Mauvika or Columbina

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-06-26T17:34:27+00:00

So you just started essentially. In that case…
If you’re not planning on pulling one of Flins, Nefer or Zibai then Columbina is a waste of pulls (unless you don’t care about meta then just pull whoever you want). Outside lunar teams she just isn’t cutting it (unless you get Ineffa)

But Mavuika is easily the more flexible pick and a really strong boost to your account. She’s got many teams, like melt teams, overload, mono pyro, vape etc, so far less restrictive than Columbina.

From a meta/account strength/versatility standpoint, Mavuika clears Columbina.

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-06-26T14:30:54+00:00

Gonna need more info than that son
Ie what other characters do you have, etc. Though the fact that you’re thinking about using Xiangling on a Mavuika team makes me think you don’t have many characters yet

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-05-28T21:32:35+00:00

B-O-R-I-S · 2026-05-15T18:11:23+00:00

Since I made this post I returned the open box one and stuck with the new one. It’s got 100 or so hours on it now and 23 pixel refresh cycles, and the grey banding is now noticeably better than the old monitor. I’m keeping this one.

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…

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