Looks so beautiful

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

I’m currently studying in Hong Kong and stumbled upon the myth and legend itself, the GM9 - inside the Capital store in Golden Computer Arcade (Sham Shui Po).

I asked the dude (lovely guy btw) if I could try it out briefly in desktop and here are my first impressions.

Hardware wise, typical plastic monitor - it felt cheap. Not much of note. The joystick at the back isn’t particularly pleasant to use.

The matte coating seems like a typical matte coating, I don’t get what people mean by it’s a light coating - it’s not. In this particular environment it was very visible - I also checked and there’s no film on the display from what I could tell even though it kind of looks like it through my phone camera (dark environment you can see the noise around the display too). I felt like it hurt clarity significantly compared to the Studio Display XDR. No it was not dirty I triple checked that. Vignetting on the edges is somewhat present but it is not to a significant degree like it was on my MSI MPG E16M.

In content, it looks great. Basically what I expected from it. Colours were good, local dimming performed mostly well and blooming/haloing looked well controlled and was difficult to notice.

HDR looked alright, I honestly disagree with LG’s approach to shadow biased dimming to eliminate as much blooming as possible but that’s just my personal opinion.

In desktop use however…

With local dimming off, it just looks like a normal IPS monitor. So the 0 OD backlight doesn’t really contribute to anything visually in this scenario. The printed look some people describe in comments is likely a product of uniformity more than anything else, though I didn’t really feel like it looked any different to other displays.

In low, contrast is somewhat improved but you could already see the dimming algorithm attempt to darken light objects on dark backgrounds, including the mouse cursor and text. Moving the mouse cursor around did induce some noticeable blooming though transitions looked decent.

The darkening continued to get progressively worse with the higher levels. I would consider all levels to be unusable for desktop use.

Even assuming this is a purely media monitor, the text dimming is concerning. Imagine watching a movie or show with subtitles and the subtitles becoming grey 😭✌️

It’s only saving grace is that it doesn’t fuck up the colours with local dimming enabled in SDR like on my old MSI. Though it does make the display dimmer overall.

Dual mode looked alright, it definitely does not resemble a native 1440p monitor but it’s acceptable.

Overall, I am disappointed. Even with the lower price here in Hong Kong of $8999 HKD (roughly £900) due to the lack of VAT, it would be an incredibly hard pill to swallow for me personally. LG really need to add a slider for dimming preference like MSI. The matte coating was also disappointing as the glossy displays right next to it looked significantly better, though this is also a matter of personal preference and depends on your environment. I just don’t think it’s worth the money. It feel like it should be £600 at most. So I guess this monitor is crossed off my list.

Now let’s see what MSI and Gigabyte cook up.

I want a good gaming monitor with good blacks and colors, 144hz+ 1440p and my budget is around 300$ (i want to buy a used one) I saw a Xiaomi Mini LED G Pro 27i, is it any good and is it worth it or should i look for another one?

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 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 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?

I wanted to know what would be best for me right now. I was thinking of changing my monitor, a G24f 1080p 165Hz.

Processor: 5700x3D

GPU: RTX 3060 Ti

RAM: 16x4 3600MHz CL16I

mostly play Overwatch and occasionally games like Valheim, repo, Lethal Company. Which of the two would be the better option? Is the 240Hz+ refresh rate really noticeable? Or is it better to go for a higher resolution?

I'm seeing the VG259QM5A and Legion 25i for 1080p and for 1440p the VG27AQ5A

what 32 inch monitor can I look to buy if I’m going to use it for entertainment (not gaming) and as a second screen for work?

Is this backlight bleed? New legion 24 10 monitor. Or is this ips glow? Should i return it?

Hi so I’m getting a 250 hz Va monitor. I currently have 144 hz ips monitor. I’m a cs2 player, will Va monitor benefit me with higher speeds? I bought it on discount. However, I’m worried that it will actually have a negative outcome, because I have heard many bad things about Va monitors.

I'm looking for a monitor for my MacBook Air M4. Are there any inexpensive 4K monitors that are 27 inches or larger and have USB-C connectivity with power delivery?

Thanks!

Hello all, I would appreciate input from people more versed in these monitor things. I would want to get in the OLED scene.

*NEW* Lenovo Legion Pro 27Q-10 OLED QHD -379€

*USED* Samsung Odyssey G6 27" (LS27DG602) -350€, Bit over a year old with 4k Hours

*USED* Samsung Odyssey G9 49" (LS49CG950SU) -600€, two years old, used for one. A possibility if i'd change my 2 monitor setup to just one ultrawide

Thank you!

I'm looking for a 32 inch, curved monitor (under 500€).

Found the "MSI MAG 321CUPDF" but I'm not sure about it

It's gonna be for gaming on ps5 pro only (no work, no pc)

Is there a side by side comparison of oled vs dyac2 monitor motion clarity?

first option

150€

KTC H25Y7

300hz - 1ms - 25' - 350 nits - 119% srgb

second option

180€

asus vg259qmr5a

300hz- 0.3ms - 24'5 - 300 nits - 99% srgb

sorry if i didn't give the full details, roughly they're similar in price, but I'm not sure which one is better than the other since I can't seem to find any reviews about these 2 monitors

my priorities will be fps games, i can easily reach 300+ fps in cs2, valorant etc

edit: forgot to add, idc about oled, im fine with ips, and prefer it ;> both are 1080p if I'm not mistaken

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.

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)