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Theoretically, without compression and chroma subsampling the panel can go up to 158 Hz with CVT-R2 via DP (HBR3). I suppose, it can even achieve 165-170 Hz using a custom timing format. 175 Hz is impossible, though.

RTINGS: "We found that in our 20/7 Burn-in Test the red sub-pixel is the fastest to degrade, followed by blue and then green". This statement, however, doesn’t automatically mean that red OLED material used in B6 degrades faster than green and blue in a pure (fair) experiment. I don’t know the exact structure of this panel, but it most likely has a stack of OLED layers (of different colors to form white) and color filter layer - similarly to the modern WRGB OLED panels produced by LG Display. So, this panel doesn't have red, green and blue OLEDs as sub-pixels. To make a relevant comparison of lifespan for OLED of different colors you have to make an experiment with the same sized diodes (or, at least, same [subpixel area / pixel area] ratio) and same brightness. I bet, in such an experiment blue OLED material from B6 panel will degrade faster than green and red. On the other note, I’m sure that blue OLED used in the current Samsung QD-Display technology is much more stable compared to the one used in B6.

Quantum dots are used as color converters / transformers here - not filters. Hence - minimal energy (brightness) loss. Typically, at the same brightness level organic diodes that emit higher frequency (lower wavelength) light have lower lifespan compared to lower frequency (higher wavelenth) light-emitting diodes. In other words, blue OLEDs degrade faster than green ones. And green OLEDs degrade faster than red ones. Same brightness level.

Samsung Display should be producing 34″ QD-OLED panels for PC monitor usage since 2021.11.30. None other details, unfortunately. Maybe, we'll hear more from CES 2022 in January.

It is fun, but not fact at all. If you are referring to some kind of psychophysics law like Stevens's power law, for example, for 100000 nits brightness to be perceived twice as bright than 100 nits the exponent has to be around 0.15. Such an exponent for brightness is around 0.5 (from wikipedia article on Stevens's power law) for a point source or a brief flash. Hence, for light sources of such kind the difference in perception between 10000 nits and 100 nits, according to this law, will be around 10 times. Fun fact: The aforementioned law is not accurate at all. It is a rough approximation at best. For example, the difference in perceived brightness depends on the color of the objects observed, ambient lighting and other conditions (even the mood of an observer, actually).

There is no mention of any adaptive sync tech on the official spec page for this product. Some reviews of this model have mentioned the absence of any kind of VRR tech as a major downside. IMO it's stupid to not include FreeSync on a high refresh rate monitor. This doesn't give manufacturer the option to position it as a gaming product.

LG 34GP950G is coming in the nearest future. But why do you need VESA DisplayHDR 600 certification?

The sources I have seen say that this model hasn't got FALD but rather 56 edge-lit dimming zones.

Guys, you really have to revise your napkins.

Dell U4021QW, Lenovo P40w and LG 40WP95C would disagree.

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I vote for 38GN950.

GTX 1080 will provide 2560x1440, 240 Hz, 8 bpc, full croma via DP 1.4 without the need for DSC.

I believe, it is possible to achieve 144 Hz with 5120x1440, 8 bpc, full chroma, no compression via DP 1.4. But you'll need to use a custom timing format to achieve that. I would suggest to use the monitor's full potential with DSC, which is designed to be visually lossless, if your graphics card supports it. Yes, G9's screen height is somewhere between 13.2" and 13.3" - similar to the height of 16:9 monitor with a diagonal of 27". Since you have ordered both monitors you'll be much better judge (than me) which of those suits you better. G9 is definitely the best gaming monitor in super wide class and one of the fastest VA monitors on the market alongside G7 models. While I haven't read any professional review of LG 38GN950 yet, I believe it to be the fastest and the most responsive ultrawide IPS monitor without G-Sync module (on par with 38WN95C at similar settings, at least).

Samsung G9 uses display stream compression to achieve 240 Hz at the native resolution. LG 38GN950's max refresh rate at the native resolution is 160 Hz (optimal settings: 8 bpc, full chroma).