In case you didn’t know, Sony makes gaming screens, and its 2024 fashions show that it’s a critical contender within the house. The 27-inch InZone M10S is its new flagship mannequin, costing $1,099 and providing a 1440p OLED panel with a 480 Hz refresh fee — the brand new regular of ridiculously high-end monitor specs. I’ve spent just a little time with the M10S, and whereas OLED is inherently nice to take a look at, it’s the M10s’ refined design that units it aside from the remaining, extending to the beautiful, versatile stand that takes up little or no desk house.
Sony can be debuting the M9 II, a sequel to 2022’s M9 with mostly-similar specs. It’s nonetheless a 4K IPS panel with full-array native dimming, however with a sooner 160 Hz refresh fee through DisplayPort 2.1, a a lot smaller stand, and a barely decrease beginning worth at $799. Now, again to the M10S’ specs, and the place you should purchase it.
Sony’s earlier lineup of InZone screens from 2022 aimed to ship equal advantages to PC and PS5, however the M10S suggestions extra closely into PC territory. The M10S’ 480 Hz refresh fee is geared toward extremely aggressive PC players who wish to see each attainable body of play with uncompromising fluidity. These gamers have traditionally chosen screens that use TN panels, not due to their image high quality however as a result of they nonetheless enable the quickest refresh charges (the most recent fashions go as much as 540 Hz). OLED panels, by comparability, yield a number of advantages, together with being thinner and lighter, with important enhancements to distinction, movement blur, and extra. Having sooner refresh charges implies that some TN die-hards might now contemplate OLED — but possibly they’ve already purchased one; Asus’ 27-inch 480 Hz OLED (mannequin PG27AQDP) monitor has been out for some time, and prices $100 lower than the M10S.
On the subject of lateness, Sony’s M10S is coming greater than a 12 months after OLED screens began taking the PC gaming market by storm. There are at present dozens of fashions available on the market in numerous sizes, together with a curved OLED monitor from Alienware this 12 months that we love. The factor is, you don’t should spend near $1,000 to get a superb OLED gaming monitor. Even final 12 months’s OLED screens have respectable specs, with 240 Hz being the primary spec distinction (are you able to really inform the distinction?), and so they’re now veering into the realm of affordability for the common gamer. It’s not unusual to see some similar-sized fashions promoting within the $600-800 worth vary. And but, if you would like among the best wanting OLED screens to hit cabinets, the M10S may be value arranging an in-person demo to strive.
