32" 16:9 glossy OLED with best shadow detail and without black crush in SDR (and HDR if possible)?

TFT Central is another good source for reviews. I personally like their review methodology more than Rtings when it comes to monitors, but it's not a bad idea to bounce them off each other.

https://tftcentral.co.uk/
 
You have a bunch of models but their all either based off only two panels. Samsung's 32" 240Hz QD-OLED or LG's 32" 240Hz WOLED. There isn't really going to be one that's drastically different (if at all) in the metrics you're asking about.

Choosing one will come down to availability, price, other features and if you have strong feelings regarding glossy or AG coatings.

Personally for me it would be either the Asus PG32UCDP or LG 32GS95UE (based on the same LG WOLED panel) as I'm simply used to WOLED and the ability to do 1080p480hz at the push of a button is a neat gimmick.
 
I find WOLED to not be very good where it comes to near-black handling due to its light spectrum not being optimal for that.
Very first thing I noticed turning the monitor on is how black sticks out from its backgrounds like very dark grays. It is the issue that will make me replace my WOLED in rage purchase I do when amount of sticking out black reaches some threshold.
Not sure why people don't mention it but its extremely irritating. Maybe I am just more sensitive for this effect or maybe people just see sticking black and think its how its supposed to look like. I have IBM P275 CRT and Pioneer Kuro plasma and I know WOLED does it wrong.

Anyways, QD-OLED doesn't have such nonsense. It too proves black can be perfect and not stick out.

Individual monitors can still have terrible calibration (e.g. my MSI MAG 271qpx has in sRGB emulation - literally biggest and only issue I have with it - thankfully there are workarounds) but at least panel has perfect near-black handling. By the time there is sufficient perceptual contrast between black and near color this color looks like some kind of white so it looks good.

Display should never have black being too visible - there needs to be immersion. We need to think black has details otherwise image looks flat. WOLED fails that.
 
owcraftsman said:
I suggest you go to Rtings and do your research depending on budget. Most 32" are 4k

the best = Dell Alienware AW3225QF​

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This is the only OLED I have seen in person, and maybe I had high expectations but I couldn't believe how washed out and purple the screen looked. Maybe it was the store lighting at Best Buy, but it looked absolutely horrid next to the beautiful IPS displays next to it. Are OLED's intended for use in only dark controlled rooms, or was something not set up properly with this monitor?
 
loafer87gt said:
This is the only OLED I have seen in person, and maybe I had high expectations but I couldn't believe how washed out and purple the screen looked. Maybe it was the store lighting at Best Buy, but it looked absolutely horrid next to the beautiful IPS displays next to it. Are OLED's intended for use in only dark controlled rooms, or was something not set up properly with this monitor?
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Yes, you viewed it on the bridge of the Abramsprise. Your office will never be that bright.

I'm typing this on an IPS with a black QD-OLED right next to it, it looks fine in normal indoor light. I wouldn't recommend them for corporate office spaces, but no one is doing that anyways.
 
loafer87gt said:
This is the only OLED I have seen in person, and maybe I had high expectations but I couldn't believe how washed out and purple the screen looked. Maybe it was the store lighting at Best Buy, but it looked absolutely horrid next to the beautiful IPS displays next to it. Are OLED's intended for use in only dark controlled rooms, or was something not set up properly with this monitor?
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Sounds like way too much light and it makes sense for in-store lighting. In this best case scenario for IPS screen you might get false impression they are somehow better but this is not relevant presentation for normal usage back at home.

I have my 3rd gen QD-OLED in front of ceiling lights and at full blast black level is visibly rised but its still lower black level than I have on gaming IPS at lowest brightness at 80-90 nits. I use that IPS at 200-250 nits usually and and lots of light in the room helps hide black level being bad. QD-OLED has much better black level in this worst lighting situation (unless I open window curtains with window on the other wall 🫣 I need not do that when playing games 😃)

In other words it might not be perfect but totally non-issue in my case and I didn't optimize lighting in the room in any way for current monitor setup.

BTW. This effect QD-OLED has is similar to what users have or still have to deal with CRTs and plasmas. It isn't such a big issue and especially since QD-OLED screen in this regard is much better than even the best CRTs or plasmas and we not always had best CRTs/plasmas we still used them with some light in the room. Generally not will full ceiling lights and for darker games where glowing black level would be an issue all that needs to be done is either turn lights off or tone them down. Maybe use different lamp, eg. relatively dimmer lamp placed somewhere where it won't cause black level to rise e.g. behind monitor.

I would only advice against QD-OLED if you know for a fact you will always have tons of light in the room because then there might be better options like WOLED or even FALD LCDs
When you do already sit in dark room (or wanted to but had to use ambient light for LCDs...) then QD-OLED will have amazing image quality.
 
XoR_ said:
Sounds like way too much light and it makes sense for in-store lighting. In this best case scenario for IPS screen you might get false impression they are somehow better but this is not relevant presentation for normal usage back at home.

I have my 3rd gen QD-OLED in front of ceiling lights and at full blast black level is visibly rised but its still lower black level than I have on gaming IPS at lowest brightness at 80-90 nits. I use that IPS at 200-250 nits usually and and lots of light in the room helps hide black level being bad. QD-OLED has much better black level in this worst lighting situation (unless I open window curtains with window on the other wall 🫣 I need not do that when playing games 😃)

In other words it might not be perfect but totally non-issue in my case and I didn't optimize lighting in the room in any way for current monitor setup.

BTW. This effect QD-OLED has is similar to what users have or still have to deal with CRTs and plasmas. It isn't such a big issue and especially since QD-OLED screen in this regard is much better than even the best CRTs or plasmas and we not always had best CRTs/plasmas we still used them with some light in the room. Generally not will full ceiling lights and for darker games where glowing black level would be an issue all that needs to be done is either turn lights off or tone them down. Maybe use different lamp, eg. relatively dimmer lamp placed somewhere where it won't cause black level to rise e.g. behind monitor.

I would only advice against QD-OLED if you know for a fact you will always have tons of light in the room because then there might be better options like WOLED or even FALD LCDs
When you do already sit in dark room (or wanted to but had to use ambient light for LCDs...) then QD-OLED will have amazing image quality.
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I'm glad someone is finally saying it. Also - the "triode" pixel layout looks like ye olde shadow mask CRT. Not necessarily a bad thing when your pixel density is high enough. But yeah. this whole "light controlled room" thing has been around for a long time and unfortunately it's what you have to do when you want the best (emissive pixels) image quality.
 
loafer87gt said:
This is the only OLED I have seen in person, and maybe I had high expectations but I couldn't believe how washed out and purple the screen looked. Maybe it was the store lighting at Best Buy, but it looked absolutely horrid next to the beautiful IPS displays next to it. Are OLED's intended for use in only dark controlled rooms, or was something not set up properly with this monitor?
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This is a common issue with QD-OLED panels due to the lack of a polarizer. The higher the luminance of ambient light, the more it activates the quantum dot layer. The purplish tint isn't as much an issue in normal room lighting, but perceived black level can still appear elevated. WOLED panels don't have this issue.

https://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/g...mpared-including-the-asus-rog-strix-xg27aqdmg

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I had both of the above and kept the UCDM. Found the text and gradients better.

There were sections of BG3 where the saturation difference was noticeable too. Especially in the darker areas.
 
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