Tuesday, August 22nd 2023
ASUS Unveils 32-inch 4K OLED ROG Swift PG32UCDM Gaming Monitor
For many gamers, 32-inch displays might be the perfect size. They're large enough to immerse you in a sweeping vista of pixels, yet not too large to fit comfortably on a standard-sized desk. Today, we're ready to announce a 32-inch monitor that's loaded with OLED luxuries. Meet the world's first 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor: the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM. Primed for excellence with a 4K QD-OLED panel, a premium ROG cooling solution, and blazing-fast 240 Hz refresh rate, this monitor proves that you can have it all.
QD-OLED panels make a stunning first impression. You won't have to sit in front of the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM for more than a moment to see the difference that this panel technology makes. Since each pixel in an OLED panel is its own light source, you can get true, inky blacks. The PG32UCDM employs second-generation Quantum Dot OLED tech that goes a step further to give you even more vibrant colors, an optimized subpixel layout for improved text clarity, and bright, eye-catching highlights.
Great cooling makes sure that you get the most out of this otherworldly display tech. As our work with high-end graphics cards, gaming laptops, and AIO liquid coolers demonstrates, we have extensive experience when it comes to designing cooling solutions. We brought that full expertise to bear on the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM. To help ensure a long product lifespan, we've equipped this monitor with a custom heatsink that keeps its mainboard cool without the need for a distracting fan.
But there's more. A graphene film behind the entire panel keeps it cool and comfortable. The thinnest yet strongest nanomaterial in the world, graphene has a thermal conductivity coefficient of up to 5,300 W/mk - a figure more than a hundred times greater than silver, copper, gold, or aluminium can offer. The lower operating temperatures offered by this cooling solution allow the display to produce and sustain high peak brightness levels. It can reach 1000 nits of peak brightness with perfect black levels for an incredible HDR experience. The PG32UCDM's premium cooling tech also gives you peace of mind that your monitor will go the distance, as it helps minimize the risk of burn-in.
4K and 240 Hz are better together
Year after year, we've pushed the boundaries for gaming monitors to deliver incredible gaming experiences. With our high-refresh-rate gaming monitors, starting with the world's first 144 Hz display back in 2012, we blazed a trail for the rest of the industry to follow. Now, we're ready to raise the bar for gamers who love the lifelike detail they get when gaming on a 4K display.
The ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM gives you an unbeatable combination of specs with its OLED panel, 240 Hz refresh rate, and 4K resolution. With the lifelike detail that comes with high-resolution gaming and the fast, responsive animation offered by the 240 Hz refresh rate, you'll get the best of both worlds. The panel's superlative 0.03 ms response time complements high framerates by all but taking motion blur out of the picture - you'll have impressive detail, fluid animation, and pristine image clarity, all at once. The cherry on the top is G-SYNC compatible tech, which ensures tear-free visuals while keeping latency low.
Previous-gen connectors couldn't offer the bandwidth necessary to make this combination a reality, but the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM makes it happen with its extensive connectivity options. Equipped with the latest HDMI 2.1 ports and DisplayPort 1.4 ports with Display Stream Compression (DSC), the PG32UCDM is prepped to give you an exceptional 4K gaming experience.
Easy multiple device management with Smart KVM and USB-C
As a gamer, you likely have many different devices that you could connect to the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM. Through Smart KVM, you can easily control two of them with this one monitor. The PG32UCDM lets you use picture-in-picture (PIP) mode to see the display outputs of two devices simultaneously. Through a simple keyboard hotkey, you can toggle which device you're currently controlling with the mouse and keyboard.
The PG32UCDM's USB Type-C port makes it easy to use Smart KVM with a wide range of devices - and it has a few other tricks up its sleeve, too. This port is configured to function as a USB hub, too, and it can recharge a connected device, like the ROG Ally, with USB Power Delivery.
In the past, gamers often had to pick and choose which specs mattered to them the most as they picked their next monitor. With the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM, you don't have to compromise. You can enjoy gaming at 4K with a high refresh rate, an ultra-low average response time, lifelike colors, and exceptional contrast, all at the same time.
Currently, we plan to make this monitor available for sale early in 2024.
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QD-OLED panels make a stunning first impression. You won't have to sit in front of the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM for more than a moment to see the difference that this panel technology makes. Since each pixel in an OLED panel is its own light source, you can get true, inky blacks. The PG32UCDM employs second-generation Quantum Dot OLED tech that goes a step further to give you even more vibrant colors, an optimized subpixel layout for improved text clarity, and bright, eye-catching highlights.
But there's more. A graphene film behind the entire panel keeps it cool and comfortable. The thinnest yet strongest nanomaterial in the world, graphene has a thermal conductivity coefficient of up to 5,300 W/mk - a figure more than a hundred times greater than silver, copper, gold, or aluminium can offer. The lower operating temperatures offered by this cooling solution allow the display to produce and sustain high peak brightness levels. It can reach 1000 nits of peak brightness with perfect black levels for an incredible HDR experience. The PG32UCDM's premium cooling tech also gives you peace of mind that your monitor will go the distance, as it helps minimize the risk of burn-in.
4K and 240 Hz are better together
Year after year, we've pushed the boundaries for gaming monitors to deliver incredible gaming experiences. With our high-refresh-rate gaming monitors, starting with the world's first 144 Hz display back in 2012, we blazed a trail for the rest of the industry to follow. Now, we're ready to raise the bar for gamers who love the lifelike detail they get when gaming on a 4K display.
The ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM gives you an unbeatable combination of specs with its OLED panel, 240 Hz refresh rate, and 4K resolution. With the lifelike detail that comes with high-resolution gaming and the fast, responsive animation offered by the 240 Hz refresh rate, you'll get the best of both worlds. The panel's superlative 0.03 ms response time complements high framerates by all but taking motion blur out of the picture - you'll have impressive detail, fluid animation, and pristine image clarity, all at once. The cherry on the top is G-SYNC compatible tech, which ensures tear-free visuals while keeping latency low.
Previous-gen connectors couldn't offer the bandwidth necessary to make this combination a reality, but the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM makes it happen with its extensive connectivity options. Equipped with the latest HDMI 2.1 ports and DisplayPort 1.4 ports with Display Stream Compression (DSC), the PG32UCDM is prepped to give you an exceptional 4K gaming experience.
Easy multiple device management with Smart KVM and USB-C
As a gamer, you likely have many different devices that you could connect to the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM. Through Smart KVM, you can easily control two of them with this one monitor. The PG32UCDM lets you use picture-in-picture (PIP) mode to see the display outputs of two devices simultaneously. Through a simple keyboard hotkey, you can toggle which device you're currently controlling with the mouse and keyboard.
The PG32UCDM's USB Type-C port makes it easy to use Smart KVM with a wide range of devices - and it has a few other tricks up its sleeve, too. This port is configured to function as a USB hub, too, and it can recharge a connected device, like the ROG Ally, with USB Power Delivery.
In the past, gamers often had to pick and choose which specs mattered to them the most as they picked their next monitor. With the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM, you don't have to compromise. You can enjoy gaming at 4K with a high refresh rate, an ultra-low average response time, lifelike colors, and exceptional contrast, all at the same time.
Currently, we plan to make this monitor available for sale early in 2024.
73 Comments on ASUS Unveils 32-inch 4K OLED ROG Swift PG32UCDM Gaming Monitor
We even have GPUs from AMD that can output 80 Gbps signal - check PRO W7900 and W7800
www.bizlinktech.com/products/detail/1637/DP80+Enhanced+Full-Size+DP+Cable
www.cablematters.com/Blog/DisplayPort/displayport-2-0-certification-what-are-dp40-and-dp80-cables
www.allion.com/news-center/usb_c_to_enhanced_full_sized_dp80_cable/
Remember, we are talking about a specific product not the existence of high-bandwidth interlinks.
for me both matte and glossy are relevant but people should be offered a choice.
Nowadays glossy gaming displays are very rare, only the qd-oled ultrawide from samsung/alienware/msi are glossy
lot of people love matte, but I don’t play 1 inch away from a window and I particularly hate the hazy/grainy look of the matte layer
Maybe ASUS is saying that this is a monitor you can grow old with!
:):D:p
It's the product that has cheapen out on display IC chip, while still wanting to charge a premium prize.
Unacceptable in 2023, when new DP 2.1 ports and cables are available. Samsung's new Neo G9 monitor will launch in a few days. It features DP 2.1 port.
Got it.
Like many here, I realize that there are other products on the market that support DP 2.x.
All of the major electronics manufacturers test multiple prototypes with different components, capabilities, and perhaps most importantly COGS.
There will likely be a product with those specifications one day. Just not today. And probably not tomorrow either.
Many people online don't seem to grasp the concept of the prototyping process and the fact that there are unreleased designs. Nor do they understand that companies can work on multiple generations of products.
It's not just here at TPU. Pretty much all technology discussion venues have those people. Just like those sites have people who don't understand the difference between revenue and profit. And honestly, it's not just limited to consumer electronics. It could be about anything: hot glue guns, spark plugs, washing machines, whatever.
ASUS announced a new SKU today. That doesn't mean they aren't working on other products. They have probably tested designs that include DP 2.1 circuitry.
The PC monitor industry is a low-margin, cut throat competitive battlefield. Shaving $5 off a monitor chip might be the difference in an extra percentage point of gross margin. ASUS isn't a charity. They exist to increase shareholder value. Samsung is no different. Neither is LG...
There's a big difference between choosing the cheaper of 2 components that serve the same purpose and choosing the cheaper of 2 components where 1 can only meet part of the requirements. The first is the nature of any round of design optimization, the second is the stupid age we live in.
There's tons of other meaningless shit they could have cut instead, like the stupid red led in the stand, or the led matrix in the back with the ROG logo (that probably will be programable because of course it will since it's an ROG product), but instead it's implementing a newer port that's cut and, from the Asus announcement page, even HDR and the USB Hub are disabled if you're using USB Power delivery because..... well because fuck you RGB leds is more important :nutkick:
Now is there ANY REASON why this doesnt have Display port 2.1??
If you don't like the current offerings, don't buy it. No one -- not Asus, not Samsung, not anyone else -- can please everyone all the time.
If this sells well, don't blame Asus, blame your fellow consumers. Remember that Asus is here to make a buck. Their strategy is to avoid putting out stuff that has very limited appeal.
If you are a fast food company and people love eating swill, you will produce swill.
There are too many product announcements for me to slam every single thing that doesn't fit my exact needs. Is my Mac mini M2 Pro perfect? My LG 27UL850W? My car? My electric toothbrush? No. If someone asks me if I like the Super Cheesy Chicken Ghost Pepper Chalupa Crunch Roll, I say "sorry, I haven't tried it."
I know that getting excessively dramatic about things online is very fashionable in 2023. However the chances that anyone with decision making authority at Asus is reading this thread is almost non-existent.
Best strategy: just wait patiently and quietly for something that fits your general needs. You can yell at the sky all you'd like. Just make sure someone up there is listening. And if they are, consider if your voice is enough to effectuate change.
There were no OLED monitors in the 2000s. And no 4K@120Hz models in the mid 2010s. Today we have 4K@240Hz. There is progress happening. Next year someone is going to bitch that there's no 4K@480Hz monitor. Someday there will be someone saying that missing DisplayPort 7.0 support is an outrage because 7.0 cables are already on the market.
Great. WE KNOW. In the mean time, please take a seat and quietly drink your juice.
Some people will be disappointed with everything. Hell of a way to go through life.
The Internet wasn't always like this. I've been on the World Wide Web basically since its inception in the early Nineties. The smartphone has turned the Internet into an online ghetto. It gave everyone a voice but it didn't make the 'net any better. It just created more noise.
I guess saying that I would have to wait for an LG version regardless....
This very monitor in the article IS 4K/240Hz 10-bit RGB/444. Its full signal needs almost 70 Gbps of visual data feed. Asus should have offered full speed DP 2.1 port at 80 Gbps, so that we do not need to use 7 years old DP 1.4a with DSC.DP 2.1 display IC already exists in Samsung Neo G9 that is coming out in a few weeks, so Asus has an access to it too.This does not excuse Asus for not offering DP 2.1 on a high-end monitor they will attempt to sell for probably $2,000. No excuse whatsoever. It's quite disappointing what they did here as this monitor can take a full advantage of new DP 2.1 standard.
Samsung will offer the first monitor with DP 2.1 port - Neo G9
LG was the first company to introduce HDMI 2.1 ports at full speed 48 Gbps in 2019 already, ahead of anyone else. They design in-house display IC solutions.Six monitor companies announced that they would release new monitors with DP 2.1 ports. You can see this in AMD's RDNA3 presentation from November last year. At CES in January, several specific DP 2.1 monitors were announced. Samsung will release 57 inch Neo G9 dual-4K in a few weeks.There is no single monitor with DP 2.1 ports in the market as yet. Samsung's Odyssey Neo G9 dual-4K will be the first one, in a few weeks.
4K/144Hz monitor cannot do uncompressed signal, neither in SDR/8-bit nor in HDR/10-bit.