Gaming at 540Hz: Asus ROG Swift Pro PG248QP Review

OLEDs look like they're probably winning this battle in the long run too.

Motion clarity or not when a 1440p 165Hz OLED still comes out with a combined response time faster than a 1080p 540Hz TN panel (let alone the 240Hz OLED) then the game seems up for these extreme monitors, especially when they have so many other major caveats.

Gaming at 540Hz, huh? What are they playing? 320x200 with a 4090???

Marketing something nobody wants

Vulcanproject said:

OLEDs look like they're probably winning this battle in the long run too.

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Depends. Are they going to solve burn in problem?
It is one weakness that is too big to not doubt
a purchase of oled.

Very thorough article. Big thanks!
But
1, I can't imagine that the percivable difference would be big for 99% of the people, compared to 240Hz.
2, You can't even get 540 Hz if you use HDMI?!? Plain stupid.
3, Even on the best hardware (which is ridiculously expensive), how many games would run 500 fps?
It's a nice achievement from Asus, but I think it's not a good consumer product

Anything above about 165Hz gives me headache; so definitely staying away

1440p@ >144Hz it's enough for me... 540Hz waste of money.

1080p 24" TN panel

It can be infinite refresh rate, no thank you. The only market I can see for this is FPS pros.

Is this targeted for
1.) Superman?
2.) Referee's?

Super thorough review. Well done. I recently side graded my gaming LCD from 34" 3440x1440p 144ghz display to a 25"1080p IPS 240hz and I love it. Way better for competitive gameplay. 900 bucks for a 1080p screen, Ill pass.

toooooot said:

Depends. Are they going to solve burn in problem?
It is one weakness that is too big to not doubt
a purchase of oled.

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Rting yt channel just dropped a 10 month long burnin testing, I suggest anyone interested in Burnin check it out. They also have current qd oled and woled monitors tested.



Great review. These high refresh rate monitors while they do have their niche case use case come with a high price tag, hardware requirements and power usage. You still have to compromise on image quality to achieve those high frame rates, ( compromise on hdr, rt, lower quality settings, lower resolution) just to see these lower quality image better in motion.
On the bright side in 2025 display port 2.1 monitors might flood the market ( in time for balckwell) with 4k 240hz displays. Which should get us to 1/4 on the way to a no compromise ideal 1000 hz display without sacrifices .
One thing that a super fast TN panel will be at a disadvantage compared to the 1440p 240hz oled ( currently selling for $779 by lg) during dark scenes and lots of shadow details. The player with the oled will be at and advantage with more details during those dark maps as well.

toooooot said:

Depends. Are they going to solve burn in problem?
It is one weakness that is too big to not doubt
a purchase of oled.

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Burn in is highly overhyped on OLED monitors. I have the Dell Alienware AW3423DW QD-OLED and it has several technologies to prevent burn-in, like pixel shift (which is imperceptible), pixel refresh when it goes to sleep, and a full panel refresh after every 120 hours of use. Dell warranties against burn-in for the full 3-year warranty (as well as even a single dead pixel). I'm not worried in the least.

Also, one just has to be SMART about how they use an OLED monitor. Auto hide the taskbar. Use full-screen when possible. Use Windows screensaver. And, of course, don't leave a bright, static image sitting there for 24 hours.

I don't play e-sports, but at 175Hz and with incredible response times, it feels buttery smooth. And the picture quality is unmatched by any other panel technology. Infinite contrast. True HDR. Almost unlimited viewing angles. It's the biggest single upgrade to my rig, ever, and I will never go back to any other panel. Especially TN. YUCK

ddferrari said:

Also, one just has to be SMART about how they use an OLED monitor. Auto hide the taskbar. Use full-screen when possible. Use Windows screensaver. And (duh) don't leave a bright, static image sitting there for 24 hours.

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I do not wanna be smart to use it. To me, it is annoying enough to skip it.

toooooot said:

I do not wanna be smart to use it. To me, it is annoying enough to skip it.

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Well, I guess it all depends on how high of a priority picture quality is for you. It may not be at all, or you may have different priorities. Each to their own!

When I wrote "smart", I meant being smart by further avoiding burn-in possibilities with just a few simple tweaks. Since MFRs can only assume the average user may not know how to, or just won't bother with these little tricks, they have several built-in features to prevent burn-in. Their profits depend on its success, after all!

My point is simply that it doesn't take much (other than a big chunk of money) to safely use an OLED for many, many years. I'm not suggesting everyone should get one, but rather that burn-in worry should not be a deciding factor. I was one of the first adopters 18 months ago, and was a Guinee pig for all! So far, so good.

ZackL04 said:

Marketing something nobody wants

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Or can use. 540hz is well beyond the human vision range. This is snake oil in tech form.

Good review.
But a Big lack : why the 500hz Alienware aw2524H (and also aw2524HF) is not present on charts?