Hi Tim, Would you consider adding a "home office essentials" category in the HUB Essentials checklist for monitors? In a post-pandemic world a lot of people are looking for monitors that could pull double duty on both productivity during the day and gaming in the evening, and that would greatly help with making an informed purchase. The category could consist of: - USB Type-C that supports DisplayPort - Type-C with power delivery (I feel like under 60w should be a fail condition) - KVM switch - USB hub Essentially, is it possible to connect work laptop with a single cable to your monitor. Things that are already covered in checklist, but would fit the new category better - RGB subpixel layout - VESA mount - Height adjustment should be expanded to also include swivel/tilt/portrait mode

@Winnetou17

8 ай бұрын

This needs more upvotes!

@abhisheknarayan6742

8 ай бұрын

totally agree

@vesuvius007

8 ай бұрын

Agreed! This was a main consideration of mine when looking for a new monitor. I don't know if I'd fail anything with less than 60W USBC power though. Maybe just a yellow warning. Mine is 15W and works fine, for example.

@ziondanny7081

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely that would be useful

@jeffersonmp4

8 ай бұрын

Utterly agree!

Thank you for covering IPS again. With all the OLED hype, it is difficult to get a clear picture of the IPS market.

@davehetesi7537

8 ай бұрын

I picked up a mini LED and it's definitely my preference. I use mine for work and gaming. The text clarity is amazing. My second monitor is 1080 and it looks so grainy after working on my 4k main monitor.

@withche07

8 ай бұрын

It is best to jump from IPS to mini LED. Oled is to avoid in computer usage.

@laserloui2008

8 ай бұрын

@@davehetesi7537 I am desperately looking for a 4K Monitor with Mini LED. But besides the Cooler Master one i haven't found one. Which one do you have?

@AlanMane

8 ай бұрын

@@withche07depends on use case.

@jasonjtran2113

8 ай бұрын

Va panel enjoyer's in shambles

The editing on this video seemed extra nice, good job

Awesome Tim. Your monitor reviews are as good as it gets.

This video really makes me appreciate my M28U that much more. I've tried to switch off it 3 times now and it always comes back as the winner. The value I get for a 4K 144hz I paid less than $500 for is honestly stunning.

@jayspot8894

8 ай бұрын

Less than $500 is a solid deal. I was debating that or the Odyssey G70, ended up getting the Odyssey on sale at Best Buy for $599.

@MG-zo6nq

8 ай бұрын

I bought 2 M28u monitors for my office And no complaints

@xpodx

8 ай бұрын

The 27" is a little sharper though and 160hz

@pishni259

8 ай бұрын

Yep m28u is a good one hits a nice size sweet spot if 32" is too big

@xpodx

8 ай бұрын

@mikesplendoria6018 yea I like 27 and 28 inches.

Thankyou for your reviews, they're extremely comprehensive, as a Bfi fan I love the included section, are you able to also include brightness information for when this feature is enabled as this information is extremely hard to find on manufacturer's websites. Thankyou

Thanks for the review. This was a great replacement for an aging viewsonic monitor that I’ve had for forever (vp2365-led). I can assure you that though the HDR may not be much better than the SDR on this display it feels like HDR compared to the old display 😂

I havea couple M32U, and cant be happier for work and play.

The overdrive tuning is pretty impressive, even if the panel is a bit slow overall. No stupid issues with a mode that's too slow and the next step up being way overshot.

Hopefully you will be able to test the LG 27GR93U as well, to see if LG can tune it as well or better than the 32 inch version.

hope you get your hands on the 57 inch samsung g9 , you do the best monitor reviews!

Interesting is how power consumption seems to scale with performance. Overall, I'd probably ante up for the M28u if I was shopping for this resolution, though the G7 sure if compelling. I'm just not sure I'd take the risk on a curved surface for mixed usage. Would love to see you get the MSI G274QPX on your ratings chart now that you've reviewed it. That contrast ratio....

Will you also please do a review of the new 57 inch Samsung G9 Neo? I'm dying to see your full take on it

If they were priced the exact same and my main use is gaming, would you recommend this or the m28u more?

It is great once you get it tuned right. The firmware update feature was horrible because the software would fail to push the update. Had to send it back for a replacement which had the same issye. Finally had to practically disconnect every USB accessory other than my mouse to get it to work. Had to download a monitor profile from some monitor site to get it to look reasonably decent and I fine tuned it to get it where it should have been initially. My Gigabyte laptop was 2k, but similar specs and was perfect out of the box.

@Gennarolol

8 ай бұрын

What settings are u using? Mine doesnt look that good

@ClassicGamerB

8 ай бұрын

@@Gennarolol I don't have the link to where I obtained the color profile. Sorry about that, but search for the monitor model and ICC profiles. Use at own risk because I tried several until I found one that looked acceptable for my operating system... Good luck!

@Domino0441

7 ай бұрын

Where did you get firmware for M27U?

@ClassicGamerB

7 ай бұрын

@@Domino0441 From the gigabyte web site. I don't have the actual URL. You can also call their support phone number if you want. English is not the first language of the person I spoke with, but they did a good job helping answer my questions. You can also open a support ticket with them, but I got answers faster by phone. Good luck!

I wish you would review some of this Mini-LED monitors that are out. INNOCN 27" Mini LED 4K 160Hz Gaming

Can you do a re review of the M28U? I want to see how it compares to other monitors in its range, or if not then a comparison video if possible? Keep the good content up! 👍

Can’t believe I got it for under $500 a few months ago, what a beautiful monitor.

Would you consider looking at something like the Cooler Master GA271 for gamers on a budget? In my country it's stupidly cheap for what it offers but there are no proper reviews out there for this model..

Thanks Tim for review. I've seen your other reviews, but I can't make a choice. I didn't see any AOC in your reviews, and I own one now (AOC Gaming 27G2U). I'm changing my PC, and I'll have an Nvidia 4070, what can you recommend, possibly under $500/euro? Thanks for all

Thank you for your video! Can you review the Dell G3223Q ? Should be also a good 4k monitor.

some feedback on the new info points. can i suggest turning off the blinking dots? they arent in sync and are distracting instead of being helpful

Great Video. I currently have a i5 13600 and a 4070 ti. Are those enough to power this monitor or should I look for a WQHD Monitor? Thanks

Philips 34M2C8600 is selling for 557 usd on JD now. It's 34 inch QD-OLED.

Please review the LG 27GR93U!

Can you review the Dell S2721QS as a low cost 27" UHD 60Hz monitor for generic/2nd/work. It comes in pretty cheap and could be interesting to add perspective to the rest of the charts/rankings.

What are your thoughts on the HP Omen 27q?

Got this Monitor after seeing this Review, and I have to say I do have some odd problems with it. I set the Monitor to 160hz and 10bit Full RGB. When booting up 8 out of 10 times the Out of Range window pops up, in this case I need to switch the Input on the Monitor to HDMI or Type-C and after about 5 seconds it switches back tot DisplayPort and I get an Image. This also happens in Games when is switch video setting (Resolutio, Monitor Framerate), the Monitor goes Dark and the Out of Range window pops up again, only after switching Input in the Monitor Menu again it switches back to Display Port and I have Image again. I tried everything to troubleshoot the problem, but I can't find a fix for it.

Are you going to review the new Acer Mini-LED monitor? Seems like it would be a great choice for budget HDR and general gaming. Acer 27" Nitro XV275UP Mini LED QHD 170 Hz HDR, I can't find any reviews on it.

What non-budget 4k 27inch display would you recommend? Do you know if there will be a LG 27inch 4K display that uses their new ATW polarizer?

The checklist should also cover the size.. is it really >= 27.0" or is it more like 26.5"?

Tip. Would be nice to include only 4K monitors for comparison when reviewing a 4K monitor. I would prefer to see more models removed for example 1080p monitors.

you should've retested M28U brightness with newest firmware, it got bumped from 300 nit max to 500 nit

would love a run down of just 1440 monitors , i would like a oled my usage puts me off (a lot of static images for long time ) keep up the great work !

id love to see a review of the LG 27GR83Q, seems like a nice mid range 1440p 240hz monitor

@exception6651

8 ай бұрын

It’s £399 in the uk at the moment seams like a good buy, hopefully the contrast ratio isn’t too bad like previous models.

@lemonbrothers3462

8 ай бұрын

I second that, it's also one of the very few 1440p monitors running HDMI 2.1 needed for Playstation VRR to work

@deagle7602

8 ай бұрын

I picked it up on sale for $280. Seems great and not much different than any other IPS monitor. The 400 nits brightness is really nice tho since I'm facing a window.

I hope you can test PG32QF2B from ASRock, flat VA, 32 - QHD

Can you check out Acer VG271U M3? It's 1440p 180Hz IPS monitor with a surprisingly low price. I wonder what cuts were made to achieve that price.

@svn5994

8 ай бұрын

Well it's Acer so just about everything.

101k subs 🙌🏻

This seems to be the definitive monitor, very nice

I’d love a review of the new LG 27GR75Q, as far as I’m aware there haven’t been any reviews of it yet despite it being available for a few months. Here in the UK it is at a really low price point for 1440p

@dnalekaw4699

8 ай бұрын

Got mine the other day and love it, with the normal overdrive setting there is minimal motion artefacts across the whole VRR range and colours are great too

where can i learn starting tips? i know a little about monitors but this is very difficult video to understand. For example: what means overshoot?

interested to know what you guys think of the G3223Q from Dell

between this one and the M28U, what would be the recommendation? assuming they have the same price...?

hi there what would you pick between samsung odyssey neo g7 or gigabyte m32u with a 200 euro difference in price?

Any plans to test the Alienware AW2724DM ?

I bought a M28U a few weeks ago. I love it!

@jacksonj3082

14 күн бұрын

Good to hear, I just picked up 2 M28U for $355 each.

@noobjitsu1743

10 күн бұрын

​@@jacksonj3082 link? I see this was posted 3d ago hoping to grab a deal.

Anyone know if the findings/setting recommendations can also be applied to the Gigabyte M32U? 🙂

Is it still worth getting the MSI MAG274QRF-QD? I can get it for £350 but is that still good value nowadays?

For 60hz what’s the most recommended overdrive and picture mode?

Hi, I am thinking to buy a new monitor for ps5 mostly. I looked this monitor and the LG 27GR93U (previously reviewed) at 530$. Would you recommend me?

I like to choose between 1440p and 4k gaming depending on the game and situation so I have an S80UA for 4k60 and an M27Q for 1440p 165hz side side by side. My 4k S80UA is really nice and colourful, and I like it for my daily work. However, I do wonder if it's worth upgrading it to something like the M27U to pair with a 7800 XT.

@Battleneter

8 ай бұрын

IMHO if you also do any desktop work avoid 2160P(4K) at only 27" it's a crappy format, 32" is where you want to be. 7800 XT is a decent 4K GPU atm, but it will be struggling in a few years so you will be committing to upgrade again fairly soon. Personally I would go Ultrawide 3440x1440 over 4K for general gaming, get a lot more visual benefit and its around 30% less demanding than 4K.

I'm a bit curious Tim, will you be looking at any of those Mini-LED HDR1000 budget monitors around $600? the "KTC - M27T20 1440p"for example.

@seventhsun1

8 ай бұрын

Tom? :)

@ItsAkile

8 ай бұрын

thanks, meant Tim :)@@seventhsun1

Can you pls review the Acer Nitro XV275UP3? A budget 1440p MiniLED

What would you recommend out of the m27u and m28u when the m27u is $80 AUD cheaper than the m28u

Test the LG C3! Thanks

I just bought an ASUS ROG Strix 27” 1440P (XG27AQMR) for $530 and a Gig A27U for $430. I’m going to return one or the other but can’t decide what to do. I play ps5 and generally single player games and then apex legends occasionally. Any advice as to which one is better for my ps5 gaming?

Have you done an: Acer Predator X38S or Alienware AW3821DW at all? I'm very interested in a comparison of both and especially the former. But thoughts and depth on both of these monitors would be well appreciated.

@svn5994

8 ай бұрын

Old panels. 38" format is dead because companies want to push 38+ low ppi 3440x1440 monitors.

@Sparky_007

8 ай бұрын

@@svn5994 those panels still being sold. So for those consumers who are still interested to purchase, a proper review would be beneficial.

Also damn, if only Gigabyte tuned the higher overdrive settings more this could've been an unbeatable product

It might be good to test backlight strobing at the half-rate of the monitor. Potentially a 160hz monitor could split one 80hz frame into two 160hz frames. Though I guess that's not the case here given it turns off at 75hz.

How does this compare to the Acer xv275kP3 that is hdr1000 for $599?

is this the 4K version of the M27Q (rev 2)? Pretty much similar in specs except 170hz (M27Q) vs 160hz (M27U), HDR400 (M27Q) vs HDR600 (M27U), and of course 1440p (M27Q) vs 4K (M27U). Anyhow, it's a fair deal.

Can I use my BenQ XL2720Z vesa 100x100 stand on this so I get pivot and swivel?

What about Dell G3223Q ? It's a 4k 144hz 32" monitor priced very good right now

Any plans to take a look at the MSI MAG401QR? 40" Ultrawide for a low price for those who want a bigger screen.

@svn5994

8 ай бұрын

3440x1440 & 40" 😂

@KoeiNL

8 ай бұрын

@@svn5994 PPI between 24 1080p and 27 1440p, so perfectly fine.

Hello. I want to buy LG27GR95QE -B OLED monitor but there is a ghosting problem at low frame rates. Is there a solution to this ?

which monitor you recomend if you say this is not top for money?

This may sound like a stupid question. If it's 160hz and PS5 only does 120hz, would it still be able to output at 120hz? Im thinking of going for this than the m28u.

Externa design is great! Good enough, as all monitor external design should be! No one is looking for pointless back facing RGB. Only RGB that would be justifiable in a monitor is Philips ambilight.

*I returned the M28U...* I like it, but within hours I realized I couldn't get rid of a horrible COIL WHINE issue. It would go away if I'd mess with certain settings in the Display itself, but then the issue would just return. I think it had something to do with BRIGHTNESS control but I forget. Anyway, it ended up costing me a lot of money because I got screwed over with returns (not by Gigabyte itself) so I'm now very skeptical. I wish I could buy a monitor at a local STORE and easily return it, but it doesn't really work like that anymore.

@alacry5679

8 ай бұрын

What's your settings was? And why didn't you get another unit? Because it's probably problem with your's monitor (i don't have that problem though...)

I'm in need of a new 27in monitor. I'll only be playing games at 1080 but doing other things on the PC too. Would I get better results in games with a good 1080 rather than a midrange 1440 monitor if always playing at 1080? Or is the 1440 the best way to go.

@alacry5679

8 ай бұрын

Scaling does't work properly with 1440 to 1080 - it's not even amount of pixels

@ausfoodgarden

8 ай бұрын

@@alacry5679 Cool, so you'd suggest a good 1080p for my particular use case.

Please test Benq Mobiuz EX2710U

Since judging by the comment section we're doing a review request list, how about checking out the G2724D by Dell? It's a relatively new one, but there're so many reviews online already calling it "the best budget 1440p/27" for gaming" that I'm curious how it will hold up in your tests ^^

@orangecat1596

8 ай бұрын

It’s such a mid tier monitor anyway and you can’t really go wrong with it one thing to note is that Dells monitor film is more on the glossy side compared others like LG Ultragear

@fluffyRabbit01

8 ай бұрын

It seems like a good budget monitor for console gaming, at least on paper. HDMI 2.1 port with VRR support is great for PS5. I'm just interested in 2 things. The color performance and if it has a good single overdrive setting.

Pls take a look at the new LG UltraGear 27GR75Q-B 27 the faster the better! :D

I have M32UC its great :) can be overclocked to 160 hrtz. Freesync premium for my AMD gpu

@BadAudioAK

8 ай бұрын

I had to return my M32UC. The persistent blur was too much for me. I loved the image quality though so I’m waiting in the M27U to see how it goes.

I need 3 new 4K 27/28 inch monitors. Would love the LG27GP950 but it is discontinued. Any information on a successor? I prefer it over the Gigabyte because of its small bezels. Any alternative?

@jeffersonmp4

8 ай бұрын

Check out the new 27GR93U. It's similar in specs but with IPS panel (not by LG) instead of nano IPS. I can't find any reviews yet though. But could be similar performance than the 32GR93U that already has a review in this channel.

@laserloui2008

8 ай бұрын

@@jeffersonmp4 This seems to be a downgrade compared to 27GP950. Not sure if and when LG will release a new 27 inch flagship thats not OLED.

@jeffersonmp4

8 ай бұрын

@@laserloui2008 Then you should wait for Black IPS gaming monitors maybe next year.

Which monitor do you think is better for the Pubg game? VA panel or IPS panel. Can you play Pubg and test it for me? Can you answer me?

Its a shame you still cant get this in the UK 😢

HI can u please Review MSI G321Q 32 Monitor . I just heard of it , 1440P 170HZ IPS Gaming Monitor with VRR Support Its price here in India is 29900 Rupees (360$)

Does it have integer scaling for 1440p

I am interested in buying M32U since i would prefer bigger sized 4k monitor. Anyone has possitive experience with that one or difference between 2 variants are noticable?

@ljtech20

8 ай бұрын

Haven’t personally used it but my brother bought it and he’s super happy with it. From the reviews I’ve seen they are essentially identical, except for the size of course.

@michael.burman

8 ай бұрын

There's a review on this channel (or Hardware Unboxed channel), the M32U is a bit slower panel than the one in M28U, but probably about the same speed as this M27U.

@deagle7602

8 ай бұрын

I agree 4k is not worth it at 27".

@benf2532

8 ай бұрын

i have one ask away

@benf2532

8 ай бұрын

it tops out at about 481 nit in hdr 380 for sdr color test pattern on youtube hits 69% no ghosting or smearing the backlitstrobing makes it really dim vrr and fps are good some blooming but not too bad

Review lenovo legion y27q-30 and aoc ag27qxr

Which one is better m28u or m27u?

I have M32U and I can’t recommend it enough.

M28U is still the G.O.A.T

Just checked this monitor out in price (Scandinavia) and the MQ27U is on average 35% cheaper than the MQ28U and seems like a super deal on a cheap 4K monitor. There may be some local rebate on this monitor atm as the price of 2499 DKR incl local VAT is far below the pure conversion ratio between US$ and DKR and typical many Danish electronics prises often goes as high as 10to1 well over the 7to1 avg dollar value + 25% local VAT. This should be more in the range of 4500,- DKR and the MQ28U do cost 4000,- avg here. Very much considdering this at the current price !!

@vrilgod4176

8 ай бұрын

M27U is not sold in Europe yet so I don't know what monitor you're talking about. There is no monitor MQ27U.

@mrdali67

7 ай бұрын

@@vrilgod4176 Your not good at searching then

@vrilgod4176

7 ай бұрын

@@mrdali67 There is M27U, M28U, MQ27 but no MQ27U MQ28U

@mrdali67

7 ай бұрын

@@vrilgod4176 Ya I know there were a typo in the post, but the correct modelnumber is in the Video. But its no longer on sale. Normal price now. The M27U is available in most common online stores in Scandinavia at roughly same price range as the M28U. It was almost 50% rebate for a couple weeks. But what does it help getting a fairly cheap 160hz 4k monitor when you still need a 4090 to even get close to 160fps in some games

Why there's no M32Q in the comparison charts?

Why didn’t they just update the m28u to this, rather than release another product?

28 inch is a very weird size so im glad they did a 27 inch one, although for me thats still too big but better.

4k is still a bit much for me as I'm still using the PC I built in early 2016..........that said I do need a new monitor. so I thought I'd ask since I'm here and remembered. I was looking at either the M32Q or the M27Q-X. the M32Q is larger but like $50 cheaper. I don't understand monitor stuff, I've only bought used monitors from pawn shops in the past, only for them to die within 6 months. I'm currently hooked up to an old TV I had (I think it's from 2009, 40" LCD), I didn't have money for a new monitor at the time and just used the TV. Since the colors are dying in it however (greys have a pink tint now) I think it's time to get a regular monitor again. Basically, practically anything would be an upgrade at this point. Just though I'd ask what others might recommend between those 2.

Owned this for 2 months now and no major complaints. The only minor complaint I would make is that the matte coating is a bit thick, and it would be so much better without it. I also use this in sRGB mode. FYI - this has gone on sale for as low as $500 on Amazon before so definitely a good deal imo.

@BadAudioAK

8 ай бұрын

good to hear

Gigabyte cant get delivered to North Carolina or something?

Is gaming on 1440p resolution with a 4k monitor worse than running it on a native 2k monitor performance/quality wise? Or will there be no difference at all if the screen sizes are the same?

@umbasa01

8 ай бұрын

It's can be visually worse because of scaling. 1080 on 4k scales into 4k easier so its not as bad but im.not sure how things like fsr would play with this

@Battleneter

8 ай бұрын

2K is a well established cinema spec that refers to 1080p, 1440P is technically 2.667K. But yes you never want to run 1440P on a 4K display, looks way worse than native 1440P as it divides poorly and causes a soft slightly fuzzy interpolated image. 1080P on the other hand divides perfectly and looks nearly native on a 4K display. If your PC does not have the grunt to game in 4K don't buy a 4K display buy 1440P.

@arifammirul9189

8 ай бұрын

@@Battleneter This helps so much, thank you! Appreciate the explanation at the start too i’ll keep that in mind. Cheers

@Battleneter

8 ай бұрын

@@elcactuar3354 ​ If you use 4K as the yard with math, if it sound silly that's because I intended it to be, just call 1440P .... 1440P.

@Battleneter

8 ай бұрын

@@elcactuar3354 You should not start a sentence with "And".

Is it mountable

27gp950 vs m27u which one?

Can you review this monitor - Dell 1080p 240hz S2522HG

Am fairly new to pc and monitor stuff i have a 1440p monitor and i am using a DP cable whats better DP cable or HDMI i only have HDMI 1.4 AND 2.0 and its 144hz

@Pikkoroo

7 ай бұрын

Display port is better

@Pikkoroo

7 ай бұрын

For higher hz ^

A very good monitor for the price by Gigabyte with the M27U🤩✊🥳. I’m very happy with my Cooler Master Tempest GP27U 🤤🤯🫠thou with HDR. Yes it’s more pricey, but imo, the best monitor for me and my needs and for a very good price 💪🤩🥰😇👍

I dont understand , the controls on the back so if you have two or three monitors together, you cant use the controls. I cant understand why this is not a issue. The kvm button is on the back. So you cant get to it with out moving the monitors apart..

@Because-Linux

7 ай бұрын

Under exists.

@Because-Linux

7 ай бұрын

But yeah it's not a very good place for OSD settings.

Is this better than Gigabyte M28U?

hmmm its 717 USD in my region, worth it?