Thank you for this detailed explanation I really appreciate it
I’d like to add that DLSS is GPU upscaling. NVIDIA’s GPU upscaling method is DLSS, which got an upgrade a few weeks ago (DLSS Transformer as opposed to the ‘former’ DLSS CNN). AMD’s FSR 4 is coming out now with the new 9000 cards, too. Anyway, nowadays, for games at least, pretty much everyone uses DLSS / FSR. So while you are absolutely right in saying that upscaling to 4K is a thing, people who buy a 2160x1440 monitor most often use upscaling from 1707x960 -> 2160x1440 and people with 4K monitor use upscaling from 2160x1440 to 4K in games (DLSS/FSR Quality mode). This is done to get better fps and is much more common than playing on a native resolution. For all other usage, native resolution is used and it would be pretty uncommon to use a 2560x1440 resolution on it. Just buy a 2560x1440 monitor then.
I’ve read some reviews about this monitor and noticed concerns regarding the coating on Samsung’s 4th-generation WD-OLED panel. It appears that the coating is unusually fragile and quite difficult to clean. If possible, I would appreciate it if you could test this aspect.
What? Samsung makes QD-OLED, LG makes WOLED. Also, it’s important to note that “QD-OLED 4th generation” is nothing more than a possibly higher pixel density; it’s equal to 2024’s panels in terms of brightness and pretty much anything else, you can’t really call it a new generation.
I’d like to add that DLSS is GPU upscaling. NVIDIA’s GPU upscaling method is DLSS, which got an upgrade a few weeks ago (DLSS Transformer as opposed to the ‘former’ DLSS CNN). AMD’s FSR 4 is coming out now with the new 9000 cards, too. Anyway, nowadays, for games at least, pretty much everyone uses DLSS / FSR. So while you are absolutely right in saying that upscaling to 4K is a thing, people who buy a 2160x1440 monitor most often use upscaling from 1707x960 -> 2160x1440 and people with 4K monitor use upscaling from 2160x1440 to 4K in games (DLSS/FSR Quality mode). This is done to get better fps and is much more common than playing on a native resolution. For all other usage, native resolution is used and it would be pretty uncommon to use a 2560x1440 resolution on it. Just buy a 2560x1440 monitor then.
What? Samsung makes QD-OLED, LG makes WOLED. Also, it’s important to note that “QD-OLED 4th generation” is nothing more than a possibly higher pixel density; it’s equal to 2024’s panels in terms of brightness and pretty much anything else, you can’t really call it a new generation.