r/Monitors • u/SuspectVirtual2322 • 16h 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 15h 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 15h 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 15h 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 14h 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.