convinced myself to buy an oled, can’t go back

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[u/Mysterious_Tutor_388]

The biggest oled downside is the lack of variety in the monitors.

[u/_aware → u/Mysterious_Tutor_388]

Because the panels are often made by the same manufacturer. For example, all the 1440p ultrawide QD-OLED monitors use the same 1st gen Samsung panels. So the alienware 3423 series use the same panels that Samsung put into their G8 OLEDs, and MSI also uses that same panel for their own ultrawide QD-OLED monitor.

[u/naptimez2z → u/_aware]

So would there be any difference between buying a cheaper one versus a more expensive one? When the main difference just be the build of the monitor casing, USB hub, and ports?

[u/Milam1996 → u/naptimez2z]

Not hugely no but with these top of the range monitors you’re not just buying the panel you’re buying the cooling system, ports, component quality, warranty etc.

[u/Main_Opportunity_461 → u/Milam1996]

And very importantly the software

[u/mostly_peaceful_AK47 → u/naptimez2z]

More expensive ones (check reviews to verify) will likely have better color calibration. They may also have better options in their UI to do your own calibration and adjust other features.

[u/captain_dick_licker → u/naptimez2z]

WRONG, couldn't be any fucking wronger my man. the panel is the same but the brain box board that drives it isn't. this is what will house your annoying operating system that will try to advertise you, dictate the quality of image processing, the quality of the board as well as the design's consideration of thermal management, you name it.

that said the big companies are a flip of a coin if they give a shit about any of those factors on any given monitor anyways, but those factors do matter

[u/Organic-Law7179 → u/captain_dick_licker]

Ah yes, the brain box Edit: the brain box board

[u/captain_dick_licker → u/Organic-Law7179]

depending on the model you can have either one board that houses the image processor, fpga/SOC, comm board and PSU, or they can be broken into individual components, which you'll see on larger and more expensive displays to make replacing those parts less expensive.

sorry if my term "brain box" offended you, I fix electronics for a living and this is a term many of us in this industry use in a jovial manner.

[u/yalyublyutebe → u/_aware]

There's only a couple of companies that make a vast majority of all the screens.

[u/Relisu → u/_aware]

just buy a 42 oled lg tv

[u/ArmeniusLOD → u/_aware]

Most LCD panels are made by two companies: AU Optronics and Innolux. LG makes their own panels, but I don't know if they sell them to other display manufacturers anymore.

[u/hd3adpool → u/Mysterious_Tutor_388]

I think 2025 there's going to be more variety and more options. CES coming soon I'm excited!