Samsung C24FG73 Curved Oled Monitor + other console monitors

I just thought this information might be of use to some people.

I've been on the hunt for a new monitor to replace my Benq RL2455HM for use

on the Xbox One. Its pretty common knowledge that this monitor has

really bad gamma/contrast which results in it being washed out and a

pretty bad picture. But it is a quick monitor and good for motion blur.

A few hours ago I took delivery of the Samsung C24FG73 oled curved gaming monitor

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B071RP6WVL/ref...

I instantly noticed terrible input lag, pretty much on par if not worse

than my TV. The picture and colours are perfect and you definitely get

what you pay for in the quality of the monitor, but seeing as its a

gaming monitor the input lag ruins the whole thing.

Doing a bit more digging display lag have recorded the older version (C24FG70) which

has the same screen at 24ms, which is worse than the new Samsung 55"

KS8000 4k oled tv recorded at 20ms. Gaming monitors sit at around the

10ms mark, so marketing this as a gaming monitor with such high input

lag is beyond me

Otherwise its spot on.

Other monitors I've tried in the past 2 weeks..

Acer R241:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01DZ2W1DS/ref...

Very

good IPS screen with brilliant build quality and an extremely low 9ms

input lag on display lag. Unless I'm just stupid I couldn't find any

dedicated game mode on it and pretty much none of the settings where

adjustable.

iiyama BLACK HAWK G-Master 24.5" G2530HSU-B1:

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/245-iiyama-g-maste...

The

build quality is much better than my Benq for a start but there was

more noticeable trailing and also dark to light fast transitions there

was terrible blue ghosting which was super noticeable.

The contrast/colours and picture quality was better than my Benq but the ghosting was a no no.

iiyama 24" G-Master Black Hawk 1ms Gaming Monitor GE2488HS-B2

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/24-iiyama-g-master...

This is the older version of the monitor above, the monitor practically looks the same as my Benq, bad shaky build quality.

The colours/contrast/gamma is far better than the Benq and the ghosting and motion blur was also completely under control.

I would recommend this monitor, especially at £128, the Benq is still overpriced at £150 and looks worse.

My only issue is that it had a flickering red stuck pixel and a green stuck pixel, so it went back.

Here's a comparison chart of the monitors mentioned in order, some with full

test results. The Oled Samsung is the older version. Apparently the new

one just has a different stand, slightly better colour gamut and updated

firmware.

https://uk.hardware.info/comparisontable/2578094/g...

My monitor search is on hold until some more get released I suppose!

:)

 

What 4k monitors are compatible?

Samsung 28 inch 4K UHD monitor is the one I've used before. It doesn't support HDR, btw. Get a monitor with HDR atleast 2.0. Superior response than TV? I guess TVs are also decent.

 

Big screen TV vs. Monitor (what do you prefer)

55inch 4k over a 27inch monitor imo. Also look up oled. They havent really made any monitor oled displays.

Some people who want the most immersion spend big bucks to have a triple monitor setup for pc gaming.

IMO THE MOST IMMERSIVE WAY TO PLAY GAMES NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME WILL BE VR! And that is only like a 3inch screen. Go figure!