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GIGABYTE OLED Gaming Monitors Win Red Dot Design Award

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GIGABYTE, the world's leading computer brand, is proud to announce the outstanding achievements of its latest OLED gaming monitors. The AORUS FO32U2P and GIGABYTE MO34WQC2 have both won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award for their exceptional design and functionality. Additionally, models like the AORUS FO32U2 and FO27Q3 have received high praise from IGN, RTINGS, Tom's Hardware, and other globally renowned media.

The FO32U2P earned the esteemed Red Dot Design Award, with the jury praising it for combining groundbreaking features with timeless design. Additionally, the FO32U2P has been named the overall Best 4K Gaming Monitor by Tom's Hardware, earning their Editor's Choice award. Tom's Hardware remarked, "It's hard to find a 'bad' monitor these days, but the FO32U2P does so much right that it stands head and shoulders above similar 4K monitors available on the market." As the world's first DP2.1 UHBR20 gaming monitor, it offers up to 80 Gbps of bandwidth without DSC, providing an authentic gaming experience and supporting daisy chain for multi-display setups. Another Red Dot winner, GIGABYTE MO34WQC2, is distinguished for its slightly curved screen and stand that expertly merge technology, form, and functionality from the jury.



The AORUS FO32U2 was named the Best Gaming OLED Monitor by IGN, also receiving their Editor's Choice award. The AORUS FO27Q3 earned the Best 27-Inch Gaming Monitor title from Rtings in June 2024.

All GIGABYTE OLED monitors feature QD-OLED panels, from 27 to 49 inches, delivering a life-like visual experience with 99% DCI-P3, 1.5M:1 near infinite contrast ratio, and VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification for superior dark image accuracy. With an ultimate response time and up to 360 Hz refresh rate, certain monitors are certified up to the current highest ClearMR 13000 rating by VESA, representing top-tier image quality and minimal blur. Moreover, GIGABYTE OLED Care employs AI-based solutions to minimize OLED burn-in risks, ensuring panel longevity. Most models feature Tactical Switch, which offers quick-access functions for gamers, enhancing gameplay with features like Resolution Switch and Night Vision.

Moreover, the 49-inch AORUS CO49DQ provides the equivalent screen space of two 27-inch 1440p displays side-by-side and a 32:9 aspect ratio, perfect for simulation games and multitasking.

Besides the mentioned models, the GIGABYTE OLED gaming monitor lineup, including the AORUS FO27Q2, FO32U, and GIGABYTE MO34WQC, is available at major retailers.

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I can't believe this fake award is still a thing smh.
 
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I can't believe this fake award is still a thing smh.
Its staggering that companies think we're stupid enough to not realise they just buy these awards or something.

Insulting, even.
 
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See RTings is mentioned here. It's my to go site for gaming monitor research, and neither of those are among their top OLED recommendations. It's always AW/Samsung.
 
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See RTings is mentioned here. It's my to go site for gaming monitor research, and neither of those are among their top OLED recommendations. It's always AW/Samsung.

It's very strange how on your Rtings visit it doesn't recommend any Gigabyte model yet on my visit it say's best "Best Upper Mid-Range Gaming Monitor".

 
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Welp its another QD-Oled panel, with triangular sub-pixel layout. So text clarity is going to be sub-standard, so only usefull for gamers and with some light internet use = hard pass.

I do very much appreciate that RTings is including photos of the sub-pixel layout!
 
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It's very strange how on your Rtings visit it doesn't recommend any Gigabyte model yet on my visit it say's best "Best Upper Mid-Range Gaming Monitor".

 
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Did you read your own comment?
"It's my to go site for gaming monitor" I showed a link to Rtings that shows what they believe to be the best gaming monitors in certain
price brackets, which included your so called, "neither of those are among their top OLED recommendations".
 
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Did you read your own comment?
"It's my to go site for gaming monitor" I showed a link to Rtings that shows what they believe to be the best gaming monitors in certain
price brackets, which included your so called, "neither of those are among their top OLED recommendations".
Oh my effin god, go to recommended gaming oled section, can you find one gigabyte among the six mentioned ? No. The only reason it made it to the list you linked is price is lower than alienware, not better quality. Not saying it's not a great monitor, but it surely has lower scores than alienware, so the claim to be the best gaming monitor on RTings is very misleading, it's the best in upper mid range, not THE best. And frankly, the price difference between the Gigabyte and Alienware is very tiny as AW has come down in price. This whole "best monitor award" smells of paid promotion.
 
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Indeed. This award was more, or less "relevant" about two full decades ago. With the overall technological advancement, and hence with all companies/brands inevitably becoming very similar (and boring) in their design and techniques, it's much difficult to distinguish something trully unique, if at all.
Welp its another QD-Oled panel, with triangular sub-pixel layout. So text clarity is going to be sub-standard, so only usefull for gamers and with some light internet use = hard pass.

I do very much appreciate that RTings is including photos of the sub-pixel layout!
That's why it got the red.dot award- to attract other, non-gaming audience.
 

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The only advantage of the FO32U2 Pro is the glossy screen and DisplayPort 2.1, which currently has its own caveats (all the current DP80 cables are short (1 meter), but DP54 is a good alternative for Radeon 7000 users). FO32U2 Non-Pro is the same, just DisplayPort 1.4. You can disable DSC though, which is good for GeForce users (avoids the DSC bug and can use DSR/DLDSR) but has no advantage/disadvantage for Radeon users.

That Alienware AW3225QF mentioned in this thread is technically the best one since it has Dolby Vision and a working eARC HDMI port. It just lacks being able to disable DSC and is unfortunately curved (I'm starting to hate curved monitors, lol). It also doesn't have a 3.5mm audio jack which is quite annoying since the AW3423DWF and non-F had one.

LG's 32GS95UE (my current monitor) is great, but it is a semi-matte coating, and the colors don't pop as much like the QD-OLED monitors mentioned in HDR mode (since this is a WOLED). It's still DP 1.4a but at least I can disable DSC, has really good built-in speakers, the WOLED arrangement is better for reading standard black-on-white text and I make use of 1080p 480Hz more often in competitive games. I'm biased since I got it for US $800 tax included instead of the overpriced $1,399 MSRP they ask for.

However, my unbiased take is that for overall image quality, the other QD-OLED models are better, especially if they have a glossy screen.
 
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Is this one of those awards that you pay a company like Red Dot to create a highly specific design category that only you can realistically win? Like J.D. Power?
 
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Judge: Hello what's your name?
Rep: Jimmy from Gigabyte
Judge: Where did you finish in your class Jimmy?
Rep: Last.
Judge: Don't worry Jimmy we have a red dot just for you, everyone is special at these awards. Here you go.
Rep: Oh cool, my boss is gonna have to give that pay rise now.
 
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Is this one of those awards that you pay a company like Red Dot to create a highly specific design category that only you can realistically win? Like J.D. Power?
You really think there is even a contest or a jury involved? Cute :)

I think you're just paying to plaster a red dot logo next to your product.
 
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