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OLED GAMING MONITORS

A It’s been an awfully long time coming. But rejoice, for the OLED revolution has finally made the leap from smartphones and TVs to the PC. You can now choose from a critical mass of gaming-optimized monitors all powered by the latest OLED tech.

From full 4K resolution and ultrawide aspect ratios to 240Hz refresh and sub-1m response times, OLED panels certainly tick a lot of boxes. You can even get an OLED monitor with a flexible screen. But is the technology truly ready for the demands of the PC?

Should you be worried about burn-in and image retention on an OLED PC monitor, for instance? What about peak brightness? Does OLED tech still have a problem lighting up the whole panel?

And if OLED is indeed up to proper PC duty, which of the brave new generation of purpose-built gaming panels should you pick? Time to find out.

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