Good price for a high refresh rate monitor (shame that I jumped the gun and bought it last week for $969).
The review from Monitors Unboxed was really good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFnIoYD9LII
Seems like this is a great alternative to the Gigabyte M32U and is a couple of hundred bucks cheaper.
Too soon
to be honest I also have a really old Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q and when I am not gaming i.e. every day use I prefer the Ultrasharp which is 7 years older - dunno why it just looks nicer.
I should probably jump on RTINGS and do some calibration
https://au.pcmag.com/first-looks-1/47778/dell-ultrasharp-32-…
I wouldn't think so
I really wanted to go for that one but I heard a lot of mixed reactions about it. Dell reps at one point were saying that the model is being phased out and from what I've read on forums and from past deals is that a lot of them arrived with either dead pixels, some had bad image retentions tests or were just DOA. I rather not mess with all that and go for a much newer panel with this one.
Currently I've got the Dell G3223Q (since the deal 3mo ago) and it's pretty good, had no issues with my unit. I've had a few different monitors and this is my 2 cents (most recent on top):
- LG 38WN95C - liked the aspect ratio compared to the 32". No automatic input switching was bad and started showing symptoms of ghosting. (~6 months)
- LG C1 48" - OLED has much nicer colours, glossy screen makes the colours pop a bit more but the size was too big and the PPI too low. (~2 weeks)
- LG 32GP850-B - Similar panel to the one below, unfortunately stretched to 32". PPI too low. (~2 weeks)
- LG 27GL83-A - colours a bit more washed and more glow than the Dell but in general was pretty happy with it for a long time. (~2 years)
I'm considering going back to ultra wide, either 38" (???) or 34" (Alienware AW3423DWF) - not too sure I'll enjoy 34" as much as I did the 38" but it's hard to find something with similar feature set as the 38" LG (usb PD, automatic input switching etc).
AW3423DWF is noice….i just wish its 240hz and its everything i wanted in a monitor
guess it will do fine for next few years
@botchie: The only thing that's holding me off from buying the Alienware DWF is the panel type. I'm using it for work and have portion of the screen pretty static for prolonged time so might be a bit risky.. :(
I’ve also been enjoying my AW3821DW, similar-ish specs to the 38WN95C but I want a setup that can also console game, and the AW3821DW just sucks for that, for all my other needs, it’s been spot on.
Have you considered maybe getting 2xG3223Qs? That’s my plan right now, replace my single 38” WS with 2x32”. But with the G3223Q @ $690, there’s more of a case for the LG, can’t make my mind up.
@plentifoo: I'm not a big fan of dual monitor setups, bezels in the middle, cables etc, not that great ;) The G3223Q is really good can't say a bad thing about it yet, although people had some issues with their units so maybe consider LG for that reason.
I ended up buying two at different times — gave first one to a friend due to a move — and the panel was flawless with both. The first was a refurb unit but appeared brand new apart from opened packaging. Dell's dead pixel/panel exchange policy is best in class anyway and lasts 3 years on premium panels.
I'm on my 2nd g3223q and it has stuck smudged red pixels in a small area (it only show up on dark-gray images though between 12-73rgb, can't see it at all on fullscreen color tests on any single color) and DSC black screen problems.
Yes. It has 48gbps hdmi2.1 not 24gbps.
IPS is so 2010
Oled burn in is so 2023! /s
bro, stop being stuck in dark ages, come to oled side, you get 5 year warranty for burn in.
who keeps their monitor for that long
5 years .. who keeps their monitor for that long
Normal people. Besides, after 5 years, OLED’s got $0 resale value.
@AlexF: Just make sure you run a couple of static, harsh images for a few weeks in year for. Get a replacement, sell as new. Profit.
@AlexF: Mine is about 5 years old, an 27 inch Acer, still functioning fine with no dead/stuck pixels. My next upgrade at some stage will be to a 32 inch 4k with backlight strobing (Dells lack this) and 10 bit colour. I don't need a super higher refresh rate (say more than 120 Hz).
Waiting for proper RGB OLED 4k 32" options coming next year 🤓
That's going to be more then double $ then this
How can 42" C2 go for $1K but 32" dedicated monitors will be $1800? I know you're right though…
It's annoying, but I guess TV sized panels get the benefit of all the existing infrastructure and economy of scale. Unfortunately a 32" 4K PC monitor is just a niche product.
@snep: Yeah makes sense and when it comes out it will be be a new thing so they can capitalise on them being the first of their kind and charge extra. Sucks cause that's exactly the monitor I'm after, gonna take ages for the price to come down.
It was 1k for like 10 seconds at end of life sale, than back to $1400 at regular shops and than boom C3 is now $2200 after launching at $2600
By not buying this one I have saved $900 in the meantime \_😛_/
And launch prices will come down once there is some competition in the months after.
240 hz as well
Nah. lol
Get it
What type of panel do people use when they use the same monitor for gaming and WFH? I wanted to upgrade to OLED but I WFH for 10 hours a day and play games/content consumption 3-4 hours daily. I'm assuming that will cause burn-in with most OLEDs…I don't want to spend 1k+ to have a dud monitor after 2 years out of warranty.
You probably just get an IPS like this?
49 inch Samsung G9
I use an LG OLED C2 42" for both work (8+ hours a day) and gaming and it's excellent, been using it since May 2022 and haven't noticed any burn in yet, however I've been pretty careful and these monitors (TVs?) have lots of built in mechanisms to prevent burn in, and I also do things like hiding the taskbar and static windows etc. Don't know if I'll ever be able to go back to a normal monitor after having 42 inch 4K@120hz.
FWIW I have a laptop with an OLED that I bought in 2019 and no signs of burn-in yet.
I bought this monitor about a week ago for this exact purpose, works great
This one or Dell U3223QE? I don't really play games, so response time and fresh rate are not really important to me. Thanks
Usually freesync only works from 48fps upwards, right?
Is that the same here or an exception? The screen tearing on my 4K Dell sucks… I wish I could see 22fps then 33fps then 40fps then 20fps, on 4K, without the screen tearing… Because atm the only graphics card that is truly >48fps 4K ready is the 4090. DLSS isn't in everything and I've only got a 1070 :(. G-sync all the way down to 1fps seems important for 4K.
Business & home not recommended? So is this good for a WFH & gaming set up or not?
Should I look elsewhere? Honestly don't know what I need.
I did a little research and it seems this is an average 4k monitor. The HDR is apparently not very good and there is no backlight strobing (motion blur). It seems roughly on par with the cheaper Dell 4k moniors that are regularly on sale at a lower price.
Please, let there be a sale on Samsung Odyssey 4k monitors.
Was that the best overall, or best bang for buck in your research? About to purchase and will be heading down the research rabbit hole soon
Not a Lg panel, poor hdr. Pretty average monitor
Worth the extra $140 over the Dell G3223Q?