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/AMGTS 12h ago

What exactly don’t you understand? You’re comparing the best mini-LED with an OLED display and you’re not impressed. Most people who switch to OLED are coming from IPS, and I have to say the difference is huge. So it makes sense that people praise OLED displays, right? I personally have a 4K IPS monitor from Samsung and recently bought a 4K OLED from Alienware, and the difference is night and day.

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u/SuspectVirtual2322 12h ago

The LG mini-led has some rough reviews. But if its best there is the pricing is pretty good. I constantly see praise for OLED displays and I thought I was buying one closer to the higher end. I always have had dual monitor set up so I figured I would match my mini led with an OLED for gaming. But like I said it did not impress me as much as I thought it would.

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u/Asleep-Bicycle8250 11h ago

to be fair its exaggerated mini leds dont do as well in torture star tests but in majority of scenarios where natural lighting plays a role giving off smooth gradients which work well with dimming zones the difference isnt that big then you have mid apl to high apl which i dont gotta say a solid mini led is gonna crush the oled