Alienware is joining Asus, Samsung, and MSI in making a silly “world’s first” claim — all four of them are now set to launch a genuinely exciting new wave of 27-inch 4K QD-OLED gaming monitors with an excellent 240Hz refresh rate.

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.

The MPG 272URX QD-OLED and the MPG 272QR QD-OLED X50 are the world’s first 27-inch QD-LED gaming monitors with DisplayPort 2.1a.

27-inch 4K OLED 240Hz monitors seem to be like buses: you wait ages for one and then three turn up at once. Asus, Samsung, and MSI are all announcing the industry’s next-generation QD-OLED gaming monitors that offer the benefits of 4K OLED 240Hz panels at the smaller 27-inch size instead of 32 inches.

MSI's new MPG 272URX QD-OLED is the world's firrst 27-inch QD-OLED 4K 240Hz gaming monitor with DisplayPort 2.1a connectivity: 4K 240FPS without DSC tech.

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.

Samsung teases its 2025 lineup of gaming and productivity monitors, including a glasses-free 3D gaming display and the AI-powered Smart Monitor M9.

Ahead of the official start of CES, Samsung has announced a trio of new Odyssey gaming monitors. Of the bunch, the G81SF is the most interesting. Samsung says it’s the first 4K, 27-inch OLED gaming monitor.

Samsung has announced a range of new gaming and professional monitors it plans to release later this year. They are all being shown at CES 2025 in Las Vegas next week. Samsung's CES plans are becoming more clear,

Ahead of CES 2025, Samsung has announced the Smart Monitor M9, a 4K OLED lifestyle monitor with a refresh rate of 165Hz.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox