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Uncalibrated – Maximum Backlight Level
Like most monitors, the Omen 27qs G2 offers more brightness than most people would need for an indoor space with an SDR peak over 414 nits. Go much over 200 nits and you’ll find your eyes tiring quickly. The black level is fairly low, and contrast is high at 1,214:1, but the two Gigabytes offer a little more dynamic range. This is a small but visible difference. The AOCs sit on top of this contest with their VA panels.
After Calibration to 200 nits
Contrast is barely affected by calibration dropping to 1,167:1, a negligible change. The Omen 27qs G2 is solidly over the 1,000:1 IPS average but its competition from Gigabyte is just a tad lower in the black level department. For ultimate contrast from an LCD, VA is still the go-to tech.
The Omen 27qs G2 is super consistent in the ANSI test with a one-point increase in value to 1,168.6:1. This is excellent performance. The panel’s grid polarizer is obviously a high-quality component.
Test Takeaway: The Omen 27qs G2 has better-than-average IPS contrast and black levels, but two panels from Gigabyte are a little better. This is mitigated, however, by HP’s superior video processing and color accuracy.
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