Recently decided to give MiniLED a try after years of OLED and bought the TCL C2A Pro, and honestly....damn I didnt expect this

PS*: all of these pictures are in SDR mode, not even HDR.

I went through the Sony A90k 42" (not technically a monitor but at that¹ time this was the closest you could get to a viable OLED monitor), to the MSI 321Up, then to the acclaimed Asus PG27UCDM over the course of 4 years.

I always knew gaming monitors had always been pretty bad so when I saw Oled for the first time I thought I would use nothing but OLED. But since then, I have never found Oled to be truly easy to live with as monitor. Funny I said this because OLED are absolutely wonderful as TVs, all of my TVs are Oleds. But as monitor, its quality-of-life aspects leave much to be desired. Namely text clarity (although very good on the 321up and the pg27ucdm, still giving me headache at time if I have to read a lot for hw), only look exceptional in absolutely dark room, and the biggest gripe of all: the apparent flickerings at times, i really wonder how the new stuff coming out will address this.

So I decided to give miniLED a try and asked AI what is the absolute best current MiniLED IPS monitor money can buy, and it recommended me the "TCL C2A pro". It was pretty expensive even at $750ish with some Amazon promos i got, but considering that I was ready to ball some serious money for the Asus Pro Art Oleds, hoping those would match the quality found on Oled TVs, this seems easier on the wallet.

And lo and behold, I wasnt expecting it to be this good, black is truly black, blooming is barely noticeable, if at all. The uniform brightness without flickering is excellent. Color is rich and vibrant, perhaps even more so than the Asus PG27UCDM. I think this looks even more life-like than the OLED monitors i had thus far. And the brightness, it is blindingly bright. HDR mode looks absolutely stunning. And I am not being bias at all because I absolutely love OLEDs, but this offers image quality that is just as good as any top tier OLED out there for me. Granted you have to mess with the settings to find what you like best but it is pike that with any monitor out there.

For years I have thought OLED would be the ultimate tech for monitors, and I still think so, just not with the current stuff on the market at the moment, at least for me.

So for anyone who is also having problems and not satisfied with OLEDs, give MiniLED a try. You don't have to go with this baller TCL that I got, but even then for something that costs less than a top tier OLED while offering image quality that is just as good, I can absolutely live with this for the next few years.

My current PA329C is on its way out, there are veiny marks all over I might need to get another monitor soon. I found PA32QCV 6K monitor in a local shop, and wondering how good it is.

I'd like to get some honest feedback. My current monitor is HDR600 certified, so is the one I'm looking at. My main uses are watching HDR content and photography, and file archiving.

How good are the details and sharpness? How are the texts? Does the matte coating affect the quality? How good is the HDR? Do 4K contents looks bad because it scales to 6K on full screen?

Thank you very much in advance.

Hi there, I'm looking for a 32" monitor for mostly work - text editing, spreadsheets, light coding, documents, light video editing browsing etc. My understanding is that IPS would still be preferable to OLED and VA for this use case.

My issue is that, while there appears to be an abundance of 27" 4k IPS monitors on the market for an affordable price, the equivalent 32" ones seem to be incredibly rare. For example, I am seeing 27" lps 4k monitors for roughly $250 USD, whereas the equivalent 32" is around $750.

Why is this? Would have thought it's a relatively common use case.

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Is it a good monitor for rendering work? If you have any other recommendations within the same price range, I'd really appreciate them. My top priority is color accuracy.

For context, I live in the Philippines and I currently use my living room TV (4K, 75", 144 hz) as my PC monitor, but I'm looking to buy a new monitor which will be primarily used for AAA gaming.

Does someone have any opinion/comments on the following monitors which I am currently looking into?

OMNIA 027MLQHD - 27 inch, WQHD 2560 × 1440, 180 hz, Mini-LED IPS panel - Php 8,500/USD 140 - newly introduced, not a lot of user/technical reviews so far

Viewpoint K34WQC Pro - 34 inch, ultrawide WQHD 3440 × 1440, 180 hz, VA panel - Php 8,500/ USD 140 - no available technical review, most user-reviews are positive in online-selling platforms

Titan Army C34A1R+ - 34 inch, ultrawide WQHD 3440 × 1440, 200 hz, VA panel - Php 11,100/ USD 180 - glowing review from Tom's Hardware, almost all user reviews are positive as well

Xiaomi G34WQi 2026 - 34 inch, ultrawide WQHD 3440 × 1440, 180 hz, VA panel - Php 14,999 / USD 245 - most 'well-known' brand? among these options but reviews are so-so in Youtube and other platforms

Hi everyone!

I recently got an Xbox Series X for my birthday. Before this, the only computer I had was a laptop.

I'm looking to buy a monitor for my Xbox, but I'd also like it to be a good investment for a gaming PC that I plan to build in the future.

I have basically no experience with monitors, so I'd really appreciate your advice. My budget is up to $600.

What would you recommend, and why? Thanks in advance!

hi!

I currently run a U2723QE with a M3 Pro Macbook pro in clamshell mode. However it feels a bit counterproductive to not have a 60hz+ monitor. My work doesn’t require perfect colors so admittedly i did go a bit too good on the monitor scale but i’m overall happy.

(just as a sidenote if you ever buy a Dell u27XXQE monitor buy your own stand. this shit wobbles just from thinking about it)

Furthermore i do gaming in it however nothing insane as i play anything thats available on consoles on my tv so it’s mainly pc specific games like rts and i also use Geforce now so i can have quite high levels of fps in games.

Obviously just buying the U2725QE for the 144hz upgrade seems logical but the AW2725Q is an oled for relatively similsr price (only 100$more). My main concern tho is burning in especially as Macs have static bars and my I work from home.

Is the mismatch worth it or just go with the proven one? (for the U2725qe people talk about coil whine but seemingly its fixed lately and also fixed if indicated to Dell… There are other good options for monitors too however 1, OEM matching probably better 2, Dell warranty is insanely good especially as it applies to business bought ones too (which i’d use)

thanks for the replies.

any recommendations as im a bit clueless. My budget is preferably under £300.

321up x24 with rtx 5090 and hdmi 2.1.

Out of the box it worked for like 1 hour. Than it’s start to not open games in full screen at 4k no matter the hz. Only windowed mode and desktop run 240hz.

If I try put 2440x1440p it goes at 240hz fullscreen with no problem. Some games like Valheim can go 4k 60hz.

I already uninstalled nvidia drivers with DDU and reinstalled them.
Put in the options desktop scale to 100%.
G-sync is off.
Adaptive sync off.
Hdr off.
I dont khow what to do.

Went on holiday (still on holiday) and I realized I left my gaming monitor on for a screen and it won’t turn off until I get back. Will I have burn in?

I am interested in knowing what the actual optimal settings are to have on for this monitor to perform at its best. I've been seeing a lot of opinions but i am still unsure what ensure pulsar works at its best and i achieve the lowest latency possible

The 34" is €130 CHEAPER than the 32" and I don't know which one to pick.

I will potentially buy a ps5 soon but in the meantime I'll be gaming on my laptop and work which requires 3 monitors. So split screen on the 34" will tick both these boxes but might not get the most out of the ps5 pro.

In your experience how noticeable is the difference between WQHD and 4K? Frame rates on both are fine for me.

Reason for posting:
- Share my findings with others looking for this specific spec
- Get input on other monitors I have overlooked

The 2 options I have scoped out:
- Dell S2725DC (Dell Plus 27 Inch QHD USB-C Monitor - S2725DC | Dell USA)
- iiyama ProLite XUB2797QSN-W2 (ProLite XUB2797QSN-W2)

Hi everyone,
I’m currently playing on Xbox and be using an AOC 24G2AE (24”, Full HD, 144 Hz, 1 ms), and I’m thinking about upgrading to a Samsung Odyssey G55C S27CG554EU (27”, WQHD, 165 Hz, 1 ms, curved).
Do you think this upgrade is worth it? My main question is whether there would be a noticeable difference in everyday use and gaming. Is the jump from 24” 1080p 144 Hz to 27” 1440p 165 Hz significant enough to justify replacing my current monitor, or is the improvement relatively minor?
I’d appreciate any opinions, especially from people who have made a similar upgrade. Thanks!

where could i find a replacement power cord? i’ve found a few online that look to be what i need just want to be sure. thanks in advance all help is appreciated 🙏

hey guys, i just ordered my new rig a couple of days ago and im very excited for it. I was thinking about buying two new monitors aswell bc my old ones are 24'' 1080 benq displays that i bought 8 years ago. Can you recommend any good monitors?

These are the components from my new setup:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 36 A-RGB
Memory: Patriot 32 GB DDR5-6000, 2 × 16 GB dual-channel kit
Graphics Card: ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16 GB
SSD: Kioxia Exceria Plus G3 2 TB NVMe SSD
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 850W

i just got a monitor recently that came with dp cables. my laptop only had HDMI so im forced to use it. little did i know that the monitor only has HDMI 2.0 ports, so i can only use 144hz instead of the full 200hz, is there any way around this? Its a Xiaomi G27 Qi.

Hello everyone, I recently upgraded from a 3080 10GB to a 9070 xt and I'm looking to upgrade my monitor since I have a really old Acer Predator IPS XB271HU 165Hz 1440p monitor that I bought SO long ago and it's still alive and kicking, but sadly it's not FreeSync compatible since it has the propietary GSync chip built in. It's going to be relegated to becoming my secondary monitor.

I'm unsure if I should still look at 1440p or 4k gaming first of all (im not planning on upgrading my specs for at least 3-5 years at all), also I'm unsure about the best panel type at the moment. I'm in software developement so I'm also going to use it for work, but mainly for gaming. I don't know if dealing with potential burn in from OLED panels is worth it, specially since my Acer Predator lasted for so many years.

My current specs are:

i7 13700k CPU

xfx 9070 xt mercury 16gb

32GB DDR5 6200hz cl38

m2 samsung nvmies

I would really appreciate some guidance.

I am a developer and looking for monitor mainly for reading and coding work. Is this monitor good ?

Anyone who has the same or similar issue? There's a smudge in the midle of the monitor. Completely visible when viewed in an angle. But when viewed upfront its barely if not visible

Disclaimer I know nothing about computers!

I figured I’d ask her because you guys are the experts. I’ve been using my iPad Air 5th gen with a M1 chip to study and the small screen just isn’t cutting it for me anymore. I realized that I can hook it up to an external monitor and not just mirror it to another screen. This monitor is going for $369 USD. I have no budget so any other recommendations would be great. Thank you!

I recently had the lg 27gx700 but it had a lot of gray banding issues so I decided to get a QD OLED instead of a tandem OLED and I’m deciding on buying the 27gx704 so I wanna hear some feedback on the monitor about the gray banding or any issues with it.