9 reviews for LG 27GL850-B 27 Inch Ultragear QHD Nano IPS 1ms NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible Gaming Monitor,

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Hussain Boolayan – January 11, 2020

   What I liked:+ Great response times: I don’t think anyone is going to miss their 144hz TN panel after using this.+ Near perfect gamma 2.2 tracking on default gamma 2 mode+ Average Delta-E around 1.5: not bad+ Amazing color gradient handling when set to 10bit mode+ No BLB or dead pixelsWhat I disliked:- Default whitepoint is too cool (measured 7200K) and none of the provided modes gave an actual 6500K. Luckily, with a colorimeter in-hand (Colormunki Display) I was able to calibrate to 6500K with minimal loss of contrast by adjusting the RGB gains.- IPS glow isn’t any better than my old IPS monitors. You’d think now that tablet and laptop IPS panels have mostly resolved this issue that monitor panels would do that too.Other notes- Contrast measured at 870:1, a bit low for an IPS panel although I cannot subjectively notice a difference in black levels compared to my other IPS monitor that measured 1150:1. If you’re looking for deeper blacks you’re better off with a 3000:1 VA.- Gamma mode 2 is the only gamma mode that was calibrated at the factory. Changing the gamma mode to modes 1,3, or 4 resulted in a white point of 6300K, contrast ratio increased to 1060:1, however the gamma tracking is really bad on these modes.- Gamma mode 1 results in an approx gamma of 2.0, mode 3 is approx gamma 2.5, mode 4 is approx gamma 2.3, but again the gamma curves on these modes are messed up and do not conform closely to these numbers so I ended up using gamma mode 2 and just correcting the white point.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   some dude – January 11, 2020

   Just set the screen up with my new 2080 Super. Checked for dead pixels (none!). Verified 144Hz. Verified adaptive sync on. Verified no PWM back-light strobing. Fired up Hell Let Loose. PROCEEDED TO LOSE MY MIND.This monitor was worth the wait. Even the out-of-the-box color settings are superb. I’m so so impressed. I’ve gamed at 144+Hz before but never on a screen that looks this good. Worth every penny.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Sinbadd – January 23, 2020

   I have other monitors. I had some in the 160 hz range and others in the 144 but they were maybe at best first or second generation monitors. I had some that were curved and most of them are flat and they worked great for the time that they came out the newest being nearly 4 years old now. But THIS monitor is different. It has all the bells and whistles that a modern gamer would need as well as being a better format than standard monitors in my opinion. It is simply amazing. Sure there are 4k monitors at the higher 244 hz standard but you gotta pay a lot for them and this is a BARGAIN for what you get. I mean by far the best I have ever owned. Install is a snap. Looks great in HDR mode and when playing games in RTX mode there can not be enough words to describe how good it looks. It is simply amazing. Worth every penny I spent and got chewed out by the wife for. I may be in thee doghouse but with this monitor the Doghouse is not so bad!

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   DanielDaniel – January 23, 2020

   Edit: Got one that has minimal BLB compared to this one. Now I don’t struggle by looking at left corner of the monitor while watching movies or anything. IPS glow exists but BLB is minimal compared to the last one. Will update the picture later on. Colors are beautiful, response time is great, g-sync works out of the box flawlessly, gaming experience got much better with this monitor! Highly recommended (assuming you get a good model!)—————————————————————————————————————————Cons: Seems I lost the “panel lottery” as I noticed the BLB when playing dark themed games or watching movies. Build quality is OK.Pros: Pretty much everything else, it is a great monitor.BLB was so bad I had to return it. Doesn’t feel good as I waited more than a month for this monitor to arrive. I’ll be waiting for amazon to restock and order again, will give better ratings then.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Kozad – May 22, 2020

   EDIT: I bought a second 27GL850-B manufactured 7/2021 as “used like new” (it was brand new in a damaged box, 0 hours power on time). It’s great to have matching monitors for work, and it says a lot about the quality of this panel that I bought a second.Pros: Well reviewed panel, Freesync works on Nvidia/Intel now + low framerate compensation means the display doesn’t tear below 48 FPS, ICC profiles exist for download (TFT Central), only needed minor tweaks out of box to make the display really pop, panel supports 10 bit, display is light – perfect for VESA mounting. Backlight bleed is minimal, very pleasant surprise. Movies and Youtube look fine on this gaming display, just a shame that 1440p/4k haven’t began to replace 1080p video as default. Amazon doing monthly payments on this is a great deal.Cons: I had to exchange the first panel I received. First panel had one dead pixel out of the box, and the vertical edges of the display were much dimmer than the rest of the screen on light backgrounds. Replacement panel is fine.USB hub on the monitor is unpowered, limiting what can be plugged into it. Very odd choice by LG to save a few cents on the USB hub, my Logitech G910 keyboard wouldn’t even power up connected to it – HDR on this screen is terrible, leave it off.Notes: The USB hub is used for firmware upgrades – keep the cable handy no matter how useless the USB hub is.I upgraded from an Asus ROG Swift PG278QR – that display came with about 5 dead pixels and always looked washed out. It also has a firmware bug that affects the display, and backlight bleed was an issue too. And it even cost more than this LG panel! The LG 27GL850 is a huge upgrade in quality!Watch some reviews before you buy – Hardware Unboxed goes over this display very nicely.This monitor uses DisplayPort 1.4 – you may need to update the firmware of your graphics card to support it or you will not have POST/boot output on the screen. Nvidia has a download for updating older cards – I had a 1080 Ti when I bought my first LG and it was painless to run the upgrade. If you cannot upgrade, you can change the monitor to DP 1.1 or 1.2 via the on screen menu.I’m still trying to find the optimal brightness – TFT Central recommends brightness of 23 with a boost to red – it was too dim and way too red, so I’m guessing LG has adjusted out-of-the-box calibration on these panels since launching them.To enable 10 bit support, use the Nvidia control panel (or AMD’s equivalent) and leave HDR off in Windows.My current display calibration: Gamer 1, Adaptive Sync On, Response Time Fast, Brightness 35, Contrast 70, Gamma Mode 2, Color Temp Custom, RGB all 50, DFC Off, Smart Energy Saving Off. I’m using the TFT Central ICC profile in Windows 11.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Deltapez – June 27, 2020

   I normally stick to Acer monitors but took a chance on these based on the positive reviews. My setup required 3 identical monitors and most of the CONS below are based on the suitability for my needs. The short power cord is very disappointing with a design that does not permit you to replace the power cord.PROS:- Slim bevel edge- Great responsiveness for gamingCONS:- Very short power cord (no simple replacement possible for the power brick) and it is never recommended to use an extension cord for monitors.- Alignment for multiple monitors is clumsy and will leave a gap.- Adjustable height starts at 4.5 inches above the desktop which is twice what my other monitors required.Recommended monitor settings found online will help make the most of the initial setup:MONITORGame Mode Profile: • Gamer 1Game Adjust: • Adaptive-Sync : On • Black Stabilizer : 40 (reduced from default of 50 as it helped make blacks more black instead of grey) • Response Time : FastPicture Adjust: • Brightness : 30-40 (reduced from default of 100) • Contrast : 70 (default) • Sharpness : 50 (default) • Gamma : Mode 2 (default) • Color Temp : Custom (default) • R/G/B : 54/48/50 (these made the picture feel a little warmer than the default of 50/50/50 but I still tinker with them every now and again and these are more your personal taste on how warm/cold you like your whites and colours) • DFC : Off (default)General: • Smart Energy Saving : Off (change from On) • Power LED : On (this lights up the joystick under the front bezel) • Automatic Standby : 8h • Displayport 1.4 : Enable

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Party – June 27, 2020

   FPS, that’s what’s important. I always thought to myself, self I really want 4k graphics and I’m okay locking my eyes away at 60fps, mediocre land is alright. Well then I kicked it into overdrive and bought this bad boy, because let’s be real curiosity got me and my friends were like hey this is good. So I turned it on and it turned me on, to smooth framerates like I had never seen before. Destiny 2 ™ plays so smooth and clean, rocket league ™ also plays incredibl, understanding timing of things on screen and where to react and how, its all so important and awesome and I really enjoy my gaming experience now. At first I did miss the extra 2k I dropped to accommodate frame rate, but now I’m set and not looking back. Seriously don’t look back the screen sits in front of you.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   SealegsSealegs – July 12, 2020

   This is a great monitor for PC gaming as well as playing on the Xbox One X console. The monitor looks great and is super fast for competitive gaming. Microsoft recently released support for native 1440p as well as 120Hz. This monitor allows you to select both 1440p AND 120Hz if you turn off the Adaptive-Sync option in the monitor on screen-settings. This allows you to take advantage of the fastest input delay times the monitor has to offer. With Adaptive-Sync (Freesync 2) on you can only select 60hz unless you drop down to 1080p (this is because at 1440p freesync can only go up to 100hz) At 1080p you can set the Xbox One X back to 120hz.Overall I have been very impressed with how this monitor looks and plays.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   redone13redone13 – September 25, 2020

   I write this review as the former owner of 3 Asus PG279Qs and one PG279QZ. I was drawn to this realm of the monitor market because I do not believe that 4K displays are worth it at this particular point in time. As far as I see it, the majority are a compromise as the bandwidth requirements for running 4:4:4 chroma subsampling, an extended color gamut, a refresh rate of 144 Hz and beyond, and a resolution of 3840×2160 all at the same time will be much better served by DP 1.5 or HDMI 2.1 (proper HDR wouldn’t hurt either). Although it could be argued that achieving 144 frames at 1440p is more resource intensive than 60 frames at 2160p, I believe the experience to be the most immersive, at least until 144+ frames becomes viable at 4K. Unfortunately, based on the price to performance ratio trend of the current generation of graphics cards (Nvidia’s in specific), it is going to be a long, long time until that is achievable at a reasonable price. All things aside, I can state with confidence that I’ve found my sweet spot for monitors in the form of LG’s 27GL850. It has addressed all of the quality control concerns that I’ve experienced throughout my quest of trying to obtain a high refresh rate, 1440p IPS-type display. Seeing as this is an LG product, the monitor can rightfully be referred to as having an IPS (In-Plane Switching) panel as this is their proprietary term for the technology that produces the wider color gamut and viewing angles.I did not buy this display because I am a hardcore gamer; I bought it because I wanted a quality monitor with good color reproduction, a uniform panel, and good response time. My purchase was based solely on the off chance of LG producing a monitor where quality control wasn’t an after-thought. Now that it has finally arrived, I am proud to report that this monitor delivers. The display has zero backlight bleed and excellent uniformity, contrast, and response time. White uniformity is even across the entirety of the screen while the factory calibrated colors appear accurate even next to my calibrated Dell. Outside of sRGB mode, the colors do come off as over-saturated, although some may prefer the added vibrancy of the Nano IPS technology (I did not). Black levels are on par with most other IPS-type displays that I’ve used despite the specified measurement coming in at a somewhat lower figure than similar displays. As for response time, it seems universally accepted by the monitor community that the fast setting is adequate in preventing overshoot. The faster and fastest settings produce undesirable artifacts known as coronas. Despite this monitor not having variable overdrive, I have had no perceivable issues when it comes to gaming as I do tend to binge on CS:GO from time to time.If I had to nit-pick, and I do because this is a review where transparency informs prospective buyers, I will say that the strength of the presence of IPS glow on my display falls on the moderate end of the spectrum. This could be due to the fact the panel is 27 inches, which is a decent amount of real estate for this phenomenon to occur. It is also important to keep in mind that this is something that varies on a per panel basis. Without a doubt, it is a consequence of choosing to utilize an IPS panel for one’s computing purposes. Regardless, it is nothing unexpected or anything that cannot be addressed by adjusting the brightness level as well as the viewing distance, height, and angle. Besides simply turning down the brightness, placing the monitor further away is one way to remedy the matter. Another way to minimize the glow is to position the screen in such a way that one’s gaze meets the center of the screen as IPS-type displays fare better when the height of the top bezel is of equal height or greater in relation to one’s eyes. A final tip is to manipulate the screen’s tilt angle as oftentimes angling it upwards reduces glow.By applying these adjustments, I can easily say that this is overall the best monitor that I’ve used to date. I will not sit here and bash Asus’ most recent iteration of their high refresh rate, 1440p IPS-type display, the PG279QZ, as one can refer to the top review of the PG279QZ to see what types of problems plague those monitors. What I will say is that it’s a breath of fresh air to see that quality control still exists in consumer-grade monitors. Realistically, no manufacturing process is going to produce near perfect monitors all of the time; however, this purchase has instilled confidence in me when it comes to the LG brand. I imagine that this model will provide all disillusioned monitor buyers a glimmer of hope when it comes to having a fighting chance at obtaining a quality monitor in this realm of the market.***As per a request in the comments, I’ve attached pictures of the monitor at brightness of zero, 50%, and 100%. I also managed to track down another monitor from Micro Center, so I posted the same array of shots for this sample too. The results were very similar; however, a small circular area of bleed does exist in the top left corner. It is somewhat noticeable on a black screen unless I increase the height of the stand. To identify the pictures of the second monitor, please see the pictures without the headphones in them. Despite trying several approaches and platforms, the photo uploader refuses to retain the sequence in which I had originally ordered them).***