In the last couple of years we’ve also seen technologies like high refresh rate (120Hz), Black Frame Insertion (BFI – a motion blur reduction method) and even variable refresh rate technologies like G-sync and FreeSync appear in this space. All that is beginning to change as LG, one of the key players in the OLED TV market and the producer of all the mainstream OLED underlying panels, have now released a smaller 48″ model which makes the size a little more reasonable and practical for desktop monitor use. Those who are interested in using an OLED TV as a monitor have also tended to be those primarily looking for a gaming and movie display, but until fairly recently these OLED TV’s have lacked some of the key features available from their gaming monitor alternatives.

In years gone by, most OLED TV screens have been far too large for practical desktop monitor use, commonly being 55 – 77″ in size. If you’ve not done so already, we would recommend a read through our recent OLED Displays and the Monitor Market article which talks a lot more about the strengths and weaknesses of this technology. OLED is becoming more and more popular as a TV technology thanks to its incredible contrast ratios, real blacks, super-fast response times and excellent per-pixel local dimming for HDR content. The most common reason for this is the use of OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology, something that you cannot find in any mainstream or more affordable monitor line-up. However, in recent times we have seen a growing number of people interested in buying a modern high end TV and using that as a monitor.

The TV market is not really an area we follow at TFTCentral as we are focused primarily on desktop monitors.

Motion Blur Reduction (Black Frame Insertion – BFI).

Response Times and Refresh Rate Considerations.

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