Oh man I'm so torn on this monitor. I just got it myself and put it through all kinds of tests. My overall impression for the price (290 euros) is positive, but here's my pro's and cons list and why I'm still undecided on keeping it: (warning: long post) Pro's: *+ motion handling & overdrive:* while there are faster panels out there, you won't find many that can go from 60hz to 170hz in Freesync without either having smearing *or* overshoot somewhere along the range. This one can, which is downright exceptional and competes with models over twice its price without breaking a sweat. *+ works with both my PC @ 1440p 170z and Series X @ 1440p 120hz* without any issues or updates needed. I guess my came with the newer firmware already installed (if yours doesn't work with your console - update the firmware and it *will* work at 1440p 120hz over HDMI 2.0). *+ excellent gray uniformity* on my unit (almost no dirty screen effect what-so-ever) so panning shots in-game or even watching sports on it is exceptionally good (especially when compared to my mid-high end Samsung Q90T television) *+ many configuration options in the OSD* and software if you want to get into it. *+ decent, albeit very plastic construction and finish* Cons: *- backlight bleed* : this is the big one for me here. The monitor has some IPS glow, primarily in the bottom left and right corner. This is expected for most IPS panels (even high end ones), *especially* (and unfortunately) for budget ones with good specs. However, there's also quite some backlight bleed that combines with it, especially that lower left corner (and a small part in the bottom center of the monitor). That bottom left spot is quite big and combined with IPS glow to form a large gold/orange glow that reacts to pressure (slightly squeeze the panel and it'll shift around). It's visible during anything that's not working in windows or contains any mid to dark tones and for me quite distracting. I've heard both backlight bleed and IPS glow (especially the latter) can change (get either worse or better) over time, especially the first few weeks, with use as the panel gets some heat and time away from it's packaging due to pressure changes. So I'm planning on keeping it at least a week to see if it changes at all. If it doesn't... I might have to exchange it. But I'm hesitant as I've had horrible luck with monitors in the past (broken backlight on two, dead pixels or entire clusters on 3, simply 1 that was defective and the list goes on) and this one doesn't even seem to have dead or stuck pixels (haven't spotted a single one). *BGR pixel structure* : This one is minor to me. I scale windows to 125% which looks kind of weird on its own and Cleartype does what it's supposed to mostly. Unnoticeable in games or watching movies. I work with text a lot and I do notice it here and there, but honestly the change from native to scaled is larger to my eyes than the difference between BGR/RGB text in most cases. *Stand doesn't offer much* : can't expect too much in this price range, but some swivel or rotation would've been nice. I'm happy it doesn't take up much space though!. So yeah, that was my lifestory on this monitor. Thanks for reading and if anyone's gotten this far: let me know how yours is treating you :p
Hey. I just got it today. Pretty much I share the same feelings about the IPS glow + backlight bleed in right and left bottom corners. Has this changed for you at all after your comment?
Thanks for the heads up. I think I'll be buying my monitor at a store and testing it right there and then. A lot of pictures on the net about the bleed issue and it looks awful.
@@IamKley Just want to say to anyone in the future who reads that comment -- any form of bleeding is panel-dependent. Means you can get screwed with a bad monitor, or you won't. I'm just about to return some other IPS monitor of mine because it had a slightly faulty panel.
I have bought it, and the bgr has turned out not to be a problem for me personally. Picture quality is great, colours are vibrant and the gaming experience is excellent. If you can live with some of it's minor drawbacks then I would fully recommend this monitor given it's very competitive price point.
Honestly it's performing better than lg 83a, the backlight bleed, contrast, color accuracy is better. Only downside is the bgr layout(I don't know why is it so hard to make the text rendering work, you can flip any tablets and the text are just fine), and the black equalizer is terrible on this monitor, but there are work arounds
@@11blakex because various apps including browsers don't properly manage the global settings, so text looks like trash. this is more of a problem with windows letting apps go wild instead of holding them to some minimum requirements.
This is the best review I was able to find about this monitor! Thank you for talking about the BGR panel. It is so strange that it behaves differently with different operating systems. I've seen on your website that you tested it with MacOS and got different results.
Please do not buy this monitor if you do any text related work! I bought it after watching this video (over G27Q) and I am returning it after 2 weeks of getting red eyes and headaches every time I work, read, write. It is an amazing monitor (gaming is awesome), but text clarity really is absolutely awful (google BGR text) and I can't see how this can possibly be recommended also as a work monitor. ClearType won't solve the issue for a lot of apps, pdfs, chrome, text in pictures, etc. Yes, you can flip it, increase text size, etc. but doing work-arounds the second you get a new monitor is, imo, not acceptable and should not be considered something normal like a lot of comments here would led you to believe. Too bad...
CAN'T SECOND THIS MORE. Text look like ass and colors are off. Viewing angle is atrocious, with colors changing with 5 degrees of movement, both horizontal and vertical. Used it as my primary monitor and it gave me headaches and hurt my eyes.
Thoughts on the BGR: So despite seeing the complaints regarding the BGR sub-pixel layout I went ahead and bought this because it still has everything else I'm looking for and then some. Too be honest, the BGR thing didn't even bother me in the least and that's not to say people who are complaining are invalid. Different things bother different people. If you're worried you might be bothered by it, just test it on your current monitor by setting it to "Landscape Flipped" if you're on Windows 10 under Display in Settings (or Rotate 180° for MacOS under Displays although I heard MacOS handles colors differently so this might not be an issue at all) and then just rotate the monitor if you can or just look at it and see if it bothers you when you read text at various sizes. I speculate the possible reason it doesn't bother me might have to do with the fact I use dark theme for everything but I'm not entirely sure. The reason I'm RMAing it (Stuck Pixel and way too much light bleed): Now for the reason I'm currently going through the RMA process! Stuck pixels right out of the box that wouldn't go away after using methods to get them unstuck. However, there's another reason. At 05:44 in the video there's the mention of Black Uniformity. As stated in the video "Of course, this can vary between units" Now I know pretty well that IPS panel displays are a bit more likely to have things like light bleed, IPS glow (go figure), and it's kind of a game of chance where the odds are, you're likely going to get one with light-bleed it's only a matter of whether or not it's going to be bad enough for you to notice or care. My model in particular was, pretty bad. Making almost anyone I sent pictures of it to visibly and audible cringe. It had two massive orange blobs at the bottom corners of the screen that would show up even when it wasn't all that heavily dark and would show up pretty clearly. Since one of the added benefits for this monitor was to utilize its massive color gamut above SRGB verging close to full Adobe. To have shades of dark grey and black (or darker colors in general) show up orange inside of large blobs that take up a large portion of the screen almost completely defeats that benefit! It also doesn't help that I happen to want to use my "gaming monitor" for gaming where unless the game is exclusively bright and colorful you will see orange blobs. Playing RDR2 in first person mode during the daytime sequences would still have discoloration visible. Reminding me of my childhood years where I did the big dumb and took a magnet to my CRT monitor. This is unacceptable in my honest opinion. So yes, even if it didn't have any Stuck or Dead pixels I would have likely still been sending it back. Advice before buying this monitor: So if you think you want this monitor, certainly test switching your system to BGR by rotating your display by 180° and if you're okay with that. Then, try and see if you can buy it in a physical store. See if you can ask to take it out and test it. Go through some websites that help you check for dead pixels and display an all black image to verify there is an acceptable amount of light bleed for you to put up with. Or if they don't let you do that. Buy it, take it home, and if it's still got the same problem you can return it same day at least.
What programs would I notice BGR in? I would be using this in a multi-monitor setup where I will be buying 2 of the Gigabyte M27q and I already own an Asus TUG Gaming VG27AQ. Do you think I will notice it as much? I am a university student so lots of word documents and gaming application uses. Also, any issues with watching videos or things like Netflix etc.?
@@abemassri5929 Of those 2 monitors you mention, which one do you think is better? Literally that's why I'm looking at the review. It is my first monitor and I need help
@@kingcrimson3127 I like the M27q monitor a lot more it also is better. But it has the issue of being BGR. As explained in the video text won't seem as sharp and may have minimal blurriness to it. Is this just for gaming or also for work/student? Spending lots of time in Word etc?
@@kingcrimson3127 If you're okay with the BGR aspect of the monitor. Then I would hand down go for the M27Q, the colour accuracy, 170hz, free sync and Gsync compatible, 2560x1440p, IPS, KVM switch, PIP/PBP features, and again the top gaming monitor for colour accuracy, all under an affordable price. I would recommend doing what @BeRad117 said to do and check the BGR on your current monitor and see if it bothers you. I did it and it was so minimal that I didn't notice it. Although BGR fuzziness of text will vary from person to person based on their own eyesight/if you wear glasses and also how far away you sit from the screen. I just bought 2 of the M27Q for a triple setup for my current Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ.
Do you restart the pc after flipping the screen? I score a consistent 175ms reaction time test on both flipped and not flipped after restarted. And around 200ms if flip without a restart. And I do notice the forced vsync. I can't find any kind of screen tearing on the monitor, very weird.
The BGR panel turned out to be a complete dealbreaker to me. Absolutely obvious blue and red lines flanking the black letters, letters like "t" "f" "l" "j" are so blurry, it strains my eyes. Yes, ClearType fixes the problem for Windows and Office, but it doesn't work nearly as well for browsers and not at all for Adobe and literally every other software that renders text. In general, the chromatic aberrations are noticable for pictures too, for example my desktop background. Gigabyte really did a shitty job putting that god awful BGR panel in there, I'm surprised reviews aren't emphasizing on it more. And I don't believe I have superhuman vision or am biased or anything, I only learned that BGR is a thing after I started researching why the text is so ugly. Absolutely would not recommend the M27Q, I returned it after 2 days of eye torture.
Get a vesa stand, turn it 180 degrees to have RGB orientation during Work, then turn it normally for gaming with great Response time and Low input lag. Easy fix if it really bothers you and you are willing to take half a Minute once a Day to change the setup. However, unless the Text is really small, at 1440p it shouldn't be a Problem most of the time anyway.
@@sjn8768 I think the best solution is to run it upside down. But it isn’t that bad if you don’t go and look for it. See if it annoys you and if it does just flip it over
Really hoping to see more competition with this feature set! I went ahead and ordered one and I'm excited to give it a shot! The only other panel that's coming this year (that I know of) with the same KVM, 1440p, 144hz+ is the EVE Spectrum. These features are ideal for people working from home who use the same monitor/keyboard/mouse for work and gaming both.
@@ExpertAssass1n The M27Q has been great so far! Only a couple small gripes but not deal breakers: 1. Switching between input sources while the monitor is in standby is a huge pain because its so quick to sleep itself when it can't find a signal, so you have to be very quick to choose another input source. Otherwise you have to be on one that's already putting out a signal. Most of the time you'll be switching using the dedicated KVM button. In my case I'm using 3 PCs so I occasionally switch sources manually. 2. The BGR subpixel layout (rather than RGB) looks strange when you've been using RGB all your life, and operating systems have designed text smoothing to take advantage of an RGB layout, so text can appear a little too sharp unless you make some adjustments to monitor sharpness and your OS's font settings (ClearType on Windows, and some third party tools on Mac I believe).
@@andy_byrd Your safest bet is a standard Thunderbolt 3 or 4 cable that meets that spec. Otherwise, grab a USB-C 3.1 cable with at least 10Gbps transfer rate. Mine work great on 2 different Mac machines at high refresh rates.
I bought this 2 days ago and returned it because of ridiculous amount of backlight bleed and a dead pixel. I’m sure it’s case by case but seriously they need to up their quality control
Lots of reports on reddit of people having dead pixels and bleed with this monitor. One guy exchanged 5 monitors and each one had a dead pixel with photo proof. Very poor QC from gigabyte and i wouldnt have much confidence in the display lasting a long time without having a few pixels die.
just wanted to let everyone know in windows the color mode will go from 10bit color at 60hz 120hz to 8 bit color if you use any setting like 144hz, 165hz, 170hz and will really reduce colors and accuracy between programs when i had the monitor at 144hz and up the colors for the same image in different programs was worlds apart
what did you decide to do? I have an asus with the same setup, which is due to the old 1.2 display port limiting the bandwidth. Did you use it with hdr off at high refresh rate, or hdr on at 120Hz?
BGR layout ruins it for me, bleh, would easily pay $100 more for RGB panel and even another $100 for 0 dead pixel garauntee and low backlight bleed garauntee.
@@VAKK3R True there is some issues, but the flickering issue with the G7 has been fixed and they have 14 day 0 dead pixel guarantee and Gigabyte doesn't so Samsung is definitely the safer option for quality control.
@@اسامة-م2ز9س love it, have no issues with it, I just wish it was 240hz for some games like Apex Legends where I can push over the 170 cap. But otherwise very decent, reviews are spot on for it.
Their F06 firmware update just bricked my two month old monitor. The OSD software said Finished!.. and the monitor never came back on, not even the power LED light comes on. It’s totally dead. Can’t believe it. I don’t recommend Gigabyte monitors anymore.
Sorry, i dont understand. On their site it says 8 bit. none of the other sites mention 8bit + frc. Is this monitor 8 bit? You're the only one saying it's 8bit+ frc. and you said that latency increases when you mount it upside down and g-sync doesn't work properly, and i have an idea :D if you haven't tried it, try this: when you mount the monitor upside down, reverse the devices you are measuring🙃
Chrome doesn't entirely ignore the Windows ClearType setting. It's actually only the UI layer that ignores it, so web page text content is rendered properly.
I increase my system font to 111%. Hard to see the wrong rendering in normal view distance now. I hate chrome and other applications that are half working with clear type. It's annoying
that pseudo vsync may happend coz monitor draws it's picture from the default top to bottom, and prob in that flipped way it gotta w8 till whole picture is done or something like that
We don't have any current plans to buy and review it, but it's on our suggestion list. So, feel free to go vote for it. If there's enough interest, we'll buy and review it! www.rtings.com/review-pipeline
I bought this monitor almost 2 months ago so i can say a few thinks. My previus was 144hz Iiyama TN monitor. The colours are a lot better. When i go to job where i have my old monitor my eyes cry. I use this monitor for gaming and surfing true internet like youtube, twitch, reddit and i think that's what for this monitor was build. One of the annoying thinks is the button for turning off the monitor and how its working. Sometimes you need to click it few times to turn it off. I do that because if you dont turn it off, the led lamp will blink all the time and its annoy me. The position of button is crap because i have 2 monitors on vesa putted together and to turn it off you need to limber up. If you ask me about BGR i can't say that's not important but its depend what for you buy this monitor. Like the auther of the the video said the black look a little bit like green and you need to watch out for ips bleeding. My bleeding is green colour so when you play horror games or watch dark movies its annoying. So if you buying it better with option to return it back and bought another copy,
@piotr. I want to use 4 monitors for work as a day trader which use lots of graphs, news text and extremely very fast numbers running vertically in level 2 trading, would the BGR effect my ability to clearly read the screens while making split second trading decisions. For gaming it will be used for iracing. Any bit of constructive criticism will help. Thanks.
@@peterrabbit2719 Hi If you use different programs which may have problems with BGR and no support from ClearType i would only buy it, if i have possibility to return it back. I only use standard apps so the system windows help me a little with ClearType. BGR may make yours eyes more tired so it can affect yours decisions. And watch out for ips bleeding its quit strong on this monitor. Its very good monitor but its not for everyone.
I GOT mine today and i cant Even change Settings like brightness and Stoff und when i Play Warzone the picture Gets wished out its unplayable what is This ?
have u had any issues with it?? I got it today with no bad pixels. But the problem is when I switch games on the ps5, the monitor would just randomly black out for 2 seconds then go back to normal. I’ve read reviews with pple having the same problem. I’m afraid it’ll break down after the return policy and I’ll waste $300
have u had any issues with it?? I got it today with no bad pixels. But the problem is when I switch games on the ps5, the monitor would just randomly black out for 2 seconds then go back to normal. I’ve read reviews with pple having the same problem. I’m afraid it’ll break down after the return policy and I’ll waste $300
@@bartholomewdam5592 I've not had issues with mine. I do not use it with a console though. My setup is Displayport on my gaming PC +KB and Mouse, Work laptop on HDMI. Switching between the two with via its KVM works fine and it does what I need for both systems.
Get a vesa stand, turn it 180 degrees to have RGB orientation during Work, then turn it normally for gaming with great Response time and Low input lag. Easy fix if it really bothers you and you are willing to take half a Minute once a Day to change the setup. However, unless the Text is really small, at 1440p it shouldn't be a Problem most of the time anyway.
Yes, but it's not exactly single button seemless when it comes to dual monitor M27Q. You would connect two computers to the "Main" monitor along with the Keyboard and Mouse. Then connect the two computers to the second monitor like normal. You'll just have to press the KVM button on the main monitor then manually change the input of the second monitor. Hope this helps.
No monitor is dead/stuck pixels free, I have this monitor, unfortunately, two weeks after getting it I got a stuck pixel, in their warranty they specify there must be at least 3 stuck/dead/bright pixel on the screen to RMA, luckly is a stuck pixel and not a dead one, is not bad I don't really notice it, sure I would rather no pixel issues at all but the 0 pixels warranty is mainly for high end models, for Gigabyte in the Aorus models I tried to fix the pixel but no luck, sometimes they fix on their own, for me this monitor was in my budget, so I decided to go with this model, it looks great and no issues in gaming, bleeding is in fact an issue to some extent, but again for the price and the tier it is in, is a great option for 1440p model. FYI, HDR400 does look great (for this HDR level), after calibrating with HDR app from Windows Store + Windows setting and Nvidia control panel, after that is quite is to do some basic adjustments on each game that might support HDR. Great review guys!
So monitors with HDMI 2.1 support are still new to the market and more and more are being released. If you're not in a rush, you could wait to see as more HDMI 2.1 monitors are released, but here is a custom table tool we made for you to see what we've done so far: www.rtings.com/monitor/tools/table/61137
I'm new to multiple monitor setup and have a question: is it possible to daisy chain this monitor? Using as main input USB-C and Daisy chain between this monitor and another exact model thru the DP? or can it be done thru HDMI? Edit: If theres any requirements I should know that DaisyChaining requires let me know. I'd like to learn. (I've heard that DP 1.2 (MST) is required but not sure if is possible with USB-C/HDMI as main source from PC to first monitor and then DP between monitors)
So I recently bought this monitor for my xbox series s, and I can't hear the audio unless I put in headphones. Do I need to buy speakers for it or does the audio not work?
That's right. The monitor doesn't have built in speakers so if you won't be using a headset or headphones, then you'll need to pick up external speakers!
@@danielday763 Nope because 1080p@120Hz doesn't require HDMI 2.1. It's only needed for 4K@120Hz. And yes, it works 1080p@120Hz with PS5. It's confirmed on reddit. Btw, if PS5 will get 1440p support, HDMI 2.0 is still enough for 1440p@120Hz.
@@les-fauxmonnayeurs9887 Get a vesa stand, turn it 180 degrees to have RGB orientation during Work, then turn it normally for gaming with great Response time and Low input lag. Easy fix if it really bothers you and you are willing to take half a Minute once a Day to change the setup. However, unless the Text is really small, at 1440p it shouldn't be a Problem most of the time anyway.
@@John-lr3ix How about if I was to scale it to 1080p? Would that be a problem with text? I'm currently using a laptop with no display port (that I am going to upgrade in maybe a year).
Got myself one from Best Buy and other than a few small issues its really great value for the price (329 + tax) My model has noticeable backlight bleed near the bottom left corner but nothing too severe as well as 1 hot pixel newar the lower center right. None of the remedies I've used has fixed it but its very unnoticeable from my preferred viewing distance and only becomes noticeable against dark static backgrounds. I won't be returning this monitor or RMA'ing it since from what I've researched Gigabyte only RMAs monitors with hot pixels if there are more than 3 and I'd rather not exchange the monitor to Best Buy and wait for the next order (this one took about a week and a half to pick up). Other than that the colors feel really punchy and poppy which I dislike, playing around with color vibrance and gamma settings I haven't found a configuration that I liked yet but I'm still in the process of changing settings. However, in games the image looks amazing, whether it be at 60hz, 144hz or 170hz. Games look fluid and freesync does its job wonderfully and input lag particularly in 60hz titles feels snappy and even lower than my previous 1080p/60hz monitor which had 9.6 ms of latency. While I would've preferred a 24" 1440p high refresh rate monitor, those don't really exist however I'm plenty satisfied with it even with its flaws albeit I could go without.
this monitor is great for the price but after a few months of use, the monitor showed a white dot in the middle of the screen.. and its really annoying..
Hi can you charge the MacBook when plugging in the type c cable. And if yes, can you close the MacBook but still see things on the monitor while charging? thank you
I'm not sure if this is mentioned, but for anyone looking at this monitor it has the same problem as my asus. 1.2 display port, which means you can only use hdr up to 120 Hz. promising the moon, but only delivering at lower refresh rates.
Yep. You will generally find DP 1.2 on less than high end monitors, But HDR is crap on any monitor other than high end (just not bright enough, 400 nits certification on many, Even if they don't even reach that far). If HDR is really your thing, You'll have to cough up for a pricey high nit monitor to get the true experience.. And they definitely will have 1.3 / 1.4
O melhor monitor que já joguei... Tenho o Xbox séries x e agora comprei o monitor Gigabyte M27Q a imagem e fluidez ficou incrível.. jogando a 1440p 120hz 🥰🥰🥰
@@dimuborgir1987 Well its not so bad, we can hope you get a good quality unit. But yes, lots of quality issues with gigabyte but if you bought from a retailer that allows returns easily then should be totally fine if it comes with dead pixels or lots of backlight bleed.
I don't quite get the use case of KVM. Can you not just achieve the same thing by having the two computers/laptops plugged into the monitor with the HDMI and then switch the HDMI source?
The build in KVM works with the usb-c and the usb-b 3.2 gen 1, I use it with my pc and work laptop. I press the KVM switch to easily switch between these devices
I bought both and ended up with the M27Q. What really killed it for me with the dell was the poor contrast ratio and bad colors our of the box. The dell made it really difficult to see in darker areas of my games. The motion performance was phenomenal but I just struggled to make out details in shadows and low light areas Details really blended together. Poor color calibration out of the box on the DELL too. Whites looked yellow and a lot of others have reported this issue. \ The m27q has much better contrast and slightly worse motion control but in the end I decided to stick with the m27q due to its noticeably superior contrast and really nice colors out of the box. No calibration needed using the SRGB mode and then a modified FPS mode for gaming. (warzone, battlefield, etc). Pixel response/motion is not quite as good though, but at high FPS its still very good. Research the blurry text issue because that turns off some people. its really minor imo and cleartype settings with SRGB mode looks great for text clarity. Overall i'm very happy with the Gigabyte M27Q. Dell contrast - approx 850:1 M27Q contrast - (almost 1200:1) - I can tell the difference easily
@@Moz29 The whole practice of changing components to different spec without labeling it as a different product is bad because it could mislead consumers. There is fairly little known about the new panel, but from what I can gather it seems like a worse panel than the original, however I can't be sure because no reputable outlet has (re)tested it against the original afaik. The fact that this whole confusion is a thing isn't ideal.
@@SaltyMaud Thank you. I now agree with you 100%. I just bought rev 2 and for my untrained eye it looks and feels amazing. No ghosting and decent colours. It was hard to know which version I was getting as neither version brands itself as such. Had to use a youtube video where a guy showed the differences in design (rev 2 has clips for vesa instead of screws). No idea which panel is in it though and marketing shows increase in colour but ofc marketing is rubbish so who knows. Have read other comments like yours saying the colour has dropped to 70% with the rev2 so you might be onto something. It looks pretty vibrant to me though so im happy enough.
I bought this monitor a few days ago and after a few hours of use in the source change I noticed an annoying halo in the lower left corner. i can't figure out if it is blacklight bleeding or ips glow, should i return it or is the problem common?
As someone who Work From Home (WFH) everyday now due to circumstances, this KVM seems amazing, so I can still have 1KB/M and use my work laptop, and gaming desktop. Curious if there is a noticeable lag on the KBM during gaming sessions. I'm ignorant but curious if the monitor creates any lag?
I use this as a gaming monitor for my xbox series X, so the BGR panel doesn’t really affect me. For anyone considering this monitor for gaming, I would say it’s perfect
have u had any issues with it?? I got it today with no bad pixels. But the problem is when I switch games on the ps5, the monitor would just randomly black out for 2 seconds then go back to normal. I’ve read reviews with pple having the same problem. I’m afraid it’ll break down after the return policy and I’ll waste $300
Hi, I bought it 10 days ago, in the price range of 400 € it is the best in terms of performance / color coverage / price. Unfortunately, all this is not free from painful notes. It seems very common on this model the presence of blacklight bleeding + glow decidedly accentuated in the lower left corner, just do an online search, this leads me to think that it is not a coincidence, but is therefore caused by the assembly itself. My panel is perfect, zero dead pixels, but it has excessive bleeding + glow (orange) in the lower left. Since bleeding is unfortunately a common flaw on ips, and since apparently on this specific model the lower left corner seems to be the weak point, I will definitely keep it. RTINGS I wanted to ask you, does your model examined for the review also have this sore point in the lower left corner? Thanks.
Hi, i cant seem to make thb kvm work This is my entire setup: My PC is connected via Display Port to the monitor for Display My laptop is connected via HDMI-1 to the monitor for Display I have a normal type C cable since my laptop has a type C port. Do I have to connect my Type C from laptop to the type C of the monitor? what does this carry or mean Questions: 1. What do I need to do to get this working? 2. Do I need to have a corresponding connector from the PC to the monitor to carry the keyboard/mouse signal? 3. I'm under the impression that I need to connect my Keyboard and Mouse to the two USB 3.0 ports in the back of the monitor. Is this correct? 4. What is that port in the left side of the 2 usb 3.0 ports? Is that something that I have to use? 5. This is my first time setting up a KVM and I don;t know how it works. It is my understanding that it allows someone to use the same keyboard and mouse by just 1-2 clicks to use two devices,, and also switch Display view?
Here I have a question for you all Rtings guys. Why don't you make a side by side comparison video between 2016 vs 2020 OLED? It will help many users to upgrade to newer TVs.
Guys I need your help I got the gigbyte m27q monitor and I'm using xbox series x with the hdmi from the console. Initially I was able to play halo infinite in 120 but for some reason now I can't choose 120. I did not make any change to my monitor/xbox series x settings :(( please help me
How about Gigabyte releases an RGB panel version of this monitor for console and WFH use? If I'm gaming on a PC I'll want Gsync, the other guys will want Freesync.
The Gigabyte M27Q is a bit better than the LG 27GL850-B for most uses. You can compare them side-by-side here: www.rtings.com/monitor/tools/compare/lg-27gl850-b-vs-gigabyte-m27q/912/19668?usage=3623&threshold=0.10
@@RTINGSdotcom the only thing that's concerning me is the blurry text as some people reported but again I'm inclined to the M27Q as it as KVM. Thanks team!
Unfortunately we haven’t bought and tested this monitor yet, so we can’t say how it performs. It’s on out suggestion list though, so feel free to go vote for it! If there’s enough interest, we’ll buy and review it! www.rtings.com/review-pipeline
I purchased this monitor however the usb c input is not working i am using a belkin 20gbps usb c to usb c cable and a macbook pro 2016. I would really love to utilise the kvm feature that comes with the monitor. Do I need to change any settings on my macbook or use a different cable for my kvm switch to work?
Hey there I have a Gigabyte m27q that I use for general use and gaming and have 2 questions about 2 settings in the Nvidia control panel. The first is the change resolution tab under use Nvidia colour settings I am unable to change output colour format from ycbcr422 to RGB do you know why this is or is ycbcr422 fine? Secondly under desktop size and position what scaling should I set it is no scaling fine? Thanks for any of your help!
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Kvm switch very expensive but monitör and kvm switch bundle this monitor, I like it
I have a question. Could you setup a multimonitor with the m70q as primary, and g270q as secondary, to avoid the bgr problem, since secondary monitors usually is used to read on?
Your secondary monitor will have the BGR text-layout force applied, because Windows handles multi-monitor setups with mixed pixel-layouts in an improper way.
Unfortunately we can't provide this comparison as we haven't tested the M27Q-P. It's on our suggestion list though, so feel free to vote for it! www.rtings.com/monitor/suggestions
The M27Q-P is just an upgraded version of the M27Q. It’s better calibrated out of the box, it’s using a LG panel instead of a Sharp panel. It covers 98% of DCPI instead of 92% on the M27Q. Because it’s using a LG panel the contrast ratio on it is slightly lower than the Sharp panel’s but that may or may not be noticeable to you. It’s just a slightly upgraded version of the M27Q that’s all.
Get a vesa stand, turn it 180 degrees to have RGB orientation during Work, then turn it normally for gaming with great Response time and Low input lag. Easy fix if it really bothers you and you are willing to take half a Minute once a Day to change the setup. However, unless the Text is really small, at 1440p it shouldn't be a Problem most of the time anyway.
Hi! Is it worth the price difference picking this over the G27Q provided that I will almost never have the use for the KVM option? Is the overall difference noticeable (gaming and video/photo editing) ?
Hello, I order Gigabyte M27Q after your review and it just arrived!! However, unlike my expectation, it does not come with the USB C cable :( I'm using MacBook pro so where and what type of USB C - USB C display cable I need to get in order? I understand the normal USB c charging cable won't work but the Belkin thunderbolt 3 cable I have doesn't work with this monitor either. I really appreciate the helps!!!
Hey, question! Does the M27Q have built-in speakers? I know it’s a simple question but I’m finding nothing but conflicting answers. The monitor description doesn’t technically state it has any, but numerous reviewers on Amazon make reference toward speakers. It’s such a tiny problem but I just can’t find an objective answer. The presence of speakers is important for me (just personal preference) to the point I’m torn between the M27Q and the TUF VG27AQ1A. Thanks to RTINGS and/or anyone who can help!
No, it doesn’t have built in speakers! In the future you can actually find this information in our reviews on our website. Scroll to the bottom of the review and check out the “additional features” section. First one is “speakers” with a yes or no!
Im considering buying the m27q for my Series X but i dont know if it can run 1440p 120hz with vrr. Can it? I've also seen that it needed firmware updates. Is it still needed?
In this case, we’d recommend checking out the series x compatibility section of our review. www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/m27q but yes, it can run what you’re trying to run!
Gigabyte SUPER Smooth. Much better than Asus, LG & .Dell...., the worst monitor we seen is MSI monitor like putting a clear plastic bag in front of your screen. MSI style.
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Oh man I'm so torn on this monitor. I just got it myself and put it through all kinds of tests. My overall impression for the price (290 euros) is positive, but here's my pro's and cons list and why I'm still undecided on keeping it: (warning: long post)
Pro's:
*+ motion handling & overdrive:* while there are faster panels out there, you won't find many that can go from 60hz to 170hz in Freesync without either having smearing *or* overshoot somewhere along the range. This one can, which is downright exceptional and competes with models over twice its price without breaking a sweat.
*+ works with both my PC @ 1440p 170z and Series X @ 1440p 120hz* without any issues or updates needed. I guess my came with the newer firmware already installed (if yours doesn't work with your console - update the firmware and it *will* work at 1440p 120hz over HDMI 2.0).
*+ excellent gray uniformity* on my unit (almost no dirty screen effect what-so-ever) so panning shots in-game or even watching sports on it is exceptionally good (especially when compared to my mid-high end Samsung Q90T television)
*+ many configuration options in the OSD* and software if you want to get into it.
*+ decent, albeit very plastic construction and finish*
Cons:
*- backlight bleed* : this is the big one for me here. The monitor has some IPS glow, primarily in the bottom left and right corner. This is expected for most IPS panels (even high end ones), *especially* (and unfortunately) for budget ones with good specs. However, there's also quite some backlight bleed that combines with it, especially that lower left corner (and a small part in the bottom center of the monitor). That bottom left spot is quite big and combined with IPS glow to form a large gold/orange glow that reacts to pressure (slightly squeeze the panel and it'll shift around). It's visible during anything that's not working in windows or contains any mid to dark tones and for me quite distracting.
I've heard both backlight bleed and IPS glow (especially the latter) can change (get either worse or better) over time, especially the first few weeks, with use as the panel gets some heat and time away from it's packaging due to pressure changes. So I'm planning on keeping it at least a week to see if it changes at all. If it doesn't... I might have to exchange it. But I'm hesitant as I've had horrible luck with monitors in the past (broken backlight on two, dead pixels or entire clusters on 3, simply 1 that was defective and the list goes on) and this one doesn't even seem to have dead or stuck pixels (haven't spotted a single one).
*BGR pixel structure* : This one is minor to me. I scale windows to 125% which looks kind of weird on its own and Cleartype does what it's supposed to mostly. Unnoticeable in games or watching movies. I work with text a lot and I do notice it here and there, but honestly the change from native to scaled is larger to my eyes than the difference between BGR/RGB text in most cases.
*Stand doesn't offer much* : can't expect too much in this price range, but some swivel or rotation would've been nice. I'm happy it doesn't take up much space though!.
So yeah, that was my lifestory on this monitor. Thanks for reading and if anyone's gotten this far: let me know how yours is treating you :p
Hey. I just got it today. Pretty much I share the same feelings about the IPS glow + backlight bleed in right and left bottom corners. Has this changed for you at all after your comment?
thanks for the list, it helped me out a ton and I decided to order it for the same price you did :D
Thanks for the heads up. I think I'll be buying my monitor at a store and testing it right there and then. A lot of pictures on the net about the bleed issue and it looks awful.
@@IamKley Just want to say to anyone in the future who reads that comment -- any form of bleeding is panel-dependent. Means you can get screwed with a bad monitor, or you won't. I'm just about to return some other IPS monitor of mine because it had a slightly faulty panel.
I have bought it, and the bgr has turned out not to be a problem for me personally. Picture quality is great, colours are vibrant and the gaming experience is excellent. If you can live with some of it's minor drawbacks then I would fully recommend this monitor given it's very competitive price point.
Honestly it's performing better than lg 83a, the backlight bleed, contrast, color accuracy is better. Only downside is the bgr layout(I don't know why is it so hard to make the text rendering work, you can flip any tablets and the text are just fine), and the black equalizer is terrible on this monitor, but there are work arounds
@@11blakex because various apps including browsers don't properly manage the global settings, so text looks like trash. this is more of a problem with windows letting apps go wild instead of holding them to some minimum requirements.
I just ordered mine, do you recommend any settings to be sit out of the box? (mainly for gaming)
Do you still have it? If so, how is it holding up?
@@Onycato I do still have it. Holding up as any monitor would I suppose; monitors should last for years.
To fix the bgr issue just changet the display setting in the OSD sidekick to sRGB.
This is the best review I was able to find about this monitor! Thank you for talking about the BGR panel. It is so strange that it behaves differently with different operating systems. I've seen on your website that you tested it with MacOS and got different results.
How does it perform on MacOS?
Please do not buy this monitor if you do any text related work!
I bought it after watching this video (over G27Q) and I am returning it after 2 weeks of getting red eyes and headaches every time I work, read, write. It is an amazing monitor (gaming is awesome), but text clarity really is absolutely awful (google BGR text) and I can't see how this can possibly be recommended also as a work monitor. ClearType won't solve the issue for a lot of apps, pdfs, chrome, text in pictures, etc. Yes, you can flip it, increase text size, etc. but doing work-arounds the second you get a new monitor is, imo, not acceptable and should not be considered something normal like a lot of comments here would led you to believe. Too bad...
CAN'T SECOND THIS MORE. Text look like ass and colors are off. Viewing angle is atrocious, with colors changing with 5 degrees of movement, both horizontal and vertical. Used it as my primary monitor and it gave me headaches and hurt my eyes.
good to see the flat panels back in full force
rev2.0 purchased in China
rev2.0 uses very poor M270KCJ-Q7B not sharp LQ270T1JG08
M270KCJ-Q7B does not reach 95%of92% DCI-P3 only DCI-P3 77%
NTSC Ratio
93% NTSC (CIE1931 Color Space)
sRGB/Rec.709
100% coverage (CIE1931 Color Space)
Adobe RGB
87% coverage (CIE1931 Color Space)
DCI-P3
94% coverage (CIE1931 Color Space)
Rec.2020
69% coverage (CIE1931 Color Space)
Man, that monitor looks sick! Might have to pick it up. And not going to lie, that guy Adam looks good and speaks very well. Nice beard!
your gay
Look so yummy like SONY TV..omg..
@@mitch6962 takes one to know one
Thoughts on the BGR:
So despite seeing the complaints regarding the BGR sub-pixel layout I went ahead and bought this because it still has everything else I'm looking for and then some. Too be honest, the BGR thing didn't even bother me in the least and that's not to say people who are complaining are invalid. Different things bother different people. If you're worried you might be bothered by it, just test it on your current monitor by setting it to "Landscape Flipped" if you're on Windows 10 under Display in Settings (or Rotate 180° for MacOS under Displays although I heard MacOS handles colors differently so this might not be an issue at all) and then just rotate the monitor if you can or just look at it and see if it bothers you when you read text at various sizes.
I speculate the possible reason it doesn't bother me might have to do with the fact I use dark theme for everything but I'm not entirely sure.
The reason I'm RMAing it (Stuck Pixel and way too much light bleed):
Now for the reason I'm currently going through the RMA process! Stuck pixels right out of the box that wouldn't go away after using methods to get them unstuck. However, there's another reason. At 05:44 in the video there's the mention of Black Uniformity. As stated in the video "Of course, this can vary between units" Now I know pretty well that IPS panel displays are a bit more likely to have things like light bleed, IPS glow (go figure), and it's kind of a game of chance where the odds are, you're likely going to get one with light-bleed it's only a matter of whether or not it's going to be bad enough for you to notice or care. My model in particular was, pretty bad. Making almost anyone I sent pictures of it to visibly and audible cringe. It had two massive orange blobs at the bottom corners of the screen that would show up even when it wasn't all that heavily dark and would show up pretty clearly. Since one of the added benefits for this monitor was to utilize its massive color gamut above SRGB verging close to full Adobe. To have shades of dark grey and black (or darker colors in general) show up orange inside of large blobs that take up a large portion of the screen almost completely defeats that benefit! It also doesn't help that I happen to want to use my "gaming monitor" for gaming where unless the game is exclusively bright and colorful you will see orange blobs. Playing RDR2 in first person mode during the daytime sequences would still have discoloration visible. Reminding me of my childhood years where I did the big dumb and took a magnet to my CRT monitor. This is unacceptable in my honest opinion. So yes, even if it didn't have any Stuck or Dead pixels I would have likely still been sending it back.
Advice before buying this monitor:
So if you think you want this monitor, certainly test switching your system to BGR by rotating your display by 180° and if you're okay with that. Then, try and see if you can buy it in a physical store. See if you can ask to take it out and test it. Go through some websites that help you check for dead pixels and display an all black image to verify there is an acceptable amount of light bleed for you to put up with. Or if they don't let you do that. Buy it, take it home, and if it's still got the same problem you can return it same day at least.
What programs would I notice BGR in? I would be using this in a multi-monitor setup where I will be buying 2 of the Gigabyte M27q and I already own an Asus TUG Gaming VG27AQ. Do you think I will notice it as much? I am a university student so lots of word documents and gaming application uses. Also, any issues with watching videos or things like Netflix etc.?
@@abemassri5929 Of those 2 monitors you mention, which one do you think is better? Literally that's why I'm looking at the review. It is my first monitor and I need help
@@kingcrimson3127 I like the M27q monitor a lot more it also is better. But it has the issue of being BGR. As explained in the video text won't seem as sharp and may have minimal blurriness to it. Is this just for gaming or also for work/student? Spending lots of time in Word etc?
@@kingcrimson3127 If you're okay with the BGR aspect of the monitor. Then I would hand down go for the M27Q, the colour accuracy, 170hz, free sync and Gsync compatible, 2560x1440p, IPS, KVM switch, PIP/PBP features, and again the top gaming monitor for colour accuracy, all under an affordable price. I would recommend doing what @BeRad117 said to do and check the BGR on your current monitor and see if it bothers you. I did it and it was so minimal that I didn't notice it. Although BGR fuzziness of text will vary from person to person based on their own eyesight/if you wear glasses and also how far away you sit from the screen. I just bought 2 of the M27Q for a triple setup for my current Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ.
@@abemassri5929 Sincerely for the 2 things
Bought 2 recently, 1 with a stuck blue pixel, the other with a dead pixel. Returned both, I was bummed cuz they have good features I wanted
Do you restart the pc after flipping the screen? I score a consistent 175ms reaction time test on both flipped and not flipped after restarted. And around 200ms if flip without a restart. And I do notice the forced vsync. I can't find any kind of screen tearing on the monitor, very weird.
I'm not sure
The BGR panel turned out to be a complete dealbreaker to me. Absolutely obvious blue and red lines flanking the black letters, letters like "t" "f" "l" "j" are so blurry, it strains my eyes. Yes, ClearType fixes the problem for Windows and Office, but it doesn't work nearly as well for browsers and not at all for Adobe and literally every other software that renders text. In general, the chromatic aberrations are noticable for pictures too, for example my desktop background. Gigabyte really did a shitty job putting that god awful BGR panel in there, I'm surprised reviews aren't emphasizing on it more. And I don't believe I have superhuman vision or am biased or anything, I only learned that BGR is a thing after I started researching why the text is so ugly. Absolutely would not recommend the M27Q, I returned it after 2 days of eye torture.
Get a vesa stand, turn it 180 degrees to have RGB orientation during Work, then turn it normally for gaming with great Response time and Low input lag. Easy fix if it really bothers you and you are willing to take half a Minute once a Day to change the setup. However, unless the Text is really small, at 1440p it shouldn't be a Problem most of the time anyway.
@@John-lr3ix i just ordered this monitor.. it isnt that bad is it? I dont think i want to be turning it upside down all the time.
@@sjn8768 I think the best solution is to run it upside down. But it isn’t that bad if you don’t go and look for it. See if it annoys you and if it does just flip it over
@@sjn8768 I got the g27q over this one, I can confirm I like this one more. Ghosting is not noticeable
just turn up the scaling to compensate or increase zoom in the browser, it will make text clearer
Really hoping to see more competition with this feature set! I went ahead and ordered one and I'm excited to give it a shot! The only other panel that's coming this year (that I know of) with the same KVM, 1440p, 144hz+ is the EVE Spectrum. These features are ideal for people working from home who use the same monitor/keyboard/mouse for work and gaming both.
How do you like it?
What kind of USB c cable is needed to get the full resolution/refresh rate from the KVM?
@@ExpertAssass1n The M27Q has been great so far! Only a couple small gripes but not deal breakers:
1. Switching between input sources while the monitor is in standby is a huge pain because its so quick to sleep itself when it can't find a signal, so you have to be very quick to choose another input source. Otherwise you have to be on one that's already putting out a signal. Most of the time you'll be switching using the dedicated KVM button. In my case I'm using 3 PCs so I occasionally switch sources manually.
2. The BGR subpixel layout (rather than RGB) looks strange when you've been using RGB all your life, and operating systems have designed text smoothing to take advantage of an RGB layout, so text can appear a little too sharp unless you make some adjustments to monitor sharpness and your OS's font settings (ClearType on Windows, and some third party tools on Mac I believe).
@@andy_byrd Your safest bet is a standard Thunderbolt 3 or 4 cable that meets that spec. Otherwise, grab a USB-C 3.1 cable with at least 10Gbps transfer rate. Mine work great on 2 different Mac machines at high refresh rates.
@@docmars thanks I grabbed a thunderbolt 3 cable!
I bought this 2 days ago and returned it because of ridiculous amount of backlight bleed and a dead pixel. I’m sure it’s case by case but seriously they need to up their quality control
Mine didn't have any dead pixels. My backlight bleed was fairly minor for an IPS monitor. Mainly just in the bottom corners on black screens.
Lots of reports on reddit of people having dead pixels and bleed with this monitor. One guy exchanged 5 monitors and each one had a dead pixel with photo proof. Very poor QC from gigabyte and i wouldnt have much confidence in the display lasting a long time without having a few pixels die.
@@JohnDoe-do8fh I bought mine off of Amazon and they sent me the G27F on accident so I had to reorder it.
just wanted to let everyone know in windows the color mode will go from 10bit color at 60hz 120hz to 8 bit color if you use any setting like 144hz, 165hz, 170hz and will really reduce colors and accuracy between programs when i had the monitor at 144hz and up the colors for the same image in different programs was worlds apart
what did you decide to do? I have an asus with the same setup, which is due to the old 1.2 display port limiting the bandwidth. Did you use it with hdr off at high refresh rate, or hdr on at 120Hz?
@@MultiNastyNate no HDR 120 hz for 10bit color, hdr is mostly trash unless you spend thousands
Any plans on reviewing the Acer Nitro xv272u 170hz?
BGR layout ruins it for me, bleh, would easily pay $100 more for RGB panel and even another $100 for 0 dead pixel garauntee and low backlight bleed garauntee.
Yeah too many quality issues...i will just go to lg or Samsung g7
@@tazboy1934 Samsung g7 have many quality issues too...
@@VAKK3R True there is some issues, but the flickering issue with the G7 has been fixed and they have 14 day 0 dead pixel guarantee and Gigabyte doesn't so Samsung is definitely the safer option for quality control.
Just bought one based on RTINGS and Displaninja reviews, so far it's great.
How is it so far?
@@اسامة-م2ز9س love it, have no issues with it, I just wish it was 240hz for some games like Apex Legends where I can push over the 170 cap. But otherwise very decent, reviews are spot on for it.
Their F06 firmware update just bricked my two month old monitor. The OSD software said Finished!.. and the monitor never came back on, not even the power LED light comes on. It’s totally dead. Can’t believe it. I don’t recommend Gigabyte monitors anymore.
Sorry, i dont understand. On their site it says 8 bit. none of the other sites mention 8bit + frc. Is this monitor 8 bit? You're the only one saying it's 8bit+ frc.
and you said that latency increases when you mount it upside down and g-sync doesn't work properly, and i have an idea :D if you haven't tried it, try this: when you mount the monitor upside down, reverse the devices you are measuring🙃
Why BGR? What could possibly be the reason for this design choice?
$$$? i suspect that's why the price is decent.
@@NaumRusomarov You simply flip the panel around and it's RGB ... there is no $$$.
They must have made the mistake of mounting the panel upside down.
Turning it upside down increases input lag and messes up how GSync works.
Chrome doesn't entirely ignore the Windows ClearType setting. It's actually only the UI layer that ignores it, so web page text content is rendered properly.
I increase my system font to 111%. Hard to see the wrong rendering in normal view distance now. I hate chrome and other applications that are half working with clear type. It's annoying
so you buy this monitor but then you have to care about not having blurred text ll the time?
The only place I've ever noticed it is Chrome's UI. But even that is barely noticeable.
@@brentmcanney2868 thank you! Running on Windows / Apple OS is irrelevant?
I don't know about macos, I only use windows.
literally the best review ever
I have this monitor. It's an absolute amazing PC monitor
that pseudo vsync may happend coz monitor draws it's picture from the default top to bottom, and prob in that flipped way it gotta w8 till whole picture is done or something like that
Review was up to Mark.🔥
Gigabyte released M27Q rev 2.0 with RGB sub-pixel layout, would you mind having a look ?
We don't have any current plans to buy and review it, but it's on our suggestion list. So, feel free to go vote for it. If there's enough interest, we'll buy and review it! www.rtings.com/review-pipeline
If only they had 0 pixel warranty.
I bought this monitor almost 2 months ago so i can say a few thinks. My previus was 144hz Iiyama TN monitor. The colours are a lot better. When i go to job where i have my old monitor my eyes cry.
I use this monitor for gaming and surfing true internet like youtube, twitch, reddit and i think that's what for this monitor was build.
One of the annoying thinks is the button for turning off the monitor and how its working. Sometimes you need to click it few times to turn it off. I do that because if you dont turn it off, the led lamp will blink all the time and its annoy me. The position of button is crap because i have 2 monitors on vesa putted together and to turn it off you need to limber up.
If you ask me about BGR i can't say that's not important but its depend what for you buy this monitor.
Like the auther of the the video said the black look a little bit like green and you need to watch out for ips bleeding. My bleeding is green colour so when you play horror games or watch dark movies its annoying. So if you buying it better with option to return it back and bought another copy,
Петр, можно тоже самое только на русском, а то почти уже купил этот моник...
@piotr. I want to use 4 monitors for work as a day trader which use lots of graphs, news text and extremely very fast numbers running vertically in level 2 trading, would the BGR effect my ability to clearly read the screens while making split second trading decisions. For gaming it will be used for iracing. Any bit of constructive criticism will help. Thanks.
@@peterrabbit2719 Hi
If you use different programs which may have problems with BGR and no support from ClearType i would only buy it, if i have possibility to return it back.
I only use standard apps so the system windows help me a little with ClearType.
BGR may make yours eyes more tired so it can affect yours decisions.
And watch out for ips bleeding its quit strong on this monitor.
Its very good monitor but its not for everyone.
How about Text reading experience?
Which one should we prefer for text reading office work?
Screen looks alright. Adam is top notch!
I agree
idk i dont trust this guy hes kinda sus
I picked up an M27Q during a boxing day sale.
I have been very pleased with the display, I use it for gaming and content creation.
I GOT mine today and i cant Even change Settings like brightness and Stoff und when i Play Warzone the picture Gets wished out its unplayable what is This ?
@@schumeliernst8060 you might be at 60hz on the monitors settings
have u had any issues with it?? I got it today with no bad pixels. But the problem is when I switch games on the ps5, the monitor would just randomly black out for 2 seconds then go back to normal. I’ve read reviews with pple having the same problem. I’m afraid it’ll break down after the return policy and I’ll waste $300
have u had any issues with it?? I got it today with no bad pixels. But the problem is when I switch games on the ps5, the monitor would just randomly black out for 2 seconds then go back to normal. I’ve read reviews with pple having the same problem. I’m afraid it’ll break down after the return policy and I’ll waste $300
@@bartholomewdam5592 I've not had issues with mine.
I do not use it with a console though.
My setup is Displayport on my gaming PC +KB and Mouse, Work laptop on HDMI.
Switching between the two with via its KVM works fine and it does what I need for both systems.
After a year the monitor has not turn on, no problems before that
Great review
I got it Last week such a brilliant monitor Trust me. I will buy my next one next month haha
Ty, I’m hoping to get it too, as I’m getting a pc next week
Where did you buy it from? And how was the quality with black light bleed or quality control.
Just ordered this based on your guys suggestions! Thanks!
So his is it?
How do u like it ?
I wanted to buy it... but bgr is a no for me. Will go for asus tuf.
What is bad about BGR? Others seem ok with it.
Try and then say no may be....have been using for more than two months without any problem
Get a vesa stand, turn it 180 degrees to have RGB orientation during Work, then turn it normally for gaming with great Response time and Low input lag. Easy fix if it really bothers you and you are willing to take half a Minute once a Day to change the setup. However, unless the Text is really small, at 1440p it shouldn't be a Problem most of the time anyway.
What if I use dual monitor as well? Can I use both monitors with the keyboard and mouse just installed in M27q?
Yes, but it's not exactly single button seemless when it comes to dual monitor M27Q. You would connect two computers to the "Main" monitor along with the Keyboard and Mouse. Then connect the two computers to the second monitor like normal. You'll just have to press the KVM button on the main monitor then manually change the input of the second monitor. Hope this helps.
No monitor is dead/stuck pixels free, I have this monitor, unfortunately, two weeks after getting it I got a stuck pixel, in their warranty they specify there must be at least 3 stuck/dead/bright pixel on the screen to RMA, luckly is a stuck pixel and not a dead one, is not bad I don't really notice it, sure I would rather no pixel issues at all but the 0 pixels warranty is mainly for high end models, for Gigabyte in the Aorus models
I tried to fix the pixel but no luck, sometimes they fix on their own, for me this monitor was in my budget, so I decided to go with this model, it looks great and no issues in gaming, bleeding is in fact an issue to some extent, but again for the price and the tier it is in, is a great option for 1440p model.
FYI, HDR400 does look great (for this HDR level), after calibrating with HDR app from Windows Store + Windows setting and Nvidia control panel, after that is quite is to do some basic adjustments on each game that might support HDR.
Great review guys!
Could you recommend a monitor for PS5, both gaming and watching movies, and that doesn't suffer from backlight bleeding? Thank you
So monitors with HDMI 2.1 support are still new to the market and more and more are being released. If you're not in a rush, you could wait to see as more HDMI 2.1 monitors are released, but here is a custom table tool we made for you to see what we've done so far: www.rtings.com/monitor/tools/table/61137
can u guys pls review the Viewsonic vx2758 2KP-MHD? It seems best budget 2k 144hz monitor on the market
I'm new to multiple monitor setup and have a question: is it possible to daisy chain this monitor? Using as main input USB-C and Daisy chain between this monitor and another exact model thru the DP? or can it be done thru HDMI?
Edit: If theres any requirements I should know that DaisyChaining requires let me know. I'd like to learn. (I've heard that DP 1.2 (MST) is required but not sure if is possible with USB-C/HDMI as main source from PC to first monitor and then DP between monitors)
So I recently bought this monitor for my xbox series s, and I can't hear the audio unless I put in headphones. Do I need to buy speakers for it or does the audio not work?
That's right. The monitor doesn't have built in speakers so if you won't be using a headset or headphones, then you'll need to pick up external speakers!
After firmware update F02 off of gigabyte site it will now run 1440/120hz w Xbox Series X.
Hey Team, does this support 4k Downscaling for the PS5? And does it support the 1080p 120hz on the PS5 too? Thank you for any answers!
Yep everything works perfectly
@@higgs1340 hey , does it support hdmi 2.1 so you can have 120hz and 1080 p on ps5?
@@danielday763 Nope because 1080p@120Hz doesn't require HDMI 2.1. It's only needed for 4K@120Hz. And yes, it works 1080p@120Hz with PS5. It's confirmed on reddit. Btw, if PS5 will get 1440p support, HDMI 2.0 is still enough for 1440p@120Hz.
May i use this monitor for graphic design or any kind of design in engineering sector???
i had it for 2 months now and its great especially for gaming
what about the text?
@@les-fauxmonnayeurs9887 Get a vesa stand, turn it 180 degrees to have RGB orientation during Work, then turn it normally for gaming with great Response time and Low input lag. Easy fix if it really bothers you and you are willing to take half a Minute once a Day to change the setup. However, unless the Text is really small, at 1440p it shouldn't be a Problem most of the time anyway.
@@John-lr3ix How about if I was to scale it to 1080p? Would that be a problem with text? I'm currently using a laptop with no display port (that I am going to upgrade in maybe a year).
Is it still good till now?
@@azim1833 yes i still use it
Got myself one from Best Buy and other than a few small issues its really great value for the price (329 + tax)
My model has noticeable backlight bleed near the bottom left corner but nothing too severe as well as 1 hot pixel newar the lower center right. None of the remedies I've used has fixed it but its very unnoticeable from my preferred viewing distance and only becomes noticeable against dark static backgrounds. I won't be returning this monitor or RMA'ing it since from what I've researched Gigabyte only RMAs monitors with hot pixels if there are more than 3 and I'd rather not exchange the monitor to Best Buy and wait for the next order (this one took about a week and a half to pick up).
Other than that the colors feel really punchy and poppy which I dislike, playing around with color vibrance and gamma settings I haven't found a configuration that I liked yet but I'm still in the process of changing settings. However, in games the image looks amazing, whether it be at 60hz, 144hz or 170hz. Games look fluid and freesync does its job wonderfully and input lag particularly in 60hz titles feels snappy and even lower than my previous 1080p/60hz monitor which had 9.6 ms of latency. While I would've preferred a 24" 1440p high refresh rate monitor, those don't really exist however I'm plenty satisfied with it even with its flaws albeit I could go without.
How about Text reading experience?
this monitor is great for the price but after a few months of use, the monitor showed a white dot in the middle of the screen.. and its really annoying..
Hi can you charge the MacBook when plugging in the type c cable. And if yes, can you close the MacBook but still see things on the monitor while charging? thank you
I'm not sure if this is mentioned, but for anyone looking at this monitor it has the same problem as my asus. 1.2 display port, which means you can only use hdr up to 120 Hz. promising the moon, but only delivering at lower refresh rates.
Yep. You will generally find DP 1.2 on less than high end monitors, But HDR is crap on any monitor other than high end (just not bright enough, 400 nits certification on many, Even if they don't even reach that far). If HDR is really your thing, You'll have to cough up for a pricey high nit monitor to get the true experience.. And they definitely will have 1.3 / 1.4
O melhor monitor que já joguei... Tenho o Xbox séries x e agora comprei o monitor Gigabyte M27Q a imagem e fluidez ficou incrível.. jogando a 1440p 120hz 🥰🥰🥰
Amigo, can you tell me how it is now? I have xbox series x too
@@azzam2284 amigo me desculpe quero muito te ajudar. Você poderia me mandar sua pergunta em português 😉👍
Meu caro, como fica o texto pequeno nele? Todo mundo diz que o BGR ao invés de RGB dele tem problemas em renderizar texto pequeno
@@mnomateus fica perfeito, sem problemas de reendenização..👍
27" Asus TUF Gaming VG27WQ1B
- 27" Gigabyte M27Q
- 27" Gigabyte G27Q
- 27" Gigabyte G27QC which one?
Avoid gigabyte
@@JohnDoe-do8fh you late i already order this m27q
@@JohnDoe-do8fh why? bad quality?
@@dimuborgir1987 Well its not so bad, we can hope you get a good quality unit. But yes, lots of quality issues with gigabyte but if you bought from a retailer that allows returns easily then should be totally fine if it comes with dead pixels or lots of backlight bleed.
@@JohnDoe-do8fh no i have no msi and gigabyte prodcts in serbia so i order from hungary from some people that bring overboard
This, or msi g273qpf ?
I don't quite get the use case of KVM. Can you not just achieve the same thing by having the two computers/laptops plugged into the monitor with the HDMI and then switch the HDMI source?
The build in KVM works with the usb-c and the usb-b 3.2 gen 1, I use it with my pc and work laptop. I press the KVM switch to easily switch between these devices
which should i buy between this and the dell s2721dgf ? (same price in italy at around 330 euros)
I bought both and ended up with the M27Q. What really killed it for me with the dell was the poor contrast ratio and bad colors our of the box. The dell made it really difficult to see in darker areas of my games. The motion performance was phenomenal but I just struggled to make out details in shadows and low light areas Details really blended together. Poor color calibration out of the box on the DELL too. Whites looked yellow and a lot of others have reported this issue. \
The m27q has much better contrast and slightly worse motion control but in the end I decided to stick with the m27q due to its noticeably superior contrast and really nice colors out of the box. No calibration needed using the SRGB mode and then a modified FPS mode for gaming. (warzone, battlefield, etc). Pixel response/motion is not quite as good though, but at high FPS its still very good. Research the blurry text issue because that turns off some people. its really minor imo and cleartype settings with SRGB mode looks great for text clarity. Overall i'm very happy with the Gigabyte M27Q.
Dell contrast - approx 850:1
M27Q contrast - (almost 1200:1) - I can tell the difference easily
A lot of individual reports of the M27Q Rev 2.0 using a Innolux m270kcj-q7b panel, which is both concerning and confusing.
Why is that bad?
@@Moz29 The whole practice of changing components to different spec without labeling it as a different product is bad because it could mislead consumers. There is fairly little known about the new panel, but from what I can gather it seems like a worse panel than the original, however I can't be sure because no reputable outlet has (re)tested it against the original afaik. The fact that this whole confusion is a thing isn't ideal.
@@SaltyMaud Thank you. I now agree with you 100%. I just bought rev 2 and for my untrained eye it looks and feels amazing. No ghosting and decent colours. It was hard to know which version I was getting as neither version brands itself as such. Had to use a youtube video where a guy showed the differences in design (rev 2 has clips for vesa instead of screws). No idea which panel is in it though and marketing shows increase in colour but ofc marketing is rubbish so who knows. Have read other comments like yours saying the colour has dropped to 70% with the rev2 so you might be onto something. It looks pretty vibrant to me though so im happy enough.
Good review. Reason I purchased this monitor over the MSI qd
I think I will buy it. Just to be sure : can I use DP for my PC and USB-C for my Macbook Pro ? and switch with my 2 devices ?
Thx
yes
I bought this monitor a few days ago and after a few hours of use in the source change I noticed an annoying halo in the lower left corner. i can't figure out if it is blacklight bleeding or ips glow, should i return it or is the problem common?
As someone who Work From Home (WFH) everyday now due to circumstances, this KVM seems amazing, so I can still have 1KB/M and use my work laptop, and gaming desktop. Curious if there is a noticeable lag on the KBM during gaming sessions. I'm ignorant but curious if the monitor creates any lag?
That's my setup right now. I don't think it should have any noticeable lag due to the kvm.
@@EvertonAbreuCorrea you use this monitor? Enjoy it?
I use this as a gaming monitor for my xbox series X, so the BGR panel doesn’t really affect me. For anyone considering this monitor for gaming, I would say it’s perfect
Mine's coming tomorrow, really looking forward to it. My current 1440p is not that great and has freaking horrible input lag (53 ms, not kidding)
How the duck is that even possible bro? It’s input lag is worse than 50 inches TVs.
@@ADcrackerjack Yeah I know, but it's true. A HP rep came through with the answer on their forums.
I bought this about 7 months ago, and have not had a single problem. I reccomend it.
have u had any issues with it?? I got it today with no bad pixels. But the problem is when I switch games on the ps5, the monitor would just randomly black out for 2 seconds then go back to normal. I’ve read reviews with pple having the same problem. I’m afraid it’ll break down after the return policy and I’ll waste $300
Hi, I bought it 10 days ago, in the price range of 400 € it is the best in terms of performance / color coverage / price.
Unfortunately, all this is not free from painful notes. It seems very common on this model the presence of blacklight bleeding + glow decidedly accentuated in the lower left corner, just do an online search, this leads me to think that it is not a coincidence, but is therefore caused by the assembly itself.
My panel is perfect, zero dead pixels, but it has excessive bleeding + glow (orange) in the lower left. Since bleeding is unfortunately a common flaw on ips, and since apparently on this specific model the lower left corner seems to be the weak point, I will definitely keep it.
RTINGS I wanted to ask you, does your model examined for the review also have this sore point in the lower left corner? Thanks.
Thought about this Monitor but with LG27GL83A because of History and Quality..
So it will be complete trash if my use if only sRGB desktop and similar non color managed windows programs? How is it rated as best monitor then?
Hi, i cant seem to make thb kvm work
This is my entire setup:
My PC is connected via Display Port to the monitor for Display
My laptop is connected via HDMI-1 to the monitor for Display
I have a normal type C cable since my laptop has a type C port. Do I have to connect my Type C from laptop to the type C of the monitor? what does this carry or mean
Questions:
1. What do I need to do to get this working?
2. Do I need to have a corresponding connector from the PC to the monitor to carry the keyboard/mouse signal?
3. I'm under the impression that I need to connect my Keyboard and Mouse to the two USB 3.0 ports in the back of the monitor. Is this correct?
4. What is that port in the left side of the 2 usb 3.0 ports? Is that something that I have to use?
5. This is my first time setting up a KVM and I don;t know how it works. It is my understanding that it allows someone to use the same keyboard and mouse by just 1-2 clicks to use two devices,, and also switch Display view?
Thoughts on the gigabyte m32q ?
Here I have a question for you all Rtings guys.
Why don't you make a side by side comparison video between 2016 vs 2020 OLED?
It will help many users to upgrade to newer TVs.
Thanks for the suggestion! We don't keep the TVs we buy for reviews that long, but we will keep this idea in mind!
Is the BGR subpixel layout really bad on Mac?
You won't find any problems on Mac, Mac doesn't use rgb or bgr subpixel layout anymore
Guys I need your help
I got the gigbyte m27q monitor and I'm using xbox series x with the hdmi from the console. Initially I was able to play halo infinite in 120 but for some reason now I can't choose 120. I did not make any change to my monitor/xbox series x settings :(( please help me
Hi, it the issue fixed that this monitor can‘t display 1440p @120hz on the xbox series x?
I think it’s just a firmware update, there’s some vids online about it
How about Gigabyte releases an RGB panel version of this monitor for console and WFH use? If I'm gaming on a PC I'll want Gsync, the other guys will want Freesync.
May Allah bless you with bests of both the worlds and forgive all our sins and protect us from all harms -Aameen . Thank you sir.
Hey RTING, which one would you pick between 27GL850 and M27Q without price issue?
The Gigabyte M27Q is a bit better than the LG 27GL850-B for most uses. You can compare them side-by-side here: www.rtings.com/monitor/tools/compare/lg-27gl850-b-vs-gigabyte-m27q/912/19668?usage=3623&threshold=0.10
@@RTINGSdotcom the only thing that's concerning me is the blurry text as some people reported but again I'm inclined to the M27Q as it as KVM. Thanks team!
How do you enable the crosshair? I just picked this up & when I go to select it nothing comes up on the screen
AFAIK from reading around its just 15W or so of power delivery on the USB-C, which is a shame if correct
Hello friends. What can you say about the m27q p? unfortunately, I did not find a review for this model.
Unfortunately we haven’t bought and tested this monitor yet, so we can’t say how it performs. It’s on out suggestion list though, so feel free to go vote for it! If there’s enough interest, we’ll buy and review it! www.rtings.com/review-pipeline
great review bro! liked
Thanks for watching :)
I purchased this monitor however the usb c input is not working i am using a belkin 20gbps usb c to usb c cable and a macbook pro 2016. I would really love to utilise the kvm feature that comes with the monitor. Do I need to change any settings on my macbook or use a different cable for my kvm switch to work?
Hey there I have a Gigabyte m27q that I use for general use and gaming and have 2 questions about 2 settings in the Nvidia control panel. The first is the change resolution tab under use Nvidia colour settings I am unable to change output colour format from ycbcr422 to RGB do you know why this is or is ycbcr422 fine? Secondly under desktop size and position what scaling should I set it is no scaling fine? Thanks for any of your help!
Kvm switch very expensive but monitör and kvm switch bundle this monitor, I like it
i think you should kind of screw black uniformity or blacklight bleed for IPS because its almost unavoidable. one reason i dont like my IPS
How about, Super Speed ips?
I can't decide
Lenovo G27Q
HP X27Q
or this monitor
I have a question. Could you setup a multimonitor with the m70q as primary, and g270q as secondary, to avoid the bgr problem, since secondary monitors usually is used to read on?
Your secondary monitor will have the BGR text-layout force applied, because Windows handles multi-monitor setups with mixed pixel-layouts in an improper way.
@@MoroZ4300 thank you so it would be smarter to just get 2 of these instead.
so the KVM duplicates and/or extends the screen?
Does a wireless keyboard and mouse dongle work? TIA
Hi everyone! Did anyone use this monitor with Photoshop by any chance? Does BGR affect interface (and cursors)? Thanks!
Hi, pleaee have a comparison between m27q and m27q-p.
Unfortunately we can't provide this comparison as we haven't tested the M27Q-P. It's on our suggestion list though, so feel free to vote for it! www.rtings.com/monitor/suggestions
The M27Q-P is just an upgraded version of the M27Q. It’s better calibrated out of the box, it’s using a LG panel instead of a Sharp panel. It covers 98% of DCPI instead of 92% on the M27Q. Because it’s using a LG panel the contrast ratio on it is slightly lower than the Sharp panel’s but that may or may not be noticeable to you. It’s just a slightly upgraded version of the M27Q that’s all.
I bought the LG27GL83-AB a few months ago but if this was in stock I would've saved the 50$ probably
How is it
@@naderal-otaibi4785 I enjoy it quite a lot, I use it for photo editing and competitive overwatch so I thought it was a nice balance of the two.
Does this have blurry text when reading and working on it?
We gave it a 7.5 for text clarity, which we consider to be good!
Anyone like which screws these are? 2:09
Unfortunately, my M27Q doesn't have any screws, for whatever reason. :(
Your m27q is the rev.2, which does not have screws, but it has another form to get it done
You can ACTUALLY notice the differnce with BGR . Theres no way it clooks clear and sharp face to face.
Get a vesa stand, turn it 180 degrees to have RGB orientation during Work, then turn it normally for gaming with great Response time and Low input lag. Easy fix if it really bothers you and you are willing to take half a Minute once a Day to change the setup. However, unless the Text is really small, at 1440p it shouldn't be a Problem most of the time anyway.
@@John-lr3ix shouldnt have top FIX something brand new.
Hi! Is it worth the price difference picking this over the G27Q provided that I will almost never have the use for the KVM option? Is the overall difference noticeable (gaming and video/photo editing) ?
Do you think I should purchase this or SAMSUNG ODYSSEY G7 for $180 (£130) more?
Hello, I order Gigabyte M27Q after your review and it just arrived!! However, unlike my expectation, it does not come with the USB C cable :( I'm using MacBook pro so where and what type of USB C - USB C display cable I need to get in order? I understand the normal USB c charging cable won't work but the Belkin thunderbolt 3 cable I have doesn't work with this monitor either. I really appreciate the helps!!!
Hey, question!
Does the M27Q have built-in speakers? I know it’s a simple question but I’m finding nothing but conflicting answers. The monitor description doesn’t technically state it has any, but numerous reviewers on Amazon make reference toward speakers.
It’s such a tiny problem but I just can’t find an objective answer. The presence of speakers is important for me (just personal preference) to the point I’m torn between the M27Q and the TUF VG27AQ1A.
Thanks to RTINGS and/or anyone who can help!
No, it doesn’t have built in speakers! In the future you can actually find this information in our reviews on our website. Scroll to the bottom of the review and check out the “additional features” section. First one is “speakers” with a yes or no!
3.2 ms input lag "not too shabby"?
I came here just for that
Im considering buying the m27q for my Series X but i dont know if it can run 1440p 120hz with vrr. Can it?
I've also seen that it needed firmware updates. Is it still needed?
In this case, we’d recommend checking out the series x compatibility section of our review. www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/m27q but yes, it can run what you’re trying to run!
Gigabyte SUPER Smooth. Much better than Asus, LG & .Dell...., the worst monitor we seen is MSI monitor like putting a clear plastic bag in front of your screen. MSI style.
“Unsure of the wattage, as we did not test for it.” Literally the entire reason I’m here.... can this be a single cable solution. Arg.
i think you’re talking about the usb-c port and it’s 15 watts
@@sirfabyan many thanks!