Is Oled monitor worth it?

[Jade]

I was looking to get 2k gaming monitor. Currently have 1080p 27 inch 144hz IPS monitor. Oled costs twice as much as mid-range IPS. Is it really worth it?

[C1REX]

Originally posted by Jade:

I was looking to get 2k gaming monitor.

Just a friendly reminder to not confuse anybody.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K_resolution
2048x1080

[Bablu]

Originally posted by C1REX:

Originally posted by Jade:

I was looking to get 2k gaming monitor.

Just a friendly reminder to not confuse anybody.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K_resolution
2048x1080

isnt 2k 2560x1440??

[Amuro0079]

Originally posted by Luke:

Originally posted by C1REX:

Just a friendly reminder to not confuse anybody.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K_resolution
2048x1080

isnt 2k 2560x1440??

2.5k

[C1REX]

Originally posted by Luke:

Originally posted by C1REX:

Just a friendly reminder to not confuse anybody.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K_resolution
2048x1080

isnt 2k 2560x1440??

No but it's a common misconception. Wikipedia starts their article from a note to not mistake 2K with 1080p and 1440p. 2K is 2048x1080 what is close to 1920x1080p. Exactly half of horizontal pixels of 4K UHD 3840x2160.

I think people don't want to be rude or picky, ignore the mistake assuming 2K =1440p and let the wrong belief to spread

[xDDD]

Originally posted by Luke:

Originally posted by C1REX:

Just a friendly reminder to not confuse anybody.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K_resolution
2048x1080

isnt 2k 2560x1440??

It is not.
1440p is "QHD"

[smokerob79]

simply no.....the cost of the monitor changes the level of GPU you can buy......tech has gotten a lot better in the last 2 years.....VA and IPS panels are great options at this point....i picked up a great monitor that is 32inch 1440p at 165hz for only 200 bucks.....

i had 2 OLED monitors that i got for cheap used.....i ended up selling them for more then i paid and bought my current monitor....

[Pocahawtness]

Originally posted by Jade:

I was looking to get 2k gaming monitor. Currently have 1080p 27 inch 144hz IPS monitor. Oled costs twice as much as mid-range IPS. Is it really worth it?

You shouldn't compare a mid range IPS to an OLED. You should compare a top of the range IPS to an OLED. When you do that, the price isn't all that different.

I have a very expensive IPS sat next to an equally expensive OLED and the picture quality is similar, but no doubt about it, the OLED is better. It's much smoother and the picture quality is just amazing. On the negative side, there is the danger of burn-in and text fringing on the OLED.

I certainly wouldn't consider mid-range. The picture quality of a mid-range IPS gaming monitor is poor compared to any top-range monitor.

[Zef]

Originally posted by smokerob79:

simply no.....the cost of the monitor changes the level of GPU you can buy......tech has gotten a lot better in the last 2 years.....VA and IPS panels are great options at this point....i picked up a great monitor that is 32inch 1440p at 165hz for only 200 bucks.....

i had 2 OLED monitors that i got for cheap used.....i ended up selling them for more then i paid and bought my current monitor....

Your problem is that you got cheap used oleds as a baseline to compare it with.

Compare any 300-400$ IPS vs OLED screen and the IPS will win 9/10 hands down.

Compare any +-1000$ IPS vs OLED screen and the OLED will win without contest.


I can never go back to non-OLED screens, the loss in color richness is just not acceptable anymore.

[smokerob79]

Originally posted by Zef:

Originally posted by smokerob79:

simply no.....the cost of the monitor changes the level of GPU you can buy......tech has gotten a lot better in the last 2 years.....VA and IPS panels are great options at this point....i picked up a great monitor that is 32inch 1440p at 165hz for only 200 bucks.....

i had 2 OLED monitors that i got for cheap used.....i ended up selling them for more then i paid and bought my current monitor....

Your problem is that you got cheap used oleds as a baseline to compare it with.

Compare any 300-400$ IPS vs OLED screen and the IPS will win 9/10 hands down.

Compare any +-1000$ IPS vs OLED screen and the OLED will win without contest.


I can never go back to non-OLED screens, the loss in color richness is just not acceptable anymore.

ASUS ROG swifts are not cheap monitors......me picking them up for 400 bucks for the pair was the cheap part......there 1200 US each right now on newegg.....i live near rich people that dont care....like being handed a 3080 for FREE when i upgraded someone to a 4090......i got the monitors when someone else went to a pair of 43inchers that i ended up calibrating leading to me getting the monitors.....

i would never hold on to a OLED knowing what i can sell it for......ive seen the best....its not worth the costs.....guy with the 4090 has a samsung G9 OLED.....would never pay that much for so little upgrade......you also dont understand the fact i had these monitors on my system side by side with mine to say its not worth the money given the hardware it changes in most budgets.....built the system and had the monitor and system at the house to calibrate it when he got the 4090(return customers are the best)

IF YOU CAN THROW MONEY AWAY then buy OLED.......but when i have someone sitting in front of me with a 2000 dollar budget we cant blow a 1000 bucks on the monitor.....even a 500 dollar monitor is a problem now given current costs of GPU's.....

calibrating a 300 to 500 dollar monitor will get you really close to out of the box OLED.....but most people dont even own the calibration tools.....if have unlimited funds by all means buy OLED as its truly are the best.....but not the crazy amount people make it out to be.....calibrating a monitor changes everything

[Bernhard]

acer predator x45 was about 1800usd last year. now recently they are half price

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Idk about OLED but Mini-LED has zero burn-in issues (tested it personally

Originally posted by C1REX:

Originally posted by Luke:

isnt 2k 2560x1440??

No but it's a common misconception. Wikipedia starts their article from a note to not mistake 2K with 1080p and 1440p. 2K is 2048x1080 what is close to 1920x1080p. Exactly half of horizontal pixels of 4K UHD 3840x2160.

I think people don't want to be rude or picky, ignore the mistake assuming 2K =1440p and let the wrong belief to spread

It is for easier marketing purposes because the majority of people only read (and think) up to 4th (maybe 6th) grade level.

[lockwoodcody566]

OLED is definitely worth it.

[Rod]

IPS is so garbage OLED is worth twice what IPS is even the best ips has maybe 1200 led zones lol oled has millions and instant response time 0.03ms ips can only dream of 0.03ms again IPS=garbage

[ΜΣ†ΛĿ]

Originally posted by Zef:

Originally posted by smokerob79:

simply no.....the cost of the monitor changes the level of GPU you can buy......tech has gotten a lot better in the last 2 years.....VA and IPS panels are great options at this point....i picked up a great monitor that is 32inch 1440p at 165hz for only 200 bucks.....

i had 2 OLED monitors that i got for cheap used.....i ended up selling them for more then i paid and bought my current monitor....

Your problem is that you got cheap used oleds as a baseline to compare it with.

Compare any 300-400$ IPS vs OLED screen and the IPS will win 9/10 hands down.

Compare any +-1000$ IPS vs OLED screen and the OLED will win without contest.


I can never go back to non-OLED screens, the loss in color richness is just not acceptable anymore.

It's not the color it's the contrast, pixel response time & HDR performance. Sure OLEDS come with a nice wide gamut 10-12 bit panels but OLED colors drift over time which is not an issue for IPS for example. typically the 10 bit IPS panels have more accurate and neutral colors than OLED, and don't need to be re-calibrated with time.

[Rod]

Lol i triggered an ips owner ips can not even render basic black its grey as ips can not turn its pixels off award me more clowns how about a clown for every fact?

IPS cant do black or 0 nit brightness and so looks silver hahaha this is ugly and only the bezel is black on an ips display lolz. IPS has no glossy glass screens as options and makes it further look flat and grey/silver.