5th-generation QD-OLED panels solve one of the biggest critiques levied at OLED monitors: Font fringing. With burn-in becoming less and less of an issue and prices steadily going down, blurry text is one of the biggest hurdles giving IPS any sort of an edge anymore. AOC and its sister company Philips both have 5th-generation QD-OLED gaming monitors launching in Q3 this year, and I got a little bit of time with both of them.
At a press event out in Croatia, we got a briefing on what the two companies are working on this year, and got hands-on with some of its best and brightest (literally) bits of tech.
First up is the AOC AGP346UCSD (catchy name). Coming in at 34 inches, this WQHD panel has a refresh rate of 360 Hz, uses HDMI 2.1 and DP 2.1, and comes with a 15 W USB Type-C port. I'm told the low power in the USB Type-C port is simply due to the restraints of this specific monitor, and other monitors with the same tech will get up to 90 W.
We also have the Philips Evnia 34M2C8600P (they ought to dock the pay the guy who does the names...
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