Review lg 27gl850 b

Recently, we named the LG 27GL the best gaming monitor on the market after several weeks of testing.

Even with its limitations and few odd quirks, the LG 27GL is an excellent and impressive monitor. LG has a definite winner on its hands. By Chris Coke. LG is one of the biggest names in the display market and has gaming monitors to match every budget. Setup is easy and took me less than five minutes to unbox and assemble. The stand comes in two parts and the feet attach to the arm with a single thumbscrew.

Review lg 27gl850 b

Gamers should appreciate the incredible response time at its max refresh rate of Hz, resulting in minimal motion blur, and it remains fast when gaming at 60Hz. It has a large inch screen with a p resolution, which helps deliver an immersive gaming experience without being too heavy on your graphics card. It has an IPS panel with wide viewing angles, so the image remains accurate when viewing from the side. However, that comes at the cost of a low contrast ratio, and without local dimming, blacks appear gray when viewed in the dark. It offers impressive gaming performance because it has a high Hz refresh rate with VRR support, the response time is incredible, and input lag is extremely low. Its 27 inch, p screen makes it good for office use and content creators, and it has wide viewing angles if you need to share your screen with someone else. Sadly, it has a low contrast ratio and lacks local dimming, so blacks appear closer to gray when viewed in the dark. Its 27 inch screen size allows you to open multiple windows at once, and its p resolution delivers clear text. It has wide viewing angles, making it easier to share your screen with others. However, it has disappointing ergonomics as you can't swivel it. Lastly, reflection handling is decent, and it gets bright enough to fight glare in well-lit rooms. It has an incredible response time whether you're gaming at its native Hz refresh rate or 60Hz, and the input lag is incredibly low. Sadly, it's not a good choice for dark room gaming because of its low contrast ratio and poor black uniformity. Its p resolution helps deliver crisp images, and it has a large, 27 inch screen. It performs well in bright rooms thanks to its decent reflection handling and good peak brightness.

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The design is smart, that is out of the question, but you won't find RGB bling-bling in vain. Instead, LG focuses on a few accents that cleverly stage the black plastic of the monitor. If we take a closer look at the exterior of the monitor, we have a spacious stand in a sleek V-shape. The material of choice is plastic. The base is matted black when facing the viewer.

It also includes some extra features, like a virtual crosshair, an FPS counter, and a black stabilizer. It delivers an excellent gaming experience with low input lag and a fast response time. The large size, high-resolution screen, and good text clarity make it a good choice for office use, and it overcomes glare in a bright room. It's also very good for multimedia or media creation, with outstanding colors and impressive gradients. However, it struggles in darker environments, where deep blacks appear gray and the screen looks cloudy.

Review lg 27gl850 b

Even with its limitations and few odd quirks, the LG 27GL is an excellent and impressive monitor. LG has a definite winner on its hands. By Chris Coke. LG is one of the biggest names in the display market and has gaming monitors to match every budget. Setup is easy and took me less than five minutes to unbox and assemble. The stand comes in two parts and the feet attach to the arm with a single thumbscrew. The arm attaches to the monitor itself with a simple snap and can be removed with a button which makes disassembly equally simple.

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Even though the LG has a max refresh rate of Hz, the two monitors still have a very similar response time, except the LG is quicker at 60Hz. Measured Screen Diagonal. Gamma Avg. See our Office Recommendations. Backlight Strobing BFI. It's essentially a mounting arm that you attach to the edge of your desk, and it offers all kinds of ergonomic adjustments. It offers impressive gaming performance because it has a high Hz refresh rate with VRR support, the response time is incredible, and input lag is extremely low. Dell SDG. HDMI 2. It's mainly limited by the disappointing contrast ratio, as it can't display dark, saturated colors very well. Pixel Density. This results in exceptionally clear motion in any scene, with almost no blur behind fast-moving objects.

The LG 27GL delivers vibrant, accurate and consistent colors as well as a fast response time speed, low input lag and plenty of additional useful features. Further, the colors will stay perfect at basically any angle thanks to the wide degree viewing angles.

It has full coverage of the sRGB color space used in most web content, and excellent coverage of the Adobe RGB color space, which is great for photo editors. It has a great resolution and size, and wide viewing angles, so it's well-suited for sharing videos with your friends. Brightness Loss From Below. Brightness Loss From Right. IPS panels are well known for their improved colors and viewing angles but often deliver those benefits at the expense of response time. There is an unsightly trailing effect that makes gaming in this mode almost impossible. Total Response Time. The 32GP also offers an optional Black Frame Insertion feature, but this isn't supported if the variable refresh rate feature is enabled, so most people won't use it when gaming. Black Level Raise From Right. It increases a bit at 60Hz, but it shouldn't be an issue for most people, especially if you're a casual gamer. Power Supply. The base is matted black when facing the viewer. The situation is different with the "Fast" mode.