Sony’s new 1440p OLED gaming monitor seems a lot better than its first

The original InZone M10S OLED gaming monitor stood out for a mix of reasons when I reviewed it for Polygon back in late 2024 — some good (impressively small stand, high 480Hz refresh rate) and some bad (high price, low on features versus the competition). The company is launching its follow-up model, the InZone M10S II, at the same $1,099.99 price as before, but with numerous updates to better justify the cost. It’ll come out later this year and will be sold exclusively through Sony’s online shop.

For instance, it’s built with a fourth-gen WOLED panel (LG Display’s Primary RGB Tandem tech) that offers higher brightness and contrast than previous panels — rivaling QD-OLED — plus the ability to toggle between 540Hz at QHD resolution via DisplayPort and 720Hz at 720p. The dual mode feature is aimed at competitive gamers who want the option to switch from a very fast, somewhat hi-res picture to an even faster-moving image, even if it doesn’t look particularly good. Its .02-millisecond response time is, like other recent high-end WOLED monitors, just a little bit faster than previous generations.

Possibly the biggest spec improvement in the M10S II is the inclusion of black frame insertion (BFI) for motion blur reduction, which its predecessor lacked. Sony claims its BFI algorithm will deliver higher brightness than similar implementations on competing monitors — brightness being the big trade-off when using BFI to deliver a smoother-looking image. In this mode, the M10S II will peak at 240Hz instead of a raw 540Hz, and a black frame will be inserted between every other frame.

Covering some other important bases, Sony’s latest OLED monitor has a matte-textured screen coating, as before, but now includes a “super anti-glare film” to further reduce glare. It supports variable refresh rate, with Nvidia G-Sync compatibility, and the monitor has “extreme” anti-VRR flicker to reduce the visible flickering effect that’s sometimes noticeable on monitors that are adjusting to frame rate spikes and plunges.

The M10S II features a DisplayPort 2.1a port (topping out at UHBR13.5 with up to 54Gbps), an HDMI 2.1 port, and a USB hub for connecting accessories to. It includes a slightly evolved version of the sleek disc-shaped stand that shipped with the original M10S, albeit with changes made to allow for a larger tilting angle.