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While you won’t find any OLED gaming monitors in the value category just yet, there are a few screens that don’t cost an arm and a leg. The 27-inch QHD category is still the go-to for the most bang for the buck. And now, wider color gamuts and higher brightness are coming to the party.
The Gigabyte MO27Q28G is a perfect example of what might be considered a new generation of OLEDs. Quantum Dots are great, and I’ll recommend them any day, but Tandem OLED is now bringing the same color volume with higher brightness and lower cost. I measured almost 110% DCI-P3 coverage and an SDR peak level of 582 nits. HDR was also higher than most, with whites around 580 nits for a 25% window. Only a couple of hard-driven OLEDs from ViewSonic and Asus are brighter, and only for HDR.
If gaming is your primary focus, the MO27Q28G has few, if any, equals. It has one of the lowest input lag scores I’ve recorded, and that translates to real-world play. It’s super quick and responsive with perfect motion resolution over 200fps. That’s an easy frame rate to achieve in QHD. And if you pair it with a slower PC, there’s Ultra Clear for blur-free operation at 120 Hz.
The Gigabyte MO27Q28G isn’t quite a budget screen, but it is a solid value. And it delivers with the very best for color, brightness and speed. If you have $600 to spend on a monitor, this OLED is definitely worth checking out.
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