AOC Agon Pro Porsche Design PD49 49-inch OLED gaming monitor review: High style and even higher performance

The AOC PD49 is a 49-inch 32:9 mega-wide DQHD 5120x1440 QD-OLED gaming monitor with 240 Hz and HDR400.

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I filled out the PD49’s comparison group with 49 (and one 45) -inch OLEDs running at either 144 or 240 Hz. They are Philips’ 49M2C8900, Samsung’s OLED G9, AOC’s AG456UCZD, Aorus’ CO49DQ and Asus’ PG49WCD.

Pixel Response and Input Lag

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240 Hz typically means a 4ms draw time for a full white field pattern. The PD49 meets this standard. Like all OLEDs, it has no motion blur above 150fps. There is no strobe option here, but none is needed. I saw no flickering or artifacts whatsoever.

The PD49 takes the input lag contest by 1ms over the other AOC and Philips displays. If control response is your priority, 240 Hz should be a minimum requirement. The two 144 Hz screens won’t hold up a casual gamer like me, but if your skills are high, so should your frame rates. It’s worth the price premium to have a monitor and PC that can keep the action over 200fps.

Test Takeaway: The PD49 is fully qualified for competition with super low input lag and perfect motion resolution. Though most gamers won’t be toting a 49-inch monitor to LAN parties, it is the perfect display for those who battle from their basements. To get the most from it, I recommend a well-equipped PC that can keep the fun at 200fps or higher.

Viewing Angles

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The PD49 shows a slight red shift when you move to 45 degrees off-center. This is typical of the QD-OLEDs I’ve photographed. The extra screen layer that delivers more color also has a slight polarizing effect. But there is no loss of light output, nor is gamma changed. The PD49 is completely shareable. The top view also retains its brightness and gamma with no apparent change in color.

Screen Uniformity

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With a 1.86% deviation from the center zone, you’d think the PD49 would have set a record for my test database which as of this review, contains 407 monitors. But that title still belongs to the Asus PA32UCG I tested in 2021 which scored 1.05%. No matter, this is still an incredible result. There is no doubt that the PD49 is all about quality, inside and out.

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Christian Eberle
Christian Eberle
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Christian Eberle is a Contributing Editor for Tom's Hardware US. He's a veteran reviewer of A/V equipment, specializing in monitors. Christian began his obsession with tech when he built his first PC in 1991, a 286 running DOS 3.0 at a blazing 12MHz. In 2006, he undertook training from the Imaging Science Foundation in video calibration and testing and thus started a passion for precise imaging that persists to this day. He is also a professional musician with a degree from the New England Conservatory as a classical bassoonist which he used to good effect as a performer with the West Point Army Band from 1987 to 2013. He enjoys watching movies and listening to high-end audio in his custom-built home theater and can be seen riding trails near his home on a race-ready ICE VTX recumbent trike. Christian enjoys the endless summer in Florida where he lives with his wife and Chihuahua and plays with orchestras around the state.

2 Comments Comment from the forums
  • OneMoreUser
    I would be interest... if the vertical resolution had been 2160 or higher.

    Now for gaming a 32:9 1440p sure brings something, but for productivity there is no going back one you tried 2106p, only where are the screens. You can have 16:9 with 2160p, but not more than that except there is a few 5K monitors only to small and crazy expensive.
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  • SomeoneElse23
    OneMoreUser said:
    I would be interest... if the vertical resolution had been 2160 or higher.

    Now for gaming a 32:9 1440p sure brings something, but for productivity there is no going back one you tried 2106p, only where are the screens. You can have 16:9 with 2160p, but not more than that except there is a few 5K monitors only to small and crazy expensive.

    Yeah, I agree. I was almost going to say this type of monitor would replace my Acer 32" 4K when it's time to retire it, but that 2160 high is really nice for productivity.
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