MSI - MPG 491CQP QD-OLED

I just bought that MSI refurbished for $650 so if it's really only a few months old for $500 that is a great deal. I'm loving it so I would highly recommend over the Samsung.

I was looking at the Samsungs but read about too many issues and could not find one for the right price anyway. I ended up buying an MSI 491CQP and love it so far. They also have a 240hz model but this one at 144hz was fine for me.

I purchased that MSI about a month ago and love it. There is a newer 240hz version as well but I don't have a 5090 so I'm not worried about it. It is the same panel as the Samsungs (all the 49" OLEDs are) but has more features like the USBC power delivery and KVM. It also has a 3 year burn in warranty.

I was looking at the Samsungs but someone posted this and I jumped on it at the price. So far I'm enjoying it a lot and OLED is a huge upgrade.

I have the MSI model you listed and love it so far. Using it for work and gaming. The burn-in is far less of an issue on the newer panels as they have multiple protections and the MSI also has a 3 year burn in warranty. As long as you are ok making a few adjustments (I made made my taskbar transparent and set it to sleep after 5 minutes ) then you will be fine. There are YouTube videos where they have done long term tests using worst case settings and had minimal burn in.

All the 49" OLED are using the same Samsung panels so it really come down to features and warranty. I was looking at a Samsung but ended up buying the MSi since it has USB-C power delivery, a built in KVM and a 3 year burn in warranty. It's also usually cheaper and does not seem to have the QC issues that a lot of people are reporting on the Samsungs.

Clarity on just about all the 49" OLED will be the same as they are all using the same Samsung panel. I have not had issue on my MSI. I use it for work every day.

MPG 491CQP

MSI MPG 491CQP QD-OLED has been solid for me. It was $699 at Sam's Club a few weeks ago. I've seen it go down to that price a few times. I got it when Rakuten had 15% Cashback back at Sam's and effectively paid $600.

I just got the MSI MPG 491CQP QD-OLED after 2.5 years on the LG 49WL95C-W… the MSI is absolutely excellent so far. Oled looks great, 144 is more than enough for me, 49” 32:9 is perfect as a productivity monitor, works seamlessly with thunderbolt 3 on my M1 Max, and it’s on sale for 879. Highly considered g9 or neo but that’s too much curve for me and I hear they have some reliability and customer service issues.

Really pretty good tbh. Gotta run it on thunderbolt tho. It’s resolution limited with hdmi and very blurry. When I plugged in the thunderbolt it was substantially better

I'm not OP, I gave up on 49" (the MSI model listed by OP was my favourite) due to the inability to split it properly (game+internet/movie requires either windowed, or 2 cables with loss of gsync/hdr/hz) and the too anecdotal curve (1800R). I ended up buying LG 34" Oled (see my flair), and now I want to make sure I don't burn it. It's a 2024 model like the MSI but doesn't seem to have as much protection as MSI. I set my other monitor (non-oled, for now one of my dell u2415, soon probably a LG 27GS60QC) as the main, and it holds the taskbar as well as all desktop icons. The Oled either displays wallpaper (switching every 20 minutes because I set 10 & Windows is dumb and switches 1 monitor at a time) or games. Games include static UI (don't they all have some anyway ?!), MMO (gw2) or not (Hogwarts Legacy atm), but never for long uninterrupted periods, as loading screens or opening the map happen on a regular basis.

Likewise! Great buy indeed. Love this monitor.

Ok, the 144Hz model. I was looking at this at Sam’s Club to replace my work display with one that is good for gaming and work BUT… I’m afraid of burn in though. With 8 hour work days OLED might not be thee best idea. I have a Dell U3421WE for work right now but it’s not a gaming monitor. I was going to replace it with that MSI you have or just keep my Dell for work and buy the MSI MPG 321URX 32” 4K OLED and use that just for my gaming PC.

Apart from refresh rate, these monitors will perform very closely and I wouldn't pay a premium for Samsung. I'd go with the cheaper one. There's a MSI 144hz OLED which also usually goes cheap and it is essentially the same as Gigabyte and Asus. Samsung G9's fame for sim racing doesn't come from their 1800R OLED, it comes from their exclusive 1000R VA. Despite having a much inferior panel, the deep 1000R curve makes it more immersive for sim racing and provides a bigger FOV, so it's still an option I'd consider. But when it comes to OLED, all monitors in this size are 1800R, so they're pretty much equivalent across brands. For sim racing, IMO a 49" ultrawide is superior to a big TV. TV's are flat and usually you can't mount them as close to your face as you wish. Both these factors greatly reduce horizontal FOV. They also leave kind of a big footprint in the room. I like how an ultrawide is even more effective than a 55ish TV while also being more compact.

… it’s not the best ultrawide, it’s the best ultrawide for your use case. Dell 40” 5k2k ips - best work ultrawide. You really can’t get better at this time. 34” oled - 165/175hz to 240hz, many solid options here from lg, Samsung, MSi, Dell, asus….currently, I think the 341cqp and 341cqpx are the best of this category. 49” oled - 144hz to 240hz, same as the above. MSi has the 491cqp and 491cqpx which I am interested in. The new lg 45” 5k2k oled … it’s nice but I’m really waiting for a 40” 5k2k oled. I think that size to resolution would be amazing.

I recently got an MSI 491cqp for a crazy steal (120hz version of the 491cqpx) and I couldn't be more happy with it. I will say from my personal experience, so mileage may vary, that having such a large pixel amount will absolutely impact performance a good bit. I have used it in Picture By Picture mode which splits it into two 2560x1440 monitors and it performs a good bit better than in full sized mode, but you also lose out on some quality and some sharpness in my opinion so I'm torn between which mode I should personally use. I would definitely recommend the 491cqpx monitor if you do ever consider it, but it's good to consider the performance impact such a wide monitor could have!

My MSI 49” oled is 1800R, has built in KVM and cheaper than Samsung’s G9 OLED. Comes with 3 years burn in warranty too. 1800R may not be enough for you though?

MSI 49” QD-OLED. $799 at sam’s club right now.

I went from two 32" 1920x1080 to an MSI curved 49" 5120x1440 OLED. I've been fine with the switch. I got the MSI as a refurb on eBay for $650. It looked brand new.

I have the msi 49” with qd-OLED and this review is kind of a breath of fresh air

Because I’ve been jealous of all the posts about the LG 5k2k, everyone is making it sound like such a leak forward from the 49” Samsung odyssey and MSI. This post made some great points about QD-OLED having its merits

How many FPS are you seeing? I just ordered my 49" MSI OLED and have the 4070ti super and a 9800x3d with it, hoping to see some good performance

Fantastic news. I look forward to mine getting shipped in next week 😍