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You can see in the graphs above that in Gamer 2 mode, the brightness in the darker grey shades up to around 20 was a bit higher than the target line, whereas in Gamer 1 it was a bit lower. Also at the top end for the lighter greys, the brightness was a bit more consistent and slightly higher. It’s the higher brightness in these areas that’s really the only difference here with Gamer 2, but this might be useful to bring out more shadow detail or for a slightly brighter dark HDR experience. Newer firmware April 2023– Gamer 2 mode now updated, but much cooler We can also compare the motion clarity of the 27GR95QE here against some 360Hz LCD screens we’ve reviewed. You can see that actually despite the lower refresh rate (by 33%) the motion clarity is very similar here from the 240Hz OLED panel. There is a ratio of approximately 1.5:1 when it comes to motion clarity between an OLED screen and an LCD screen, thanks to the near-instant response times. So you get a motion clarity in practice beyond what you might expect from the refresh rate number. We have compared the LG against two 360Hz screens here. The resolution of 2560 x 1440 is comfortable on a 26.5″ sized screen providing a nice desktop area to work with, including decent support for split screen working and an obvious step up from 1080p displays. Some people may complain that it does not have a higher 3840 x 2160 “4K” resolution which could provide an even sharper image for these kind of uses, although there are added complications then of how your applications and OS handle scaling, and whether your system is powerful enough to run the screen at 4K in different situations, including for gaming. As we discussed in our recent article, ‘ The Obsession with 4K and Do You Need it on a New Monitor?‘, we think that 1440p is perfectly fine for most people on a ~27″ screen like this and in many situations preferable. Right now it is difficult and expensive to increase the pixel density on these OLED panels, but we’re sure that in time we will see higher resolution and higher density options released. For now 1440p on a 26.5″ screen is still great! Brightness for office use
The LG 27GR95QE-B’s brightness output reached 365 cd/m2 in SDR, but it went down to 161 cd/m2 if you put an all-white image on it. It peaked at 688 cd/m2 in HDR scenes, so it can get as bright as it needs to be for games and movies. Its contrast can dip or rise exponentially, just like any other OLED display out there. Related content: Here’s Why You Should Only Enable HDR Mode on Your PC When You Are Viewing HDR Content If this is your first experience with an OLED panel, you will be surprised by how thin the actual display is on the 27GR95QE. That’s because OLED panels don't require much space than traditional LCD technologies, and hence can be paper-thin without losing out on functionality or performance. As such, the screen requires some careful handling while setting up, as there is not a lot of room to carry it without touching the actual display. That said, like most OLED panels, the one on the 27GR95QE feels durable and reliable, so I wouldn’t fret about baby-ing it too much. The Screen Saver function seems a sensible one to leave turned on, as it will turn the screen off if it detects no change to the image for an extended period of time. We never saw this happen unnecessarily during any normal usage, even on pretty static desktop applications. It worked as intended in our usage when we left the screen alone fully. OLED and QD-OLED Image Retention and Burn-in Longevity Testing at Rtings.com – Our Thoughts and AnalysisNote: we turned off “Smart Energy Saving” from the OSD menu which could otherwise impact screen brightness. I’ve never encountered a monitor that makes perfect sense like the UltraGear OLED 27 does. It doesn’t always hold up on the spec sheet, but sitting down in front of the monitor consistently reinforced one idea: this is one of the best gaming experiences you can have right now. In the bottom section we compared the screens native colour gamut against common wide colour gamut reference spaces. The coverage of DCI-P3 is very good, at 97.4% absolute coverage being slightly under (but very close to) the spec of 98.5%. There was very little over-coverage of DCI-P3 too (100.6% relative), so the screen is very close to that reference space, which is good news should you need to work with any content in that space, often used in HDR content creation and consumption. While the difference in fine details and text clarity is quite noticeable when comparing 27″ 4K and 27″ 1440p monitors, that difference is barely visible in video games and when watching videos, so those who are looking for a monitor mainly for gaming and content consumption will be completely satisfied with the 27GR95QE. In the Gamer 1 mode, the LG 27GR95QE maintains ~200-nits of peak brightness regardless of the white window size in SDR. So, ABL (Automatic Brightness Limiter) is not active.
You’re meant to control the monitor with the included remote, but even with that, the UltraGear OLED 27 runs into issues. For starters, the battery slot on the remote requires a screwdriver to get open, and LG doesn’t include the coin battery you need to power the remote. This wouldn’t be a problem if you could control the on-screen display with the button on the monitor, or if LG had included the battery, which very few people are likely to have laying around, but neither of those things are true. Jacob Roach / Digital Trends OLED doesn’t come free on concerns, either. Burn-in is an omnipresent issue, as static elements will fade into the display over time. LG includes some features like an automatic screen saver and pixel shifting, and burn-in is less of an issue on OLED today than it was in years past. But it’s still a relevant concern to bring up if you plan on using the UltraGear OLED 27 for daily use outside of gaming. Perfect pixel densityThe 27GR95QE features a more traditional monitor-like matte anti-glare coating, as opposed to a glossy panel coating like you’d find on popular OLED TV’s including the LG 42C2. This seems to be the panel coating of choice for OLED screens aimed at desktop use, and it makes sense when you think about the typical use cases for desktop monitors compared with TV’s, and the fact that this type of panel coating has been used for many years in the LCD market. Reflection handling
You get a similar image clarity and sharpness as you would on a 42″ 4K display (~106 PPI), such as the LG OLED42C2, just a bit less screen real estate due to the lower 1440p resolution. The 27GR95QE is well positioned to handle console gaming too, with its strengths being the super-fast response times and excellent HDR capabilities (discussed later). The screen has two HDMI 2.1 ports, and so can support the full capabilities of this screen from a PC (1440p @ 240Hz), as well as handle modern games consoles and many of their features. LG provide a 2 year warranty for this screen although do not really talk about image retention or burn in cover, other than to say that the warranty does NOT cover “Burned-in images resulting from improper usage as described in the user manual”– but improper use is a pretty vague term. This may make it difficult to claim under the warranty should you ever run in to any image retention issues, so we would advise some caution depending on your usage type and habits, and your risk tolerance. Gaming Gamut coverage – we provide measurements of the screens colour gamut relative to various reference spaces including sRGB, DCI-P3, Adobe RGB and Rec.2020. Coverage is shown in absolute numbers as well as relative, which helps identify where the coverage extends beyond a given reference space. A CIE-1976 chromaticity diagram (which provides improved accuracy compared with older CIE-1931 methods) is included which provides a visual representation of the monitors colour gamut coverage triangle as compared with sRGB, and if appropriate also relative to a wide gamut reference space such as DCI-P3. The reference triangle will be marked on the CIE diagram as well.
The small and stubby toggle under the centre of the display to access the OSD is best left alone because it’s quite difficult and aggravating to use. Better to use the excellent remote control that LG bundles, which allows you to access the entire menu system at the touch of a button and has some useful shortcuts, like one that cycles through the DTS HeadphonesX audio settings. Image Quality
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