OLED gaming monitors are a real treat… for those who can afford them. Like their TV counterparts, they usually come with a hefty price tag because they offer unmatched color and lighting accuracy thanks to per-pixel control of display technology. When it comes to OLED gaming monitors, the list of benefits is long, from ultra-wide viewing angles to industry-leading refresh rates and more.
There’s a reason I’m raving about all these features: Best Buy has dropped the price on LG’s 34-inch curved OLED gaming monitor, $699.99 (was $1,299.99) as part of the latest flash sale.
You may already know that there are dozens of OLED gaming monitors to choose from these days, made in a variety of sizes by several major gaming players. However, most of them exploit panels manufactured by LG Display. So your final purchase decision shouldn’t depend on the quality of the display (hint: they’re all amazing), but on the monitor’s design, features, warranty, and ports.
With all that in mind, this 34-inch LG UltraGear model offers a lot of high-end features for the price. It supports a 240Hz refresh rate with an ultrawide 3440 x 1440 (WQHD) resolution. It also has an HDMI 2.1 port, which allows consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X to display compatible games at high frame rates. If you’re someone who hears “OLED” and immediately thinks of burn-in, i.e. when certain images or patterns become permanently attached to pixels, don’t worry about this model too much. LG offers a two-year warranty that protects against this, as well as other defects.
It was a turning point for PC gaming when OLED monitors like these started hitting shelves a few years ago. And now that the price of this fantastic technology is finally starting to come down, it’s great that even more people will be able to see their games displayed the way they were meant to be viewed.
