Most OLED gaming monitors have a matte coating, and for some PC gamers this does more harm than good. While effective at eliminating glare and fingerprint smudges, this type of coating removes the impressive contrast and image sharpness that make such great visual experience on OLED TVs. Well, if you’re looking for a shiny OLED gaming monitor, you’ll find a infrequent Black Friday deal Amazon, Best buyAND Photo by B&H this may interest you.
Asus produces several 27-inch QHD OLED models, but XG27AQDMG it has a glossy coating, as well as many other design features that make it worth buying, not to mention the fantastic 3-year warranty. Normally priced at $749, it’s currently priced at $549, making it one of the cheapest OLED monitors from a reputable brand.
This glossy display has many of the same top-end gaming specs found in competing models, even the more exorbitant ones. It features a 240Hz refresh rate and a 0.03 millisecond response time, and while the anti-flicker mode is almost unnoticeable to the naked eye, it makes games appear smoother than on monitors without it. It touts compatibility with Nvidia G-Sync with variable refresh rate, which reduces screen tearing when frame rates fluctuate. In terms of ports, it has two HDMI 2.0 ports, one DisplayPort 1.4 port, and USB for connecting accessories (it includes all the necessary cables to connect your hardware).
One thing I would recommend going with this monitor is to order it at an affordable price screen cleaning spraybecause fingerprints and dust are much easier to see on glossy displays. However, if you decide not to employ the spray, a microfiber cloth is included with the monitor.
