Samsung Display Announce Mass Production of New 34″ QD-OLED Panel with V-Stripe Sub-Pixel Layout

Panel manufacturer Samsung Display have announced the mass production of the world’s first 34″ ultrawide 360Hz QD-OLED panel, featuring what they are referring to as a “V (Vertical)-Stripe” pixel structure. This will offer a true RGB-stripe layout to improve text and image clarity, and eliminate fringing problems that have impacted previous QD-OLED monitor panels. At the moment this is an announcement from the panel manufacturer, as opposed to any specific monitor manufacturer but In the press release they also say that they have “been supplying the panels to seven global monitor manufacturers including ASUS, MSI, and Gigabyte since December 2025.” That should mean we see announcements from some / all of those brands before too long on available monitors, with Samsung Display also stating in the press release that MSI and Asus will unveil new monitors at CES next week.

V-Stripe structure = RGB Stripe layout

The new V-Stripe structure aligns Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) sub-pixels vertically, shifting from the conventional triangular sub-pixel arrangement used in current QD-OLED technology. Developed independently by Samsung Display for quantum dot elements, the V-Stripe structure improves the clarity of text edges, making it ideal for users engaged in text-intensive tasks such as document editing, coding, or content creation. This aims to tackle one of the lingering issues some people face with QD-OLED panels, and is a very welcome change to the OLED monitor market. It follows also from the announcement recently by LG Display about the development of their own 27″ 4K WOLED technology panel featuring this RGB-stripe layout.

The shift is even more pronounced on this 34″ ultrawide panel given the previous options (both 175Hz and 240Hz versions) also had the older diamond-shaped sub-pixels, as opposed to the updated squarer shaped sub-pixels which came later, and helped with text clarity quite well.

Other panel specs

In addition, the new panel features a 21:9 ultra-wide aspect ratio with a subtle 1800R curvature, a 360Hz refresh rate for ultra-smooth motion which is a decent step up from the previous 240Hz panel, and even an increased peak brightness spec for HDR of 1,300 nits. It will be certified under the VESA DisplayHDR 500 True Black tier for HDR performance as well. Other specs are not provided at this time but we should know more in the coming days.

Samsung Display Explain the Production Challenges

The Samsung Display press release explains that “compared to a 16:9 display, a 21:9 aspect ratio generally increases the number of horizontal pixels and the volume of data processed, resulting in higher power consumption, greater heat generation, and increased operational demands, even at the same refresh rate. Maintaining uniform signal timing across left and right pixels is also technically challenging, making high refresh rates difficult to achieve.“

“The biggest technical challenges in mass-producing high refresh rate panels with a new pixel structure include reduced organic material lifespan, heat generation, and brightness degradation,” said a Samsung Display official. “By leveraging QD-OLED’s top emission structure, which offers brightness advantages, along with improvements in organic material efficiency and design optimization, we were able to mass-produce a high-performance monitor display that integrates four key features: the ‘V-Stripe’ pixel structure, an ultra-wide aspect ratio, a high refresh rate, and enhanced brightness.”

More information

The new 34″ V-Stripe QD-OLED monitor panel will be unveiled at CES 2026, starting January 6 in Las Vegas. Samsung Display say in their press release that “ASUS and MSI will introduce new monitor models featuring the panels, while Samsung Display will showcase the technology in its private booth” which we will be attending next week.

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Source: Samsung Display

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