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One thing I might consider is whether you want a tandem OLED monitor. They're out now, but not widespread, and that monitor is not one, and it's one area where OLED monitors are improving significantly. My guess
not following closely
is that they will be more-widespread before long.
The main drawback of OLED monitors on desktops today from my standpoint is that there is some burn-in potential, and the longer one plans to keep the monitor
and you've kept your last for some time
the more potential. Running the LEDs at a lower brightness level reduces the impact.
Tandem OLED monitors use multiple LED layers, which combine their brightness. The rationale is more that it lets one have brighter output
OLED displays aren't presently as bright as LCD displays, and more brightness is nice, especially for TVs. However, it also means that each layer can be driven at less power, helping mitigate burn-in. They're also somewhat more power-efficient, since efficiency falls off at brighter levels.
For me, brightness isn't a big deal on desktops, since I'm not needing to use them outdoors, and they don't need to outshine the sun. And I don't much care about power efficiency on a desktop monitor. But putting off burn-in would be nice.
I haven't seen burn-in on my OLED phone after years of use, but I also don't use my phone as much as a computer can be, and I understand that the longer daily use of computers is expected to be a more-significant factor.
It is possible to get visible burn-in on existing OLED monitors after a lot less than a decade of use:
https://hothardware.com/news/qd-oled-burn-in-testing-one-year-results
There are currently tandem OLED monitors out with five layers.
On a phone, I myself wouldn't worry about it, but I also tend to keep desktop monitors for a lot longer than phones.
Comprehensive write up. Thanks for this!
The main reason I went for it now was that the panel has been out a few years and the price is more in line with what I'd like to spend. I'm guessing this new tech will be quite costly to begin with?
The early adopter tax thankfully no longer gives me a high, but I will read up on these and maybe they will be relevant next time around.
Seems like interesting tech, for sure!
They cost more, yeah. Probably come down as they become more widespread.
I'm not gonna say "don't get a single-layer OLED display"
that's a value call for you. Just saying that you kept the last one for eleven years, and if you plan to keep this one for another eleven years, you might want to keep potential for burn-in in mind, given that we've got significant OLED display longevity improvements happening. Depends on a variety of factors, like brightness of display and whether you have static elements onscreen. For some people, it simply doesn't matter.
I kept my last monitor for about 15 years, so I'm inclined to favor longevity increases
switched because DVI was pretty much dead. But lots of people aren't gonna do that, so...shrugs