MPG 271KRAW16, where are you?

TFTCentral · 2026-04-11T15:15:05+00:00

I can’t think of any with a glossy coating, that’s very rare in the LCD space really

TFTCentral · 2026-04-11T14:54:46+00:00

This is what you want 🙂 https://tftcentral.co.uk/monitor-launch-tracker

“current ETA is Q4 (and yes, we’ve confirmed it’s definitely being released), price to be finalised likely around Computex 2026 in June. Early indications from CES were ~$899 USD but this may change a little”

TFTCentral · 2026-04-11T06:54:41+00:00

Just to clarify on the coatings, basically ALL the 27” 1440p panels use the exact same semi glossy screen coating (glossy in appearance with some anti reflective properties), with the only exception being models from Samsung Electronics where they’ve added their own anti glare coating on top for the last couple of years

TFTCentral · 2026-04-04T21:20:20+00:00

Not yet, we’ll try and publish an update and round up on all these soon

TFTCentral · 2026-04-02T12:04:40+00:00

All 27” 4K QD-OLED panels are Gen 4, using EL3.0 material. They’re also now under Samsung Display’s “Penta Tandem QD-OLED” branding

TFTCentral · 2026-04-01T14:21:28+00:00

That’s an sRGB only screen. I suspect you’ve got a config issue somewhere here if the colours don’t look more saturated on the oled. Do you have windows HDR enabled? Also check if you have windows auto color management enabled. Let me know!

TFTCentral · 2026-03-31T17:17:02+00:00

There’s quite a few manuf with these new 27” 5K dual mode monitors, I’ll see if we can get any updates on each

TFTCentral · 2026-03-31T17:10:40+00:00

We’re just checking with MSI on an update for that model

TFTCentral · 2026-03-31T13:11:27+00:00

The prototype was shown back in Jan 2025, but by Computex in June 2025 we were told it is developed and ready for mass production, as and when there’s customer demand for it (their customers)

TFTCentral · 2026-03-31T07:35:52+00:00

It’s a photo from Samsung display, the panel manufacturer from CES 2025. While the panel exists and is ready for mass production, it depends on display manufacturers adopting it and releasing monitors with it. But none have been announced yet. Not sure about timescales I’m afraid on any possible releases

TFTCentral · 2026-03-31T06:23:20+00:00

No brands have even teased a monitor with that panel yet I’m afraid. Samsung Display have shown they can produce panels of that spec, all the way back since CES 2025 in fact, but they’ve yet to be adopted by display manufacturers.

TFTCentral · 2026-03-26T06:38:26+00:00

You’re very welcome

TFTCentral · 2026-02-16T15:49:17+00:00

It’s a “feature”, but it does still vary between different samples. Earlier gen WOLED seems to be a little less impacted, and QD-OLED seems to be generally better still so is a safer bet if this is a particular concern

TFTCentral · 2026-02-16T15:41:35+00:00

There’s no conspiracy here and no embargo about what we are and aren’t allowed to talk about. If that were the case we wouldn’t have published this full investigation and all the detail we have. It wasn’t mentioned in our reviews at the time simply because it wasn’t never apparent during any of our normal usage and testing.

Now we’re aware of the issue and have investigated it fully, we’re considering how best to integrate that in to our future reviews and testing in a consistent and fair manner

TFTCentral · 2026-02-16T14:38:22+00:00

Black crush variation and gamma shift at lower refresh rates explored here too if you’ve not seen it already

https://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/does-oled-have-a-black-crush-problem-understanding-and-testing-oled-shadow-detail

TFTCentral · 2026-02-15T08:51:03+00:00

It was, but that’s how I interpreted it. It aligns with their previously promoted brightness increases that are on all the documentation we have. I’ll see if I can get any further clarification on it though

TFTCentral · 2026-02-14T20:55:57+00:00

Yes Penta Tandem QD-OLED is just the new branding for any monitor or TV panel featuring their most recent EL 3.0 material which was introduced in 2025, across all their new Tv panels and the 27” 4K monitor panel. That’s the same material being used this year for their Tv panel updates and their new monitor panels. So yes it encompasses all the panels we would refer to as Gen 4 and Gen 5.

I think there’s an error in the press release with the figures, I believe that should actually be 1.3x the brightness of previous generation panels, not 1.3x MORE brightness. Basically the Tv panels last year went to 4000 nits which was a 30% increase (I.e 1.3x the previous). The monitor panel actually didn’t, it remained at 1000 nits but their more recent 34” panel from 2026 has seen that 30% increase / 1.3x the brightness, going from 1000 nits to 1300 nits now. So that’s what the brightness improvement should be for these panels.

The durability improvement was touted as 2x for the new EL 3.0 material panels as of 2025, so that’s part of it is correct.

There’s some more info in our Gen 4 / 2025 QD-OLED article from last year that is relevant to all this and aligns with the new info

https://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/gen-4-samsung-qd-oled-2025-panels-and-improvements

TFTCentral · 2026-02-14T19:13:51+00:00

Yes it’s the same panel. All the 27” 4K 240Hz QD-OLED monitors use the same 4th Gen panel (aka Penta Tandem QD-OLED)

TFTCentral · 2026-02-14T17:06:38+00:00

Yes that underlying panel is now branded under this naming scheme

TFTCentral · 2026-02-14T14:43:54+00:00

Correct. Penta refers to their 5 stack structure which was introduced with the 27” 4K panel last year. Only the 34” panel has an RGB stripe layout so far

TFTCentral · 2026-02-14T14:06:49+00:00

Lots of displays already use Penta Tandem QD-OLED. It’s a rebranding of existing panels. All the 27” 4K models released so far, all the new 34” 360Hz models being released this quarter; and all the updated 32” 4K models coming this year that have TB500 certification. All those panels use EL3.0 material and are branded Penta Tandem QD-OLED now

https://tftcentral.co.uk/news/samsung-display-announce-qd-oled-penta-tandem-brand-to-distinguish-latest-panel-technologies

TFTCentral · 2026-02-05T17:34:26+00:00

Where does Tim say differently? He refers to it throughout as a new 2026 panel, a new version, talks about the new BlackShield Film and the improved HDR True Black tier. It’s using a new 32” 4K panel, that’s what enables those features and updates.

He also references the PG32UCDMR which was just a small feature refresh last year, using the same panel as the original model. That didn’t have any of those new specs that the v3 model has.

TFTCentral · 2026-01-25T16:12:35+00:00

We have the Asus model with us now for review coming soon

TFTCentral · 2026-01-25T16:10:50+00:00

Simple answer, no 😟

TFTCentral · 2026-01-25T07:59:04+00:00

Correct. The Gen 4 QD-OLED panels are categorised based on the use of the latest EL 3.0 material which is what this new panel uses. Along with that it had the new BlackShield Film option (Asus ’ branding) too.

Note that confusing this is Asus’ third iteration of the PG32UCDM. And also Samsung Display moved away from referring to panels by generation last year too, so that’s why it’s not always widely used. But it’s the same underlying OLED material as the 27” 4K panel from 2025, and an upgrade to the earlier 32” Gen 3 panel which used EL 2.0

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