Ahead of CES 2025, I got to check out Alienware’s most exciting OLED gaming monitor yet — a 27-inch 4K model. I got to play a few rounds of Halo Infinite on the monitor at an Alienware event, and I was blown away by how sharp it looked.

Online retailers Amazon and Best Buy have discounted the 27-inch Samsung OLED G61SD by $200, allowing shoppers to grab the monitor for $600 instead of $800. A 27-inch monitor sporting a 2K OLED display is any competitive gamer's delight.

Dell has announced a 4K QD-OLED monitor, the company's first OLED monitor that isn't designed first and foremost for gaming.

When Samsung unveiled the world’s first 27-inch 4K gaming OLED monitor on Thursday, Engadget’s Igor Bonifacic predicted that other vendors would soon follow suit. (After all, Samsung is also the biggest supplier of OLED gaming monitor panels.

MSI has unveiled a world's first gaming monitor at CES 2025, and this monitor sports the gorgeous QD-OLED pixel technology from Samsung.

Just a few days after LG announced its CES 2025 lineup of monitors, Samsung is doing the same. The company just introduced several new models, and perhaps the most impressive among them is the Odyssey OLED G81SF.

The Alienware AW2725Q uses a QD-OLED panel with a 4K resolution, which is uncommon, although not unheard of for such a small monitor. As a result, you’ll find that the AW2725Q offers 166 pixels per inch (ppi), which is the highest density currently available for a QD-OLED gaming monitor.

Like MSI and Asus previously announced, Samsung has new offerings that can hit as much as 500Hz of refresh. There’s also a new 27-inch 4K panel, if you’re more interested in high-res gameplay.

Packing a new ultra high density QD-OLED panel, this screen offers incredible sharp and vivid visuals and a 240hz refresh rate.