The Best Budget HDR Monitor - AOC Q27G3XMN Review
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00:00 - Intro, Specs, Design
03:47 - Response Time Performance
06:15 - Response Time Comparisons
10:00 - Color Performance
11:44 - Brightness, Contrast, Uniformity
13:37 - HDR Performance
20:04 - HUB Essentials Checklist
22:45 - Final Thoughts
The Best Budget HDR Monitor - AOC Q27G3XMN Review
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Just got this as a birthday gift for my son.
Awww that's super sweet. Seems like a good gift
Great choice
GOAT of a father.
W dad, I hoped he liked it.
good choice my man
I love to see hdr coming to the masses. Finally.
hello. is it really a big upgrade coming from fast ips monitor to this VA Mini LED w/ True HDR? cause im planning to try TrueHDR monitor all I do is Watch Movies and Gaming. no editing
Heck yeah! I have been waiting for this review for a while. Seen this little guy on Amazon for the past three months and been tempted.
Didn’t trust rtings?
@@snarlynx1 Oh darn...
I didn't think to check more recently on their site. Last I was snooping around for reviews was a week or two after Black Friday.
Definitely would have considered this for Christmas had I seen that review at that time.
@@snarlynx1It only occurs to me now that I think my previous reply was shadowbanned for some odd reason...
I didn't realize rtings had a review. I think I had unfortunately checked a week or so before the review went up on their site.
Excellent review. Great to see some progress, it hasn't been that long since you reviewed the Inzone M9, with less zones and a higher price.
Thank you for this review, Jim. Have been waiting forever for a budget true HDR monitor.
Gonna try and get this one. I bought a AOC 24G2 based on one of your videos years back and I've been more than happy. Also been waiting a long time for an inexpensive 1440p VA panel that has above average performance. Thanks a bunch!
How did u like it so far? Good for both 60hz and 120hz competitive and Colors?
Just got mine the other day as I wanted an HDR monitor that I could also use for work (basically a non-oled). I had low expectations for it given the price but it really blew me away when I started gaming in HDR. I can’t wait for the technology to mature even more. Only real draw back is the poor viewing angles.
How bad are the viewing angles
@@ZeusFuentes they are a lot better than TN panels. I had to push mine back towards the wall a bit to avoid some gamma shift on the bottom of the screen. I am coming from an IPS and I have kind of got used to it, just have to make sure the monitor is facing you when you are using it. So overall I would say it’s pretty manageable, just annoying if you want to view off axis for whatever reason.
@@MrGluGlu That doesn't really sound that surprising. Even the higher end Samsung VA panels still have some issues with viewing angles.
Personally, I haven't minded the worse viewing angles when you get far better contrast.
Thank you for the in depth details I’m really considering getting one it was either this or a 1440p oled going for 599 but I’m a cheapasa
@@ZeusFuentes If you are doing a lot of desktop work on the monitor I would go for this. It is the main reason I use a VA panel over Oled. If it is mostly for media consumption though I would go all in on Oled.
If you haven't experience HDR yet, you will be blown away by it.
Oh a mini-led review? Nice!
Thanks for your continued informative reviews
Been waiting for something just like this, glad it is relatively good!! Will probably be buying this summer when I upgrade unless something else comes out
I ordered one a few days before this video was posted. It's coming in today 👍
how is it so far?
Good job AOC! And nice to see a budget monitor that isn't a typical HDR-n't.
Got mine the other day. Trying out the HDR in Resident Evil 4 remake is amazing! The contrast between the fire and the environment in dark scenes is so good. Flash grenades are absolutely blinding.
Hi! Thanks for your feedback bro.. I just want to know what about bright objects in the dark? now I don't know what's worse... if the blacks in an IPS or the brightness shape that gives this screen to bright objects in the dark 😐
What console
One thing I love about AOC is they have the best warranty in the biz(excluding rma wait times!) 1 year accidental warranty replacement(1time) I cracked one of my AOC screens and it was a breeze to send in the RMA, I didn't have to pay a penny for shipping and I always keep my boxes just in case! I did have to wait 2 1/2 months to get a replacement but I didn't mind the wait because I always run dual monitor setups.
Have been using a VG270UP, and this blows it out of the water with and without HDR content. Bought one because tons of reviewers are praising it, but few other reviewers give peace of mind with the response time testing for the VA panel.
This and the main channel are definitely two of the most professional, reliable and fun to watch tech channels out there, love the content
Honestly, the black smearing still disappoints me a bit. It is very noticeable with white and blue shades with a black or gray background. Scrolling white text on a black background still creates a mess. It's a shame VAs panels still struggles with this.
would love to see a side by side comparison of HDRs monitors of different display types, especially to see how big a difference is between this budget VA panel and a more expensive OLED monitor, not many good videos are available of side by side comp
Hi Tim!
Really glad to see you covering miniLED monitors like this one. I like OLEDs as much as the next person, but I feel like the mixed use crowd (office/gaming) have been starved for a good monitor with true HDR.
If you've seen the CES 2024 specs for the Acer Predator X34 V3 (34" UWQHD with 2034 dimming zones), I feel like that's one of the most affordable and reasonable entries in this rare jack of all trades species of monitors.
With mixed use in mind, any thoughts on the miniLED monitor market? Should we get our hopes up and wait, or is this as good as it'll get for the time being?
Finally some mini-led budget monitor.
Pls, consider also reviewing Ktc m27t20.
O WOW! This looks great! PLEASE DO IT TIM!!!!!!!!
Cooler Master Tempest GP2711 is the same as KTC's one, just CM branded.
M27T20 has the same problem as that other budget monitor he reviewed, it has broken HDR EOTF tracking in the low nit range, so everything ends up black in dark scenes (Cyberpunk etc).
no it's not, CM is IPS, KTC is VA@@hombrepepega3472
@@hombrepepega3472not true. The response times aren’t garbage on the KTC unlike the cooler master which actually makes the KTC usable.
Sounds interesting. Unfortunately in the EU this monitor is 440€ atm.
399,90€-430€ in Finland (includes 24% vat)
Still expensive. KTC M27T20 is cheaper.
@@flutek891 Never heard of KTC
It's 400e here. Not a killer deal, but not bad.
I believe that 280 price is without taxes. I can import it here to Mexico (from Amazon US) for ~400 USD after shipping and taxes.
I managed to buy one within the 20 minutes of it last being in stock on amazon here in the UK, clearly there's a massive demand for this.
I want it in 32inch - need a mixed use monitor and this looks very good for price point!
@@steventickle621832 inch would be very blurry for 2k
what was the price in pounds there in the uk? In the rest of europe the prices is way too high to be a good pick
@@pietroalessandrini I bought it for £349.99 without any offers or discounts, but there is such a high demand for them that Amazon is now selling used ones for £376 when it's not in stock, which is basically always.
@@pietroalessandrini It's £350 on Amazon UK, I just ordered one
I just got one as a gift for my little brother, and this review was what sold me on it. I've just spent an hour or so testing it and I've not seen anything short of an OLED pass the 1917 Night Window test this well before. That this level of performance can be had for £300 is astounding, even though I'd prefer it to be a bit cheaper in my region.
Really awesome review man! Finally a relatively well priced monitor with good hdr. 😊
For just $280 bucks, this deal is insane. Sure, I wish it was 32 inches, but for that price, I can’t complain. Was thinking about snagging a 32-inch QD-OLED, but I just can’t talk myself into coughing up almost an extra grand 😂
I'd love to get a little infographic in the conclusion part of the video stating what range the product would be deemed a good value. For example, stating the MSRP, the price reviewed at, and the range of when it would be worth it
I got this monitor a month ago and I was blown away. It is true HDR. In few instances, it looks even better than my LG C2 only because of its higher brightness and convincing enough contrast/black levels with local dimming. It is not flawless, but it is $280.
$359 usd :(
I am so happy people can start getting proper HDR for a reasonable price. Hopefully this forces more competition in this space and more Mini LED monitors come out, my friends have never had a proper HDR experience before and I keep telling them to try save for a HDR TV or monitor but they just cant sadly. Now this they can afford, sure its not OLED or QD OLED but it looks promising and cant wait to do side by sides to my AW3423DW to see how good it looks overall while being a fraction of the cost.
@@BeingBOTisCareer they are selling out worldwide it seems. I got the last one off Amazon here int the UK for £345 and about an hour later they were back up but for over 360+ and they have also gone and now back at 380. Seems a lot of people want to get into HDR gaming and content.
@@BeingBOTisCareer It's 279 on Newegg but its out of stock. I was gonna buy it right now if it was in stock.
Just ordered one for £415 🗿shit
I got this monitor at $250 in Nov. It was due to this price and the Rtings review that made me decide to buy it. I am happy with my choice and I am glad a big channel is reviewing this monitor to show gamers on a budget that a monitor like this exists out for them. I am shocked that they are reviewing this monitor and not a smaller channels who do monitor reviews especially for brands like KTC. I kinda thought HUB would overlook this monitor cause it appeared too good to be true and might have "you get what you pay for" type vibe.
after reading many reviews and how happy people have been and seeing some videos of gameplay on this monitor i pulled the trigger and ordered one after having some points saved up on my cc i paid a wopping $140 so i hope i found myself a literal steal of a deal in this monitor
Looks like a good option for my next monitor. Hope to see more reviews of monitors in the $200 to $350 range.
MORE MINI LED REVIEWS!! WE LOVE YOU TIM!!
I just saw Asus is taking orders for the PG34WCDM. Time for my X34 to get an OLED upgrade to match my LG C2. Hope to see you get a review sample of it soon.
I bought this in November on sale for 250 usd. One thing to note is for some reason this monitor is 450ish euros in Europe. I am super happy with it but I came from 75 hz ips basic work style monitor. I personally dislike ips glow and the limited contrast ratio on ips, that's what made me take a chance on this VA as well as the HDR10. For the money and at this time I think its a great value. I do wish they had a usb port to update the bios though to potentially make small improvements but it's not really an issue I guess because it works so well as is for the money..
Got g8 ultrawide myself but excited for more mini led options at lower end of price
Just received mine, and it's fantastic for media consumption. The brightness is magical. I can now have my windows open while I'm painting model planes.
Saw this video this morning and then saw RTINGS and TFT Central reviews on this monitor. I ended up buying it from Newegg today for $285 US. I currently have a Gigabyte M28U and a MSI g274qpf (non-qd version).
Despite its drawbacks, I much prefer VA over IPS for its black levels, contrast and no IPS glow. I like my two IPS monitors, they are both good but i'm going back to VA and hopefully this is the one.
@noir-13 Yeah, general media consumption is so nice. I'm honestly tired of the washed out low contrast IPS monitors. It's really nice to see the response times on these VA monitors at great places compared to before. I'm looking forward to HDR with this.
@@Pruflas-Watts
I’m guessing single player games will probably benefit greatly with a Va mini led panel
Such an underrated view! My cat just destroyed my monitor and been shopping just to be utterly annoyed at the lack of reviews/poor reviews on va panels in favor of fps and competitive games. Like that's not all games are like. Yes I play tarkov but also lots of cyberpunk and games as such where the contrast matter the most. Was hoping to find a 32inch model of this but looks like I'll have to downgrade to 27 inch monitor for the time being
Had this monitor for about a week now. Highly highly recommended. It's the best HDR experience I've had so far for 1440p and it's less than $300 USD. Whatever AOC is doing, KEEP DOING IT.
When I found this monitor recently I was tempted to return the 32 inch ASRock I just bought - not a huge extra expense unlike an OLED, but the 27 inch format would seem to be a real difference. But considering in other terms for years and years I had a 30 inch 16:10 display as a main monitor so it would honestly not be a lot narrower, and this 32 inch (really 31.5) is only a bit taller.
I still have a 27 inch display as a secondary screen and it honestly is a totally fine size in reality, in fact for some content and experiences I almost wonder if the larger display is too big- focusing on one area of the screen leaves a lot of content on the periphery, like with subtitled media and the text of JRPGs/VNs.
Ive been waiting for this lol.
I really like that HUB Essentials Checklist, both the manufacturers claims and the second screen with more details.
However, it's kind of hard to read on a phone screen, which is where I usually watch CZcams. Do you have a website? A searchable database with those options and a link to the review could be really handy.
You guys should review other budget offerings such as innocn and ktc.
I watched this x1.5 speed. Perfect!
Glad this product exists
Could you include prices in comparison graphs? Its incredibly useful to see how things actually compare to what matters; Price.
Thanks for the video! this channels is amazing btw now I don't know what's worse... if the blacks in an IPS panel or the brightness that gives this screen to bright objects in the dark 😐
Got this coming tomorrow for my brother. Always wanted to introduce him to HDR but as we are moving and doing his entire room + set up we didn't really want to spend 700+ on a HDR monitor right now lol. Looks damn promising for him overall and at a great price. I am happy people can start getting good HDR at more affordable prices, last year when I got my AW3423DW there was almost nothing on the market to get a good HDR experience now we have a ton of monitors offering it at all price ranges it seems. Cannot wait for more companies to get into this space.
What does he think about the monitor and how are the blacks.
@@indian-tech-support got to say I am impressed with it and he is loving it. It obviously does not compete with OLED ( Tbh no mini LED I have tested does, even ones with 1100+ zones ), but it also costs a lot less. If you are in the market for a real HDR experience on a fair budget you will love this thing. I will say you may need to calibrate the display though, mine had a red tint to it and needed calibrating ( which by eye is borderline impossible but you can get it better than before ) All in all the monitor is impressive and keeps on impressing me daily ( I spend a lot of time chilling with him so I see the thing daily ) and the blacks are far better than anything on your standard IPS or VA, even when something bright is next to it. If you sit straight on as well the blooming is minimal enough that its not that distracting at all. HDR is great although I always miss OLED as you get perfect contrast and highlights are blistering, while here they are much dimmer to keep blooming minimal ( but dont get it twisted it still elevates the entire scene compared to SDR, and day time or any large bright area looks godly here )
@@indian-tech-support my comments get deleted often... But in short it's amazing. He loves it and I love it, and I own an AW3423DW. I do obviously much prefer the QD OLED, it's better in every aspect... But it has burn in potential and it's also a lot more. If you want good real HDR at a reasonable price get this monitor.
@@indian-tech-support my comments get deleted??? Despite not saying anything bad... He loves it, I'm sat in front of it right now watching things and I'm impressed with it for how much it was.
I tried a KTC version of one of these, gaming it was good, movies it was great, buy regular desktop use was bad due to blooming and a lack of uniformity as a result of the lighting.
I have one of this coming home next week, I was really hyped for the HDR perfonmance even before this review, now I am DYING to see how it performs. I'll play Alan Wake 2 as soon as I can!
How are you enjoying the monitor now after a while of using it & did HDR meet your expectations?
You need to add a HUGE SIDE NOTE, the modelo That they sell in europe (and probably end in Australia) is the BK version, that version has the SRGB and DCI-P3 clamps not working and the Color all over the place... That model probably get you to instead of Best tier of factory calibración, to trash unusable... (God That as you say, its easy to put in a good color)
we need more mini-led reviews! this monitor seems so promising, hate the viewing angles though 😫 no other has as good local dimming software too sighhh
Are you guys planning to do Alienware AW3225QF and Asus PG32UCMD reviews?
Please review the new LG 27GR95UM with Mini LED display!
Viewsonic, monitor quality never faded. Lasted longer than my 21.5 inch samsung.
Hi Tim! Any chance on reviewing a koorui 27e3qk? I think it's the best bang for buck 1440p monitor rn.
Thanks for the video but I'm wondering if you had the chance to try the AW3225QF
I have a year or so old AOC VA monitor (bought partly due to the promise of being a fast one for VA) and regarding overdrive and black smearing, there's an interesting thing to notice - it has a lot less black smearing and better general response times (meaning - it's not great, but OK for a VA panel with actual VA contrast, not reduced contrast like "fast" Samsung VA panels have) when the monitor is clamped to sRGB (be it via the rather bad in-built sRGB clamp or via something like novideo_sRGB) than it does in native gamut mode, and in HDR mode, it's even worse than in SDR wide gamut mode. Maybe something to look out for with monitors like this.
Also, AOC seems to rarely release firmware updates anyway, at least for their cheaper stuff, so the absence of a USB port will likely not be a real issue in this regard.
I have this monitor it is amazing. I go blind to CS2 flashbangs and actually have true colors and deep blacks again after ages on IPS monitors.
It does bleed light some on a full black desktop but no ghosting/smearing that I can see.
If you get it turn on windows HDR, set it to pictureHDR setting in the OSD and 100% contrast on your graphics card color and you are good to go.
I have 2 videos of it on my YT.
is it good to have for competitive cs2 playing? I'm trying to find a new replacement and an upgrade to 1440p, mostly will be used for cs competitively but also heavy on some single-player titles. It seems like it's in a great middle zone for best of both worlds, but can't decide since cs is a priority.
@ugnemikelenaite7045 Ya hard to say there. It is beautiful but I don't know if I would suggest losing even a few ms in end to end latency for CS2 pros. I will say I am 90% playing CS2 right now and love it for that. Watch hardware unboxed's review and compare the response time to a 240hz review and see if you think it's worth it.
How is it watching movies, is it all gray and grainy or does it look really good. How is it using it for writing or coding ?
Thank you for this review! With cheaper and cheaper HDR options coming out in the past few months, are there any HDR gaming monitor options that still make sense paying $400-500 for, with this being available at $280?
Have you run any polls on what features people are looking for most to come down the pricing tier? For me, I'm looking for a single overdrive experience (variable or not) below 400 usd
Bring us the 240hz 4k oleds TIM!
Aw32 & the new Rog 32inch BOTH are in people's hands for ownership or review
Just bought. Was going to get a viewsonic, but spent the entire day browsing the 1440p hellscape of HDR10 and HDR400 monitors. Idk why manufacturers don’t make a true 1440p HDR monitor that doesn’t have a 240hz+ refresh rate. Some of us single player gamers would love an HDR monitor that has 120-144hz as the max but the HDR is actually good.
Just cause it has a higher refresh rate doesn’t mean you have to match it. You can easily get a 240hz monitor with your gpu hitting 120hz and be perfectly fine
Can you review the koorui gn10? Its a similar panel with a couple more dimming zones but its 240hz
Very intersting monitor. I just wish the frame time and ghosting were a little bit better, maybe even with a little bit higher price
Probably gonna buy one of these but torn if I should use it as my main monitor or my secondary considering I play a lot of competitive multiplayer games and a good amount of story games as well not sure if the speed of the panel will be sufficient enough for competitive games
Just got one and it’s great overall. However, mine needed calibration BADLY. The whitepoint was like 8500k and the gamma for dark colors was horrible. After calibration though it was fantastic! So much more contrast than IPS and it really makes a visual difference in games that I will take over better motion clarity any day. And honestly, the motion clarity is as good, if not better than my 2 year old fast IPS panel. So glad to finally have a good contrast FLAT monitor.
Feel like I am in the same boat. What did you do to fix this?
Another day, another monitor that's not available in Australia
Can you check out the 1440p 360hz QD-OLED MSI monitor coming out later this month?
Portuguese here with the /BK European model, want to leave my impression. I do not notice any red tint whatsoever. The firmware seems to have been fixed because the sRGB mode is definitely working. The differences in the red color, especially, are staggering. Going from native to sRGB turns the reds very muted in comparison.
I ended up buying it. I'm pretty satisfied with it
I've just ordered this monitor too. But after reading about potential flickering problems. I'm slightly worried that I might have picked the wrong monitor. Are you experiencing flickering, gabriel?
I can't decide between this and the Gigabyte M34WQ. I already have an HDR400 4K 32" and my wife the GP27Q (although the local dimming is still impressive on it, the AOC implementation looks much better with the better base VA contrast). Ultrawide sounds tempting, but I don't know what I hate more, the washed out, low brightness IPS look or the VA black smearing and viewing angles lol.
I've been wanting to get the Alienware Ultrawide oled for a long time, but despite having the money, it's still hard to spend $800 on a monitor. So I just ordered one of these, and I'll wait till Oleds come down in price more.
The funny thing is this monitor is cheaper than the 1440p 144hertz one I bought in 2019.
Please consider reviewing Asus Tuff VG27AQ3A
Please review the Alienware 32 QDoled
Thoughts on the AOC u27g3x
I love mine. It’s actually amazing.
how is it with a dark game like RE4 remake (if you have that), lots of smearing?
@@oswaldmosley6179 Use the overdrive mode for sure to avoid smearing but in practice I am not very sensitive to it most times. Something like The last of us is almost upplayable to me however due to the actual engine having smearing built in.
KOORUI GN10 Review would be amazing
Review the Omen 27qs
my 32 inch 165hz tuf broke some time ago, aint no way my 32inch tv 60hz would have better clarity let alone hdr & all that, this could be a good choice if in stock, good reviews!
My issue with VA and TN, is that if looked staright at the center of the monitor, then only center is not off axis, bottom is always a bit brighter/washed out, while top is darker.
Ideally such monitors need a top to bottom curve to compensate for that, so the monitor becomes spherically curved, or viewed from a longer distance, which isn't great for desktop use.
Or another solution is to use some gradient colour filter to make top to bottom go more vibrant, with adjustment for viewing distance
Yeah I personally hate IPS glow and the limited contrast of IPS. So each has their ups and downs, like burn in and the price of Oleds.
@@MrNota500 1 year of LG c2 42 no burn in but I play games mostly on my PC. IPS glow low contrast. VA motion blur ghosting and all the dead stuck pixels in them I can't go back. Also I paid 900usd a year ago for it. Considering the price of most 32" 4k monitors I don't think it's too bad as you can get them even cheaper now
@@ToGrimmToWin That's great, but I like to keep my monitors for more than 10 years
@@enihi lg woled tvs literally just dont burn in. its so uncommon its ridiculous, qd-oled definitely isnt the same case but i absolutely think a c1 could last you 10 years if you had any common sense n just hid taskbar
I'm still very happy with my CM Tempest GP27Q, its super bright it actually can hurt my eyes depending on the settings, HDR performance is pretty good, although haven't used that much, and I don't typically have the issues some say in here, including Tim here... this AOC monitor in the UK is around £345 on amazon right now... the Tempest has been discounted from 500 to £418, and the GP27U the 4K version went from 800 to £599... if it was around the same price as in the US I would say yhh sure, for someone in a budget great, but when the pricing is so close to similar or better products I'm not so sure
I also got a GP27Q, what settings did you set for good HDR? I think I still have to calibrate it to get it
I am addicted to watchin your monitor reviews. I watch them when they drop even if I am not even considering buying. Is this normal? Do I need a therapy?
getting one.
With 336 local dimming zones, I'm assuming that there's an array of 16*21 or 14*24. I don't know the technology in detail, but I expect that if an area was half bright and half dark, the dimming zone could be half illuminated?
I just feel like one zone per every inch might look questionable if the zone is determined to be bright or dark, but it could be much better if a dimming zone could be controlled well.
is there a reason of why u guys removed the oddysey g7 from the performance comparison chart?
It is frustrating and confusing just how different are the reviews of this model here and on rtings.
Here it is over 500 nits SDR brightness, they've measured less than 400.
Here it is 75 rec 2020, they've measured less than 70.
Here it is a relatively slow panel, they said it is one of the fastest VA panels on the market.
It is almost if as they've tested a different product. I'm wondering what is happening here.
Would be neat if you'd start to include panel ID from the engineering menu so we could be awared of regional differences or midlife updates.
I’ve found that RTINGS is very biased in terms of reviews for monitors. It seems like whenever there is a monitor that people really like, they review it and say the opposite or say it’s just decent. They do it with TV’s and even complained about Sony Bravia TV’s which are known as some of the best on the market. The only thing I trust them with is color accuracy/calibration and viewing angles. Even with color accuracy they like panels that look too dull, especially for gaming. They focus so much on “realistic color accuracy” that when you calibrate your monitor you’re not using the full capabilities of it. I like my gaming monitors to pop with the colors and not be overly dim or bright. So it’s best to look at RTINGS first and then watch videos of people actually using the monitor. Then make judgement on what the majority opinion is
@@nataflet source ?
Can you guys do the aw2725df? Thanks in advance!
a review for the aoc q27g4xn
I am currently looking for a new monitor. I saw that MSI is launching the MAG MAG 274QRF QD E2, a possible good adversary for this AOC monitor. Do you think It will be any good? Will you test it?
how good is it for using as a creator monitor? graphic design photo video editing?
Considering the viewing angles can you use this at a distance with a friend and get good viewing for more than one person? Maybe 5 feet or more? Putting HDR aside would this look a lot better than an old acer H236HL? I don't upgrade often lol but it was pretty good for 2013 if I remember correctly.
What do you guys think about Koorui 27E3QK?
When do you think this will come back in stock for the US market?
nice review! can you review ASUS TUF Gaming (VG27AQM1A)
Please check out the Asus VG27AQML1A, is it a good 1440P 260Hz monitor?
What software is used for response time latency testing?
@monitorsunboxed, dear authors, you said about the high input lag in hdr + vrr mode, this is disappointing. Is it possible to fix the high input lag with hdr + VRR by changing which settings, frequency or driver settings? And could this be a feature of your monitor version and firmware?
How would this monitor compare to the MSI MAG 275CQRF-QD as far as black smearing?
I've had this monitor for a few weeks now. Decent monitor for the price. Gets very bright in HDR. VA Black smearing isn't too bad, especially for a budget option like this.
It's not all roses though. VRR flicker is annoying, the menu system and buttons to navigate it are atrocious, firmware bugs and annoyances crop up in daily use and it also seems to clip very bright highlights in HDR just a bit no matter what settings you tweak. Much like Samsung tvs used to a few years ago.
Im for one. The flat VA panel with excellent native contrast ratio, good HDR performance and decent panel peformance for gaming. Decent color performance. Im all in. The native contrast ratio is great for sight seeing single player gaming.
Would love to see this in 4k at 32in variety around $400-450
I don't know if its a usb2 vs 3 thing. From memory it has something to do with the physical size of the flash drive. I tend to stick with ones that are under 2gb.
what bout the new AOC 24G4 with the new FAST IPS technology.. is it really a thing?
Where do we get these in Aus? Can't find it anywhere except Amazon US with $200 shipping lol. Do monitors only last a few months on the market these days or something? Admittedly been a while since I bought one.