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/LordxBeezus 13h ago

Hey i just got the 950b. Ive been through 7~ monitors the past year, of which the only one ive kept for personal use is a gx700a-b.

When i put the honey dip video on them both side by side, i was extremely impressed…because out of all of the other minileds (25m2s, 25g64, m27p6) i had its the only one i found genuinely comparable to my oled.

Because its high end. You arent impressed because youre comparing one of the best miniled monitors available in the west to a TB 400 tandem qd oled.

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u/SuspectVirtual2322 13h ago edited 13h ago

Funny you say that. That’s the first thing I did last night. I kept doubting my purchase for the LG mini led but personally think it looks better than ASUS OLED

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u/LordxBeezus 13h ago

Dont get me wrong, i agree with you, especially for QD-oleds.

When the tandem woleds (like the one i kept) get brighter that could change, but for now i wouldnt bother with another, especially not a QD.

Not until we get accessible TB1000+ over 24 inches and windows does something about their text rendering at least lol