The new 27-inch QD-OLED is equipped with the DarkArmor technology, making it the first MSI display to use this feature for improved blacks.
MSI Launches 27-inch 2K@320Hz OLED Monitor, Featuring Samsung's Penta Tandem Technology
MSI is continuously evolving its OLED monitor lineup, offering newer generation QD-OLED panels for improved visual fidelity. Its latest offering, the MAG OLED 271QPX32, is its first monitor in the OLED catalog that brings Samsung's 4th gen Penta Tandem QD-OLED. Up until now, monitor manufacturers were boasting about using the 4-layer LG RGB Tandem OLED panel, but the Penta Tandem brings a 5-layer OLED panel in the monitor to help in better visuals and lifespan.
The Samsung 3rd-gen OLED panel was already top-notch for gaming monitors, but the Penta Tandem brings a better 5-layer stack that improves brightness, efficiency, HDR performance, and stability at high pixel densities. Samsung Penta Tandem uses blue OLED emitters and quantum dots for color conversion. Using five stacked emitting layers, it is able to hit a higher peak brightness than previous-gen OLED panels, which helps in bright-room viewing.
Specs-wise, the MAG OLED 271QPX32 boasts a 26.5-inch OLED display, featuring a resolution of 2560x1440p. The monitor is rated at up to 320 Hz refresh rate, allowing competitive gaming, and thanks to the 0.03 ms of response time, it's already blazing fast for fast-paced gaming. MSI says that the MAG OLED 271QPX32 has three major advantages, such as QuantumView verification from UL solutions that allows it to maintain a good 83% luminance at a 60-degree viewing angle, which is much better than the 44% luminance found on conventional OLEDs.
The other advantage is better low-gray processing. Unlike most OLED panels, it doesn't suffer from "black crush", which is a phenomenon where the OLED witnesses gamma shifts or shadow loss when enabling VRR or changing refresh rates. The third is Perfect Panel Uniformity that helps in eliminating visual distractions. MSI claims the 271QPX32 is also the first-ever monitor to feature the DarkArmor Film technology that improves black levels by up to 40%, offering better contrast than the existing OLED monitors.
For connectivity, it's equipped with the latest HDMI 2.1 ports, but unfortunately, the DP interface remains 1.4a, which is kinda disappointing.
News Source: MSI
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