The trend of OLED is still blowing to the display. What are its benefits?

Starting a few years ago, flagship mobile phones began to be equipped with OLED screens as standard, which made the display effect of mobile phones improve by leaps and bounds, and OLED once became the standard configuration of flagship phones. Thanks to the rich color performance, static contrast ratio and faster response speed that greatly exceeds ordinary LCD panels, OLED panels are very suitable for playing games or professional design.

But until the first half of this year, there were still only a handful of manufacturers using OLED in displays, and the products they launched were not attractive enough. But the good news is that now domestic manufacturers have begun to launch high-end OLED displays, and their performance in multiple dimensions is also quite good, such as the HKC OG27QK I have. As a new high-end flagship OLED display launched by HKC, what surprises can this OG27QK bring? You might as well read on.

Appearance design

As usual, we will analyze the design of HKC OG27QK this time. First of all, from the overall look, this time HKC OG27QK abandoned the exaggerated e-sports design style and adopted a more low-key and restrained design without losing the sense of power.

Most of the monitor is made of plastic, but the stand, back panel, and monitor "backpack" are all covered with metallic paint to give it a more metallic sheen. Some users may question the strength of the stand, but after I actually used it, the stability is no less than that of metal. It can also reduce the weight of the monitor and make it easier for users to move.

At the same time, the stand supports multi-directional adjustment of lifting, left and right, horizontal and vertical, and pitch, so users can easily choose a viewing posture that suits them. The words "GAME WORLD" are engraved on the top of the stand, revealing its gaming attributes. The bottom is equipped with cable holes to store monitor cables and avoid cluttering desktop cables.

The base part adopts a rectangular design, which is not only thin but also takes up less desktop area. The material is metal and the surface has been sandblasted to further enhance the texture and is suitable for creating a simple style desktop.

Thanks to the fact that OLED panels do not require a backlight layer, the display panel is quite thin. The rest of the hardware is designed into this metallic style "backpack". Between the panel and the "backpack", there is a circle of hidden RGB light strips, which is perfectly hidden when not lit. When lit, this circle of RGB lights will show a floating feeling, giving the feeling of the panel being suspended in the air.

As a high-end flagship monitor, the interface configuration is also quite rich, equipped with two HDMI 2.0 interfaces, one DP1.4 and a Type-C interface that supports 90W reverse charging. Not only can it be connected to computer hosts, but it can also be connected to next-generation game consoles such as Xbox and PS5. It can also be connected to laptops or devices that support Type-C video output to achieve "one-line communication". The two USB3.0 Type-A interfaces can also meet the wireless device link needs of e-sports players, occupying as little as possible the motherboard or chassis front interface.

Display experience

After talking about the appearance, let’s take a look at the strength of this panel. After inquiries, we learned that the panel of HKC OG27QK comes from LG. The specific model is LW270AHQ-ERG2. It is a WOLED panel with RGBW vertical strip pixel layout, 27-inch 2K resolution, and native refresh rate of 240Hz, taking into account both clarity and high resolution. Brush is very friendly to both gamers and professional designers.

After the screen is lit, since each pixel of the OLED panel is composed of luminescent organic materials and can directly emit light in the three basic colors of red, green and blue, it can control the color generation more accurately. In addition, the black color of OLED is due to the fact that the corresponding pixels do not emit light at all, which brings a very shocking transparent visual performance. The 98.5% DCI-P3 color gamut makes the picture more vivid, and the panel's native 10-bit color transition advantage makes the display effect more natural. Whether it is gaming or watching movies, you can have a stronger sense of immersion. The ultra-high panel properties are used It is more than enough for professional design monitors, and it can be said to take into account all aspects.

Gaming performance

Since the display effect is so excellent, how does it perform in the actual gaming experience? Here we select some games to test.

The HKC OG27QK OLED panel natively supports 240Hz high refresh rate, which can feel smoother in games than common monitors with a refresh rate of less than 200Hz. Take the 3A game "Starry Sky" as an example. Both the movement of the character's perspective in the game and the ease of operation are superior to ordinary LCD screens. With perfect color performance, different styles of planet ecology are restored, and the game immersion is quite strong.

As for latency performance, let’s do a little popular science first. The liquid crystal unit of a traditional LCD panel displays different colors by rotating polarized light, so it requires a certain response time, which also makes the response speed of the LCD panel relatively slow. But the OLED panel is different. Each of its pixels can be individually controlled on and off. It can light up as long as it is powered on. This process is completed almost instantaneously, so the response speed is very fast.

On the HKC OG27QK, the response time can reach 0.03ms (GTG), and smear is difficult to detect with the naked eye. So this monitor will be very suitable for playing FPS games. Take the two popular FPS games "Fearless Contract" and "CS: GO" for demonstration. It can be seen that whether it is opening the scope to aim or moving and stopping, it is very easy to use, and there is almost no delay. Even in scenes with rapid screen changes or complex scene special effects, there is no smearing or blurring.

Operation experience

In terms of OSD menu, HKC OG27QK uses blue as the main color and is distributed in three sections. The first, second and third level menus can be displayed at the same time. With the multi-directional joystick, the operation is clearer. Gamers can turn on functions such as game center and timer in the menu, while professional design users can adjust the color or color temperature to find a display effect that suits them, greatly improving work efficiency.