Thursday, May 26th 2022

MSI Reveals the MEG 342C QD-OLED Display at Computex 2022

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TheLostSwede
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Rather unexpectedly, MSI has become the third company to reveal a QD-OLED based display, after Alienware and Samsung. The MEG 342C QD-OLED as the monitor is called, uses—just like the Alienware—a curved 34-inch QD-OLED panel. However, MSI has gone for FreeSync Premium Pro over G-Sync Ultimate, which should hopefully result in a lower retail price. The resolution is also the same as on the Alienware, 3440x1440 and the two also share the same 175 Hz refresh rate, 1800R curvature, 1000 nits peak HDR brightness and DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification. MSI claims the same DCI-P3 colour gamut of 99.3 percent, but the MEG 342C has a lower sRGB colour gamut of 139.1 percent versus 149 percent for the Alienware.

MSI has added a few features that the Alienware lack, such as a USB Type-C input with DisplayPort Alt Mode, KVM functionality and some MSI specific features such as a low blue-light mode and what the company calls "gaming intelligence". MSI also supports Picture-in-Picture and Picture-by-Picture, something that it's unclear if the Alienware supports or not. The MEG 342C is said to ship factory calibrated with a dE <2, which might not matter to most gamers, but should be important to anyone planning to use the display for video or photo editing work. MSI didn't disclose any pricing, nor any availability date.
Source: MSI

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37 Comments on MSI Reveals the MEG 342C QD-OLED Display at Computex 2022

#26
mouacyk
You won't be disappointed with the C1. I'd say it's more versatile than the C2, because it has BFI at 120Hz, which clears up all blur. It's really underrated for retro-emulation and scrolling games in general.
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#27
Space Lynx
Astronaut
mouacykYou won't be disappointed with the C1. I'd say it's more versatile than the C2, because it has BFI at 120Hz, which clears up all blur. It's really underrated for retro-emulation and scrolling games in general.
I was under the impression that OLED is so fast in gray to gray transitions, that blur really isn't an issue anyway?

@R-T-B @nguyen any clarification on this would be welcome.
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#28
nguyen
CallandorWoTI was under the impression that OLED is so fast in gray to gray transitions, that blur really isn't an issue anyway?

@R-T-B @nguyen any clarification on this would be welcome.
Basically Black Frame Insertion is there to reduce the blur in our vision, not the display
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#29
R-T-B
CallandorWoTI was under the impression that OLED is so fast in gray to gray transitions, that blur really isn't an issue anyway?
Blur is not. However due to the near instant speeds, judder can become a factor, which BFI helps at if it bothers you.

I honestly do not get bothered by judder unless FPS is under 40 or so, and even then it's not horrid.
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#30
Testsubject01
CrackongDo a 32 inch flat one and I am happy to pre-order
You see those monitors from Dell and MSI? They’ve got curved panels. Curved. Panels! :D

Sitting in the same boat, thou, minus the pre-order.
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#31
mouacyk
CallandorWoTI was under the impression that OLED is so fast in gray to gray transitions, that blur really isn't an issue anyway?

@R-T-B @nguyen any clarification on this would be welcome.
At least with the C1, sample and hold still blurs 1-2 pixels, so definitely not as bad as LCD tech but it's still there. BFI clears it all up, if you care about complete motion clarity. I was disappointed when I first got my C1 -- did the motion tests right away on TestUFO and found that OLED still blurs, despite all the rave that it doesn't.
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#32
Space Lynx
Astronaut
mouacykAt least with the C1, sample and hold still blurs 1-2 pixels, so definitely not as bad as LCD tech but it's still there. BFI clears it all up, if you care about complete motion clarity. I was disappointed when I first got my C1 -- did the motion tests right away on TestUFO and found that OLED still blurs, despite all the rave that it doesn't.
I almost wonder if there is something wrong with the power delivery from your wall possibly, or a bad panel? Every review I have seen shows the UFO test being flawless on C1 OLED.
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#34
R-T-B
CallandorWoTI almost wonder if there is something wrong with the power delivery from your wall possibly, or a bad panel? Every review I have seen shows the UFO test being flawless on C1 OLED.
I think it's more a human eye variation thing. Instrument readings show it to be flawless but a human eye may see it as retained for longer than it actually is. BFI "tricks" the eye into resetting the image.

Either way it's pretty damn fast that we ever are debating what exactly causes it like this. Material science can't even entirely explain it, so we have to look at biology. That's pretty wild.
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#35
piloponth
These two - Alienware and this new MSI looks like ideal ultrawides. High refresh, HDR, good colors. HWUnboxed gave the Alienware a recommendation for current best ultrawide.

However, with coming GPUs, I'm now waiting for 1600p ultrawide. 1440p is not relevant to me anymore. Somebody please manufacture such good 1600p UW as these two 1440p.
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#36
Urbklr
Please don't have that terrible anti-glare coating.
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#37
Prima.Vera
MakaveliSince this is the same panel as the alienware it will come with the same text fringing issue(for some its not a problem). But I do expect lower pricing.

This is a very good video. thanks for posting.
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