GIGABYTE G27QC A 27 Inch Curved Gaming Monitor

Pros: Beautiful vibrant colors and nice contrast ratio 2560x1440p @ 165hz is the perfect sweet spot for PC gaming (remember to use DisplayPort to get 165hz) Doesn’t get too bright (250nits) which is great for dimly lit rooms Absolutely great price for all these features Very easy to navigate, one-button menu system Cons: Bad VA black smearing out of the box Only HDR 400 Fingerprints and smudges can leave blotchy white patches on your display that’s very noticeable when playing darker content. No, your screen is not malfunctioning you just need to wipe it off. It can take a little bit of time and effort to clean off smudges on this matte display though. Overall Review: Absolutely love this panel! My laptop has an sRGB .icc profile applied to this display coupled with Windows HDR and colors really pop, but it’s not too over-the-top at all. I found the black level smearing horrendous while gaming at first until a post on reddit suggested setting the gamma level to 4 and turn the display overdrive to balanced. Boy what a difference! Even with Freesync on the smearing was greatly reduced… the only time I really notice it is when scrolling through settings pages in Windows 10’s dark mode. As for HDR it’s decent. I can tell Windows has made some improvements in that regard. As far as the monitor, don’t expect an HDR400 VA to compete with OLED or even IPS HDR1000. The display doesn’t get nearly bright enough and there is no local dimming. My iPhone 11Pro does HDR way better, but it’s not at all terrible on this monitor. Just thought I’d point it out and temper expectations. Overall great monitor from Gigabyte and I would definitely buy this product again especially for the price.

Pros: Hi, I’ve been using this monitor for several days. I can say that it is easy on the eyes, the matte finish really prevents any type of screen glare from any light. I haven’t noticed any dead pixels or black light bleed. Windows reports it as 8-bit + Dithering, HW info reports it as 10 bit. Out of the box, with digital vibrance turned up the monitor has some really nice and rich colours. HDR mode works, although you can achieve similar colors without HDR and just tuning the settings. The Freesync is working as intended I think, it is matching my refresh rate to my frames in game. Im using a GTX 1080 so It’s probably the middle point for this type of monitor. Some games look really awesome, WoW looks great, Apex looks great, Destiny 2 in HDR looks great. There can be a small issue though, where the monitor won’t go into standby mode but it seems to be resolved by switching the “Auto Input selection” to “OFF” in the monitors settings it has fixed the issue for myself and several other users (credit to zeich)** Gsync works pretty well, if your able to achieve over 70 fps you wont even notice when the difference moving between 70 hz to 144 hz when in Gsync mode, it’s really that smoooth. Gsync seems to work well untill you get to the 40-60 fps range where you might experience some light stuttering in some games like WoW. I haven’t done any color calibration, im using the colours out of the box with my digital vibrance in NVCP to 90% and Windows HDR on full at all time, honestly it looks pretty amazing. White actually looks white. Black looks black for the most part Also I do not notice any ghosting in-game with the Speed overdrive mode. The software to control the settings is pretty easy to use, and works well. The live update and firmware update worked with no errors. Some people complain about the button on the back of the monitor but in my feeling of it the button is actually simple and easy to use. My overall conclusion, for the price point I think it’s a steal, although I am not a pro with monitors but I did spend 3 weeks watching and comparing different reviews before I decided to buy this one. Overall I am happy with my purchase, colors look great and no noticeable ghosting in game. Hopefully some people found this review to be useful, and Please share your experiences with this monitor. Cons: Some people have an issue where the monitor wont enter standby mode, this CAN BE RESOLVED by switching the Auto Input Selector to OFF in the monitors settings (navigate with the button not the software for this) Overall Review: Yes, recommended.

Pros: 1440p IPS HDR 144HZ Cons: None At the time Overall Review: Its kind of a lengthly review but there are questions people have and i have answers! This monitor after having it for only a couple days is awesome. I will keep this review updated but as of now this thing is incredible. Lets start off with the big question. PS5 compatible? Answer is YES! This monitor has a feature that is a built in Downscaler. Which means it will trick the ps5 into thinking its a 4k display then will downscale it to 1440p. I tested out Ratchet & Clank 2016 on the ps5 and it does indeed have the fidelity of 4k and runs at 60fps. Now its says 2160p @ 60Hz which is true because most native 4k games wont run higher than 60fps. So if you are looking for a monitor for the PS5 (which currently at this time Doesnt have 1440p support) this is perfect rather than dropping $350+ on a decent 4k monitor. Now in time if the demand is high enough sony did say that they could add support for 1440p and that it wasnt a hardware problem more as its geared more towards 1080p and 4k tvs Pc gaming! The jump from 1080p to 1440p is a big one. Coming from a 24 1080p ips panel this is a big change in pixel density and you can see it big time. I have a ryzen 7 3700x and rtx 2070 (non super). Most the game i play are competitive games like warzone, apex, csgo, valorant. (Then other AAA Titles for singleplayer like cyberpunk, upcoming the day before, mass effect legendary edition, halo infinite ect) its is amazing. Now there is a noticable fps difference between 1080p and 1440p if you have settings cranked up. As for me i play mostly low setting with native resolution and i get 140+ in apex, 300+ in valorant and csgo. Now warzone is a different beast. With the DlSS added for higher resolution gamers its wonderful. At 1440p med/low settings with dlss set to quality you get 125-135 fps. (Which is 1080p performance more or less) Older games such has Halo Master Chief collection run flawless with everything cranked up. Needless to say that this monitor is the best I have owned. (I have owned multiple 1080p and 2 1440p monitors and this one takes the cake by far) The adjustable stand is an amazing. One if the best things you could need. No need for a monitor arm if you have the desk room for it. That stand itself is sturdy and doesnt wobble at all. It has a tilt feature aswell i have mine tilted up more and maxed out on the height setting because im tall and it hurts my next to look down. (Im 62 and it sits on a ikea linnmon desk for reference). Lets talk what comes in the box aswell! The monitor and base (obviously) Display port cable Hdmi cable Ac power brick and wall plug (comes with US,EU, and Australia wall plug i believe.) I was very happy they included 3 different wall plugs so if you are looking for a monitor that has them this is the one. UI for the monitor is great. The button on the back is just one so its confusing at first to know which direction does what but its very user friendly and easy to navigate. Lets talk panel quality. Its very glare prone because of how the ips panel is. Its almost looks like obsidian (real life obsidian. An extremely dark black gloss) so glare is a big one. That is really the only downside but not really. If there is ANYTHING else i missed feel free to ask. As i will keep this updated periodically if anything happens by itself ( not if i break it by accident)

Pros: Here is the important part: The settings after all of my research ( read below) I did all the homework for you for optimization. Highly recommended as it absolutely nails the performance and color and speed. Out of the box its actually impressive, but do this once and you are all set for life : Resolution: 2560 X1440 Black Equalizer: 11 ( must be 11 to completely delete any slight “ghosting/smearing” . 11 is optimal for color as well ) Very important you do not leave it 10 or less. Overdrive : set it to “picture quality” or ” balance” Up to you and your eyes. Refresh rate : 165hz AMD Freesync ( or nvid g-sync, doesn’t matter, use what you prefer ) Set to ON SDR – ON Brightness : 62 Contrast: 50 Sharpness: 8 Gamma : Gamma 4 Overclock : OFF Low Blue Light: 0 or 1 or 2 or 3, i can’t really tell the difference Color Temperature: User define = Red 93 Green 96 Blue 100 adjust to your preference of course Super Resolution : 0 i dont use it . feel free to experiment Color Vibrance = 15 Enjoy the eye candy Cheers, Cons: it wasnt free. lol And the little joystick on the back of the monitor that controls the settings- go easy, dont break that little joystick. Overall Review: Buy it. Use my recommended settings. Feel free to adjust as your eyes see fit, but these settings work great. Enjoy it