I spent a lot of time researching the best monitor for productivity and decided to try a curved ultrawide for the first time. My use case is roughly 70% productivity (writing and coding), 15% media consumption (mainly YouTube and Jellyfin), and 15% gaming.

I’ve always wanted an OLED display. I really enjoy watching sci-fi movies, especially scenes with wide-open skies, and OLED’s deep blacks can make those scenes much more immersive. I decided not to wait for the Alienware AW3926QW because its estimated delivery date in my country is currently February 27, so I went with the LG 39GX950B instead.

The monitor arrived yesterday, and I was really excited. I watched a lot of 4K OLED videos on YouTube and was very happy with the image overall. Today, though, I watched a regular video and started noticing distracting issues in greyish areas. I knew OLED could have drawbacks, but I didn’t expect this to bother me as much as it does.

I tried various calibration options, including NVIDIA settings, the monitor’s OSD, and Windows settings, but nothing helped enough. After less than 24 hours, and finding the issue distracting during my everyday work as well, I’ve decided to return it.

I’m genuinely disappointed. I’m coming from two UHD VA panels and was hoping for a major upgrade that would take my setup to the next level. Unfortunately, these issues are just too distracting for me.

I’m going to look for a curved ultrawide with an IPS Black panel instead.

I have an AOC Q24G2 and it’s abuse tolerance is legitimately impressive so here’s the things I’ve put it through (some on purpose, some not on purpose)

So to start this off: it has survived 1k hrs of power on time being run off a rather questionable vintage inverter ( I have attached a photo of the inside of the inverter).

Today I had an incident where I went to power off the monitor and it fell and landed face first onto a 7ah lead acid ups battery, and to my surprise it was perfectly fine no dead pixels not even a scratch.

Another thing that is impressive is that the monitor now has a total of 3350 hours and every single minute of that has been run on max brightness.

So is this just luck or are AOC normally this reliable

just built my first ever gaming pc almost 2 months ago and listened to the internet's advice on everything except the monitor i just grabbed whatever was cheap and has high refresh rate. i kinda hate this shit monitor i thought it'd be fine and people online were enthusiasts trippin about the monitor resolutions. i dont like the milky grey blacks and faint edge light blooming leakage from the ips as well but i can live with it. my maximum budget allows for either one of those budget 1440p oleds, or a 4k ips (ideally 27") if you think my gpu can handle it? im scared to buy an oled not because of burn it but because of the grey banding and text fringing and other visual issues i saw in reviews, especially prevelant in budget oleds like the ones im considering, so id go for an ips instead to be safe. mini LED is super rare in my country i only found a couple in stock but ill likely go for it if i find a good one. i will gladly lean on aggressive upscaling and frame gen if it still looks much better than 1080p. i already messed around with dldsr and i think my gpu will handle even 4k fine, its comparable to a ps5 pro's gpu right so why not? what resolution and panel yall think i should go for?

my monitor is GS25F2A btw

Hi All, Please help me choose a monitor under 20k, I only game casually and not daily, work and watch content a lot daily. I have a Asus Tuf A15 GTX 1650 Base and Macbook Air M5. Had previously returned Benq EW270Q due to Bleeding and QC issues.

These are the only options I could shortlist -

MAG 27CQ6PF - Contrast ratio is 🐐, 5000:1 + 8bit+FRC

LG 27GS60QC - Cause LG, 3000:1, 6bit+FRC

R27qe Gen 2 - IPS and HDR 400

LG 27G610A - LG & IPS

Dell S2725DC - Over budget but with Type C PD+DP and USB Hub, Speakers, etc at 21-22K

Any other good suggestions would be helpful!

Having trouble finding what type of cable plugs into this monitor

Recently my monitor has been flashing on n on and I just got this monitor a couple months ago, it’s the Alienware gaming monitor 27” 180hz. Everytime I try to play my games it keeps doing this, I’ve changed the hdmi cables and even reset both my monitor and my Xbox (Xbox xs) but it still does this and it leaves an print on my screen kinda like a burn in but it goes away after a couple minutes and idk what to do?

So yeah titel is pretty self explanatory,Im unsure if I should choose a oled or mini led for my usecas.
Pretty much using it only for like 6 hours on weekdays mostly in the dark,kindaish dusty room.
I dont do editing and i would pretty much only use it for browsing/gaming and movies from time to time.
Also I would probably only buy the cheaper ones of either one.

Edit:Ips Mini Led

Hey! im looking for a monitor for my new setup, last time I upgraded was 6 years ago lol.
Been using a 1440p 165hz 32 inch, but wanna move to a more clean desk setup - something like the picture I added, but a 27 inch (not ultra wide) + a desk shelf.

What would you say is more important, upgrading from IPS to OLED or MiniLED or going from 1440p to 4k. Don't want to spend crazy amounts on a monitor, because it's going to be used mostly for work. Budget would be around $400-500 MAX. Im from EU (Netherlands) fyi.

What monitor do you use for your ps5, or which one would you recommend me? Thanks :)

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I know what size the mount is 100x100 vesa but I don’t know how much I should trust a £15 mount to hold it up and not fall (it’s really heavy). I’m looking to mount it to that gray beam that’s at the foot of my bed too so it would probably need to be pulled forwards a bit as well. As you can see in the picture it’s a massive thing and I’m genuinely terrified it’ll fall and break.

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping to get a second opinion from the collective intelligence here regarding a weird issue with my dual-monitor setup (two identical ASUS VG248QG 24" 165Hz TN monitors).

The Problem:

Both monitors are developing vertical line artifacts/discoloration right on their outer edges. On the left monitor, it's on the far left edge, on the right monitor, it's on the far right edge and a bit more pronounced/extends slightly further into the screen. (Note: The attached photos show the right monitor).

The Setup & Potential Cause:

Due to space constraints on my desk, I have active studio monitors (Yamaha HS7) placed directly next to the displays, with only about 2 to 3 cm of clearance between the speaker housing and the screen bezel.

After a lot of troubleshooting, I suspected that electromagnetic interference (EMI) or heat coming from the rear-mounted electronics/transformers of the Yamaha HS7 might be causing this damage over long daily use.

My Questions to You:

1. Do these artifacts look like typical EMI damage or magnetic/heat degradation from studio monitors placed this close? Or could this be a cable issue (already checked, but open to ideas)?

2. Is this kind of edge damage permanent (irreversible), or is there any chance it can fade or be fixed?

Any insights or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

The Asus is obviously the top choice for a lot of people but I feel like its overkill for consoles.

The MSI and AOC seem to share the same panel and since its for consoles which will max at 120fps I feel like ill be paying extra for nothing if I went MSI.

So im leaning towards AOC, it seems to provide the same as the MSI and for chunk of change cheaper.

Any guidance or advise you can provide would go a long way, would like to order it some time this week.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Hey everyone! I’m IMartz, a monitor reviewer from Spain. I’ve tested the KTC M27P6S and wanted to share some measurements and a few details beyond the glossy panel and 2,304 dimming zones.

A few findings from my unit running firmware 1.01:

• Glossy coating: In my experience, it reflects even more than a glossy WOLED, so room lighting matters quite a bit.
• Local dimming: High reduces blooming, but dims small highlights and makes vignetting more noticeable. In DisplayHDR with LD High, I measured around 765 nits at 2% versus 1,668 nits full-screen.
• Color and response times: Even Warm is too cool out of the box. Standard overdrive averaged 5.54 ms at 160Hz with low overshoot.
• 320Hz overdrive quirk: It’s locked in the OSD but adjustable through KTC’s software, where the settings are shifted by one step: selecting “Off” actually applies Standard.
• MPRT + VRR: Both can be enabled together, but I experienced substantial flickering and the MPRT preset sometimes disabling itself.
• Input lag with LD: Other reviews have reported increased latency with local dimming enabled. Using OSRTT/LDAT, I observed occasional spikes but couldn’t identify a consistent trigger or reliably reproduce the reported increase on my unit. That doesn’t rule it out, but my results aren’t conclusive.
• Checkerboard contrast: In my 3×3 SDR test at 100% OSD brightness, the KTC went from around 1,040:1 with local dimming off to 3,400:1 with LD High—a relatively modest result for a Mini LED. The older Xiaomi G Pro 27i reached 9,620:1 with LD Medium in the same test, despite having half as many zones (1,152 vs 2,304). More zones didn’t translate into higher checkerboard contrast here.

At first glance, on display in a brightly lit store, the glossy finish and Mini LED FALD backlight could make you mistake it for an OLED. Once you spend some time actually using it, though, the differences become obvious, particularly with blooming and how small highlights are handled.

For general gaming, I’d personally go with a 1440p OLED, especially with GPU prices being what they are here in Europe. But if you’ll make good use of the 4K resolution and can live with the issues I showed in the video, I think the M27P6S is worth considering—particularly since it can be found for under €400 here in Europe.

Spanish is my native language, so the video is in Spanish, but you can watch it in English using YouTube’s translation feature. My website is also available in English, and the link below should open directly in English.

Video review

Written review, measurements and test images

Happy to answer questions or compare findings with other owners!

Today I finally received the KTC M27P6S monitor, and I have to admit, I had my doubts about whether the specs were true and if they could actually pull it off. But after using it for around half a day now, I can say the monitor delivers on all its promises!

Mini LED IPS, HDR 1400, high nits, high PPI, glossy screen, 4K 27 inch, 160Hz 4K or 320Hz 1080p. It has KVM, USB C, and plenty of other features.

I immediately played a bit of Arc Raiders and The Witcher 3. The quality is astounding, totally on par with OLED.

The previous monitors I used were an AOC 32 inch IPS and a Dell 27 inch IPS. Both were just... not it. Those didn't have Mini LED. But I finally found my monitor. I hope I won't run into any dead pixels down the line. For now, I double checked and there is nothing, but I'll keep looking over the next few weeks.

For those in Europe, you can buy it from bol.com or AliExpress. Keep in mind that this is the KTC M27P6S, not the older KTC M27P6. They fixed pretty much all the issues the non S version had.

Oh, and for anyone who only wants to use HDR while gaming or watching YouTube or movies, give HDRTray a try. It’s a simple tool to enable or disable HDR and works perfectly even on dual or triple monitor setups.

Buying this for €385 feels like a steal. For anyone who is hesitating, I'd definitely suggest giving it a try. It's absolutely worth it!

Is it normal for an OLED to have this weird uneven look? I am not really sure how to describe this. It’s like light coming through linen blinds or something lol.

It happens with HDR on or off. I dont notice it in content/gaminf, only in windows apps or normal programs like claude, web browsing.

Monitor: Gigabyte MO27Q2A 27” QD OLED. Only about 100 hours of use time

Can anyone share user experience?

Hi all,

Im looking for 27inch 2K monitor under INR 25000 rupees. My main primary use of monitor is for PS5 gaming. I have shortlisted below options and drawbacks I have heard in them.

Can someone please suggest which would be the best option please

Lenovo legion 27 q10 - colors not good

acer Nitro XV272U F3 - backlight bleeding

Samsung Odyssey g5 (non oled version)

Alienware AW2726DL - no headphone jack

Msi mag275qf-x30

Benq ew270q - QC issues

Asus Rog strix xg27 ACMES - polarization and bad viewing angles

I like asus and i wanna try out zowie for competitive gaming which ive heard its very good

I have been using Dell P2425HE and P2425H monitors for just over a year, and I'm facing a concerning issue.

About a month ago, my Dell P2425H suddenly stopped displaying anything. The backlight turns on, but there is no picture on the screen.

Now, the exact same issue has occurred with my Dell P2425HE as well. The backlight comes on, but the screen remains completely blank.

Both monitors have developed the same problem within a relatively short period of time, which makes me wonder if this is a known issue with these models.

Has anyone else experienced the same problem with the Dell P2425HE or P2425H? Is this a known hardware or firmware issue, and were you able to get it fixed?

I'd appreciate hearing about your experiences.

I'm thinking about buying this monitor mainly for valorant. Is anyone using this monitor? couldn't find any reviews anywhere.

My other options in the same price are Viewsonic XG2409A 24" 240Hz or MSI MAG 255F X24 24.5" 240Hz

Should i go with Asus or would Viewsonic or MSI would be better?

Would appreciate any insights, thank you

Hi everyone. I have to replace my 2K 27'' monitor and I was looking around. This one seemed perfect but after investigating a bit more I came to find out that some people have had problems with it (the ones I referenced in my title). The thing is that I rarely see anyone talk about having any problems with this monitor. For example, it has impeccable reviews on the store's website where I found it. Does every single unit of this model have these problems and/or are they still selling this model with these problems?

Hi guys,

Any recommendations for a work monitor which doubles as a gaming monitor. Currently have an MSI 144hz monitor but it looks incredibly clunky/bulky on my desk. My partner would like something akin to an Apple Studio Monitor aesthetically wise but I still need it with “gaming” specs