Samsung Display said on the 1st it will launch the world's first 34-inch 360 Hz quantum-dot organic light-emitting diode (QD-OLED) with a "V (vertical) stripe" pixel structure.
Samsung Display began mass production of the new product in Dec. and is supplying it in earnest to seven global monitor makers, including ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte.
While existing QD-OLEDs arranged the red (R), green (G) and blue (B) subpixels in a triangular layout, the "V-stripe" arranges the R, G and B subpixels in vertical stripe form.
The industry commonly calls it a stripe structure or an RGB stripe structure, but Samsung Display developed an in-house stripe pixel structure optimized for quantum-dot elements and named it "V-stripe." Applying this pixel structure renders text edges more sharply, providing an optimal monitor solution for users sensitive to text readability, such as for document work, coding and content production.
The new product also combines the "V-stripe" structure with a 21:9 ultra-wide aspect ratio, a 360 Hz high refresh rate and a peak brightness of 1,300 nits, drawing strong expectations among consumers who enjoy fast, immersive games such as sports and racing.
The "V-stripe" QD-OLED monitor will be unveiled for the first time through new monitors from ASUS and MSI at CES 2026, which opens on the 6th (local time) in Las Vegas. Samsung Display also plans to showcase the panel at its private booth at the Encore at Wynn hotel during CES.
Jeong Yong-uk, head of strategic marketing for the large display business unit at Samsung Display (executive director), said, "The high-end monitor market, including gaming, is a battleground for the latest display technologies, as consumers are highly sensitive to and have high expectations for display quality," adding, "As QD-OLED enjoys overwhelming consumer support in this market, we will continue to introduce more innovative technologies and maintain our market leadership."