RGB Stripe OLED panels are the new hotness in 2026, because apparently regular OLED wasn't fancy enough. This new panel technology is designed to improve text clarity and color performance, giving a monitor like the ROG Swift OLED PG27UCWM a broader appeal beyond just gaming. Because who doesn't want a monitor that can do both spreadsheets and frags?

That is, perhaps, why Asus takes the everything-and-the-kitchen-sink approach. At a glance, it might seem like a typical 4K OLED gaming monitor: 26.5-inch tandem 4K RGB Stripe OLED panel, 240Hz refresh rate, and HDR support with VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification. But it's also rounded out with tons of features, which helps make the higher price of $1,200 easier to swallow - or at least choke down with a gulp of water.

The Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27UCWM has the company's unique TrueBlack display finish, designed to deliver an ultrahigh-contrast experience in a wide variety of lighting conditions. It does so with a high-gloss coat that minimizes the impact of ambient light across the display. So you can finally see your games in all their glory even if your room is lit like a interrogation cell.

It's not just marketing drivel. The TrueBlack finish provides noticeably deeper black levels in a bright room. The matte OLED finish on Samsung's OLEDs looks positively hazy by comparison. Glossy OLED monitors from competing brands also look less contrast-rich, though the difference is most noticeable in a very bright room - brighter, we suspect, than most PC gaming dens, which are typically lit by the glow of RGB fans and despair.