Question *Subjective* is OLED actually worth it?

[Dave3000]

I do have G-Sync enabled playing on a 3080, and the only one or two times I had noticed flickering was when launching a game for the first time. If I recall, during a dark menu, I can see some flickering, but it adjusted after a few moments where the flickering stopped. It was very brief and I haven't noticed it again.

However, in game, I can't recall seeing any flickering during dark scenes.

Does the flickering still happen with G-Sync enabled even if you cap the frame rate to a number that it won't drop lower? The number you choose would depend on the speed of your system. I prefer to cap my frame rates in games to a minimum that it will at least 99% of the time stay above. Would this flickering occur if I capped a game to 120 fps using the Nvidia Control Panel if I have G-Sync enabled on an OLED screen? I have an RTX 4090 with a Ryzen 7800X3D, so I could most likely cap most of my installed games to 120 fps with a 1440p resolution and it would most of the time stay above 120 fps most likely.

 

[MoragaBlue]

Does the flickering still happen with G-Sync enabled even if you cap the frame rate to a number that it won't drop lower? The number you choose would depend on the speed of your system. I prefer to cap my frame rates in games to a minimum that it will at least 99% of the time stay above. Would this flickering occur if I capped a game to 120 fps using the Nvidia Control Panel if I have G-Sync enabled on an OLED screen? I have an RTX 4090 with a Ryzen 7800X3D, so I could most likely cap most of my installed games to 120 fps with a 1440p resolution and it would most of the time stay above 120 fps most likely.

Ah, not sure. If I recall, the flickering only occurred twice and only upon first launching of the screen. For example, when I launched Elden Ring the first time on the OLED, the welcome screen had some flickering. However, on the second launch an beyond the flicking disappeared.

During in game play when combat and game actions occur, I've not noticed any flickering in dark areas yet.

 

[Mopetar]

If you watch the same channel with the same logo in the same spot you can get burn in on a TV...

If you watch the same channel with the same logo in the same spot all the time does it really matter if you get burn in? I'm sure some people hate to have their commercials ruined burn-in artifacts, but I think I could get over it.

 

[Golgatha]

Does the flickering still happen with G-Sync enabled even if you cap the frame rate to a number that it won't drop lower? The number you choose would depend on the speed of your system. I prefer to cap my frame rates in games to a minimum that it will at least 99% of the time stay above. Would this flickering occur if I capped a game to 120 fps using the Nvidia Control Panel if I have G-Sync enabled on an OLED screen? I have an RTX 4090 with a Ryzen 7800X3D, so I could most likely cap most of my installed games to 120 fps with a 1440p resolution and it would most of the time stay above 120 fps most likely.

I've noticed when I have a game's launcher open, specifically on Diablo 4 and Baldur's Gate 3, that the screen flickers a bit after I've enabled HDR. When I get into either game, the flickering goes away though.

 

[WhiteNoise]

I bought my LG G2 OLED back in 2022. It has been my PC monitor this entire time. I have never experienced any flickering at all; it's been fantastic and beautiful to use. Best upgrade I have made for my PC in years.

 

[MoragaBlue]

I bought my LG G2 OLED back in 2022. It has been my PC monitor this entire time. I have never experienced any flickering at all; it's been fantastic and beautiful to use. Best upgrade I have made for my PC in years.

Couldn't agree more!

I think a poster put it best when observing it's like playing a new game. While during basic computing I really don't care too much or notice too much of a difference, playing games back to back is when one really notices the difference. I mean, going from games I had played on an LED to an OLED is a game changer.

I can never go back to LED gaming. At this point, I don't even care about burn in, because, with all the money we waste, I'll gladly fork over a few hundred to a grand for a new OLED every several years.

 

[GunsMadeAmericaFree]

Remember the good old plasma displays? They had really nice, sharp pictures, and you could heat your room with them in the winter! One of my co-workers was just telling me that she got all of the parts to repair bulging caps in one that was given to her.....

 

[igor_kavinski]

Remember the good old plasma displays? They had really nice, sharp pictures, and you could heat your room with them in the winter!

You are forgetting the weight. A typical 42 inch plasma display can weigh as much as 30 to 40 KG!

 

[WhiteNoise]

I can never go back to LED gaming. At this point, I don't even care about burn in, because, with all the money we waste, I'll gladly fork over a few hundred to a grand for a new OLED every several years.

I agree! That pretty much sums up how I feel—except for buying a new one every few years, lol. I want to get some more time out of it.

 

[MoragaBlue]

I agree! That pretty much sums up how I feel—except for buying a new one every few years, lol. I want to get some more time out of it.

LOL...Not my first choice to replace it every three years, but, if I had to, I would!

Mine came with a 3 year burn in warranty, so I suspect it'll last at least 5 years? Of course, I just use the suggested cleaning pixels occasionally, remove icons, etc. So far so good!

 

[AdamK47]

Prime day (or days) is here. Bought a Samsung S95D 77" for $2500. Free delivery and room unpackaging. Also get 10% back from using my Chase Prime card.

I was on the fence on getting it since my LG G1 has been great over the past 3+ years of ownership. Consistent use over those three years as a PC gaming display and for streaming movies/shows. Have about 6,000+ total hours on it. Checked for burn in last week and still have none of it. Bought the TV in March of '22. Turned off ASBL (one of the burn in protections) from the service menu less than a month after getting it.

Getting the Samsung since it has higher HDR/SDR brightness and the QD OLED colors just pop a little bit more. Hope the Samsung holds up just as well as my LG does.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Hope the Samsung holds up just as well as my LG does.

Maybe keep the LG as a backup? I wouldn't completely trust a Samsung product.

 

[aigomorla]

LG G1 has been great over the past 3+ years of ownership.

the G1 has a dedicated heatsink, can handle brighter loads, and has greater burn in protection then all the other OLED's on the market straight up.

The only OLED that can come close to a G1 is the LG OLED monitor which offers the same heatsink, but is not as bright, but has a DP port.

I have a G1 and i can't stand other OLED TV's in contrast to it. The G1 is far brighter, far crisper i feel, and the only real competition for it will be when MicroLED's come out.

 

[AdamK47]

I've been playing with my new 77" S95D for a week now. The two things I wanted over my G1 are meeting my expectations. Better SDR brightness and more vibrant colors.

First thing I did was turn ASBL off with my Logitech Harmony 950 remote. It's called "Screen Saver" under OLED options in the service menu. Changed it from 7 to 0. Don't know how aggressive ASBL is on this display since I've never experienced it. It's literally the first setting I turned off after powering up the display.

Turning off Peak Brightness in PC with Game mode also essentially turns off ABL (not to be confused with ASBL). With a 100% white screen the brightness can be almost blinding if your eyes aren't prepared. I keep it at 50 brightness (max) and 50 contrast (also max) in game and movies. I switch to 0 brightness and 0 contrast when at desktop/browsing.

Colors are also more vibrant. I did have to change several settings to get the colors to look more natural. Out of the box settings oversaturate all colors. Changing the picture mode to Original and the Color Space to auto fixed it.

The standard HDMI 2.1 cable I had would drop picture every few minutes at 144Hz. Bought a 10 ft fiber optic HDMI cable and now 144Hz works all the time.

 

[igor_kavinski]

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My old Thinkpad has a color calibrated display so I can see that your OLED looks STUNNING!

 

[AdamK47]

I have the rear lights still on in the room. The brightness of the TV dimmed the phone camera so much that it makes it look like no lights were on.