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Are OLED monitors worth it without HDR? (sh.itjust.works)
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I've been rocking the original Acer X34 since 2014 and feel like upgrading again. Specifically the AW3423DWF tickles my fancy, but I'm struggling to decide whether or not it is worth it on Mint without HDR support.

I've only been running Linux for about a year and have gotten quite comfortable with Mint, but see that I'd need to change distro if I want to use the Plasma DE, which is the only (?) one with decent HDR support at the moment?

Do any of you run HDR capable monitors in Linux?
If yes: is it worth the purchase even if I stick to SDR mode or would you recommend re-rolling distro to get support today?
If I change it up, I'm looking at Fedora.

Thanks in advance!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Comprehensive write up. Thanks for this!

The main reason I went for it now was that the panel has been out a few years and the price is more in line with what I'd like to spend. I'm guessing this new tech will be quite costly to begin with?
The early adopter tax thankfully no longer gives me a high, but I will read up on these and maybe they will be relevant next time around.
Seems like interesting tech, for sure!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I'm guessing this new tech will be quite costly to begin with?

They cost more, yeah. Probably come down as they become more widespread.

I'm not gonna say "don't get a single-layer OLED display"

that's a value call for you. Just saying that you kept the last one for eleven years, and if you plan to keep this one for another eleven years, you might want to keep potential for burn-in in mind, given that we've got significant OLED display longevity improvements happening. Depends on a variety of factors, like brightness of display and whether you have static elements onscreen. For some people, it simply doesn't matter.

I kept my last monitor for about 15 years, so I'm inclined to favor longevity increases

switched because DVI was pretty much dead. But lots of people aren't gonna do that, so...shrugs