ASUS offers top gaming monitors: OLED 240Hz vs IPS.
Alright, so here I have two of the best gaming monitors that you can currently buy both made by ASUS both are 27 inches
But this one is OLED and this one is IPS the OLED is also 240 Hertz or this one is
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Alright, so here I have two of the best gaming monitors that you can currently buy both made by ASUS both are 27 inches
But this one is OLED and this one is IPS the OLED is also 240 Hertz or this one is
360 now I've tested them out pretty extensively played a bunch of hours on them and today
I just want to share my overall thoughts on them
You know how they differ how they kind of feel a little bit different to play on and also which one I'm gonna be using
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360 now I've tested them out pretty extensively played a bunch of hours on them and today
I just want to share my overall thoughts on them
You know how they differ how they kind of feel a little bit different to play on and also which one I'm gonna be using
The new ASUS OLED monitor offers similar performance to the LG OLED, with slightly better brightness and color accuracy, making it the superior choice, although it is slightly more expensive.
Moving forward now the OLED that I've been using mostly is the one that I've first reviewed
That's the LG 27 gr 95 QE
But the one that I'll be talking about mostly in this video is the new ASUS PG 27 a QDM
Basically, it's the exact same panel same response times very similar overshoot
Although the ASUS is slightly better the image quality also looks identical to the LG at the same settings
But the new ASUS OLED does get noticeably brighter while the LG tops out at around
210 nits with the new firmware update the ASUS can reach just under 250 now personally
I didn't have a huge problem with the brightness on the LG
I found myself using it at about 85 to 90 percent at the same time
I don't like gaming on a super bright display
It kind of wears out my eyes really quickly and my gaming setup is not that bright to be honest
But for those who do want that extra brightness
It is definitely a nice boost from the ASUS that extra 40 nits of brightness is actually pretty noticeable
The color accuracy on the ASUS is also much better out of the box
The designs are also quite different visually as well just really depends on what you prefer
But other than that it's the same panel and aside from the brightness and stock colors. It's basically the same experience
So the ASUS is a superior package for this panel
It is the better monitor mostly because it gets brighter, but it is however slightly more expensive
What I really want to talk about today though is OLED versus IPS
specifically these two monitors from ASUS right here and it is a tough decision
Like these are extremely top-tier gaming monitors
I can see why I'm getting a bunch of questions about them
But they're both kind of top tier in their own ways
And I mean we've got to start off with the OLED's image quality
And I know I said it in the review of the LG
But it's only fair that I mention it again
The image that you get out of the OLED is just simply amazing
It's not even about those deep inky blacks, which you've probably heard time and time again
I'd actually say it's mostly the mid-range in terms of contrast that I enjoy most about the OLED
That's where you really get the separation, you know compared to IPS
Like in some areas where the IPS can look muddy or hazy
The OLED looks punchy and more 3D
And yeah in my opinion that's the area of contrast which has the most impact when it comes to gaming
Visibility and stuff like that
It has this kind of unfiltered look to it like you can reach out and grab what you're seeing
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Moving forward now the OLED that I've been using mostly is the one that I've first reviewed
That's the LG 27 gr 95 QE
But the one that I'll be talking about mostly in this video is the new ASUS PG 27 a QDM
Basically, it's the exact same panel same response times very similar overshoot
Although the ASUS is slightly better the image quality also looks identical to the LG at the same settings
But the new ASUS OLED does get noticeably brighter while the LG tops out at around
210 nits with the new firmware update the ASUS can reach just under 250 now personally
I didn't have a huge problem with the brightness on the LG
I found myself using it at about 85 to 90 percent at the same time
I don't like gaming on a super bright display
It kind of wears out my eyes really quickly and my gaming setup is not that bright to be honest
But for those who do want that extra brightness
It is definitely a nice boost from the ASUS that extra 40 nits of brightness is actually pretty noticeable
The color accuracy on the ASUS is also much better out of the box
The designs are also quite different visually as well just really depends on what you prefer
But other than that it's the same panel and aside from the brightness and stock colors. It's basically the same experience
So the ASUS is a superior package for this panel
It is the better monitor mostly because it gets brighter, but it is however slightly more expensive
What I really want to talk about today though is OLED versus IPS
specifically these two monitors from ASUS right here and it is a tough decision
Like these are extremely top-tier gaming monitors
I can see why I'm getting a bunch of questions about them
But they're both kind of top tier in their own ways
And I mean we've got to start off with the OLED's image quality
And I know I said it in the review of the LG
But it's only fair that I mention it again
The image that you get out of the OLED is just simply amazing
It's not even about those deep inky blacks, which you've probably heard time and time again
I'd actually say it's mostly the mid-range in terms of contrast that I enjoy most about the OLED
That's where you really get the separation, you know compared to IPS
Like in some areas where the IPS can look muddy or hazy
The OLED looks punchy and more 3D
And yeah in my opinion that's the area of contrast which has the most impact when it comes to gaming
Visibility and stuff like that
It has this kind of unfiltered look to it like you can reach out and grab what you're seeing
IPS and OLED have noticeable differences in display quality.
IPS on the other hand, you definitely feel like you're looking at a screen
Now look in isolation, the IPS still looks pretty good on its own
And certainly by high-refresh rate gaming monitor standards
It's actually one of the best
But the second you put it next to the OLED you can really see the difference
But now let's talk about what these monitors actually feel like to play on
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IPS on the other hand, you definitely feel like you're looking at a screen
Now look in isolation, the IPS still looks pretty good on its own
And certainly by high-refresh rate gaming monitor standards
It's actually one of the best
But the second you put it next to the OLED you can really see the difference
But now let's talk about what these monitors actually feel like to play on
The OLED monitor has virtually instant response times of 0.1 milliseconds, while the IPS monitor has a response time of around 1.5 milliseconds.
You know how does the difference in ghosting feel
What is the difference like in terms of the refresh rate and the response times
And ultimately which one just feels the fastest to play on
Now I like competitive games, Overwatch 2 for example
It's just like the only thing that I've been playing at the moment
And I've got to say it's like the perfect game to stress test and test out these displays
And yeah 360Hz IPS versus 240Hz OLED
They do feel different
So the response times of these monitors are very different
The OLED is virtually instant 0.1 milliseconds
Whereas the IPS sits at around one and a half
Now this value represents how fast the pixels can switch to a new color
This isn't related to refresh rate or input lag or anything like that
It's purely how long that pixel transition takes
Here's a graph basically showing what I mean
This is real data of the PG27AQ1 on the left
And the 27AQDM OLED on the right
Both switching from black to gray
The OLED switches virtually instantly
Whereas the IPS takes 1.5 milliseconds
Again this is the pixel response time
And as always faster is better
You can also see that the IPS has quite a bit of overshoot
For this particular transition
Whereas the OLED has none at all
So that would result in what we know as artifacting or inverse ghosting
So zero millisecond response times
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You know how does the difference in ghosting feel
What is the difference like in terms of the refresh rate and the response times
And ultimately which one just feels the fastest to play on
Now I like competitive games, Overwatch 2 for example
It's just like the only thing that I've been playing at the moment
And I've got to say it's like the perfect game to stress test and test out these displays
And yeah 360Hz IPS versus 240Hz OLED
They do feel different
So the response times of these monitors are very different
The OLED is virtually instant 0.1 milliseconds
Whereas the IPS sits at around one and a half
Now this value represents how fast the pixels can switch to a new color
This isn't related to refresh rate or input lag or anything like that
It's purely how long that pixel transition takes
Here's a graph basically showing what I mean
This is real data of the PG27AQ1 on the left
And the 27AQDM OLED on the right
Both switching from black to gray
The OLED switches virtually instantly
Whereas the IPS takes 1.5 milliseconds
Again this is the pixel response time
And as always faster is better
You can also see that the IPS has quite a bit of overshoot
For this particular transition
Whereas the OLED has none at all
So that would result in what we know as artifacting or inverse ghosting
So zero millisecond response times
What does that mean in practice
Well the 240Hz OLED because the pixels can switch to a new color
Virtually instantly
That means you have basically no ghosting at all
Like extremely minimal ghosting
That means that every new frame
You're basically just seeing that new clean frame
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What does that mean in practice
Well the 240Hz OLED because the pixels can switch to a new color
Virtually instantly
That means you have basically no ghosting at all
Like extremely minimal ghosting
That means that every new frame
You're basically just seeing that new clean frame
Ghosting is when pixels lag behind in the current frame, while motion blur is how our eyes interpret motion on screen.
You're not seeing pixels trying to kind of switch color in time
From previous frames
In other words ghosting
Which you do actually still see on the IPS
Despite that still having a really fast response time of 1.5 milliseconds
Really important to note though
Zero ghosting does not mean zero motion blur
When we're talking about ghosting
We're purely talking about whether there are pixels lagging behind in the current frame
If you were to take a snapshot in time for example
Or record some super high speed footage
Could you see previous frames in the current frame
If you can that's ghosting
And as you can see in these examples
The 360Hz IPS clearly has more ghosting than the 240Hz OLED
But when we're talking about motion blur
We're also additionally talking about how your eyes
Track and interpret that motion on screen
And kind of decipher this series of still images
Which is what you're seeing right now
So for example
Think of a perfect OLED panel with zero millisecond response times
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You're not seeing pixels trying to kind of switch color in time
From previous frames
In other words ghosting
Which you do actually still see on the IPS
Despite that still having a really fast response time of 1.5 milliseconds
Really important to note though
Zero ghosting does not mean zero motion blur
When we're talking about ghosting
We're purely talking about whether there are pixels lagging behind in the current frame
If you were to take a snapshot in time for example
Or record some super high speed footage
Could you see previous frames in the current frame
If you can that's ghosting
And as you can see in these examples
The 360Hz IPS clearly has more ghosting than the 240Hz OLED
But when we're talking about motion blur
We're also additionally talking about how your eyes
Track and interpret that motion on screen
And kind of decipher this series of still images
Which is what you're seeing right now
So for example
Think of a perfect OLED panel with zero millisecond response times
60Hz monitors deliver perfect frames but still have motion blur due to the way frames are displayed.
But at just 60Hz
The monitor would be delivering perfect frames one by one
And effectively there would be no ghosting
You know we could take a snapshot in time of any frame
And it would look perfect
But as your eyes track the images
The perceived motion blur would actually be terrible
So again, zero ghosting technically
Perfect frames
But you still see massive blur
This is due to the way that monitors sample and hold each frame
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But at just 60Hz
The monitor would be delivering perfect frames one by one
And effectively there would be no ghosting
You know we could take a snapshot in time of any frame
And it would look perfect
But as your eyes track the images
The perceived motion blur would actually be terrible
So again, zero ghosting technically
Perfect frames
But you still see massive blur
This is due to the way that monitors sample and hold each frame
Motion blur is still visible on high-refresh-rate displays.
And how your eyes interpret that
Blurbusters.com has some extremely good explanations
On how this works
We could go a lot deeper
But in a nutshell
It explains why our eyes still see motion blur
Even on a lightning quick 240Hz OLED
The only way to overcome this really
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And how your eyes interpret that
Blurbusters.com has some extremely good explanations
On how this works
We could go a lot deeper
But in a nutshell
It explains why our eyes still see motion blur
Even on a lightning quick 240Hz OLED
The only way to overcome this really
Is with higher refresh rates
Or with backlight strobing techniques
Like a DIAC or ULMB
With higher refresh rates
The sample and hold effect isn't as bad
And with backlight strobing
You're somewhat overcoming it all together
So then comparing 360Hz IPS and the 240Hz OLED
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Is with higher refresh rates
Or with backlight strobing techniques
Like a DIAC or ULMB
With higher refresh rates
The sample and hold effect isn't as bad
And with backlight strobing
You're somewhat overcoming it all together
So then comparing 360Hz IPS and the 240Hz OLED
OLED panel is as good as it gets for 240Hz monitors, but lacks backlight strobing for smoother visuals.
If we take a snapshot of what the panels are doing
On this moving UFO test
We can actually see that the IPS does in fact
Have more ghosting
I mean the OLED on the other hand
Is pretty much perfect
But when we move the camera to track the image
With the correct shutter speed
Mimicking what you would actually see with your eyes
As you track the image
The motion blur that you'd see and experience
On either panel is actually very similar
So as far as the 240Hz OLED is concerned
It's actually as good as a 240Hz OLED can ever get
I mean we have 0.1 millisecond response times
0% overshoot
Insane image quality
I mean again at 240Hz
We really can't go much further
Than what we have here
So as a 240Hz monitor
It's like as good as it's ever gonna get
Again the only thing missing for sweaty gamers
Like myself is a backlight strobing implementation
That would help make the panel look even smoother
But these panels don't really have the brightness budget
To do that
So if we're comparing these two monitors
Both at 240Hz
I would personally take the OLED
I mean both pixel ghosting and eye tracking
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If we take a snapshot of what the panels are doing
On this moving UFO test
We can actually see that the IPS does in fact
Have more ghosting
I mean the OLED on the other hand
Is pretty much perfect
But when we move the camera to track the image
With the correct shutter speed
Mimicking what you would actually see with your eyes
As you track the image
The motion blur that you'd see and experience
On either panel is actually very similar
So as far as the 240Hz OLED is concerned
It's actually as good as a 240Hz OLED can ever get
I mean we have 0.1 millisecond response times
0% overshoot
Insane image quality
I mean again at 240Hz
We really can't go much further
Than what we have here
So as a 240Hz monitor
It's like as good as it's ever gonna get
Again the only thing missing for sweaty gamers
Like myself is a backlight strobing implementation
That would help make the panel look even smoother
But these panels don't really have the brightness budget
To do that
So if we're comparing these two monitors
Both at 240Hz
I would personally take the OLED
I mean both pixel ghosting and eye tracking
The 27AQN monitor offers a smoother gaming experience at 360Hz and is preferred for those seeking superior smoothness and brightness. OLED is the future of gaming monitors.
Motion blur are lower
And again that better image quality
Does lead to a slightly clearer experience
But at 360Hz
That's where the 27AQN will be preferred
For those that want a smoother experience
You know this is one of the few monitors on the market
Where you can actually toggle up to 360Hz
And actually tell that you're getting a superior experience
Like you can see that you are getting those extra frames
And I've said it before
You know it's not a huge difference
The difference between 240 and 360 will never be huge
After all we're comparing it against the best 240Hz monitor on the market
But it's a difference nonetheless
And if you're really chasing smoothness
Which realistically is what most people want
Out of a fast competitive monitor
Then the 27AQN is the slightly better pick
It's also the better choice if you game in a seriously bright room
Like I don't know if you game outside for example in the sun
This might be actually a viable solution
It's basically the brightest monitor that I've tested
It also has Nvidia's G-Sync and Reflex module
As well as a pretty cool 25 inch mode
For those who struggle to use the 27 inch display
As for what I'll be using moving forward
Well it's actually the OLED
You know I've just been spoiled by the image quality of this thing
Making it really hard to go back
And for me at least I find myself enjoying that aspect more
Than the extra bump in smoothness from the 360Hz IPS
And at the end of the day
OLED is the way forward for gaming monitors
I'm super excited to see what these things look like
When they reach 360Hz and even 480Hz
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Motion blur are lower
And again that better image quality
Does lead to a slightly clearer experience
But at 360Hz
That's where the 27AQN will be preferred
For those that want a smoother experience
You know this is one of the few monitors on the market
Where you can actually toggle up to 360Hz
And actually tell that you're getting a superior experience
Like you can see that you are getting those extra frames
And I've said it before
You know it's not a huge difference
The difference between 240 and 360 will never be huge
After all we're comparing it against the best 240Hz monitor on the market
But it's a difference nonetheless
And if you're really chasing smoothness
Which realistically is what most people want
Out of a fast competitive monitor
Then the 27AQN is the slightly better pick
It's also the better choice if you game in a seriously bright room
Like I don't know if you game outside for example in the sun
This might be actually a viable solution
It's basically the brightest monitor that I've tested
It also has Nvidia's G-Sync and Reflex module
As well as a pretty cool 25 inch mode
For those who struggle to use the 27 inch display
As for what I'll be using moving forward
Well it's actually the OLED
You know I've just been spoiled by the image quality of this thing
Making it really hard to go back
And for me at least I find myself enjoying that aspect more
Than the extra bump in smoothness from the 360Hz IPS
And at the end of the day
OLED is the way forward for gaming monitors
I'm super excited to see what these things look like
When they reach 360Hz and even 480Hz
OLED monitors have excellent HDR capabilities and minimal burn-in, but the sub-pixel layout may affect text clarity.
In the not too distant future
It is also the better choice if you play more single player oriented games
Especially with HDR
Both the ASUS and the LG OLED have extremely good HDR capabilities
Now in terms of burn in on the OLED
I've used the LG for two months
And the ASUS for one month
And you know I've played hundreds of hours on these monitors
But there's just no burn in at all to report
I really think it's going to take at least a year and a half of
Super heavy borderline abnormal abusive use to start seeing anything
I think with mixed use regular pixel cleaning
You should be okay
But we can only wait and see
And I'll be sure to report anything if I see it
The only other reason not to get the OLED
Is due to the weird sub pixel layout
Which can make reading text a little annoying and slightly blurry
To be honest
It really hasn't bothered me that much for occasional desktop use and browsing
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In the not too distant future
It is also the better choice if you play more single player oriented games
Especially with HDR
Both the ASUS and the LG OLED have extremely good HDR capabilities
Now in terms of burn in on the OLED
I've used the LG for two months
And the ASUS for one month
And you know I've played hundreds of hours on these monitors
But there's just no burn in at all to report
I really think it's going to take at least a year and a half of
Super heavy borderline abnormal abusive use to start seeing anything
I think with mixed use regular pixel cleaning
You should be okay
But we can only wait and see
And I'll be sure to report anything if I see it
The only other reason not to get the OLED
Is due to the weird sub pixel layout
Which can make reading text a little annoying and slightly blurry
To be honest
It really hasn't bothered me that much for occasional desktop use and browsing
But if this is going to be your only desktop monitor
And you also use it for a lot of reading and a lot of typing
It's just not the best choice
So if you're interested in picking them up
I will leave them linked down below
As well as some other recommendations as well
If you're looking for something a little bit cheaper
Because yeah these are pretty expensive to be honest
Otherwise hopefully you all enjoyed
And I will see you all in the next one
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But if this is going to be your only desktop monitor
And you also use it for a lot of reading and a lot of typing
It's just not the best choice
So if you're interested in picking them up
I will leave them linked down below
As well as some other recommendations as well
If you're looking for something a little bit cheaper
Because yeah these are pretty expensive to be honest
Otherwise hopefully you all enjoyed
And I will see you all in the next one
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