The 4 Best OLED Monitors - Black Friday 2024

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G8/G80SD S32DG80 is the best OLED monitor we've tested. It's a QD-OLED that combines a 4k resolution with a 240Hz refresh rate, making it ideal for gamers who want both a responsive feel and a detailed image. It has everything you'd expect from a premium OLED gaming monitor, like a near-instantaneous response time for sharp motion. It also takes full advantage of the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S thanks to its HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, so it's a great choice no matter the type of gamer you are. It even has remarkable picture quality with vivid colors and bright highlights, so it's fantastic for consuming HDR content.

The Samsung is part of a group of 32-inch, 4k QD-OLEDs that came out in 2024 and all perform similarly. Besides price and availability, choosing one over the other comes down to features and personal needs. This monitor is different from competing models because it has a built-in smart platform, which is useful for streaming content. Also, it uses a matte screen coating that reduces glare well, which is ideal if you want to use it in a bright room. However, the coating introduces haziness, so if that bothers you, the MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED is a fantastic alternative with a glossy coating. That said, it's sometimes harder to find, but it's worth getting if you can find it for less than the Samsung.

If you're looking for the best OLED gaming monitor for competitive esports gaming, then look into the LG 32GS95UE-B. It's a 32-inch, 4k 240Hz monitor. It's different from the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8/G80SD S32DG80 because it has a WOLED panel instead of QD-OLED, so colors aren't as vivid. Another difference is that blacks don't look purple in bright rooms, like on a QD-OLED. This means it displays the same deep blacks in bright rooms as it would in dark rooms, so the picture quality is fantastic no matter your viewing environment.

What makes it better for esports gaming than the Samsung is that it has a unique Dual-Mode feature that changes it to a 1080p resolution and 480Hz refresh rate. This is great if you want the highest refresh rate for playing one game, then you can switch to its default 4k mode for a different game. However, this feature also comes at a price increase, so it's only worth getting over the Samsung if you're going to take advantage of the 480Hz refresh rate. You can also check out the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP if you want something cheaper with the same dual mode feature, but it has higher input lag.

If you find the 32-inch screens of the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8/G80SD S32DG80 or the LG 32GS95UE-B too big, there are some great smaller OLEDs with 27-inch screens, like the Gigabyte AORUS FO27Q3. It's a QD-OLED like the Samsung, but it's different because it has a lower 1440p resolution, so images aren't as detailed. However, it has a 360Hz refresh rate, so it's a good sweet spot between detailed images and a responsive feel, and it's a fantastic choice for PC gaming.

As expected, motion looks sharp, and it has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth to take full advantage of HDMI 2.1 graphics cards. Besides that, it delivers picture quality similar to that of the Samsung, with vivid colors and bright highlights. It competes against other monitors with the same specs, and what makes it better is that it has a few useful features like a KVM switch and USB-C port.

There are other 27-inch OLED gaming monitors that you can find for less than the Gigabyte, which is useful if you're on a more limited budget. One of those is the ASUS ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMG, which has a WOLED panel. It gets brighter than most OLEDs, great if you want to use it in a well-lit room, but it has a lower 240Hz refresh rate than the Gigabyte.

Although most OLEDs have a 16:9 aspect ratio, like the monitors mentioned above, there's a different class of OLEDs with a 21:9 aspect ratio. These are ultrawide displays that offer more horizontal screen space, which is great for playing atmospheric games. If that's what you're interested in, then check out the Dell Alienware AW3423DWF. It has a QD-OLED panel like the Gigabyte AORUS FO27Q3, so the picture quality is the same, but the main downside is that it has a lower 165Hz refresh rate than the Gigabyte. While this is still fine for most gamers, it isn't as ideal for competitive gaming.

If you do want such a high refresh rate, there are other ultrawide OLEDs with a 240Hz refresh rate, like the LG 34GS95QE-B. However, with a WOLED panel, colors aren't as vivid as on the Dell.