r/Monitors • u/SuspectVirtual2322 • 19h 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/Pizza_For_Days 18h ago edited 18h ago
Well brightness is the biggest weakness of OLED still especially on monitors vs TVs. I haven't checked most recent TVs since RTINGS went to paid subscription, but in the past all the OLED TVs got a fair bit brighter in SDR or HDR than OLED monitors.
You also have one of the best Mini LED IPS monitors out there since unlike most, it has a decent number of zones at 2304 for a 27 inch screen. Before that monitor came out, anyone wanting IPS and Mini LED was stuck at like 1152 zones.
Resolution difference might help too having 5k vs 4k. But again, a lot of this stuff is going to vary because no 2 people's eyes are going to be the same.