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It's not just LG, it's all of them...,

Moogle Stiltzkin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:36:08 +0800

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skyworth also had something dodgy stuff going on ;_: if u know more brands, list them here....

So what can you do to fight back?

Maybe not let smart tv connect internet for starters. use some sort of android box with the internet so you can watch your netflix without the spying (hopefully )

When people bought their big screen tv, this was not a feature they ever asked for

even regular monitor (LG) also might not be safe
https://www.lowyat.net/2026/399614/lg-micro...adware-monitor/

even pairing just a non smart monitor to windows pc, even windows recall wants to screencap everything you do and feed that to god knows where.
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just saying, even for monitor, just be aware these things are going on ;_; so you buy the wrong monitor, or not know what's happening behind the scenes.

8k gaming was a joke, but now we see 6k monitors,

Moogle Stiltzkin — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:38:27 +0800

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Hardware unbox examines 6k monitors whether it's up to the task for gaming when paired with a 5090. They also included a 5070ti into that benchmark.

From what i saw, gaming is still stuck at 4k with the bare minimum of a 5070ti (not everyone rushes out to buy a 5090)

So i thought it was interesting, because 8k gaming failed so hard, but now, we are seeing 6k monitors coming onto the market, did they solve the issues? Doesn't seem like it.

The benchmark i was referring to was the cyberpunk 2077

Feels lately rather than push for more performance, seems like we are regressing. AMD started it first with their 4gb vram graphics card .... Nvidia? i don't even dare imagine what they will do.

Most gamers will probably either use either a 1440p at 27'' or a 32'' 4k. Or even more budget 24'' at 1080p

So... what i'm truly asking, do 6k monitors even make sense for gaming? This is a very important hardware unboxed was investigating.

A WOLED Without White Subpixels: The Good, The,

Moogle Stiltzkin — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:20:38 +0800

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Other things that happened for woled recently,

historically their colors were worse than qd oled. But that changed with woled GEN 4. They improved the colors so it's much closer. Whether it still loses, that part i don't know, only that they said it was improved.

Gen 4 woled also improved brightness.

Then also tandem, it reduce power consumption, heat, also better anti burn in times 2 compared to GEN3.

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LG's 4th-Generation WOLED(which includes the newer high-refresh-rate panels and dual-layer Tandem WOLED structures) has a few well-documented, specific technical issues and quirks:

1. Grey Uniformity & Vertical Banding

The Issue: A prominent quirk reported on Gen 4 WOLED panels (especially the Tandem variants) is grey banding.

How it manifests: When displaying dark-grey, solid-colour backgrounds (like Windows dark mode, or low-light gaming environments like a foggy night or a snow level), users note faint vertical stripes or a subtle "dirty screen effect" (DSE).

The Cause: The complex multi-layer stack and incredibly fast refresh rates (up to 480Hz/540Hz) make uniform pixel voltage calibration a challenge during manufacturing.

2. VRR Flicker in Dark Scenes

The Issue: Like previous generations, Gen 4 WOLED is highly susceptible to Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) flickering.

How it manifests: When you are gaming with G-Sync/FreeSync enabled and your frame rates fluctuate wildly—or when you are sitting on static loading/menu screens—the dark regions of the screen will noticeably pulse or flicker.

The Cause: OLED pixels adjust their brightness using voltage, and when the refresh rate bounces around, the gamma tracking shifts erratically.

3. Refresh Rate Dependent Gamma Shift

The Issue: On WOLED panels, your actual color accuracy and gamma curves change dynamically based on your monitor's running refresh rate.

How it manifests: If your monitor is rated for 240Hz+ but your game drops to 60 FPS or low frame rates under VRR, the gamma curve shifts. This shift acts like a rolling adjustment, throwing off the image contrast. Testing outlets (like RTINGS) confirmed that competing QD-OLED panels maintain a flat, consistent gamma across all refresh rates, making this a specific WOLED downside.

4. Chrominance Overshoot & Near-Black Dithering

The Issue: To prevent a pixel response artifact called chrominance overshoot (where pixels briefly glow too brightly when transitioning out of pure black), LG utilizes aggressive temporal dithering algorithms.

How it manifests: If you sit close to the monitor and look closely at very dark grey, near-black video content, you can occasionally see a subtle "crawling" or digital noise pattern in the shadows.

5. Color Purity vs. QD-OLED

The Issue: Because WOLED relies on a white subpixel layer to boost brightness, high-luminance highlights can look slightly washed out or desaturated compared to Quantum Dot OLEDs. When pushing maximum brightness, the white subpixel does most of the heavy lifting, slightly diluting the saturation of extreme colors in HDR.

6. What is Black Crush?

The Issue: "Black crush" refers to the loss of shadow detail in dark areas of an image, where dark-grey details are mistakenly rendered as pure black.

How it manifests: In movies or dark video games (like a night scene), subtle details like the texture of a dark jacket, shadows on a wall, or hair strands completely disappear into a solid block of black emptiness.

The Cause: OLED pixels turn completely off to achieve infinite contrast. However, transitioning a pixel from 0% brightness (off) to 1% or 2% brightness (near-black) requires incredibly precise, low-voltage control. 4th-Gen WOLED panels often cut the voltage too aggressively to avoid panel noise or flickering, which accidentally clips those dark greys into pure black.

But where woled wins is true blacks. In a lighted room, where it's too bright, a qd oled might suffer a slight purple tinge which ruins the true black. Whereas woleds don't have this problem. It remains true black, and especially looks nice with true glossy.

so both qd oled and woled have their own pros and cons....

but despite the flaws, i'd still prefer it over ips monitor. Because i hate white glow in ips And with IPS, rarely do you have a good IPS with mini led lighting that can achieve good HDR. Also oled latency is much better, don't worry about ghosting and all that. For IPS whether you ghost is a panel lottery

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Why OLED Wins the Lottery

OLED completely eliminates the lottery because it does not use mechanical liquid crystals.

It relies on an electrical current passing through organic diodes.

Diodes emit light instantly, meaning response times stay locked at 0.03ms whether your room is freezing cold or boiling hot.

There is no variance between panels—every single OLED unit has perfect motion clarity right out of the box.

Is there shop that can repair monitor in Ipoh?,

Yuuyatails — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:48:12 +0800

As the title suggest, is there's any shop in Ipoh that can repair a PC monitor?

I have a Asus TUF Gaming VG249Q that is currently having a bit of issue where it randomly goes black briefly on both HDMI and DisplayPort connections.

Mac mini or Nvidia dgx spark, Which is better for local LLM?

edyjams — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:13:16 +0800

For AI research and projects

Secondary 24 inch budget monitor recommendation, Main monitor 27 inch

lemonkaki — Mon, 25 May 2026 10:51:56 +0800

As stated, I looking to replace my secondary old dell S2316 monitor that served me for a very long long time.

I am just using this monitor as normal usage same like all secondary monitor ( YouTube, discord, browsing)

No requirement on hz, 60hz 1080p will do. Though if there is IPS I won't mind.

Budget around RM350 if there are any. I also will mount this monitor to my monitor arm.

micro oled augmented glasses?,

Moogle Stiltzkin — Mon, 18 May 2026 06:27:07 +0800

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https://www.lowyat.net/2026/392816/asus-glo...-r1-ar-glasses/

any opinions of this? gimmick? or actually good? they said it's micro oled in glasses with an augmented screen.

Would you buy this over a proper gaming oled monitor?

as someone who watch anime like ghost in the shell among others, i do see augmented tech to be the future, but is that moment now?? (in the sense people will ditch their standard gaming monitor for glasses?) probably not.

Dell 4k S3225QS,

fcho78 — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:39:35 +0800

I just purchased this monitor this morning from dell.com, after I received the confirmation email everything only I found out that the estimated delivery date is Feb 11, 2026!!!

Do I really need to wait that long? If I know that i will not make the order

Laptop External Monitor help,

PachoHerrera — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:08:22 +0800

Hi, i purchased Arzopa 16" External monitor for laptop dual monitor setup. This monitor shall only serve for light work (listening to youtube etc) while my laptop display is where i game.

My laptop has internal Intel Graphic and Nvidia 2060 GPU (Commandos Carbine 4)

Upon setting up the monitor, i found out that :

Display 1 (laptop display) : is connected to Intel Graphic
Display 2 (Arzopa) : is connected to NVIDIA 2060.

Now as i mentioned above, all my gaming is done to the Laptop display (display 1) which is not ideal since it is connected to the onboard graphic.

Is there any way to swapped Nvidia as my Display 1?

Any help and advice is appreciated.

Is a 32 inch monitor too big ?, Will it causes eye strain

3dwin014 — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 11:00:36 +0800

Hi, I am replacing my recent spoilt Dell S2722DGM which is a 27" 1440p VA panel,165Hz monitor. I have a desk of 140 cm x 70 cm. I have been using the 27" for a few years and find it quite comfortable and a good fit. Now that I am buying a new one. Considering to upgrade to 32" but having a concern that will the 32" too big and will fell tired on the eyes easily for my setup? I usually sit around 2ft away. But can still maximize the space to 2.5 ft away. I use it mainly for web browsing, light work, movie and mainly gaming.

Did some research and currently eyeing on the new LG monitor. Also planning to upgrade my graphic card from GTX1660S to RTX 4060Ti in a few months.
1. 27GS85Q ( 27" 1440p Nano IPS)
2. 32GS85Q-B ( 32" 14440p Nano IPS)

10.10 Recommend Portable Monitor,

iZuDeeN — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:50:27 +0800

Guys I need a portable monitor for dual screen setup to pair with Macbook Air M3

Can share link to few options? the 'cheaper' the better

only requirement need to have cover and USB c as I need to bring it for travelling

32 inch Gaming Monitor under 1k,

kani — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 01:21:37 +0800

Can anyone here recommend me a 32 inch or bigger gaming monitor under RM 1000?

Thanks

Monitor recommendation, 27” for multimedia

ikki9394 — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:20:24 +0800

Hi all,

Just looking for some recommendation for a 27” monitor for multimedia(Netflix and work). Don’t really need a powerful one and don’t really play games. Just nice graphic for Netflix will do.

It’s a secondary monitor beside main.

Budget: RM800 with arm mount

Brand preference: nope

Thanks

which monitor is better MSI or LG,

Acap1986 — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:35:26 +0800

Hi all for my current setup is

Ryzen 7800x3d
MSI MOBO B650
Ram Vengeance 16gbx2
MSI rtx 4070ti super
2nvme 500gb
1 tera hdd
lian li L shape 850w psu
Case MOntaech air 1000 lite

My budget for monitor is rm1500

SO which shoud i go either LG or MSI which have gsync others brand also can within those rm1500 budget

thanks in advance

4k Monitor Budget Recommendation,

3Tree — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 20:45:29 +0800

Hi Sifus, please recommend budget 4k monitor.

Was thinking to get Xiaomi, but there's no 4k monitor.

Usage:
- Browse Internet / Youtube / Netflix
- Dual HDMI link to Console for Gaming (Switch input)

Budget: < RM1.5k

27" Essential Monitor S3 S31C, can I use resolution 2560 x 1440?

Davidtcf — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:12:24 +0800

hi, I just bought a 27" Essential Monitor S3 S31C. I did not know that it supported up to 1920 x 1080 resolution only at its official website: https://www.samsung.com/my/monitors/flat/es...ls27c310eaexxs/

however to use at that resolution means pixels and my wallpaper itself not as sharp.

I then went to my Nvidia settings and increase the resolution to 2560 x 1440, which is the recommended resolution for a 27" monitor.

I'm using a nvidia geforce gtx 1080i which I checked can support this resolution, but question is long term use will it harm the monitor? There's a disclaimer when I changed the resolution at Nvidia settings that it might damage my monitor.

Anyone in such a situation? I tried googling this Samsung monitor and this 2560 x 1440 resolution but could not find any answers.

If I know earlier so complicated just stick to old 24", hope sifus can advice here.
One day if got spare money will upgrade my PC, but for now just use for casual gaming and do work only.

Apex illegear 27,

lwjia1999 — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 11:56:40 +0800

Hi is anybody using this monitor? Is it any good? Planning to get a 1440p monitor and happened to come across this monitor

Monitor Recommendation,

siang930615 — Sun, 26 May 2024 16:54:43 +0800

Hi Guy,

Do you have any recommendations for an IPS panel monitor? My old PC is still using a GTX970, and I don't plan to upgrade it anytime soon. However, I need an additional monitor for light work and gaming, such as Dota 2 and Genshin Impact.

My current monitor is a 1080p 60Hz screen. I'm looking to buy another monitor, preferably 24-inch or 27-inch, and maybe with a higher refresh rate.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Budget below 1k.

Acer XB271HU Faulty Issue, Multiple images

piggy2008 — Tue, 07 May 2024 20:00:25 +0800

Hi everyone. I am having issue with my 6+ year old monitor XB271HU. The photo taken as below. I'll try to describe it as best as I can.

The image will duplicate and flow up horizontally like rain except upwards.

Could any sifu kindly advise on whether what could be the main cause of the problem? Whether it is easy enough for me to repair it, or send to someone for repair or just buy a new one, and if so, what model is recommended? My max budget is 1.5k. Hoping to have better specs than my current monitor. Tqtq.

Dell monitor issue,

dragon528 — Thu, 02 May 2024 09:46:41 +0800

Hi all, is the monitor panel confirmed dead? Is it repairable and how much does it cost?

Suddenly got a lot of lines and it blur now, barely can see the font.