ASUS ROG Swift PG42UQ, 41.5"

So langsam aber sicher verbreitet sich die OLED-Technologie endlich auf dem Monitormarkt. In den letzten Jahren haben viele Gamer in den TV-Bereich geschielt, um einen Bildschirm zu finden, der für den Einsatz am Schreibtisch geeignet ist und auf dieser Technologie basiert. Diese Mode nahm vor allem um das Jahr 2020 Fahrt auf, als LG mit seiner CX-TV-Reihe einen 48 Zoll großen OLED-Bildschirm einführte, der für einige Leute gerade noch als Desktop-Display taugte und 4K@120 samt G-Sync bot. Das Hauptproblem für die meisten Gamer war jedoch die Größe des Bildschirms. 42 Zoll ist nun etwas eher tauglich für den Schreibtisch. Was leistet ein PG42UQ als Monitor mit dem gleichen Panel eines ebenso großen LG-Fernsehers?

The PG42UQ provides another very viable OLED option for desktop monitor use, and we were pleased to see a screen specifically designed for this use case as opposed to being aimed at the TV market primarily. Probably unsurprisingly by now the OLED panel provides some excellent performance when it comes to response times for gaming, black depth, contrast ratio and for HDR content. There’s no doubt this technology can surpass LCD panel technologies and provide a significant improvement in these areas.

This monitor will bring a smile to your face once power on; the colors just drip off your screen. Combined with a standard 120 Hz refresh rate and fast response time. The 42in ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ is a proper, gaming-grade display with higher refresh rates than any competitor, adaptive sync technology to play nicely with games consoles as well as PC graphics cards. ASUS beefed-up internal cooling to help the panel survive peak HDR brightness without. But yeah, the elephant in the room remains a potential burn-in; ASUS deals well with it by keeping the monitor cool enough and adding protections. We're not sure what the future will bring on this front, though. When we base our image quality conclusion on contrast, color saturation, color accuracy, and resolution, an OLED screen will always win over an LCD panel. However, some people include maximum brightness in that preference list. There LCD has an advantage. Furthermore, LCD has no concerns with image retention. This makes it ideal for gaming and computing, which produce a lot of static content on the screen. The panel includes an adaptive 120Hz refresh rate and Auto low latency mode (ALLM) for console gamers, but PC gamers can overclock to 138Hz when connected through DisplayPort. Demanding FPS players will appreciate the improvement on the OLED gaming monitor front, and sure few rivals can equal it in terms of speed. Support for FreeSync and G-Sync eliminates screen tearing. The PG42UQ has an advertised response time of 0.1 milliseconds, making it immune to unpleasant screen abnormalities such as ghosting and smearing. Another consideration in any gaming monitor selection is speed and connections. There are two console and future graphics card-friendly HDMI 2.1 ports, DisplayPort 1.4 (rare on OLED TVs of this size), two HDMI 2.0s for PC gaming, and a few additional USB3 ports and a 3.5mm headphone port. If you play console games, the PG42UQ runs at the maximum speed of the Xbox Series X and S, as well as the PlayStation 5, 120 Hz. It also supports Adaptive-Sync and HDR. PC gamers can enjoy even higher framerates. We need to talk audio. The frame houses a respectable set of speakers. Two Harman-tuned 10W drivers are coupled with a 15W woofer to deliver more forceful sound than the speakers on most desktop monitors. They sounded clear, and the volume got fairly loud, despite the fact that we weren't listening in a controlled atmosphere. We're expecting "decent TV" audio, not anything that will render your sound bar or PC speakers obsolete.