There may very well be a brand new quickest OLED monitor arriving subsequent yr, as a rumor suggests there’s a panel within the works from Samsung Show that can provide a super-speedy 500Hz refresh price.
ET Information (by way of TweakTown) picked up on the 500Hz succesful OLED monitor which Samsung is seemingly within the ultimate levels of growing earlier than launch (add seasoning as ever – that is in accordance with trade sources, we’re advised).
It’ll be a 27-inch gaming monitor with a 1440p decision, sporting one in every of Samsung’s QD-OLED (quantum dot) panels. We don’t have another specs in the meanwhile, which isn’t stunning as that is leaked data, and it’s nonetheless some time earlier than the monitor shall be out.
Talking of the rumored launch date, in accordance with the report, we will anticipate this 27-inch monitor to hit the cabinets within the first half of 2025. Given what’s mentioned concerning the growth cycle right here, although, it’s very prone to be later in H1 of subsequent yr (probably additional on into Q2) moderately than earlier.
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Evaluation: The refresh price rat race
Samsung has hit a brand new excessive right here with 500Hz on an OLED panel, surpassing the current 480Hz achieved by an LG gaming monitor – additionally a 27-inch, 1440p decision, display screen that went into mass manufacturing just a few months in the past. Different monitor makers are anticipated to make use of this identical panel, too, and Asus already has its personal 480Hz OLED on cabinets (the ROG Swift PG27AQDP) – however Samsung has overtaken each of those merchandise right here. (Be aware that LCD screens have hit greater refresh charges nonetheless – 600Hz of late, with Acer’s Nitro monitor – however we’re speaking OLED right here).
1440p is a good decision for a 27-inch gaming monitor, though ramping up from 1080p does imply that it’s going to be tougher on your PC to hit that 500Hz (and achieve this constantly). In different phrases, you’ll want a rig packing a very highly effective GPU and CPU to get the five hundred frames per second (in 1440p) that 500Hz calls for (that’s what Hertz measures – the variety of frames that may be proven each second on the display screen).
These type of super-high refresh price screens are actually designed for aggressive gaming, in titles the place it’s simpler to drive stupidly excessive body charges (Counter-Strike 2 for instance).
Hopefully, we’ll get a glimpse of this Samsung 27-inch monitor at CES 2025 – although the panel might not be completed in growth fairly quickly sufficient for that to occur. Fingers crossed.
