My only strict requirements are 32", 4K, and OLED (currently leaning towards QD-OLED).

I'll mainly be playing single-player games like Soulsbornes, Cyberpunk 2077, E33, BG3, and RDR2... Image quality is my biggest priority, especially deep blacks, contrast, and HDR performance. I really don't want blacks looking gray or washed out.

I can control my room's lighting, so reflections and ambient light aren't major concerns. Refresh rate isn't a deciding factor either; I'd rather have better image quality than pay extra just for higher Hz.

I'll be buying in Türkiye, where prices and availability can be pretty inconsistent. My budget is around $1,000 (50,000 TRY), but given the Turkish market and economy, I'm willing to stretch it if the improvement is genuinely worth it. I just don't want to overpay for features I won't really benefit from.

Which models woul you recommend, and are the newer QD-OLED panels actually worth paying extra for?

Just got this monitor brand new, set it up, and greys appear dark red on every picture preset other than gamer 1 when not using the default gamma option.

Under gamer 1, there's 4 gamma options, Mode 1,2,3 & 4.

The default mode 2 seems to be the culprit and gives the red tint. The other 3 modes give me normal greys.

HDR also gives me normal grey.

The really bad part here is that every other SDR picture mode has gamma locked out and seems to use the reddish gamma 2 profile.

When using Gamer1 I also don't know which normal grey gamma preset out of 1,3 & 4 is gamma 2.2, if any...

Anyone know what's going on? Really hoping it isn't a bugged firmware as it's otherwise a perfect screen.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm posting this because I'm experiencing a very concerning series of issues with my 77-inch Samsung S95H OLED (2026), and I'd like to know if anyone else has experienced something similar.

Here's how the problems developed:

1. Flickering in bright scenes: The first issue I noticed was intermittent flickering while watching TV shows and movies, especially during scenes with bright backgrounds or light colors.

2. Green band appearing on the screen: Later, while playing a video game, I noticed a green band across the display. This made me suspect something was wrong with the panel itself.

3. Black line appearing: As time went on, the problem became worse, and a black line appeared on the screen.

4. Possible melting or burning along the bottom edge:** Eventually, I discovered a small damaged area along the lower-left portion of the screen's bottom edge. The material looks cracked, distorted, and almost melted, as if it had been exposed to excessive heat.

The TV has never suffered any impacts or accidental physical damage.

Samsung is currently reviewing my case again to determine what caused these problems.

After reading another S95H owner's report about extreme panel temperatures, I'm wondering whether there could be an overheating issue, a defective panel driver, or some other internal hardware problem.

I'm not claiming to know the exact cause, but the fact that the image problems appeared before I discovered the physical deterioration makes me concerned that the issues might be connected.

My questions for other S95H owners:

* 9Has anyone experienced flickering, green bands, or black lines on their S95H?

* Has anyone noticed unusual heat or physical deformation along the bottom edge of their OLED panel?

* Could a failing panel driver or an internal electrical connection potentially cause localized overheating?

* Has anyone had a similar issue diagnosed or repaired by Samsung?

I have photographs showing the affected area and would appreciate any technical insight or similar experiences.

I'll update this post once Samsung provides more information about their investigation.

Thanks in advance!

These photos show the exact location of the damage and close-up views of the area that appears to have melted or deformed.

https://imgur.com/a/Iivl68V

Obviously not a perfect picture, but it illustrates the issue:
https://imgur.com/a/782ppBo

Specifically, the transition of brightness from 0% to ~10% appears much slower than that above ~10% as visible in the upper-left corner. Only true black is fully black up-close, but for film and TV, it makes dark tones look entirely black.

The above is with filmmaker mode, the only change being temperature changed from 50 warm to 0, i.e., pixel brightness 80 and gamma BT.1886 -- but, despite seeing others recommend changing the gamma, setting it to 1.9 only pushes the problem, making the ramp-up from 0% to ~5% too slow.

Given the amount of posts on black crushing on OLED TVs, I'm guessing I'm not the first person to experience this, but I wonder if anyone found a solution?

Last week I purchased this monitor. It looks amazing. However, about 8 hours into use, it started buzzing with coil whine from the back/bottom of the monitor. In a silent room it's really annoying and very noticable. It was giving me a headache. I returned it the next day, replaced with a new unit of the same model. I figured I might just have a bad unit, and would be worth replacing to confirm this.

About 10 hours in, the coil whine started on the second unit. So I'm guessing it's just normal for this model.

Just thought I'd post here for awareness. I researched quite extensively before I purchased this model and didn't see any reports of coil whine so I thought I was in the clear. The humm on this second unit isn't as bad, but it's still very noticable when it's quiet.

Makes me wonder if it will get worse with time, I guess I'll find out.

Samsung only offers 5 steps of black level adjustment. But sometimes it's not nearly enough to correct lifted black levels in certain content. I'm especially referencing J-horror here. They tend to raise black levels alot and on my LG it's easy to bring them down to true black.
But on the S90F it won't even get close at all.
I suppose the only way to adjust this further is by using white balance calibration and dropping the 5% luminance values lower. But is there another way that is easier? Am I missing something?

Hi everyone, I bought my 55” S95F in December of last year. I the last couple weeks, the one connect box started to click exactly 4 times before the panel actually turns on. You can actually hear this in the video I uploaded and attached. I am guessing this is some internal relay clicking between positions.

When I disconnected the power and re-seated the one connect cable on both sides, it disappeared and turned on instantly the next time, but a day later, the four-time-clicking was back. I did this quick fix two times, both times the problem returned. Is this my one connect box going bad?

I bought this TV to play GTA 6 when it comes out so I am anxious that it will not work anymore come November 19th 😁

Help is greatly appreciated

Picked up a used 65" Samsung S95C off eBay for a good price. Picture looks perfect with the TV on: no burn-in, dead pixels or uniformity issues. But with the TV off, there are patchy, swirly marks across the top half of the screen that I think are damaged anti-glare coating.

Is this definitely the AG coating, or could it be something else, like residue or scratches I can clean off?

Does it get worse over time, or is it stable once it's happened?

How visible is it in normal viewing, in daylight or with lights on, compared with in the dark?
Is there any sensible fix besides a panel replacement? I'm guessing not.

Would you keep it or return it? It cost me around £250 all in, with an 18-month warranty transferred.

I've not tried to clean it beyond a dry microfibre. Thanks in advance!

I have slightly tilted blurry white lines on my oled. It’s an a90j. Was working flawlessly until today.

https://imgur.com/a/oz4a5yP

Thanks for any advice.

Hey there,

I‘ve recently got myself an Asus Rog Strix XG27AQDMGR and was actually pretty happy with it. However, after a few days I noticed a very high frequency sound (my research said it might be coil whine) only when in standby. Since it was at my desk where I also learn for exams and stuff, this really annoyed me to the point that I had to return it. For the past week I‘ve been thinking I have a tinnitus lol…

Now for my question…I‘ve been thinking about buying the same model again. However now I‘m unsure if this is a problem with Oleds in general (or maybe this model)? How are your experiences? Is there a high chance that the next monitor will make the same noise?

Of course, if you have any tips on how to avoid this problem, I‘m happy to hear it.

My OLED monitor is positioned on my desk by the window. Now, I'm aware that sunlight exposure to the monitor damages it, removes colour vibrancy, etc. But how much damage will the UV do coming through my curtains?

I have no UV-blocking materials fitted to either the curtains or the window panes. If I don't buy them, will my monitor take damage? I'm a film student, and the main reason I love it so much is the incredible vibrancy of the image it captures. Films like No Time to Die come out looking unrecognisable on the OLED monitor compared to my other one, and that's something I'm really looking to preserve for as long as possible.

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out the best way to brighten the HDR image while in filmmaker mode and keep the most accuracy.

I've tried just switching to standard but it throws the color way off.

I've also tried switching tone mapping from static to active but sometimes that's just to bright.

I would like to know more about the st. 2084 gamma slider. I increased that from 0 to 1 and that did give it a little bump in brightness, but I'm curious if it would just be more accurate to use standard mode or switch to active tone mapping and decrease the brightness slider than to mess with the gamma.

Any recommendations welcome.

I bought this monitor today for photoshop work and light gaming, it's a 4k 27in QD OLED with high color accuracy, 120hz. The first image is this monitor's fringing, while the second is my laptop screen's fringing (the laptop is also an OLED, though it has a higher pixel density... just realized this sub has no images). It doesn't pick up well in the photos, but my new monitor's fringing was instantly noticeable and noticeable from beyond viewing distance, while my laptop's screen has pretty much no \*visible\* fringing at viewing distance. Is this normal or is the effect too exaggerated on this new monitor (meaning it's slightly defective)?

This happened to my OLED instantaneously today. Sony Bravia XRA90K. TV is 3.75 years old, everything was fine before this evening. There is this dark looking slash across the bottom right of the TV.
Tried doing all the pixel resets and it hasn’t gotten better.

https://imgur.com/a/UdcvIOq

https://imgur.com/a/SAWzwaX

I bought this tv from the second chance section, meaning it was probably a returned / demo model.

Could this be a faulty product?

Ive tried tinkering around the calibration but it was very limited and it didnt fix much unless i turn saturation all the way down but everything else turns grey.

Sorry, beginner here

Hi all, I recently got a Samsung g8, not the smart one with remote, just the base 27 inch oled. Please does anyone have good settings advise, as I can't just quite get what I want. Either too dull or too bloomy.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

looking for a 55” tv. I have 20% on lg tvs through a perks with work scheme. I have the opportunity to get a oled c5e 2025, is it worth it being last years model and is there a difference between c5e and c5? Much difference between last years and this years model?

I watch movies and series and play xbox series x.

My current tv is a sony led 4k 8 years old.

My other option was to get a 2026 qned evo 86 55” or a mini rgb 88 55” im abit torn as the c5e would be abit more expensive but with discount i can get it for about £880?

I know oled is better but is the c5e outdated even though its a 2025 model?

Hey everyone,
I recently got an ASUS ROG Swift PG27AQWP and I’m looking to mount it on a monitor arm.

I already have a monitor arm that I’d like to use (MOUNTUP Single Monitor Desk Mount, Monitor Arm Holds Screen up to 32 inch), but I’m a little concerned about whether it’s actually safe for this monitor, especially since it’s an OLED and I don’t want to risk damaging the panel or VESA mount.

I have a Samsung S95F and I usually play on Xbox Series X. I tried to calibrate it as best as possible to be able to play in SDR, however I noticed that when there was a color gradient, some strange lines appeared. These appear vertically, horizontally, and radially depending on the orientation of the color gradient.

How can I fix this?

Dear all,

​I bought a Bravia 8 II three days ago, and it has a white vertical line—about one pixel wide, I think—in the center of the panel. Do you know if this can be resolved without having to call customer support?

​Thank you so much,

Andrea

I recently just bought a new oled monitor, after a few days when i tried cleaning it with a dry microfiber cloth, i realised that when I view it from left side with the flashing shining at it, it reflects a blue tint, at the right side, it reflects an orange tint, Top and bottom both shows a blue tint.

I wonder if anyone can test their Oled monitor to see if they have this exact samething, or is it just my monitor coatings, I'm scared if there is any problems with my monitor's coating

My monitor is AOC Q27G4ZDP/WS (Tandem Oled)

I bought an LG C6 OLED 48" tv a couple weeks ago. After setting it

up I plugged my PS5 Pro in to start playing it. And for those couple of weeks I had set the hdr brightness on my PS5 to the max (following the 'brighter/darker until you can barely see the image' thing) but after my power went out for a second (I think it was that or just my PS5 crashed) the brightness is now lower and I had to go back into my PS5 settings and change the sun image to be 24 from the lowest point instead of being able to have it at max. I'm just really confused why for 2 weeks I was able to have it set at the maximum hdr brightness on my PS5 Pro. I've checked all the settings and looked up multiple things but there's nothing similar to this issue that I could find. It's not like it's significantly darker but it's still noticeable like the difference between having your phone brightness at 100% vs 80%.

I made a mistake and didn’t do my research. The upscaling and processing is a complete joke for the price.