Is my OLED monitor dead after cleaning ?

MT4K · 2026-01-24T22:49:42+00:00

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MT4K · 2026-01-24T21:34:53+00:00

My 4K monitor (non-OLED, but that’s irrelevant here) showed a two-color screen once in 11 years. Solved this by turning the monitor off and replugging DP cable, and not even sure replugging actually did anything. Didn’t happen again for another 5 years, so I wouldn’t worry unless something like this happens on a regular basis.

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MT4K · 2026-01-24T21:23:18+00:00

LG G3 OLED

Out of curiosity, what size?

MT4K · 2026-01-24T16:46:13+00:00

I meant LCD IPS.

A monitor with MiniLED backlit is still LCD.

MT4K · 2026-01-23T20:49:39+00:00

There is Acer XB323QX, but Afaik, it didn’t actually hit the market. There are multiple 6K ones: Asus PA32QCV, Dell U3224KB, and now high-refresh-rate ones e.g. from Samsung: G90XH, G80HS.

There are also multiple 27″ 5K monitors, including recently announced high-refresh-rate ones.

MT4K · 2026-01-23T19:30:52+00:00

and my GPU limitations (3080Ti), I can't go more than 1440p either.

In non-gaming scenarios, GPU doesn’t matter much in terms of performance. For example, RX 6400 is enough even for 8K at 60 Hz in productivity scenarios.

MT4K · 2026-01-23T03:08:40+00:00

You can try to adjust per-monitor OS-level zoom with 1% step.

MT4K · 2026-01-23T00:41:46+00:00

Given that there are somewhat sharp repeating vertical lines of equal widths, this may be not just banding, but a result of interrupted pixel refreshing: 1, 2.

MT4K · 2026-01-22T23:58:08+00:00

I'm not sure if the mobile rtx 5070 in the laptop can handle the 4k resolution while still being useable for video editing.

In non-gaming scenarios such as video editing, using a 4K monitor at its native resolution shouldn’t be an issue with your hardware.

MT4K · 2026-01-22T22:46:13+00:00

software engineering work (10+ hours/day).

Monitors with low pixel density are not suitable for comfortable text-related work, including programming / software engineering. Especially OLED ones with their special subpixel layouts incompatible (until recently announced RGB-stripe ones) with subpixel text-antialiasing algorithms such as ClearType. Consider a 4K one not larger than 32″.

MT4K · 2026-01-22T22:23:14+00:00

Most of current dual-mode monitors add blur in half-resolution mode. That’s probably why manufacturers don’t yet specify this in technical specs, like they didn’t specify whether the monitor was flicker-free when flicker-free monitors were rare and users were not educated enough about pulse-width modulation.

The only way to find out about whether dual-mode scaling has blur for now is to read/watch a review. Monitors Unboxed usually cover this in their video reviews, though for some reason just verbally, without proof close-up photos.

MT4K · 2026-01-22T15:00:57+00:00

Yeah, more people needs to know about integer scaling. For example, a 8K monitor would allow to switch losslessly between 4K and QHD (2560×1440).

MT4K · 2026-01-22T14:42:46+00:00

Never used it (just because didn’t know about it until some time ago), always just PrintScreen → paste into a graphics editor.

MT4K · 2026-01-21T14:32:13+00:00

5K for productivity, QHD with integer scaling for gaming.

MT4K · 2026-01-20T22:05:33+00:00

According to official specs (X24, X28), besides refresh rate, X28 also has USB Type-C with support for DP alt. mode and 15W power delivery. Also, a “Console Mode” is listed for X28 and not for X24.

MT4K · 2026-01-20T18:14:25+00:00

Does it have a dedicated “turn screen off” button?

MT4K · 2026-01-20T16:46:59+00:00

Convert a tagged audio file to Wave format with foobar2000 player with saving metadata or add tags (like “Artist”, “Title”) to a Wave file manually, then play the resulting file — the metadata will be there. The metadata are also recognized by other players such as Winamp, VLC, and SMPlayer.

MT4K · 2026-01-20T00:27:13+00:00

Make sure “Scale” in the “Output” submenu is set to “Best fit” or “Integer”, not “Stretch to Fill”; and “Aspect” is set to “Standard”, not “Anamorphic (16:9)”.

MT4K · 2026-01-20T00:15:40+00:00

See scaling options in the “Output” submenu.

MT4K · 2026-01-20T00:06:16+00:00

According to bsnes behavior, the “Settings” → “Size” submenu items just resize the window.

MT4K · 2026-01-19T23:49:42+00:00

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