**The info about the front facing light at **3:16** is incorrect. There is a separate setting under system that's not grouped with the rest of the lighting options so it CAN be disabled - just tested it. Thanks to @isn1p12 for the catch. ** Also for those curious about input latency hit with Aspect Control, can confirm it adds .3ms for processing. Well worth it imo.
@@avpedmond1923 I also have a 42 inch LG C2 Oled at my desk, only for console gaming, and ... Its cheaper then the Asus, if you want to use it only for that. No burn in yet, and I game a lot at night.
Not buying a new monitor every year. I'll get the GIGABYTE - AORUS FO32U2P. Even if I can't take advantage of UHBR 20 yet next gen GPUs will have it. Its also $100 less expensive.
the reason why 27" isnt 1440p or 24" 1080p is simply because it displays the actual physical pixels for those sizes, a 1:1 readout. So since this is a 140ppi monitor it simply has more pixels at 27" compared to a 1440p version, as those only result in 110ppi. But good thing that you can still use a higher resolution input which gets downscaled, so 1440p on the 24" mode looks super crisp as you mentioned in the video.
lol i was watching that. made no sense. how can a 32 inch monitor be 4k and then make the screen smaller to 27 and say at 4k it looks amazing lol. its not 4k... like what..
@@lindseyhunt1090garageb I mean you can still use 4K resolution but it's essentially just downscaled. so in theory it should look equal as clean or slightly cleaner because of smoother edges, as in forced anti aliasing due to downsampling. but I would not recommend to downsample, just use the native resolution each mode provides and you don't waste any extra gpu power for minimal benefits.
@@patrikmedia On other reviews the 27/24" mode is not 4K downscaled, Windows reported back a weird resolution like 2xxx * 1xxx-ish to fit the 27/24" scale to enable the black borders.
@@paul2609 yeah I know, but you can still just pick the higher resolution variant, it's just not the default/recommended resolution in Windows. either way, there is little point in doing so, best to just stick with the recommended resolution for 1:1 scale.
UPVOTE SO MORE PEOPLE SEE THIS IMPORTANT DISLAIMER! The real reason why DSC is an issue is that on nvidia GPU's it causes a 3 second black screen when tabbing out and on monitors that don't require DSC like HDMI 2.1 or DIsplayport 2.1, the tabbing out is instant and responsive. No weird issues at all. DSC's compression was never it's issue, it's at least lossless in our experience. But The black screen for a few seconds is absolutely related to DSC. Nvidia has no fix for this.
I literally never have this issue even in exclusive fullscreen and my past couple of monitors were running with DSC (LG GN950 4K 160Hz, NEO G8 4K 240Hz).
DSC is not lossless at all. By definition it is a lossy compression algorithm just like MP3s are for sound files. The marketing term "virtually lossless" used for DSC is just a marketing name and is defined by "when all the observers fail to correctly identify the reference image more than 75% of the trials" to be precise. Can you detect MP3 from lossless files? With crappy headphones it might be hard, hook it up to anything decent and it's plainly obvious. DSC is not the same quality but it is a very good practical solution to the bandwidth limitation of the past. It's time to face it out though since we have had new interfaces for a while already at our disposal. But DSC is lossless, no way around that. I am not sure what you mean by saying "it's at least lossless in our experience". I assume that you meant that it has not been bothering you in practice which is perfectly fine but it's not lossless and what does "at least lossless" even mean? Better than lossless generating additional information which wasn't even there to begin with?
Even HDMI 2.1 will use DSC for this resolution/refresh rate. Also I don’t know what good this “important disclaimer” is when no nVidia card has DP 2.1 and I don’t think any monitor does either. It’s not really a big deal, and if it is you can just run in fullscreen borderless and sacrifice like 5 fps.
This man spends weeks with a product and distills all the details in an easy-to-follow, beautifully filmed, and punchy review. 1M Subs coming soon! Thanks for the shout-out bro!
This is my personal choice, I have prepaid the monitor and I am waiting for the delivery in 3 weeks in the city of Sofia, Bulgaria! If you want, believe it, they sent 2 units for the region and I managed to get one! I've liked it since CES and for me the PG32UCDM is the best monitor of this generation of 4K OLED !
I must say you are one of the most honest, hard working and informative youtubers on the platform and we appreciate the time and effort you put into it. Thank you very very much and hope your channel grows with time.
@@kylehooker3710 stop watching clickbait people like The Display Guy the coating isnt nowhere as bad as he claims it is. he should live his personal bias on the side.
@@kylehooker3710 funny thing everyone who actually reviews them says it's not a problem nor is it worse than any of the matte coatings literally 99% of all conventional monitors used for ages. I personally have a glossy QD-OLED monitor + matte 4K ips monitor, and when there is content on, they both look just as fine. so unless WOLED matte coating is objectively worse than other matte coatings, I don't really see the hate there.
You just answered all my questions about display port color bit as well as way to run 12 bit on hdmi 2.1 without even trying. No other video explains it so clearly. I subscribed u the real one
I watched a dozen reviews of this bad boy and nobody mentioned the ability to change resolutions. Your channel was never suggested while looking for reviews 😂. Just bought it today it went down from 1500 to 1200 euro today.
Just wanted to say you are the best monitor reviewer I’ve found during my rabbit hole journey to find the best monitor in my console gaming setup. Thanks for your back to basics easy to understand description of features.
The problem with DSC is not about the compression or being able to notice it or not, but that NVIDIA's driver issues. For example, they're known to have a bug which turns the screen black when alt-tabbing when going through DSC, and it doesn't seem they're in any rush to fix it.
@@squirrelsinjacket1804only thing I personally noticed with DSC is on the pg27aqn 360hz 1440p when alt tabbing you get a black screen for a few seconds.
I'm getting the Alienware 32" 4K 240Hz monitor in a few days. Can't wait! Even better, Alienware gives you 3 year burn-in warranty so there's really nothing to worry about, especially if you have a monitor spare in your house to replace it during such warranty servicing.
Does 27 and 24 inch modes have an affect on the input latency or refresh rate performance (e.g UfO image clarity) noone seems to test these and in my opinion these are clearly why FPS players might want to pay extra for this monitor. Thank you
I found the hdr atrocious & the text fringing unacceptable. As BasSeed also has experience with an oled tv used as a monitor would you say it’s worse or better? I am coming from calibrated sdr/hdr tv’s
I have an issue with the way you describe "4K" in a smaller screen size in this particular case. This is a 4k monitor, so it's 3840x2160. That's the amount of pixels that monitor has. If you shrink the size, you're using less pixels. It's not going to be sharper by shrinking the screen space, because you're just using less of the available pixels. The pixel density never changes. Do you see what I'm saying?
this is actually a do it all monitor, holy shit. the resolution/size change and the ability to do like 4k 240hz 24.5in is a genuine selling point for people who do both comp and single player. i'll generally assume that most people spending this kinda money on a monitor have a good PC, so this is a HUGE deal
Bro. IT IS NOT 4k 24.5, it is just the respective resolution at that size (about 25% less than 4k), than could be downgraded a bit more (but never show more pixeles)
Thank you so much for covering the screen size feature, to which I had no idea the ASUS could do this, as far as I know only the gigabyte has this feature. I had great worries 4K over 32" would hurt competitive ability, but 1440p scaled to a smaller window sounds so perfect, its almost 2 monitors in one I was holding out for more reviews of the gigabyte/MSI/HP, but I think I'm gonna go with this one
Two things: 1) As always, great review. You've been heavily influencing my purchasing since your first GSX 1000 video and if I hadn't just bought an OLED monitor two weeks ago, I would have bought this one based on this review. 2) I need to know what that sweater/hoodie is so I can pick one up. Keep on keepin' on, man
Owned this monitor for two monts now. It’s pretty much perfect. The only downside is that HDR in desktop is unusable due to brightness variation. Same problem with LG OLED TVs too and all other OLED panels. However this monitor has fixed brightness LDR mode, which completely eliminates brightness fluctuation in desktop use. But you lose HDR. Not a big deal, since games run in full screen mode. But a bit awkward for RUclips HDR videos for example. Also worth noting that the 95W power delivery over USB-C requires lowering max brightness. So in practice it only charges your laptop at 65W. Not a problem with M3 Max or similar efficient laptop, but could be a problem with heavy Windows gaming laptop.
Dude you very good at what you do. So much information But presented well, it didn’t feel like too much because of your flow and delivery. You were on the point. Normally, I skim through videos but yours I watched the whole thing. Great job.
The monitor is worth the price, TVs get better specs. Same tv panel gets 3000 bits peak not 1000. It also gets 90% rec 2020 not 80%. This hits 240hz instead of 144hz the tv can do.
It's still a clickbait title (which isn't inherently bad), it's just there happened to be good content behind it. People really need to stop using "clickbait" incorrectly. Clickbait just means "attention grabbing title". And that is independent of whether the video is good or bad.
Hey, this is the first video from you I've ever watched and I just wanted to give you something to think about. When I was browsing for reviews of this monitor your video popped up several times and I didn't click on it because the title didn't say review in it and there is a sea of videos that literally just discuss the monitor without actually having it in their possession (reading spec sheets of the website etc). If you want to stand out from those and get more clicks I'd recommend making it clear in your titles that it's actually a review and not just a discussion video. It took about 3 recommendations from RUclips for me to finally give in and watch this and only then did I realise it was a review that I should watch, by the way, you did a great job reviewing it :)
I have burn in on my lg oled tv from my kids playing fortnite and watching fortnite videos. Mostly watching fortnite videos and this has only been within 2 years. The health bar and weapons areas are now burned in. It is not like they have watch videos all day they have school and go to sports so i think it is important for people to know.
yeah nah i wont be stuffing around with the resolution only factor for me will be that OLEDS are a bit less bright than normal lcd monitors. I knew that 27 inches is about maximum for any gamers but they went with 32 inches for maybe an all round gaming/entertainment size as it is OLED and so movies and other things come into it. Only other factor for buying this monitor is the so called 'pixel fix' thing cleaner . hmm possible gimmick but its interesting
The thing about simulating a smaller screen is your gonna get burn in after playing games all the time like that. the panel is just going to be uneven colour.
I had this monitor and sent it back. They’ve locked the settings when In HDR mode. You can’t change anything and to your liking while in HDR which I find absolutely ridiculous.
I watched your review of Asus PG32UCDM, just wondering Asus PG32UCDM and this LG Ultragear 32GS95UE-B, which one you prefer in 4k? I'd love you play with high refreshrate like 480hz but if not in 1080p, just compared both with 4k 240hz, which one is better?
I bought this monitor, I took it back, It took all day adjusting it and then I discovered a brown 1/4" round blotch on the left side. I purchased the MSI MAG 401QR IPS 40". Once calibrated HDR. it is fantastic. All my games seem like new and it's half the price at $499.99. No OLED burn in to worry about. perfect with a clamp on mount.
I'll be waiting for the PG32UCDP model that has 480Hz mode also matte too. Being 32" for competitive fps to me will be no problem, can easily push it a bit further away, 9dm dept desk. The simulated physical size and custom resolutions is neat. I appreciate high PPI but for some fps games I can literally do 1080p at 50% res scale hah so scaling thing whatever. Though I'll probably just use 1080p 480hz at native for some games. Will push it far enough to make it feel like 24"/27" if I want, easy. But great stuff, really aside from lack of DP 2.0 for futureproofing, another thing I'd like to see is full Hz BFI and BFI sync.
Great video, as always. You're obviously impressed with this monitor. Still out of my price range, but I'm not in a massive hurry to upgrade my existing monitor. Gonna be really exciting when these dip below that $1k mark. Really live the resolution option feature. Really great value add, imo. The other monitor people will surely be looking to copy that.
Ohhhh I like this a lot actually. I’ve been really happy with my other ASUS monitors so I’m happy that the new best is even better. Thanks for the review
the aspect control feature is amazing however it’s not really the same as having a 4k 27” or 24.5” monitor as there obviously isn’t physically that many pixels in those sizes. Either keeping the default resolution or a lower one that scales well will probably give you the best image and performance.
My light source is a relatively dim light bulb up overhead. So I don't think LIGHT SOURCE reflections will be a problem. My concern is the direct reflection of the PC user. Can you tell me whether you see yourself reflected like in a mirror? The ideal for me is I see a black silhouette and nothing else.
knowing not much about monitor technology, are there gonna be 25inch OLED monitors for said competitive gamers or is that not worth to produce/not easy to produce. I mainly play valorant and i would LOVE a 25inch OLED at like 240Hz or 360Hz
Everyone always argues that OLED has enough brightness, But it is obvious when you see a panel that has 500 nits vrs 250 nits that brighness truly increases color saturation, vibrancy, and pop. That was one of my only grievances going from a 500 PLUS nit panel in SDR vrs the 245 nit Oled SDR. The difference Is night and day literally. There is a point in which we will be able to max out brightness and start getting diminishing returns, But OLED is far from that number. I had the ASUS PG35VQ monitor and I believe it hit above 500 nit brightness in SDR and obviously 1000 nit HDR. When I got my OLED(AW3423DW), I looked at both panels side by side in real time and even though the OLED panel was superior overall in a lot of different ways a cried because of the loss of that vibrancy that 500 nits got you...
I've mostly used Apple computers/laptops with bright and high DPI monitors. Most of the MacBook monitors are in the 450 to 550 nit range in SDR. Aren't you finding the 260 nit full screen brightness to dim for productivity work and web browsing?
You can customize the resolution on cropped mode? Why did no one else mention this? This is awesome. My biggest concern with using the cropped mode is that the pixels would burn uneven if you play a lot of hours in cropped mode. Similar to playing 16:9 on ultrawide oleds.
OMG thank you so much for your time and researching the dp 2.1 issue. I have a 7900xtx and wasn't sure if I should upgrade from 1440p to 4k without dp 2.1 for future proofing. that being said I game next to a window so I will probably wait for the woled coming later this year from asus. great informative video!
I bought this monitor and its pretty amazing. ALTHOUGH I would have liked to see some size option SKUs for both the UCDP & UCDM, like 35" or 45" versions.
I'm a bit confused on the DSC part of your video where you mentioned the benefits of having DSC on. Allowing you to hit higher frame rates which I understand. However you said that was all in "limited" as opposed to Full in outputting dynamic range. For an OLED monitor and for someone who has a mini-led right now and is in love with HDR, wouldn't I always keep the dynamic range setting to full?
Unfortunately ELMB at 120hz isn't good enough for 60fps games. You get double images during motion. You need it at 60hz, which monitor manufacturers don't add because it flickers too much.
Great review and video! This would be my 240hz OLED of choice as of now, but I'm waiting for the Aorus monitor to drop before I make any final decisions.
Many new phones can record video in Dolby Vision (my OPPO Find X6 Pro from last year does), so the only case for it on the PC may be to play them back them on the monitor instead of the phone screen.
5:00 With burn in are we looking at 3-5 year life cycle for these monitors? They are gorgeous enough, but I don't know if two GPU cycles are the norm with OLED
Thanks for the good review! If you play 4k you're better off pushing the monitor back enough if that's a possibilty than reducing size to 27 otherwise you'll lose some clarity. But if the rig is struggling with 4K I would definitely consider opting in at 27 or 24.5 at those "odd" resolutions as those would be equivilent for native for this monitor at those sizes. It's pretty cool and unique that it's an option and it definitely adds more wiggle room to manage to get competitive games hit that 240 target with a good rig! Definitely peakes my interest to get this monitor
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**The info about the front facing light at **3:16** is incorrect. There is a separate setting under system that's not grouped with the rest of the lighting options so it CAN be disabled - just tested it. Thanks to @isn1p12 for the catch. **
Also for those curious about input latency hit with Aspect Control, can confirm it adds .3ms for processing. Well worth it imo.
Good to know. I dont like the drup with a red light logo 😊
Very interesting this new QD OLED Monitor. But the question is can it handle everyday 8 hours for console gaming ? Because worry burn in problem
@@avpedmond1923 I also have a 42 inch LG C2 Oled at my desk, only for console gaming, and ... Its cheaper then the Asus, if you want to use it only for that. No burn in yet, and I game a lot at night.
Not buying a new monitor every year. I'll get the GIGABYTE - AORUS FO32U2P. Even if I can't take advantage of UHBR 20 yet next gen GPUs will have it. Its also $100 less expensive.
oh thank god, I was about to pass on this monitor over just that alone, glad I came to the comments
in 3:16 you said the light cant be disabled but it actually can. you go to system setup > power indicator and then toggle it off
Woww can’t believe I missed that. Super weird its not with the lighting options like everything else. Appreciate you!
Wow thanks I actually thought you couldn't turn it off man im dumb ty so much
Thank, i wouldnt buy this one, if that wasnt possible.
i was about to comment how incredibly insane it is to have a light you cant turn off on such a massive beautiful screen but happy to know it exists
@@rickystafford7433- especially with it being the one that shines right at your face!
the reason why 27" isnt 1440p or 24" 1080p is simply because it displays the actual physical pixels for those sizes, a 1:1 readout. So since this is a 140ppi monitor it simply has more pixels at 27" compared to a 1440p version, as those only result in 110ppi. But good thing that you can still use a higher resolution input which gets downscaled, so 1440p on the 24" mode looks super crisp as you mentioned in the video.
lol i was watching that. made no sense. how can a 32 inch monitor be 4k and then make the screen smaller to 27 and say at 4k it looks amazing lol. its not 4k... like what..
@@lindseyhunt1090garageb I mean you can still use 4K resolution but it's essentially just downscaled. so in theory it should look equal as clean or slightly cleaner because of smoother edges, as in forced anti aliasing due to downsampling. but I would not recommend to downsample, just use the native resolution each mode provides and you don't waste any extra gpu power for minimal benefits.
@@patrikmedia On other reviews the 27/24" mode is not 4K downscaled, Windows reported back a weird resolution like 2xxx * 1xxx-ish to fit the 27/24" scale to enable the black borders.
@@paul2609 yeah I know, but you can still just pick the higher resolution variant, it's just not the default/recommended resolution in Windows. either way, there is little point in doing so, best to just stick with the recommended resolution for 1:1 scale.
Exactly
Badseed out here dropping knowledge on us. Very thorough review (without going full monitor nerd on us). Well done.
What an awesome presentation, no wonder i tend too fall tired watching other reviews. This is the speed my brain needs. Subbed
Ditto on all of it.
UPVOTE SO MORE PEOPLE SEE THIS IMPORTANT DISLAIMER! The real reason why DSC is an issue is that on nvidia GPU's it causes a 3 second black screen when tabbing out and on monitors that don't require DSC like HDMI 2.1 or DIsplayport 2.1, the tabbing out is instant and responsive. No weird issues at all. DSC's compression was never it's issue, it's at least lossless in our experience. But The black screen for a few seconds is absolutely related to DSC. Nvidia has no fix for this.
I literally never have this issue even in exclusive fullscreen and my past couple of monitors were running with DSC (LG GN950 4K 160Hz, NEO G8 4K 240Hz).
So on amd gpus its fine?
DSC is not lossless at all. By definition it is a lossy compression algorithm just like MP3s are for sound files. The marketing term "virtually lossless" used for DSC is just a marketing name and is defined by "when all the observers fail to correctly identify the reference image more than 75% of the trials" to be precise. Can you detect MP3 from lossless files? With crappy headphones it might be hard, hook it up to anything decent and it's plainly obvious. DSC is not the same quality but it is a very good practical solution to the bandwidth limitation of the past. It's time to face it out though since we have had new interfaces for a while already at our disposal. But DSC is lossless, no way around that. I am not sure what you mean by saying "it's at least lossless in our experience". I assume that you meant that it has not been bothering you in practice which is perfectly fine but it's not lossless and what does "at least lossless" even mean? Better than lossless generating additional information which wasn't even there to begin with?
Are AMD gpus affected as well?
Even HDMI 2.1 will use DSC for this resolution/refresh rate. Also I don’t know what good this “important disclaimer” is when no nVidia card has DP 2.1 and I don’t think any monitor does either. It’s not really a big deal, and if it is you can just run in fullscreen borderless and sacrifice like 5 fps.
This man spends weeks with a product and distills all the details in an easy-to-follow, beautifully filmed, and punchy review. 1M Subs coming soon! Thanks for the shout-out bro!
This is my personal choice, I have prepaid the monitor and I am waiting for the delivery in 3 weeks in the city of Sofia, Bulgaria! If you want, believe it, they sent 2 units for the region and I managed to get one! I've liked it since CES and for me the PG32UCDM is the best monitor of this generation of 4K OLED !
Here in Australia, it is delayed by another month after already waiting for 2 months :(
How are Bulgarians able to afford this monitor??
@@xPhantomxify They have jobs
How is the monitor so far? Id burn in an issue?
Kharesvam lutiv sos
I dont understand how it can do 27in 4k when its 4k at 32in natively. That just doesnt seem technically possible.
It’s not. It’s marketing bullshit 😂
It isn't, he's yapping
It’s not doing 3840 x 2160 but it is displaying a slightly lower resolution that matches the aspect ratio.
I guess in the same way that you can watch 8K RUclips stream on a 4K monitor
No DisplayPort 2.1 No buy for me..maybe the next one for the 5090
I must say you are one of the most honest, hard working and informative youtubers on the platform and we appreciate the time and effort you put into it. Thank you very very much and hope your channel grows with time.
hope you're also taking a look at the LG 32GS95UE (4k 240hz WOLED with dual mode). I'm currently deciding between this Asus and the LG.
LGs matte coating is horrible.
@@kylehooker3710 stop watching clickbait people like The Display Guy
the coating isnt nowhere as bad as he claims it is. he should live his personal bias on the side.
@@zexedearth89theres a reason why tvs and Macs have glossy panels.
@@kylehooker3710 funny thing everyone who actually reviews them says it's not a problem nor is it worse than any of the matte coatings literally 99% of all conventional monitors used for ages. I personally have a glossy QD-OLED monitor + matte 4K ips monitor, and when there is content on, they both look just as fine. so unless WOLED matte coating is objectively worse than other matte coatings, I don't really see the hate there.
@@kylehooker3710 But still has no raised blacks like QDOLED. It's a trade off.
You just answered all my questions about display port color bit as well as way to run 12 bit on hdmi 2.1 without even trying. No other video explains it so clearly.
I subscribed u the real one
I watched a dozen reviews of this bad boy and nobody mentioned the ability to change resolutions. Your channel was never suggested while looking for reviews 😂. Just bought it today it went down from 1500 to 1200 euro today.
Great results and review! Dazzling color for a competitive edge. Thanks for choosing Calman!
bro this guys knowledge on monitors is amazing ,, very informative without being boring 👍👍
What a great video, full of info, no nonsense, super well made, love this channel
Love your videos,always so informative
Just wanted to say you are the best monitor reviewer I’ve found during my rabbit hole journey to find the best monitor in my console gaming setup. Thanks for your back to basics easy to understand description of features.
Thanks man, appreciate it!
The problem with DSC is not about the compression or being able to notice it or not, but that NVIDIA's driver issues. For example, they're known to have a bug which turns the screen black when alt-tabbing when going through DSC, and it doesn't seem they're in any rush to fix it.
Just run the game in borderless window and that solves the problem.
Thank you for explaning DSC, I am kinda n00b in this topic and this was exactly what I was looking for!
All the belly aching over DP 2.1 when it really isn't needed for 4k 240hz at all.
@@squirrelsinjacket1804only thing I personally noticed with DSC is on the pg27aqn 360hz 1440p when alt tabbing you get a black screen for a few seconds.
Over 500 dollars more in EU for totaly same OLED panel as alienware. You surely shouldn`t buy this.
I'm getting the Alienware 32" 4K 240Hz monitor in a few days. Can't wait! Even better, Alienware gives you 3 year burn-in warranty so there's really nothing to worry about, especially if you have a monitor spare in your house to replace it during such warranty servicing.
Just bought for $1k. Can’t wait to see it in action
Does 27 and 24 inch modes have an affect on the input latency or refresh rate performance (e.g UfO image clarity) noone seems to test these and in my opinion these are clearly why FPS players might want to pay extra for this monitor. Thank you
I found the hdr atrocious & the text fringing unacceptable. As BasSeed also has experience with an oled tv used as a monitor would you say it’s worse or better? I am coming from calibrated sdr/hdr tv’s
I have an issue with the way you describe "4K" in a smaller screen size in this particular case. This is a 4k monitor, so it's 3840x2160. That's the amount of pixels that monitor has. If you shrink the size, you're using less pixels. It's not going to be sharper by shrinking the screen space, because you're just using less of the available pixels. The pixel density never changes. Do you see what I'm saying?
I picked this up yesterday and everything you attested to in the review is spot on. This is an excellent monitor. Great review.
this is actually a do it all monitor, holy shit. the resolution/size change and the ability to do like 4k 240hz 24.5in is a genuine selling point for people who do both comp and single player.
i'll generally assume that most people spending this kinda money on a monitor have a good PC, so this is a HUGE deal
Bro. IT IS NOT 4k 24.5, it is just the respective resolution at that size (about 25% less than 4k), than could be downgraded a bit more (but never show more pixeles)
@@cotasa nothing gets past you buddy
Thank you so much for covering the screen size feature, to which I had no idea the ASUS could do this, as far as I know only the gigabyte has this feature.
I had great worries 4K over 32" would hurt competitive ability, but 1440p scaled to a smaller window sounds so perfect, its almost 2 monitors in one
I was holding out for more reviews of the gigabyte/MSI/HP, but I think I'm gonna go with this one
Two things: 1) As always, great review. You've been heavily influencing my purchasing since your first GSX 1000 video and if I hadn't just bought an OLED monitor two weeks ago, I would have bought this one based on this review. 2) I need to know what that sweater/hoodie is so I can pick one up.
Keep on keepin' on, man
Glorious content, straight to the point without dumbing it down. Good work king!
Owned this monitor for two monts now. It’s pretty much perfect.
The only downside is that HDR in desktop is unusable due to brightness variation. Same problem with LG OLED TVs too and all other OLED panels. However this monitor has fixed brightness LDR mode, which completely eliminates brightness fluctuation in desktop use. But you lose HDR. Not a big deal, since games run in full screen mode. But a bit awkward for RUclips HDR videos for example.
Also worth noting that the 95W power delivery over USB-C requires lowering max brightness. So in practice it only charges your laptop at 65W. Not a problem with M3 Max or similar efficient laptop, but could be a problem with heavy Windows gaming laptop.
Dude you very good at what you do. So much information But presented well, it didn’t feel like too much because of your flow and delivery. You were on the point. Normally, I skim through videos but yours I watched the whole thing. Great job.
Not a bad overview. thanks for showing extra menus features - would be nice to have a dedicated video about each thing in the menu of 32ucdm.
Excellent review, first vid of yours I've seen and on the strength of it, you got a new subscriber..👍👍 Look forward to more..
Great video! Just found this channel, keep up the good work!
These monitors simply are too expensive. I won't pay $1300 for a monitor if I can get a 55" OLED TV for the same
Right? What the fuck is so special about a monitor that warrants that price tag? I'm gaming on a 65in LG C1 right now and it's amazing.
The monitor is worth the price, TVs get better specs. Same tv panel gets 3000 bits peak not 1000. It also gets 90% rec 2020 not 80%. This hits 240hz instead of 144hz the tv can do.
@@alexlopez299560 fps vs 240? 32” is already to big.
Keep in mind if you do gaming on it the TV is ass for frames. Most won't even run 4k about 60fps. These are perfect for an all around setup
how the hell are u meant to use a 55inch tv as a computer screen??? This is a PC monitod, not for consoles …
Normally these videos titles are clickbait, but holy shit this was a fantastic and informative video BadSeed. Reliable as always.
It's still a clickbait title (which isn't inherently bad), it's just there happened to be good content behind it. People really need to stop using "clickbait" incorrectly. Clickbait just means "attention grabbing title". And that is independent of whether the video is good or bad.
Hey, this is the first video from you I've ever watched and I just wanted to give you something to think about. When I was browsing for reviews of this monitor your video popped up several times and I didn't click on it because the title didn't say review in it and there is a sea of videos that literally just discuss the monitor without actually having it in their possession (reading spec sheets of the website etc).
If you want to stand out from those and get more clicks I'd recommend making it clear in your titles that it's actually a review and not just a discussion video. It took about 3 recommendations from RUclips for me to finally give in and watch this and only then did I realise it was a review that I should watch, by the way, you did a great job reviewing it :)
I have burn in on my lg oled tv from my kids playing fortnite and watching fortnite videos. Mostly watching fortnite videos and this has only been within 2 years. The health bar and weapons areas are now burned in. It is not like they have watch videos all day they have school and go to sports so i think it is important for people to know.
Buddy, your delivery is ON POINT. Absolutely love your format, your knowledge and depth of review. God damn. This was shockingly good content. Subbed!
yeah nah i wont be stuffing around with the resolution only factor for me will be that OLEDS are a bit less bright than normal lcd monitors. I knew that 27 inches is about maximum for any gamers but they went with 32 inches for maybe an all round gaming/entertainment size as it is OLED and so movies and other things come into it. Only other factor for buying this monitor is the so called 'pixel fix' thing cleaner . hmm possible gimmick but its interesting
You've come along way @BadSeed Tech since the first time I saw a video from you, in what feels like years ago now. Congrats.
Best review for the monitor. Thanks for talking about 24 and 27 mode !! Much appreciated
Awesome review man. One of the best I have seen. Thank you!
Subscribed. Thanks for being so clear and to the point. Excellent explanations of everything. This is how RUclips should be done!
Dude, awesome review but even better beard! That thing is trimmed to perfection 😃
Yo thanks brother! 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Incredibly comprehensive and well produced review. Thanks man this was so enjoyable to watch.
The thing about simulating a smaller screen is your gonna get burn in after playing games all the time like that. the panel is just going to be uneven colour.
Great review, I was just able to snag one of these earlier today and I couldn't be more excited. This looks CRAZY..
Great video and review! I've already ordered this screen. Hopefully getting it in mid april. Very excited about this monitor.
I had this monitor and sent it back. They’ve locked the settings when In HDR mode. You can’t change anything and to your liking while in HDR which I find absolutely ridiculous.
And biggest questions is it worth that money if it will burn oleds after just 3 years?
I need the 480hz with 240hz BFI on the WOLED coming later this year. BFI will be the deciding factor
I watched your review of Asus PG32UCDM, just wondering Asus PG32UCDM and this LG Ultragear 32GS95UE-B, which one you prefer in 4k? I'd love you play with high refreshrate like 480hz
but if not in 1080p, just compared both with 4k 240hz, which one is better?
I’m stuck deciding between the two as well.
I bought this monitor, I took it back, It took all day adjusting it and then I discovered a brown 1/4" round blotch on the left side. I purchased the MSI MAG 401QR IPS 40". Once calibrated HDR. it is fantastic. All my games seem like new and it's half the price at $499.99. No OLED burn in to worry about. perfect with a clamp on mount.
This is the single best review of this monitor on the Internet, highlighting key features and presenting solid arguments like no one else is. Amazing.
I disagree with you, because he is yapping a lot.
The best new OLED monitor reviews (imo) have been done by Monitors Unboxed.
I'll be waiting for the PG32UCDP model that has 480Hz mode also matte too. Being 32" for competitive fps to me will be no problem, can easily push it a bit further away, 9dm dept desk.
The simulated physical size and custom resolutions is neat. I appreciate high PPI but for some fps games I can literally do 1080p at 50% res scale hah so scaling thing whatever. Though I'll probably just use 1080p 480hz at native for some games. Will push it far enough to make it feel like 24"/27" if I want, easy.
But great stuff, really aside from lack of DP 2.0 for futureproofing, another thing I'd like to see is full Hz BFI and BFI sync.
Great video, as always. You're obviously impressed with this monitor. Still out of my price range, but I'm not in a massive hurry to upgrade my existing monitor. Gonna be really exciting when these dip below that $1k mark. Really live the resolution option feature. Really great value add, imo. The other monitor people will surely be looking to copy that.
Ohhhh I like this a lot actually. I’ve been really happy with my other ASUS monitors so I’m happy that the new best is even better. Thanks for the review
Great review! You explained many things that I had no idea about really well. Deserves a sub!
Far out. This is my first watch with you. Silly name but you are a great fast no BS presenter. Thanks.
Love your voice....think I've found a new fav channel
Criminally underrated channel.
Ive been loving these monitors reviews! Keep on!
great details in the video , thank you
Can you offer some perspective on this vs the FO32U2P? Trying to decide between the two.
Sadly the asus is 1700 euro in Belgium, where the Alienware is 1100. I think the difference is too big.
Great review! Would you be able to compare this to the MSI MPG 321URX?
Great info. Really looking forward to getting my hands on one of these.
the aspect control feature is amazing however it’s not really the same as having a 4k 27” or 24.5” monitor as there obviously isn’t physically that many pixels in those sizes. Either keeping the default resolution or a lower one that scales well will probably give you the best image and performance.
Such an awesome info packed review. Other channels would do good to learn from a master. Thank you.
My light source is a relatively dim light bulb up overhead. So I don't think LIGHT SOURCE reflections will be a problem.
My concern is the direct reflection of the PC user.
Can you tell me whether you see yourself reflected like in a mirror? The ideal for me is I see a black silhouette and nothing else.
Thanks for the review! What is the keyboard at 0:31 ?
Can anyone answer this? :D
knowing not much about monitor technology, are there gonna be 25inch OLED monitors for said competitive gamers or is that not worth to produce/not easy to produce. I mainly play valorant and i would LOVE a 25inch OLED at like 240Hz or 360Hz
the graphs at 12:29 are labeled incorrectly, thats confusing. Could You explain wich is wich? otherwise good video
The beard trim/cut looks ultra clean 👌
Everyone always argues that OLED has enough brightness, But it is obvious when you see a panel that has 500 nits vrs 250 nits that brighness truly increases color saturation, vibrancy, and pop. That was one of my only grievances going from a 500 PLUS nit panel in SDR vrs the 245 nit Oled SDR. The difference Is night and day literally. There is a point in which we will be able to max out brightness and start getting diminishing returns, But OLED is far from that number.
I had the ASUS PG35VQ monitor and I believe it hit above 500 nit brightness in SDR and obviously 1000 nit HDR.
When I got my OLED(AW3423DW), I looked at both panels side by side in real time and even though the OLED panel was superior overall in a lot of different ways a cried because of the loss of that vibrancy that 500 nits got you...
This or the UDCP?
My benchmark is my G16 Oled. I really like how the colors pop.
I've mostly used Apple computers/laptops with bright and high DPI monitors. Most of the MacBook monitors are in the 450 to 550 nit range in SDR. Aren't you finding the 260 nit full screen brightness to dim for productivity work and web browsing?
I have two of these in dual setup. I love them honestly.
0:04 what is that Wallpaper called?
You can customize the resolution on cropped mode? Why did no one else mention this? This is awesome.
My biggest concern with using the cropped mode is that the pixels would burn uneven if you play a lot of hours in cropped mode. Similar to playing 16:9 on ultrawide oleds.
most thorough review of this monitor i've seen yet.
Thanks!
OMG thank you so much for your time and researching the dp 2.1 issue. I have a 7900xtx and wasn't sure if I should upgrade from 1440p to 4k without dp 2.1 for future proofing. that being said I game next to a window so I will probably wait for the woled coming later this year from asus. great informative video!
Really like the video, new subscriber from Chile, regards.
Now the main question is PG27AQN or this monitor 🤔
I literally started looking for a 4k OLED last night...PERFECT timing!
Do you recommend the asus or msi over the alienware? can you make a top 3 video with pros and cons?
I bought this monitor and its pretty amazing. ALTHOUGH I would have liked to see some size option SKUs for both the UCDP & UCDM, like 35" or 45" versions.
Had to turn on notifications for your channel, I never see your videos in my feed.
Thanks for you video
Can I buy it for a Mac Studio ? I love high refresh rate for productivity too and I want 4K, but afraid of the scaling mode.
1500€ here in europe :/ the alienware 3225 is at 1060€ right now...
I'm a bit confused on the DSC part of your video where you mentioned the benefits of having DSC on. Allowing you to hit higher frame rates which I understand. However you said that was all in "limited" as opposed to Full in outputting dynamic range. For an OLED monitor and for someone who has a mini-led right now and is in love with HDR, wouldn't I always keep the dynamic range setting to full?
Your content is amazing!!!
Unfortunately ELMB at 120hz isn't good enough for 60fps games. You get double images during motion. You need it at 60hz, which monitor manufacturers don't add because it flickers too much.
Great review and video! This would be my 240hz OLED of choice as of now, but I'm waiting for the Aorus monitor to drop before I make any final decisions.
Many new phones can record video in Dolby Vision (my OPPO Find X6 Pro from last year does), so the only case for it on the PC may be to play them back them on the monitor instead of the phone screen.
5:00 With burn in are we looking at 3-5 year life cycle for these monitors? They are gorgeous enough, but I don't know if two GPU cycles are the norm with OLED
Thanks for the good review!
If you play 4k you're better off pushing the monitor back enough if that's a possibilty than reducing size to 27 otherwise you'll lose some clarity.
But if the rig is struggling with 4K I would definitely consider opting in at 27 or 24.5 at those "odd" resolutions as those would be equivilent for native for this monitor at those sizes.
It's pretty cool and unique that it's an option and it definitely adds more wiggle room to manage to get competitive games hit that 240 target with a good rig! Definitely peakes my interest to get this monitor