[sblantipodi]

As title…
I was watching to this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RfFuB2afcA

and they say that the colors are brighter and better on QD-OLED over LCDs…

Is this true even when compared to quantum dot LCDs like the one used in the Acer X32FP?

I don’t have time to buy OLEDs currently just to try them out,
but I would really like to see the difference 😀

[PCM2]

It’s a good question and the answer is far more nuanced than that typical over the top MSI marketing would suggest. If you look at how the colour reproduction characteristics of a typical QD-OLED is described, such as the AW3423DW, there are a few advantages it has over LCDs like the X32 FP:

– The significantly stronger contrast helps give some medium shades a more ‘solid’ appearance.

– This is further bolstered by the glossy screen surface, which can enhance perceived vibrancy due to more direct emission of light and reduced ‘hazing’ of ambient lighting.

– Colour consistency is stronger, so a given shade appears extremely similar regardless of where on the screen it’s displayed. Viewing angle performance is exceptional as well so this advantage is maintained ‘off-angle’.

These differences are certainly something that can be appreciated I feel, but more so if you compare to an LCD without a Mini LED array like the X32 FP has. You’ll be aware of how much ‘richer’ things look when activating the Mini LED solution on the Acer. The difference between that enabled and disabled is much easier to notice than the further boost made by a QD-OLED, in my view. The colour consistency is also strong on the Acer, even if it’s further enhanced on the QD-OLED. And the Acer has a much more generous colour gamut if you look at the green to blue edge vs QD-OLED, which can give it quite a boost to vibrancy for some shades. And technically colours will be brighter on the Acer more of the time than on the QD-OLED, if you want them to be, due to improved SDR brightness capability and superior HDR brightness where bright shades dominate.

[sblantipodi]

thanks for the very informative answer, as always…
your website plus your youtube channel plus this forum is the ultimate resources for monitors 😀

[PCM2]

You’re very welcome! 🙂

[sblantipodi]

another question please?
do you know if you will receive a MSI 321URX Monitor for a review?

I’m tempted to upgrade my current monitor for that one but I’m not going to buy it before viewing your review 🙂

[PCM2]

Hopefully, but it depends on MSI. I’ll either be reviewing that or the moderately curved Dell Alienware AW3225Q, if not both.

[EsaT]

the Acer has a much more generous colour gamut if you look at the green to blue edge vs QD-OLED, which can give it quite a boost to vibrancy for some shades.

Actually CIE 1976 chromaticity diagram designed to match how different colours are perceived would make numerical cyan/green coverage diffence to AdobeRGB gamut covering monitor lot smaller.
https://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/colour_gamut

Still the extra there is never bad thing in games/media consumption…
If I want to see muffled colours I go outside where it’s going to take five months to see much else than different shades of grey and brown.
And right now it isn’t even much else than darker end of that very limited colour palette!

Though QD-OLED’s pixel perfect contrast should certainly make image have more “pop” than with limited contrast of LCD.
Even if FALD is big improvement…
At the expense of having to wade through menus to first both enable local dimming and increase brightness and then do it reverse for other usage than gaming/media consumption.
QD-OLED would give that contrasty image and colours all the time.

So with 4K QD-OLEDs now dropping to more decent price trying one is getting attractive.
I guess there shouldn’t be much of real new things coming in CES

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