Next-gen 4K OLED is here.

I know that many of you have recently updated to OLED. You are most likely using one of the 1440p 240Hz panels because they have become much more affordable. Lately, I've been thinking that the next step is 360Hz, 480Hz, and for some people it is. But I think that, in reality, for most people, it is this here. It's still 27 inches, it's still 240Hz, but it's 4K. It's the new PG27UCDM from ASUS, and it uses the latest 4th generation OLED QD panel. I'm just going to say that, in terms of pure image quality, this is the best OLED I've seen so far. Now, I'm not going to spend 10 or 15 minutes explaining what OLED is and babbling about it again as I have done in previous videos about OLED. I think you have already caught it at this point. OLED is a completely different level compared to IPS, VAI and, in reality, with any other LCD panel. Let's talk about the novelties and differences. OLED is not perfect. Specifically, I had some problems with the OLED QD from last year. One of them was the attic strip around the text around the objects in black and white. For me, it was quite annoying. Have they solved it? Well, actually, more or less. There is still a very thin line of magenta or green that you can see if you look for it, but I would say that it is a huge improvement. I think it is mainly due to the fact that the pixels are much smaller, so it is less noticeable. But, in any case, it is undoubtedly the sharpest text I have seen in an OLED. My other question was about the brightness. OLEDs have become more and more bright over time, so surely at this point we are close to 300 nits. Actually, no. This is a little more faint than we have already seen. I have been told that this is also a final model for sale to the public, so yes, it is a bit disappointing. With the uniform brightness locked, I only saw 236 nits. And with the uniform brightness adjusted to 100%. Even next to the 1st generation OLED 1440p, it is a little more faint. It is not a huge amount. You know, in my opinion, this will be perfectly fine in most night game sessions. But it is still strange to see that this goes back. Another thing that I really wanted to see if they had solved in the OLED QD, was that the levels of black increased and changed to a dark gray magenta, when there was a lot of ambient light in the room. This is not a problem of the OLED W, it is just a problem of the OLED QD. Unfortunately, here it is still a problem. It seems that maybe it has improved a bit. But yes, this is definitely something that you will want to take into account for your configuration. Playing at night, again, is not going to be a problem. But if you have a ceiling lamp or one of those BenQ monitor lights, this will be a 100% problem. However, HDR has improved a lot. I compared the HDR modes for games side by side. So, the 1st generation of 1440p OLED to the left. And then to the right, we have the 4th generation of 4K QD OLED. As you can see, the new one is much brighter in general and has much higher peaks. So, all those little HDR access points, those little flashes in the image, look much more impressive in this QD OLED. Aesthetically, the monitor does not look so different from what we have seen before. It is the typical aesthetics of a ROG game. The panels are much thicker this time. And whatever the packaging behind here, I think it is also because the power supply of this is completely integrated. I don't like the new type of gray bezel. Personally, I prefer the edge-to-edge design. But yes, I have to admit that it is not really a decisive factor. This also has a shiny panel finish. Now, honestly, I'm not too fast when it comes to matte against shiny in these OLED. I think anyone who is too passionate about the finish of the surface of their screen needs to go out or just ask for help. I would say that matte is a little more comfortable for me personally in my configuration. I don't want to see reflections on my screen when I try to focus on editing or playing. But I will say that the shiny is technically superior when it comes to solving all those fine details. And I think it is probably the best option to combine with this monitor. I can't say it for sure, but I don't know if all the fine and sharp details that I am seeing on this monitor, even just the text, would be so pleasant with a semi-matte finish. We also have DisplayPort 2.1, which I think only makes sense with the new GPUs that are about to come out, which should have that connection. That means a port with a wider bandwidth. No screen flow compression is necessary. The response times have not changed at all. As is usual in an OLED, they are ridiculous. 0.1 milliseconds. And the screen latency is, in theory, the fastest you can get with a 240 Hz panel. However, the most impressive thing about this monitor is the great image quality. I mean, you could even convince me that it is a 5K or 6K screen, because the way the textures of the 4K games look on this panel is the best I've seen so far. You know, we saw an OLED 4K of 32 inches last year. Right now I'm painting one on my desk, but I don't know, I'm reducing that 4K image to 27 inches. The sharpness and detail are really of another level. This is the first OLED 4K of 27 inches, and I would say that it is easy to assume that all that resolution is wasted on such a small panel, but I don't think so. I put some Battlefield, some Cyberpunk, some Doom Eternal, all with HDR, and they look amazing. Compared to a 1440p panel of the same size, it is an increase of around 50% in PPI or pixels per inch. I mean, at this point, you don't even need to use any anti-aliasing, because the pixels are very small. I must admit that, for productivity, 27 inches seems a little lower compared to 32 inches. With the 4K of 32 inches that I have at home, I can use the 100% window scale and get a lot more screen space compared to what I can get here at 125%. But for games, that additional resolution is definitely not wasted. Now, if this is better than the 32-inch format for games, I think it depends exclusively on the type of games you play. If you play more in story mode or open world games, I think the 32-inch one is more suitable. But for more shooting-oriented games, this smaller panel is undoubtedly easier to follow visually. In fact, I'm crying inside because this monitor doesn't have a dual mode functionality. The ability to go from 4K at 240Hz to 1080p at 480Hz. My current monitor has that ability and the additional fluidity that is obtained at 480Hz. For the type of games I play, it is something that I value a lot. If this monitor had that, it would be my new monitor at the moment. Yes, there it is, the PG27UCDM. Honestly, I think the ULD of 1.4.4.0p at 240Hz is the path to follow for most people. I mean, if you take a look at something like the CURAI ULD, which I recently analyzed, the price-quality ratio it offers is a real madness. And those first-generation ULDs are still incredibly good for current standards. But with those new GPUs around the corner, the 4K will be much easier to use. And if for some reason an RTX 5080 arrives at your desk, this is undoubtedly a monitor with which I would consider combining it.