27GP850-B Ultragear Gaming Monitor 27-Inch QHD (2560 x 1440) Nano IPS Display 1ms Response Time 165Hz Refresh Rate NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible AMD FreeSync Premium Tilt/Height/Pivot Adjustable Stand

After more than two months of using the monitor, I am convinced that it has been an excellent purchase. Fortunately, the price is no longer as high as it used to be and it is still a standout option in the market. I liked the care in the packaging and the perfect condition of the monitor when I received it. In terms of usage and setup, I haven't faced any issues, which is a big plus. When it comes to gaming, its performance is outstanding and efficient, making the gaming experience amazing, especially for its 165hz. Although I find the base a bit large for my taste, I recognize its necessity to firmly hold the monitor. I don't use the overclock function much, but it works well; I prefer to keep it at 165hz. The motion blur reduction didn't quite convince me, but this doesn't affect my overall rating of the monitor. Colors are vivid and the color pre-calibration is exceptional, which significantly enhances the viewing experience. However, I do have one criticism regarding the manual panel, which I find slow, especially when I need to switch profiles or game-specific settings. Also, the lack of a wider variety of profiles for total configuration. Despite these minor drawbacks, I highly recommend this monitor for its overall quality and performance.

Got the monitor for my son for gaming with his Xbox and obviously the computer. It's noticeably sharper than a 1080p display, even at 27 inches. The picture is crisp and colors are great on SRGB mode. I don't use HDR on the monitor since max brightness is only around 450 nits. True HDR takes more brightness or more contrast, like from an OLED. I cant wait until a 27 inch OLED costs around $300-$400, but until then, I think IPS is the way to go right now. Mini LED is also still too expensive. The display looks great, has a good menu and is adjustable. The stand for the monitor is awesome, but if you want a monitor arm, it has the Vesa mount on the back. All around, great monitor for the newest Xbox and for computer gaming. Probably good for work as well, but I'm not a professional editor or anything, but its buttery smooth in regular tasks too. Kinda wish it was a $250 monitor and not a $350 monitor, but you get what you pay for, and this display looks awesome and plays great.

180hz (O/c) at 1440p is great, and is honestly perfect for me personally. I’m ballin’ enough to have a 3080, which could do 4K, and I imagine the 4000 series and AMD equivalent will slay 4K gaming at higher refresh rates, BUT for the average eyeball? A 2K monitor is plenty resolution, with very little performance cost. Like VERY little, nay I say an unnoticeable frame hit from 1080p whereas your performance will take a hit running a game in 4K even with your upscaling technique of choice. The monitor is plenty bright, bright enough to play with light on and with the super sweet semi matte (not glossy) finish that I LOVE it makes the screen look fantastic. Colors look great too. Being an IPS screen, there will be some glow in which your mileage may vary, but it’s not very noticeable to me unless it’s dark and the whole screen is black, not immersion by any means. While I’m not really a fan of the 180hz hiding behind the overclock mode, which btw may perform different for each monitor as well, it works and runs just fine on my unit, so … woop woop. Oh, and the ports on facing out from the monitors back, not facing down, which I’m personally a fan of as I use a monitor arm but is a point to note

I've now owned 4 of these LG27GP850 monitors. Not because I had to return 3 of them. Because they were when they came out, and are still in 2024 one of the very best 27" 1440p gaming monitors on the market. Outside of OLED 27", LGs Nano IPS panels have by far the best and most vibrant color and accuracy available. If you are sifting through all of the 27" gaming monitor options out there you know it can quickly become overwhelming. Most uniformed people buying their first decent gaming monitor, look at how fast its advertising to be and just get the cheapest one. Bad decision.. There is so much more that goes in to making a gaming monitor worth your money. Input lag, motion blur, real response time (not what's advertised on the box), color volume, peak brightness, etc.. As an example, the GP850 at 180hz looks considerably faster than an off brand 240hz monitor with a VA panel. Without going into 8 paragraphs that nobody will read, at its current $229 you will not find a better gaming monitor for the price, period. If you need to keep it under $200, there is always the open box option. The one I just purchased was an open box "like new" condition which cost $190. It looks and functions as if it were brand new and had zero hours of use on it which can be confused by checking the information in the monitors OSD menu. And at sub $200 honestly this monitor is a no brainer. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because when talking it out of the box it had some someone's finger prints on the stand and some around the edges of the screen. So whomever inspected this at Amazon was not wearing gloves, which they're supposed to. Took me a few minutes with a microfiber cloth to clean it up which I wasn't happy about. But to save $40,. I'll deal. The quality of the monitor was not effected. At 1/3 the cost of a decent OLED, you are certainly not getting only 1/3 the monitor. I've owned two OLED gaming monitor now. A KTC 27" and an LG. $550 and $700 respectively. While yes OLED is the future, it's still far outside most people's price range. IPS use to be where OLEDs are now. Very expensive and everyone wanted one. It's still the way to go in my opinion. LG has the most high tech IPS panels available and are still a great choice for the vast majority of gamers. Now, if you can afford a 27" OLED make sure you do your research. They are not all created equal. And the current generation have noticeable text clarity issues and risk of burn in. I'd highly recommend waiting a couple more generations until the tech is more refined and nagging issues get resolved. Bottom line, the LG27GP850 is not some budget gaming monitor with lofty specs it can't deliver on. It's one of the very best in it's class and at the current price is really good buy that I totally recommend from 3 years of experience with them.

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So i had a BenQ Mobiuz EX2510 IPS that had great brightness and the bleed was spread around enough that it didn’t clump into one corner like this nano display has. I also notice that with black equalizer turned all the way up and on the FPS mode the games i play are super dark still. I can get used to/tweak brightness etc. but that bleed in the corner is about 3 square inches+ so it’s big. But the 180Hz at 1440p looks amazing I’ll give it that. That alone made it worth $420 bucks. I wanted to 5 star everything but I couldn’t. EDIT: Bumped it up to a 5 star review, that bleed is still there but not really noticeable anymore but this monitor has worked perfectly for the last 4,129 hours of use as im typing this. I can switch from the 165Hz to 180Hz in about 10 seconds and the only issues I’ve had has come from the OC 180Hz mode, the DisplayPort that came with the monitor was 1.4 and after about 2,000 hours of use, between both 165 and 180Hz modes it started to shut down when on the OC mode and the screen would flicker. 165Hz would work just fine. I eventually found another Dp 1.4 around and that has been working on both modes since. I also love the fact I can choose between using 1.2 and 1.4 while on the native 165Hz mode. Overall, I gave my BenQ monitor away and am planning on getting the 950 to try out some 4K 144Hz gaming on one of these nano IPS panels, I’m in love with these panels. Started with DELL on console for gaming only and went on to BenQ for PC gaming/everything and after 4 of those this is my first ever LG monitor and I’m not planning in switching that up anytime soon. EDIT with Photos to prove im STILL using this monitor 2 almost 3 years later. Just noticed that I hit 10,000 hours of this thing being on which is just about a year’s worth of time. I also have the OC version and I keep it at 180Hz unless I feel like I need to use less power on my GPU for more intensive gaming and ill turn it down to 165Hz because I use Gsync for everything including older games. The proof of me still using this monitor is in that second picture. That is the Black Ops 6 Beta in the training mode. I paid around $450 for this monitor and the fact that the Nano IPS version is still selling for the same price as 240Hz monitors at $200+ is nice to see because it is definitely worth it still! I gave away all my older monitor, because they were all 1080p and when I get to the point where I want a dual or triple monitor setup, I want them to be at least 1440p. Cannot go back to 1080p gaming now. Thank you, LG. You definitely make the best monitors for the money. Probably the best, period.

Incredible visuals love that we can adjust the height. It's a heavier monitor but for good reason it's good as hell. Can't go wrong buying this

This isn’t my first LG monitor and it won’t be the last. This thing has everything you would need for gaming or even office use. What are you looking for in a gaming monitor? Display? This runs 2k gaming at high refresh rate without breaking a sweat. It really is all that and a bag of chips. Anything lower in the resolution department and you’re selling yourself short. High refresh? Easy. 180 Hz with display port. Good colors? LG did a killer job with this on it. Perfect display in the dark or in the light. Low latency? How’s 1ms? No ghosting as well. Multiple ports? You bet. 2 HDMI and 1 display port should fit nearly all setups. Viewing? I’ve never met anyone who games from the side but if you’re that person…it works well. Size? The 27’ might just be the most ideal size for gaming and office use. I can go from being an Apex Predator on Apex Legends to writing an essay on the meaning of life with on press of a button. Cons: I’ll keep it real. Who does not include speakers? Even cheap Chinese ones? Bummer. I think LG decided that if they weren’t quality for the price that they were better off skipping them. Overall? This should be your next gaming monitor. Buy it and thank me after. 9/10, miss the speakers.