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What's going to be interesting is how it performs in comparison - the software upgrade/hardware downgrade balance should be interesting. I'd assume this also will mean end of production for the older QX.

Yeah - Samsungs have had a tendency towards black crush for years. It's one of the reasons I went for a Sony when I bought a new TV a few years back (FALD in the TV's case). Samsungs tend to crush blacks more, whereas Sony's have more blooming in certain situations but tend not to crush...

I think with virtually *any* OLED, if it's abused, burn in can absolutely happen. That said, I'd never consider an in-store model as indicative of a problem because we have no idea the usage pattern. My guess is that same screen was left on days/weeks at a time, but who knows. We'll see. So...

Interesting video, though personally I'd never use Vivid mode, even for the extra brightness, because of it's decreased accuracy. Honestly (and I've mostly been playing SDR as the game I'm playing now doesn't support native HDR), I haven't noticed much of a difference since the firmware update...

This monitor looks interesting but along with the enhancements for greater brightness does seem to have quite a few shortcomings not present on the LG. Hopefully firmware fixes it, but personally the black crush would be a dealbreaker for me. I'm also surprised about the lack of HDMI 2.1...

In Gamer 1 In Gamer 1, it disappears for me at .0050 (so I can start to see it at .01). The next two patterns both completely disappear right at 580.

I'm not sure what you're asking. When I ran HDR Calibration, I ran it as directed.

Going by the video (YouTube running in HDR), I can see the detail on the back wall just fine - it definitely isn't completely black. This is with Gamer 1's HDR mode and no other adjustments other than having run the Windows 11 HDR Calibration tool.

Brightness, as mentioned in this follow-up post, or sharpness, as mentioned in your original post? I was talking about sharpness, and in regards to that, I have not noticed any change or loss of control from the monitor settings themselves; sharpness works as set/as it should. I don't see...

Sharpness is a modifiable monitor setting in the Gamer 1 and Gamer 2 HDR modes (though it is grayed out in the other modes, so I don't know what it defaults to in those). I leave it on 50 as that seems to be the setting that doesn't add additional sharpness or softness. Windows HDR Calibration...

The latest firmware is now available - just did the update. You need the latest OnScreen Control - mine updated again when I started it, and then it prompted for the firmware update. This is NOT a quick firmware update. Allow for at least 2 hours. You can keep using the PC during it...

Interesting! I see there's a new version of the OnScreen Control app, but it showed no firmware update quite yet. I just hope it doesn't mess up my calibration as I no longer have a colorimeter here to redo it =oP (Though I'll probably need to invest in one eventually anyways.)

Sorry to hear it didn't work out. I had gone through two monitors I wasn't happy with before finding this one, so I know how that feels, and it is frustrating! It's a very personal choice with a lot of factors to consider! At any rate, good luck with your search and I hope you find something...

I had the UCG briefly (about a week I'd say). It is a thicc boy, and HEAVY. The fan noise wasn't an issue for me in my brief usage, and I could have dealt with the bulk if I was otherwise happy. Unfortunately, it had many quality control issues out of the box, which would have prevented me...

Hopefully they'll do more PC-oriented things when they test the monitors, I agree. That said, I do think it makes sense for TV, since network bugs like CNN were one of the things I did experience burn-in on back when I had my early-gen LG OLED (along with Zelda Breath of the Wild hearts and...