Monday, October 3rd 2022
LG Display Said to Start Producing 27-Inch W-OLED Panels This Month
Due to a slowdown in demand for W-OLED TVs, LG Display is said to be kicking off production of 27-inch W-OLED panels later this month, assuming everything goes to plan. This is admittedly based on rumours from Chinese site WeiXin QQ, so it should be taken with some caution. The site claims that the news comes via the Korean media, but we haven't managed to find a Korean source that could corroborate such a claim. The report is quite thin on details, so it's unknown what resolution these 27-inch panels will offer. Apparently 32-inch panels are also an option, as well as 40-inch panels for TVs.
The first customer for the 27-inch panels is unsurprisingly said to be LG Electronics, who is expected to launch a 27-inch gaming monitor based on the W-OLED panel sometime in early 2023. In related news, LG Display is betting on an improvement in the OLED TV market space in 2023, with the company said to be planning to manufacture no less than 9.2 million large sized OLED panels next year. Samsung is also said to be considering using LG Display's W-OLED panels in some of its products next year, but this has been a long time rumour that has not come to fruition so far.
Sources:
WeiXin QQ, via OLED-Info
The first customer for the 27-inch panels is unsurprisingly said to be LG Electronics, who is expected to launch a 27-inch gaming monitor based on the W-OLED panel sometime in early 2023. In related news, LG Display is betting on an improvement in the OLED TV market space in 2023, with the company said to be planning to manufacture no less than 9.2 million large sized OLED panels next year. Samsung is also said to be considering using LG Display's W-OLED panels in some of its products next year, but this has been a long time rumour that has not come to fruition so far.
85 Comments on LG Display Said to Start Producing 27-Inch W-OLED Panels This Month
It is the difference between heaven and the light, and the darkness incarnate.
Go to Best Buy if you can, and look at the OLED displays... you will finally awaken to the glory of life itself
I can't say it was the game changer I was expecting, but it's vastly superior to my old notebook display (old Thinkpad X250).
The downside is that it's a glossy display, so it's quite reflective, but I hope PC monitors won't be glossy.
I'd happy go OLED if the price is comparable to other types of screen technology, but it often isn't when we talk larger size displays.
27”, and anything below, at 4K is a bad experience imo. Larger panels up to 30-34” are fantastic for gaming and having enough screen real estate for photo/modeling work with a secondary monitor above or to the side.
I also don’t understand how consumers buying $800-$1400+ monitors end up not having room to accommodate a proper sized desk to fit such setups.
The 24”-27” range in the monitor market is so saturated already. Some competition in the larger monitor area would be wonderful because the prices in comparison are laughably bad.
Been using 27" 4K displays for around six years now and I have had none of the issues you mention.
I've not spent over $570 for either monitor.Indeed, we have no idea about what kind of resolution the panel will have in this case. We're just going to have to wait and see.
It has far less to do with not being able to see, and I do have glasses, it’s just not all programs and games play nicely when messing with scaling. Making workflow unnecessarily frustrating or slow.
LG already has 5K monitor, but it's 72Hz only. That one needs an upgrade.
also, just using a laptop for work doesn't count either really, you really need a proper system or even just a PS5 or Xbox Series X and a proper 4K OLED tv in actual games to really appreciate it.
play a dark game like Limbo or Inside on your laptop and compare it side by side your monitor. I mean the immersion is enhanced a hundred fold.
also, those laptops don't have the best motion clarity, OLED is known for its clarity. you should be able to tell a different with the naked eye with a high end LG OLED panel and a laptop panel, the laptop panel is still superior to other panel types imo, same as my phone is superior to other phones that don't have OLED, but LG takes it to another level when it comes to TV's, and Samsung Display with the new Alienware OLED monitor, its just a different experience.Dell offers a 3 year return warranty for any burn in on their new OLED gaming panels, so I mean... who cares what you think when the warranty says there is no risk?
But the scaling issue is something that we'll have to deal with at some point.
iOS, Android and MacOS have had functional scaling for years... it's not rocket science.
So, demand it from software developers. I know it's easier said than done, but we can't just keep on using shitty low PPI screens forever.
Yeah... uhm... I'm just going to go waaAAaay over here. :kookoo:
4k 32” is also a significant upgrade from 1440p 27”.
Ultimately it’s subjective, but 4K is more comfortable from a desktop viewing distance on 32” monitor taking into account gaming and any kind of software imo.
Hammering individual developers to cater to scaling for specific use cases will never happen.
I would never go back to LCD, I have zero burn-in.
Edit: fun fact, having the deeper desk with such a large 'monitor' has vastly improved my eyesight, YMMV.
Viewing angles are so good I can lie down and watch TV. HDR is INCREDIBLE compared to an LCD. The main issue for LG is after we all get our 32" 4k 240hz OLED displays, I don't think anything will improve for 10 years. LCD panels are doing this fake marketing thing every year where they don't really get better because they are fundamentally flawed tech. So people buy a new monitor over and over and never gets very good.
OLED is a step change.MacOS has the worst scaling of all the operating systems. One of the main reasons I stopped using MacOS.
LG Finally listened
Anyway, many Windows apps already scale quite nicely, it's just a matter of time before others catch up.
One piece of software/OS scaling will never be able to cover every single piece of software out there, it’s simply not realistic. There will always be bugs or exceptions, or bad developers/software engineers.