I just got this brand new Lg 27GS75Q-B 27-inch monitor and noticed that it had a stick pixel. I know you can’t see well but it still contains color so it’s not dead yet. How can I fix this before it dies?

Hello everyone,

I’m currently thinking about building a computer and have been gathering ideas from various sources about what I want and what I need.

I’d like a 1440p monitor, but I can’t quite decide which one to go for yet. My shortlist includes the AOC Q27G3XMN/BK (VA Mini-LED), currently priced at around €230, and the Gigabyte M27Q X (IPS) for €220. Judging purely by the specs, I think the AOC performs significantly better than the Gigabyte. However, as I haven’t seen either monitor in person, let alone tested them, I’d really appreciate a recommendation.

I’ll probably want to play games such as BG3, Oblivion Remaster, Anno 1800 & 117, Divinity 3 etc. on it, if that’s relevant. So, no games for which I absolutely need 200Hz(?). Mainly, I’d like a nice, smooth picture at 1440p. Perhaps these monitors are actually overkill for my needs.

Very occasionally I’ll also edit photos, but that happens three or four times a year at most – usually even less often – so the focus is clearly on gaming.

I’d be very grateful if I could get a few opinions. I’m going to ask for the monitor as a birthday present and buy the computer afterwards, because my financial situation will be better next month (provided prices don’t go up, lol) than it is now.

tl;dr: I need a gaming monitor for around €220–230. AOC Q27G3XMN/BK (VA Mini-LED) or the Gigabyte M27Q X (IPS).

Many thanks in advance to everyone here on the forum.

I think we as consumers have come full circle. We went from having to visit physical stores to check products ourselves, to relying on online reviews to make informed decisions, and now we’re back to square one.

You can’t trust reviews because of bots, companies buying positive reviews, competitors spreading negative ones, individual preferences, or some sweaty dude with personal attachment issues writing a 2,000-word rant because a product didn’t meet his very specific expectations.

At this point, if you are in search for monitor or any tech, the best solution might genuinely be going to stores and checking things out yourself, just like we used to. Funny how technology was supposed to make this whole process easier.

Just realized that maybe we need to start pushing for built-in bias lighting on monitors as a standard feature & not just in high end niche models & not just in 1 spot either like how they put it around the VESA mounts... in the picture here I attached a 30" strip of LED that are powered by USB & plugged it into the monitor to power it... it's not perfect & kinda annoying depending on my anglebc it's just stuck to the face. But the difference it makes to the dark dreary shadows, my eye strain, my mood, & my color balance on my web camera is worth it.

I feel like this stuff is so cheap, it should be standard even on bog standard office monitors. It can be classy, along a seam & controlled via the same menu as everything else. It could even be addressable to 1 bezel or all 4 or even the back near the mount for those who want wall bias lighting. Then high end monitors could make it addressable for tower LED lightning & games etc.

This would totally be worth for ergonomics alone.

Even if the LEDs aren't pre-installed. Having channels for flat ribbon LEDs & a USB port at the end would be significantly better than what we have now.

Anways, just throwing this out there. Please discuss ideas. Hopefully I didn't take all the discussion points out of this lol.

Hi, I plan on buying the aoc q25g4sr monitor. Does anyone have this monitor and could recommend it?

The TCL 32R84 was also named the best Upper Mid-Range mini-led monitor.

Every post I see of recommendations is always stuff I can't find for sale over here. Does anybody have any good recs?

I've tried both 27" 1440p and 32" 4K OLED monitors extensively, and I feel like I'm stuck choosing between two compromises.

27" is perfect for competitive games, but feels too small for immersive single player games and watching anime or TV shows. 32" is perfect for those things, but feels too big for competitive games.

I mainly play competitive games, but I really want to get back into single player games and watch all the anime and shows I've been putting off. What the hell do I do? 😭

There is a gap on one side but other side there isn't. If I press it goes back but when I release my finger it comes back out no clip or sound. Should I return or keep it ?

Hi guys! I was looking for buying a new monitor but I don't really know wich one to chose. Looking for an IPS (I work with code so OLED is kinda complicated). I have an AOC Hero 27' 144hz but it's the third time with horizontal lines problem. I really liked the AW2723DF (240z QHD IPS) but dell is not selling then anymore. Any other options?

So, I’ve never owned an OLED or a 1440p monitor before, but today I got to borrow an LG 27GR95QE-B, and honestly, I’m extremely disappointed so far.

I don’t know, I’ve spent over 2 hours messing around with the settings and another 1–2 hours researching on Reddit, Google, and ChatGPT, trying to figure out what’s wrong.

Why does the screen feel like it’s running at super low brightness? I’ve set everything to max brightness, ie put contrast on 60-65 (seems like reducces the automatic dimming) but it doesn’t even look HALF as bright as my MacBook Pro M1 or my OMEN 25i monitor.

The whites don’t even look properly white, if that makes sense. I don’t really know how to explain it.

For example, I’m watching a Twitch stream in fullscreen, and it’s honestly unbearable. It feels like I’m half blind or something because everything looks so dim.

I have to admit that I usually run pretty much every screen I use at max brightness, whether it’s my laptop, phone, or monitor, so maybe I’m just not used to OLED yet? But I really wasn’t expecting it to feel this dim.

Can anyone explain me what im doing wrong, and if is actually some eye sight problem on my end?

PD: Actually when im watching the worlds twitch stream it looks pretty bad (brightness wise) but, when i swap to this post tab, after some time (10-15secs) seems like brightness goes up and it looks waay better, but still not perfect.

What is typical for Mini LED IPS panels in terms of input lag?

Was skimming some posts and reviews and came across this Monitors Unboxed review. Noticed local dimming seemed to double the input lag/ms for the particular monitor they were reviewing to around 16, with other models being around 20ms.

Would this create a noticeable amount of input delay if playing online FPS games like Battlefield 6 or Call of Duty at 120-200 frame rates? Would 16-20ms put you at a notable disadvantage compared from say, 6-8ms?

Currently using a Acer Predator XB271HU Bmiprz, and the only review I could find that would show real world ms is Rtings but that is paywalled now. Wondering if going to a Mini LED would result in notably slower response times for online gaming from my current monitor.

I know OLED is the best for this by far, those seem to get near 2-3ms typically.

I saw a ktc monitor M27T6S And also a discount code leaving it at 230$ only, now comes my doubt, is the OLED worth spending 100$ extra? I don't want to deal with the burn in, although it is not so common anymore and takes many years, but I am able to pay 300$ every couple of years, however the quality of an OLED in something like games, is it noticeable? A mini led of 1100+- zones, Should I be given a similar experience, or is it from earth to moon as some pleople say? I would like to hear your recommendations.

My PC has a Ryzen 9600x, rtx 3090, and Asus B650E Max Gaming Wifi W. I want to use integrated graphics. When my monitor is plugged into the motherboard I can access the BIOS menu and see the OS loading wheel animation, but then my monitor says no video. The desktop is shown right after I plug in the cable from the motherboard to GPU. This happens booting from both my windows and linux drives.

However when I plug in a cable from my motherboard to another monitor it shows up. When both monitors are plugged into the motherboard and I unplug the other monitor, the 321urxw gets disconnected as well.

I updated the scaler firmware but no luck: https://www.msi.com/Monitor/MPG-321URXW-QD-OLED/support. There's no newer MCU update.

I recently read a post in this sub where a user said that you better get a MiniLED if you won't be playing competitive games and because their HDR is "mediocre".

I'm on the fence deciding wether to buy a OLED or a MiniLED so the comment i read made me hesitate since i intend to play single player and fighting games mostly.

Did this user had a point or he was talking non sense?

Here's the link to the post: https://reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/1xfrdv2/230_ips_mini_led_or_330_oled/19robupu721vp?context=3https://reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/1xfrdv2/230_ips_mini_led_or_330_oled/19robupu721vp?context=3

Hi all!

I’ve never purchased a monitor for my PlayStation before, but I’m looking to get my first. My usual use would be for Overwatch, Cyberpunk, and I also play a lot of JRPG’s. Looking for something in the 300 ish range, and somewhere between 24 and 27 inches. Thanks for any recommendations!

The model is ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQDMS. Never had OLED before.

I recently got the ASUS ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWG and have been enjoying it alot but just now i noticed some weird effects as you can see on the pictures. I have had this monitor for 3 days and i always turn it off after i’m done gaming. Is this burn in or a sort of image retention?

I’m stuck between these two monitors and could use some advice. They’re pretty close in price and specs, so I’m curious if anyone here has experience with either one.

I’m looking for a 1080p 200Hz monitor mainly for gaming, watching videos, and using as a second monitor in portrait mode for Discord and chat.

From what I’ve seen, the Xiaomi has higher brightness and DisplayHDR 400, while the Gigabyte seems to have some decent gaming features. I’ve also seen people mention around 92% DCI-P3 for the Gigabyte, but I’m not sure how much that really matters in actual use.

A few things I’d like to know:
Which one has better colors?
Is there much of a difference in motion clarity or input lag?
Which feels better built and is more reliable long-term?
Is HDR even worth using on either of these?

Honestly, I like the look of the Gigabyte a little more, but I’d rather go with whichever one is actually better.

If you’ve used either of these, which would you recommend? Would appreciate any input before I pull the trigger.

My G3223Q monitor keeps going black / losing signal at 144 Hz. Even with lower refresh rates (120 HZ). It worked perfectly at 144 Hz with my old GTX 1050 Ti, the problem started after upgrading to an RTX 4090.

Setup: Dell G3223Q, RTX 4090, Corsair RM1000x, Windows 11.

What I've tried:

- Turning off G-Sync / FreeSync

- Turning off Smart HDR and Windows HDR

- Turning off DDC/CI

- Setting output to YCbCr 4:2:2 in NVIDIA Control Panel

- Clean NVIDIA driver install with DDU

- Turning off hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling

I suspect it's DSC-related, since the 1050 Ti doesn't use DSC and the 4090 does at 4K 144 Hz. Is there a firmware fix for this, or a way to turn off DSC on this monitor?