Samsung’s lineup of Odyssey gaming monitors is set to expand with one or several new models that feature a 27-inch QD-OLED panel with QHD (2560×1440) resolution and 500 Hz refresh rate, according to a new report out of South Korea. The display, which is being described as a world’s first, is said to be in the final stages of development, with commercialization expected to occur as early as H1 2025. See below for a promo for the 27GX790A, a new UltraGear OLED display from LG that features a 0.03 milliseconds Gray-to-Gray (GTG) response time and 480 Hz refresh rate—”the fastest of any QHD OLED monitor” on today’s market.
This is the world’s first OLED that implements a 500Hz refresh rate. The highest refresh rate of OLED panels commercialized so far was 480Hz. This is the 27-inch panel that LG Display started mass production in August. Samsung Display is drawing attention by raising the refresh rate even higher. It
According to Omdia, a market research firm, the global monitor panel market is expected to grow at an average of 1% per year from 2023 to 2028, while the monitor OLED market size is expected to grow at an average of 34% per year based on shipments over the same period. This means that the transition from LCD to OLED is taking place rapidly.
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