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The TN panel does mean that you’ll need to be sat head on to the display to get the right viewing angle, and the colour accuracy could sometimes be a little off. FreeSync Premium Pro is supported but there’s no Nvidia G-Sync and the Vesa Display HDR400 isn’t the best you can get either. As ‘Gamma3’, but brightness set to a much more comfortable level and slight colour channel adjustments made. Image appears vibrant and strongly saturated, but varied and well-balanced in many respects. For gaming the curve provided just a subtle feeling of extra depth, drawing you in just a bit without feeling uncomfortable or unnatural. As we observed on the desktop, the effect was subtle. Steeper curves and wider screens can enhance this effect, but in this case it’s certainly a minor addition to the experience. The images below show a variety of games running on the monitor. Again, they exaggerate the curve and do not accurately reflect how the monitor appears in person (in terms of image quality or the curve). They are purely for illustrative purposes. If you’re interested in using HDR and 10-bit color depth, there’s something to keep in mind. The refresh rate will be limited to 120Hz at 1440p because of the DisplayPort 1.2’s bandwidth limitation. However, this won’t be a big issue for most games since they usually support only 8-bit color. The difference between 8-bit and 10-bit colors in games is minimal, so you won’t miss out on much.
Overall, we feel this monitor provides quite a pleasant all-round gaming performance. If you’re primarily interested in vibrant colour output and strong contrast, with decent responsiveness on the side, then this model is worth considering. If you’re more interested in strong responsiveness and a competitive edge then the Dell S2719DGF is a more suitable solution. Users will no doubt be considering both of these models and cross-comparing, so one important factor will also be price. At time of review the AOC is by far the more expensive option, and many users will consider it a bit overpriced. Whether that premium is worth paying will largely come down to where your own individual preferences lie. The plethora of additional features as well the ergonomic design and exceptionally rich connectivity options are a big plus as well. Specifications Screen SizeHư hỏng do thiên tai hoả hoạn, sử dụng nguồn điện không ổn định hoặc do vận chuyển không đúng quy cách. The greyscale gradient appeared smooth without obvious banding or dithering. The upper end (brighter shades) had a misty appearance due to the screen surface. The panel driving that gaming experience is VA with a native resolution of 2560x1440 and a maximum refresh rate of 144Hz. This is the “sweet spot” for modern high refresh rate gaming, offering a fluid, crisp gaming experience while not demanding most cutting edge hardware on the market. The display is also DisplayHDR 400 certified, though that comes with a big caveat. The AOC AG273QCX is an affordable 27″ 1440p 144Hz gaming monitor with 1ms MPRT, FreeSync 2, DisplayHDR 400, and plenty of additional features.
It’s a 27-inch flat gaming monitor with QHD resolution and to please the most avid gamers, has a 0.5ms response time, paired with a 240Hz refresh rate, made possible at this price because of the TN panel. HDR content gets a boost in peak luminance (up to ~450-nits), which in addition to the wide color gamut (10-bit color depth is supported for HDR) and high contrast ratio, provides a noticeable upgrade in image quality. The AOC AG273QCX HDR gaming monitor has an ergonomic stand with up to 110mm of height adjustment, +/- 30° swivel, -4°/22° tilt, and 75x75mm VESA mount compatibility, but no pivot/rotate function. Setting the overdrive option to ‘Boost’ enables the Motion Blur Reduction technology. You cannot use MBR and VRR at the same time.
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For users after a good all-round gaming experience, 27” 2560 x 1440 models are popular. They come in three main flavours, each with their distinct pros and cons – TN, IPS and VA. The AOC AG273QCX, of the AGON 3 series, takes the VA path. As usual for models with these characteristics, the screen is also curved (to 1800R). The screen size and resolution provided a good pixel density for a multitude of uses, bringing nice detail and clarity to games and high resolution images. And keeping text looking quite crisp but also readable without scaling (mileage may vary). The curve was a less noteworthy addition, which for some users might be a good thing. It didn’t dramatically change the experience, just drawing you in a bit more and giving a slight feeling of extra depth. Once you’re used to it, which shouldn’t take long for most users, you really forget it’s there. The monitor coupled this with full ergonomic flexibility and a very robust stand design. ‘Light FX’ RGB LEDs also feature to illuminate the area behind and beneath the monitor in various customisable ways. We didn’t find these LEDs as bright as we’d like, to use as effective bias lighting, but they at least offered more utility than some solutions. Those which you have to look at directly to see working – which isn’t much use when there’s a wall directly behind your monitor. Samsung Odyssey Neo G9/G95NC S57CG95 Review: 7680×2160 240Hz mini LED Curved UltraWide Gaming Monitor for a monitor that sells itself on HDR, it turns out to be a much better gaming monitor with HDR disabled.
The real Achilles heel of VA models like this, though, are the transitions involving darker shades. This includes so-called ‘high contrast transitions’ between bright and significantly darker shades, but also mixtures of very dark and medium-dark shades moving against one another. There were some standout weaknesses on this model where these transitions were concerned, even using our preferred ‘Strong’ setting for ‘Overdrive’. There were instances of significantly slower than optimal pixel transitions, giving a ‘smeary’ trailing in places. This often contained an element of ‘break-up’ trailing whereby some shades would leach out during the transition. The dark military uniform of a solider at night against the sky, for example, might have some of the dark brown or green shades leaching out as ‘break-up’ trailing. The section of the video below gives some examples of this and also looks and some of the faster transitions on this model. As noted, many transitions are enough to avoid these distinct stand-out weaknesses. But some persist and that could annoy some users. This won’t provide you with an otherworldly HDR viewing experience the high-end displays offer. Instead, you just get a glimpse of HDR can do, which is understandable at this price range. On a more positive note, it’s one of very few gaming monitors to feature AMD FreeSync 2. Compared to normal FreeSync, FreeSync 2 monitors are validated by AMD and are guaranteed to feature High Dynamic Range, low latency, and low framerate compensation. The last is particularly important as it extends the FreeSync range throughout the monitor’s entire refresh range instead of the limited window of original FreeSync.Though isn’t on Nvidia's list of G-Sync approved FreeSync monitors, that may change in the future, and you can always force G-Sync with the latest Nvidia drivers. Be it the mass of ports, FreeSync Pro adaptive sync support or something as simple as the two headset hooks, every detail in the AOC AGON AG273QZ has gaming in mind. It looks modern and premium, with seriously sharp, stand-out image quality and has comprehensive on-screen menus. But while the specs are impressive, they aren’t quite top-tier, ultimately allowing for a mid-range price and just a few high-end features. The Lagom text appeared with red striping for the most part. This was somewhat more blended towards the top of the screen, with areas of a slightly darker red elsewhere. Around the edges there was a more distinct orange-red striping. There were shifts between various red tones and a more blended appearance alongside head movement changes. This indicates a moderate degree of viewing angle dependency to the gamma curve of the monitor, more so than IPS-type models but to a lesser extent than TN (and indeed some VA) models. The photo below gives a rough idea of how the Lagom text test appeared.Finally, thanks to the screen resolution of 2560×1440 pixels, the 27″ AOC AG273QCX has a pixel density of 108 PPI (pixels per inch), which means you’ll get sharp details as well as plenty of screen space without having to use scaling. In the middle, there’s a spot to attach the stand, and you can also use it with a VESA mount if you want to use your stand. The stand is pretty cool, too, as you can adjust its height up to 110mm, swivel it left and right, and tilt it from -4° to 22° for a comfortable view. But it doesn’t rotate or pivot. Connectivity As mentioned in the above section of the video review, we consider the overall pixel on this model to be somewhere in the middle as far as VA models go. Somewhat weaker than what we observed on the Samsung C27HG70 and the AOC C24G1 (even using the ‘Medium’ overdrive setting there). And certainly weaker than on the LG 32GK850G, with appropriate settings. But improved compared to the likes of the AOC Q3279VWF. And quite in-line with the AOC AG322QCX, overall. We also made observations on Shadow of the Tomb Raider. These were largely similar to our observations on BFV and more broadly. This title had a large number of dark shades, with dimly lit interior areas, so ‘smeary’ trailing and ‘break-up’ trailing was quite common. Users probably won’t generally find it distracts too much from the gameplay on titles like this. It’s potentially a lot less bothersome than on titles like BFV, where the added perceived blur and removal of the competitive edge can be more of a nuisance. The AOC AG273QCX provides an immersive image quality thanks to its high contrast ratio, wide color gamut, and 1440p resolution, while AMD FreeSync, 1ms MPRT, and 144Hz ensure a smooth and responsive gaming experience. Gaming features include the Game Mode picture presets (FPS, RTS, Racing, and three ‘Gamer’ customizable profiles), Shadow Control and Game Control (color saturation and gamma curvature adjustments), Overdrive (Off, Weak, Medium, Strong), Dial Point (custom crosshair), Low Input Lag Mode, and Frame Counter.
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