[jeroendebruyne]

I received the XG27UCDMG , while the colors are really nice and I like the monitor I think of still returning it.

Compare to the monitors I have used in the past for me after an hour of work it makes my eyes hurt… its like watching an CRT all over. Not really nice for the eyes.

So I am back to square 1 in finding a monitor.

Is there something you can recommend based on my previous input?

Basicly I to stay 1440p 240hz for now but what to pick… I want to go 4K ips but there is non with 240hz. Only an LG one I found but seems to have the same bad viewing angels as the M27UP it seems.

[PCM2]

I’m sorry to see that you’re finding it uncomfortable. I don’t really know what I’d recommend you try next, but I would give yourself as long as you can to try to get used to the QD-OLED (within your return window). Because I know that it can take a while to actually get used to a monitor that’s very different to what you’ve used before. And I’ve been contacted by multiple people who find QD-OLEDs uncomfortable at first, but adapt to them after about a week of solid use. You could perhaps try a WOLED model as they’re spectrally quite different to QD-OLEDs and you may find them more to your liking.

[jeroendebruyne]

Nah will be the same I will stick to 1440p for now untill OLED really is what it has to be in a couple of years maybi… its getting pushed to much in the gaming market and has so many flaws. I don’t know who can work alot on this kind of monitor without having eye pain. Basicly your looking at an CRT again 🙂

[PCM2]

With respect, it’s nothing like old CRTs (thankfully). The impulse control of the backlight of an LCD with strobe backlight is quite similar to a CRT, involving very large brightness changes. OLEDs use minor cyclical brightness fluctuations and therefore don’t exhibit the same potentially uncomfortable flickering. As such the majority of people find them comfortable, even if they found CRTs problematic (I fit into this camp myself). I don’t expect this sampling behaviour (brightness regulation) to change with newer OLED models, so if you don’t find them comfortable now and don’t want to give them a fair chance I wouldn’t expect that to change either.

With all this said a minority of people will still find OLEDs uncomfortable. But I stress this is a minority, which you unfortunately fit into. So when you say you “don’t know who can work a lot on this kind of monitor without having eye pain”, understand you’re extrapolating your own relatively rare (but still consequential) experience onto a majority which have no such issues. That’s not to diminish what you’re feeling, but it does add important perspective.

[jeroendebruyne]

Maybi its the glossy with the still weird text feeling that makes it so. The 4K helped quite a bit but still with the glossy panel and text not 100% clear on 4K .

But it is for certain not useable for anyone doing alot of work, anyone telling me this is crazy.

[PCM2]

But it is for certain not useable for anyone doing alot of work, anyone telling me this is crazy.

It’s not “crazy”, it’s simply that they’re not sensitive to the same things you are.

But I agree that the fringing issues could be playing a role here – and they’re really the main complaint people will have about OLED technology in general. Fortunately panel manufacturers are addressing this, or at least appear to be (albeit slowly). So I’d expect improvements in that arena for future generations of the ‘4K’ UHD models.

[ADza]

Hello, i have 2 pc (one for work who dont have gpu, have gpu on the motherboard aorus B560M pro and i use for xls, sap (my erp), google, etc for ~8-10 hrs each day, and i have the game pc who have rtx 5080 aorus and i use both with 1 monitor (one was with DP cable to monitor and one with HDMI) Before i had ASUS rog xr32ucg but i return it after 20 days of use.
What option will be best for both worlds: UltraGear evo 27GM950B , other? For a total of ~14 -15 hrs/day i think oled its out.

[PCM2]

If you specifically want the 5K capability for productivity and like the look of the monitor from reviews then yes, that could certainly work. And if you don’t want to worry about potential OLED longevity issues or ‘OLED Care’ features.

With that said, I wouldn’t necessarily discount OLED just because your use includes ~8-10 hours per day of productivity usage. With various ‘OLED Care’ features in use and good ‘OLED hygiene*’ you could still get several useful years out of the monitor. If you haven’t been following Tim from Monitor Unboxed’s “burning it in on purpose” video series that might be worth a look. Newer OLED generations have improved longevity and ‘OLED Care’ features compared to the older generation model he’s using, too. You also have a 3 year warranty which covers burn-in in some models, which should provide at least some additional peace of mind.

*Some examples of this would include not using maximum SDR brightness for productivity, varying window positions or tasks so static content isn’t always in the same place for several hours on end, consider using dark themes and allowing the monitor to run its pixel cleaning cycles when possible (e.g. letting the monitor go into standby when you have a break in case it wants to run a cleaning cycle).

[ADza]

Yep i saw Tim’s videos. I always tought that if will pay a oled will be tandem for sure actual; Its a lot of money tho i want to have problems after 1.5-2 years because as i was saying: 8-10 hrs work then ~3-4 hrs games so its alot each day. I was always thinking about oled but i didnt purchase any; i have all prepare in PC rtx 5080 aorus, 2×16 6000 ddr5, 1250w coolmaster, b850 msi edge, the case is very good in my opinion : Lianli 216 . I saw that you use oled; well depends aswell if you pay for it or not, work etc; i still think i need to have a very very good monitor to be able to use it 5-6 years min if i still pay not the lower quality but best (of possible or close)

[PCM2]

With a 3-year warranty you wouldn’t have to worry so much about what happens in a shorter timeframe than that. But yes, I can’t really extrapolate too much from my own OLED experiences. I do use and have used multiple OLEDs for mixed use including a lot of desktop work. But I have multiple monitors and cycle through them, so I don’t really use one exclusively.

[ADza]

Thank you for the replys.

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