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« Last post by tp4tissue on Thu, 15 October 2026, 07:44:42 »
Most of these monitor companies arn't even trying anymore.
The baseline LCDs are decent, but the idea of improving performance in terms of motion clarity has stalled.
You need a stronger backlit plane, tune-able strobe, and robust dimming algo.
It takes too big a processor to drive those 3 things together all at once, where simply switching to OLED is cheaper and more profitable.
So, LCD monitors are stuck in an uncomfortable spot. It just can't compete with Oled motion clarity and general image quality given the price brackets.
TCL tried really hard, and they have easily the best mini led LCD monitor, but no one bought it, because they can buy an oled instead for the price.
It's really unfortunate, because LCD does still have advantages when done properly. 1000nit Full field luminance, virtually no burnin if you play games.
Inkjet printed oled from TCL is slated for 2027, they have the design done on their 1080p 700hz model which may come in a 32 inch. That would be quite nice.
Pretty much no one else has the margin to push the tech stack much further.
700hz is extremely formidable, but Tp4 thinks, it's not ambitious enough. Since they're going to drive the 80gbps range, why not 1080p @ 1352hz, if you're gonna DSC it, why not crank it.
Contrary to normative discussions, the way VRR works today with Quick Frame transport.
Even if you ran only 500fps, the 1352hz monitor will refresh each of the 500 frames FASTER in 1352th of a second vs 700th of a second on a 700hz monitor. This makes a big difference in fluidity and DOES net an improvement on motion clarity.
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