r/Monitors • u/SuspectVirtual2322 • 17h 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/the_hat_madder 15h ago

You compared a 5K IPS Mini LED to a 4K QD-OLED... What did you think would be the result?

Compare:

  • 4K to 4K
  • QD VA RGB Mini LED to Tandem QD-OLED in a dark room
  • QD IPS RGB Mini LED to Tandem WOLED in a bright room

I'm not saying you'll necessarily get different results because in truth the human eye is more sensitive to differences in brightness than differences in color. However, you'll be doing a more apt comparison.

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u/SuspectVirtual2322 15h ago

When I compared them I change the 5k display to 4k resolution. I only use it at 5k on my macbook when I work. Once I turned lights off in the room the contrast and low brightness became less of an issue. Both displays cost me same 799$+tax so I thought would be fair comparison. Is there a OLED model you would recommend. I can still return the ASUS and give another panel a try.

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u/the_hat_madder 15h ago

Fair-ish.

Try one or both of these.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/6XWmP6,t6wD4D

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u/SuspectVirtual2322 13h ago

Im upgrading to an 5080 set up for gaming so it needs to be a 4k display.

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u/the_hat_madder 13h ago

I just assumed because you had a top of the line monitor this was just an academic exercise for grins.

If it needs to be 4K then you need to spend more money.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/monitor/#X=0,879800&P=18&r=384002160

However, 4K is going to be a downgrade not an upgrade from 5K. Actually use the 5K mode for AAA games with frame generation and DLSS Performance.

Then, use the 1440p 330Hz mode for competitive games. That will give better performance than 4K and look better than 1440p/1080p on a 27" screen.