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    OLED 13" vs other $1,000 displays

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by wicked20, Feb 8, 2017.

  1. wicked20

    wicked20 Notebook Consultant

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    If you already have $1,000 worth of displays such as 4K 50" TV or 4K 28" monitors, or 144Hz 28" 1440p monitors, would you still use the 13" OLED 1440p over any of those? What would you rate the 13" OLED out of 10? 9.5/10? vs the others? I am trying think how often one would use the 13" when there are many larger and 144hz displays available.
    How soon do you think OLED gaming monitor or TV display will be availabe in the $1000 range?

    Thanks so much.
     
  2. ThatOldGuy

    ThatOldGuy Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have a Dell UltraSharp 34" Curved IPS monitor.

    I end up using the OLED for watching movies/TV shows in bed, and for most Adventure, RPG, and 2D games (especially high contrast ones Like Limbo or Inside look amazing), and reading Amazon Kindle app with black background and white letters.

    I use the monitor for all FPS and RTS games. Also watching/browsing web content, and watching movies/tv that don't have high contrast or need the screen space.

    I would rate the screen as a perfect 10, but I had it professionally calibrated with SpyderUtility to improve color saturation. On the AW 13 R2 I had not calibrated: 9.5

    OLED large screen (especially monitors) will not be sub $1000 for 2 - 3 years. They don't even make sub 42" OLED TVs. And the monitors we have seen come out at CES have never appeared to public last year or this year
     
  3. wicked20

    wicked20 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the great info, OG. How would you rate your IPS monitor or the best available, including Apple's Macbook, iPads, etc. near 9/10? So uncalibrated OLED is about 5-15% better than others non-OLED displays (calibrated or not)?
    How soon do you think any OLED smaller monitors or TVs available any sizes including 13" and up to 40"? I know there are people that prefer 1440p or 4k G-sync 144hz and ULMB in 28" over 13" 1440p OLED. Could you share your thoughts and rate these. Much appreciated.

    Thanks again.
     
  4. ThatOldGuy

    ThatOldGuy Notebook Virtuoso

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    I would rate my Dell UltraSharp IPS at about an 8 (but the curved aspect of it adds a layer of depth/surround that can't measured by this 1 to 10 scale)

    IMHO no IPS screen can get a 9. I've seen many screens, and 9 to 10 is OLED territory.

    The Samsung OLED display AW 13 uses has 1000000:1 contrast ratio and its color gamut is extremely impressive, with 100% of sRGB and 98% of AdobeRGB. No ghosting, and 5ms response times.

    Some full in depth reading: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Display-Comparison-OLED-vs-IPS-on-Notebooks.168753.0.html

    Small OLED monitors and TVs are a long way off. There simply is no supply chain for them. Very few firms produce OLED to begin with, LG holds key patents in their production, but doesn't care to make desktop computer monitors.
     
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    cn555ic Notebook Deity

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    Aside from all the technical jargon, all I can say is that "I love the 13 R3 OLED". It is one of the nicest screens out there period.
     
  6. wicked20

    wicked20 Notebook Consultant

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    We all agree that it's a great screen. The question is if you have many other screens $1500 mentioned above, including 3D Vision, 4k, 144 Hz, G-Sync, 50", ULMB, VR, Vive, Oculus, curves, best IPS, etc. How often do you use the 13" OLED? More than 90% of the time or realistically less than 20% of the time?

    Thanks so much.
     
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  7. cn555ic

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    I see your question. I use mine 100% of the time but I do have a 4K tvs but never thought to connect my hdmi to it. I love the compact portable of the 13R3.