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Gigabyte G27Q 27” 1440p 144Hz IPS FreeSync Premium Gaming Monitor $379 @ Centrecom (Free Delivery) & Scorptec (Plus Delivery)

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Gigabyte G27Q 27” 1440p 144Hz IPS FreeSync Premium Gaming Monitor $379 @ Centrecom (Free Delivery) & Scorptec (Plus Delivery)
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LDraftPunk on 04/02/2021 - 18:06 centrecom.com.au (5361 clicks)
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Great price for 1440 IPS monitor.

27” 2560 x 1440 (QHD) 144Hz, 1ms, Adaptive-Sync (FreeSync Premium), VESA Display HDR400, Non-glare, Speaker 2W x2
Signal Input: HDMI 2.0 x2, Display port 1.2 x1
USB port(s): USB 3.0 x2
VESA Wall Mounting(mm) 100*100mm

Scorptec link: https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/monitors/25plus-inch/850… (avail from supplier)
UMart: https://www.umart.com.au/Gigabyte-27in-QHD-IPS-144hz-HDR-Fre… (still has local stock)
PC Case Gear: https://www.pccasegear.com/products/51417/gigabyte-g27q-qhd-… (still has local stock)

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  • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 18:08

    I just noticed this price drop too, I've been on top of this for AGES, waiting for this model.

    Just comparing all the stores now….. Hopefully this is the best.

    • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 18:20
      +1

      +$4.55 Dollary Doos for paypal; just FYI.

  • User2049 on 04/02/2021 - 18:11
    -7

    Cheaper at Scorptec if you can pickup https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/monitors/25plus-inch/862…

  • Edamamme on 04/02/2021 - 18:13

    Great deal! Black Friday mwave deal cost me about $50 more. Great monitor too!

  • ozvictor on 04/02/2021 - 18:14

    great price

  • gakko on 04/02/2021 - 18:23

    Want but don't need and can't justify. Looks great on paper and tbh thats enough for me to pull the trigger at this price.

  • ilikeblue on 04/02/2021 - 18:23
    -1

    I'm pretty sure it's VA panel and not IPS

    • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 18:34
      +14
      • This is SUB $400 though.
      • It's an IPS panel which SURPASSES 1000:1 contrast (by almost 10%!)
      • This can be tuned to near perfection for sRGB range if you're doing basic image work; and covers the majority of Adobe.
      • Response times are stable for gaming clarity, even in VRR mode.
      • Input Lag is some of the lowest of any sub $1000 monitor (this is HUGE if you reflex-game, like fighters)
      • The controller can accurately display a 10bit Signal (although not advertised) if you're happy with a 120hz limit on refresh rate.
      • 'Super Resolution' mode reports itself as a spec-compliant 4k high refresh screen; which lets you use a '4K gaming console', on a 1440p monitor; down-scaling rather than up-scaling.

      It's really quite the monitor for the price.
      I don't argue we will see truly budget $300-ish, 1440p 120hz+ monitors within….hmmm… 8 months?
      But while panel price is dropping, the manufacturers are very reliably upping the price of their 'gaming' (ergo, fancy controller) range of image processors.

      But for an extra $79, you get all the above, and you get to use it now.

      Here's an in depth test :)
      https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/g27q

        • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 18:57
          +6

          The ability to accept 4K input is nice, but again this isn't an inherently unique feature.

          Who else competes with that feature in this price point?

          It's sluggish for modern 1440p 144Hz IPS

          Also curious, who's faster (without introducing significant overshoot) at this price point?

          soon enough

          How long is your personal estimate for the price drop?
          And in relation; how do you value your use time per hour while you wait?

          As I spend about 14 hours a day in front of my screen, Even if your estimate is "6 months" and "3c an hour" or something low; I still find this hard to beat value.
          It's paid itself off within 2/3rds of a year.

            • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 20:05

              @jasswolf:

              The Samsung Space Monitor

              I can't find this sub $400, can you link?

              • jasswolf on 04/02/2021 - 20:39
                -6

                @MasterScythe: Probably not a current price, but it's been cheap before.

                You're smarter than this about panel technology, so I'd really prefer if you didn't pander to the status quo when it comes to my arguments.

                • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 20:51

                  @jasswolf: I'm not arguing the panel technology, not at all.
                  I agree on the technology.

                  Though, I can't find the reference to 4k downscaling; are you sure it supports it?

                  • I simply asked what could compare at this price point.
                  • You said the Samsung Space
                  • I don't disagree the panel technology is amazing
                  • However, is it even sub $450 anywhere? +$75 is a decent jump in price; almost 25%.
      • cille745 on 04/02/2021 - 19:41

        Make sure you read the Rtings review carefully, it clearly states

        "Excellent response time at max refresh rate of 144Hz." At 60hz the response time is very average bordering on bad, which suggests that the overdrive isn't tuned too well on this model.

        While it's a good model, your simply getting what you're paying for here, with the Dell on sale usually being around $150 more, which literally cuts the response times in half.

        • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 20:09

          Though, I think the other big take away is that the VRR performance is good.
          A big chunk of people are using freesync\gsync, with the 75hz-144hz default options.

          I just can't do the Dell, I've owned so many, thinking "Contrast won't bother me" but when you start talking 15~20% less contrast, it really does begin to show up as grey-blacks even when you're not looking for them.

      • netsurfer on 04/02/2021 - 23:07

        Are you absolutely sure "virtual 4k" is supported on this monitor? I know Gigabyte G27QC does, but that's a different monitor.

        • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 23:17

          No I'm not, evidence is anecdotal from owners.

          I only just ordered mine.

          • netsurfer on 04/02/2021 - 23:24

            @MasterScythe: Assuming it is supported, 4K high refresh rate is far stretched. From what I read, it will be 60Hz max (HDMI 2.0 - that's the limit 4K/60).

            • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 23:31

              @netsurfer: Ah well, my vision quality stops at 720p anyway. Also I don't console game.

              Hopefully someone gets what they expect from the panel.

    • Wonderfool on 04/02/2021 - 18:52

      Why buy this in a year when you can get a 4k144hz for the same price in 2 years?

      • jasswolf on 04/02/2021 - 18:54

        That was not my argument. A lot of people will look at this and spring for an upgrade from 1080p 144Hz without understanding what they're getting for the money. The answer in this case is the resolution and colour gamut upgrade, maybe slightly better input lag if your monitor is a bit older: that's it.

        You should be chasing better response times than this if you're already rocking a gaming monitor, and you shouldn't be hasty even if you aren't.

        • netsurfer on 04/02/2021 - 21:11

          I don't get the logic why a lot of people with 1080p 144Hz monitors would be eager to get one of these. What's the reason behind it? This is now close to the price point of a 27 inch 1440p 60-75Hz with VESA stand monitor. The USB ports, and the fact that this would include decent HDMI cable, DisplayPort cable and a USB cable will more likely to attract people currently on 24 inch.

          Given that you know that if you are really after super high framerate, clearly letting the game runs at 1080p would be more beneficial. People going for 1440p is clearly wanting the resolution boost. Gamers care about fps know their stuff and are not that easily fooled.

          What this monitor is likely to attract is people actually only need 1440p/60-75Hz spending that extra to try out 144Hz (or try out the fake HDR400). Only monitors in this range offer USB 3 hub. Also, let's be honest here, if you can afford a system that run 240fps+, surely $$$ isn't the most important factor (so why would you cave in and get one of these? the only reason I can think of is that this is just pocket change, and you might want to use it as a second monitor).

          • jasswolf on 04/02/2021 - 23:12

            @netsurfer:

            Gamers care about fps know their stuff and are not that easily fooled.

            99% of gamers do not have a clue about this stuff, and they are way too easily fooled. Believe me, I really have looked.

            Plenty of people in the 16-30 demographic that would have come into more money as a result of covid, directly or indirectly.

            • netsurfer on 04/02/2021 - 23:57
              +2

              @jasswolf: In the past, you have posted 27 inch 2K high refresh rate TN and VA monitor deals (both roughly in this frequency range). This IPS is cheaper, has more features and yet it is a big no no?

              There is a bit of double standard here…

              $400 for a 1440p 144Hz IPS monitor was good value 18 months ago

              You + voted for a $419 27 inch IPS 155Hz display 3 months ago. So what exactly is it? Clearly $420 for a 27 inch 144-165Hz IPS monitor is good enough for you 3 month ago. Let's not kid ourselves here, all these 155, 165Hz panels are the same as the 144Hz with essentially firmware hacks.

              • jasswolf on 05/02/2021 - 01:16
                -3

                @netsurfer:

                You + voted for a $419 27 inch IPS 155Hz display 3 months ago. So what exactly is it? Clearly $420 for a 27 inch 144-165Hz IPS monitor is good enough for you 3 month ago.

                I'd heard good things about that monitor anecdotally at the time, but that turned out to be rubbish. AOC generally make better products than that, or at least much more competitive pricing.

                Let's not kid ourselves here, all these 155, 165Hz panels are the same as the 144Hz with essentially firmware hacks.

                Incorrect, there's 5 panel makers active in that space today, and then all the different controller boards… then the firmware tweaks.

          • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 23:46

            @netsurfer: That's a big statement man.

            My 6 year old 1060 can run team fortress and CS:go at Well well over 144hz; especially CS is still heavily competition played.
            MOBA's also manage similar.

            Both DoTA and CSGO are on channel 7 at the moment.

            I think the aspect you're forgetting is that not everyone has a dedicated "battle station", as well as a dedicated office PC.

            So where people (like me) might want a high refresh rate 1440p monitor, is when you've set your screen to autoscroll to read through a document, for example. Autoscrolling at 60hz is a blurry nightmare.

            • netsurfer on 05/02/2021 - 00:35

              @MasterScythe: Why do you think you belong to the group of people who really only need 60-75Hz monitor? You can game at 144Hz so I don't see why you think you fit in that group. If you are not in that category, then I am obviously not referring to you. We've seen so many of these 2K high refresh rate monitor deals. There were people buying multiple of them. There are some people who bought those 144Hz+ monitors then realised their old Intel integrated graphics cannot handle them properly.

              Don't take it out of the context, jasswolf is into high refresh rate monitors for quite a few years now. He +voted for a 360Hz monitor and you are going to go for 165Hz being so amazing on him?

              I have a 165Hz monitor. Anyway, here is my point: with the price like this, 27 inch 2K 144Hz monitors are becoming ubiquitous, they should no longer be considered for "gamers" only. It's not the end of the world to read documents on a 60Hz screen, if it is such a huge deal, then we should all get Android phones with 120Hz refresh rate, throw iPads into the bin and replace them with iPad Pros. However, for anyone who wants 144Hz monitor mostly for better scrolling, that's fine too. I personally don't find 165Hz scrolling that amazing (it is better, but 60Hz isn't OMG it is a horrible mess).

              I just don't get the argument that serious gamers would fall for this (and they should wait either for cheaper deals in x number of months). I have zero issue that they fork out more for 240-360Hz monitors. However, if they think they are so special with a 144-165 Hz monitor, they really should think again.

              It's only $379. This is so cheap. Years back, I paid way more for 24 inch monitors.

              • MasterScythe on 05/02/2021 - 00:43

                @netsurfer: Agree totally, except for this:

                It's not the end of the world to read documents on a 60Hz screen, if it is such a huge deal, then we should all get Android phones with 120Hz refresh rate, throw iPads into the bin and replace them with iPad Pros.

                Reading short-ish documents? Sure. Most people scroll-stop-scroll-stop on those examples.
                Trying to autoscroll on any 60hz screen is a bad time. If you're going to stop scrolling, you're better off with an e-reader for that document.

                Anything below 100 pages I can handle low refresh rate, but if you want me to proof an entire contract? You'd better believe I'm turning on auto and leaning back.

                • netsurfer on 05/02/2021 - 11:17

                  @MasterScythe: If you have a need to scroll fast a lot (or autoscroll fast), you would notice the difference.

                  Not sure most people read thousands of pages regularly. If most people do scroll stop scroll stop, is that going be a very big difference? Also, while it is an improvement, I think other people hyped it up too much for me.

                  We also have people saying 27 inch 4K with display scaling make texts look sharper, crisper (and then go on to trash 2K 27 inch being blurry). Honestly, I don't agree (especially the "blurry" bit). I have a 27 inch 4K monitor too. However, for people wanting the higher ppi look, that's perfectly fine.

                  You can always cherry pick examples to come up with some exception cases.

                  There is no doubt that price is a big factor. Slowly but surely we are moving towards higher refresh rate becoming the norm. As such, I don't see it being hugely incorrect saying people not necessarily needing 144Hz displays are keen on this. We had multiple OZBers buying multiple of these high refresh monitors. Quite a lot of them are doing dual screens or tri-screens.

      • twister292 on 05/02/2021 - 11:45

        4k144 isn't coming down to this price any time soon. You can count high-refresh 4k monitors on your fingers, and they're much, much pricier.

        There's a handful from Asus (PG27UQ, PG43UQ, XG438Q and XG27UQ)
        A couple from Acer (XB273K, CP3271K and CG437K)
        One from LG (27GN950).

        All except the LG are based on old AUO panels with response times not always high enough to keep up with 144Hz. In fact most of them except for the XG27UQ, PG43UQ and 27GN950 can't even do 4k144 at 10-bit, they're limited to 4k120 at 8-bit and 4k95 at 10-bit.

        The newer 32" 4k144 panels have been stuck in getting showcased for almost 2 years now with no sign of hitting the shelves yet. And they're all going to be well north of USD1000. The Acer XB323QK will be USD1200. The Asus PG32UQ will be even more. Even the cheaper ones like the Acer XV282K will be USD899.

        • Wonderfool on 05/02/2021 - 12:18

          That's mostly cause we didn't had the gpu to drive 4k monitors until these 2 years. We were in the exact same place with 1440p 2 years ago. For the same price, I was only looking at 1080p144.

          With the introduction of 3060ti, 4k became affordable, the same way pascal made 1440 affordable. We'll see the market respond to that.

          • twister292 on 05/02/2021 - 23:09

            @Wonderfool: 1440p144 was $600ish when I built my PC in 2017, and that's for GSync module equipped models like Acer XB271HU. GSync module monitors are still in that range, even now higher end 1440p144 are $600+ like LG 27GL850 or Asus VG27AQL1A.

            It's taken 3+ years for some of these to go below $400. If you think in 3 years you'll get 4k144 for less than $400, you're dreaming.

    • bejahi on 05/02/2021 - 06:09

      Lol I love reading your hilarious rubbish on every single monitor or headphone thread.

      Hey mate what happened to my $1100 Samsung crg9 that I should have been able to get last month?
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/9383235/redir

      • jasswolf on 05/02/2021 - 11:25
        -3

        You're going early here, but thanks for playing.

  • On1 on 04/02/2021 - 18:29

    This or Dell s2721DGF?

    • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 18:35
      +1

      This has better regular contrast, sRGB, and amazingly low input lag.
      Dell IIRC, has some basic local dimming (so better HDR contrast), better AdobeRGB, and a significantly better stand.

      You'll also notice the $100 difference :P

      So depends what colourspace you usually work in, and what you do with it :)

      • RichardF89 on 05/02/2021 - 10:09
        +2

        For tax purpose, the Dell one invoice is before 20％ discount. The invoice price difference is $250 if your highest tax level is 33％ + 2％ medicare levy so for Dell one you can get $87.5 more tax back if your tax level is higher then you can get even more

        • lostn on 05/02/2021 - 13:28
          +3

          that's some next level min-maxing

        • selphie on 05/02/2021 - 14:57

          hi richard, are you referring to claiming the monitor as a fullly work-from-home expense?

          • RichardF89 on 05/02/2021 - 15:48

            @selphie: I have an ASUS gaming this monitor I will only use for the home office as I need 2 monitors

        • mangamuncher on 09/02/2021 - 14:58

          Could you please advise how your invoice has the pre-discount price?

          Bought today and the price is what I paid for.

          Thanks

          • RichardF89 on 09/02/2021 - 15:04

            @mangamuncher: eBay invoice is always the pre-discount price. I think eBay pay the discount part to the store. And change the seller some fees to make profite.

    • [Deactivated] on 04/02/2021 - 18:51

      Response times on the Dell are much much better, doubly so at 60hz where this monitor really struggles.

      For gaming the Dell would be better.

    • reactor-au on 04/02/2021 - 18:53
      +1

      Better response rates on the Dell. Better contrast on this. Doubt you will notice the other differences besides aesthetics

  • stevtom27 on 04/02/2021 - 18:42

    HDr, freesync, g-sync. So confused. I see freesync more now i believe that is amd tech, g sync nvidia. Hdr is this just common for both? and more available?

    • OfTheOverflow on 04/02/2021 - 18:52
      +1

      HDR 10-bit is certified 'good' HDR capability, particularly common in console games but enable-able on PC with some titles (and media playback). G-sync and freesync achieve the the same result.

      • ATangk on 04/02/2021 - 19:49

        I thought HDR 'certifications' only begin with HDR400 (which is just paper HDR because its so low), going to HDR600 and higher. Saying HDR 10-bit therefore doesn't really certify anything.

    • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 19:12
      +3

      I'll give you a description that will be 'technically wrong' and 'user experience' correct :)

      HDR = High Dynamic Range, basically the ability to better process contrast; the most significant aspect of which is via dimming parts of the backlight; making blacks appear more black, and often helping with backlight bleeding in dark scenes. There are however rankings, with HDR400 being the lowest; and usually not something you'd consider as a key selling point.

      Freesync - Basically the ability for an AMD\Radeon GPU and Monitor to talk to each other, and match the refresh rate of the screen, with the FPS of the graphics card; this lets you turn off things like VSYNC (which adds delay), with a MUCH lower risk of screen tearing. There's a 'Premium' mode which promises low frame compensation and all sorts; worth a google if you care, but once again, if it does 'freesync' at all, thats enough for most people.

      G-Sync - a (theoretically) much more accurate version of Freesync, but for NVIDIA cards. It requires it's own chip to help with the calculation. Just be be annoying; modern controllers can be 'G-Sync Compatible'; meaning NVIDIA has removed the restriction of requiring the chip, and will offer gsync to this monitor, but they make no promises about how it will perform.

      • stevtom27 on 04/02/2021 - 19:36

        Thanks both

        • netsurfer on 04/02/2021 - 21:35

          HDR: This monitor has HDR400 (which honestly is fake HDR). If you are after real HDR, you want at least HDR600.

          FreeSync: AMD's VRR technology. No licensing needed.

          G-Sync: nVidia's version of VRR. It has extra features, but a nVidia chip is needed in the monitor.

          G-Sync compatible: G-Sync monitors cost too much and since G-Sync has all the features of FreeSync, nVidia has caved in and enabled FreeSync on nVidia cards. However, they did a good marketing spin on it and calls it G-Sync compatible. Monitor makers would still like to get that tick because it means nVidia ok'ed the monitor(s) for the use on their cards.

          HDMI VRR / Forum VRR: this is mainly for TV. Generally, if your TV has HDMI 2.1, then there is a chance it would or could support it. This is mostly for consoles.

          With variable refresh rate, each monitor has its own range of frequencies. Generally high refresh rate monitors have a wider frequency range where VRR is supported.

    • lostn on 05/02/2021 - 13:29

      HDR in windows is pretty disappointing. And these are not very good HDR monitors to begin with. The best of course are OLED. Without that, you at least want many zones of local dimming.

  • youngchul76 on 04/02/2021 - 18:46

    sorry to post here, but can i ask a rather general question
    Is there any retail store in sydney that i can go to view "reasonably high end" monitors? I've been to JB/GG/HN/OW they mostly seem to stock the FHD monitors only.
    I'm interested in ultrawide dells and acers and was wondering if anyone knew if i could see them in action? Being so used to apple where you can literally trial products before you buy with no obligation it's quite hard to choose online..

    • scrimshaw on 04/02/2021 - 18:54
      +1

      Mwave in lidcombe has a small showroom where they show off some tricked out gaming rigs paired with some high end gaming LCD's.

    • ln28909 on 04/02/2021 - 18:54
      -2

      buy it on amazon

    • RichardMelbourne on 04/02/2021 - 18:55

      Perhaps the Dell pop-up shop at Bondi Junction Westfield? Assuming it's still there (haven't been there for a while)

  • RichardMelbourne on 04/02/2021 - 18:56

    My son's got this monitor and really likes it

  • dutch on 04/02/2021 - 19:08
    +2

    PCCG and Umart gave the same price

    • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 19:14

      OH SOD OFF UMART!
      I checked them too before ordering! It wasn't like that 15 mins ago….
      Took too long matching the other stores ~grumble~
      Now I have to wait for shipping >< lol
      At least it was only $5 extra for paypal; not the end of the world.

      • dutch on 04/02/2021 - 19:51

        Haha ah well, I’m in the same boat, just gotta wait now.

  • Angelscrap on 04/02/2021 - 19:09

    How good with ps5?

    • giventofly on 04/02/2021 - 19:12
      +2

      Go 4K for PS5

      • Angelscrap on 04/02/2021 - 19:13

        I want hertz but also don't want to overspend

        • Wonderfool on 04/02/2021 - 19:20

          Ps5 doesn't have 1440p

          • Yuri Lowell on 04/02/2021 - 19:22
            +2

            @Wonderfool: If this monitor can accept a 4K signal then it'll run at 1440p, I'm not sure if it does. Otherwise, yeah, only 1080p because the PS5 does not support 1440p output.

    • dfg555 on 04/02/2021 - 19:56

      You need a monitor with HDMI 2.1 to support high refresh rates on PS5, unless you don't mind 1080p 60Hz.

      • [Deactivated] on 04/02/2021 - 21:42

        120hz 1080p is fine through HDMI 2.0. I don't think the playstation outputs 1440p, and while this monitor can downscale 4k inputs to 1440p to get 120hz that way you will probably need HDMI 2.1?

        Also atm you can't buy HDMI 2.1 monitors (but they are coming soon)

        • Illuxz on 05/02/2021 - 12:25

          Yea only option to get 120hz is hdmi 2.1.

    • netsurfer on 04/02/2021 - 22:34

      There are risks and issues:

      • While one OZBer claimed super resolution mode support, officially, I can only find an article stating G27QC supports it (QC is a curved VA monitor). If supported, on Gigabyte monitors, the option is normally called Virtual 4K (maybe under Super Resolution - don't know exactly since I don't own such a monitor).
      • Even if that's available (again, I cannot confirm this since I don't have this monitor), it will be limited to trick PS5 into thinking it is 4K 60Hz (so forget about high refresh rate gaming).
      • But, then you go, how about let it run at 120Hz mode. Problem is, that means 1080p. A 2K monitoring running in 1080p signal mode requires interpolation so it won't be as sharp as 27 inch 1080p native display.

      Assuming Super Res/Virtual 4K is supported, the question is whether you want 4K/60 downscaled to 1440p/60 or you are willing to go 1080p and suffer the interpolation.

  • GoodQuestion on 04/02/2021 - 19:25

    Just picked up my M27Q from Scorptec today for $499 …. should I feel shafted? Rtings says M27Q slightly better.

    • Wonderfool on 04/02/2021 - 19:30

      The thing about electronic is that you're gonna feel fomo for not having the best specs lol. That's why people are willing to pay the bit extra for the last mile.

    • [Deactivated] on 04/02/2021 - 21:48
      +1

      rtings are calling the M27Q the best current all round 1440p monitor atm. It has better response times, and is far more consistent with response times/overshoot, especially at 60hz where this monitor really struggles. You also get slighly higher refresh rates, and a kvm switch (which is acutally quite expensive on it's own). So nah, this monitor is really good value but the M27Q is still a tier up.

      • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 23:20

        So long as all your software respects ClearType; and unfortunately a lot of fonts used on webpages don't.

        Otherwise, the BGR subpixels result in some very Blurry text.

        If not for the BGR subpixels, I'd have purchased the M model months ago.

        Unfortunately, I use my monitor for a lot of desktop work, not just gaming.

        And yes, I'm aware I can mount the panel upside down on a visa mount to make it RGB again, but I didn't want to, at that cost.

        • [Deactivated] on 05/02/2021 - 01:26

          Yeah it's not the best if you're using it for a lot of text

        • twister292 on 05/02/2021 - 11:46

          Mounting upside down also doesn't play well with GSync apparently

    • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 23:52
      +1

      M27q can be very blurry on fonts, because it uses a BGR subpixel order, where 90% of monitors use RGB.

      ClearType on Windows can "fix this", problem is, a lot of very popular programs (and even parts of Windows) don't respect ClearType settings, and just end up a blurry mess.

      It's better for gaming though. If you game 90% I'd keep it. If you do web tasks or office tasks, I'm not a huge fan.

      • GoodQuestion on 04/02/2021 - 23:54

        Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. Im mostly gaming so will keep it.

  • Radbit on 04/02/2021 - 19:40

    Finally, a wild 1440p 144hz appeared! Got'em!
    Was still contemplating until yesterday whether to buy the deal on ASUS VG279Q that was posted a few days? week? back. I was holding back due to the 1080p screen.

  • Chirpy on 04/02/2021 - 19:46

    The fact 4k 144hz for around $500 is still far off really makes me want to pull the trigger on this. Would be a good replacement for my Kogan monitor.

    • MasterScythe on 04/02/2021 - 20:15
      +2

      The fact that Windows never really put time into figuring a way to scale older programs at all, really makes 4k an unwanted 'feature' on a work-monitor.
      Games, video, content creation, absolutely.

      The plus side is that 4k divides evenly into 1080p; so you CAN downscale without pixel blur to see what 'most others' will see, if you're content creating.
      The down side for gaming is that your really only have 1080p or 4k to keep things pixel accurate.

      Most cards can do a nice 75+fps on 1440p, but you need to be 'baller' to be doing the same in 4k reliably.

      It'll take a lot to convince me to tell people to get 4k screens, unless their primary use is making or consuming video.

  • noise36 on 04/02/2021 - 20:16
    +1

    Excellent review at rtings https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/g27q

  • PhoenixAUS on 04/02/2021 - 20:24

    Can anyone confirm that this does OC to 165hz? Read that on a few forums and even in some descriptions it’s says 144hz (OC 165hz).

  • JuryWheel on 04/02/2021 - 20:28

    How would this go as a Xbox series s monitor?

    • netsurfer on 04/02/2021 - 21:23
      +1

      Overkill and doesn't really work out that well. Here are the reasons:

      • VRR / G-Sync compatible (Free-Sync basically) does NOT work over HDMI. This is very common for monitors in this class.
      • Series S generally run games at 1080p (it could upscale to 1440p, but it is really just 1080p).
      • Hardly any games run at 120Hz on Series S.
      • HDR400 is nothing to be excited about.

      Would VRR work through HDMI to DisplayPort cable? That I don't know.

      While they might be some future games supporting 120Hz on Series S, it is likely those will run below 1080p. Unlike XBox One S, there is no UHD blu-ray drive on Series S.

      However, at this price point, it is getting into the 1440p/60-75Hz range… so overall, this is still better. Despite HDR400 is gimmicky, at least you get 2 options on colour profile per game. The Auto HDR feature on Series S|X… my experience with it is mixed, but I don't play that many old games (Auto HDR is mainly for old games that did not implement HDR). To be honest, even on games that support HDR, there are some I prefer SDR still. One other thing, by default, XBox One S|X, Series S|X runs at a very conservative HDR setting, you do have to go into the settings and tune it (even though this monitor is 8-bit+FRC to achieve 10-bit). The settings default is 8-bit, which makes the HDR looks even worse than already disappointing HDR400.

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