MSI MEG 342C QD-OLED Officially Announced

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1,000 nits are they trying to blind us or what.
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too late, this has been talked about for months, ordered my AW3423DWF today, got tired of waiting.
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Jon Nichols:

too late, this has been talked about for months, ordered my AW3423DWF today, got tired of waiting.
You won't be disappointed, but HDR for me was totally busted requiring opening its settings and enabling "source tone mapping" through/after enabling "console mode". This panel MSI is using might be the same thing anyway... it's a 34" HDR 1000 175Hz QD-OLED that looks to be 21:9. That's the same specs as the DW.
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Jon Nichols:

too late, this has been talked about for months, ordered my AW3423DWF today, got tired of waiting.
It's a nice monitor, been using it for a while Same panel as the above, I run at HDR 1000
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There seems to be no information on MSI's website about whether this display supports either G-Sync or FreeSync. Seems a bit odd for a display of this type.
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Maddness:

1,000 nits are they trying to blind us or what.
Peak highlight brightness and not full field.
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Crazy Joe:

There seems to be no information on MSI's website about whether this display supports either G-Sync or FreeSync. Seems a bit odd for a display of this type.
Under the Panel specs it says AMD Freesync Premium Pro TEAR FREE, STUTTER Free fluid gaming Gaming shouldn't be a choice between choppy gameplay or broken frames. With the MEG 342C QD-OLED gaming monitor, there is a fluid, artifact-free performance. Enjoy tearing and stutter-free gameplay with added support for HDR as well. Which has the most benefit in fast-moving game genres such as first-person shooters, fighters, racing sims, real-time strategy, and sports. *Note: FreeSync Premium Pro technology requires a monitor and AMD Radeon™ graphics, both with FreeSync Premium Pro support. See http://www.amd.com/freesync for complete details. Confirm capability with your system manufacturer before purchase. GD-127
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theoneofgod:

Peak highlight brightness and not full field.
Even for a peak highlight I can confirm it will cause your eyeballs to boil in their sockets if you look at it directly.
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curious to see what street price is now that the Alienware is in supply. i don't think MSI can get quite the premium that Alienware gets, but i'm happy because the 32-38" range is the sweet spot for an average desk and you don't need your peripheral vision. the other thing is more OLEDs are a good thing even if it's another Sammy panel.
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Maddness:

1,000 nits are they trying to blind us or what.
I have a 55" LG OLED TV as a monitor which can do 700 nits. While it appears "bright" in comparison with parts of the image which are dark, it's nowhere near what would be considered "making you blind" I suggest going outside from time to time and experience the sun which is a light source which in bright day at ground level puts out about 1.6 billion nits... and while looking at that directly for longer than a few seconds will definitely make you blind, looking at objects that are directly lit by that huge amount of energy does not. HDR TV's with 1000 nits are barely at single candle level brightness...
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wavetrex:

I have a 55" LG OLED TV as a monitor which can do 700 nits. While it appears "bright" in comparison with parts of the image which are dark, it's nowhere near what would be considered "making you blind" I suggest going outside from time to time and experience the sun which is a light source which in bright day at ground level puts out about 1.6 billion nits... and while looking at that directly for longer than a few seconds will definitely make you blind, looking at objects that are directly lit by that huge amount of energy does not. HDR TV's with 1000 nits are barely at single candle level brightness...
I have an LG 65" OLED and that's probably around the same as yours. Turning it on in the morning as it's my main monitor, I cannot even look at the screen it's so bright until my eyes acclimatise. And i was just being over the top with my comment anyways. 😛
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wavetrex:

I have a 55" LG OLED TV as a monitor which can do 700 nits. While it appears "bright" in comparison with parts of the image which are dark, it's nowhere near what would be considered "making you blind" I suggest going outside from time to time and experience the sun which is a light source which in bright day at ground level puts out about 1.6 billion nits... and while looking at that directly for longer than a few seconds will definitely make you blind, looking at objects that are directly lit by that huge amount of energy does not. HDR TV's with 1000 nits are barely at single candle level brightness...
LG OLED's quoted 700 nits is only valid at 10% of the screen. Anything higher % and the ABL kicks in. At 25% it is down to less than 500 nits. At 50% it is less than 300 nits. 1000 nits is about a very bright 75w light bulb.
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maikai:

Under the Panel specs it says AMD Freesync Premium Pro TEAR FREE, STUTTER Free fluid gaming Gaming shouldn't be a choice between choppy gameplay or broken frames. With the MEG 342C QD-OLED gaming monitor, there is a fluid, artifact-free performance. Enjoy tearing and stutter-free gameplay with added support for HDR as well. Which has the most benefit in fast-moving game genres such as first-person shooters, fighters, racing sims, real-time strategy, and sports. *Note: FreeSync Premium Pro technology requires a monitor and AMD Radeon™ graphics, both with FreeSync Premium Pro support. See http://www.amd.com/freesync for complete details. Confirm capability with your system manufacturer before purchase. GD-127
Ok, I looked at the spec sheet and there they didn't mention this.
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Jon Nichols:

too late, this has been talked about for months, ordered my AW3423DWF today, got tired of waiting.
I thought about it but the MSI might finally be the model to get. Alienware Cons HDMI 2.0 Reflective coating in bright light is not good unless playing games in a dim room only External Power brick Plus: might be lighter weight than the MSI MSI Plus HDMI 2.1 anti-reflect coating great for bright rooms, reflective coating looks better in dim rooms. no power brick 175Hz Con: might be heavier than the Alienware 😛 I've trying to find out the answer from MSI about if there is a cooling fan or not, one of the people that works there believes it is passive but I want to know for certain. The plus things are all confirmed with MSI 🙂
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Crazy Joe:

There seems to be no information on MSI's website about whether this display supports either G-Sync or FreeSync. Seems a bit odd for a display of this type.
VVR is Adaptive sync Variable Refresh Rate. Free sync is adaptive sync without the AMD branding. Sync refresh rate is 48hz - 175hz. Listed on the data sheet for this monitor.
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Maddness:

1,000 nits are they trying to blind us or what.
Yes lol, it's like 1000nits in a small little 3% window size. Not full screen 1000 nits