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48" AORUS FO48U 4K UHD OLED 120Hz 1ms Freesync Premium Gaming Monitor

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Newegg has AORUS FO48U Gaming Monitor on sale for $1,129.99. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • Resolution: 3840x2160
  • Refresh Rate: 120Hz
  • Response Time: 1ms
  • FreeSync Premium, HDR10
  • 10-bit color / 98% DCI-P3 / 130% sRGB
  • KVM feature with USB Type-C to control multiple devices (10Gbps Type-C cable required)
  • 300x300mm VESA
  • Ports:
    • 2x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)
    • 1x USB 3.0 Up
    • 2x USB 3.0 Down
    • 1x USB-C

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $270 lower than the last time this monitor was a Frontpage Deal in August.
    • This price is $370 lower (25% savings) than the list price.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 3 year warranty.
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Newegg has AORUS FO48U Gaming Monitor on sale for $1,129.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Resolution: 3840x2160
  • Refresh Rate: 120Hz
  • Response Time: 1ms
  • FreeSync Premium, HDR10
  • 10-bit color / 98% DCI-P3 / 130% sRGB
  • KVM feature with USB Type-C to control multiple devices (10Gbps Type-C cable required)
  • 300x300mm VESA
  • Ports:
    • 2x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)
    • 1x USB 3.0 Up
    • 2x USB 3.0 Down
    • 1x USB-C

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $270 lower than the last time this monitor was a Frontpage Deal in August.
    • This price is $370 lower (25% savings) than the list price.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 3 year warranty.
  • About this store:

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Written by Suryasis

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darkxss
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Gigabyte's customer service is very hard to get it touch with the right person and take a long time to get back in touch with you. I sent an email last week and still have not heard back about a monitor joystick menu control that broke less than a year from buying it. Oh and the warranty the give with the screen requires you pay for shipping back to them for repair. And you can imagine what that cost for any screen. For my 34" ultra wide it's about $150….
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SuplexCity
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Well for one reason, you need the latest Nvidia or AMD GPUs to be able to run LG OLED at 4k@120 which is due to HDMI 2.1. This has DP 1.4 so you can get that resolution setup on even older graphics cards while still having VRR.

KVM and USB ports are super helpful as well if you are planning to use this as a proper monitor.
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I don't see a point of this other than the displayport input and auto on/off like a monitor (rather than a TV). Better to buy an LG OLED. It has a bigger offline presence and you would get service within your home, rather than ship this as mentioned by someone above.
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Dec 31, 2021 1:31 PM
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chyeeaaboiDec 31, 2021 1:31 PM
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No one? Ok I'll say it. That ain't a monitor at that size…that's a TV!!! lol jk jk
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CharlesCCCDec 31, 2021 1:46 PM
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Is this Brightness: 130-150 cd/m2 (typical) right ? Don't usually monitor go around 300-400 ?

Other than that, I believe everything else is what I wanted for a monitor OLED/4k/120Hz.

Crazy specs.
Dec 31, 2021 2:32 PM
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darkxssDec 31, 2021 2:32 PM
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Gigabyte's customer service is very hard to get it touch with the right person and take a long time to get back in touch with you. I sent an email last week and still have not heard back about a monitor joystick menu control that broke less than a year from buying it. Oh and the warranty the give with the screen requires you pay for shipping back to them for repair. And you can imagine what that cost for any screen. For my 34" ultra wide it's about $150….
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Dec 31, 2021 3:02 PM
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PowerfulClub4936Dec 31, 2021 3:02 PM
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When you setup HDR on a pc/monitor, do you have to switch HDR on and off for SDR vs HDR content when it plays?
Dec 31, 2021 3:24 PM
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TonyD7909Dec 31, 2021 3:24 PM
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How does this compare to the LG OLED one....the CX model for gaming?
Dec 31, 2021 3:40 PM
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FancyBike5413Dec 31, 2021 3:40 PM
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Quote from darkxss View quoted comment :
Gigabyte's customer service is very hard to get it touch with the right person and take a long time to get back in touch with you. I sent an email last week and still have not heard back about a monitor joystick menu control that broke less than a year from buying it. Oh and the warranty the give with the screen requires you pay for shipping back to them for repair. And you can imagine what that cost for any screen. For my 34" ultra wide it's about $150….
It's holiday weeks. Customer services are getting flooded with request while having fewer people working on it. It's not only Gigabyte, many other companies face similar issues.
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Quote from PowerfulClub4936 View quoted comment :
When you setup HDR on a pc/monitor, do you have to switch HDR on and off for SDR vs HDR content when it plays?
Yes, you need to manually do that, unless the software you're using has the ability to do so. I use MPC-BE for local Video file playback and if you use 3rd party renderer like madVR or MPC Video Renderer, they have a setting which enable them to turn Display HDR on from the Windows Display setting when you play a HDR video file. Otherwise, you need to do it manually.

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Dec 31, 2021 4:02 PM
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CodWaPeaceDec 31, 2021 4:02 PM
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I don't see a point of this other than the displayport input and auto on/off like a monitor (rather than a TV). Better to buy an LG OLED. It has a bigger offline presence and you would get service within your home, rather than ship this as mentioned by someone above.
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TruongKyDec 31, 2021 4:04 PM
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which 4k TV can be used as monitor (for daily uses, not gaming)? Thanks!
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Quote from CodWaPeace View quoted comment :
I don't see a point of this other than the displayport input and auto on/off like a monitor (rather than a TV). Better to buy an LG OLED. It has a bigger offline presence and you would get service within your home, rather than ship this as mentioned by someone above.
Well for one reason, you need the latest Nvidia or AMD GPUs to be able to run LG OLED at 4k@120 which is due to HDMI 2.1. This has DP 1.4 so you can get that resolution setup on even older graphics cards while still having VRR.

KVM and USB ports are super helpful as well if you are planning to use this as a proper monitor.
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Dec 31, 2021 4:37 PM
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Helicon_1Dec 31, 2021 4:37 PM
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Quote from CharlesCCC View quoted comment :
Is this Brightness: 130-150 cd/m2 (typical) right ? Don't usually monitor go around 300-400 ?

Other than that, I believe everything else is what I wanted for a monitor OLED/4k/120Hz.

Crazy specs.
Peak brightness on the LG CX is 600-700 depending on the model size. This has 800-900 so it's going to have a wider brightness range. As you say 400 is the industry standard minimum for good HDR so this is excellent (as you'd expect for this price!).
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Dec 31, 2021 4:47 PM
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trojaxDec 31, 2021 4:47 PM
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Good to see OLED started to enter the monitor market, not just TV. Hopefully we'll see reasonable priced 32" OLED next year. 4K should be the norm, 2K monitors would be obsolete in 2022.
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crushyslushyDec 31, 2021 5:14 PM
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Why? C1 or gtfo
This has monitor features such as auto on/off and auto input switching. Using the remote to turn on and off the monitor separately from the PC sucks.
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Quote from Suryasis View quoted comment :
Yes, you need to manually do that, unless the software you're using has the ability to do so. I use MPC-BE for local Video file playback and if you use 3rd party renderer like madVR or MPC Video Renderer, they have a setting which enable them to turn Display HDR on from the Windows Display setting when you play a HDR video file. Otherwise, you need to do it manually.
Thanks, that's simple enough.

I went through a lot of trial and error trying to set up one of those bargain Vivobook OLEDs on Netflix. I thought that windows would be good enough to switch but I came to that conclusion - unless things changed.​

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