It wasn't burn in that did you in, but getting a scratch.
Looks like I will need to replace my monitor within the next year or so. There is an inch long scratch on the screen about 6 inches from the right middle edge of the screen that slightly distorts the color where the scratch is. While not a big issue, it is enough to defeat the purpose of having a 48" OLED monitor with a 144hz refresh rate. Here are my opinions on the monitor after 4 years.
Absolutely no burn in. That was my main concern, and I did not plan on owning it more than 5 years due to potential burn in. I run the monitor fairly bright at 446 nits max brightness and hide the task bar. I haven't really needed to do anything else except try not to show a static image for more than 6 hours. There are about 10 dead pixels along the top of the screen and don't notice them much. The speakers are not as loud as dedicated speakers but should be sufficient. The color reproduction is phenomenal and helps with low light situations while gaming. Gigabyte's software blows. This would be the main reason I don't repurchase a new Gigabyte monitor. Get one with better software support. The main thing is the screen refresher. I have to turn off the monitor for it to go into a screen refresh, then turn it back on. It doesn't do it on its own when the monitor goes idle. The integrated USB hub has connectivity issues.
I love the size with one caveat. I sit back about three feet from the monitor, and it consumes most of my central vision. It's very immersive for a desktop monitor setup. It's very easy to setup for multi-tasking. However, I cannot use it for video calling because there isn't a good way to mount a webcam. On top, the webcam is about a foot above me. Below is unflattering. To the side is a bit awkward to make eye contact.
Looks like I will need to replace my monitor within the next year or so. There is an inch long scratch on the screen about 6 inches from the right middle edge of the screen that slightly distorts the color where the scratch is. While not a big issue, it is enough to defeat the purpose of having a 48" OLED monitor with a 144hz refresh rate. Here are my opinions on the monitor after 4 years.
Absolutely no burn in. That was my main concern, and I did not plan on owning it more than 5 years due to potential burn in. I run the monitor fairly bright at 446 nits max brightness and hide the task bar. I haven't really needed to do anything else except try not to show a static image for more than 6 hours. There are about 10 dead pixels along the top of the screen and don't notice them much. The speakers are not as loud as dedicated speakers but should be sufficient. The color reproduction is phenomenal and helps with low light situations while gaming. Gigabyte's software blows. This would be the main reason I don't repurchase a new Gigabyte monitor. Get one with better software support. The main thing is the screen refresher. I have to turn off the monitor for it to go into a screen refresh, then turn it back on. It doesn't do it on its own when the monitor goes idle. The integrated USB hub has connectivity issues.
I love the size with one caveat. I sit back about three feet from the monitor, and it consumes most of my central vision. It's very immersive for a desktop monitor setup. It's very easy to setup for multi-tasking. However, I cannot use it for video calling because there isn't a good way to mount a webcam. On top, the webcam is about a foot above me. Below is unflattering. To the side is a bit awkward to make eye contact.
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