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
But we all know what's going to happen to top ROG monitors
ETA: Q2 2024
When it actually available in actual store: Q2 2025
www.techpowerup.com/303183/asus-and-rog-unveil-innovative-monitors-at-ces-2023
tftcentral.co.uk/news/asus-rog-swift-pg32uqxr-with-32-4k160hz-mini-led-backlight-and-displayport-2-1
I can't find what spec they're using, might be the basic 40gbps for all I know, but that's already a big improvement over DP1.4 - from 32gbps to 40gbps doesn't seem like a lot but due to signalling eficiency it's really from ~25.9gbps to ~38.6gbps
But for certain, some people are unhappy with everything.In 2013, yes, for sure. In 2023, no way. Over-commercializations, scammers, and AI are well on their way to destroying all of that, or at least burying the good stuff so deep it's hard to find.
There is almost as much misinformation on the Internet as there is actual knowledge. Search engines don't know the difference and won't prioritize the good stuff anymore because of SEO and other monetization shenanigans.
And none of this is new. If you know how search engines work (and don't work), it's not difficult to trick them. Remember all of the "weapons of mass destruction" antics? Early episode of that.
Anyhow the point is that this monitor addresses a certain segment of the consumer buying audience. It's not meant to be the end-all device. Like I said, Asus undoubtedly has other prototypes in their labs and they specifically selected this BOM to become a shipping product.
And didn't the Lovelace generation (RTX 40-series) stay at DisplayPort 1.4 anyhow? GeForce RTX is the dominant discrete GPU for the DIY PC gamer community. As far as I understand, if you plug a DisplayPort 1.4 video card into a DisplayPort 2.x monitor, you still only get DisplayPort 1.4 features. Or am I wrong?
Asus -- as an AIB partner of both Nvidia and AMD -- may not be motivated to make their GeForce offerings look sucky on this monitor. They may be waiting on the RTX 50-series for a wide rollout of DisplayPort 2.x.
If you don't like it (and that's fine), go ahead and start your own consumer computing hardware company. It's easy for people like you I'm sure. And you will only make the right decisions for everyone all the time.
Complaining is fine too. Go bitch about it on social media: FB, X, Insta, whatever.
But the senior execs aren't reading TPU. They would be insane to make product line decisions based on what people say here. It gets nuttier and nuttier with each passing week. Toss in this mile-high stack of features, price it at $99 with a 20-year warranty and make it draw 0.01W. And screw your shareholders, we don't give a rat's arse about gross margins. Yes, that's the ticket, sell everything at COGS.
Well, there we have it. Asus does have DP 2.1 display IC with two wide bandwidth DP 2.1 ports, so it's even more weird why they decided not to install this or similar display IC chip into the monitor from the article.
Using CVT-RBv2 video timings by VESA, we get this:
3920x2429 total pixels x 240Hz = 2,285 GHz pixel clock x 10-bit x 3 (RGB) = 68.56 Gbps of unencoded bandwidth
68.56 Gbps /128 x132 encoding = 70.7 Gbps data bandwidth
Such monitor warranties installation of full DP 2.1 port and use of certified DP80 cables. There are no ifs and buts here. Missed opportunity.
ASUS being ASUS.
32 is the right size for me. Been using that for a decade.
Should get you started
tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/samsung-odyssey-oled-g95sc#Sub-pixel-Layout-and-Text-Rendering
tomverbeure.github.io/video_timings_calculator
Nothing is small, size of texts, images, everything is as ideal as you make it so.
And this is the beauty of 4K UHD, the pixel density makes everything of extremely high quality, not as crap as those 1080p screens of same size.
Alternatively, you can leave the scaling to your GPU.
There have been some price murmurings from a large austin-based monitor supplier, of upcoming products and pricing, and the price is going to be quite good for what this is.