MSI's first 500Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor is simply glorious

MSI has showcased its upcoming 500Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor at Computex 2025, where I was given a walk-through of the new monitor specifications and what gamers can expect with this new bleeding-edge of gaming monitor technology.

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Computex 2025 is officially underway, and MSI was kind enough to give me a tour of its booth, where it demoed several of its new gaming monitor offerings. This year, MSI has showcased the previously reported on MAG 272QP QD-OLED X50 in all its glory.

This latest gaming monitor is the first to come to market with its 500Hz-capable QD-OLED panel and sports a 2560 x 1440 (WHQHD) resolution paired with a 0.03ms (GtG) response time. In addition to the previously mentioned specifications, the MAG 272QP QD-OLED X50 comes equipped with an array of connectivity options, such as 2x HDMI 2.1 ports, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a (HBR3) input, 1x headphone out, and 1x USB-C port with/ 15W PD charging.

Moreover, MSI informed me that the MAG 272QP QD-OLED X50, along with all of its QD-OLED variants, will have a 3-year warranty, and MSI's OLED Care 2.0 suite to mitigate the chance of OLED burn-in. In addition to the suite of OLED Care features, MSI has increased the mandatory screen refresh from 16 hours to 24 hours, which is an extremely welcomed change as it was one of my main points of contention with MSI's other QD-OLED panels.

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The problem with the mandatory notice was that I would reach the 16-hour mark while in the middle of the game, resulting in the Panel Refresh notice appearing over my game and impeding my vision, forcing me to initiate the panel refresh processing, causing the screen to go completely black for a few minutes. Typically, when this happened, the online multiplayer game I would be enjoying would end in a loss.

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