Review on MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD 2560X1440 Monitor 🖥️ with Adjustable Stand, 165Hz, High Dynamic Range by Dusty Colton

Oh my god, that ad. when to start The short version offers the best IPS SDR color and motion you'll find at this price point. We unwrap simple-looking packaging, which is appreciated as it reduces costs, but the contents are anything but ordinary. We get a subdued gaming look with an RGB dash (thanks, I'm not 15 anymore), everything you need to plug and play is in the box. HDMI, DP 1.4 and OG USB (printer style) for firmware. I will say that my device needed drivers and firmware as it came with the original firmware which did not have the sRGB mode clamped. No problem, in the same place you register the display you can get the firmware in 5 minutes and reboot and you will unlock more profiles. sRGB, Display P3, Adobe RGB, and Rec. 709 out-of-the-box colors need a bit of calibration, but they have portrait mode display software for auto-calibration, and you can use multiple modes to work with the color space to work. Unless you're working with color, it's just a bit oversaturated, and in-game or YouTube videos won't tell you that colors are off as long as you're in the right color space, since color space is probably more important. with my block. I found 39 in brightness (should be renamed backlight), we got 125 nits for sRGB and Rec. 709 (SDR) content. It accepts an HDR signal and you can work with HDR colors, but it's not an HDR display, no matter what your PC or gaming system says, the brightness and contrast just can't meet those standards and were never meant to be in the first place. . It's great that MSI isn't promoting it as an HDR display as the specs suggest so and technically can but I'm proud of them for not promoting OLED as HDR with this display but in SDR this display lives up to it SDR needs. Parka. The display is fast and has a single overdrive setting that works from 30 fps to 165 fps with no ringing or ghosting, G-Sync works flawlessly, as does Free Sync. The display supports HDMI, DP and USB-C on Xbox series via HDMI VRR 120Hz 1440p works! So, Xbox fans, this is the display for you. (PS5 I haven't tested) This is the best SDR display in its class, you can be a competitive gamer, enjoy single player games with AAA story at night and do video/color work with photos with just one display during the day! The display appears to let the backlight show through at maximum brightness, but in fact it is NOT, it matches the contrast ratio provided and the lack of local dimming on an IPS display. If you like deep, true blacks, you'll need to dim the backlight a little closer to 100 nits, or look for a much more expensive display that uses local VA dimming or an OLED display. I see these reviews complaining that this is a defect, but it's actually not a display defect at all, and "backlight bleeding" is only seen as an issue at maximum brightness, which is typical of edge-lit LED IPS panels. from all companies. Final Thoughts: This display cannot reproduce true HDR and does not have true deep blacks on the letterbox bars and appears grey-blue at maximum brightness in a dark room. But if you're looking for a display that can do a little bit of everything, amazing motion, ultra-low input lag, a gorgeous cinematic AAA gaming panel, and accurate color reproduction. This "gaming" monitor from MSI is ideal for gamers who get real work done. 9/10