Review on 🖥️ LG 27GL850-B Ultragear Gaming Monitor 2560x1440p, Adjustable Tilt & Pivot, High Dynamic Range (HDR), 27GL850-B.AUS, HD by Steve Brodhacker

I am writing this review as a former owner of 3 Asus PG279Q and one PG279QZ. I was drawn to this area of the monitor market because I don't think 4K displays are worth it at this point. My understanding is that most of these are a compromise as the bandwidth requirements are needed to run 4:4:4 chroma subsampling, wide color gamut, 144Hz+ refresh rate and 3840 x 2160 resolution simultaneously. is much better served with DP 1.5 or HDMI 2.1 (proper HDR wouldn't hurt either). While one could argue that 144 frames at 1440p is more resource intensive than 60 frames at 2160p, I find this experience the most exciting, at least until 144+ frames are achievable in 4K. Unfortunately, due to the price/performance trend of current graphics card generations (especially Nvidia), it will still be a long time before this can be realized at a reasonable price. Among other things, I can say with confidence that I have found my place among monitors in the person of the LG 27GL850. It addresses all of the quality control issues I encountered in my attempts to get a high refresh rate 1440p IPS display. Considering that this is an LG product, the monitor can rightly be called an IPS (In-Plane Switching) panel, as this is the proprietary term for a technology that offers wider color gamuts and viewing angles. I did not purchase this monitor. Show because I'm a hardcore gamer; I bought it because I wanted a quality monitor with good color reproduction, a consistent panel, and good response times. My purchase was based solely on the likelihood that LG would produce a monitor that quality control wasn't too late on. Now that it's finally here I can proudly report that this monitor is a pleasure to use. The display has no backlight and excellent uniformity, contrast and response time. White uniformity is consistent across the screen, while factory-calibrated colors look accurate even next to my Dell-calibrated ones. Colors appear oversaturated outside of sRGB mode, although some prefer the extra brightness provided by Nano-IPS technology (I didn't). Black levels are on par with most other IPS displays I've used, although this measurement gives a slightly lower reading than similar displays. When it comes to response time, it seems to be generally accepted in the monitor community that setting it fast is enough to prevent overshoot. Faster and faster settings produce unwanted artifacts known as crowns. Although this monitor doesn't have variable overdrive, I haven't had any noticeable issues while gaming as I tend to dabble in CS:GO from time to time. If I had to be picky, and I am because this is a review where transparency informs potential buyers, I'd say the IPS glow levels on my display fall on the moderate end of the spectrum. This may be because the panel measures 27 inches, which is a decent size for such a phenomenon. It's also important to remember that this is something that depends on the panel. This is undoubtedly a consequence of choosing an IPS panel for its computing purposes. However, this is nothing unexpected or something that cannot be solved by adjusting the brightness level as well as the viewing distance, height and angle. Aside from simply reducing the brightness, moving the monitor further away can solve the problem. Another way to minimize glare is to position the screen so that the eye meets the center of the screen, as IPS displays work better when the top bezel height is equal to or greater than the eye height. One last tip: manipulate the angle of the screen, as tilting the screen often reduces the glow. Applying these settings I can easily say that this is the best monitor I have ever used. I'm not going to sit here scolding Asus' latest 1440p IPS high refresh rate display, the PG279QZ, as you can refer to the PG279QZ review to see what kinds of issues these monitors are plagued with. What I want to say is that it is a breath of fresh air to see that there is still quality control in consumer monitors. In fact, no manufacturing process can consistently produce near-perfect monitors; However, this purchase has given me confidence in the LG brand. I believe this model will give any disaffected monitor buyer a glimmer of hope when trying to snag a quality monitor in this market segment. *** As requested in the comments, I have attached images of the monitor at 0, 50% and 100% brightness. I also managed to track down another monitor from Micro Center, so I posted the same images for this example as well. The results were very similar; However, a small round bleeding spot can be seen in the upper left corner. With a black screen, it's a little noticeable if you don't raise the stand. To identify images of the second monitor, look at the images without headphones. Although I've tried multiple approaches and platforms, the photo uploader refuses to keep the order I originally ordered them in) ***.