OLED Care on the AORUS CO49DQ
One of the biggest issues that plagued OLED monitors has been burn-in. Gigabyte has a suite of tools to combat this as part of what they call OLED Care. To access OLED Care you can enter the OSD menu on the monitor and you’ll see an icon for it. From there you can enter into the menu and set the Care+ option to advanced to access all of the OLED care features.
Below are more details on each of these functions…
Pixel Clean – This combs through your monitor pixel by pixel and will correct and brightness inconsistencies. To use Pixel clean your monitor needs at least 4 hours of accumulated use. It will automatically run after you power off your monitor, if your monitor is idle for 1 hour, or you can initiate it yourself.
Static Control – This will dim the displays brightness to 20% once it notices that the image on the screen has not changed.
Pixel Shift – This will “nudge” the display every two minutes by moving the it up, down, left or right by 1 pixel. This is completely unnoticeable by the naked eye so it is not something that will interrupt your gaming session.
APL Stabilize – Acts as a balancing act for your monitor’s brightness. Keeps an eye on the overall brightness across your screen and keeps things pretty uniform. This keeps overly bright pixels from creating burn-in and makes the viewing experience more comfortable for your eyes. You can customize this by selecting a low, medium, or high setting.
Sub-logo Dim – This will look out for persistent logos or texts on the screen or your task bar and will dial down the brightness of these persistent elements. You can customize this with a low or high setting.
Corner Dim – This will reduce the brightness in the four corners of the display by 15%.
Tactical Features on the AORUS CO49DQ
This monitor is loaded with what Gigabyte calls “Game Assist” features. These can give you an advantage in-game. The only one I think could be really useful is the Crosshair. Crosshair will put a crosshair in the center of the screen for better aiming at all times. There are a handful of different crosshairs that you can choose from.
