When Samsung unveiled the world’s first 27-inch 4K gaming OLED monitor on Thursday, Engadget’s Igor Bonifacic predicted that different distributors would quickly observe go well with. (In spite of everything, Samsung can be the largest provider of OLED gaming monitor panels.) Certain sufficient, MSI adopted go well with the identical day at CES 2025 with two screens with acquainted specs: a 27-inch 4K QD-OLED show and a 27-inch QD-OLED one with a crazy-smooth 500Hz refresh charge.
First up: the 27-inch 4K QD-OLED one, marketed to perfection because the… MPG 272URX QD-OLED. (Certain, why not!) MSI is differentiating its monitor as the primary one to mix that panel with DisplayPort 2.1a, which may present a greater mixture of decision and body charges. Like Samsung’s equal (the G81SF), it has a 240Hz refresh charge and may look good and crisp at 166 PPI.
MSI says this panel “considerably reduces shade fringing,” which ought to assist with the poor textual content readability too usually customary of QD-OLED screens. As my colleague Igor factors out, this might be an excellent do-it-all monitor for gaming, work or the rest you possibly can throw at it.
It helps NVIDIA’s G-SYNC tech, so {smooth} gameplay received’t probably be a priority. The MPG 272URX QD-OLED even took dwelling a CES 2025 Innovation Award.
The 27-inch QHD QD-OLED mannequin additionally has a catchy and memorable identify: the MPG 272QR QD-OLED X50. (Sure!) MSI is advertising this monitor to “all of the mainstream avid gamers on the market,” probably because of its decrease (2,560 x 1,440) decision. It additionally makes use of DisplayPort 2.1a and (like Samsung’s) can have a 0.03ms gray-to-gray pixel response time. It acquired VESA ClearMR 21000 certification, so movement blur shouldn’t be a problem when having fun with its blistering 500Hz refresh charge.
MSI hasn’t but shared pricing or launch date data for both mannequin.
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