New 27" monitor - £500~

[andy85wsm]

I'm in the market for a new IPS panel to replace my LG Ultragear 27GL83A-B 27-Inch QHD.

I do game a bit but mostly use the monitor for work - video editing/streaming and the like.

I'm not too up on current technology but I seem to remember when I was buying before that the LG listed above was highly sought after and regarded as one of the best for the price.

I think I'll stick to 27" although could go up to about a 32" if there's a cracking offer.

 

[Bidley]

I recently got a MSI MAG 274QRF for under £200. You can still get them everywhere at that early BF price. IPS, 1440p, 180hz, KVM. I bought it as a second monitor but it's ridiculously good for that price.

 

[Spils]

I recently got a MSI MAG 274QRF for under £200. You can still get them everywhere at that early BF price. IPS, 1440p, 180hz, KVM. I bought it as a second monitor but it's ridiculously good for that price.

Might pick one of these up as a second monitor myself.

 

[andy85wsm]

I recently got a MSI MAG 274QRF for under £200. You can still get them everywhere at that early BF price. IPS, 1440p, 180hz, KVM. I bought it as a second monitor but it's ridiculously good for that price.

Thanks!

If I was going up a little more in price is there a major upgrade around the £400-£500 mark?

 

[Bidley]

Thanks!

If I was going up a little more in price is there a major upgrade around the £400-£500 mark?

I've not really looked, but I think you're just paying for a larger panel for that money.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Thanks!

If I was going up a little more in price is there a major upgrade around the £400-£500 mark?

4 to 500 you're about in
Mini led territory
Personally I wouldn't pay that much nowadays
For a 27 ips since you don't need the crazy high refresh rate ones
For your main usage
Mini led is Kind of a step between ips and oled
Though 500 might get you a 27 inch oled nowadays
But mini led doesn't have burn in worries
Or the text fringing you get with some oled panels

 

[Scramz]

Gigabyte M27U is decent value and worth a look at.

 

[COYS]

As a wildcard suggestion, I would consider adding a bit more to the budget and look at the ASUS ROG Swift OLED XG27AQDMG for £570, depending upon how much gaming you do.

But there is a caveat. Being OLED (WOLED) it comes with the downsides of not being optimal for work and text display (although WOLED is slightly better than QD-OLED), plus the possibibility of burn in but ASUS do cover that in their warranty.

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Therefore this depends if your use case of work and gaming can justify the downsides. The upsides are gaming will blow you away over your current monitor.

 

[andy85wsm]

Thanks for all the options.

Out of interest, is the MSI MAG 274QRF likely to be better than my current LG?

I'm looking to get a new one so my son can have the old one basically, but if it's not much better, maybe I'll reduce the budget and just let him have the new one.