Review on Idea Display G27Q 2560X1440 170Hz Gaming Monitor with 🖥️ Dual Displayport, Built-In Speakers, Frameless Design, Wall Mountable, Flicker-Free Technology by Bryan Kolpack

I chose this monitor to run on a powerful laptop that I use for creating Linux virtual machines and testing software, so my use case is a bit different from the target audience. I needed a bigger monitor for this laptop and this turned out to be good. So far I'm happy with it, although I haven't used it to the fullest. It's a 27-inch display with a 2560 x 1440 resolution, fast refresh rate, and vibrant colors. The box comes with the panel itself, a stand, and a DisplayPort cable. I was a bit surprised there wasn't an HDMI cable in the box but that's ok, I have a couple of these so I wasn't needed anymore. My initial testing was disastrous, although the problem turned out to be a fault with the laptop, not the monitor. My laptop has an HDMI output and it provides enough power to tell the monitor that something is there, but it's transmitting regularly a signal, so I did not get a stable picture, after a couple of hours the monitor showed nothing at all. Thinking I had a problem, I hooked up another system to test it and the monitor started working right away. The same happened with the second system. After some research I found that the problem was the graphics card in my main laptop which had known issues with HDMI. I bought an adapter to connect to my laptop's Thunderbolt port and now everything works fine. The system connected to this monitor is a gaming laptop with Linux and virtual machines installed. The system correctly reports the model number of the display, which is a very good sign. The operating system does not press on the monitor like a Windows gaming system does when used for actual gaming. For me, screen real estate is exactly what I needed. The adapter I bought limits the resolution to 1920x1200 so I don't get the full resolution from this monitor but it's more than enough for my purposes. The monitor responds to the signal on both HDMI ports. So far I haven't had a chance to use the DisplayPort connectors on the back. The display is very bright and clear, no dead pixels. It seems to be keeping up with the system very well with no visible lag, although again I'm not pushing it as hard as I could. Due to the way I connected it I can't increase the refresh rate even though it runs at 60Hz. In my opinion it doesn't flicker (although my camera disagrees) and doesn't cause a headache. If I could make any changes at all, I would redesign the stand/base. The base is not height adjustable, so I cannot raise or lower the monitor without a seat belt. This is a minor complaint and not enough to be upset, but worth mentioning. Admittedly, I'm not a typical use case for such a monitor, but I'm still happy with it and it works well for me. The problems I had with this monitor were with other hardware, not the monitor itself. It seems to work very well, it's bright and clear and gives me the screen real estate I need. The fact that the Linux system recognizes its model number is a plus - it's supported.