OLED displays by definition are not great for “productivity” aka daily drivers because of the inherent danger of burn in. Static images are the bane of OLEDs due to the technological limitations that cause damage to OLED displays, aka burn in. Hence, productivity work (MS word, emails, etc) present the greatest challenge, whereas games tend to change images more frequently and are the easiest on such displays. This 48” OLED display is no different so understand the limitations before buying. That said, this display is overall amazing for gaming.
PROS
-Amazing contrast: Great color contrast and perfect blacks allow images to really pop and you can take full effect of HDR with per pixel brightness
-Brightness: Since the screen does not get blisteringly bright, you can actually enjoy bright images and high contrast simultaneously. Do not get fooled by the ignorant, you do not need 1000 nits to run HDR. It is all about contrast and other tech requires extreme brightness to drive the contrast due to backlit zone brightness. OLED allow per pixel brightness from 0 to max, so you do not need to burn your retinas to get the desired contrast.
-Size: As long as you have a deep enough desk or sufficient standoff from the screen, you can run this 48” as a monitor no problem. The size is great for immersion and fairly useful for having multiple applications open at once and visible.
-Refresh/ghosting: This display has a good, not great, refresh at 120hz. This is sufficient for gaming and you are unlikely to see much difference compared to a 144hz. I know I do not notice a difference compared to my 144hz VA panel. Bear in mind, as you increase refresh rates, your ability to discern differences decreases, in other words you get diminishing returns. 60hz to 120hz is a bigger difference compared to 120hz to 180hz visually speaking. Due to OLED tech, ghosting is essentially nonexistent. There are some better OLEDs on the market that offer sub-1ms response times so this one is merely middle of the pack in that regard.
CONS
-OLED display: Burn in is a constant concern regardless of the brand, type etc. While OLED offer extreme performance, longevity is always an issue. Just be mindful of this.
-Safety routines: Be mindful to follow the instructions on the built-in OLED burn in defense routines. This will prolong the life of your display and all modern OLED displays will incorporate some variations of these routines. This does take some getting used to doing, but it is not difficult, just a small burden.
-Auto-dimming: This is a feature that automatically dims the display when static images are displayed. It progressively gets dimmer in steps to prevent burn in; however, its detection of image changing to reset the dimness has a high threshold. This can be annoying when running productivity type applications as you have to induce a significant change in image to reset the brightness to normal. Again all modern OLED displays do this, but some brands like Samsung have a much lower threshold, which makes it less noticeable and annoying.
| Standing screen display size | 47.53 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 3840x2160 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 Pixels |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
