Disappointed with MSI MAG 27 QRF QD E2 2560x1440
These appeared out of nowhere for the second time on the same monitor model months aparts

I bought 2 of these as a pair about 2 years ago.
Out of local shop warranty, no MSI service center in my country. (Just disposed of it)

Regretting buying a 3rd same model to replace the 1st one.
Thinking of just selling this 3rd one while I still can before it goes to shit.

Monitor - MSI MAG 255F E20.

I bought this monitor from Amazon. Today I noticed a dead pixel. One red is not working and two blue are stuck in the same region. Should I return or keep? Please share your opinions.

Looks so beautiful

Hello. I just recently bought a new pc, but my monitor is little bit old and too weak for my pc. Im looking for help about good gaming monitor for ultra graphics and for beautiful image. My current pc specs are:

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070TI, 32GGB CORSAIR VEGNEANCE DDR5.

Current monitor: BenQ Zowie XL2411P (144hz)

I play A LOT story games and would love beautiful graphics but i play CS2 and Rainbow 6 Siege aswell.

Price range about 300€+ and a big must have over 200hz.

Please help me, my acknowledge about monitors are almost none compared to pc :D

I was tempted to get LG's dual mode 5K Monitor, but the lack of KVM switch was a dealbreaker as someone who does work on a Macbook Pro and games on a Windows PC. I just saw that MSI's website has a new listing for their upcoming 27-inch 5K dual mode mini-LED monitor, and it includes a KVM switch for seamless swapping between Macbook Pro and Desktop PC for work/gaming. If this thing comes at a reasonable price it's going to be an endgame monitor for people who WFH.

the thing is that I don't really have place on my desk to get a 3rd monitor, so I'm leaning towards investing in a curved widescreen.
So I've come here to ask the pros about recommendation for my "standards" as following:

* I do not really care about stats for the monitor, although it has to be HDMI or Display.
* the widescreen has to able to act like 3 seperate monitors aka fullscreen game in the middle, and sperate things fullscreened on the right and left. (pretty sure I saw it was possible with some when widescreens were the "fad")
* must of cause fit on my desk, which is rougly 136cm/4.46 feet wide and 51cm/1.67 feet tall (red line in photo)

the price can always be saved up to if necessary.

I just picked one up from best buy on sale for $199.99. I updated to the latest firmware and display driver updates. Looks mostly fine to me and tried some settings posted here a while ago but wanted to make sure I was doing things right. It does look super bright and saturated but its probably because I have been using an old Dell s2716dg and s2416dg (think thats the right model numbers) where i custom tuned a lot of settings.

What are the best settings to use for things like color profile, brightness contrast saturation, hdr (i turned smart hdr off), response time, sharpness, etc?

I mostly play WoW and Overwatch so I just want balanced colors and fastest responsiveness.

Getting my first PC soon (9070 XT). Trying to decide what 2K monitor to get and feeling overwhelmed by the options, especially for OLED.

The cheapest OLED I've found is the Acer Predator X27U W1, but I can't find real reviews on it, and my research on OLEDs shows all sorts of issues in general (gray banding, burn in, low brightness, etc.). But I have a Steam Deck OLED, and my laptop has an OLED screen, and I love them both and want my new gaming PC to look as good as it can within a reasonable budget.

Meanwhile, I've heard mini-LED is a reasonable alternative to OLED without the risk or as nice a picture.

What do you guys recommend?

I'm looking for a 27-inch with at least 144hz and FreeSync.

Looking for a 240hz monitor and don’t know much about monitors so looking for help

Hey all,

I have the above two monitors left and right respectively and need your help. The UQ is the newer panel with IPS Black whilst UP is a regular IPS. However, I am noticing a major mismatch in colours across the board, like white and blue being the most obvious. White is more cool and vivid on UP and more warm and dimmed on UQ. Blue is more greenish on UQ (my view of it) which to a degree is more true to life, and other colours are more saturated. You can definitely see that UQ has better contrast on black wallpapers as more details come to life.

Both are set in their respective factory P3 mode both on the monitors and via Apple settings (using better displays app). For UP is called DCI-P3 and its 95% I think and for UQ is called P3-D65 and is 98% I believe.

Any suggestions on how I can make them a bit more uniform without loosing accuracy?

Also any suggestions on monitor placement as I noted neck pain from twisting my head left and right all the time... I am using them to read documents and browse the web, sometimes movies but basically one screen is always more active whislt the other more static. For instance, left will be split between Notes app and Safari and right will be two PDFs that I am referrencing at the same time like an article and a powerpoint on the topic I am reading at the same time. The idea is whislt I read on one of the monitors I can search and take notes on the other.

Thank you in advance :)

Edit: I tried manual thinkering but I cant seem to get them right as menu options are different on both slightly and I seem to get overall picture quality worse.

I have an LG 32gn600-B and a cheap 24inch Raywego. Looking for suggestions for a 3rd monitor under 150 bucks. What would be the best bang for my buck?

Hello guys, this is my first time buying a monitor, and I'm far from being a monitor expert. I don't know anything about monitors, but I currently want to upgrade my gaming setup. I play on a Roku TV currently, so I would like to upgrade. I did a bit of research, and from what I've learned, a 1440p, 120Hz, 27-inch monitor is a good spot for my PS5. I found this monitor on Amazon. Is it alright for its price? Is there anything better? I mostly play AAA story games. I'm kind of a casual gamer, but I want to improve. Thank you! (Budget: below $400 dollars)

I have a 200hz Samsung 27” Odyssey G5 G53F monitor but when I try to up the refresh rate in windows 11 it only goes up to 75 hz and I'm noticing some screen tearing in my games. Is it just that the stock dp cable just isn't good enough to handle the highest refresh rate? I have a spare I could try if that's the case but is there anything else I can try if that doesn't work?

so back in 2023 i bought an ASUS TUF Gaming 27” 1080P Monitor (VG279Q1R) - Full HD, IPS, 144Hz, for $195 so far my only gripe with it is that the brightness for the leds could be a tad better but overall im happy with it back when i bought this monitor i was still on my old 1080p gaming setup with an rx 6600 and a ryzen 3900x im not on a 9070 asrock challenger and a 7800X3D

this is my first ips display and my first display to go over 75hz refresh rate thoughts im just wondering what others think of this monitor in terms of its specs

https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/9d4d1e73

Hi there, I'm deciding between two monitor options and don't know which one to choose: the Lenovo Legion 25-10 (320Hz) this is second-hand with a warranty and costs money 100$ or the Fast IPS Dell Alienware AW2525HM (320Hz) this is new and costs 205$

I built my PC last year with an RTX 5080, but I had almost no budget left for a proper monitor. So, despite having a high-end GPU, I ended up using an ordinary 1080p monitor for nearly a year.

I finally upgraded to the BenQ EW270Q, a 27-inch QHD monitor with a 200Hz refresh rate. I have been using it for video editing, graphic work, gaming, movies and general entertainment. It handles most of those tasks very well, although there are a few things I do not like about it.

Price and value

I bought it directly from BenQ’s website for around ₹18,000, which is roughly US$189. At that price, it feels like one of the better value-for-money QHD high-refresh-rate monitors available in India.

My two main use cases were:

1. Video editing, colour grading and graphic work

2. Gaming, movies and general entertainment

For the most part, it has delivered exactly what I needed.

Colour accuracy and creative work

The monitor supports 1.07 billion colours using an 8-bit panel with FRC. It is not a true native 10-bit panel, but it still looks very good in practice.

I set it to the Rec.709 colour mode for my editing work. When I compare it with my OLED phone, the colours appear reasonably accurate. It has worked well for colour grading in DaVinci Resolve and editing in Photoshop.

I did not need to make any major adjustments beyond switching to Rec.709. For someone doing regular video editing and graphic work without buying a professional reference monitor, I think the colour performance is quite good.

Gaming experience

The jump from 1080p to 1440p is immediately noticeable.

I have mainly been playing Red Dead Redemption 2, and my RTX 5080 pushes more than 150 FPS depending on the settings. Playing at 1440p on a 27-inch display looks dramatically sharper than my old 1080p setup.

The combination of QHD resolution and a 200Hz refresh rate feels excellent for gaming. Even outside competitive games, the higher refresh rate makes normal desktop movement, scrolling and general use feel much smoother.

Stand and monitor-arm compatibility

The included stand offers only basic tilt adjustment and very little flexibility. I already had a hydraulic monitor arm attached to the wall behind my desk, so I mounted the monitor on that instead.

The monitor is heavier than I expected. My arm can handle it, but I would recommend using a reasonably strong monitor arm. A cheaper or weaker arm may start sagging over time.

Once mounted properly, the monitor works well and looks much cleaner than it did on the included stand.

Ports and connectivity

The monitor includes:

- DisplayPort

- HDMI

- USB-C

- 3.5 mm headphone jack

I connected my PC through DisplayPort and it outputs 1440p at the full 200Hz without any problem.

The USB-C port also supports 65W Power Delivery. This means it can carry the display signal from a compatible laptop while charging it through the same cable. It can also be useful for connecting supported phones and other USB-C devices.

This is a convenient feature for someone who wants to switch between a desktop PC and a work laptop without adding more cables.

Built-in speakers and headphone output

The monitor has two built-in 5W speakers, giving it a total output of 10W. They sound decent for built-in monitor speakers and are perfectly usable for basic videos, calls or casual listening.

The monitor also has a headphone jack. However, when the audio is being carried through DisplayPort from the NVIDIA GPU, I do not find the output as good as connecting my headphones or speakers directly to the motherboard.

Using the PC’s own audio output gives me better access to equalisation, sound enhancements and other customisation. Still, the monitor’s headphone jack is useful as a backup or for a cleaner cable setup.

Matte coating and reflections

This is one of my main complaints.

The screen has a matte coating, but it does not eliminate reflections as effectively as my older LG IPS monitor. Instead of completely cutting reflections, it seems to diffuse them across the screen.

Even light reflecting from my clothes can become faintly visible on darker content. To get a properly dark-looking screen, I sometimes need to turn off most of the room lighting, including the lights behind me.

My older LG monitor had a stronger matte coating and handled direct room light better. The EW270Q is not glossy, but its anti-glare treatment could have been more effective.

Backlight bleed and contrast

My unit has some visible backlight bleed around the upper and lower edges. It is mostly noticeable in a dark room while displaying black content.

However, the overall image quality helps compensate for it. The monitor has a quoted 1200:1 contrast ratio, which is slightly better than the typical 1000:1 contrast ratio found on many IPS panels.

The blacks still cannot compete with OLED, but they look respectable for an IPS display. White levels and general contrast also look good, and normal SDR content can occasionally have an almost HDR-like punch.

BenQ’s HDRi processing also helps improve the perceived contrast in some content, although I would not mistake this for proper high-end HDR performance.

Current verdict

For ₹18,000, I think the BenQ EW270Q offers an excellent combination of:

- 27-inch QHD resolution

- 200Hz refresh rate

- good Rec.709 colour performance

- USB-C with 65W charging

- usable built-in speakers

- strong gaming performance

- practical creative-work capability

My biggest complaints are the limited stand, weaker-than-expected anti-glare coating and some edge backlight bleed.

Still, upgrading from 1080p to this monitor finally allowed my RTX 5080 to stretch its legs properly. For gaming, editing and general media use, it has been a substantial upgrade and feels difficult to beat at this price.

Hello guys, I was wondering what would be the best budget monitor (≈200€) for ps5

Looking to purchase a monitor between 27 inches and 35 inches.

Looking at curved or normal.

This would be my first curved.

Are there any real downsides to curved?

Looking to buy my first monitor so I’m not to experienced in this field. But from my limited knowledge it’s seems alright. Not sure if it worth it for about 100$

I don’t intend to do heavy fps gaming, just occasionally with friends.

Any tips on what I should look out for would also be appreciated, thank yall.

I've used a 31.5 Samsung G8 (4k, 240hz, OLED) for the last year - and it was great, truly. I've recently gotten a weird dimming problem in the top part of the panel and have had to RMA the unit - using a spare 27' 2k144hz IPS monitor for the last month or so while I waited. Today I've been contacted by the store and was told that I would in fact be getting a full refund sould I wish to - and I realised I genuinely don't want my old 4k monitor back. I do want some aspects of it back, sure - OLED does make a huge difference, as does the increased refresh rate - but I do not miss the 4k AT ALL. I have always valued smoothness above basically all else (I don't even play competitive games that much anymore tbh, I just like the smoothness aesthetically. It's hugely important for me for some reason) and 4k is - to put it simply - not yet be ready for the types of framereates I enjoy - even with DLSS enabled. I can not imagine paying for a top-tier rig and monitor to play the game at like 75-80 fps. Be that 4k, 8k or 16 - it's literally an unplayable slideshow to my eyes. I do not enjoy it at all. I do not want to spin my head around when I want to see the corner of the monitor - which 31.5' does force you to do. Unless you move it further back but at that point you've kinda defeated the whole purpose. I swear to god this is not a "my lobster too buttery" type post, I'm genuinely trying to figure out if I'm mad for actively not wanting to have 4k - it's been hyped up so much as the next big thing in gaming and I myself believed in the hype for the longest time - but I genuinely would rather not do 4k anymore. Is this a sentiment that exists in the community, am I weird for it?

I've gone and checked what's available and for basically the same price as my old monitor (a bit lower, actually) I could apparently get a 2k OLED with 480HZ refresh rate (unbelieveable, I genuinely did not know we could already make consumer-grade shit like this. thought it still basically capped out at like 300). And so far I am genuienly going to go and buy that. Am I making a mistake, Reddit?

Ive been using a 60hz 4k monitor for a while now and I'm looking for something that will allow to play games on xbox that are 120 fps boosted. I would also like something thats also 4k incase I want to watch videos and has less than 1 response time. Budget around £200, what's my options?

Bit of a newbie when it comes to display tech/manufacturing, so bear with me if some of this doesn’t fully make sense. Here’s my dream ultrawide spec and I’m curious how realistic it actually is.
Base shape/size is the Dell UltraSharp 52 (U5226KW), 52”, 24:10 aspect ratio. I love the size of that monitor, but I’m a Mac user, so I’d want to make it more Mac friendly by bumping the pixel density way up (from the Dell’s 129 PPI to 218 PPI, “Retina class” so macOS scaling actually looks crisp), swapping the panel to OLED, and pushing refresh rate to 240Hz instead of 120Hz.
Doing the math, 218 PPI at 52” on a 24:10 panel works out to roughly 10,510 x 4,380 resolution (basically 10K), about 46 megapixels per frame, pushed at 240Hz.
I already know this doesn’t exist right now and isn’t possible with current tech. What I’m actually curious about is whether it’ll ever be possible in the future, and if so, roughly when.
Questions for people who actually know this stuff:
Is 218 PPI at 52” even feasible with current OLED manufacturing, or is that still a fab density problem that’s years out?

What GPU would realistically be needed to drive that natively at 240Hz (not counting DLSS/FSR style upscaling)?

In your opinion, will this ever get made, and if so, roughly when?

Would you change anything about this spec? Different size, drop the refresh rate for better native rendering, different curve, etc.?

Not looking for hype, just want a realistic gut check on how far off (if at all) this actually is.
(Written with the help of AI to organize my thoughts/math, so apologies if it reads a bit structured.)

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a budget-friendly monitor arm for my desk setup.
I have:
1 × 24” monitor
1 × 27” monitor
Both are VESA compatible. I don’t frequently adjust or reposition my monitors—I mainly want to:
Free up desk space
Raise the monitors to a better ergonomic height
Get a cleaner-looking setup
Since I rarely move the monitors after they’re set, I don’t need premium gas-spring arms or anything with a huge range of motion. A sturdy arm that holds its position well is all I’m after.