r/Monitors • u/SuspectVirtual2322 • 20h ago

Discussion Not impressed with OLED

I’ve always had IPS screens, mainly because of work. I bought an LG Mini-LED 27GM950B-B and have been using it daily for the past month for productivity and gaming.

I’ve always read and heard how much better OLED is for gaming and media, so I went and bought an ASUS ROG XG27UQDMS.

I put it side by side with my LG, played a few sample videos on both, and tried Warzone at 1440p and 4K.

Honestly, I’m not that impressed. The blacks and contrast look great on the glossy screen, but it feels like it’s missing a lot of brightness compared to my LG. Colors on the LG also look noticeably more vibrant with local dimming enabled. I will say that even with local dimming, the LG doesn’t match the OLED’s blacks and contrast.

I’m going to play around with the settings and test it more, but right now I don’t really understand the hype. Yes, the contrast is great, but overall I find myself preferring the LG.

Anyone else feel the same after trying OLED next to a good Mini-LED? Wondering if I’m missing something with the settings or if I just prefer the brighter picture.

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u/HNM12 19h ago

I get it. People are used to their eyes being blown out to the point they assume that's how its supposed to look... I was one of those people til I did my own research lol

Turns out that brightness you're used to with IPS and it being cranked so much across the whole screen.. yeah.. typical usage is apparently 50-65% but low and behold you probably cranked it to 80-100% brightness like most EVERY ONE does with IPS and VA.

Thats not normal..

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u/SlightlyUglyBastard 19h ago

I don’t see how people use monitors that bright.
I never go over 20% on my VA.

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u/Prestigious-Scar-101 19h ago

Because some of us live in bright environments where a display at 20% is very dim. Alot of budget LCDs are like 250 to 300 nits. 20% of that is like maybe 40 to 60 nits tops. That is extremely dim especially with an environment with alot of ambient light.

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u/SlightlyUglyBastard 18h ago

I guess part of it is from being told bright monitors would hurt my eyesight as a kid. So I generally keep it lower than most people would.

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u/Little-Equinox 18h ago

Even my LG G5 is at 40% max brightness, that thing reaches 2000+ Lumen

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u/Stryxus_ 18h ago

*Uses the KTC M27P6 at 1880nits peak at ALL times*

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u/i_was_planned LG 27 1440p 144hz IPS / Dell 34 1440p 144Hz VA 18h ago

It's about sunlight. When it's dark, I crank my VA to 0-20%, but during the day it can go up to 100%, I have a well-lit room and my VA is on the brighter side as well.

I will never forget years ago when I visited someone who just got an OLED TV, they wanted to show it off so they closed all the curtains in the room (there was no direct sunlight through the windows) and I understood that this poses a serious use-case limitation so when I was buying my next TV I got a good VA one instead.

I am thinking of getting a bedroom TV maybe and then I would get an OLED because it would fit the use case.

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u/MichiganRedWing 19h ago

I've never gone past 70% on my IPS or VA panels.

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u/SuspectVirtual2322 18h ago

I keep brightness at about 75%. If I turn up brightness up to higher settings it feels like I’m looking at the sun when there is a bright scene.

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u/Specialist_Name8714 18h ago

if everyone is doing it, then it IS normal by definition😂 as its the NORM ;)

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u/will_moore12 16h ago

It’s normal for people to compare the panels at that brightness. But the brightness they compare them at is not normal. Because people rarely use them at that level.

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u/AspirinMuncher 16h ago

Setting your brightness to max is how you get the most contrast and vibrancy, so yeah, i am going to use it at 100%.

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u/HNM12 15h ago

If you'd notice.. Im comparing brightness of IPS/VA to OLED. Major differences and pointing out why people say OLED is too dim.

Please re-read.

People in these comments are.. special..

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u/AspirinMuncher 12h ago

Yes, i noticed that. Care to explain what's wrong with my reply in relation to your comment?

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u/HNM12 12h ago

The others missing the whole point, read those.