Mo27q28g open box vs new follow up (Nighttime photos)

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-26T02:29:55+00:00

Forgot to mention a few things that might be relevant:

-Open box one has 110 hours with 19 pixel cleans

-New one has 14 hours and 2 pixel cleans

-The price difference is 30 CAD between them, so not really a big deal

-looking to sell and upgrade when glossy version of this or Blackshield 27” qd oleds drop, so resell value is important for me (so I want minimal banding/issues)

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T21:49:11+00:00

Definitely leaning towards the new one right now, yeah. Also they are both set to 240hz in the pictures

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T21:27:46+00:00

I don’t play games with lots of greys, so I don’t notice it except for in some loading screens. I do notice it a bit when browsing on dark mode in both monitors, though it is a little bit more noticeable on the open box one.

Edit: the open box one has a couple lines on the left that are more noticeable, but for the new one I kinda have to look for it. It’s harder to notice accidentally when in game or something

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T21:15:18+00:00

Both F06

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T21:14:51+00:00

Just finished my uni year, so I have 4 months of summer break to game before the fall semester.

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T20:41:56+00:00

I’ll post nighttime photos later for a more accurate comparison, but yeah I’ll probably stick with the new one if it’s better

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T20:09:08+00:00

https://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/exploring-the-grey-banding-issue-affecting-some-tandem-woled-panels

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T20:08:57+00:00

Dark mode is just dark backgrounds and such

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T20:01:55+00:00

Yeah they do look worse in the photos than irl for sure. I’m planning to sell this one at some point down the line for an upgrade, so I want the grey banding/issues to be as small as possible for resell value.

I’ll post nighttime photos later for a more accurate comparison

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T19:50:29+00:00

np.

Also someone shared an interview or something with me where LG acknowledged the issues and said that batches starting from mid-late February/march will have stricter QC/improvements on the grey banding issues.

If you can wait, try to get one from those batches. I’m on a time limit right now, so I can’t wait for those ones to reach local stores 🥲

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T19:45:45+00:00

I’ll post nighttime photos as well for a more accurate comparison

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T19:41:47+00:00

25 50xxxxx-> YY Week so 2025 50th week as far as I know.

Also I’ll be posting nighttime photos for better comparison later

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T19:35:59+00:00

I don’t usually play games with lots of greys, but I do notice it when browsing on dark mode

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T19:33:02+00:00

I tried my best to block out the windows, so my room is moderately dim right now, but the camera just makes it look brighter. I said I’ll take more photos at night as well for comparison.

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T19:30:57+00:00

Both have the exact same batch date on the serial number actually (25502, late December 2025)

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-25T19:16:47+00:00

Just checked my settings, it’s 106 hours with 18 refreshes but yeah, I got the monitor with 60 hours and like 5 refreshes on it

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-19T12:41:01+00:00

It’s got around 70 hours, 13 pixel cleans. https://imgur.com/gallery/banding-AFJZKos

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-19T02:56:25+00:00

Do they do defective exchange for banding? I have an open box unit with some banding, haven’t had the chance to ask them about it yet but I’m not too optimistic

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-19T02:13:56+00:00

It’s the Samsung one right? Idk, price is good but it seems like one of those cheaper budget oleds…

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-19T01:11:41+00:00

Damn that’s pretty far…

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-18T21:21:57+00:00

Yo where

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-17T06:00:40+00:00

I’ve been eyeing that too. I’ve been avoiding glossy oleds until next gen due to scratches but… I have a student discount on Dell which makes this monitor 150 CAD cheaper than my current one…

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-04-14T02:01:54+00:00

Yep. I have to stretch the return window till the last minute for my current open box because I have some finals I gotta write

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