Although OLED gaming monitors are great—I’m writing this on one right now—they aren’t flawless. In addition to being more expensive, they are still not quite as quick as gaming LCDs and have less brightness than previous, less colorful panels. Samsung’s most recent OLED monitor will help close that gap, but it will cost money. Then make further payments. I’m saying that it’s costly.

The 27-inch, 1440p display of the new Odyssey G60F is perhaps the industry standard for PC gaming right now. However, I won’t argue with Samsung’s claim that this is the “world’s first 500Hz OLED gaming monitor.” In fact, the highest OLED value I have seen before today was 360Hz. Samsung’s 500Hz LCD is on par with some of the quickest traditional LCDs available, which are only now reaching 600Hz.

However, you can probably guess what the second shoe will drop here. The G60F is available for pre-order at Samsung’s Singapore online store for $1,488 Singapore dollars, according to the press release. The new monitor would be worth $1,140 in USD at the current exchange rate, excluding any wildly erratic changes in import duties and taxes.

For instance, the current price of Samsung’s 27-inch QHD OLED gaming monitor, which has a refresh rate of 360 Hz, is $700 on Amazon. And with a little deal searching, you can buy panels of the same size and resolution with “just” 240Hz for about $400. For that additional speed, you are indeed paying a lot more.

Many competitive players, like my editor Brad, who was much more thrilled about this in our PCWorld Slack than I was, are undoubtedly willing to spend that much money. Nevertheless, keep in mind that a 49-inch OLED with precisely twice the resolution and a still very decent 240Hz refresh rate is available for a lot less than the $1,140 suggested price.

According to a press release from Samsung, the monitor will first be released in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia before being gradually introduced to other international markets later this year. ” This 500Hz speed demon might appear from other brands, but it’s likely to take a time because Samsung is a significant OEM supplier of OLED display panels.