MSI Optix MAG271CQR - Brief Review

superleeds27 · 22 Jun 2019 at 08:56

bazman25 said:
hi yes i received this as well i ended up going for the a DS B1 gaming mouse + GH60 gaming headset combo im not going to be selling them anyway as im giving them to my brother. I know the GH60s dont seem to be as good as there not 7.1 surround sound and no RGB lighting but i think there still pretty decent and ive checked a few reviews as well and they seem ok.

What are you doing are you getting the GH60s or hold out for the GH70s?

Yeah, did the same!

superleeds27 · 23 Jun 2019 at 15:01

@bazman25

Found a review of this one on a Russian Site, and they had calibrated the monitor.

I've tried to replicate the settings in the video the best i can!

Video Overview
Here's an image showing colour temperature of the profiles shipped - https://ibb.co/qMsFdJp
Here's an image of the OSD from the Video - https://ibb.co/NTMWWzP

The Delta E figure at the end ideally needs to be under 3
Colour temperature should be 6500k-ish - So the default colour temperatures on the User modes aren't too bad.

Calibration

Brightness - 80
Contrast - 50
Black Tuner - 8

Custom Color.
R - 69
G - 65
B - 57

bazman25 · 24 Jun 2019 at 11:48

do you prefer these settings? i think the colour banding looks a little better but i think i prefer the manual settings that you did in the nvidia control panel i do still notice some colour banding in games but i think the only way to improve it is to tweak the black tuner down but doing this seems to make the blacks and greys a lot darker

superleeds27 · 24 Jun 2019 at 18:18

bazman25 said:
do you prefer these settings? i think the colour banding looks a little better but i think i prefer the manual settings that you did in the nvidia control panel i do still notice some colour banding in games but i think the only way to improve it is to tweak the black tuner down but doing this seems to make the blacks and greys a lot darker

Hard to say.

With these ones, the colours are probably correct, but i feel the black tuner at 8 is too much. (The banding seems to go, but its just too dark) Plus black crush starts to happen.

I've gone back to the NCP ones i did.

I've also opened a support ticket with MSI about the banding. They've said their internal engineers are looking into the issue.

bazman25 · 25 Jun 2019 at 11:34

superleeds27 said:
Hard to say.

With these ones, the colours are probably correct, but i feel the black tuner at 8 is too much. (The banding seems to go, but its just too dark) Plus black crush starts to happen.

I've gone back to the NCP ones i did.

I've also opened a support ticket with MSI about the banding. They've said their internal engineers are looking into the issue.

ok let me know if you get any further updates from them i was thinking of doing a support ticket myself as well but will see how you get on with yours

kiteloopy · 27 Jun 2019 at 11:01

I've just picked one of these up, delivery in a few days.
Its been about 10 years since i've ordered a new screen and was going round and round - VA, IPS or TN? I had no idea.

Decided that the resolution, size and refresh rate hit my needs- but the slight curve might give me an experience I haven't had before - it will be my first (slightly) curved screen.

And i've only just seen that I get a free copy of Divison2, result.

doody · 28 Jun 2019 at 00:14

kiteloopy said:
I've just picked one of these up, delivery in a few days.
Its been about 10 years since i've ordered a new screen and was going round and round - VA, IPS or TN? I had no idea.

Decided that the resolution, size and refresh rate hit my needs- but the slight curve might give me an experience I haven't had before - it will be my first (slightly) curved screen.

And i've only just seen that I get a free copy of Divison2, result.

you soon get used to the curve

superleeds27 · 28 Jun 2019 at 10:20

@bazman25

Don't think it would do any harm to submit one yourself.

Had a reply saying engineers are still testing internally and they don't give ETA's.

superleeds27 · 1 Jul 2019 at 09:44

@bazman25

I'm using these, until i hear something back from MSI.

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/msi/optix-mpg27cq

Not the same model, but, very similar. I think the difference is down to the style rather than the internals?

Banding after calibration - https://ibb.co/pyPDxLH

Better than it has been

bazman25 · 1 Jul 2019 at 20:10

superleeds27 said:
@bazman25

I'm using these, until i hear something back from MSI.

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/msi/optix-mpg27cq

Not the same model, but, very similar. I think the difference is down to the style rather than the internals?

Banding after calibration - https://ibb.co/pyPDxLH

Better than it has been

thanks will give these ago i think its just the brightness https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/comparison/04a6ba8c6

superleeds27 · 2 Jul 2019 at 10:34

bazman25 said:
thanks will give these ago i think its just the brightness https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/comparison/04a6ba8c6

Yeah i mean they look identical!

Reply back from MSI. New FW available that solves/improves the colour banding.

I've emailed the UK service centre, see if they can provide me a changelog again!

Edit: My headset and mouse also turned up earlier too.

bazman25 · 2 Jul 2019 at 15:18

superleeds27 said:
Yeah i mean they look identical!

Reply back from MSI. New FW available that solves/improves the colour banding.

I've emailed the UK service centre, see if they can provide me a changelog again!

Edit: My headset and mouse also turned up earlier too.

sounds promising hopefully they have fixed the issue so i take it we will need to send them our monitor to get the FW updated?

nice! i should be getting mine soon aswell then!

superleeds27 · 2 Jul 2019 at 15:37

bazman25 said:
sounds promising hopefully they have fixed the issue so i take it we will need to send them our monitor to get the FW updated?

nice! i should be getting mine soon aswell then!

Yeah, that's the only drawback!

bazman25 · 3 Jul 2019 at 20:44

yep ive had the same email today telling me to request an RMA if i want the lastest FW It just seems a lot of hassle just to update the FW!

superleeds27 · 4 Jul 2019 at 16:38

bazman25 said:
yep ive had the same email today telling me to request an RMA if i want the lastest FW It just seems a lot of hassle just to update the FW!

I'm going to do it. It needs sorting, so it'd be stupid not to.

I find the form confusing as hell to fill out though.

http://cs.msi.com/

bazman25 · 4 Jul 2019 at 18:55

superleeds27 said:
I'm going to do it. It needs sorting, so it'd be stupid not to.

I find the form confusing as hell to fill out though.

http://cs.msi.com/

ive just done mine the form looks like its for laptops but that was the link that i was sent as well so it must be for monitors too..

superleeds27 · 5 Jul 2019 at 10:38

Yeah. Sort of just filled the form in the best i could really!

Had a confirmation email from them, just awaiting the next step

bazman25 · 5 Jul 2019 at 21:43

superleeds27 said:
Yeah. Sort of just filled the form in the best i could really!

Had a confirmation email from them, just awaiting the next step

yea me too RMA has been approved but they haven't contacted me to arrange delivery yet, you can check the status in your account

superleeds27 · 6 Jul 2019 at 10:47

bazman25 said:
yea me too RMA has been approved but they haven't contacted me to arrange delivery yet, you can check the status in your account

Yep. Same here. Just waiting for them to tell me what's next.

superleeds27 · 10 Jul 2019 at 11:48

@bazman25

Not sure if you've heard anything?

A company called D&J Henry got in touch with me and told me they'd be dealing with it on behalf of MSI. Said they'd said a blue bag for the monitor box to go in.

It's turned up and the bag is about half the size of what's needed! -_-

I did question if the bag would be big enough and was told it should be!