Samsung’s new QD-OLED monitors debut vertical pixels to go beyond gaming: they want to reign in the offices
Samsung has started production of the first 34-inch 360Hz QD-OLED panel using V-Stripe (vertical) pixel structure. It already supplies these panels to seven manufacturers, including ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte, for monitors that will be presented at the CES 2026 of the next few days. Why is it important. This technical change theoretically solves the historical problem of OLEDs in monitors: the “poor” sharpness of the text. The traditional triangular arrangement of subpixels created somewhat blurry edges that generated rejection among professional users focused on text handling. The new vertical structure solves this, according to Samsung. The curious thing is that now Samsung attacks both markets, gaming and professional environment, with the same panel: 360 Hz and 21:9 format for gamersbut also sharp text for programmers and editors.