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:
Dough Spectrum Black 27 is a high end monitor based on LG's 27" 240Hz 2560x1440 OLED display. The monitor offers an HDMI 2.1 port, DisplayPort 1.4, VRR, ALLM and one-cable USB-C charging and data.
The Dough Spectrum OLED will ship in 2024, for $749 (Matte version) or $949 (Cover glass version). Dough also offers a 32-inch model.
The Asus ROG Swift PG27AQDM is a 27" 2560x1440 240Hz OLED gaming monitor. There's not much else known about this upcoming monitor.
The Swift OLED PG27AQDM will ship by the end of Q1 2023.
LG's UltraGear 27GR95QE-B is a gaming monitor with a 27" 2560x1440 240Hz 0.3ms (GtG) response time OLED display. The monitor is certified for both AMD FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync.
The 27" UltraGear OLED monitor is now shipping for around $850.
The ASUS ZenScreen OLED MQ13AH is a portable computer monitor that is based on a 13.3" 1920x1080 AMOLED display. It offers USB Type-C and Mini-HDMI connectors and a proximity sensor to dim the display when not in use.
The OLED MQ13AH is shipping for $349.99. Asus also offers a larger 15.6" FHD version, the MQ16AH.
The LG UltraFine 27EQ850 OLED Pro monitor is based on a 27" 4K OLED dipslay (likely produced by JOLED) and offers a 60Hz refresh rate, 99% Adobe RGB and DCI-P3 color gamuts and a brightness of 200 nits.
The 27EQ850 is now shipping for $2,000.
Philips' Evnia gaming monitor series include several monitors, out of which two use OLED panels. First up is the 42M2C5500W that is based on a 42-inch 138Hz 4K WOLED panel.
The second monitor is the 34M2C8600, which is based on a 34" curved 175Hz 3440x1440 QD-OLED panel (produced by SDC). The OLED monitors are now shipping globally.
ViewSonic's ColorPro VP16-OLED is an ultra-thin portable monitor that is based on a 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) AMOLED display. The monitor is Pantone-Validated, is factory calibrated and it features two USB Type-C ports for 2-way charging, mini-HDMI and unique folding design with a screen cover that can also be used as a shading hood.
The ColorPro VP16-OLED is now shipping for $399.99.
Dell's Alienware AW3423DWF is the company's second QD-OLED gaming monitor, and it is an updated version of the company's AW3423DW with some changes. It retains the same curved 34" 3440x1440, 0.1 ms panel, but adds VRR up to 120Hz, has a lower refresh rate (165Hz) and switches the G-Sync support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro.
Dell's first QD-OLED monitor is now shipping for $1,299. The new AW3423DWF will be cheaper by $200.
LG's OLED Flex LX3 is a bendable OLED monitor/TV that features a flexible 42" 4K 120Hz WOLED panel that can change from a flat shape to a 900R curved one (with twenty levels of possible curvature settings).
Other features include DOlby Atmos, two 40W speakers, HDMI 2.1, VRR, ALLM and G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync support.
BenQ's MOBIUZ EX480UZ, the company's first OLED gaming monitor, offers a 48-inch 120Hz 4K WOLED panel, that offers a response time of 0.1 ms. The monitor features FreeSync Premium and BenQâs HDRi technology, as well as a KVM switch, scenario mapping with remote control, light tuner, and treVolo speakers.
The EX480UZ will ship by the end of October 2022, with a price tag of $2,000.
