AOC launches its 2025 QD-OLED monitor lineup, including 500 Hz models — 27, 32, and 34-inch models with high refresh rates and inky blacks

AOC is a name that doesn't quite carry the same brand cachet as the likes of Asus or Samsung, but the Taiwanese maker has been around for quite a long time. While it's mostly known for its value-oriented wares, its monitor department has now turned its attention to properly nice QD-OLED displays with jarringly high refresh rates. The new pixel slabs come in 27-, 32-, and 34-inch sizes, with refresh rates ranging from 165 Hz to an eye-popping 500 Hz, and in 1440p and 4K resolutions. The 27-inch model is $449.99 at Amazon, the 32-inch model rings in at $599.99 at Best Buy, and the 34-inch model is $699.99 at Best Buy.

• 27-inch Agon Pro AG276QZD2 with a resolution of 2560x1440 and a 240 Hz refresh rate is $449.99 at Amazon

As an exceedingly quick recap, OLED displays have a response time of effectively zero and a near-infinite contrast ratio, making for a blur-free experience with perfect blacks and popping colors. While AOC doesn't specify, given the specs and the company's history, the panels in these displays assuredly come from Samsung. By the way, if you're concerned about OLED burn-in, AOC offers a three-year warranty for any such issues. All the displays offer G-Sync Compatible VRR support.

Judging by online store stock, 27" is currently the most popular monitor size, so it makes sense that AOC has three riffs on it. The first one is the Agon Pro AG276QZD2, with a resolution of 2560x1440 and a 240 Hz refresh rate. Color and brightness-wise, it has a DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification, although it does claim a peak brightness of 1000 nits. It comes with a height-adjustable stand, rear RGB lighting, and a USB hub. This model is actually pretty darn affordable at $449.99 at Amazon.

If you're looking to have a career in professional Counter-Strike, then you'd do well to look at the Agon Pro AG276QKD2, essentially an upgrade of the above model with a massive 500 Hz refresh rate. The overall brightness in HDR mode gets a slight boost, with a corresponding DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification. We can't find it in North American retailers just yet, but it's selling for £679 at Amazon UK. Removing VAT and doing the currency conversion gives us a theoretical stateside price of around $740.

If the pedestrian 1440p resolution isn't quite your jam, you can check out the Agon Pro AG276UZD with its sharp 3840x2160 (4K) resolution. For this model, the refresh rate is 240 Hz and the certification is DisplayHDR True Black 400, but it's otherwise similar to its cousins. The current street price is £549 at Amazon UK, or about $598 once it reaches the United States.

Moving onto bigger sizes, we have the Agon Pro AG326UD, a 32" 4K display with a 165 Hz refresh rate and DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification. The 165 Hz refresh rate might look unimpressive in comparison to the models above, but keep in mind that it'll take at least an RTX 5080 graphics card to push that kind of frame rate at 4K in most games, at least without compromising on visual quality. This monitor has the same creature comforts as the rest of the lineup, and rings in at only $599.99 at Best Buy, a pretty good deal if you ask me.

Finally, ultra-wide fans can mosey over to the Agon Pro AG346UCD, a 21:9, 34-inch monitor with a 3440x1440 resolution and 175 Hz refresh rate. The display is curved, but gently so at a very reasonable 1800R. This model carries a DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification, and a price tag of $699.99 at Best Buy.

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