AOC Q27G3XMN Review - A Good Budget Gaming Monitor?

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The AOC Q27G3XMN is a 27-inch budget gaming monitor. It's rather unique for a low-cost monitor as it features Mini LED backlighting with 336 dimming zones, which is something mainly more expensive monitors have. It also has VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certification to ensure a high brightness and contrast ratio. Besides that, it's focused on gaming as it has a VA panel with a 1440p resolution and a 180Hz max refresh rate. It also has variable refresh rate (VRR) support. It comes with an ergonomic stand, one DisplayPort 1.4 input and two HDMI 2.0 ports, but other than that, it's barebones in extra features.
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0:00 Intro
0:27 Design
1:13 Ergonomics
1:29 Inputs
1:50 Variable Refresh Rate
2:08 Response Time
2:38 Input Lag
2:45 Console Compatibility
3:09 HDR Brightness
3:38 SDR Brightness & Reflections
3:57 Contrast & Local Dimming
4:30 Color Accuracy
4:45 Viewing Angles
5:13 Text Clarity
5:28 MacOS Compatibility
5:53 Verdict
7:20 Outro
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@RTINGSdotcom 5 ай бұрын

Get the AOC Q27G3XMN: www.rtings.com/afflink/AbwAAKKLAAA= Other monitor we mention in this video: Acer Nitro XV275K P3biipruzx: www.rtings.com/afflink/AbwAAJu0AAA=

@bubbletimer7297 5 ай бұрын

Say less 0:39

@LutraLovegood 5 ай бұрын

Checked the affiliate link: 526€. Ouch. That's 570 dollars currently.

@ItsAkile 5 ай бұрын

Impressive option for the price, people can now see the meaningful improvement HDR actually brings to gaming/films. Not that “hdr 400-600” without local dimming

@ZachalZockt 5 ай бұрын

How buying monitors feels like: am i buying the Q27XMJAGDUENMSUE or the Q27WWWJRNFIRNEIDNE Version? Hmmmm....

@YeBaiLight 5 ай бұрын

Q27G3X, MN means MiniLED😂

@geraldroof1481 5 ай бұрын

Yeah very frustrating when trying to do research on this model.

@RTINGSdotcom 5 ай бұрын

Never a good time trying to say all these model names out loud as you can see😂

@zennitio9569 6 күн бұрын

Yay it’s always a pain when searching on google 😭

@SireEvalish 5 ай бұрын

This is easily the best sub-$300 monitor available right now, and might be one of the best under $500. The segment is full of low-quality VA panels that smear or IPS panels with a contrast ratio lower than the average gamer's BMI.

@AlumarsX 5 ай бұрын

lmao dude

@jonathanto99 4 ай бұрын

Dang 💀

@Caidezes 3 ай бұрын

Why you gotta do me like that, man?

@ligametis 2 ай бұрын

in Europe it is for 440€ with broken firmware. So KTC or something else is probably a better choice.

@SacreDro 29 күн бұрын

What about the Dell 27 1440p monitors like the Alienware or the G series?

@Misiuzgaming Ай бұрын

Color settings from your review works perfect for me. Thanks a lot !!!

@williamchang5520 4 ай бұрын

always high quality review from ratings. bought one after seeing your review.

@lilpain1997 5 ай бұрын

Ended up buying one for my brother as its a good way to show him HDR without needing to spend a ton right now. Also no Burn in which for him is really easy to do... He plays a lot of the same games ( talking thousands of hours between each game... )

@TimMedvedev 5 ай бұрын

I got it and am very satisfied with it. Very small amount of black smearing, not noticeable. Bloom is Not really noticeable in games. I also haven't really dealt with the free sync flicker, hasn't been an issue. Gets very bright and looks great.

@RTINGSdotcom 5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you're enjoying it! 😄

@user-ln1yg1ie7l 2 ай бұрын

hi bro! Is va matrix really fast? I want to switch to the VA matrix. I can't play on IPS with its disgusting contrast

@bluesharpie9744 5 ай бұрын

Game changer for the Sub-300 category. Praying it comes to Canada soon

@darkpoe 5 ай бұрын

I might just order it through Amazon... Comes around 470 CAD

@NaivadSnow 5 ай бұрын

Great review as always. Question: any plans for reviewing the PG34WCDM?

@RTINGSdotcom 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! We don't have plans to review it just yet, but it's possible we do if there's enough community feedback for it!

@TyrianHaze 4 ай бұрын

This kind of performance cost me 1200 a few years back.(actually, it was inferior hdr1000, as it had like 32 dimming zones instead of 336)

@terrasphere_3857 3 ай бұрын

Might be good to compare it with a Koorui GN10 as well, as both are VA panels with Mini LED Though, I'd still personally go for the AOC

@TheBondsJamesBonds 5 ай бұрын

It’s *clearly* pronounced R Tings and I will not be told differently!

@ClassicalPan 3 ай бұрын

Fax.

@DKTD23 5 ай бұрын

Love this monitor!

@MikkoHiiri 5 ай бұрын

Finally PC gamers can enjoy affordable local dimming gaming, future has just begun! Thank you for the review!

@oskartorres8408 5 ай бұрын

A review for the game facot mg701 plx!! or which is the best budget monitor do you recomend?!!!!!!! 27" 1440p

@RTINGSdotcom 5 ай бұрын

Help with buying advice is something our experts offer only via our insider forums: www.rtings.com/forums/insider-advice otherwise, we have lots of self-service tools and recommendation articles that may be useful! www.rtings.com/monitor

@WatchThemFall 5 ай бұрын

Mine just came in, amazing HDR for the price! The only problem is now my TV looks so dim in comparison...

@hessmo 3 ай бұрын

🤣 Yep! Mine as well. My wife was really impressed with how much nicer my monitor is compared to our tv as a 4k tv. HDR1000 keeps what it promises. However, a bit in the red direction, but resolved with that put red on 46.

@cav-_-9857 3 ай бұрын

Hey! I am realy looking into this one but I am a bit scared of the viewing angles. Is is actually as bad as this video shows? Or is it not as bad in-person?

@blakusp 27 күн бұрын

@@hessmoHey, do you use AOC on Windows? How do you get HDR and modify the red color? Mine also has a red tint, but putting it in HDR blocks the RGB controls in the monitor menu. Thanks.

@SonGoku544 5 күн бұрын

Which tv you have?

@Rebirthslayed Ай бұрын

How do you get sound ?

@gtvr3464 3 ай бұрын

Can you guys do a review of the iiyama G-Master GB2770QSU-B5? Thanks.

@RTINGSdotcom 3 ай бұрын

We don’t have any immediate plans to do so, but we’ll consider it if there’s enough user interest!

@DrLiquid 6 күн бұрын

I have this monitor and its freakin sweet.

@HawkBryantVT 5 ай бұрын

What about an AOC CQ27G3Z 240HZ monitor review next?

@RTINGSdotcom 5 ай бұрын

👀

@user-yy1jq9kk3s 2 ай бұрын

is it normal to choose this monitor for working with graphics and text, will it not be tiring for the eyes? I choose between this monitor and MSI Optix G274QPX, and Dell Alienware AW2724DM. and i play games alot) Thank you for help

@RTINGSdotcom 2 ай бұрын

Hello! Help with personalized buying advice is something our experts offer only via our insider forums www.rtings.com/forums/insider-advice. We do have lots of self-service tools and recommendation articles that should be helpful as well though!

@leonthesleepy 16 күн бұрын

i wonder why isnt this more available worldwide...

@m4nc1n1 3 ай бұрын

So is it a full array or full array mini-led? Also, AOC vs Aver is a huge difference in price. $286 vs $799!

@RTINGSdotcom 3 ай бұрын

It has mini-led backlighting!

@CheapRedBoy 5 ай бұрын

Good info. I bought it last year from Amazon when first released. I returned it due to the flicker she mentions when freesync is enabled. It was annoying and a deal breaker. I thought I had a bad copy but it appears its an issue. I can confirm it is a freesync issue as the flickering no longer happens when either freesync is turned off or you set the refresh rate to 144 Hz or lower. (My gpu is RX 6950 XT) I went with LG 27GR93U instead. Great monitor. The LG has better HDR also even though its only HDR 400. HDR on the AOC looked dull. There are 3 or 4 HDR modes on the AOC but none of them looked right.

@Mario00064 5 ай бұрын

Would the flickering also be present when using Gsync?

@marrow94 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful monitor, now if only it was available in Italy...

@mib910 5 ай бұрын

what's a good monitor for around £400-500 that works ok for both gaming and office work?

@androiduberalles 5 ай бұрын

I saw that the Acer Predator X27U bmiipruzx dropped to $599 usd. That can't be bad, OLED is freaking incredible once you sit in front of it for a bit.

@SireEvalish 5 ай бұрын

This one.

@geraldroof1481 5 ай бұрын

Get the monitor in this video. It’s not just good for the money. It’s good period.

@PhilippeCJR 5 ай бұрын

uniformity? black contrast? blooming?

@RTINGSdotcom 5 ай бұрын

this information can be found in our full review: www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/aoc/q27g3xmn

@ukaszp2333 4 ай бұрын

How does it compare to KTC M27T20?

@RTINGSdotcom 4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, we haven't bought and tested that monitor yet, so we can't say how it compares without our own data. Feel free to track the potential review here though: www.rtings.com/discussions/oC5LGwIws29u2SMQ/review-updates-ktc-m27t20

@sonydavid2 5 ай бұрын

Is this good for FPS gaming? COD BF?

@RTINGSdotcom 5 ай бұрын

@villekoskela9073 2 ай бұрын

Im very interested to know if Local dimming Low/Medium adds input lag or nor?

@RTINGSdotcom 2 ай бұрын

We don't expect input lag to increase with LD!

@villekoskela9073 2 ай бұрын

@@RTINGSdotcom isnt it any sort of proccessing. I have this monitor and im quite sure LD strong adds latency, im competitive player. Low and medium feels quite same as off

@villekoskela9073 2 ай бұрын

@@RTINGSdotcom isnt it any sort of proccessing. I have this monitor and im quite sure LD strong adds lag, im competitive player. Low and medium feels quite same as off

@hcmercy6786 4 ай бұрын

wish there was a tutorial on adjusting settings but... so far. having local dimming strong, hdr on "displayhdr" looks good i tried turning vrr on ps5 it says its not supported wont be messing around with adjusting LOL

@TaLBLIzZaRd 2 ай бұрын

yo, any recommendations on settings?

@themaker9602 5 ай бұрын

For this monitor why does the vrr work on the Xbox series X and not on the Ps5?

@johnprivat4379 4 ай бұрын

Because unlike the Xbox, the PS5 requires HDMI 2.1 for VRR while as for Xbox it works for HDMI 1.4, 2.0 and 2.1 all along.

@oskartorres8408 5 ай бұрын

A review for the aoc q27g4xn

@RTINGSdotcom 5 ай бұрын

👀

@oskartorres8408 5 ай бұрын

@@RTINGSdotcom hehehehe, i Will to see your Review for thar model 😘😘

@meissnerflux 4 ай бұрын

The time to buy seems to have passed... Had been close to 260 on amazon... Now the price has gone up $100( and for a used model!!!) and theyre arent any new ones available... Almost regretting returning mine. For gaming the contrast was to me unparalleled. But the mini led was a bit too artificial for movies. Peoples' faces arent supposed to glow.

@javierlameda5226 2 ай бұрын

Hola, me gustaría una revisión al monitor gaming AOC agon pro AG324UX 31.5 4K, por favor si lo pueden hacer les agradecería mucho. Espero me lean y me respondan, muchas gracias! Nuevo suscriptor ❤

@XtrAMassivE 5 ай бұрын

It would definitely be my pick if I could get it anywhere in Europe. But sadly it's almost impossible to find and it's like 60% more expensive, with speculation that European model suffer a certain flaw. So bad luck for Europe. The only other viable alternative I see is the Gigabyte M27Q (which has much worse HDR).

@peteradvisers2684 2 ай бұрын

2 months in and it's still 480€ on amazon... The only other Mini Led Vesa HDR certified i can find from respectable sellers is the Acer XV275U P3 at 300€...

@ligametis 2 ай бұрын

There is also KTC M27T20 on some smaller stores in Europe

@coloradoing9172 5 сағат бұрын

Its 350 on amazon de with free delivery, bro.

@XtrAMassivE 4 сағат бұрын

@@coloradoing9172 I actually got it like few days ago from Amazon lol

@EduardaMoniz-ft3ps Ай бұрын

CRTs still better than any monitor out..

@Joltzz1985 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, Medium local dimming maybe if you're in a very bright lit room lol. Use this in a dark room and suddenly that Medium setting looks flat out grey.

@johnprivat4379 4 ай бұрын

Good to know, that was one of the reason I hesitated for buying it. Is it as bad as IPS glow though?

@Joltzz1985 4 ай бұрын

@@johnprivat4379 I use strong local dimming and the blacks get pitch black, but you do see some scenes where blooming can crop up, but that's the name of the game with FALD in general. I mostly love this monitor. It's about an 85-90 percent incredible HDR experience, the 10-15 percent bad is only when a few moments of distracting blooming happens (but it's not super often).

@Nicksort_ 3 ай бұрын

What do you recommend?

@pantreus7622 3 ай бұрын

Do you prefer the strong setting in a darker room?

@carsonj4031 2 ай бұрын

yeah I much prefer the strong local dimming setting. Same with the overdrive setting, I also set that to strong.

@RedBeardedRabbit 5 ай бұрын

Wow, mini-LED with decent performance for under $300.

@Jay-xq1dc 4 ай бұрын

Why is this overpriced in Europe? (€500)

@arildk90 4 ай бұрын

Not only is it overpriced. AFAIK there is an issue regarding the European stock version being straight up worse than the US one. Take this comment with a grain of salt-- Quote from Rtings review: "To answer my own question, I believe it’s because of different firmware. US versions have different firmware with better color accuracy and lower SDR brightness. It can be identified be GAME SETTINGS. The US version has VRR called “ADAPTIVE SYNC”, while EU (and probably also China versions) have it called “AMD Freesync”. This way you can identify the version of monitor you have. Such a shame that this monitor costs way less in US while also being better. So if you are outside US, consider this when buying the monitor."

@SonGoku544 5 күн бұрын

@@arildk90the color accuracy, can't be adjusted by the consumer, on this monitor? To make it as accurate as the US version

@SonGoku544 5 күн бұрын

@@arildk90and why is lower sdr brightness, better?

@Xeikki 3 ай бұрын

"budget gaming monitor" I guess you meant a budget HDR gaming monitor?🤔

@_Doskii 3 ай бұрын

Yeah at $450 (EU) I wouldn't exactly call it budget.

@michaelwyckoff7593 5 ай бұрын

Hello Abby😊

@endless_universe2023 4 ай бұрын

how do you expect the monitor to stand firm if you don't have enough legs? You won't put your monitor on your lap, RTNGS. Ridiculous arguments.

@huyle2 4 ай бұрын

this or the dell g2724d?

@RTINGSdotcom 4 ай бұрын

Help with personalized buying advice is something our experts offer only via our insider forums: www.rtings.com/forums/insider-advice Otherwise, we have lots of self-service tools and recommendation articles that may be useful!

@ClassicalPan 3 ай бұрын

Although the Dell is their pick for overall best monitor, I'm more impressed with what I've seen of the AOC. Unless something else impresses me more, this is the monitor I plan to buy.

@Ez0X_ Ай бұрын

Wtf, well Rtings, for the response time you need to explain to us why you have such low numbers. Whether on your website or through the YTB monitors unboxing tests, something is seriously wrong. Give us your profile used for this monitor !

@bubbletimer7297 5 ай бұрын

"Hi, I'm Abby" is all I need to hear to make my day 😄

@lol20yo 2 ай бұрын

Too bad it has no usb hub :(

@RTINGSdotcom 2 ай бұрын

🥲

@myquietreviewsfeaturingc.t9354 5 ай бұрын

Abby 👍🏿👍🏿

@ladyalphecca 5 ай бұрын

Rtings, can u reply my question on ure website cuz Ive had this sudden phase being a frikin audiophile and reading tons of audio stuff but i have questions and waiting to get it answered for days😂😂😂

@DrYouMrTube 4 ай бұрын

Had OAC. Bad warranty, bad customer service, bad quality control. Many computer stores in Canada stopped selling AOC products due to all the issues, returns and warranty claims/problems.

@theedstv 4 ай бұрын

R TINGS R TINGS R TINGS

@theedstv 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the RATINGS-->R TINGS.

@ZombieFartDev 5 ай бұрын

i got lg ultragear va pannel at 165 hz and it is indeed god tier and costs about 300 so yeah you wanna spend 1100 for a god tier dellienware monitor also yes save some money

@ZombieFartDev 5 ай бұрын

abbey is like a mousy mouse you just wanna ASDPOFJQWEOFJAEWIFN##

@ClassicalPan 3 ай бұрын

Have a stroke?

@Abyssdiver 4 ай бұрын

Already discontinued in the USA

@justinparker9329 4 ай бұрын

Where did you find this information? Newegg says it's out of stock due to popular demand. I'm having some issues with this monitor and will return it if it's been discontinued. Thanks in advance!

@Abyssdiver 4 ай бұрын

@@justinparker9329 I am not 100% sure it has been however Amazon only has used in stock and they are all more money than the new one. Some are even $100 more! I may have got the last new one available on Amazon in the USA.