HP 9R181AA

Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

1. Q2 202690/1004.7★7 reviews

   Buyers loved the vibrant OLED picture, smooth 240Hz refresh, and excellent connectivity. Minor complaints: firmware updates that don't work, a large power brick, and the monitor running warm.

   • 👍Vibrant OLED colors, deep blacks, and excellent image quality praised across reviews.
   • 👍Smooth 240Hz refresh rate and near-instant response time for gaming.
   • 👍Great connectivity including built-in KVM and 140W power delivery.
   • 👎Firmware updates fail to install; large power brick and monitor runs warm.
2. Q1 202682/1004.5★11 reviews

   Buyers praise the OLED picture quality, colors, and HDR, but report bugs like random shutdowns, poor stand stability, and AMD compatibility issues.

   • 👍Excellent OLED picture quality, colors, HDR, and deep blacks.
   • 👎Monitor randomly shuts off, requiring unplug/replug to fix.
   • 🤔Stand lacks adjustments and feels unstable; aftermarket mounts recommended.
   • 👎Not recommended for AMD graphics cards; works best with Nvidia.
3. Q4 202588/1004.6★24 reviews

   Buyers in Q4 202

4. Q3 202565/1003.9★23 reviews

   Buyers praise the stunning OLED display and gaming performance, but note issues with HDR settings resetting, forced pixel cleaning, audio quality, and customer service.

   • 👍Excellent image quality, vibrant colors, and high refresh rate for gaming and media.
   • 🤔HDR OLED protection settings reset after sleep or input changes, requiring manual re-enable.
   • 👎Forced pixel cleaning at 12 hours can't be delayed; blacks screen triggers it, disrupting use.
   • 👎Warranty shows less than advertised unless customer contacts HP; some report defects and poor support.
5. Q2 202576/1004.6★39 reviews

   Buyers praise the stunning QD-OLED picture quality, high refresh rate, and port selection. However, some report defective units, KVM issues with Macs, firmware bugs, and a shorter warranty than advertised.

   • 👍Exceptional QD-OLED display with vibrant colors, deep blacks, and 240Hz smoothness.
   • 🤔KVM switching problematic, especially with Macs and when an input goes to sleep.
   • 👎Several units arrived defective (dead pixels, shutdowns); open-box items may have issues.
   • 👎Short warranty (8 months from manufacture) and buggy firmware updates causing connection failures.
6. Q1 202568/1004.3★47 reviews

   Buyers praise the stunning QD-OLED picture quality and 240Hz refresh rate, but many report firmware bugs, warranty confusion, and reliability issues like random black screens and defective units.

   • 👍Exceptional picture quality, colors, and 240Hz performance praised by most buyers.
   • 👎Frequent firmware bugs: random black screens, input switching failures, and OLED refresh disruptions.
   • 👎Warranty confusion: advertised 3-year warranty but only 1 year honored, causing frustration.
   • 👎Reliability issues: multiple defective units reported, including non-working LED lights and video signal loss.
7. Q4 202484/1004.5★26 reviews

   Buyers praise the stunning QD-OLED picture and high refresh rate, but many report problems with a wobbly stand, missing VESA mount, KVM switching bugs, and a massive power brick.

   • 👍Exceptional QD-OLED picture quality with deep blacks and high brightness.
8. Q3 202487/1004.8★12 reviews

   Buyers in Q3 2024 praise the stunning OLED picture, deep blacks, and 240Hz refresh rate, but note the huge power brick, high price, and minor software/control quirks.

   • 👍Stunning OLED picture quality with deep blacks, vibrant colors, and 240Hz refresh rate.
   • 👎Power brick is comically large and heavy, causing desk space issues.
   • 🤔Speakers are decent but lack bass; joystick control and Omen Hub software have usability issues.
   • 👎G-Sync compatibility mislabeling on box; no remote included at this high price.

Based on 196 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.