ViewSonic's XG323-4K-OLED2 brings dual-mode, DisplayPort 2.1 and 140 W USB PD

[Onasi]

@ARF
You do realize we are derailing the news thread, right? I like @TheLostSwede, I would like it if he didn’t have grounds to turn me into fermented herring or whatever other abominations the Swedes consume (I jest). Create a thread if you want this discussion to continue. Or, rather, if you genuinely want to inquire about properties of professional screens and what they are used for. And, most importantly, how nothing that you mentioned so far has anything to do with reality (hint: no, screen door effect has absolutely no bearing on color work, gamma settings are a consumer display crutch and nobody masters to “real world” colors).

 

[HOkay]

Have you actually tried it? Because besides the motion clarity (when you are hitting 240hz) the other 2 aren't true.

Especially HDR which needs firmware updates anways.

Regarding brightness I think reviewers have done you people a disservice. You don't measure brightness at NITS. It's a useless metric for comparing monitors. You measure it at lumens. The C2 is brighter simply because it's bigger. Putting both at 100% in HDR, I can certainly tell you the C2 will blind you in a dark room. The 32GS will not.

Text is also better on the c2 simply because you can use it without scaling. The 32" can't really be used without scaling cause you simply cant read text, it's too small. And when you use scaling there is some soft shadowing in some letters which the c2 doesn't have

Thanks for the real world feedback, I've got a C2 & have been wondering whether I really want to drop £1,500 on a 32" 4k 240Hz OLED or not. I think for under £1k I'd trade up, but the current prices just seem too steep considering my C2 was £700!

 

[JustBenching]

Thanks for the real world feedback, I've got a C2 & have been wondering whether I really want to drop £1,500 on a 32" 4k 240Hz OLED or not. I think for under £1k I'd trade up, but the current prices just seem too steep considering my C2 was £700!

To put it simply, if you don't mind the size of the 42", the LG C2 is better than both the QD and Woled new monitors.

 

[HOkay]

To put it simply, if you don't mind the size of the 42", the LG C2 is better than both the QD and Woled new monitors.

Interesting...I actually would like something smaller, but not for the crazy price difference. Well I literally just got a call from the garage saying our car needs a £1,600 part so I guess any thoughts about a new monitor just died anyway!

 

[JustBenching]

Interesting...I actually would like something smaller, but not for the crazy price difference. Well I literally just got a call from the garage saying our car needs a £1,600 part so I guess any thoughts about a new monitor just died anyway!

Well if you are using it for work the C2 has more space because you don't need any windows scaling to use it. The 32" need 125% scaling else you just can't read text, it's too small.

 

[HOkay]

Well if you are using it for work the C2 has more space because you don't need any windows scaling to use it. The 32" need 125% scaling else you just can't read text, it's too small.

I found I couldn't use 100% on the C2 comfortably because the text clarity was too poor. My 32" 4k IPS right next to it is much clearer text, but does sit right on that 100%-125% scaling boundary for me. On a good day 100% scaling is just about ok, but if I'm tired or whatever then I need 125%.

 

[ARF]

@ARF
You do realize we are derailing the news thread, right?

Wrong. You claim you need "hardware calibration" on a cheap monitor for 1.5 grand. And I'll tell you two things - it is not useful, and that if you need that, you are in the wrong thread - you can always buy monitors for 3-6 grand.

I found I couldn't use 100% on the C2 comfortably because the text clarity was too poor. My 32" 4k IPS right next to it is much clearer text, but does sit right on that 100%-125% scaling boundary for me. On a good day 100% scaling is just about ok, but if I'm tired or whatever then I need 125%.

You can set scaling lower than 125%. For example 110%. Not that these relative values actually matter.
My 24-inch 2160p monitor is set to 175% scaling, and I'm perfectly happy with it.

 

[JustBenching]

I found I couldn't use 100% on the C2 comfortably because the text clarity was too poor. My 32" 4k IPS right next to it is much clearer text, but does sit right on that 100%-125% scaling boundary for me. On a good day 100% scaling is just about ok, but if I'm tired or whatever then I need 125%.

How far are you? Im around 90-95cm and the C2 was perfectly fine for me at 100%.

 

[Onasi]

Wrong. You claim you need "hardware calibration" on a cheap monitor for 1.5 grand.

…what? This is a new level of “I deny your reality and substitute my own”. I never made such a claim. In fact, what happened is that YOU claimed that the product discussed is priced (and no, 1.5 grand for a consumer display is not, in fact, cheap) as it is, among other things, because it will be/can be used by professionals. See here:

Remember, this product is not for average consumers, it is for high-end, power users, enthusiasts, and content creators / professionals.

And I noted that no, this is purely a consumer level display and named the lack of hardware calibration as, indeed, one of the features that are by default kinda necessary for a display to be considered a professional tool. See here:

Oh, and no, this monitor is absolutely not intended for professionals. No support for hardware calibration, no claims of factory calibration that I can see, no HLG or PQ curve, no shroud - it’s not a monitor any serious color professional would ever use. It’s strictly a consumer model.

At no point did I even suggest that this particular product should have it, though, since I have no illusions about what it is and discuss it solely as a consumer model.

At this point I do have to ask - are you trolling?

 

[RaceT3ch]

I still think the XG2431 was their best monitor, this is sorta just like every other dual mode OLED.

 

[Minus Infinity]

That price would only be worth it if it were using the new OLED Tandem tech from LG which will be a huge improvement. No OLED until tandem is the standard tech