Tomasz Wadowski
Until recently, the Primary RGB Tandem OLED panels from LG Display were mainly discussed in the context of televisions – such as the LG G5 from 2025. Now, the same technology is making its way into monitors, but in a much smaller format. And that is the greatest feat: to miniaturize this screen without losing brightness, colors, and durability that previously amazed in the living room.
OLED from LG G5 hits gamers' desks. The real game is about to begin!
The first to want to utilize this new technology in a monitor is Gigabyte. The company announced at the Computex trade show that their model MO27Q28G will hit the market as early as July or August, and with a strong impact – for the first customers, the price is set to be just 500 dollars. The monitor is expected to be 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 an impressive 280 Hz, which is quite impressive for an OLED of this class. Additionally, it has a peak brightness of 1500 nits, support for FreeSync and G-Sync, and a DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification. So practically everything that gamers could want – and even a bit more.
Asus is preparing its own monster – is 540 Hz the new standard?
Asus isn't sleeping either. Although they haven't shown a specific model at Computex yet, they confirmed that they will release their own monitor this year with the same panel from LG. Interestingly, Asus also announced an OLED screen with an impressive 540 Hz refresh rate. They didn’t specify if it’s the same panel, but considering LG claims 240 Hz at 4K and 480 Hz at 1080p, who knows? Maybe they've also managed to overclock it.
For now, LG Display is only producing one size of the Primary RGB Tandem OLED – that 27 inches – but the company promises that more variants will appear in the future. So if you're looking for something larger, it's worth waiting – maybe the beginning of next year will bring larger formats.
One thing is for sure: the OLED monitor market is finally picking up speed. Alongside new solutions from LG, we also have fresh ideas from Samsung and TCL's experiments with printed OLEDs. And that only means one thing – the coming months will be really interesting for anyone thinking about replacing their monitor.
