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Monitor Review Update Log 2020
« on: January 04, 2020, 02:20:56 pm »
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Monitor Review Update Log 2020 #1
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2020, 02:22:07 pm »
Acer ConceptD CP7271K

Added the Review by =DEAD= to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 4-5K AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guide.


Matte, height adjustable, 3840x2160 AUO AHVA panel with 384 zone local dimming, with 24-144hz Nvidia G-Sync, Displayport, HDMI 2.0, 4x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Auido Out.  The Acer ConceptD CP7271K has a native 1100:1 contrast ratio (FALD or local dimming disabled), 90.9% DCI-P3 (HDR) and 96.9% sRGB (when the SDR Color sRGB mode is enabled which prevents the over-saturation of non-HDR content) color space coverage, and very accurate color presets out of the box.  The CP7271K has a low glow AHVA panel, especially when local dimming is enabled, and fast pixel response times; =DEAD= does not test for input lag.


Acer Nitro XV273 X

Added the Review by TFT Central to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1080p IPS/PLS Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 240hz Monitors buying guides.

Matte 1920x1080 240hz AUO AHVA panel (marketed as IPS) with AMD Free-Sync (48-240hz range), Displayport, VRB (120, 144 and 240hz back-light strobing), 2x HDMI 2.0, 3.5mm Audio Out and  4x USB 3.0.  The Acer XV273 has a native 1170:1 contrast ratio, can fully cover the sRGB color space (with 9% over-saturation), and is quite accurate.  The XV273 has negligible input lag at all refresh rates, and fast pixel response times with minimal overshoot at both 60hz (OD Off) and 240hz (OD Normal) which makes it great for both 60hz console and 240hz PC gaming.

AHVA Acer XV273 X versus Acer XF252Q TN panel 240hz oscilloscope measurements by TFT Central.


Asus VG27AQ

Added the Review by Playwares to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144-165hz 1440p Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1440p AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guides.

The VG27AQ is a fully adjust-able, matte, 144hz (over-clocks to 165hz over Displayport), 2560x1440 AUO AHVA panel with AMD Free-Sync (48-165hz range), back-light strobing (ELMB) Displayport (over-clock-able to 165hz), 2x HDMI 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The VG27AQ has very accurate preset color accuracy (Racing Mode), and has very low or negligible input lag.  The VG27AQ needs to have the overdrive (Trace Free) reduced from 60 to 0 to get rid of excessive overshoot ghosting at 60hz and has slow pixel response times at 60hz, but performs well at 144, 155 and 165hz when the over drive (Trace Free) setting is kept to the default 60 setting.  TFT Central provides Trace Free 80 measurements which prove that the VG27AQ suffers from over 20ms of overshoot ghosting during many transitions which I find unacceptable which is why I recommend using Trace Free 60.


BenQ EX2780Q

Added the Review by =DEAD= to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144-165hz 1440p Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1440p AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guides.

Matte 144hz, 2560x1440, wide gamut (DCI-P3/HDR coverage) IPS panel (unsure if AHVA or IPS) with AMD Free-Sync, Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, a remote control, USB-C and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The BenQ is very accurate when set to the Standard Picture Mode uses the native wide gamut which covers 94% of the DCI-P3/HDR color space and over-saturates SDR color (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) by 33%.   The REC 709 mode locks the color controls, has high, slight black crush inducing 2.4 gamma and is limited to 93.6% sRGB color space coverage which combined with the locked color controls, is below average.  The BenQ has negligible input lag (<4ms measured with the SMT Tool) and fast pixel response times when the preset AMA High Response Time setting is used, but it's not as fast as IPS competitors like the LG 27GL850 which Playwares measured a 3ms pixel response average time compared to the BenQ's 6-7ms average.


Gigabyte Aorus FI27Q

Added the Review by=DEAD= to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144-165hz 1440p Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1440p AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guides.

Fully adjust-able matte 2560x1440, 165hz wide gamut/HDR IPS panel with AMD Free-Sync, Displayport, 2x HDMI, 2x USB 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio In & Out.  The FI27Q over-saturates the color of SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) out of the box by over 30% since it has a wide gamut panel which tries to cover the DCI-P3 (HDR) color space, but it is very accurate preset gamma and color (previous 3x hyperlink source=PC Lab PL).  The sRGB emulation mode of the unit IT Hardware tested is good while the FI27Q Belgium Hardware tested significantly reduces the gamma and RGB level color accuracy (Standard versus sRGB), as well as looks washed out since the sRGB mode's gamma is too low.  The FI27Q has negligible input lag and less (2.7%) overshoot ghosting than the AD27Q (20%), but slower pixel response times resulting in more color streaking or ghosting.


LG 27GL850

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Very accurate and fully adjustable matte 2560x1440 144hz wide gamut LG IPS with G-Sync compatible AMD Free-Sync (48-144hz over Displayport and 48-100hz over HDMI) Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0. RGB Lighting, 2x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out. To prevent the wide gamut (DCI-P3/HDR) panel from over-saturating the color of SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) content, the 27GL850 needs to be set to the sRGB mode (which is fairly accurate and has adjustable brightness, but has a preset pink tint and locked color controls[/url]).  The 27GL850 has quite accurate and nearly full DCI-P3/HDR color space coverage, but has a slight, though easily reduce-able preset blue tint.  The 27GL850 has negligible or very low input lag and very fast pixel response times with minimal overshoot, but the overdrive needs to be set from Normal to Fast at 144hz to provide the fastest pixel response times, and to Normal at 60hz to prevent obvious overshoot ghosting.


Philips 241E1

Added the Review by Playwares to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 24-25" 1080p IPS/PLS Monitors buying guide.

Matte 24" 1920x1080 IPS panel with 75hz, AMD Free-Sync, Displayport, HDMI, VGA, and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The 241E1 is quite accurate, but can not fully cover the SDR (HDTV/REC 709 and sRGB) color space like many other 23-24" IPS panels.  The 241E1 has negligible input lag (2-3ms measured by the SMT Tool), but slow pixel response times unless the Smart Response setting is switched from Off to Low.


Razer Raptor 27

Added the Review by Rtings to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144-165hz 1440p Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1440p AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guides.

Matte, fully adjust-able, 144hz, HDR/wide gamut, 2560x1440 resolution IPS* panel with AMd Free-Sync and G-Sync compatibility.  The Razer Raptor has Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, USB-C and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The Razer Rtings tested is quite inaccurate RGB balance wise (4.8/10 rating for over-saturation of red and under-saturation of blue's in the RGB balance measurements) while the Razer Tom's Hardware tested is very accurate, but has a slight preset red tint.  The Razer also over-saturates the color of non DCI-P3 content (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) by 36% since it uses a wide gamut and HDR capable panel without a properly functioning sRGB emulation mode.  The HDR mode is more accurate than the SDR modes, and the Razer has negligible input lag and fast pixel response times for a non-TN panel, but it's a bit slower than some of the fastest panels.


ViewSonic VA2719-SH

Added the Review by Les Numeriques to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1080p IPS/PLS Monitors buying guide.

Matte, 27" 1920x1080, IPS panel with HDMI, VGA and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The VA2719 is very accurate, has 1050:1 contrast, negligible input lag and good, overshoot free overdrive with fast pixel response times for a 60hz non-TN panel.


ViewSonic VX2758-2KP-MHD

Added the Review by Rtings to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144-165hz 1440p Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1440p AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guides.

Matte, 144hz, 2560x1440, IPS panel with 20-144hz AMD Free-Sync, Displayport, HDMI 1.4, HDMI 2.0, and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The Pixio PX7 Prime and ViewSonic VX2758-2KP-MHD have negligible input lag, superior gamma tracking and sRGB (99.5% measured by Rtings) color space coverage than the LG 27GL83A-B which has faster pixel response times (less ghosting) and less color bleed (in gradient tests) than both the Pixio and ViewSonic.  The Pixio PX7 Prime comes with a height adjustable stand, 165hz support and more inputs than the Viewsonic, but the ViewSonic  VX2758-2KP-MHD has better black uniformity (based on Rtings reviews) and slightly faster pixel response times (less ghosting).
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Re: Monitor Review Update Log 2020 #2
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2020, 08:12:53 pm »
Acer ConceptD CP3271KP

Added the Review by PRAD to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 32" 4K AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guide

Fully adjust-able, matte, 120hz (144hz with 2x Displayport cables at 4K) 3840x2160, AHVA/IPS/PLS panel with AMD Free-Sync (xx-144hz range) with 2x Displayport 1.4 (2x DP required for 144hz), 2x HDMI 2.0, 4x USB 3.0, and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The Acer is quite accurate, but does not really support HDR due to the lack of local dimming and the low 81% DCI-P3 color space coverage.  The default Normal overdrive setting provides very fast and overshoot free pixel response times at 60hz and 120hz, and at 120hz the higher Extreme overdrive setting provides negligible input lag and fast pixel response times but with a bit of overshoot.  The HDR (DCI-P3) mode is mediocre and best left off due to the low brightness and DCI-P3 color space coverage, and lack of local dimming.


Asus PG279QE

Added the Review by =DEAD= to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144-165hz 1440p Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1440p AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guides.

Fully adjustable, matte, 2560x1440, 165hz AUO AHVA panel with 30-165hz Nvidia G-Sync, Displayporty, HDMI 1.4 (no G-Sync nation), ULMB (120hz back-light strobing) and 2x USB 3.0.  The Asus PG279QE is an updated version of the PG279Q (2015), released in 2019, and an alternative to the PG279QZ which is also an updated version of the PG279Q with zero improvements and slightly different casing and stand material.  The PG279QE is very accurate, delay free and has excellent overdrive with minimal to no overshoot.
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Re: Monitor Review Update Log 2020
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2020, 02:56:48 pm »
AOC 27G2U

Added the Review by Playwares to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144hz 1080p Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 1080p 27" IPS/PLS Monitor buying guides.

Matte 1920x1080 144hz IPS panel with a fully adjust-able stand, AMD Free-Sync (50-144hz), back-light strobing (MBR), Displayport (G-Sync compatible Free-Sync), 2x HDMI 1.4, 4x USB 3.0, and 3.5mm Audio In & Out.  The AOC is quite accurate, has high contrast (1350:1), but suffers from a minor preset green tint of greys and whites.  The 27G2U has negligible input lag and very well tuned overdrive when the Overdrive is set to Medium which is the default setting.


Asus VG27AQ

Added the Review by TECHSPOT to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144-165hz 1440p Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1440p AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guides.

The VG27AQ is a fully adjust-able, matte, 144hz (over-clocks to 165hz over Displayport), 2560x1440 AUO AHVA panel with AMD Free-Sync (48-165hz range), back-light strobing (ELMB) Displayport (over-clock-able to 165hz), 2x HDMI 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The VG27AQ has very accurate preset color accuracy (Racing Mode), and has very low or negligible input lag.  The VG27AQ needs to have the overdrive (Trace Free) reduced from 60 to 0 to get rid of excessive overshoot ghosting at 60hz and has slow pixel response times at 60hz, but performs well at 144, 155 and 165hz when the over drive (Trace Free) setting is kept to the default 60 setting.  TFT Central provides Trace Free 80 measurements which prove that the VG27AQ suffers from over 20ms of overshoot ghosting during many transitions which I find unacceptable which is why I recommend using Trace Free 60.


BenQ ZOWIE XL2746S

Added the Review by Playwares to my Best Reviewed Flicker 240hz buying guide.

Fully adjust-able, matte, 1920x1080 240hz TN panel with AMD Free-Sync, DyAC (back-light strobing), Displayport, Dual-Link DVI, HDMI 1.4, HDMI 2.0, 2x USB .0 and 3.5mm Audio Out. The has abysmal image quality out-of-the-box and needs to be set to the Standard Picture Mode (1.97 gamma average versus sub 1.8 gamma default) to be improved, though it still can not fully cover the SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color spaces. and have the Gamma setting changed, though I'm not sure if the Gamma 4 or 5 settings provide significantly superior results since Playwares did not test them.  The XL2746S has a 17ms delay at 60hz (common for 240hz TN panels), negligible input lag at 240hz (2-3ms measured with the SMT Tool) and very fast and pixel response times at 240hz (60hz not tested) when the default AMA High setting is used.


BenQ EW3280U

Added the Review by Playwares to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 32" 4K AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guide.

Matte, 3840x2160, wide gamut IPS (probably AHVA) panel with partial HDR support, a remote, Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, USB-C.  The EW3280 offers accurate DCI-P3 color space coverage, but over-saturates the SDR color spaces by over 40% unless set to the REC 709 mode which has high (2.40) gamma and locks the color controls.  The EW3280U has poor HDR accuracy and only partial support since it lacks local dimming, has low brightness and lacks a true 10 bit panel; the HDR mode is best left turned off.  The EW3280U has negligible input lag (2-3ms measured with the SMT Tool) and fast pixel response times for a 60hz non-TN panel wihen the default AMA High overdrive setting is used.


HP Omen X 27

Added the Review by TECHSPOT to my Best Reviewed Flicker 240hz buying guide.

Matte, 2560x1440, 240hz TN panel with AMD Free-Sync with Displayport, HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The HP is quite accurate, has a true 8bit panel, but 800:1 contrast.  The X27 has negligible input lag and very fast pixel response times when the Level 3 overdrive setting is selected at 240hz (60hz not tested).


LG 27GL850

Added the Review by Les Numeriques  to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144-165hz 1440p Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1440p AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guides.

Very accurate and fully adjustable matte 2560x1440 144hz wide gamut LG IPS with G-Sync compatible AMD Free-Sync (48-144hz over Displayport and 48-100hz over HDMI) Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0. RGB Lighting, 2x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out. To prevent the wide gamut (DCI-P3/HDR) panel from over-saturating the color of SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) content, the 27GL850 needs to be set to the sRGB mode (which is fairly accurate and has adjustable brightness, but has a preset pink tint and locked color controls.  The 27GL850 has quite accurate and nearly full DCI-P3/HDR color space coverage, but has a slight, though easily reduce-able preset blue tint.  The 27GL850 has negligible or very low input lag and very fast pixel response times with minimal overshoot, but the overdrive needs to be set from Normal to Fast at 144hz to provide the fastest pixel response times, and to Normal at 60hz to prevent obvious overshoot ghosting.


Philips 271E1

Added the Review by Playwares to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 1080p 27" IPS/PLS Monitor buying guides..

Matte, 75hz 1920x1080 IPS panel with AMD Free-Sync (49-75hz), Displayport, HDMI, VGA and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The Philips 271E1 is very accurate gamma and color wise[/url], but can't fully cover the SDR (HDTV/REC709 & sRGB) color spaces.  The 271E1 has negligible input lag (4-5ms measured against a CRT with the SMT Tool) and fast pixel response times for a 75hz non-TN pane when the overdrive (Smart Response) is set to the Medium setting.
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Re: Monitor Review Update Log 2020 #4
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2020, 06:53:53 pm »
BenQ PD3220U

Added the Review by =DEAD= to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 32" 4K AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guide.

Fully adjust-able, matte, 3840x2160, wide gamut IPS panel with Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x USB-C/Thunderbolt 3, 4x USB 3.1, 1x mini-USB and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The PD3220U is preset to the Display P3 mode which covers 94% of the DCI-P3 color space  over-saturates SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color by 33% and causes black crush due to the 2.6 average gamma.  The User Picture mode unlocks the color controls, provides accurate 2.2 gamma, but also covers the DCI-P3 color space (95%) and over-saturates SDR color by 38%.  The sRGB mode provides accurate color space coverage and gamma, but locked color controls.  The default AMA High overdrive setting provides good results for a 60hz non-TN panel, but =DEAD= does not test the input lag or signal delay.  The PD3220U is a good monitor for those who need to work with the DCI-P3 color space, especially when set to the User mode and calibrated, but there are better proffessional/wide gamut oriented monitors, and much better SDR color space covering monitors available.


BenQ Zowie XL2411P

Added the Review by Tom's Hardware to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144hz 1080p Monitors buying guide.

Fully adjust-able, matte, 1920x1080 144hz TN panel with DyaC (144hz backlight strobing), Displayport, Dual-Link DVI (120hz max), HDMI 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The XL2411P is preset to the FPS 1 Picture Mode which is fairly accurate aside from the skewed gamma, which becomes even more skewed and causes black crush when switched to the Standard Picture Mode which unlocks the color controls.  The gamma can't be improved with either the Black Equalizer (locked in the Standard Picture Mode) or Gamma controls.  The XL2411P has negligible input lag and fast pixel response times, but Tom's Hardware does not included much information about overshoot ghosting when the default AMA High overdrive setting is enabled, nor do they check for dark content banding so I can't recommend the BenQ.
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Re: Monitor Review Update Log 2020
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2020, 07:07:12 pm »
ACER KG251QD

Added the Review by =DEAD= to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 240h-280z Monitors buying guides.

Matte, 240hz, 1920x1080, AUO TN (M250HTN01.3) panel with 40-240hz AMD Free-Sync (Nvidia G-Sync Compatible), Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The KG251QD is preset to the Standard mode which suffers from dull or washed out colors and shades since it can not fully cover the SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color spaces (it significantly under-saturates greens; this is common among 240hz TN panels) and has low gamma (1.98 average). =DEAD= does not measure the input lag or signal delay, but does test the overdrive or response times; the KG251QD has very fast pixel response times with minimal overshoot ghosting when the default Normal over drive setting is used.  The KG251QD uses a grainy or sparkly matte coating which dulls color and appears grainy or sparkly when light colors and white are displayed.


AOC 24G2U

Added the Review by Playwares to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 24-25" 1080p IPS/PLS Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144hz 1080p Monitors buying guides.

Matte 1920x1080 144hz, 6 bit +FRC IPS (Panda LC238LF1F IGZO IPS) panel with a fully adjust-able stand, AMD Free-Sync, back-light strobing (MBR), Displayport (G-Sync compatible Free-Sync), 2x HDMI 1.4, 4x USB 3.0, and 3.5mm Audio In & Out.  The AOC is quite accurate, has high contrast (1400-1500:1), but suffers from a minor preset green tint of greys and whites.  The 24G2U has negligible input lag (<4ms measured with the SMT Tool) and very well tuned overdrive when the Overdrive is set to Medium at 60hz and Strong at 144hz.


Asus VG279QM

Added the Review by =DEAD= and Review by PC Lab PL to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1080p IPS/PLS Monitors and Best Reviewed Flicker Free 240-280hz Monitors buying guides.

Fully adjust-able, matte, 1920x1080, 280hz IPS (probably AUO AHVA) panel with back-light strobing (ELMB), Nvidia G-Sync (48-280hz), Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The VG279QM is preset to the Racing Game Visual Mode which is very accurate and almost properly covers the sRGB color space, but has slightly too low gamma (2.1-2.2) under-saturates blue slightly and over-saturates greens, oranges, reds and yellows by over 10%.  The VG279Q supports HDR, but it is best lest off since it lacks almost all of the features required for true HDR, especially in regards to the DCI-P3 color space coverage since it peaks around 80%.  The overdrive is preset to the Trace Free 60 setting which provides fast and overshoot free pixel response times along with the higher Trace Free 80 setting, but it has a 27.5ms delay (measured by PC Lab PL) which is very high for a gaming monitor.


BenQ EW3270U

Added the Review by Les Numeriques to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 32" 4K AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guide.

Matte, wide gamut, 3840x2160 VA panel with an extended color space, 40-60hz AMD Free-Sync and some HDR support (DCI-P3 color space coverage).  The EW3270U over-saturates SDR color (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) since it natively covers the DCI-P3 (HDR) color space by default (93.9%).  The EW3270U has an accurate sRGB mode (98.5% color space coverage with minor blue under-saturation) which prevents over-saturation and does not significantly under-saturate colors like some 4K 32" VA panel using competitors, but does lock the color controls.  The EW3270U has negligible input lag and decent over-drive for a 60hz VA panel when the default AMA High overdrive setting is used.


BenQ EW2780U

Added the Review by Playwares to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 4-5K AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guide.

Matte, 3840x2160 IPS (probably AUO AHVA) panel with Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, USB-C and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The BenQ EW2780U can fully cover the SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color spaces and is fairly accurate, but has slightly too low preset gamma (2.15 with the default 2.2 setting), a slight blue tint and very poor HDR support which is best lest off.  The EW2780U has negligible input lag (4-5ms measured by Playwares with the SMT Tool), and minimal overshoot when the default AMA High overdrive setting is used, but it is a bit slower (6.4ms pixel response time average) than multiple 27" 4K competitors Playwares tested:

AOC U277PQU: 4.14ms
Asus PG27UQ: 3.98ms
BenQ PD2700U: 4.15ms
BenQ PD2720U: 4.59ms
LG 27UK850: 5.41ms
ViewSonic VP2780-4K (released in 2015): 6.3ms


Dell P2720DC

Added the Review by Les Numeriques to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 27" 1440p AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guide.

Fully adjust-able matte, 2560x1440 IPS panel with Displayport, HDMI 1.4, USB-C and 4x USB 3.0.  The PD2720DC is very accurate, has 1,000:1 contrast, negligible input lag and fast pixel response times plus balanced overdrive for a 60hz non-TN panel when the default Normal Response Time setting is used. 


iiyama ProLite XB3288UHSU-B1

Added the Review by IT Hardware PLS to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 32" 4K AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guide.

Fully adjust-able, matte 3840x2160, wide gamut VA panel with 38-60hz AMD Free-Sync, Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 3.0, and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The iiyama is fairly accurate, but suffers from slightly too high gamma (2.4 average) a minor preset green tint and does not and does not have a properly functioning color space emulation mode to prevent SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) content over-saturation (>40%) since the iiyama covers the DCI-P3 (HDR) color space natively.  The iiyama has negligible input lag and fast pixel response times for a 60hz VA panel.


Gigabyte Aorus CV27Q

Added the Review by IBXT to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 144-165hz 1440p Monitors buying guide.

Matte, curved (1500R), wide gamut, 2560x1440 165hz VA panel with a height adjustable stand, AMD Free-Sync, Displayport (48-165hz Free-Sync range), 2x HDMI 2.0 (48-165hz Free-Sync range). 2x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Audio In & Out.  The Gigabyte has 2,000:1 to 7,000:1 contrast, very accurate color presets (the only issue is a preset blue dominance) for DCI-P3, or HDR content.  The CV27Q has a wide gamut panel which over-saturates the color of SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) content significantly (30%), and its sRGB mode is quite inaccurate and not useful even though it does reduce the over-saturation.  The HDR mode suffers from a strong preset green tint which can not be reduced since the color controls are locked.  The CV27Q has low input lag and fast pixel response times for a VA panel.


Samsung S32R750

Added the Review by Les Numeriques to my Best Reviewed Flicker Free 32" 4K AHVA/IPS/PLS buying guide.

Non-curved and non-semi-wide gamut matte 60hz 3840x2160 Samsung VA panel with HDMI 2.0, mini-Displayport and USB 2.0.  The 32" version IBXT and Les Numeriques tested is very accurate, as well as more accurate than the 144hz 2560x1440 27" S27R750QEI =DEAD= tested which has low preset gamma which can be improved by selecting Gamma Mode 2.  The S32R750 has low contrast for a VA panel (2,000:1-2,400:1), negligible input lag and fast pixel response times for a 60hz VA panel when the Fast setting is used.
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Re: Monitor Review Update Log 2020
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2020, 11:38:06 am »
Asus PA32UCX

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Matte fully adjustable 3840x2160, wide gamut/HDR panel with Back-light Dimming, Displayport, Hardware Calibration (Asus ProArt which does not work properly), 3x HDMI 2.0, 2x Thunderbolt USB-C (1 In & 1 Out), 3x USB 3.1 and Uniformity Compensation which reduces the contrast and does not work very well.  The PA32UCX-K is quite accurate (2.14 out of the box gamma is disappointing), but needs to be set to the accurate but too red REC 709 (Tom's Hardware preset color accuracy section) or sRGB mode to prevent the over-saturation of SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) content since the PA32UCX-K uses a an HDR-capable wide gamut panel which is preset to use the native DCI-P3/HDR color space, and unfortunately locks the color controls when the HDR mode is enabledAccording to NL Hardware, the PA32UCX suffers from sharpness problems when the sRGB mode is selected.

The PA32UCX-K's color temperature changes and normalizes over a period of two hours when turned on after calibration, as well as suffers from varying color accuracy depending on how long it is turned on and which settings are changed.  The Asus has low input lag and fast pixel response times (for a 60hz non-TN panel) with minimal overshoot ghosting when the preset Trace Free 60 setting is used, and almost full HDR support thanks to the 1152 zone back-light dimming, 1500cdm/2 maximum brightness and wide gamut panel. The PA32UCX-K is a good 60hz gaming and media viewing display, especially once calibrated, but is not suitable for professional use over monitors from Eizo and NEC due to the Asus's improperly working hardware calibration (ProArt) and Uniformity compensation modes, and color-changing issues which occur over time after being turned on, and when settings are changed.


ASUS ROG Strix XG279Q

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Fully adjust-able, matte, semi-wide gamut, 170hz, 2560x1440 IPS (probably AHVA) panel with AMD Free-Sync, ELMB (back-light strobing), Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The XG279Q has 1100:1 contrast, and is quite accurate DCI-P3 color space coverage (91%; it over-saturates SDR color by over 25% and does not have a good sRGB mode) and colors aside from a minor blue tint (6900k measured color temperature) and slightly too low and downward-sloping gamma which averages around 2.09.  The XG279Q has negligible input lag, great 60hz and 144-170hz overdrive with fast pixel response times and minimal overshoot when the Overdrive 3 setting is used.


Asus ROG Strix XG27UQ

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Full adjust-able, matte, wide-gamut (partial HDR support), 98hz (8 bit +FRC=10 bit with full 4:4:4 color) to 144hz (8 bit with 4:2:0 color) 3840x2160 IPS (probably AHVA) panel with Nvidia G-Sync, 2x Displayport 1.4 (G-Sync), 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The XG27Uq has 950:1 contrast, 92% DCI-P3 coverage out-of-the-box, and over-saturates SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color, as well as has a red tint (5827k color temperautre; RGB measurements) unless set to the sRGB mode which is more accurate, but is also too red and has high (220cdm/2), and locked brightness controls.  The XG27UQ's HDR mode is fairly accurate, but is also too red and lacks a true 10 bit signal and local dimming.  The XG27UQ has negligible input lag (2ms), and minimal overshoot, but slower than average pixel response times (5-12.6ms range versus 2-8ms) versus the fastest non-TN competitors.


BenQ EX2780Q

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Matte 144hz, 2560x1440, wide gamut (DCI-P3/HDR coverage) IPS panel (unsure if AHVA or IPS) with AMD Free-Sync, Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, a remote control, USB-C and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The BenQ is preset to the M-Book mode which has very high, black crush inducing 2.6+ gamma and is not very accurate, but can be improved by switching to the vthe Standard Picture Mode which uses the native wide gamut which over-saturates SDR color (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) by 33%.   The REC 709 mode locks the color controls, has high, slight black crush inducing 2.4 gamma and is limited to 93.6% sRGB color space coverage which combined with the locked color controls, is below average.  The BenQ has negligible input lag (<4ms measured with the SMT Tool) and fast pixel response times when the preset AMA High Response Time setting is used, but it's not as fast as IPS competitors like the LG 27GL850 which Playwares measured a 3ms pixel response average time compared to the BenQ's 6-7ms average.


LC-Power LC-M27-FHD-144-C

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Matte, curved, 144hz, 1920x1080 VA panel with 48-144hz AMD Free-Sync, Displayport and 2x HDMI 1.4.  The LC-M27 has 3,500:1 contrast (good for a VA panel), covers 95% of the sRGB color space, but over and under-saturates some colors, and has a slight preset blue tint.  The LC-M27 has low input lag, and good 144hz overdrive, but IT Hardware did not provide much detail or test the 60hz performance which is important for those who want to play both console and PC games.


MSI Optix G27C4

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Matte, 1920x1080 165hz VA panel with AMD Free-Sync (48-165hz), Displayport, 2x HDMI 1.4, and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The MSI G27C4 suffers from a preset red tint, has washed out colors caused by the low preset gamma (1.98 Measured by Playwares versus 2.1 by Rtings ) and over-saturates the colors of SDR (HDTV/RED 709 & sRGB) media by over 20%.  The MSI G27C4 has fast pixel response times and low input lag, but has bad image quality and some overshoot ghosting (Rtings).
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Acer ConceptD CP7271K

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Matte, height adjustable, 3840x2160 AUO AHVA panel with 384 zone local dimming, with 24-144hz Nvidia G-Sync, Displayport, HDMI 2.0, 4x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Auido Out.  The Acer ConceptD CP7271K has a native 1100:1 contrast ratio (FALD or local dimming disabled), 90.9% DCI-P3 (HDR) and 96.9% sRGB (when the SDR Color sRGB mode is enabled which prevents the over-saturation of non-HDR content) color space coverage, and very accurate color presets out of the box.  The CP7271K has a low glow AHVA panel, especially when local dimming is enabled, and fast pixel response times; =DEAD= does not test for input lag, but Tom's Hardware did and measured a 31ms delay versus 36ms for the Asus PG27UQ and 39ms for the Acer X27.

The unitPro Hardware Hungary tested is significantly less accurate than the unit Tom's Hardware tested since it came with low preset gamma unless set to the Cool mode (2.19 gamma versus <2.1 for the other modes) which has 8000K color temperature or is way too blue.


Alienware AW2720HF

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Matte, fully adjust-able, 240hz, 1920x1080, IPS panel with 20-240hz AMD Free-Sync (not G-Sync Compatible), Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, 4x USB 3.0, and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The Alienware AW2720HF is preset to the RPG mode which is fairly accurate, but has too high (2.39 average) and skewed gamma resulting in colors and shades being a bit too dark, and loss of detail or black crush when viewing dark content.  The Alienware also can not fully cover the SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color spaces, so it can not display some colors as accurately and vibrantly as it should, even when calibrate, but it does come close to doing so (97%), and can still be considered good.  The AW2720HF has negligible input lag and offers very fast and nearly completely overshoot free pixel response times at 240hz when the Fast  overdrive setting is used, but has slow pixel response times and higher than average (negligible; 15ms delay at 60hz vs typical 9-10ms measured by Rtings) at 60hz which prevents it from being an outstanding console and PC gaming monitor.

The Acer XV273X is significantly more accurate, has superior gradient handling, vastly superior 60hz overdrive, and slightly lower input lag at 60hz (11.4ms vs 15ms), but slightly slower, though still excellent 240hz overdrive.


Asus VG27AQ

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The VG27AQ is a fully adjust-able, matte, 144hz (over-clocks to 165hz over Displayport), 2560x1440 AUO AHVA panel with AMD Free-Sync (48-165hz range), back-light strobing (ELMB) Displayport (over-clock-able to 165hz), 2x HDMI 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The VG27AQ has very accurate preset color accuracy (Racing Mode), and has very low or negligible input lag.  The VG27AQ needs to have the overdrive (Trace Free) reduced from 60 to 0 to get rid of excessive overshoot ghosting at 60hz and has slow pixel response times at 60hz, but performs well at 144, 155 and 165hz when the over drive (Trace Free) setting is kept to the default 60 setting.  TFT Central provides Trace Free 80 measurements which prove that the VG27AQ suffers from over 20ms of overshoot ghosting during many transitions which I find unacceptable which is why I recommend using Trace Free 60.


Asus TUF VG27VQ

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Fully adjust-able, curved, matte, 165hz, 1920x1080 VA panel with AMD Free-Sync (20-165hz), ELMB Sync (100-165hz back-light strobing) Displayport, Dual-Link DVI (120hz max), HDMI 2.0 and 3.5mm Audiio Out.  The VG27VQ has high contrast (3.900:1) for a VA panel and is fairly accurate, but is slightly too blue, has slightly too low gamma and can not display color as accurate and vibrantly as they should be sinceit can only cover 91.7% of the sRGB color space.  It also does not have proper 8 bit +FRC to simulate a 10 bit signal as advertised since it suffers from a bit of banding when displaying dark colors and shades.  The VG27VQ has negligible input lag, but slow pixel response times resulting in some obvious smearing and a bit of overshoot ghosting when its best Trace Free setting (80) is used.


Asus VG279QM

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Fully adjust-able, matte, 1920x1080, 280hz IPS (probably AUO AHVA) panel with back-light strobing (ELMB), Nvidia G-Sync (48-280hz), Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The VG279QM is preset to the Racing Game Visual Mode which is very accurate and almost properly covers the sRGB color space, but the unit PC Lab PL came with slightly too low gamma (2.1-2.2) versus the nearly linear 2.2 gamma Playwares and TFT Central measuredThe VG279QM slightly over-saturates greens, oranges, reds and yellows by over 10% but is otherwise very accurate.  The VG279Q supports HDR, but it is best lest off since it lacks almost all of the features required for true HDR, especially in regards to the DCI-P3 color space coverage since it peaks around 80%.  The overdrive is preset to the Trace Free 60 setting which provides the best performance at 240hz whileTrace Free 80 speeds up the pixel response times without obvious overshoot at 280hz.  Trace Free 60 causes some obvious overshoot at 60hz; Trace Free 20 slows down the pixel response times and gets rid of most of the overshoot at 60hz, but is a bit slower than Trace Free 40 which TFT Central recommends.  The VG279QM has negligible input lag according to 2/3 of the reviewers to measured the delay, and balanced and fast overdrive which provides pixel response times which are only slightly slower than the fastest TN panels like the Acer XF252Q.

Les Numeriques measured (middle screen) a 9.7ms delay with the Leo Bodnar device at 60hz which is nearly as low as possible.

PC Lab PL (measured a 27.5ms delay with a high speed camera.  27.5ms is very high for a gaming monitor.  This could be a mistake, a 60hz measurement or a different version of the monitor.

Playwares measured 2-3ms at 280hz and 17ms at 60hz with the SMT Tool.


BenQ Zowie XL2731

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Fully adjust-able, matte, 1920x1080, 144hz TN panel with AMD Free-Sync, Displayport, Dual-Link DVI (120hz), 2x HDMI and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The XL2731 has 900:1-1000:1 contrast and is preset to the abysmal FPS Picture Mode which has very low (1.48) gamma resulting in very dull or washed out colors and shades.  Like most Zowie monitors, the XL2731 can be vastly improved by switching to the Standard Picture Mode which provides accurate (2.16 gamma & accurate RGB levels) and good image quality, but I do not know if it suffers from dark content banding since Playwares does not test for it.  The XL2731 under-saturates greens and blue slightly and over-saturates purples, reds and yellows; it can not, but comes close to fully covering the SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color spaces.  The XL2731 has negligilbe input lag at 144hz (3-4ms measured by Playwares with the SMT Tool vs a CRT), a 17ms delay at 60hz and fast pixel response times without obvious overshoot when the default AMA High response time setting is used.  I can't recommend it without knowing if it does or does not suffer from dark content banding, and because it is not competitively priced against the 1080p 144hz IPS panels which have much better image quality.


LG 24GL600F

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Matte 1920x1080 144hz TN panel with AMD Free-Sync (20-144hz), Displayport, Dual-Link, 2x HDMI 2.0, and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The LG 24GL600F has passable preset color accuracy (Gamer 1 is the best), but suffers from a preset blue tint and has slightly washed out colors since the gamma is non-linear and too low (2.06 average); Pro Hardware Hungrary measured nearly linear 2.2 gamma, but their unit came with a stronger blue tint (7600k color temperature versus Rtings 6880k).  The 24GL600F has negligibly input lag and very fast (top tier) pixel response times.


MSI Optix MAG272CQR

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Matte, curved (1500R), semi-wide gamut, 2560x1440 165hz VA panel with a height adjustable stand, AMD Free-Sync, Displayport (48-165hz Free-Sync range), 2x HDMI 2.0 (48-120hz Free-Sync range), USB-C, 2x USB 3.2 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The MSI is uses a semi-wide gamut (it over-saturates SDR color by >25%)  but is fairly accurate when set to the Custom Pro mode which also unlocks the color controls and increases the preset gamma and RGB level accuracy.  Unfortunately the contrast ratio is limited to around 2,200:1 (versus 3,000:1 spec) when using the most accurate preset modes, and when calibrated.  Global HD does not measure input lag and the PixerPixAn photo of the overdrive indicates quiet slow pixel response times.  It Hardware PL measured a 4-8ms delay


Philips 272M Gaming

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Matte, 1920x1080, 144hz, IPS panel with AMD Free-Sync, back-light strobing (MPRT), Displayport, HDMI, VGA and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The Philips has up to 1400:1 contrast which is 30-40% higher than most AHVA/IPS/PLS panels, accurate but slightly too high (2.29 average) preset gamma, and a semi-wide gamut panel which over-saturates SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color by 25%, but does not under-saturate any colors.  The  272M has negligible input lag (2-3ms) and the overdrive is controlled by the Smart Response menu setting and performs best when set to the third setting which provides fast pixel response times and minimal overshoot on par with the AOC 27G2.

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Monitor Review Update Log 2020 #8
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2020, 08:17:17 pm »
Acer XV253QPbmiiprzx

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Matte, fully-adjust-able, 1920x1080, 240hz IPS panel with AMD Free-Sync (48-240hz) Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, 4x USB 3.0 & 3.5mm Audio Out.  The Acer can fully cover the sRGB color space (with very minor over-saturation), has 1000-1100:1 contrast, is very accurate out-of-the-box aside from a very minor blue tine (6700k preset color temperature) and http://=https://4k-monitor.ru/reviews/i_zachem_teper_tn_film_obzor_i_testirovanie_igrovogo_240_gts_ips_monitora_acer_nitro_xv253qxbmiiprzx/#elem-6can be further improved by switching to the sRGB mode.  The Acer has very fast pixel response times with only minor overshoot when the default Normal OD setting is used at 240hz; =DEAD= does not test input lag or 60hz overdrive performance.

The Acer has a noticeably grain and sparkly matte coating when viewing light colors and whites.


Asus VG258QR

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Fully adjust-able, matte, 1920x1080, 165hz, TN panel with AMD Free-Sync, back-light strobing (ELMB), Displayport, Dual-Link DVI (120hz), HDMI 1.4, and 3.5mm Audio In & Out.  The Asus has up to 960:1 contrast which is , accurate but slightly too high (2.35 average) preset gamma when using the default and most accurate Racing Mode, fairly accurate preset color (64900k in the default Racing Mode), but fails to fully cover the sRGB color space (94%) resulting in some color de-saturation.  The VG258QR has negligible input lag (2-3ms measured by Playwares with the SMT Tool) and the fast and balanced overdrive is controlled by the Trace Free setting and performs best when set to the Trace Free 80 setting at 165hz.

Playwares does not test for dark scene banding or test the 60hz overdrive so I can't recommend the VG258QR until this information is available.


Asus VG279QM

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Fully adjust-able, matte, 1920x1080, 280hz AHVA panel with back-light strobing (ELMB), Nvidia G-Sync (48-280hz), Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The VG279QM is preset to the Racing Game Visual Mode which is very accurate and almost properly covers the sRGB color space, but the unit PC Lab PL came with slightly too low gamma (2.1-2.2) versus the nearly linear 2.2 gamma Playwares and TFT Central measuredThe VG279QM slightly over-saturates greens, oranges, reds and yellows by over 10% but is otherwise very accurate.  The VG279Q supports HDR, but it is best lest off since it lacks almost all of the features required for true HDR, especially in regards to the DCI-P3 color space coverage since it peaks around 80%.  The overdrive is preset to the Trace Free 60 setting which provides the best performance at 240hz whileTrace Free 80 speeds up the pixel response times without obvious overshoot at 280hz.  Trace Free 60 causes some obvious overshoot at 60hz; Trace Free 20 slows down the pixel response times and gets rid of most of the overshoot at 60hz, but is a bit slower than Trace Free 40 which TFT Central recommends. 

Les Numeriques measured (middle screen) a 9.7ms delay with the Leo Bodnar device at 60hz which is nearly as low as possible.

PC Lab PL measured a 27.5ms delay with a high speed camera.  27.5ms is very high for a gaming monitor.  This is likely a 60hz measurement since Ashun measured a 34ms delay at 60hz and a negligible 2ms at 280hz.


Asus VG289Q

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Fully adjust-able, matte, 3840x2160, 60hz IPS with 40-60hz AMD Free-Sync, Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The VG289Q has 1,000:1 contrast, is nearly perfectly accurate preset gamma and color wise, and covers 120% of the sRGB color space (it over-saturates some greens by 20%) with no under-saturation.  The preset Trace Free 60 overdrive setting provides fast and overshoot free pixel response times, and the VG289Q has negligible input lag.


ASUS XG27UQ

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Full adjust-able, matte, wide-gamut (partial HDR support), 98hz (8 bit +FRC=10 bit with full 4:4:4 color) to 144hz (8 bit with 4:2:0 color) 3840x2160 AHVA panel with Nvidia G-Sync, 2x Displayport 1.4 (G-Sync), 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The XG27UQ has 950-1150:1 contrast, 92% DCI-P3 coverage out-of-the-box, and over-saturates SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color, as well as has a red tint (5827-6078k color temperature; RGB measurements) unless set to the sRGB mode which is more accurate, and has high (200-220cdm/2), and locked brightness controls.  The XG27UQ's HDR mode is fairly accurate, but is also too red and lacks a true 10 bit signal and local dimming.  The XG27UQ has negligible input lag (2ms), and minimal overshoot, but slower than average pixel response times (5-12.6ms range versus 2-8ms) versus the fastest non-TN competitors.


BenQ EW2480U

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Matte, 75hz, 1920x1080 IPS with AMD Free-Sync, 3x HDMI and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The EW2480 has 1400:1 contrast, is fairly accurate, but can not fully cover the sRGB color space like most budget oriented IPS panels.  The EW2480 has negligible input lag (4-6ms measured with the SMT Tool), and fast pixel response times for a non-TN panel when the default AMA High overdrive setting is used.


BenQ EW3280U

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Matte, 3840x2160, wide gamut AHVA panel with partial HDR support, a remote, Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, USB-C.  The EW3280 offers accurate DCI-P3 color space coverage, but over-saturates the SDR color spaces by over 40% unless set to the REC 709 mode which has high (2.40) gamma and locks the color controls.  The EW3280U has good HDR accuracy but only partial support since it lacks local dimming, has low brightness and lacks a true 10 bit panel; the HDR mode is best left turned off.  The EW3280U has negligible input lag (2-3ms measured with the SMT Tool) and http://=https://pcmonitors.info/reviews/benq-ew3280u/#Responsivenessfast pixel response times for a 60hz non-TN panel when the default AMA High overdrive setting is used.


Gigabyte Aorus FI27Q

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Fully adjust-able matte 2560x1440, 165hz wide gamut/HDR IPS panel with AMD Free-Sync, Displayport, 2x HDMI, 2x USB 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio In & Out.  The FI27Q over-saturates the color of SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) out of the box by over 30% since it has a wide gamut panel which tries to cover the DCI-P3 (HDR) color space, but it is very accurate preset gamma and color (previous 3x hyperlink source=PC Lab PL), especially when the Color Temperature setting is switched to User Define.  The sRGB emulation mode of the unit IT Hardware and Tom's Hardware tested are quite accurate while the FI27Q's sRGB mode Belgium Hardware tested significantly reduces the gamma and RGB level color accuracy (Standard versus sRGB), as well as looks washed out since the sRGB mode's gamma is too low.  The FI27Q has negligible input lag and less (2.7%) overshoot ghosting than the AD27Q (20%), but slower pixel response times resulting in more color streaking or ghosting.


LG 27GN750

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Fully adjust-able, matte, 1920x1080, 240hz IPS with AMD Free-Sync, Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0 and 2x USB 3.0.  The LG has low average gamma (2.05) resulting in some washed out colors and shades, and suffers from a slight pink tint, but covers 99% of the sRGB color space or does not suffer from color de-saturation (assuming correct gamma).  The 27GN750 has negligible input lag at both 60hz and 240hz, and has very fast pixel response times at both refresh rates which makes it great for both 60hz console and 240hz PC gaming when the Faster Response Time setting is used.


Philips 325M8

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Curved, matte, semi-wide gamut (123% sRGB mode or 25% over-saturation in the Gamer 2 mode for non-HDR content) 2560x1440 144hz VA panel with height adjustable stand, AMD Free-Sync (48-144hz), back-light strobing (MPRT), Displayport, 2x HDMI and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The 325M8 is very accurate when set to the Gamer 2 or sRGB mode which also provide remarkably high 6800:1 contrast, and very accurate colors, but with around 25% over-saturation of SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) since the 325M8 uses a semi-wide gamut panel.  The Philips has negligible input lag (4-5ms measured by Playwares with the SMT Tool), but below average pixel response times at 144hz even when the best (Fast) Smart Response overdrive setting is used.
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Monitor Review Update Log 2020 #9
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Acer XF250Q Cbmiiprx

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Matte, fully-adjust-able, 1920x1080, 240hz IPS panel with AMD Free-Sync (48-240hz) Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The XF250Q has a 860:1 contrast ratio, very accurate color, but very low preset gamma (sub 1.9 average resulting in washed out colors and shades), and the XF250Q the can not fully cover the SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color spaces like most 240hz TN panels.  Overall it has poor image quality for a TN panel due to the low gamma, low input lag but slow pixel response times, though PC Lab does not provide much much information about the overdrive so I can not properly compare it to competitors until more detailed reviews come out.


Acer XF252QX BMIIPRZX

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Matte 1920x1080 240hz AUO TN panel with a fully adjustable stand, VRB (back-light strobing), AMD Free-Sync (40-240hz), Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0 (240hz), 4x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The Acer is fairly accurate but has high (2.5 average) gamma which causes black crush (loss of detail in dark scenes), though it can be reduced by setting the gamma to 1.8, but doing so sets the gamma slightly too low resulting in slightly washed out colors.  The XF252QX the can not fully cover the SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color spaces like most 240hz TN panels.  The XF252Q has negligible or extreme low input lag and the fastest pixel response times out of all the monitors TFT Central tested (oscilloscope measurements) which means it is one of the fastest LCD panels in existence, however it does suffer from a tiny bit of overshoot, especially at 60hz.

The XF252Q PC Lab PL tested came with very low (sub 2.0) gamma,or washed out colors and shades, but came with similarly accurate preset colors (PC Lab PL unit is too blue but accurate like the unit TFT Central tested) and 1000:1 contrast.

Acer XF272U PBMIIPRZX

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Fully adjustable matte 144hz 2560x1440 TN panel with AMD Free-Sync (48-144hz), Disaplayport (144hz), 2x HDMI 2.0, 4x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The XF272U has an 876:1 contrast ratio, slightly too low but still very accurate preset gamma, an accurate (RGB levels) wide gamut TN panel with 91.5% DCI-P3 (HDR) color space coverage.  The Acer over-saturates SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color by over 30%.  The XF272U has negligible input lag (measured with an oscilloscope), and PC Lab does not provide much information about the overdrive so I can not properly compare it to competitors until more detailed reviews come out.

Alienware AW2518HF

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Matte 1920x1080 240hz AUO TN panel with a fully adjustable stand, VRB (back-light strobing), AMD Free-Sync (40-240hz), Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0 (240hz), 4x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The AW2518HF has accurate but too high gamma, accurate but too blue color, and like most 240hz TN panels can not fully cover the SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color spaces (caps at 93%; over and under-saturates some colors).  Overall it has great image quality for a TN panel, low input lag and good overdrive, though PC Lab does not provide much information about the overdrive so I can not properly compare it to competitors until more detailed reviews come out.


Asus VG259Q

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Fully adjust-able, matte, 1920x1080, 165hz, TN panel with AMD Free-Sync, back-light strobing (ELMB), Displayport, Dual-Link DVI (120hz), HDMI 1.4, and 3.5mm Audio In & Out.  The VG248QG has negligible input lag and fast pixel response times, but very dull and washed out colors and shades (very low sub 1.9 gamma), de-saturated reds with a preset blue tint, and can not fully cover the SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color spaces, but is typical for a 24" TN color space coverage wise.  Do not buy.


Asus VG279Q

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Asus VG259Q

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Fully adjust-able matte 1920x1080 144hz IPS panel with AMD Free-Sync (48-144hz), Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, 3.5mm Audio In & Out.  The VG259Q has a 1437:1 contrast (30% higher than most AHVA/IPS/PLS) fully cover, as well as slightly over-saturates colors of the HDTV/REC 709 and sRGB (SDR) color spaces, and has accurate color presets overall (default=Game Visual MOBA; accurate preset RGB level measurements by PC Lab PL).  As expected, the Asus has very fast pixel response times with minimal overshoot, even when using the default overdrive (Trace Free 60) setting, and has negligible input lag (9.2ms measured with an oscilloscope by PC Lab PL); more overdrive information required to provide more detailed comparison versus competitors.

MSI G271

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« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2020, 11:55:13 pm »
Work In Progress.  27x reviews.

Took time off for family and gaming.  I beat Dishonored, Dying Light 1 (for the 3rd time), Far Cry: Instincts Predator, Gears Of War 4, Gears of War5, Warhammer: Mechanicus and Warhammer Vermintide 2.


Acer Predator XB273GX
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Matte 1920x1080 240hz AUO AHVA panel (M270HAN03. 0 marketed as IPS) with AMD Free-Sync (48-240hz range), Displayport, VRB (120, 144 and 240hz back-light strobing), 2x HDMI 2.0, 3.5mm Audio Out and  4x USB 3.0.  The XB273X has an 1150:1+ contrast ratio (100-530cdm/2 brightness range), can almost fully cover the SDR (HDTV/REC 709 & sRGB) color spaces.  The XB273GX is very accurate, and also has an SRGB mode which gets rid of the preset 10% over-saturation of greens and yellows, but under-saturates color slightly versus the sRGB standard, and locks the brightness controls at a very high 215cdm/2.  The XB273GX's overdrive is preset to the Normal setting which offers very fast (for a non-TN panel) pixel response times with minimal to no overshoot, and is competitive with other brands top performers.

Acer XB273UG

Acer Predator xb273UG (2560x1440) [] https://4k-monitor.ru/reviews/obzor_acer_predator_xb273ugsbmiiprzx/


Alienware AW2521HF

Alienware AW2521HF (1920x1080) [] https://pcmonitors.info/reviews/dell-alienware-aw2521hf/


Alienware AW2720HF

Alienware AW2720HF (1920x1080) [] https://www.ixbt.com/3dv/alienware-aw2720hf-review.html


AOC C27G2ZU

AOC C27G2ZU (2560x1440) [] https://pcmonitors.info/reviews/aoc-cq27g2u-cq27g2/ [] https://www.prad.de/testberichte/test-aoc-c27g2zu-240-hz-curved-gaming-monitor/



AOC Q27G2

AOC Q27G2 (2560x1440) [] http://playwares.com/dpreview/57847394

AOC Q27T1

AOC Q27T1 (2560x1440) [] https://www.lesnumeriques.com/moniteur-ecran-lcd/aoc-q27t1-p58281/test.html

Asus VG249Q2

Asus VG249Q (1920x1080) [] https://4k-monitor.ru/reviews/igray_dostupno_obzor_i_testirovanie_igrovogo_full_hd_ips_monitora_asus_tuf_gaming_vg249q/

us VG279QM

Asus VG279QM (1920x1080)

Asus XG27UQ

Asus XG27UQ (3840x2160) [] https://3dnews.ru/1012372/obzor-asus-rog-strix-xg279q/page-1.html [] https://www.ixbt.com/3dv/asus-rog-strix-xg27uq-review.html [] https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asus-rog-strix-xg279q/6

Asus XG279Q

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Fully adjust-able, matte, semi-wide gamut, 170hz, 2560x1440 IPS (probably AHVA) panel with AMD Free-Sync, ELMB (back-light strobing), Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 3.0 and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The XG279Q has 1100:1 contrast, and is quite accurate DCI-P3 color space coverage (91%; it over-saturates SDR color by over 25% and does not have a good sRGB mode) and colors aside from a minor blue tint (6900k measured color temperature) and slightly too low and downward-sloping gamma which averages around 2.09.  The XG279Q has negligible input lag, great 60hz and 144-170hz overdrive with fast pixel response times and minimal overshoot when the Overdrive 3 setting is used.

BenQ EW2780Q

BenQ EW2780Q (2560x1440) [] http://playwares.com/dpreview/57854123


BenQ PD2750Q

BenQ PD2705Q (2560x1440) [] http://playwares.com/dpreview/57816030


BenQ SW321C

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Fully adjust-able, matte, 3840x2160, wide gamut AUO AHVA panel with a perceived black depth increasing matte grey bezel, 16 Bit 3D LUT, BenQ Palette Master Element (hardware calibration), Displayport, 2x HDMI 2.0, USB 3.1, 2, USB 3.0, and SD Card Reader and 3.5mm Audio Out.  The SW321C has a grainy matte coating, mediocre 600 (PRAD) to 680:1 (=DEAD=) contrast ratio, is preset to the Adobe RGB mode which is accurate, covers 94.8% of the aRGB mode, and over-saturates sRGB color by 42%.  The sRGB mode covers 97.6% of the sRGB mode which is very accurate.  The SW321C has a high 28.8ms delay, but fast pixel response times (for a 60hz non-TN panel) when the AMA On overdrive setting is used.


Dell U2720Q

Dell U2720Q (3840x2160) [] https://4k-monitor.ru/reviews/zhizn_v_sovremennykh_realiyakh_obzor_i_testirovanie_4k_monitora_dell_ultrasharp_u2720q/

Eizo CS2740

Eizo CS2740 (4K) [] https://www.prad.de/testberichte/test-eizo-cs2740-4k-monitor-fuer-kreative-ueberzeugt/

Gigabyte G32QC

Gigabyte G32QC (2560x1440) [] https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-g32qc


LG 27GN750-B

LG 27GN750-B (1920x1080) [] https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/27gn750-b


MSI MAG272CQR

MSI MAG272CQR (2560x1440) [] https://www.lesnumeriques.com/moniteur-ecran-lcd/msi-optix-mag271cqr-p58003


MSI MAG321CURV
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MSI Optix MAG321CURV (2560x1440) [] https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/msi-optix-mag321curv


Philips 326M6VJRMB

Philips 326M6VJRMB (3840x2160) [] https://prohardver.hu/teszt/philips_momentum_monitor_326m6vjrmb/philips_momentum.html

Samsung Odyssey G7

Samsung Odyssey G7 (32" 2560x1440) [] https://www.techspot.com/review/2059-samsung-odyssey-g7/


ViewSonic XG270QC

ViewSonic XG270QC (2560x1440) [] https://www.prad.de/testberichte/test-viewsonic-xg270qc-gaming-monitor-macht-laune/
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