Corsair has revealed that the XENEON FLEX (45WQHD240), its new 45-inch OLED bendable gaming monitor created in close partnership with LG Display, will cost $1,999.99, with pre-orders beginning December 15, according to a new teaser video from the company that advertises the product as being a world’s first.
- 3,440×1440 resolution (21:9 aspect ratio) 45-inch W-OLED panel with 800R curve
- Peak brightness up to 1000 nits, with a 1,350,000:1 contrast ratio
- Rapid 0.03 ms GtG response time, 0.01ms Pixel on/off time and up to 240 Hz refresh rate
- Compatible with NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync Premium adaptive sync standards
- Specially formulated anti-reflective coating to reduce glare and reflections
- LG Display’s protective Low Blue Light technology to help reduce eye strain
“To help protect the display, XENEON FLEX OLED boasts a sophisticated burn-in prevention system which operates when both powered on, and when switched off, to ensure a flawless image even after extended UI or OS use, all backed by a three-year Zero Burn in and Zero Dead Pixel Warranty,” Corsair noted as an assurance to prospective buyers who are worried about permanent image retention.
Corsair’s other XENEON monitors comprise the XENEON 32UHD144, XENEON 32QHD165, and XENEON 32QHD240, a 32-inch IPS display with a 240 Hz refresh rate and support for HDR600.
Other bendable OLED displays include the OLED Flex, which LG introduced in August as the world’s first bendable 42-inch OLED screen, able to go from completely flat to curved (900R), with users being able to choose from 20 levels of curvature.
The OLED Flex is currently listed on LG’s store for $2,499.99 (discounted from its $2,999 MSRP), making it pricier than Corsair’s option.
Discussion (6 replies)
Join Discussion →This product appears to be a solution looking for a problem.
And is this how tech marketing is going to go in the future? Take pre-orders to gauge interest, then either fill them or cancel the product if not enough interest?
That's an interesting idea. Straight for document work. Bent for gaming.
I think it's neat that OLED can flex. That said - these products using them are more like solutions looking for a problem.
Flex OLED would be neat on a T-Shirt (well, I wouldn't wear one, but that's a better use I think). But... how often to you need to change the curvature of your monitor? And the foldable phones are horrible imo
When they first came out, it was roll-down TVs - like a projector screen. That was neat - expensive, but neat. Even as frivolous as that is, I think it's a better use case than adding a variable curvature to a static monitor.
That said, it is pricey, but not obscenely priced for the specs.
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LG Flex is full 16:9 4K, this is 21:9 1440 -- so not the same panel or style. Not saying LG isn't overpriced, just that it isn't apples to apples.
I agree with your point here. I wouldn't use the bendable feature at all, and over time I would doubt the integrity of the panel if I did.
I used to have a Samsung C27HG70 with an 1800R curvature that apparently follows the same curve as human vision. After about 8 months or so I sold it. I couldn't stand living with a curved display (although that wasn't the only reason why I got rid of it). It was great for first-person games (very immersive, it felt kinda like I was being sucked into the screen), but it sucked for basically everything else. Not to mention it uses a VA panel, and I am more of an IPS guy when it comes to LCDs (although there was no debating the superior contrast ratio of a VA panel, and the much deeper blacks, although "black crush" is a problem, getting rid of detail in dark areas). The curved screen did NOT help the sh1ttier viewing angles of a VA panel either. I've used other curved screens at friend's houses, including some of those super-widescreen ones, but I never cared for any of them.
Now this monitor here seems interesting, cuz you can change it from flat to curved. I would probably use it flat most of the time, and then make it curved for playing FPS games or whatever. Like Niner51 said though, "over time I would doubt the integrity of the panel." For this much money though, I would much rather get a huge LG OLED HDTV. In the end I have no need for a monitor that can switch between flat and curved. Just give me a flat monitor and I'll be fine 100% of the time.