Samsung Prepares World's First 27-Inch 500 Hz QD-OLED Gaming Display

[AleksandarK]

Samsung Display has reportedly developed the world's first 27-inch OLED panel capable of a 500 Hz refresh rate at 2560x1440p resolution. The new panel utilizes Samsung's QD-OLED (Quantum Dot OLED) technology, which combines the color accuracy of Quantum Dots with the contrast and responsiveness of OLED displays. The panel is nearing the end of its development phase, and Samsung is reportedly in discussions with leading monitor manufacturers, aiming to introduce products featuring the panel to the market by mid-2025. This development adds to the growing competition in the gaming display market. For example, Chinese company Light Soul is preparing to release a 27-inch QD-OLED monitor with 4K resolution, a 240 Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 1000 nits. Meanwhile, LG plans to launch a 45-inch monitor model featuring a 5120x2160 WOLED panel.

Across the industry, OLED is being transformed using various technologies, and every panel maker, including Samsung and LG, wants to stay ahead of the curve with high-refresh, high-color accuracy panels. The high-refresh-rate market is currently led by LG UltraGear 27GX790A-B and ASUS ROG Swift PG27AQDP 1440p monitors that max out at 480 Hz. While e-sports players might need the extra 20 Hz, regular users surely wouldn't notice the extra refresh. Nonetheless, it is interesting to see that OLED is getting lots of love in the coming year, and the constant development of it will not stop. We



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[csendesmark]

500Hz, but why?

 

[Prima.Vera]

Can I have a a 34 incher at 120Hz with the same panel for half the price please?

 

[csendesmark]

Can I have a a 34 incher at 120Hz with the same panel for half the price please?

Same, 500Hz is a ludicrous,
Would also mention 27" with 4K is a bit too dense, 2560×1440 is a better fit. But maybe it is only me. 32" or larger for me if it comes to 4K
Based on my squinty experience.

 

[konga]

There are already lower-refresh 27" 1440p available, and they're getting more affordable. 240hz 1440p from AOC is $399 on Amazon US right now. 34" 3440x1440 160 - 175hz has been available for years now. There are also 32" 4K panels at 160 - 240hz. You guys just haven't been paying attention.

 

[R0H1T]

500Hz, but why?

So that they can charge you a grand, or more, for this!

 

[csendesmark]

they can charge you

No they don't, I can choose an other product, or delay my purchase.
I am considering getting two OLED dispaly in 2025 or 2026
Hoping for better prices.

 

[wNotyarD]

500Hz, but why?

Bragging rights

 

[Onasi]

500Hz, but why?

Because there are still noticeable motion performance improvements on sample and hold displays all the way up until we reach 1000Hz? OLED alleviates only the response time blur, not sample and hold.
I honestly feel like some people forget just HOW CLEAR CRTs were in motion and that we are just now barely returning to that level. And, unless display vendors are willing to abandon sample and hold, going up in refresh is kinda the only thing they can do.

 

[TSiAhmat]

Because there are still noticeable motion performance improvements on sample and hold displays all the way up until we reach 1000Hz? OLED alleviates only the response time blur, not sample and hold.
I honestly feel like some people forget just HOW CLEAR CRTs were in motion and that we are just now barely returning to that level. And, unless dispaly vendors are willing to abandon dample and hold, going up in refresh is kinda the only thing they can do.

Yeah sure, but that panel is just 20 Frames faster than the current ones (480) AND its not dividable through 60, 30 or 24 which is just weird...

Seems to me like an "overclocked" Version of the current ones.

 

[Prima.Vera]

There are already lower-refresh 27" 1440p available, and they're getting more affordable. 240hz 1440p from AOC is $399 on Amazon US right now. 34" 3440x1440 160 - 175hz has been available for years now. There are also 32" 4K panels at 160 - 240hz. You guys just haven't been paying attention.

Talking about cheap OLEDs, not IPS, or God forbidden, TN.

 

[Todestrieb]

Still waiting for any kind of slightly more concrete timeline on 27" 4K 240Hz QDOLED panels... I got vague impressions on recent Monitors Unboxed videos that they will be launched in 2025Q1, but that's nowhere concrete.
CES2025 is the answer, I know, I know.

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The 1440p 480Hz panels are from LG. Of course for bragging rights reasons Samsung will try to one-up LG.
I suck too much at shooters to comment on how useful 500Hz is versus 480/360/240/etc.

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What konga said is true. They are all available.
Whether they are cheap or not is...erm, subjective.

Just to throw a Black Friday deals list here. They are totally not related to me as I'm not anywhere near the region, I'm just a bit interested in how cheap can they be in a sale.
That AOC thing at USD$400 is quite a steal. The MSI MAG 341CQP (34" 3440x1440, 175Hz) at USD$575 also sounds very reasonable to me if I'm in that market.
If that's not cheap enough, there's always the next year. But a cheap-ish 34" 120Hz OLED panel on the monitor side of market doesn't look very likely.

 

[Cheeseball]

Yeah sure, but that panel is just 20 Frames faster than the current ones (480) AND its not dividable through 60, 30 or 24 which is just weird...

Seems to me like an "overclocked" Version of the current ones.

This is Samsung's QD-OLED panel, not LG's WOLED which are the current 480Hz ones. QD-OLED was limited to only 360Hz 1440p until this announcement.

I'm hoping this is not some stupid curved model like what happened with Alienware's AW3225QF. At least AW2725DF was a smart shape.

 

[TSiAhmat]

This is Samsung's QD-OLED panel, not LG's WOLED which are the current 480Hz ones. QD-OLED was limited to only 360Hz 1440p until this announcement.

I'm hoping this is not some stupid curved model like what happened with Alienware's AW3225QF. At least AW2725DF was a smart shape.

ohh true... but I still think they pushed the panel a bit further just for a bigger number than the Competitor (LG)

as we all know: 500>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>480

 

[Onasi]

@TSiAhmat
Of course they did. But there’s no reason not to - unlike LCD, all they have to do is ensure it actually works with higher refresh. No need to mess around with tuning overdrive or any such things. So it’s basically a “why not” scenario. I mean, OLED is progressing very quickly now that it’s actually IN desktop monitors. LCD took ages to reach 500+Hz and it’s the TN panels that are managing those refreshes, which are basically useless for anything apart from playing CS at LANs.

Those young guns still have nothing on the old CRTs. Some of them even pushed 700Hz… at, like, 120p, but hey.

 

[Cheeseball]

ohh true... but I still think they pushed the panel a bit further just for a bigger number than the Competitor (LG)

as we all know: 500>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>480

While this is true, it's the first time a QD-OLED can do 1440p 480Hz compared to this year's earlier 360Hz panels. Competition is always good for us consumers as now we can get a QD-OLED 1440p 360Hz for around $600 now compared to $1000+ earlier this year and last year.

 

[TSiAhmat]

Talking about cheap OLEDs, not IPS, or God forbidden, TN.

What do you imply with 'cheaper'/'half price' 34 inch OLEDs? (i assume you want an UWQHD)

There are already "cheaper" models out in the 700 - 800 € Range in Europe

(just 2 examples)

And they probably cost considerately less in America (if you live there)

Or was it:

they cost around 700 ~ 800 € currently and i want them at 350 € ~ 400 €

While this is true, it's the first time a QD-OLED can do 1440p 480Hz compared to this year's earlier 360Hz panels. Competition is always good for us consumers as now we can get a QD-OLED 1440p 360Hz for around $600 now compared to $1000+ earlier this year and last year.

I am not the best at English, so maybe i implied something wrong with my answer(s).

I personally hoped more for improvements in different categories:

- price (comes naturally down if you are not in the gpu market)
- better sub pixel layout (comes with a new generation)
- better/more coating options (not sure who decides that, personally a fan of matte ones)

BUT i know these things cost a lot more to research & implement so I understand why these won't be changed with this model (and a lot of future ones)

Also can we maybe get Flat UWQHD Panel from LG? That would be very nice, currently there isn't a single flat OLED panel for UWQHD ;_;

But yes competition is always good for us!