LG and Samsung announce new TV OLED panel tech cranking out 4,500 nits of brightness, but don't expect anything like that for PC monitors

Both Samsung and LG, the two big makers of OLED screens that go into TVs and monitors, announced new panel technology at CES 2026 with 4,500 nits of peak brightness. Question, will that tech appear in a PC monitor any time soon?

The answer is yes and no. Yes, the technologies seen in the new panels are headed for PC monitors. But, no, you can't expect to see PC monitors anything like that bright.

One useful reference point here is that existing TV OLED panels are already rated at up 4,000 nits...