OLED Monitors

OLED Monitors Buying Guide

An OLED monitor has no backlight. Each pixel makes its own light and switches fully off for black, so a dark game scene or the shadows in a night photo keep their depth right next to bright highlights. OLED monitors come as 1440p and 4K gaming screens, color-accurate creator displays, curved ultrawides, and portable screens around 16 inches, from ASUS, MSI, and Samsung.

QD-OLED vs WOLED: Which OLED Panel Is Right for You?

Both are OLED, but they make color in different ways. QD-OLED panels, made by Samsung Display, start with blue light and convert it to red and green through quantum dots, for rich, saturated color that holds up at wide viewing angles. WOLED panels, made by LG Display, pass white light through color filters and add a white subpixel for brightness, and they hold their blacks better in a bright room.

Pick QD-OLED for a dim gaming room or color work, and WOLED if your desk sits near a window. MSI and Samsung Odyssey OLED models use QD-OLED panels. ASUS offers both, with WOLED and QD-OLED ROG Strix models and QD-OLED ProArt screens.

1440p or 4K OLED Monitor?

A 1440p OLED monitor is the lower-priced way to put OLED on your desk, and it's easier for your PC to drive, so 27 inch models run from 240Hz up to 500Hz. The MSI MAG 272QP QD-OLED X24 is an easy first OLED for PC gaming, pairing a 1440p QD-OLED panel at 240Hz with a 0.03ms response time and MSI OLED Care 2.0 to reduce the risk of burn-in. Compare more 1440p monitors or 240Hz gaming monitors.

A 4K OLED monitor suits buyers who want sharp text and fine detail along with OLED contrast, and 27 and 32 inch 4K models from ASUS and MSI reach 240Hz for gaming too. See all 4K monitors.

OLED Monitors for Photo and Video Work

Editing HDR video or grading photos means judging bright highlights and dark shadows in the same frame, and OLED shows both without a backlight washing out the dark areas. The ASUS ProArt PA32UCDM is built for that work, with a 32 inch 4K QD-OLED panel rated at Delta E under 1, hardware calibration support, and two Thunderbolt 4 ports, one of which charges a laptop at up to 96W. ProArt models with 12G-SDI inputs connect straight to cameras and broadcast gear. Browse ASUS ProArt monitors.

Curved, Ultrawide, and Portable OLED Monitors

MSI's 34 inch MAG QD-OLED and Samsung's 49 inch Odyssey OLED G9 bring OLED contrast to curved ultrawide screens, with room for wide games and long editing timelines. Compare ultrawide monitors. For work on the go, ViewSonic and ASUS ZenScreen make portable OLED monitors around 16 inches that slip into a laptop bag, including a 4K ViewSonic model.

OLED Monitor FAQs

Are OLED monitors worth it?

Yes, if you play games, watch HDR video, or edit photos and video, where deep contrast and fast response make the biggest difference. If your screen shows the same spreadsheet and taskbar all day, an IPS monitor costs less and avoids OLED's burn-in risk.

Do OLED monitors burn in?

They can. Burn-in comes from the same bright image sitting in one spot for hours, such as a taskbar, a game HUD, or a channel logo. ASUS and MSI build in care features such as pixel shift and taskbar detection that reduce the risk, and both cover burn-in under 3 year warranties on their OLED monitors. Setting the taskbar to auto-hide and letting the screen sleep when you step away helps too.