MSI MPG 491CQP QD-OLED 49" 32:9 DQHD 144Hz Curved OLED HDR Gaming Monitor, Metallic Black

Bought for $900 on black friday. I wish I had bought the 240hz version, but honestly the 144hz is fine considering the fact that most games can't even run high fps on this nearly 4k monitor (at least in terms of pixel count). At first I really didn't understand the hype around oled color contrast and 1440p. However, that all changed once in toggled on the true black hdr 400. The outstanding hdr in combination with the 1ms response time of the oled pannel, and I honestly have a hard time going back to my 16:9 240hz 1080p va pannel. I have a very powerful rig that can push this monitor very outstandingly at max settings (rtx 4080 super, i9 14900kf, 32gb ddr5); however, I'm not too sure how well you will be able to push this monitor with anything less (unless you don't care about heavy upscaling and not having max settings). Anywho, I would totally recommend this monitor for enthusiasts, and if you don't have a top of the line rig, I'd definitely recommend the normal ultrawide oled or even just the normal 1440p oled. I've had this monitor for roughly 3 months; and, while at first, I somewhat regretted my purchase, I eventually came around to loving the thing and I now understand the oled masterrace! ✊️😤🫡

This is a beautiful monitor that exceeded my expectations. I needed to buy a USB-C cable with 40gbps for power delivery and display, to work on my 2025 MacBook Air M4. Once I had that I was getting 144hz at full resolution, while charging my laptop through a single cable. LOVE IT!!

Best purchase I made during first half of 2025.got an 5080 too to match up with the monitor resolution and refresh rate.Although it costs a bit and has some drawbacks such as OLED panel protection and programs/environment not supporting 32:9, its still a real game changer

If you want / need this very particular format size / ratio (32:9), go for it! it's absolutely the best "gaming" monitor that you can dream of. Not all games support this aspect ratio. It is not "comfortable" in all the situation. 21:9 34" or 39" is definitely more versatile for most games and gamers. But if you are sure that 32:9 is your jam this is the best present that you can buy for yourself.

I was really excited about this monitor when I first received it and wish I could be leaving a better review. The picture quality is fantastic and the colors are crisp and vibrant.Approximately three months after my purchase, the screen began to flicker in and out on occasion. Eventually, it went completely black, and did not come back. I contacted MSI customer support and opened a ticket. They directed me to repackage the monitor and ship it back for repair/replacement. Per MSI's customer service guidance, I was to be responsible for the shipping cost, which ended up being nearly $200. After waiting the few weeks for resolution, I received a monitor back from MSI. I quickly realized that the monitor that was shipped back to me was not the repaired original, nor was it a new replacement. Instead the display I unpackaged had been previously opened and was since refurbished. The screen on this replacement has markings along the top that I have been unsuccessful in cleaning off, but are largely unnoticeable while the display is on. On top of everything else, the "new" monitor came packaged with an open box/refurbished/pre-owned warranty notice specifying a far more restrictive warranty period (180 days).So in short, I ended up paying nearly $200 more to end up with a refurbished version of the monitor that I had bought brand new in December of 2024. If I knew that this would be my experience, I would have explored other options.

Coming from a dual screen side by side screen with a TV monitor above setup this is a major upgrade, being a 31x9 aspect ratio monitor it is like having 2 monitors side by side without a split but you gain more than that. By losing the split between the 2 Monitors this is wide enough to put 3 sets of browser windows across and have them plenty big enough to use.Picture wise this blows my old monitors out of the water, some reviews say they see issue with text quality as I type this on a white background I cannot see any the "issue" they were complaining about as this is as sharp of a picture I have ever had on any monitor, and the colors are also crazy good.I do use this in a dark room so glare is not an issue, only had it a few days so far but I am already trying to figure out how to get one for work.The stand is stable and the adjustments of height swivel and tilt are great.The MSI software so far looks to work well to control the monitor, it is a little slow, but is so much easier than trying to use the built in menus on the monitor itself (but even that is not bad compared to many other monitor I have used over the years).Gaming wise you can't go wrong with this other than it will take a powerful card to play AAA titles at full res.

Amazing monitor.