GIGABYTE has expanded its line of gaming monitors with two new models with a QD-OLED panel, which promise «mark a new era in display technologies»according to the presentation at CES of the Taiwanese firm.
You already know that the industry has been betting on LCD-derived panels in gaming monitors. TN in the cases of professionals for electronic sports, VA for consumer and special IPS versions such as ‘Rapid’ in other cases. The use of OLED has been much more limited despite its better image quality, due to its high cost and the fact that they were less capable solutions in some of the specific characteristics for gaming such as the refresh rate.
GIGABYTE monitors at CES 2025
But technology advances and GIGABYTE, as we saw with the AORUS FO27Q2 model that we analyzed last fall, has shown how OLED panels can also be used for games. Now, from the Las Vegas fair we get another good sample twice.
GIGABYTE AORUS FO27Q5P
This 27-inch diagonal monitor sets a new benchmark with a remarkable refresh rate of 500 Hzthe fastest available in the QD-OLED segment, along with support for DP2.1 UHBR20 bandwidth, delivering a massive 80Gbps bandwidth and allowing you to surpass the VESA ClearMR (CMR 13000) threshold. .
Specially designed for esports professionals and FPS genre game enthusiasts, the monitor offers maximum performance as well as the great visual fidelity of its panel. It supports image synchronization technologies from major graphics card manufacturers and is certified with VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500.
GIGABYTE MO27U2
A model with another focus since it is intended to «advanced hybrid players»as defined by the brand to ensure that this monitor is capable of offering great performance in AAA games, streaming, work or light creative tasks.
Like the previous one, its panel is also a QD-OLED manufactured by Samsung, with 27 inches and a native 4K resolution. It has the Pantone Validated certificate, coverage for 99% of the DCI-P3 color range and delta E≤2 color accuracy.
Both models feature GIGABYTE OLED Care, a panel protection system that works with artificial intelligence and is designed to Prevent burn-in and extend screen longevity. They also have enhanced tactical features with Tactical Switch 2.0 which features the ability to change resolutions and adjust to a 4:3 screen ratio for optimized display configurations.
Other GIGABYTE proprietary technologies They are Night Vision that covers the entire screen, helping FPS players detect enemies in low-light areas more effectively. Meanwhile, Black Equalizer 2.0 continues to provide players with improved visibility and enriched gameplay precision.
No price or availability has been provided for the new GIGABYTE monitors presented at CES 2025.
Source: www.muycomputer.com
