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Comment by Danox

13 hours ago

Apple introduced Tandem OLED there is a difference most of the PC world is still using single OLED with all its shortcomings along with Thunderbolt 4.

120hz at 5k requires Thunderbolt 5 (ie better graphics card, more info down the pipeline.

Which is why most of the PC world is on cheap 4k monitors still.

LG were the first to ship products with Tandem OLED, in the automotive market. Apple were not even the first in the mobile or PC markets, being beaten by Huawei and Dell, respectively.

Most 5K monitors on the PC side are not going to be driven over Thunderbolt, but rather DisplayPort or HDMI.

And the most popular resolution on PC is not 4k, but rather 1080p and 1440p.

  • > And the most popular resolution on PC is not 4k, but rather 1080p and 1440p.

    Because that market, in aggregate, only spends extra on monitors for gaming.