INNOCN via Amazon [amazon.com] has for Select Accounts:
32" INNOCN 4K 160Hz Mini LED IPS Gaming Monitor on sale for
$499.99. Select accounts may save an additional $50 when you clip the coupon on product page =
$449.99.
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Details via Amazon:- 32" 4K Mini-LED gaming monitor with 2304-zone backlighting
- 160Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time for smooth gameplay
- IPS panel with 99% DCI-P3 and 99% Adobe RGB color coverage
- Factory calibrated with ΔE<2 color accuracy
- USB-C with 65W power delivery, DisplayPort 1.4, and dual HDMI 2.1 ports
- FreeSync compatible; supports 120Hz and 144Hz
- Ergonomic adjustable stand with height, tilt, and swivel support
- Built-in dual 5W stereo speakers
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For 32" 4k monitors, most are OLED these days with few being IPS, and even fewer being mini led.
Any thoughts on mini led vs OLED. I dont want to spend $500-$800 on an OLED and have to deal with burn-in within 3years or so when many warranties run out. So prefer IPS.
Use case would be a mixture of productivity and gaming/entertainment.
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For 32" 4k monitors, most are OLED these days with few being IPS, and even fewer being mini led.
Any thoughts on mini led vs OLED. I dont want to spend $500-$800 on an OLED and have to deal with burn-in within 3years or so when many warranties run out. So prefer IPS.
Use case would be a mixture of productivity and gaming/entertainment.
The monitor itself is not too bad, I use it as a seondary screen to my 321URX (QD OLED), its a bit larger/thicker and the lip is slightly bigger at the bottom in comparison. These are MiniLED so even thicker than your traditional back lit IPS panels.
So yeah you're right MiniLED has its pros in which you don't have to worry about burn ins not like OLED and they get stupid bright with HDR1000 calibration you're looking at around 1100 nits. But as far as HDR goes its okay and not the greatest. In comparison to my OLED it feels a bit more neutral and not as vivid. You don't have much control because with HDR on it locks the dimming to the max (Strong - Smooth) and the only HDR settings you can change is the presets HDR Standard, Movie, Design. Since theres a lack of color saturation I tend to use my OLED for HDR consumption even though its only HDR400 (450 nits), Peak 1000 and EOTF 1000 is not that great.
The monitor itself you can feel is a lot of plastic, cheap housing and mount/stand but for the price im not complaining. Unfortunately despite being a 32" the stand doesn't get very high but it doesnt matter as much to me since I have monitor arms. This unit only has a year warranty and though the older model has had issues so hopefully this is better?
So as far as MiniLEDs go most people prefer VA panels as opposed to IPS mostly for the contrast, IPS has limited contrast. Also glossy will look better than matte. One thing you'll notice is with dimming off it'll work like a normal IPS panel but with it on is what gets you the darker blacks but it willl never be as dark as OLED. The algorithm on these are good but not great, you're still subject to blooming and haloing even with the increased number of dimming zones. This is when you have a small bright image in a dark background it will dim both so your white mouse cursor can look gray. Since its matte and IPS you will notice a bit more haze when you're not dead center. Again my QD is my main center, this is my secondary side monitor so I can tell theres a little bit of haze but its a combination of being an IPS and matte rather than the prefered VA and glossy.
I've gamed with it, so far with Crimson Desert, it looks good in HDR but I feel the OLED is a bit more sharp and has better contrast and saturation.. more vivid colors on the OLED, this one is more bland/neutral but I guess you can say its more 'natural' then but you have less picture pop if thats what you prefer. Browsing, youtube/media/streams, doing productivity it'll be fine, you can leave it on for hours and hours with no worries. Though I must admit I've left my OLED for hours and its been fine, the whole burn in is overblown and while it does happen its usually to the extreme and we're talking about full days static images max brightness and everything. I've had mine for about 2 years now and haven't seen any and I've left mine on plenty of times.
So overall this one can work as a regular IPS panel if you prefer, with stronger local dimming you get the darker blacks but its not going to beat OLED in that because one turns off the pixels and one dims the lighting. It's not perfect but its good for the price. If you wait it out you can actually get this cheaper, I got mine for $369.99. That was lightning deal + coupon. It has gone down several times to $449.99 - coupon brining it closer to $400. $499 with coupon seems common. I think its a good monitor, I can't really comment on longevity as I've barely had mine for a week. You can see better reviews on Amazon JP. Innocn is the same company as Titan Army, they do have other variants around the world. Their revised one has glossy, dual res, and better joystick/OSD control. This one still has the multiple buttons.
If you don't mind tinkering with its a good monitor, it'll just take a bit more dialing it down. On my OLED there was only a few settings I changed and never had to change a setting again. On this one it doesn't auto detect HDR so if you set HDR on you'll have to go back to the OSD and switch it to HDR. These are just the minor setbacks I've found, that and with HDR on you cant change dimming zone levels. Again for the price I paid I can't complain much. There is around 3-4 newer MiniLED models coming from different brands that was announced in Computex but they're more 27" 5K with dual to 2K if you want to wait for those, cant really speak for price. Innocn/Titan Army is more for value.
For 32" 4k monitors, most are OLED these days with few being IPS, and even fewer being mini led.
Any thoughts on mini led vs OLED. I dont want to spend $500-$800 on an OLED and have to deal with burn-in within 3years or so when many warranties run out. So prefer IPS.
Use case would be a mixture of productivity and gaming/entertainment.
I have had 1st gen oled panels from used and I didn't have much issues and im sure they used it for browsing since it was their main display
they last just as well and yes like u27 mentioned; the burn in is over blown, Samsung has produced OLEDs for so long and I would worry about dead pixels before burn in; you would need to be doing rtings tests with cnn marquee for months 24/7 to see exaggerated burn in that would affect your gaming experience; most burn in is noticeable on other high contrast content like white browser load screens; but on black you don't see anything wrong with it
for $500 it is a tough buy to get a 4k miniled since you really need the gpu to power this properly; oled just has better response times but it will give some content that you are used to seeing with motion blur a kind of fringe since the content itself is rendered under the refresh rate so its the opposite problem where the pc host is the bottleneck rather than the response time of OLED
OLEDs are really dipping down so that puts miniled in a competitive position
I have had 1st gen oled panels from used and I didn't have much issues and im sure they used it for browsing since it was their main display
they last just as well and yes like u27 mentioned; the burn in is over blown, Samsung has produced OLEDs for so long and I would worry about dead pixels before burn in; you would need to be doing rtings tests with cnn marquee for months 24/7 to see exaggerated burn in that would affect your gaming experience; most burn in is noticeable on other high contrast content like white browser load screens; but on black you don't see anything wrong with it
for $500 it is a tough buy to get a 4k miniled since you really need the gpu to power this properly; oled just has better response times but it will give some content that you are used to seeing with motion blur a kind of fringe since the content itself is rendered under the refresh rate so its the opposite problem where the pc host is the bottleneck rather than the response time of OLED
OLEDs are really dipping down so that puts miniled in a competitive position
There haven't been any long-term issues. Once in a while, the monitor will glitch and require a hard power cycle. Or it might take a while to wake from sleep. Regardless of OS, these sorts of hiccups happen have occurred with every single monitor I've ever owned.
The quality control isn't great. Be prepared to have seams that aren't flush or a dead pixel or two. I think I sent back two units before I got the one I kept, which has a flawless screen but has a seam that appears to have left the factory a little light on glue. Fortunately, that side faces the wall.
At this price, which isn't quite the rock bottom that it has hit in the past, it's very competitive with the OLEDs and other monitors in this class, many of which can't come close to the HDR1000 that this one hits. Also, I've found the color accuracy is excellent. It looks way better than any other monitor in my house and beats all but my Sony A80J OLED TV.
In a nutshell, despite the cosmetic issues, I have contemplated buying another one of these models many times over the years, because it's hard to beat the quality for the price. If INNOCN actually tried and, say, implemented QC and offered firmware updates, they could make a killer monitor.
For 32" 4k monitors, most are OLED these days with few being IPS, and even fewer being mini led.
Any thoughts on mini led vs OLED. I dont want to spend $500-$800 on an OLED and have to deal with burn-in within 3years or so when many warranties run out. So prefer IPS.
Use case would be a mixture of productivity and gaming/entertainment.
Im now looking at the recent Samsung 32in 4k OLED monitor too, which is about $150 more than this deal. (This deal was down to $450 after 10% coupon).
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Im now looking at the recent Samsung 32in 4k OLED monitor too, which is about $150 more than this deal. (This deal was down to $450 after 10% coupon).
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