The OLED Black Depth Lie - When Panel Type and Coating Matters (Patreon)

The OLED Black Depth Lie - When Panel Type and Coating Matters

Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/tftcentral Testing and evaluating the perceived black depth and contrast on different OLED and LCD panels, in different lighting conditions. Does technology or panel coating really have an impact? Is WOLED better than QD-OLED? Is glossy better than matte? Do OLED's end up looking like LCD's? Read our full written article on this topic here: ======================== PURCHASING Buy relevant products (affiliate links): * The Best OLED Gaming Monitors to Buy in 2023: https://tftcentral.co.uk/guides/the-best-oled-gaming-monitors-to-buy-in-2023 * Buy Asus ROG Swift Pro PG248QP: https://geni.us/W9RS5d2 * Buy Asus ROG Swift PG27AQDM: https://geni.us/tTUcgBR * Buy Asus ROG Swift PG42UQ: https://geni.us/hjzmwBK * Buy Asus ROG Swift PG49WCD: https://geni.us/098J * Buy Corsair Xenon Flex 45WQHD240: https://geni.us/SB34Ao * Buy Dell Alienware AW3423DWF: https://geni.us/DYIY * Buy KTC G27P6: https://geni.us/5OhzO8 * Buy MSI MEG 342C: https://geni.us/JAsWrzC * Buy Samsung Odyssey OLED G95SC: https://geni.us/gzGHTHd ======================== USEFUL LINKS FOR THIS VIDEO * New OLED monitors for 2024, buy NOW or WAIT?: https://youtu.be/Y_3B7wvQxhU * OLED panel roadmap (Aug 2023): https://youtu.be/RvqcPyZ6ges * Second gen Samsung QD-OLED panels article: https://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/second-generation-qd-oled-panels-from-samsung-improvements-and-changes-for-2023 * 5 things to know before you buy an OLED monitor: https://youtu.be/TouQ4id9ocM ======================== OUR OLED MONITOR REVIEWS * Asus ROG Swift PG27AQDM review: https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus-rog-swift-oled-pg27aqdm * Asus ROG Swift PG42UQ review: https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus-rog-swift-pg42uq-oled * Asus ROG Swift PG49WCD review: https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus-rog-swift-oled-pg49wcd * Corsair Xeneon Flex 45WQHD240 review: https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/corsair-xeneon-flex-45wqhd240 * KTC G27P6 review: https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/ktc-g27p6-oled * KTC G42P5 review: https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/ktc-g42p5-oled * LG 27GR95QE review: https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/lg-27gr95qe-oled * LG 42C2 review: https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/lg-oled-42c2 * LG 42C3 review: https://youtu.be/JEpui7XWHmU * Samsung Odyssey OLED G95SC review: https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/samsung-odyssey-oled-g95sc ======================== OUR TEST SYSTEM Our thanks to the following manufacturers for support in the build of our new test system (includes affiliate links): * AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. Buy AMD Ryzen 9 CPUs here: https://locally.link/LSyo * Asus ProArt B650-Creator: Buy Asus B650 motherboards here: https://locally.link/CWX3 * Corsair DDR5 RAM: Buy here: https://locally.link/1Ojo * Corsair H100i Elite Capellix AIO cooler. Buy Corsair coolers here: https://locally.link/HJyr * Corsair iCUE RGB Elite Fans: Buy here: https://locally.link/dAi0 * NVIDIA RTX3090: Buy NVIDIA RTX graphics cards here: https://locally.link/TxVw Testing performed using Portrait CalMAN Ultimate: http://www.portrait.com/ ======================== FOLLOW US FOR UPDATES, NEWS AND CONTENT * Main website https://tftcentral.co.uk/ * Follow us on X / Twitter https://www.twitter.com/tftcentral * Support us and join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/tftcentral ======================== We may earn a commission if you purchase from our affiliate links in this news piece – TFTCentral is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.ca and other Amazon stores worldwide. We also participate in a similar scheme for Overclockers.co.uk, Newegg, Bestbuy and some manufacturers.