Tomasz Wadowski
Not too long ago, the Primary RGB Tandem OLED panels from LG Display were mainly discussed in the context of televisions – such as the LG G5 from 2024. Now, this same technology is making its way into monitors, but in a significantly smaller format. And that’s the greatest feat: to miniaturise this screen without losing brightness, colours, and durability that previously amazed in the living room.
OLED from LG G5 hits gamers' desks. The real game begins now!
The first to want to utilise this new technology in a monitor is Gigabyte. The company announced at Computex that their model MO27Q28G will hit the market as early as July or August, and with a strong punch – for the first customers, the price will be only 500 dollars. The monitor is set to have 27 inches, which is exactly what LG Display is currently offering to manufacturers.
But that’s not all. Gigabyte claims that they have managed to overclock the panel from 240 Hz to a whopping 280 Hz, which is quite impressive for an OLED of this class. On top of that, there’s a peak brightness of 1500 nits, support for FreeSync and G-Sync, as well as a DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification. Basically, it’s practically everything gamers could want – and a little bit more.
Asus is preparing its own monster – is 540 Hz the new standard?
Asus isn't sleeping either. Although they haven't yet shown a specific model at Computex, they've confirmed that they will release their own monitor with the same panel from LG later this year. And interestingly – Asus has also announced an OLED display with a frequency of 540 Hz. They didn't specify if it's the same panel, but given that LG claims 240 Hz at 4K and 480 Hz at 1080p, who knows? Maybe they managed to overclock it as well.
For now, LG Display is only producing one size of Primary RGB Tandem OLED – the 27 inch one – but the company is hinting that more variants will appear in the future. So if you're looking for something larger, it might be worth waiting – perhaps the beginning of next year will bring bigger formats.
One thing is for sure: the OLED monitor market is finally accelerating. Next to new solutions from LG, we also have fresh ideas from Samsung and TCL's experiments with printed OLEDs. And that means just one thing – the coming months will be really interesting for anyone thinking about replacing their monitor.
