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Damn, it’s hard to stop myself from buying some of these OLED gaming monitors on sale for Black Friday. I’m trying to hold out for another year, but it’s not easy with bigger and bigger discounts coming in. Take this 49-inch MSI OLED ultrawide, for example: it’s just $799.99 on Amazon, a solid THOUSAND BUCKS less than some other 49-inch OLEDs.
The MPG 491CQP is a dual-QHD design, probably using the same 49-inch, 5120×1440 panel as Gigabyte’s alternative. At 144Hz refresh and .03ms response, it’s a little less zippy than some similar OLED monitors, but if you’re pushing that much resolution I doubt you’ll be maxing out its framerate on any 3D game released in the last few years.
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Funnily enough, this monitor has exactly twice the resolution of the cheapest 27-inch OLED in our Black Friday monitor roundup, and it’s exactly twice the price. Neat! It’s also cheaper than a 45-inch LG model that has a far lower resolution.
Its connections are impressive, too. On top of the usual DisplayPort and double HDMI, you get USB-C with 90 watts of charging — that’s more than enough juice even for a beefy gaming laptop. The monitor also includes tow USB-A ports and a KVM switch for quickly swapping between multiple machines or even game consoles. But the best part of the spec list might be MSI’s 3-year warranty on the OLED panel.
This monitor is $300 off the retail price, and unlikely to stay that way after Black Friday. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if Amazon ran out of stock — you can try buying it from Best Buy (pickup available in some stores) or direct from MSI if it does.
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Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld
Michael is a 10-year veteran of technology journalism, covering everything from Apple to ZTE. On PCWorld he’s the resident keyboard nut, always using a new one for a review and building a new mechanical board or expanding his desktop “battlestation” in his off hours. Michael’s previous bylines include Android Police, Digital Trends, Wired, Lifehacker, and How-To Geek, and he’s covered events like CES and Mobile World Congress live. Michael lives in Pennsylvania where he’s always looking forward to his next kayaking trip.
