Has anybody tried the 49” LG NANO85 as a monitor? It has HDMI 2.1 for 4K@120Hz, an IPS panel (like most computer monitors) with no burn-in problem, and it’s only $499 at Best Buy.
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I've been using my CX daily for 8+ hours longer than that and it has zero burn-in.So every non-OLED monitor is terrible for gaming? Don’t tell the computer monitor manufacturers about that! How about after 3 months when the OLED that costs 3x as much is suffering from burn-in because you used it for something other than gaming one day?
And the NANOCELL series is listed on the nVidia website as an HDMI 2.1 LG TV supported by the RTX 30 series of video cards (and the 8K NANOCELL models are the only ones supporting 8K with RTX 3000 cards).
The 48” TV is still a little different than 4 24” monitors, specifically in that the TV is fully flat, whereas your monitors are probably independently angled toward you. At closer viewing distances, this could be a big deal. I would try arranging your monitors all flat first to see if that’s really what you want. If you’re still ok with it, then go for it.I’ve come very close to pulling the trigger on a CX purchase, but the downsides always stop me: this monitor is for a computer I use all day for work (and all PC gaming, usually outside work hours), so I really think burn-in is going to be an issue due to certain windows and icons being visible throughout the entire day (for which there is no real workaround), and, secondly, the room where this office-like setup is located has several windows that I don’t want to cover during the day (I prefer not to work in a cave), and I know an LG OLED’s screen is extremely reflective (a problem with my other LG OLED TVs)...and the NanoCell TV has a relatively matte finish, like most IPS panels (another reason they are used with computers).
Distance-wise, a 48” 4K monitor has the same resolution and pixel size as 4 24” 1920x1080 monitors, of which I already have 3 in my current workspace, so I’m already accustomed to working with a large screen area with that dot pitch.
For $499 it seems like an interesting experiment for a 4K 120Hz computer monitor...I was just curious if anyone else had tried using one as a monitor.
Here’s a video review from someone using it with an RTX 3080:
Keep in mind that it’s $499 at Best Buy right now...
Yeah, I was thinking that too. He glossed right over the pluses of oled and the easy ways to mitigate potential burn in. His loss, I guess.... Can't say I care what he gets honestly.To be honest is already sounds like you made your mind up? Why haven't you bought it yet?
Sorry, I got tired of reading about how easy it is to mitigate burn-in after about 20 pages of the 150-page CX thread. I use my monitor for 8+ hours a day for work these days, much of which consists of looking at windows in fixed positions full of text (with the occasional game window that is usually paused and full of debug text). There is literally no way to do that on an OLED without making your computer screen look like a Halloween decoration, based on that CX thread (switch to all-black backgrounds, hide task bars, use a screen saver that turns the screen black after one minute, move the windows regularly, etc.). Seriously, that thread is just a bit one-sided in its assumption that the only thing that matters when it comes to displays iis how good they are for action games and movies, almost like listening to drag racers trying to justify why their hot rod works great in city traffic. OLEDs are great for TV, that’s why I have 3, but if you actually need to regularly perform some sort of non-gaming activity on your PC for hours at a time, it isn’t realistic to use them due to their limitations with bright static pixels, no matter how great it looks when you start watching a movie or playing a 3D action game (without a bright static UI, hopefully).Yeah, I was thinking that too. He glossed right over the pluses of oled and the easy ways to mitigate potential burn in. His loss, I guess.... Can't say I care what he gets honestly.
Just to put the record straight as someone who actually uses it for 8+ hours a day for work (programming) and uses it for gaming etc I can tell you it works fine. Will it be without burn-in in 3+ years? I don't know, but I am willing to take that chance. By that time I expect something better to be on the market.Sorry, I got tired of reading about how easy it is to mitigate burn-in after about 20 pages of the 150-page CX thread. I use my monitor for 8+ hours a day for work these days, much of which consists of looking at windows in fixed positions full of text (with the occasional game window that is usually paused and full of debug text). There is literally no way to do that on an OLED without making your computer screen look like a Halloween decoration, based on that CX thread (switch to all-black backgrounds, hide task bars, use a screen saver that turns the screen black after one minute, move the windows regularly, etc.). Seriously, that thread is just a bit one-sided in its assumption that the only thing that matters when it comes to displays iis how good they are for action games and movies, almost like listening to drag racers trying to justify why their hot rod works great in city traffic. OLEDs are great for TV, that’s why I have 3, but if you actually need to regularly perform some sort of non-gaming activity on your PC for hours at a time, it isn’t realistic to use them due to their limitations with bright static pixels, no matter how great it looks when you start watching a movie or playing a 3D action game (without a bright static UI, hopefully).
Anyway, my main interest is knowing how doing something like reading or writing a document works on a TV like this. Gaming-wise it seems to be at least as good as the old HP 1920x1080 monitors I’m using now.
I'd still say a single 49" vs 3x24" is a different game because of the single flat display vs several you can angle a bit towards you. If it were up to me the CX 48" would also be curved.Thanks Kassaka, that information is helpful. I spend my day programming too (PC and console video games) and appreciate tall displays (2 of my 1920x1080 monitors are oriented vertically), so getting 2160 vertical vs 1920 seems like good thing, and it also means the ultra wide monitors aren't going to work for me. When testing and debugging I'm usually running in a window or full screen on one of the 1920x1080 monitors (which are also hooked up to devkits). Visual Studio is on full time, with its many bars full of icons, along with several other apps, so, really, an OLED just isn't in the cards no matter how wondrous they look for full-screen game graphics and video.
This idea that somehow all other monitors became obsolete the minute someone plugged an OLED into a computer is just silly...even the manufacturers plainly acknowledge this (not a single one is selling an OLED as a computer monitor, despite having access to many types of OLED panels). Anyway, maybe I'll just take a flyer on it, given the price.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/new...0qf/apd/210-auds/monitors-monitor-accessoriesThanks Kassaka, that information is helpful. I spend my day programming too (PC and console video games) and appreciate tall displays (2 of my 1920x1080 monitors are oriented vertically), so getting 2160 vertical vs 1920 seems like good thing, and it also means the ultra wide monitors aren't going to work for me. When testing and debugging I'm usually running in a window or full screen on one of the 1920x1080 monitors (which are also hooked up to devkits). Visual Studio is on full time, with its many bars full of icons, along with several other apps, so, really, an OLED just isn't in the cards no matter how wondrous they look for full-screen game graphics and video.
This idea that somehow all other monitors became obsolete the minute someone plugged an OLED into a computer is just silly...even the manufacturers plainly acknowledge this (not a single one is selling an OLED as a computer monitor, despite having access to many types of OLED panels). Anyway, maybe I'll just take a flyer on it, given the price.
Yes, it supports GSync (nVidia specifically mentioned that the LG NANO85 series is GSync compatible on one of its web pages, as I recall). I've verified it using a couple of games (including Cyberpunk 2077, which is amazing in 4K at 120Hz).Does it support Gsync, VRR, etc? Sounds like a pretty good deal, my 1440p 144hz monitor with gsync was $550 (2-3 years ago but still)
I picked one up today. Man, what a huge improvement over my old 24" 1920x1080 monitors! Yeah, it's only an IPS, but my screen is full of text on white backgrounds that would probably burn-in in a couple of days on an OLED (I have zero interest in converting my desktop to a pitch black working space to make it OLED compatible).
This is the biggest $499 upgrade I've ever made, I think. Backlight-bleed wise, I'm really not seeing a major problem (much less so than the old 3 old HP 24" monitors it replaced), but I'm running at 50% brightness and 80% contrast in power-saving mode (otherwise I'd probably go blind staring at a giant wall of code and text).
A true bargain for 4K at 120Hz via HDMI 2.1, in my opinion.
By the way, I just checked Best Buy and it looks like they raised the price...it's now $599 there (but might be cheaper elsewhere).