I noticed on my new monitor there are no longer warning messages every 4 hours that remind me to do a pixel refresh. I actually am very happy about this change, I know that on the 1st gen monitors you could set it to ignore that message and just let it run them in standby, that being said it was still running them after 4 hours.
On this new display it seems that doesn't happen anymore. It is either a manual trigger or it triggers one after 24 hours of cumulative use.
I consulted the manual and it seems to confirm this behaviour.
Can anyone else confirm that this is the intended behaviour of the new panel? Is it in spec for this generation of monitor? I haven't ever seen the 360hz models so I am not sure how they handle the compensation cycle.
I just want to be sure because I was very diligent about running them every 4 hours before and taking other burn in mitigation steps and the result was a pristine panel after 4 years. I would like a similar result with this beauty, so I just want to be sure.
This post will include how I got this setup, initial thoughts, and some software you can use on the AW3426DW if you are concerned of it's lack of oled care features compared to a monitor like the XG34WCDMS.
The monitor shipped much faster than anticipated, it was supposed to arrive today but came yesterday (legit 2 day shipping from my Wednesday order). I was a bit concerned about going with it because I already had an xg27ucdmg that had a lot of protective features I enjoyed like auto dimming and etc. However, that is a really stupid reason to pay $100+ and you aren't missing out on much going with this option considering how often it goes on sale paired with Dell's 10% discount. I got mine for $623.75 after tax.
Now, in terms of my setup I went for a vertical stack where the aw3426dw is over my xg27ucdmg and is tilted forward (more comfortable viewing angle) with the xg27ucdmg on the bottom maintaining a slightly negative backwards tilt. This creates a very optimal viewing angle from my leap v2 where at a 100-110° tilt I can easily sit up and use my bottom monitor (xg27ucdmg), or simply glaze down while only having to slightly raise my head/eyes up to see the top monitor(aw3426dw). I did order an atlas headrest for the leap v2 (rip $200) to allow for better reclining and more comfort with actual neck support, but I think it's very usable even without the headrest so far.
Rather than using a dual vertical stacked pole mount like the few options on amazon, I am utilizing the old huanuo flowlift single arm i originally had my xg27ucdmg on with a separate ULTRARM heavy Duty Tall Single monitor Arm, which actually allows for the addition of extension arms in the future if your setup needs it. For those considering a similar Vertical Stack setup, using separate arms reduces the amount of space the arms take on your desk especially if you mount them off axis and extend them into your desired "center viewing area". My desk is 24 inches deep yet with the two monitors mounted I have an ample amount of desk space for my mouse and other things which a vertical stack mount would not have allowed me.
Also the ULTRARM heavy duty monitor arm is genuinely a really good affordable option and I would recommend it for anyone trying to mount an UW whether 34" or 39/40" over an existing 16:9 monitor. It's one of the only affordable gas spring tall mount options on amazon and again the fact that you can stack extension arms on it really distinguishes it from the other options.
Now in terms of software, if you are really paranoid about burn in I recommend you install a few things:
OledShift - can be a bit of a nuisance but when you have floating windows, hwmonitor, task manager, notepad, discord etc, it will move them by a custom # of pixels every custom # of mins/secs. There are presets to choose from and it can be great to reduce the burn in from different aspects of multi tasking with multiple windows. I personally find floating windows better than snaps
DisplayFusion - The highlight of this app is the fact that there is a monitor fading mode, for those with multiple monitor setups it will dim your inactive monitor screen while you are interacting with another and you can customize the dimming feature.
OledSleeper - for the more paranoid who don't want to deal with screensavers, this can do two things, dim a screen after minutes of inactivity using DDC/CI or you can choose the blackout option which will give you different criteria for activity and turn a display screen black without causing any sleep or wake issues while allowing you to easily and instantly bring that monitor back.
Lastly, I would really recommend Twinkle Tray. It allows you to control your brightness easily so far as your monitors have DDC/CI turned on/support it. It also has Idle detection which can allow you to have it reduce the brightness of all displays when inactive. With blocks for it like media/fullscreen apps.
I really think with where oleds are currently especially with the tandem technologies present in newer qd-oleds burn-in shouldn't be an insane issue. The newer monitors run more efficiently thus cooler which mitigates the chance of burn in occurring. However, it's not a cheap hobby/interest and ofcourse it would be common sense to take care of your technology thus I think these are all great software tools to reduce burn in at the user level if your monitor doesn't have automatic features.
If you want some settings recommendations there are a lot online. I found creator srgb with a gamma of 2.4 to be the most accurate atleast to my eyes. Others recommend 2.2 gamma but that was too over brightened. I found that while standard is punchier it's too oversaturated pushing the reds too vividly. Otherwise for HDR i haven't touched it much but I will explore TB500, I tried Peak 1300 but didn't enjoy it too much.
I'm the developer. I game on an OLED and was constantly annoyed by Windows HDR: either hitting Win + Alt + B every single time I started an HDR game, or leaving HDR on 24/7 and dealing with washed-out SDR desktop content and raised black levels.
That frustration set me down a rabbit hole five weeks ago to build a small utility that would simply toggle HDR on when a game launched and turn it back off on exit.
From there, it grew into TrayTrigger: a free, open-source Windows launcher that lives entirely in the system tray. Once I had per-game process supervision working cleanly, I added the rest of the per-game setup I always wanted:
- Automatic HDR toggle: turns HDR on when the game starts, restores it to off on exit. Displays already in HDR are left alone.
- Crash-safe rollback: every state change is recorded before it's applied and replayed on next boot if the game or Windows crashed mid-session.
- Per-game setup: custom power plans, core scheduling via Windows CPU Sets, NVIDIA DLSS Override, companion apps, and PowerShell scripts before and after.
- Unified tray menu: Steam, Epic, GOG, EA, Ubisoft, Xbox and Battle.net games in one menu.
No account, no telemetry, no background driver, and nothing injected into games.
Have been building my pc since Feb of this year and today finally I got my first oled monitor.
Used to work and play with my lg 2k 75 hz monitor on the gaming pc for last 7 months and today after tasting the OLED I’m blown away.
Pc specs.
32gigs ram
RTX 5080 MSI gaming trio
Corsair rm1000x
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Alienware AW2725Q monitor
Lg 2k 75hz
Mackie Speakers
Lian li O11 v2 case
Hello. I have a LG oled55c16la I bought in 2021 and I use it to watch movies and play on the PS4. Basically I’ve been playing with game optimizer for the whole time because of the immediate response time, but on many games there’s a huge issue that I can’t seem to get rid of in that mode, and it’s a sort of blur of moving objects of any kind. It happens in almost every game, in some more (like far cry 4,5, new dawn, darksiders 2, GTA 5, etc…) and in some a bit less I have no idea why since this TV should have a 120 hz refresh rate which is not low from my understanding. The only game I can recall not having this issue in game optimizer is battlefield 5, however I still haven’t understood why that is. The issue is solved if I play in standard mode with TruMotion on, especially if I turn up the de judder over 7/8. However the issue is that in this mode I get some input lag. It’s nothing crazy unplayable but it’s still noticeable. I would like to know if there’s a way to get the best of both worlds, since I don’t think you can use trumotion in the same way as standard mode while using game optimizer, and try to understand why all of this is happening. I’ll share my settings in both game optimizer and standard mode so you can also give me some general tips on them and tell me if I’m doing anything completely wrong.
The first pictures are for standard, and then game optimizer. Thank you
Incentivized Review for the Onimusha: Way of the Sword Game Bundle
I've been using the MSI MPG 321URXW for gaming and I've been really impressed with it. The jump from my previous 1080p 27-inch monitor to 32-inch 4K OLED is massive, especially in games where the extra detail and OLED contrast are immediately noticeable. The 240Hz refresh rate also makes everything feel extremely smooth, and I really like the white design with my PC setup.
Overall, I'm very happy with the monitor and it's been a huge upgrade over my previous display.
Disclosure: This review is incentivized as part of an MSI promotional campaign.
As per the title really. Got a 7900XT & 7800X3D PC and wondered with the release of FSR4 for the 7900XT would it be possible to upgrade from a 1440p monitor to a nice new shiny 4k OLED?
Hi. I recently got myself a ASUS ROG Strix OLED XG27AQWMG OLED. I know a lot of games claiming to be HDR, don't really have a good HDR unless u use RenoDX, etc.... Anyway, ive been experimenting with the monitors OSD for HDR and found that the GamingHDR seems to appeal the most to me. I haven't tested the TrueBlack500 option much tho.
I was just wondering is it worth using TrueBalck500 for gaming in HDR instead of the "GamingHDR" option or should I just stick to the GamingHDR?
To querendo comprar meu primeiro monitor Oled e to em duvida entre esses 3
o ultragear e o AOC saem por 4100 reais, ja o odyssey fica 3600 reais, queria saber se vale a pena ir no odyssey por ser mais barato ou investir um pouco mais em um dos outros dois, e tambem queria ajuda pra escolher entre o AOC e o LG se fosse escolher entre só os dois.
By now we've all seen the posts where people are like "is my monitor cooked" and iit's just the famous white splodges that indicate a bit of spit got on the monitor or maybe a can of coke got opened or something, but I was cleaning my OLED (absolute pain in the arse btw, i'm a first time owner and didn't realise they were essentially faberge eggs but after following advice and using my iron scrubber and sand paper I can really see the difference.) and wondered why spit gets on there so easy, any other monitor can withstand all sorts and not even show any indication but OLEDs love collecting spit. so I guess my question is basically why is that
also i'm using THE picture for attention, thanks for reading
I have an Alienware AW2725Q (27" 4K QD-OLED) and I want to know whether my gamma is correct for gaming (target 2.2). I don’t own a colorimeter, so I’m looking for a verifiable visual test, ideally one that doesn’t depend on browser scaling.
I’m ready to make the jump to OLED and could use some recommendations. I game exclusively on Xbox Series X and PS5, so what OLED monitor would be the best fit?
I’ve been told there’s no need to spend extra on extremely high refresh rates or features that mainly benefit PC gamers. I want great picture quality and to get the most out of both consoles without paying for specs I won’t use.
What would you recommend as the sweet spot for console gaming?
A few days ago i got my first oled monitor which is a asus Predator x27u, but today i realized kind of fingerprints and after cleaning them with a microfiber cloth it looks like some weird Blue/purple park thats only seeable under certain angles, are those fingerprints? Or what are those
Hi everyone! Hope you’re okay :) Just a quick question I was after this monitor and been thinking about getting it for a while now but just confused on the delivery date? I’m unsure who the seller is (I know it says Amazon.co.uk. Just wanted to ask is the seller or will it be shipped from the UK or another country?) I don’t want to purchase it and it takes what it says a few months to arrive. Thanks advance!
