
LG Display has a 540Hz OLED panel with a 720Hz 1080p mode.
LG Display is showing off 'the world's fastest OLED monitor panel' at K-Display in Seoul this week. The 27-inch OLED panel has a 540Hz refresh rate at native 1440p resolution, and it can also deliver a 720Hz refresh rate in a 1080p mode. LG Display is also demonstrating a 45-inch 5K2K OLED panel (5120 x 2160) which it says 'boasts the world's highest resolution among existing OLED monitor panels.' Hopefully this means we'll see a lot more OLED monitor options at CES early next year. Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Tom Warren Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Tom Warren
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