Corsair Xeneon Flex 45WQHD240 OLED Review – the BENDABLE OLED!

1. Introduction2. Design3. On-screen Display (OSD)4. Panel Analysis5. Response Times6. System Latency7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

There's no doubt in my mind that the Corsair Xeneon Flex 45WQHD240 OLED is one of the most brilliantly bonkers gaming monitors I have ever had the pleasure of using. It's the kind of screen where it's very easy to get caught up in hyperpole… and yet, I'm still not too sure what to make of it!

While Corsair has done brilliantly to come to the market with LG's 240Hz OLED panel, the real USP of the Xeneon Flex is the fact that it flexes. That may sound obvious, but what gives me pause is the fact that I'm just really not sure how many people would actually end up using this feature on a regular basis. Speaking for myself, I generally prefer a curved monitor, so I set the Flex to a comfortable curvature – roughly 1200R I'd guess – and I left it there for most of my time with this screen.

Of course, some people may well see this is as the solution to their monitor problem – for design work you can have a flat panel by day, but curve it out for gaming at night. I'd love to know how many people would do exactly that on a daily basis – maybe I'm just lazy, but I can see why some people would see the Flex as a gimmick.

After all, for as much as I have praised the OLED panel itself in this review, and let me be clear, it is absolutely fantastic, LG has already announced a fixed-curvature model using the same 240Hz panel, and that will save you $300 compared to the Xeneon Flex's US price.

My suspicion is that Corsair is using the Flex as a halo product – a way to get its name out into the monitor market, to get people talking about how unique it is, and then hopefully get more eyeballs on the company's more traditional (and affordable) Xeneon monitors.

If you are within the niche of the niche who would buy the Corsair Xeneon Flex, assuming the company comes good on its promises to tweak the final firmware and tighten up the flex mechanism itself, then we have to say it is a helluva monitor. Just let us know how many times you end up adjusting the curve!

The Xeneon Flex is set to hit the market in Q1 2023, retailing at £2099.99.

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Pros

• 240Hz OLED panel is a gamer's dream, with exceptional motion clarity.
• Very large ultrawide form-factor is incredibly immersive.
• OLED is a natural fit for HDR.
• Relatively easy to adjust the curvature.
• Convenient front-facing I/O panel.

Cons

• Very expensive.
• Out of the box image accuracy needs to be improved. (Corsair has promised an update for retail samples).
• Flex mechanism lacks clearly defined steps. (Corsair has promised an update for retail samples).
• Limited ergonomic adjustments due to the flex mechanism.
• If you won't actually use the flex mechanism itself, LG has announced a fixed-curvature model using the same 45in panel that's $400 cheaper.
• Not ideal for text-heavy work due to relatively low pixel density and some colour fringing.

KitGuru says: A 45in, 240Hz OLED ultrawide is as good as it sounds. We're not sure how many people would end up using the flex mechanism on a regular basis, but we have to hand it to Corsair – this is brilliantly bonkers!

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