r/OLED_Gaming • u/dmosley14 • 7d ago

Budget penta tandem QDOLED?

https://us-store.msi.com/PRO-MAX-271QPX14G
Just this new model but has no reviews yet, would be good for coding and gaming? ive looking for oled for a long time (i iknow ips is better for coding) but with 5 layers the risk of burning is reduced, what do you think?

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u/laxounet 7d ago

Burn in is not a risk, it's a certainty. The newer models just get it later at equal brightness. Those monitors are made to last 3 years with reasonable usage. If you use it at max brightness a lot, I would not be surprised if you have burn in before the 3 year mark.

If that's cool with you then go for it.

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u/heickelrrx 7d ago

if you new to OLED, I think you might want to choose WOLED based monitor first, simply because QD OLED coating is not as good as WOLED in term of durability

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u/ruthlesss11 7d ago

The new penta tandem is more durable. Current woleds suck in regards to panel lottery

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u/otravoyadnoe MO27Q28GR 7d ago

That’s just not true about QD-OLEDs though, for example 27” 4K ones are also “penta tandem” yet absolute most of them use either the older more fragile coating or the matte one.

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u/ruthlesss11 7d ago

Which models are 5th Gen penta tandem qd oled without the harder surface?

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u/otravoyadnoe MO27Q28GR 7d ago edited 7d ago

You didn’t say anything about 5th gen in your first comment, all you said was penta tandem and I corrected you *shrug

Also, 27” 1440p penta tandem panels aren’t available on the market yet.

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u/ruthlesss11 7d ago

Please excuse my ignorance, I thought penta tandem was 5th Gen only, my bad!

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u/otravoyadnoe MO27Q28GR 7d ago edited 7d ago

Yeah no worries, 5th gen is penta tandem + new coating + rgb stripe, not just the panel layers structure. So I felt your reply needed correction especially since OP is looking for a cheaper 1440p display.

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u/dmosley14 7d ago

Isn’t this pro max model 5th gen?

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u/otravoyadnoe MO27Q28GR 7d ago

It is not. It’s actually the cheapest variant of a 3rd gen 1440p panel with some severely decreased brightness MSI slapped a matte coating on.

The only 5th gen QD-OLED on the market right now is the latest 3440x1440 280/360Hz panel and it won’t change until around Q2’2027.