- The monitors MSI Mag 272qp and Gigabyte Aorus FO27Q5P arrived
- Both use the same 27-inch QD-Oled 500Hz Samsung Samsung panel
- Newegg assessed the MSI model, and it’s a little more affordable than the existing Samsung Odyssey Oled which also uses this panel
According to manufacturers, a pair of new OLED game monitors with an extremely fast 500 Hz cooling rate is now available.
Tom’s material spotted the ads of the Gigabyte Aorus FO27Q5P (photo above) and MSI Mag 272qp QD-Oled X50 (photo below). I should note that they are not yet on sale, but should be available imminently.
The two monitors, who were initially revealed earlier this year, are built around the same 27 -inch 27 -inch Samsung panel, so that the main specifications of the display are identical. It is a Gen 3 panel which offers a more readable text and finer details (thanks to an updated sub-pixel provision), in addition it is brighter compared to its Samsung predecessor screen (offering a peak brightness of 1,000 nits).
With the two instructors, you get a 1440p resolution panel with HDR1000 certification (plus HDR Trueblack 500 and Clearmr 21000) and an ultra-fast response time of 0.03 ms (almost instantable). They also benefit from the Freesync Premium Pro support and are G-Sync compatible, with very precise colors (99% DCI-P3 coverage). As mentioned, the refresh rate is 500 Hz.
There are important differences on the connectivity front, however, in particular that the Gigabyte Aorus FO27Q5P offers DisplayPort 2.1A UHBR20, while the MSI Mag 272qp is only DisplayPort 1.4A – although the two offer a pair of HDMI 2.1 ports. (Some technological sites seem to have had this neck, so to clarify, the MSI monitor has certainly not displayed 2.1A based on the official specifications).
Another notable point is that the GigaCotet monitor has an integrated 5W speaker pair, and there are no speakers with the MSI model – not that this is likely to count on the type of competitive players who will examine these screens.
Analysis: more (let’s hope it), OLED at 500 Hz are welcome
There are monitors with faster refresh rates that have been presented, but do not forget, they are OLED panels, and 500 Hz quickly blaze for this technology – and in fact the fastest you can get (for the moment, at least, although it can change for too long). You can also support how much you need to go with cooling rates, anyway (but let’s not talk about this tangent).
The Samsung Odyssey OLED G60SF offers the same 1440p and 500Hz panel, and is already on the market for $ 1,000 (when writing) in the United States. There is no official price on the MSI Mag 272qp or Gigabyte Aorus FO27Q5P of manufacturers, but Newegg US has the MSI model and at a price of $ 750. The command is not yet live, but assuming that it is not a reserved space – and we must be a little cautious around that – it looks like good value for the specification. This does not mean that it is exactly cheap – but you did not really expect what an OLED monitor at 500 Hz is, right?
Of course, these types of screens are intended for the most competitive players who are in their esports. You will need a very powerful PC and one of the fastest graphics cards to drive 500 Hz – which is 500 images per second – at 1440p, even with less demanding games (which are generally e -sport titles, because they place a premium on fluid image frequencies on visual bells and whistles).
Aside from the price still rather carrying a portfolio, another concern that could remain for those who envisage an OLED game instructor is the possibility of burn (permanent image retention caused by a static element, such as a HUD game or the office OS interface, being present on the screen too long).
MSI and Gigabyte offer a three-year warranty which includes burn-in protection, and manufacturers also have their own technology to protect themselves against image retention. This includes OLED 2.0 care and MSI OLED care and gigabyte, as well as thermal dissipation measures to reduce screen temperatures (and therefore reduce the risk of burning).
