Asus has announced the availability of its improved 4K WOLED gaming monitors, featuring a new anti-reflective panel coating designed to significantly cut down on ambient reflections. This TrueBlack Glossy film combines the Semi-Glossy filters’ reflection handling with the clean and deep colours of Glossy panels. They offer a middle point for those who like to maintain OLED’s renowned deep blacks while minimising the annoying reflections caused by bright environments.
Developed exclusively for the ROG series, the TrueBlack Glossy film pairs a zero-haze optical layer with an advanced anti-reflective stack, said to result in a 38% drop in ambient reflections versus previous-generation glossy WOLED panels. This keeps black hues truly black, even under bright studio spotlights, boosting the perceived image quality and viewing experience. Additionally, the brand’s Clear Pixel Edge algorithm does its best to remove any red-green fringing on text and fine lines, giving you a more comfortable reading and working platform.
Based on the examples shared by Asus – visible below – the TrueBlack Glossy WOLED seems to offer better reflection handling compared to regular Glossy WOLED, coming closer to the result of the Semi-Glossy QD-OLED. But most importantly, it does so without raising the black levels, unlike the QD-OLED which gives the screen a dirty and purple tint effect. Though to be fair, the latter is mainly due to QD-OLEDs’ lack of a polariser, which causes the quantum dot layer to be activated by ambient light; a thing that WOLEDs aren’t impacted by.
Spec-wise, the Asus Strix OLED XG32UCWMG and XG32UCWG monitors equipped with this new technology share a lot of similarities, including a 0.03ms GtG response time, 99% DCI-P3 gamut coverage, 1,300nits peak brightness, Visa DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification, plus support for both G-Sync and FreeSync Premium Pro. The same goes for connectivity, where both come equipped with two HDMI 2.1 ports, one DisplayPort 1.4, one USB Type-C with DP alt mode, plus a USB hub with KVM functionality. The main difference is found in the speed, where the XG32UCWMG offers up to 240Hz at 4K and 480Hz at FHD resolutions while the XG32UCWG drops to 165Hz and 330Hz, respectively.
Once more, Asus is doing its best to protect the OLED panel from burn-in prematurely, leveraging the monitor’s built-in sensor in conjunction with the OLED Care Pro suite to detect when the user is away to dim the screen. Add to that Low Motion Blur, Anti-Flicker technologies, plus aspect-ratio control, and you have a tasty gaming screen.
The Asus ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWG 165Hz can be found at €949, with the Strix OLED XG32UCWMG 240Hz a bit higher, at €1,099. Both models feature Asus’ OLED Care Pro and Neo Proximity Sensor, while being backed by a three-year burn-in warranty.
