currently experience it on an oled and it's freaking terrible)
Can anyone with the corsair model tell me if the ABL is too aggressiv in gaming? Especially in games where brightness does change alot.
the corsair work perfectly for me, have windows 11 with auto hdr on and brightness stabilizer off. sdr and hdr games looks great.
that was what you were asking for right?
@@sudd3660 Yea pretty much. So you dont notice the brightess changing all the time during gaming? For example, you are in dark room then walk into a snowfield ingame, does it look bad or is it something that you dont even really notice?
@@Pixelcheat999 if you use the settings i have you do not notice, not even when scaling up a white window on desktop.
any bright scene in games are bright enough to blind me a bit. no sense of its changing or doing so in a flickering manner.
6:42 FYI I just bought the PG27AQDM one week ago-ish. And I received a unit with latest firmware in place (MCM104) and a factory certified calibration! ASUS got one step further in customer QoL it seems. Contact me if you want to see the photo of it 🙂
How is your experience with the monitor so far dude?
Are you happy with it 😊
@@RockyBalboaxxxI really appreciate it. It is my first experience with OLED monitor (not TV), and the result is awesome. The Colors are beautiful, the brightness is more than ok with my room wich full of lights (south oriented). But I had some problems with it. I had a remnant image with 3/4 screens / applications that usually used which were print on the screen after only 2 months of usage. (I powered it after two weeks powered off when this happens). The result was ghosting images on screen, and black lines and dots (dirty screen effect) I have contacted ASUS about it and they Said there was a problem with my screen and I needed to give it jack to ASUS support. They wanted to replace it wilth a reconditionned one (I only bought my screen two months ago. I refused because I was scared about receiving a worst screen than the first so I refused because my actual screen was functionning almost normally again. Some small black lines and dirty screen effect remain in grey values color. But I think it’s a really good monitor,
How’s your experience with it? I’m thinking about buying one tomorrow to use my series x on it
@@PhantomPain7778first OLED experience, so I may not be the best to advice you but this screen is incredible. So low motion blur at 240Hz, incredible colors. I had a few problem with it when I begun to use it because I was used to switch it off when I was not using it. Bad idea… It seems that it printed my screen on it when I used it two weeks after… Anyway, it finally disappeared completely after a few days. But I have a little bit of grain on it. Maybe because of the matte coating? Anyway this is really an insane screen
LG UltraGear OLED 27GR95QE-B 27" 240 Hz for 800$ or
Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM at 1100$? What's worth it? I often play competitive games like CSGO, but 300$ less makes me think twice.
I’ve had the asus model for a couple months now and I’m very happy with it. Coming from a Samsung odyssey g7 which was a great monitor also, everything looks more vibrant and clear on the Asus. No regrets here!
Hey dusty, really happy to see someone else with your previous gen monitor as me. Quick question, do you notice a different in motion blur or ghosting from the samsung? And does it feel more responsive?
Thanks
Rather than talking about just warranties it would be cool to see extensive burn in testing on these oled monitors
Just found an open box ASUS model for 800 CAD. Stoked 👍👍
are any of these OK for mixed use for office productivity work? (text, messageing, reading, writing etc)
Im using my LG for gaming, streaming and work. Its alright for work. Wouldnt recommned OLED if you dont game or stream.
The font issue should be a non-issue when a 4K version comes out.
Would be nice to have ...just hard to justify buying any of those. HDMI 2.0..no usb c..burn in..no warrenty +25% tax here in Denmark. i'll stick with my asus 144hz 1440 for now.
how do i turn off the automatic brightness on the LG?
Idk if I missed it, but does the Asus support Freesync?
Any Recommendations on which of these monitors to get for a console gamer using a Xbox series X I was thinking about the Asus but it doesn’t support AMD Free Sync so I’ve been thinking to get the LG ???
Naw go get a 144hz monitor
Is any of these monitors HDMI ports equipped with ARC (audio return channel)?
no
so for gaming what is better LG or Asus Rig ??
wish you got around to the AOC one
What about PG27AQDM’s problems with flat, oversaturated, unnatural HDR imaging? Plenty of reports on Reddit, ROG forums etc.
Resolved with a firmware update. Monitors Unboxed did an entire video about it.
@@Hathos9 I’m familiar with that video but if you look at e.g. Asus ROG forums, you’ll notice that many users still complain about HDR on firmware MCM104. So no, it doesn’t seem to be resolved.
@@Hathos9 It's not resolved. I've bought the monitor twice, both prior and after the latest firmware. Colors are still very jacked up in HDR.
@@trippalhealicks Exactly. It would be nice to get a statement from HUB/MUB. Tim always advertizes this monitor like it’s the best thing since sliced bread 🙄
the higher brightness the higher the chances for burn ins
More monitor reviews!
In all of this testing did u not even spot the HDMI bug on the LG? I mean thats a wide known issue among the users. Why are u not adressing this?
Because they are getting paid to say good things about them ! Every youtuber is a shill these days....
What HDMI bug?
What HDMI bug are you talking about? Please tell me not the 4k 120 thing. Please dont be talking about that
@@absolutelysobeast There is no other HDMI bug tell me why am i not supposed to talk about that?
@@blessedred Whenever you use the HDMI 2.1 cable to take advantage of the 10 or 12 bit color depth on the monitor you the monitor will switch to thinking its running 4k 120hz. Prolly some xbox/ps5 setting and LG doesnt provide proper customer support for this issue nor does monitor unboxed even talk about this.. Kinda silly for a monitor that costs around a thousand euros.
The Asus is 200 euros more expensive in Europe; I don't think it's worth paying 20% more for such a small difference over the Corsair.
Got the LG model yesterday but I was blown away about how dark the desktop actually was! I have a c148-in OLED from LG and it's desktop brightness seems 10 times brighter to me. So I returned it and I'll be keeping my C1 until the 4K 32-in 240 Hz OLEDs come out next year
Did you turn HDR on in windows? It makes it quite a bit brighter
@@Yahya-X yeah nah he definitely didn't lol, same thing happened to me only I realized it as soon as I switched to HDR it got miles brighter
@@zFA113NNINJA idk why but G8 looks much brighter and colourful then LG model
@@LVShonzy bc the g8 is qd-oled I believe so its the same as how the tvs work, its gonna look brighter and more saturated but at the same time be a little more expensive, and around like $500 more lol
Anyone know how we can get LG to fix the optical audio output on the 27GR95QE?
What happen to the optical ? You don't get any sound?
I just bought the LG monitor and immediately turned it in again. Reason: its terrible fan noise. Tbh I am pretty sensitive to high pitched sounds, but it was bugging the hell out of me. I think I heard you say that in other videos the ASUS has a better build quality without the fan. So I am thinking about buying that one now. Only problem is, that I have to use it for productivity work some times, so I wonder how long it will last.
good comparison . OLED is future
Who is the winner?
I think that you have a lot of viewers who, like me, want a monitor for productivity, but with good support for gaming. Your recent exclusive focus on OLED monitors leaves us out.
I would say that I still wanted follow-up on the Cooler Master monitors you reviewed earlier, but I see that they are no longer available in most markets.
What’s best for ps5
/ series x then?
the LG monitor is sold at best buys with a 4 year protection plan through geek squad
watching this on my pg27aqdm :)
Trying to decide if I should keep my G8 OLED or get the ASUS featured. I have an RTX 4080 so either will perform well. And while I don’t “need” widescreen it’s become a pretty cool form factor. I guess if it’s being branded FreeSync or GYSNC no longer matters then I guess that takes away the only thing that was making me wonder. I also got the G8 for $999 so cost would be the same.
Stay away from Asus, their customer service, warranty are absolutely the worst. they will run you around with emails back and forth and then ghost you.
Tim, I'm curious if you have thoughts on the current mini led monitor market. Whilst I would love an oled monitor, my usage would undoubtedly lead to burn in. For that reason, I'm more interested in mini led monitors, but I have found it hard to find good products. Have you encountered any notable examples of a quality mini led monitor?
Which one of these is flicker free? I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars and experience flicker in games, it would be a huge deal breaker for me I'd rather use my ancient TN panel at that point.