As CES kicks off in Las Vegas, VESA is formalizing a new HDR standard that monitor manufacturers will quickly adopt.
OLED is everywhere and has been flourishing for several years on gaming monitors. State-of-the-art models, with capabilities as astonishing as their price is exuberant, which should be even more popular in 2025 thanks to the new DisplayHDR True Black 1000 standard developed by VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association).
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What is this new standard?
OLED gaming displays all support HDR, but not necessarily in the same way. The peak brightness is essential data to guarantee a maximum level of immersion and the greatest possible contrast with the supposedly “infinite” blacks of OLED panels.
The new VESA standard simply certifies that screens which benefit from it reach a peak brightness of at least 1,000 nits while displaying perfect blacks – that is to say where the pixel corresponding to the screen is turned off. .
Today, most OLED and HDR gaming monitor models on the market are DisplayHDR True Black 400 certified, or 600 for the most advanced. A nice margin for progress and a new label which will undoubtedly attract the wealthiest players who want to afford the best equipment on the market.
First screens already announced
While CES in Las Vegas, which will open its doors next week, should logically leave a lot of room for this type of screen, some manufacturers have gotten ahead of the game. This is particularly the case for LG, which has already presented a few monitors at the start of the year.
Gigabyte is stepping forward as one of the first manufacturers to want to meet VESA requirements on its 2025 models. Samsung has also already positioned itself and will launch compatible monitors in the coming months.
Note also that in addition to the DisplayHDR True Black 1000 standard, VESA also announces another standard with a barbaric name: ClearMR 21000. Also intended for gaming monitors, it guarantees that the screen equipped with it can display both high definition (QHD, i.e. 1440p) and a high refresh rate of 480 Hz.
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