Execs
Nice dimension and backbone for the worth
Wonderful movement readability
Good off-angle viewing
Cons
HDR is not noticeably distinguishable from SDR
Spartan construct high quality
Naked-bones cable administration
No user-adjustable OLED burn-in safety
Guarantee lasts only one yr whereas rivals are as much as 2 or 3 years.
The Innocn 49Q1R occupies a wierd place within the monitor market; $800 looks like an ideal deal for a 49-inch, 5,120×1,440, QD-OLED show loaded with productivity-minded options that different screens lack. However truly utilizing it makes you surprise who precisely Innocn’s goal purchaser is given its odd mixture of tradeoffs.As an illustration, Innocn charges the monitor for a max brightness of 400 nits. It actually can hit that top — in a ten% or smaller window and when the brightness-boosting Spotlight mode is enabled. Its 144Hz refresh charge is comparatively excessive for such a high-resolution show, particularly one which steadily sells for under $750, however do not anticipate to push that many frames at full decision in additional demanding video games until you’ve a robust system. Image-by-picture (PBP) mode lets the 49Q1R be used as two separate 60Hz, 1440p screens and works effectively sufficient, and 90 watts of energy supply over USB-C permits for a single cable resolution for laptops. However an opaque OLED care system and one-year guarantee undercuts its productiveness potential. The contradictions proceed throughout each aspect of this monitor.Design and featuresUnboxing the Innocn 49Q1R reveals a monstrous show that may seemingly take up most peoples’ total desks due to its width and depth. It comes with a considerably flimsy stand: It is steady and helps the heavy panel effectively sufficient, permitting for a very good quantity of tilt and swivel, however affords solely primary cable administration. A single plastic clip on the again towards the underside helps route energy and show cords however in any other case, they’re out within the open (a design we’re seeing on an growing variety of screens). Innocn 49Q1R specs Worth $800Size (diagonal) 49 in/125cmPanel and backlight QD-OLEDFlat or curved CurvedResolution and pixel density 5,120×1,440 pixels, 109 ppiAspect ratio 32:9Maximum rated gamut 99% P3Rated Brightness (nits, peak/typical) 400 nitsHDR DisplayHDR True Black 400Adaptive sync VESA Adaptive-SyncMax vertical refresh charge 144HzGray/grey response time (milliseconds) 0.03Connections 2 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DP 1.4, 1 x USB-C (90w PD), 2xUSB-A 3.0 (1xUSB-B in), RJ45 Ethernet Audio 3.5mm jackVESA mountable Sure, 100 x 100 mmPanel guarantee 1 yearRelease date January 2025 I additionally observed a good bit of wobble when typing this assessment on the identical (steady) desk. If you wish to improve to a beefier monitor arm that may deal with an ultrawide monitor like this, that is an extra expense.This “simply okay” construct high quality is constant all through, with a primary design and programmable RGB lighting on the again of the panel that I could not truly see in a darkish room. The lights are usually not solely dim however able the place there’s actually nothing for them to mirror off until your room is formed like a polygon with greater than 4 partitions, as they’re barely angled off to the edges. The RGB lighting on the again is sort of anemic. Josh Goldman/CNETNavigating the on-screen show is serviceable, achieved by means of a small thumbstick.Even the side ratio would possibly give some individuals complications. Consoles cannot take full benefit of a 32:9 show, and even some big-name PC video games do not, both. If you wish to play Elden Ring, for instance, it seems in a 2,560 x 1,440 window. And even some titles that fill the whole display screen will push the HUD parts to the outer fringes, making it laborious to concentrate to them and the motion within the center on the identical time. The same old set of ports, plus an Ethernet jack. Josh Goldman/CNETNo OLED monitor assessment could be full with out mentioning burn-in. Usually, I believe it is overblown; handle your show by hiding the taskbar when not in use, utilizing an animated (or black) background, and letting the monitor sleep after a brief interval when not in use will often forestall it. The Innocn 49Q1R is so giant, although, that most individuals will most likely use it as their major show for gaming and work. There is a headset hook on the stand, however reaching round or over such an enormous monitor steadily is awkward. Josh Goldman/CNETThe firm makes it laborious to really feel assured that every one of these static parts like spreadsheets or the road down the center the place the 2 1440p home windows meet in PBP mode will not burn in over time; pixel shift (the place the picture sometimes strikes round ever so barely) is enabled by default, and Innocn claims that the monitor intelligently dims brighter static parts to assist forestall pixels from carrying out however there are not any user-configurable OLED care choices. As an illustration, in the event you notices picture retention or burn in, there is not any technique to run a guide refresh or cleansing to eliminate it. The guarantee is just for a single yr, too, whereas different producers utilizing the identical panel supply three years of burn-in safety.Efficiency and qualityOf course, the QD-OLED panel is the star right here. Movement readability — the absence of blur or ghosting — is superb, whether or not within the Blur Busters UFO take a look at or swinging round Manhattan in Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Quick-moving objects fly throughout the display screen with none seen artifacts or movement trails and this comes with accordingly quick pixel response occasions, too. Enter latency ought to be negligible assuming you may push sufficient frames and low-latency units.One large benefit Samsung’s QD-OLED has over LG’s WOLED know-how (which transmits mild by means of pink, inexperienced, blue and white filters moderately than electronically thrilling quantum dots to provide colours) is a a lot wider colour gamut: Even simply looking the entrance web page of the Steam retailer seems extra vibrant and colourful than on any IPS show. Testing with the Spotlight mode enabled, which bumps up the monitor’s peak brightness so far as potential, I measured sRGB gamut protection at 96%, Adobe RGB at 94%, and DCI-P3 protection at 95%. These numbers are “positive” however fall in need of the 100% sRGB protection that competing QD-OLED screens just like the Alienware AW3225QF supply. Innocn consists of manufacturing facility calibration studies within the field claiming a median delta E of lower than 1, and it measured a superbly respectable common dE of 1.2 and a most of two.9 at 100% brightness. That will, in concept, be adequate for color-accurate artistic work, however that is solely achievable for a ten% window in the course of the display screen. Growing the take a look at patch dimension decreases accuracy, that means that this most likely is not for creatives. No less than viewing angles are uniformly wonderful irrespective of the place you are sitting, due to OLED.SDR Colour measurements Preset Gamut (% protection)White pointGammaPeak brightness (full display screen in nits)Accuracy (DE2K common/max)Default/Native 95% P37000K2.02451.2/2.9FPS n/a9050K2.5373n/aRTS/RPG n/a6900K2.0279n/aMOBA n/a6950K2.5438n/a Video games look good however not as wonderful as they may, sadly. That is seemingly as a result of the 49Q1R does a comparatively poor job of displaying blacks, which is odd. OLED screens sometimes show excellent blacks as a result of the pixels flip utterly off once they’re not lively. In each recreation I examined — from Alan Wake 2 to Cyberpunk, Returnal, Avowed and extra — the darkish, shadowy areas didn’t wow, trying hazy or gauzy and shedding positive particulars moderately than moody and atmospheric.Enabling HDR does little to ameliorate the difficulty. The truth is, it isn’t price turning on in any respect. The 49Q1R is rated for DisplayHDR 400 True Black however when viewing HDR content material, I actually could not discover a distinction. Enjoying LG’s HDR OLED take a look at video on Innocn’s monitor with HDR enabled seemed precisely the identical on my laptop computer display screen with HDR off. On the Innocn, highlights are a bit bit brighter but it surely trades off by pushing up the brightness globally, leading to brighter shadows as effectively, so it is disappointing total. Therein lies the rub—the Innocn 49Q1R is comparatively cheap and affords an ideal collection of ports, however rivals just like the MSI MPG 491CQP are practically similar and supply extra peace of thoughts for under $100 extra. Innocn bounces upgraded variations of the identical show out and in of availability so typically that it additionally seems like no matter you buy is likely to be discontinued shortly after. As I used to be testing the 49Q1R, it was seemingly delisted from Amazon (though you may nonetheless purchase it immediately from Innocn’s web site) and the identical factor occurred with the the 240Hz 49Q1S mannequin. Players contemplating a monitor this huge most likely have a robust — and costly — sufficient rig to drive it. At that time, they need to pay the additional $100 or $200 and get one thing higher.How we take a look at monitorsAll measurements have been carried out utilizing Portrait Show’s Calman Final 2021 R4 and later software program utilizing a Calibrite ColorChecker Show Plus (previously X-Ceremony i1Display Professional Plus) and a Murideo Six-G sample generator for HDR testing the place vital, or the Client3 HDR patterns inside Calman, the place potential. How intensive our testing is will depend on the capabilities of the monitor, the display screen and backlight know-how used, and the judgment of the reviewer.On essentially the most primary fashions we might persist with simply brightness, distinction and colour gamut, whereas on extra succesful shows we might run assessments of most user-selectable modes for gaming or color-critical use, uniformity and so forth. For the colour work, we can also run assessments to confirm how white level accuracy varies with brightness.Colour accuracy outcomes reported in items of Delta E 2000 are primarily based on Calman’s customary Pantone patch set, plus the grayscale and pores and skin tone patches. White factors outcomes are primarily based on the precise white worth plus the correlated colour temperature for the whole grey scale (21 patches, 0 to 100%) rounded right down to the closest 50K so long as there are not any large variations. We additionally use Blur Busters’ movement assessments to guage movement artifacts (similar to ghosting) or refresh rate-related issues that may have an effect on gaming.