Decent price for what it is considering it uses the same panel as the LG C1. Main differences are it includes an inbuilt KVM and uses Displayport as well. It also does not have the Smart TV features that the C1 does either
Gigabyte Aorus 48" 4k 120Hz OLED Monitor $1599 Delivered ($0 VIC/NSW C&C) @ Scorptec
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It uses the exact same panel as the C1, but software controlling it is different so there can be minor differences
Thank U 👍
Omg lol it's in the description haha 🤣 big friday night my bad 😂
There's a different tuning, presumably with different control hardware (T-con, video in, SoC, etc) in use.
It's worse: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/11665669/redir
Heads up that it has less hdmi 2.1 ports compared to the C1 too.
Not only that, it only does 4k 120hz as DSC enabled, which means you'd be limited to 4:2:0 for PS5, good amount of people wouldn't be able to tell the difference
I would imagine that if you're going to be using this as a monitor, it's less likely that you'd have the PS5 connected to it.
I'm considering this for my office with my gaming desktop. PS5 can stay in the living room with the CX.
I wouldn't use it for any productivity use, the ABL can get very annoying
@he11bent: With the LG you can using the service remote, but you'd likely be voiding your warranty doing so.
Doesn't seem to be a way to do it with this monitor however
@justtoreply: Automatic Brightness Control, essentially means the brighter the content on the screen the more it will dim. For example, if you were to fullscreen a white web page the entire screen would dim
@cille745: Oh. Is that on most monitors at firmware level?
I had a work monitor that would dim with a certain program. It drove me nuts. But it actually dimmed on a dark screen instead of bright screen (the program was dark)
What’s kvm
Keyboard video mouse.
So you can have one screen / input setup, and use multiple PCs through it with the switch.
in short, basically means you could use a keyboard + mouse plugged into the monitor through multiple inputs
Panel tuning is worse than the LG: https://www.rtings.com/monitor/tools/compare/gigabyte-aorus-…
Input lag is basically the same, so you're buying this only for the DisplayPort. There's genuine OLED monitors and 42" OLED TV panels arriving this year, this is not worth the buy IMO.
If you're talking about the motion, Rtings stated in their review that it was an error with their tools, and to their eyes it looked the same.
While yes, the options coming this year do look better, I doubt any of them will come this cheap within the next year, if it all
The 42" certainly should NOT be costing over $2000 in Australia. That would be ridiculous, but to be fair considering the stupidly overpriced tech components in the last 2 years, there is a chance they will be over priced too.
I'd imagine it'd be a similar situation to when they released the 48" here, price difference between that and the 55" was next to nothing, and even on sale they were still $100 within each other.
Given that the 42" will be higher in demand over the 48", I wouldn't be too hopeful, original retail for the 48" was $2799
@cille745: Too much competition this year, and production has been ramped. They won't be able to throw 42" panels around at silly prices for very long.
The 42" certainly should NOT be costing over $2000 in Australia.
I wouldn't be so sure of that. 1- It's Australia, we're used to inflated aussie tax, and 2- smaller panels are harder to make and can cost more than bigger panels. The 48" LG was made using left overs of the screen after a 75" was cut from it. Which meant its production was linked to the production (and sales) of the 75" model, which is going to do less sales than the 55" and 65" models. Therefore supply was always lower and difficult to get discounts on.
A 42" TV is going to be niche for a particular audience, who are going to be charged more simply because they don't have any other choice.
I'm 100% expecting it to be worse value than 48/55/65 models.
@lostn: They're using multimodal glass now, which means they can cut as needed, rather than being as restricted as what you're describing in point 2.
The rest is nonsense in the face of an incredibly competitive monitor and TV market, complete with LG having ramped OLED production mid-way through last year.
@jasswolf: Let's refer back to this as soon as we see prices on 42". I think they will easily retail above $2k just because they can. No one else has announced 42" OLED panels, so they have the market to themselves. OLED monitors that currently exist still basically don't exist. The few that do are just using the same LG panels from their TVs, which LG fully controls. The only 27/32" OLED monitors are for the professional market ($5k USD) and also made by LG. So the smallest consumer monitors will be the 42", which are a niche product with limited demand (OLED monitors in general due to burn in issues), so they will keep production down which kills the chances of meaningful discounting.
The monitor market is competitive… just not the OLED monitor market. LG truly does not have any competition there (yet). Anyone who wants one is going to have to shell out because they're not exactly spoiled for choice. If you think the competition for 42" OLEDs is going to be strong, I'd love to hear who else is making them.
If this TV retails at below $2k, I will gladly admit to being wrong.
I'm not referring to the measurements, I'm referring to the motion pursuit capture. Linus mentioned the same thing, I believe.
There's genuine OLED monitors and 42" OLED TV panels arriving this year, this is not worth the buy IMO.
I'm waiting for this too. But whenever LG announces something new at CES, it either arrives very late, or is expensive, or does not make it at all. Not holding my breath. The Asus monitor catches my fancy though, so I'll keep an eye on that one.
Samsungs quantum dot oled is sounding like a superior panel, there are no reviews yet though.
When they come out you'll be scoffing at their prices telling everyone not to buy again? Watch the 42" cost well over 2k
There's also the updated EVO panel from LG to contrast against. Seems like viewing angle will be in Samsung's favour, but everything else is a bit of a mystery.
The key battlegrounds are the near-black performance, and input lag measurements while using HDR and BFI.
it will be years before you see it. They announced micro LED 3-4 years ago, still nothing.
QD-OLED will be in Sony's TV line-up, an Alienware monitor in Q2 this year, and a Samsung monitor in Q2 or Q3. If it proves popular enough, they'll ramp manufacturing and prices will come down yet further.
LG have plans for 20" to 30" OLED panels too, but nothing about that at CES after discussions at CES 2021.
MicroLED isn't that far away from phone and VR use to be honest, probably seeing some adoption in 2023.
@jasswolf: in this pandemic age with shortages of parts, workers and boats, no one has any incentive to lower prices. People have been willing to pay inflating prices on everything as is.
Maybe what you say does release this year. I don't expect them to start price wars with each other. They know they don't have to, and no one wins those.
@lostn: The release dates for most of these products have been announced.
No one's been willing to pay inflated prices on OLED since 2020, and that was exclusively an AU problem: global prices dropped, particularly in the US.
You're also way behind on the state of parts orders…
anyone advise regarding tax deductions for this for WFH?
If you use it for working from home, you can claim decline in value as it's over $300
Not if you claim your wfh tax in a certain way that includes all other purchases. Which is why he needs to go to the ATO website and do his own research or talk to an accountant :)
Can't claim if you are doing the 80c/hr short cut wfh method.
Hmm tempting. I was pretty close to getting an AORUS FV43U previously but held back…
Is it a good idea to have OLED screen for PC use? Wouldn't the windows taskbar be burnt into the monitor
Burn in is real for as long as OLED remains LG technology. I know it's expensive but I'd rather wait for the upcomming OLED monitors from Dell using Samsung QD-Oled tech, way lower chances of getting burn in and Dell has fantastic warranty backing the product.
Tell that to the 6x LG OLED C7s that rtings have had a static image on for 4years now.
You have to put them through some severe negligence to get some very minor burn in, same static image 12hours a day for years straight type thingBelieve rtings all you want, you don't know where they're getting their hardware from and you don't know who finances them.
Plenty of cases on the internet, accept the risks and consider if the product is suitable.
the top end panels seem to have it all but worked out… but isn't this a nastier panel though?
How do you know if has way lower chances?
I feel burn in is a bit hyped anyways, had an oled TV for around 5 years now with no issues whatsoever.
Not a problem if you just set your taskbar to drop out of view until your mouse moves down to the bottom of the screen.
+1 for 120hz 4k.
Thoughts for using with PS5 for gran Turismo 7 on my Sim? Or just go buy a good tv?
I also use and RTX2070S for PC sold gaming.
Would need to work for both.
Cheers
I'd take a good monitor over a tv for gaming any day.
The built in KVM switch would be handy but you can just get that separately
1599+ delivery…. Delivery to Perth -> 82$, PLE, 1699, so what, 17$ saving? Wow much discount
Yep. Reduced price less delivery = the same price advertised without discount + delivery
Kind of really want but don't feel that my 3080 or kids 6900 (That I'm swapping to soon) are enough to drive most games at 4k/120fps. The 3080 on a 450w bios on water is only really great at games in 2880x1620 or below for >100 fps, also certain games choke/stutter in 4k due to 10g of vram just not being enough, Doom/Far Cry 6 (Off the top of my head)
… but you'll be able to play the same games at 4K 60fps with no issue.
120Hz is the maximum refresh rate of the screen - everything still works fine at normal frame rates 👍I use a custom res @ 3840x1440 and can play battlefield at 60fps on high… Not ideal but it's holding me over.
ah finally maybe the trend of WWWWWWWWWWWWWWQHD can finally stop now lol
Oh man if this were curved….
Paid $200 more for my C1 last June and I absolutely positively love it.
Just wish I had a PS5
Anyone wants any opinions or pointers on using this with windows, hit me up
did you access the service menu and disable abl?
No, I haven't had any issues with that.
Where'd you get a C1 for $1799? That's fantastic
JB. They had a sale as well as first responders discount
Keen to know:
How far are you sitting away from this monitor?
Do you run at 100% display scaling? If so, can you read texts comfortably?
Do you find yourself looking up a lot due to the increased vertical height?
I sit about 650mm-700mm away from it, and I run it at 100% display scaling.
Text is fine to me - it looks completely normal.
And no, don't find myself looking up - I don't usually run windows at full screen.
Highly recommend Power toys for Windows to set zones.
The ports on this are rubbish unfortunately, total deal breaker for multiple devices
I recommend people do some research cause apparently the ABL is kinda deal breaker. From what I gathered from user reviews sometimes you can be reading a long news article or typing up a document and the screen will just auto dim. I was torn between this and the C1 but decided on the C1 since you can disable ABL using the Lg service remote.
If you mostly do gaming then dw about ABL too much cause this will be amazing and better than any ultrawide you can get at this price but if you're more into productivity then I probably wouldn't get this but rather get the C1 or just stick with an ultrawide.
I’m glad to see this at this price. I paid a bit over $2k for my CX when it first released at JB. It’s been an absolute dream as a gaming monitor.
I seriously have no idea how people can handle the visual inconsistency between center and both sides for a flat 48inch as a close-to-your-eyes monitor… Few years back, I could not even handle a 32inch ultrawide flat
Just buy an lg 48 c1 or CX
why?
The coming 42 inch LG C2 would likely be the the most appropriate, probably why they've dropped the price on this Aorus 48.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAZlkCV3ZqUThe Aorus doesn't have Dolby Vision, can make a difference.
Having said that I'd choose this at a price, probably a few hundred cheaper.
I see Scorptec has stock at the Melbourne stores so not rare.I guess the question I'm wondering is whether the LG C1 will hit a similar price in Feburary or March before C2 is released (or this'll go down a few more hundred)? Or is this the floor?
I couldn't resist ordering one in the end.
Has been jacked to $1699 now, but I found one supplier left at $1599:https://www.mwave.com.au/product/gigabyte-aorus-fo48u-48-120…
May not be too bad after all as the initial pricing for the C2 may be higher:
https://www.t3.com/au/news/lg-c2-oled-tv-price-and-expected-…Ended up purchasing the 43’ FV43U.
Fantastic monitor!Can report back now I have it. The short answer is the picture is magnificent and of course huge. Media is unreal - e.g. 4k HDR on youtube :)
Installed it on this: nice and solid: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B078M66MCRThe display port cable is short and thin. Can understand why some have reported blackouts. I had a thick high spec longer one. Running at 4k 10bit 120hz with audio perfectly. The speakers are good. I like the concept of using DisplayPort as a real monitor.
btw Scorptec have dropped it back to $1599. Has to be the best deal going for an OLED.
Could plug in a media player like amazon stick 4k and have yourself a smart TV that way.Thanks OP.
Thoughts on whether the LG C1 will ever drop to a price near this, or just bite the bullet sometime this month?
Price has been reduced to $1499 today.
Unsure if anyone will pricematch but we're entering clearout status. Apparently instock everywhere in most shops. Is it possible to get an OLED cheaper in the next 3 months?
Hmm nice
Anyone know if a boe or lg panel?