GIGABYTE G27Q 27" QHD Gaming Monitor - 2560 x 1440, 144Hz, 1ms, 350 cd/m², FreeSync Premium, Display HDR400, HDMI 2.0, Displayport 1.2

Picture quality is surprisingly good for a budget ips display good colour, acceptable black levels and plenty bright, pixel response time is also pretty good and have not noticed any ghosting.Build quality is not bad feels sturdy enough plenty of weight in the monitor and the stand is decently weighty aswell only thing im not a fan of is the glossy parts.Audio output from the 3.5mm jack on it is nothing special but there is no audible distortion at max volume would have been nice to have a bass and treble option but ive never seen that on any monitor audio output so i can forgive it.

I spent a lot of time researching 27" 1440p monitors and decided this Gigabyte offered the best value. I'm happy with the decision.Colour reproduction was decent, if a bit oversaturated, out of the box. Contrast is pretty good and the consistency of the backlight is OK. It's basically as I'd expect for an IPS monitor.144hz makes a big difference in the games that I can run at higher framerates and in general the smoothness in windows is also a big bonus. G-sync seems to work well with my 3070.The monitor was easy to attach to the stand and it offers the height and tilt adjustments you'd expect.Recommended if you're looking for a budget gaming monitor.

The Gigabyte G27Q is a 27 inch, IPS, 1440p, 144hz monitor. Lets first talk about what that means.The first thing to keep in mind is that 27 inches is pretty big. I cannot imagine getting a bigger flat screen monitor and being able to easily use it for gaming without it being much further away than a typical on-desk setup.The second thing to look at is that IPS (a type of panel with the other prominent type being VA) monitors like this one are well known for having black colours appear as grey. In isolation I do not notice this; but if intending to play in a dark room with the light off it could become noticeable. (It is worth noting that although VA monitors have a wider range of black colours they can also suffer from smearing with blacks during onscreen movement such as scrolling or in-game rotation which can be a huge pain.)IPS monitors are also well known for having back light bleed where corners and edges of the screen may appear lighter due to the backlight behind the screen bleeding through the sides. I have not noticed this being a problem with this monitor at all.The 1440p resolution used is the standard resolution of 2560 x 1440; it's a higher resolution display with the same dimensional proportions as a 1920 x 1080 screen. Coming from a 1080p screen it will typically appear to have more detail but if coming from a 1080p screen that is much smaller this may be slightly less obvious.The refresh rate of 144hz means that the display updates the screen 144 times a second, over twice as often as a typical 60hz display. This can make animation appear a lot smoother in games. The downside of this is that it will require a good graphics card to make full use of this as the game will need to be running at at least 144 frames per second to fully make use of this. It is important to note that because of this high refresh rate you will need a particular type of cable to make full use of this monitor, such as a DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 2.0 cable. (it may come with a cable, I cannot recall and have made use of my own.)The G27Q is both FreeSync (AMD) and G-sync (Nvidia) compatible. This means that if using an AMD or Nvidia graphics card these settings can be turned on in their respective graphic card control panels to attempt to synchronise the refresh rate of the monitor with the framerate of games in order to eliminate screen tearing (roughly, where sections of the screen load new frames at different speeds).My experience with the G27Q since buying it has been great. I use it mostly for internet browsing, watching videos/tv and occasional gaming.It's a sharp, high resolution display with smooth animation and does not suffer from glare despite my bad lighting setup. The larger size and higher resolution have both been a delight. It also comes with plenty of pre-set picture modes for various uses, some are: Movie, Reader, RPG and FPS. The FPS one in particular apparently raises the gamma level which can help withIt was very easy to setup, though I had to use my own DisplayPort cable as one was not provided. Its stand has adjustable height and vertical tilt which were also easy to adjust.The only issue that I have had with this monitor turned out to not be caused by it. The issue was awful screen tearing in the game Overwatch. Crisp, vertical building edges, during movements, will load in a chunk at a time resulting in an ugly, jagged movement. AGAIN, THIS WAS NOT DUE TO THIS MONITOR. Instead, this was due to settings and was resolved by changing the vertical sync settings for nvidia to Fast from default (possibly not needed, next bits were more imporant), disabling Windows Game Mode and disabling fullscreen optimisations, again a Windows setting.Others online have mentioned an issue with ghosting/motion blur. This has not been noticeable in my normal usage but my previous monitor was quite bad so this might be something to at least lookup, as many people seem to have this issue.Overall, I strongly recommend this monitor. It was well worth the price and is a great upgrade from a 1080p monitor so long as you have a graphics card good enough to make it work for you.IMPORTANT NOTE: this is a review of the G27Q monitor, please do not assume that this is similar to the M27Q or G27QC as they are both very different monitors to this once. The G27QC is a curved VA monitor. The M27Q is similarly an IPS monitor but uses a BGR subpixel layout (contrary to the normal RGB) that can lead to some problems with blurry text rendering; if considering that monitor then please look that up first.

Great picture quality and responsiveness, I use it for gaming with a Razer laptop and use it to work from home, with a Lenovo laptop, both connected via HDMI. It's very handy with 2 HDMI ports, so I leave both devices attached and can select which one to display using the directional button on the back. The speaker is not amazing but acceptable for a monitor of this size and price. I don't use the USB on the back because for me it's just easier to plug it in directly to the laptop. The USB is in an awkward place, not easy to reach and in order to use, you will need to connect it to your computer using the USB cable, which would not falilitate anything to me since I use 2 laptops and would have to change the USB cable back and forth. The headphone jack is bad to reach just as the USB but, on the other hand, it is a feature I use every day. I leave the headphone connected all the times, therefore, regardless of the laptop I'm using, sound is there. Best settings in my opnion (you set it once and it saves it, then you just need to change the Picture Mode), as follows:For gaming:Picture Mode = FPSBlack Equalizer = 9Overdrive = SpeedFor productivity:Picture Mode = ReaderBlack Equalizer = 10Overdrive = Picture QualityHope this review helps you decide, it is a good monitor and I recommend it.

I had a 24" Dell monitor on my work laptop and was frustrated at the inability to put multiple windows side by side. I took the plunge and purchased this Gigabyte screen and it has been a gamechanger for my work. I love the curved monitor, it really helps when viewing content on the far right or left. The 4k resolution is fantastic, text is very clear. I turned the brightness down slightly as the default was too bright - it is now perfect. The extra width really helps me with my job, I can put two windows side by side nicely without overlap. The height is adjustable ( which it wasnt on some of the other curved monitors I looked at) and the price was reasonable. Very few gripes. The only minor niggle is the slightly flimsy on-off-settings button on the back of the screen. But it works and I'm used to it. The monitor looks great on my desk too. Great monitor - love it.

As I'm not doing reviews alot I could easy say that this product made me to do one.In quick go.Great pictureEasy to setupHave it with my gaming laptop , nintendo switch and xbox X seriesNo Cons at all. Price was amazing