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It’s not every day that one gets the chance to travel half way across the world, with a bunch of other people from all over, all Reddit mods too (yes, we do leave the house, occasionally) from different tech related communities, to see in person what LG Display (LGD) have been cooking for us PC enthusiasts and gamers, on what concerns monitor displays. Not just fun but also ultra-secretive as for most of the hands-on moments, it simply was not allowed to take photos.
Photos outside were fine to take, though :D
And what they’re cooking is the 4th generation OLED displays that I’ve had the chance to get an exclusive preview of, as well as play around with (literally, since I was gaming on them). OLED is pretty amazing, so how can it be even more amazing?
LGD has actually announced the very first one of these for gaming monitors (technically there is one 4th Gen OLED panel out already on the LG G5 TV), which is rumored to come this Summer, the UltraGear 27GX700A, which should feature a 1440p 280hz WOLED, and LGD claims it will reach up to 1,500 nits, which is quite a bit brighter than the previous gen. This is one of the monitors I had the chance to play around with.
Now for the nerdier stuff: these Gen 4 panels are also referred to as “Primary RGB Tandem OLED” and they feature an RGWB subpixel layout (as opposed to RWBG).
They told me they will make it with both Glossy and Matte coatings. It feels like there are very strong opinions amongst the community about which of the two they prefer, so I guess it’s better to have them both.
First things first, monitor panel technology. This is something you need to consider when buying a monitor, particularly a higher-end one. Here is a brief sum up of the basics:
- TN (Twisted Nematic): Fading fast to the more popular IPS. Decent for high refresh rates, but not for colors and contrast. Mostly seen in cheaper panels.
- VA (Vertical Alignment) – Great contrast and deep blacks, but low response times make them a bad choice for fast-paced gaming.
- IPS (In-Plane Switching) – The all-rounder, common in mid-range monitors, but appears at all price points.
These 3 above are LCD panels, and then we have:
- OLED – It began appearing more and more in high-end displays. These are emissive panels, which means they do not need a backlight, but each pixel instead has its own light source and can be completely off, while another pixel can be on. This means fantastic blacks, great contrast and response times, even vs VA panels. The technical con is the possibility of burn-ins, though most OLED displays on the market today have significantly improved burn-in prevention technologies under normal usage conditions.
LGD makes some of the higher-end monitors we tend to see in some of the top gaming builds posted here, but they also make a lot of panels for other brands as well. Just like PSUs, for instance, where one brand will sell but not manufacture the product itself, you’ll see LG Display panels in monitors of many other brands, like ASUS and SONY.
Back to the secret products! So, we got on the Bus and were driven from downtown Seoul to their mega/factory campus, very close to the northern border.
Tech Session 1:
This was indeed a secretive place. No photos, no videos. It felt like we were being taken to see something special.
Placed around the room, half a dozen monitors and TVs, and the grail we were probably all here for: The new 4th Gen OLED Panels.
- The setup: A 31.5’’ UHD DFR Gaming OLED -> which was set to show the dual mode that allows it to change resolution and refresh rate between 240Hz at 4K and 480Hz at 1080p.
- A 45’’ WUHD Gaming OLED with an 800R curvature, set to show how immersive it can be for a racing game experience.
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- 2 high end gaming monitors showing Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay, one the new LG Display 4th Gen OLED (the 27GX700A) and one a different modern OLED, in this case a QD-OLED.
Now, if you’ve used or own an OLED. You know it’s pretty special, especially coming from a “mere” LCD, especially if you’ve been in a dual or triple monitor situation where you can compare them side by side (many people will experience this, as it’s common to have a main monitor and one or more side monitors, at least for us here at PCMR). You’ll see flaws in the LCD that you weren’t even aware of, and be in awe of just how good OLED looks.
Seeing the 4th gen Gaming OLED panels next to other OLEDs reminded me when I compare OLED with LED. Obviously that the returns are diminishing, just like with any tech, but seeing it side by side, the differences were visible, both in low light conditions and with lights on. More subtle, but even with two high-end OLED panels, you could see the brighter lighting and richer color, and you could even notice the slightly deeper blacks on the 4th gen due to the structure of Primary RGB Tandem & new anti-reflective tech.
On Cyberpunk 2077, seeing all the neon signs and having them pop off the screen so much, even when against a QD-OLED is quite something. Seeing great tech becoming slightly and slightly better is always good.
I like to think that PCMR is a place that harbors every single kind of PC gamers and tech enthusiasts, at all price points and setups, so we know that many of us are always in awe at these advancements in technology that throughout the years we end up seeing, either online or when we eventually and surely upgrade. It’s all part of what being PCMR is about.