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The LG 27GR95QE has a 2560×1440 screen resolution, which results in a pixel density of 110.84 PPI (pixels per inch) on the monitor’s 26.5″ viewable screen. You get plenty of screen space as well as sharp details and text without having to use any scaling. The bezels surrounding the OLED panel may not be the narrowest I’ve ever seen, but they only measure 8mm at the sides and 10mm at the bottom, so I’m not complaining. All up weight is 7.35Kg with the stand accounting for 2.3kg of that. The performance is very similar in all other modes except for ‘Vivid’, which can reach up to ~400-nits for 25% and smaller white window sizes, but drops to ~200-nits at around 50%, and down to ~130-nits at 75% – 100%. Therefore, we don’t recommend using the Vivid mode in SDR unless playing games or watching videos as the jumps in brightness will be annoying during everyday use. It also has a too high color temperature, resulting in a bluish tint. SDR When you enable an HDR input source you are left with a few available preset modes in the menu – Gamer 1, Gamer 2, FPS, RTS and Vivid. Most other picture related settings are greyed out, but brightness remains available in case you wanted to turn that down at all, and sharpness too in case you wanted to change that for gaming and movie viewing. The default 100% brightness setting is optimal for maintaining the highest possible peak brightness in HDR content.
Regardless, these issues will happen over hundreds and hundreds of hours of playing the same kind of content, so don’t worry about it too much…just a little. Life's about more than having the latest technology. It’s about the experiences technology creates. From TVs and refrigerators to laptops and computer monitors, LG UK delivers home electronics that let you embrace life and prepare you for its greatest moments. Asus has one in its ROG lineup, Corsair launched a Xeneon model late last year, and LG has the 27GR95QE-B in its UltraGear range. AOC, meanwhile, has just announced a new 240Hz OLED model in its AGON Pro range that will go on sale soon.
You can see the recommended OSD settings above that go along with this profile. Our calibrated ICC profilefor this display is available now for our Patreon supportersand will be added to our main database in the coming months. Hardware Calibration
Read our detailed article about input lagand the various measurement techniques which are used to evaluate this aspect of a display. The screens tested are split into two measurements which are based on our overall display lag tests and half the average G2G response time, as measured by our oscilloscope. The response time element, part of the lag you can see, is split from the overall display lag and shown on the graph as the green bar. From there, the signal processing (red bar) can be provided as a good estimation of the lag you would feelfrom the display. We also classify each display as follows: HDR mode performs better in this regard, with it reaching up to 700 cd/m2 peak brightness. Unlike most LCD monitors which support DisplayHDR 400 or DisplayHDR 600 certification, but usually amount to little difference, the HDR on the 27GR95QE makes a notable difference in the image quality as it is able to utilize the HDR data to a much greater effect. As such, games and movies on the monitor looked expectedly stunning, so much so that there was little difference between it and my LG C9 OLED TV. 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 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 QualityThere are also a few presets for HDR. The Gamer 1, Gamer 2, FPS and RTS modes can reach around 650-nits for 10% and smaller sizes and 130-nits for 100% full-screen white windows. The only concern for text clarity is the WRGB subpixel structure, which is an issue we saw on the first batch of QD-OLED monitors. There’s some blurring around text as you sit close to the monitor, but I never found it distracting while using the display. You have to get very close to the screen to notice, so although text clarity is a problem compared to a traditional LCD monitor, it’s far from a deal breaker. Superb gaming 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 density LG Display’s W-OLED panel uses a WRGB subpixel layout, which adds a white subpixel to the conventional RGB layout for increased brightness. This causes minor fringing on small text and thin lines, which some users might find a bit annoying, but it’s not noticeable in games and videos. Note that in the Gamer 1 preset mode, the contrast setting in the OSD is at 60% by default, but considering it is set at 70% in most other modes, including the default “calibration” profiles and the sRGB mode, this seems to be a better optimal setting for contrast. Visually it only makes minor difference though in greyscale rendering and shadow detail. We prefer to change this to 70% to match the more accurate preset modes on the screen for this section. Among all correct predictions, we give away 5 x LG UltraGear™ 27GR95QE and 160 x Ocean Song Ashe Skin + Champion Bundles.Compared with the 360Hz IPS panel of the Asus ROG Swift PG259QN we would say the LG has the edge though. Despite the higher refresh rate of the Asus, it has some issues with response time, notably some slower transitions from light to dark shades common on IPS panels and causing a bit of pale smearing. And also a bit of pale overshoot as the response times are pushed hard to keep up with the frame rate. Admittedly this was one of the first gen 360Hz IPS panels and other reviewers have noted that more recent offerings are a bit faster (e.g. the Asus ROG Swift PG27AQN – 27″ 1440p, 360Hz as reviewed by Monitors Unboxed) which would bring the performance closer to the LG OLED panel. But certainly compared with most of the existing 360Hz IPS panels we think the LG 240Hz OLED panel has the slight edge in motion clarity, even though it has a lower refresh rate. Lag The screen has a decent range of ergonomic adjustments with tilt, height, swivel and also rotate available. They are all pretty stiff to operate though which makes changing the viewing angle a pain sometimes. Side to side swivel adjustment also has a pretty limited range, but overall the screen is very sturdy and stable. Asus ROG Swift OLED PG49WCD October 25, 2023 The large 49″ super ultrawide QD-OLED screen from Asus, with a 5120 x 1440 resolution, 144Hz refresh rate and 1000 nits peak brightness spec On the Xbox Series X there is also a 1440p setting which would have been better to prioritise refresh rate again. However, that mode annoyingly cannot support HDR from the console, and so if you are playing an HDR capable game (and most are nowadays) you would be better running at 4K output to the screen, where HDR is then supported from the console. At all brightness levels the luminance was very similar across all APL sizes, although there was some slight variation across the range which was unusual. We are talking very minor differences of about 7 – 8 cd/m 2 maximum difference at 120 cd/m 2 and 150 cd/m 2 settings, which is going to be basically impossible to detect visually. At 200 cd/m 2 there’s about a 15 cd/m 2 maximum variance, but again this will be very hard to see. Resizing office document windows showed no noticeable fluctuations or changes in brightness which was great news, so the ABL was not needed or used in SDR desktop use. Office and General Use Resolution
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