The Latest Breaking News from Monitors Unboxed

New testing shows DisplayPort 2.1 is very picky about the monitor cable you're using

If you want the full 80 Gbps of bandwidth, you'll need a DP80-certified cable.

PC Gamer · May 12

After two years and over 6,000 hours, Monitors Unboxed's long-term OLED gaming monitor test shows increasing burn-in

How problematic it is, well, that's up to you...

PC Gamer · Mar 5

Reviewer records first drop in overall brightness after 21 months of burning in his QD-OLED monitor — but the 2% decrease isn't likely to be noticeable

After 5000 hours of torture testing over 21 months, Monitors Unboxed has shared the latest effects of that stress on an MSI MPG 321URX OLED monitor. Beyond burn-in, the display is beginning to exhibit signs of gradual brightness degradation

Tom’s Hardware · Dec 3, 2025

3,800-hour test could show OLED burn-in is on the decline — MSI MPG 321URX shows only 'minor' issues after 15 months of worst-case scenario use

A video chronicling the degradation of an OLED monitor over time has just been published, offering a 15-month update, and things aren't too bad.

Tom’s Hardware · Jun 12, 2025

After 15 months and 3,800 hours of 'worst case' usage, one independent test finds OLED burn-in is now almost a non-issue

That pretty much correlates with our experiences...

PC Gamer · Jun 10, 2025

After a year-long effort to get a QD-OLED monitor to burn in, one tester's results are better than you might expect but not quite perfect

How it will fare in future is hard to say.

PC Gamer · Feb 25, 2025

Should you be worried about OLED burn-in? The increasing evidence is yes, but it's not catastrophic

OLED monitors definitely burn in, but most of the time you probably won't notice.

PC Gamer · Aug 28, 2024