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buzzlightweight

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G'day guys, I have done various google searches but I can't find anything so I thought I would ask here.
I am looking for the following -

27",
2560x1440,
Gsync,
HDR (at least HDR400, pref HDR600/1000),
IPS,
144hz,
1ms (ish) response

Is there anything out there or in the works?

I see lots of UW monitors with variants of my wish list but I don't have the desk space.
I did look at the new LG's but after looking at the reviews I will steer clear.

Many thanks

**edit**

https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/acer-predator-x27

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W9W_dYegn4

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/acer...-ips-g-sync-hdr-gaming-monitor-mo-13h-ac.html

Just been looking at this, what do you think? I have a 2080ti so i can run this.

**edit 2**

Scrap that, they’re being refreshed soon and I do really want 1440p.
 
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Native GSync with the hardware module it will Gsync compatibility/ GSync support be sufficient?

LG 27GL850 is coming soon and meets some of those requirements. You won’t find any with meaningful HDR screens though which are 27”, 1440p and IPS. I think that’s probably the spec you’re going to have to give up in

If HDR is important then the Acer X27 and Asus PG27UQ are very high end options which meet most of your specs but are 4K resolution instead
 
VitaminD3 said:
Why HDR 400 as a minimum?
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Because its the minimum spec. Unlike the LG 27GL850 which is "HDR ready" i.e. it can receive and HDR signal.

Baddass said:
Native GSync with the hardware module it will Gsync compatibility/ GSync support be sufficient?

LG 27GL850 is coming soon and meets some of those requirements. You won’t find any with meaningful HDR screens though which are 27”, 1440p and IPS. I think that’s probably the spec you’re going to have to give up in

If HDR is important then the Acer X27 and Asus PG27UQ are very high end options which meet most of your specs but are 4K resolution instead
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As mentioned I did look at the new LG's but after watching and reading reviews I will steer clear.
Like you say I think when the refreshed X27 comes out I will have a look at that.

It just seems odd that they can put all that spec in to an UW but not a regular 27"
 
buzzlightweight said:
Because its the minimum spec. Unlike the LG 27GL850 which is "HDR ready" i.e. it can receive and HDR signal.



As mentioned I did look at the new LG's but after watching and reading reviews I will steer clear.
Like you say I think when the refreshed X27 comes out I will have a look at that.

It just seems odd that they can put all that spec in to an UW but not a regular 27"
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HDR400 is effectively just 'HDR ready' i.e. it's so poor that it is not really HDR at all. I would look for a minimum of HDR600 and even then big compromises will have to be made.
 
I personally wouldn't bother with HDR unless it was at least HDR800. HDR400 is pretty much worthless anyway.

Edit: Should have said at least HDR600 depending on the performance of the panel, I'd still argue, with HDR1000 as the benchmark for HDR content, that a panel that just qualifies for HDR600 certification probably isn't something I'd set my sights on.
 
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There are no usable 1ms g2g IPS monitors.*
There aren't really any usable 4ms g2g IPS monitors.*

*At acceptable overdrive settings.

They hit around 7ms g2g many years ago. It's the limit of IPS technology and no marketing or abusive overdrive will change that.
 
buzzlightweight said:
Because its the minimum spec. Unlike the LG 27GL850 which is "HDR ready" i.e. it can receive and HDR signal.
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Apart from a slightly lower peak brightness on the 27GL850 of 350 cd/m2 compared with a min requirement of 400 for the certification, there’s not going to be any real difference in the HDR capability anyway. HDR400 spec is so lose that it’s, in my opinion, basically meaningless.

In fact you could argue that the 27GL850 will be “more HDR” than many certified HDR400 screens simply because it has a wide DCI gamut colour space whereas many of the hdr400 models don’t as it’s not a requirement of the spec

Have a read of this for some more detail

https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/blog/w...dr-at-all-and-why-displayhdr-400-needs-to-go/

As mentioned I did look at the new LG's but after watching and reading reviews I will steer clear.
Like you say I think when the refreshed X27 comes out I will have a look at that.

It just seems odd that they can put all that spec in to an UW but not a regular 27"
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As far as I know these been very little real info or reviews of the 27GL850 so far, so is there a reason why you’re steering clear of that model? In case it helps I’ll be receiving one hopefully very soon for a full and detailed review at TFT Central :)

Which UW models do you feel suit your requirements here as it could help give me a feel for what else might be worth considering in the 27” space?

Any replacement for the X27 is going to be VERY expensive again. Asus do have an announced update to their PG27UQ with more dimming zones, but not seen anything planned from Acer for their X27 yet
 
sadbuttrue said:
There are no usable 1ms g2g IPS monitors.*
There aren't really any usable 4ms g2g IPS monitors.*

*At acceptable overdrive settings.

They hit around 7ms g2g many years ago. It's the limit of IPS technology and no marketing or abusive overdrive will change that.
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I agree that 1ms G2G overall as an average of response times is currently unrealistic for an IPS panel, or in fact even a TN film panel without high levels of overshoot. On IPS I don’t think it will even be able to get to that level in the best case measurements (ie not the overall average) without major overshoot but it will be interesting to test the latest gen of panels like the 27GL850 to see if anything has been improved

The best I’ve seen to date from IPS is 5.0ms G2G average without any overshoot which was from the Asus PG279Q
 
@Baddass Have you covered dual panel tech like in the new Hisense TVs? I don't think we've seen anything like it in the monitor space, but maybe that could provide an alternative method of providing HDR in the coming years for IPS panels.

Otherwise if you want HDR and 1440p your best option is to see what monitors come out next year using the AUO M270DAN06.7 panel.
 
VitaminD3 said:
@Baddass Have you covered dual panel tech like in the new Hisense TVs? I don't think we've seen anything like it in the monitor space, but maybe that could provide an alternative method of providing HDR in the coming years for IPS panels.

Otherwise if you want HDR and 1440p your best option is to see what monitors come out next year using the AUO M270DAN06.7 panel.
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No not seen anything mainstream in the monitor space with that yet, there are a few very high end pro displays like this though

https://www.eizoglobal.com/products/coloredge/cg3145/index.html
 
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