Today is a premiere, because I’m testing the first AOC monitor – the AOC AGON Pro AG326UD. The AG326UD comes with a UHD 3840 x 2160p QD-OLED panel, which we are already familiar with. The AG326UD will therefore differ only slightly from its market competitors in many respects. The main difference is that the AG326UD only has a refresh rate of 165 Hz, but it is also significantly cheaper. We’ll take a look at what else the AOC has (or doesn’t have) to offer later on. As always, we’ll start with the packaging. But before I start with the article: I wish all readers worldwide a healthy and successful new year 2025!

The packaging is quite strikingly designed and printed with plenty of specifications. You can do that – but you don’t have to. Let’s open the box:

Quite a lot of polystyrene, I would say, which is basically practical, but of course there are other ways. Personally, I would prefer more cardboard, but manufacturers still need to internalize that.

I have of course linked an overview of the technical data in the form of a PDF (see below). But it’s worth taking a look at the AOC homepage: Click here!

Technical data

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Now an important thought from my side to all those who are unsure which QD-OLED to buy? Basically, all QD-OLED monitors can do exactly the same thing! The limitations are only due to the Samsung panel itself. Issues such as color space coverage, HDR capability and pixel response time are basically identical. From my point of view, you should buy the monitor that you really need and you shouldn’t attach importance to things that you didn’t have before or, in case of doubt, don’t need at all. By this I mean, for example, a KVM switch or other bells and whistles. And this is exactly where the AG326UD comes into play. We will now find out why.