Norbel98

Jun 26, 2024 09:26 AM By  Nicholas Di Giovanni

It could also be the source you’re using, but at the end of the day you should choose the settings that you prefer the most!

The source is any game (so far I’ve seen it in Elden Ring, Ghost of Tsushima and Diablo IV). The question is can I increase color saturation in HDR mode?

Thanks for the clarifications. I am testing the monitor at the moment to see if i should switch from the Asus PG27AQDM. I thought that QD-OLED would have more vibrant colors then WOLEDs, especially with semi-glossy coating, but I found that the colors pop a bit more on the ASUS. The only way I can come close to the colors of the ASUS is in HDR Game mode, with COlor enhance on 3. Is this normal, or I am missing some settings?

Can someone please explain what’s the difference between HDR and HDR game mode (besides the fact that HDR Game is fully customizable). In the review it’s mentioned that in HDR Game mode the brightness only reaches 380cd/m2, but I find it way brighter then HDR mode. Also what exactly are the APL Stabilize settings? Usually Low is the least brightest and High the most brightest. But, in certain scenes and/or games I found Low and High about the same and Middle extremely bright and blowing highlights like crazy.

If I understood right, VRR flicker appears when framerates vary drastically, like from 10 to 120. This doesn’t seem very representative of real-life performance as framerates never jump like this. And if they do then you have worst problems then VRR flicker :) So, can VRR occur at more realistic framerate variations? For example a jump from 80 to 140, can create VRR flicker? Also, in real life, frame rates rarely jump like this, they usually raise or decrease more smoothly. So instead of going from 10 to 140 in 1s, how about going in around 3-5s. Would this also cause VRR flicker?

I am asking all this because I’ve been gaming on an OLED monitor for about half a year now, and I didn’t notice any VRR flicker (did even know it existed until reading about it here) and I am very observant when it comes to picture quality.

Mar 21, 2024 08:19 AM By jetcat3

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It doesn’t prompt you to do a pixel refresh. After 4 hours of continuous use you could play another 3 hours and when you put your computer to sleep/standby/shut down it will automatically run the pixel refresh when the monitor stops receiving a signal. When you bring up the OSD, the panel health will either show green or yellow. Yellow means it will run a pixel refresh the next time it goes into standby.

Thanks for the clarification. The wording here, and on other sites indicated that the pixel refresh is ran automatically after 4h of use.

“Pixel Refresh: The monitor will run a pixel refresh cycle after 4 hours of use. You can also activate this function manually. It takes approximately 6 to 8 minutes to run.”

Is this automatically activated after 4h? If so, is there a way to deactivate it? This behavior is not optimal at all :( Imagine you are in a meeting at work an suddenly you are without a monitor for 5-10 mins. Or you are in a online match, that match is as good as lost.

The PG27AQDM prompts you for a pixel refresh every 8h, but you can chose NO, and manually run it when it’s convenient.

Mar 18, 2024 03:41 PM By  Nicholas Di Giovanni

While the ASUS does certainly have higher brightness in most content than the Dell, the main advantage of the Dell is that it gets brighter with smaller highlights and also has more vivid colors. Because of this, it delivers a more vivid HDR experience, especially if you use it in a dark room.

So, if i ignore the numbers, the perceived image should be at least the same, if not better, than the ASUS? I was worried that in a scene with more then 2% bright highlights, those highlights would be noticeable dimmer on the Dell.

Hey guys, thanks for reviewing this monitor. I was seriously considering switching to this, but now i am not so sure :( I currently have the ASUS ROG PG27AQDM, which is superb in gaming, but it has the text clarity issues specific to WOLEDs, which i am hoping to improve to some degree with this QD_OLED glossy display.

However i see that this monitor has much worse HDR brightness then ASUS, so i am a bit confused. I was expecting that OLEDs behave about the same in HDR, but this seems worse then my old IPS (Real Scene - 407 cd/m² for this and 432 cd/m² for my old AORUS AD27QD IPS). As for the PG27AQDM, that one checks in at almost double (743 cd/m²).

So, how would this compare in real life in HDR gaming next to the PG27AQDM?

As there are no QD-OLED 27" QHD monitors out there, it would make perfect sense to test this, and also the MSI MAG 271QPX/271QRX. I currently own the Asus PG27AQDM which is a gorgeous monitor, but i would love to see if this handles text clarity better.