Well the Samsung panel actually has 600 nits brightness, and it can produce 1000 nits in HDR mode, and that it why they designated it HDR 1000.This monitor on the other side is designated as HDR 400, so 550 nits is probably its peak brightness in HDR mode, and its max SDR brightness is more like something about 300 nits.Too bad because this monitor can strobe unlike Samsung 49" 1000 nit model, and if this monitor had same brightness as that Samsung model it would be real fantastic, because it would be bright enough in strobed mode.
All 32:9 ultrawide panels are from Samsung so yup. The only question is if it's a better binned version or not; and that information is almost never publicly available.
FYI buyers: Required BW for 10-bit color on this panel at 120Hz is 23.18Gbs. DP-1.4 offers 25.92bit/s per-port. HDMI-2.0b offers 14.4Gbit/s per-port. So, you'll need to plug in both HDMI ports (I'm assuming that both can be used by the same GPU simultaneously). Other then that, though, you should have enough BW. I just hope that they support freesync on both the DP and HDMI ports. Some monitors only do one or the other.
Hm, no fan of this resolution, all 49" suffer from the same issue, way too little height. My favourite form factor is still 38" 3840x1600, and I'd sooner buy that than this.
What's the height of this thing? About the same as a 25" display, since it effectively replaces two of them? In that case, 1440 is almost too much, it's too darn tiny for me to see without using something other than 100%. Depending on how far I am sitting from it. Like all the complaints about laptop screens, I have a 14" laptop with 1808 and it is way too tiny to comfortably use without setting it to 150%, negating the 1080 resolution. I got a 27" 1440 display for my workbench because I didn't want to waste space with dual displays - I'm almost sorry I did, the only thing that saves me is I mounted it on an arm so I can have it close enough to use at native resolution. My dual 23" 1080 displays on my main desk are just too small now, they sit pretty far away and are getting harder to see comfortably. I have a 27" 1080 I use as external at work and it's very nice.
1600 resolution? Yuck. This makes sense as a 32:9. The con of this monitor is if you don't have real estate, not having HDMI 2.1 in 2019, and having abysmal HDR performance for the panel it uses (ideally in 2019 OLED or a 1100+ zone MiniLED).
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Aegrum - Thursday, December 5, 2019 - link
Panel specs look awfully similar to the Samsung CRG9. Wonder if they're using the same panel? Though I thought AOC did their own panel fab?Still great to see more competition in the 5120x1440 space.
godrilla - Thursday, December 5, 2019 - link
That one is selling for $1099 at microcenter before 5% insider discount and has 1000 nits fyi.Aegrum - Thursday, December 5, 2019 - link
The Samsung panel is 600 cd/m2. They claimed 1000 nits "peak" brightness, but the panel specs actually say 600.Also the $1099 price is a sale for the season I imagine, retail MSRP is still $1499.
pipikiki - Tuesday, December 31, 2019 - link
Well the Samsung panel actually has 600 nits brightness, and it can produce 1000 nits in HDR mode, and that it why they designated it HDR 1000.This monitor on the other side is designated as HDR 400, so 550 nits is probably its peak brightness in HDR mode, and its max SDR brightness is more like something about 300 nits.Too bad because this monitor can strobe unlike Samsung 49" 1000 nit model, and if this monitor had same brightness as that Samsung model it would be real fantastic, because it would be bright enough in strobed mode.DanNeely - Thursday, December 5, 2019 - link
All 32:9 ultrawide panels are from Samsung so yup. The only question is if it's a better binned version or not; and that information is almost never publicly available.lilkwarrior - Thursday, December 5, 2019 - link
Not HDMI 2.1 sadly but respectable.ballsystemlord - Thursday, December 5, 2019 - link
FYI buyers:Required BW for 10-bit color on this panel at 120Hz is 23.18Gbs. DP-1.4 offers 25.92bit/s per-port. HDMI-2.0b offers 14.4Gbit/s per-port. So, you'll need to plug in both HDMI ports (I'm assuming that both can be used by the same GPU simultaneously). Other then that, though, you should have enough BW.
I just hope that they support freesync on both the DP and HDMI ports. Some monitors only do one or the other.
mrvco - Thursday, December 5, 2019 - link
Is there a split view mode where you can run two 1440p inputs side by side?yetanotherhuman - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
Hm, no fan of this resolution, all 49" suffer from the same issue, way too little height.My favourite form factor is still 38" 3840x1600, and I'd sooner buy that than this.
rrinker - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
What's the height of this thing? About the same as a 25" display, since it effectively replaces two of them? In that case, 1440 is almost too much, it's too darn tiny for me to see without using something other than 100%. Depending on how far I am sitting from it. Like all the complaints about laptop screens, I have a 14" laptop with 1808 and it is way too tiny to comfortably use without setting it to 150%, negating the 1080 resolution. I got a 27" 1440 display for my workbench because I didn't want to waste space with dual displays - I'm almost sorry I did, the only thing that saves me is I mounted it on an arm so I can have it close enough to use at native resolution. My dual 23" 1080 displays on my main desk are just too small now, they sit pretty far away and are getting harder to see comfortably. I have a 27" 1080 I use as external at work and it's very nice.lilkwarrior - Saturday, December 7, 2019 - link
1600 resolution? Yuck. This makes sense as a 32:9. The con of this monitor is if you don't have real estate, not having HDMI 2.1 in 2019, and having abysmal HDR performance for the panel it uses (ideally in 2019 OLED or a 1100+ zone MiniLED).PeachNCream - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
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