MSI unveils world's first gaming monitor that tracks humans with an AI camera

MSI is debuting many new gaming monitors at Computex 2025, and one that caught my eye ahead of its official unveiling was the MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50, the world's first QD-OLED gaming monitor with an AI Care Sensor.

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Computex 2025 is about to begin, and I've managed to get a sneak peek at what MSI is cooking up behind the scenes. The MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50 is a standout among MSI's new gaming monitor additions. It will be one of the few QD-OLED gaming monitors on the market that attempts to completely iron out any burn-in occurring on these gorgeous QD-OLED panels.

The MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50 will be trying to achieve this through its AI Care Sensor, a camera placed right underneath the MSI logo on the front of the display that takes photos every 0.2 seconds for real-time human detection. The camera, combined with the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) built into the display, will be able to track the movements of a human user and determine when they aren't in front of the monitor. When the monitor determines the human isn't present, it will significantly reduce brightness or enter sleep mode.

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By doing this, MSI plans to improve the longevity of the QD-OLED panel, as the pixels won't be at a consistent brightness level for prolonged amounts of time, which causes burn-in to occur. Notably, ASUS was the first to try this with its Neo Proximity Sensor, which uses Infrared Sensors to determine how far away the nearest object is from the display, and when the user-set distance has been exceeded, the monitor will enter sleep mode. The difference here is that MSI's variant actually takes photos of users for more accurate tracking.

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MSI has said the monitor doesn't store any of the photos on-device, nor are they sent up to the cloud. However, I understand some will have major privacy concerns with this feature, and MSI has recognized that as well, which is why it can be toggled on/off. In addition to the AI Care Sensor, MSI has equipped the MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50 with its standard suite of AI Care tools, which are all designed to mitigate the risk of burn-in occurring. Notably, MSI has updated its OSD software for a cleaner aesthetic that is easier to navigate.

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If you are interested in what else MSI has been cooking up, gaming monitor-wise, the company is about to unveil its first 500Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor. More on that story can be found below.