OLED display technology enables the world's best displays - with superb image quality, low response times, low power consumption. OLEDs can enable thin, light and even flexible monitors. OLEDs however found it difficult to enter the monitor market due mostly to burn-in challenges and high production costs.
Some device makers however are introducing OLED monitors, mostly premium monitors for the health and broadcasting industries. It is hoped that in the future OLED monitors will also appear for the consumer market. For OLED monitor industry news coverage, click here.
Following is a list of OLED monitors on the market:
MSI's MEG 324C is a 34" 75Hz 3440x1440 curved QD-OLED gaming monitor (with a panel produced by Samsung Display).
MSI did not yet launch the monitor officially, but it did demonstrate it at Computer 2022. We do not know the release date or price.
The ASUS ZenScreen OLED MQ16AH is a portable monitor based on a 15.6" 1920x1080 AMOLED display. The portable monitor includes a mini-HDMI input and three USB-C ports. It also includes a proximity sensor to dim the display when not in use.
ASUS did not yet reveal the price and availability of the ZenScreen OLED monitor.
The 27E1N8900 is Philips' first OLED monitor, and it is based on a 27-inch 60Hz 4K (3840x2160) OLED display (likely produced by JOLED). The monitor offers a response time of 0.1ms G2G, 250 nits of brightness and a 150% sRGB color gamut coverage.
The 27E1N8900 uses a USB-C connection for power, and offers a DisplayPort and two HDMI 2.0 inputs.
SmallHD's OLED 27 is a professional reference monitor that uses a 27" 4K (3840 x 2160) 550-nits OLED display (likely produced by JOLED). It offers HDR ,10-bit processing, 110%DCI-P3 and 135% Rec. 709 color gamuts, Bolt 4k-compatiability and PageOS software tools.
The SmallHD OLED 27 will ship in June 2022, for $11,999.
The Asus ROG Swift OLED gaming monitor feature either a 42-inch 4K WOLED display (PG42UQ) or a 48-inch one (PG48UQ). The monitors offer a 120Hz refresh rate, 0.1ms response time, 10-bit color, HDR10 support, four HDMI inputs (two 2.1 and two 2.0) and a displayPort input.
The 42" PG42UQ will cost around $1700 while the 48" will cost $1800.
Samsung's first gaming OLED monitor, the Odyssey G8QNB, will feature a curved (1800R) 34" QD-OLED that offers a resolution of 3440x1440, 175Hz refresh rate and a response time of 0.1 ms. The G8 also includes support for AMD FreeSync and has 5W speakers.
Samsung plans to ship the Odyssey G8 in Q4 2022.
LG's 2022 range of professional monitors include the 32" 4K 32BP95E and the 27" 4K 27BP95E monitors. The monitors, which will likely again be based on JOLED's printed OLED panels, offer price lighting control, LG'sDisplayHDR400 True Black technology, detachable self-calibration sensors and monitor hoods.
LG's OLED Pro monitors ave six interfaces (2X Displayport, 1X HDMI and 3X USB) and support KVM. These are high-end broadcast quality monitors aimed for professional use.
MSI's high-end gaming monitor, the 551U sports a 55-inch 4K WOLED panel (produced by LGD), and features HDMI 2.1, VRR, zero latency, and Display Stream Compression (DSC).
The MEG 551U OLED monitor will ship in 2022.
Asustek's ProArt Display OLED (PA32DC) is a high-end OLED monitor with a 31.5" 4K (3840x2160) AMOLED display produced using an ink-jet printing process by JOLED. The monitor has a VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification and features a 0.1 ms response time, true 10-bit color and 99% DCI-P3 color gamut.
The PA32DC ProArt monitor will ship in October 2022 for $3,500.
LG's UltraFine OLED Pro 65EP5G is a large professional monitor that features a 65-inch 4K OLED display. The 65EP5G features DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification, a brightness of up to 1,000 nits, a 0.1 ms GtG response time, and a color gamut of 98.5% DCI-P3.
The monitor offers several connections - including dual HDMI 2.1, quad loop-thru SDI (BNC) and IP (SFP+ & RJ45). The monitor is based on LG's WebOs software (V5, not its latest V6, strangely).
