OLED Gaming Monitors: 1440p vs 4K for Modern & Retro Gaming

Duration: 26:19

This video showcases two 1440p240 OLED gaming monitors, as well as a 4K240/1080p480 OLED as well. The goal is to show which might be best for retro gamers, as well as modern gamers who need to compromise price, refresh rate and resolution. Here’s Amazon paid affiliate links to the exact models I tested:

LG ‎32GS95UE: https://amzn.to/44VhQME

acer Predator X27U: https://amzn.to/3KvDnn3

MSI MAG 271QP: https://amzn.to/46RASmz

Amazon Page:  https://www.amazon.com/shop/retrorgb

EDIT: Removed the link to the 27" LG, as it was an IPS, not OLED. No clue if I was too half asleep to notice, or if the listing got changed/was wrong, but I'm sorry for the error!!!!

The short summary is the MSI one is the cheapest OLED display out there and performs better than it's price tag. The Acer was better, so if 1440p is your goal and you have the extra cash, get that one. And the LG was absolutely stunning in both 4K240 and 1080p480 modes. Seriously, if you have the money to spend, that display is just nuts. And hopefully, this video explains all of that pretty clearly, as well as demonstrates how retro gamers can really take advantage of all three. Including getting CRT-like motion using the RT4K...in a really dark room ;p

I'd love to have expanded these tests to more displays, but I just don't have the budget. I don't think any would "beat" the LG, I'm interested in how two choices from ASUS would compare, as well as Samsung...and a higher end MSI display. Maybe someday I can test each and do single follow-up videos?

Also, there was lots I discussed in the video that longtime viewers of the channel are familiar with, but not everyone might be. Here's links to everything extra I mentioned, including RT4K modelines, as well as videos below that should fill in the gaps:

RetroTINK Products: https://www.retrorgb.com/retrotink.html

VESA Desk Stand: https://amzn.to/47aOQRN

240p Test Suite:  https://artemiourbina.itch.io/240p-test-suite

Blur Busters Test:  https://beta.testufo.com/crt

Time Sleuth:  http://retrorgb.com/timesleuth.html

RT4K CRT Beam Emulation:  https://www.retrorgb.com/retrotink-4k-pro-crt-beam-emulation.html

RetroTINK 4K Modelines:

1920, 8, 32, 80, 1, 1080, 121, 8, 135, 0, 240, “1920x1080p240”

1920, 8, 32, 80, 1, 1080, 84, 8, 98, 0, 180, "1920x1080p180"

1280, 8, 32, 80, 1, 720, 180, 8, 194, 0, 480, "1280x720p480"

1280, 8, 32, 80, 1, 720, 76, 8, 90, 0, 240, "1280x720p240"

720, 8, 32, 80, 1, 480, 46, 8, 60, 0, 240, "720x480p240"

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