Two panels to choose from, which would you pick for yourself, and why:
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OLED every time. Last I heard Windows was still goofy when it comes to the HDR experience but if/when that gets sorted out OLED can take advantage of that.
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IPS every time. OLED has burn-in issues, especially for devices with static screen elements like computers. I buy my hardware to last, not to end up in an e-waste junkyard in a couple years.
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Personally, I would go for whatever is cheaper, given similar specs. I am personally not concerned about image retention on newer oleds, but I would consider my use to see if oled makes sense before purchasing.
I own two OLED TVs (connected to HTPCs (Home-Theater-PC), and never used as normal TELE-vision), and like them for what they are, but on a normal computer, I’d choose IPS over OLED. Not worth the reliability tradeoff. Both of my OLED TVs developed dead pixels near the corner/edges, despite minimal usage, whereas none of my IPS monitors have done anything bad, including one I’ve been using every workday for almost 9 years.
Maybe it’s just my bad OLED luck. Blah blah. Whatever is the case, it’s just my opinion anyway.
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This topic seems to have died and been revived, so I’ll chime in.
I’d choose the IPS display. I’m weird about stuff and I can’t get it out of my head when I’m causing wear and tear on something, lol. I know if I had an OLED I’d love the look, but I’d never be able to stop thinking about possible burn-in and whether it’s a serious issue or not, I know I’d end up consciously or even subconsciously changing how I use the computer in an attempt to limit burn in. It’s just one more thing for my strange brain not to have to think about. IPS for me.
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OLED, especially if the panels was easy to replace
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OLED, imo the technology has matured to the point that the visual benefits are well worth the tradeoffs!
Specially with a company like Framework that makes it easy to change the screen panel if it has any degradation. It is a shame there is mo OLED option for Framework laptop as the capacity to easily replace the panel would be a great talking point.
Currently and for now IPS.
It’s just a laptop.
You make a good point. The panel would likely be easy to replace on the Framework. Still, depending on the cost to replace it, I might still lean towards IPS.
IPS isn’t immortal, especially in laptops. Over time a lot of them develop bright spots from pressure points during transportation and stuff like that. I’d take some mild burn in over bright spots in most cases (and burn-in takes a lot longer when you don’t run 100% brightness all day every day). The price difference is definitely a thing but I don’t think the oled would cost more than 2x of the ips.
Renember that Framework is still less then 100 people. I am sure that IPS displays are significantly easier to get a hold of at small sizes compared to OLED. Someone from @framework can probably answer better then me though.
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IPS. Unless the PWM flickering of OLED got solved.