I bought this monitor a little less than a month ago, and wanted to go through my experiences with it. It's been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, but in the end, I love my monitor.
Pros:
Wow. 1440p where have you been all my life? 1080p has had its run, but with smart phones and laptops really pushing the pixels, 1080p was starting to look dated. 1440p on the other hand really is the perfect density of pixels for a 27in desktop monitor. I can't notice pixels at all, which makes the windows desktop experience feel more premium and enjoyable. Gaming is also awesome at this definition, some games REALLY benefit from the higher resolution, BF4 to name one. The color contrast is also welcome, and I like that adjusting my head a bit wont distort the color like on my old TN panel. G-sync is also an amazing technology. I am running this with my 980ti, but even this card on certain games (like GTA5) can run into a few low moments depending on the environment at 1440p. G-sync really makes it so I dont even notice the FPS dipped, which makes for an immersive fluid experience. I also feel as though G-sync will get me an extra year or two out of my card because of how seamless the experience feels at lower FPS.
Cons:
Come nighttime my first day with the monitor, I decided to test for the infamous backlight bleed. Low and behold, I had a bit in the top left, middle, and bottom middle corners of the bezel. The monitor out of the box has the brightness set way too high (at like 60 I believe), so following the owners club advice I decreased brightness to 27. This helped A LOT to diminish the backlight bleed, but I could still notice it a bit on pure black screens which really irked me. Another thing about this monitor, is that it does have a lot of IPS glow; I sit probably a bit too close to it honestly. The optimum viewing distance would be likely 2-3 feet, but I am probably closer to 1.5 feet, where I notice IPS glow on the bottom right corner. I found that angling the monitor a bit up helped diminish this effect.
So Did I return it?
No! Now here is the thing, the backlight bleed is only noticeable in a pitch black room, with a pitch black image displayed on the screen. Playing games, or doing anything in a pitch black room with a monitor like this is terrible for yours eyes, but I still wanted a better solution that leaving the light in my living room.
Enter accent lighting! I bought three RGB led strips that I mounted to the back of the monitor to add accent lighting to the image. Aside from limiting eye strain, having accent lighting also helps increase the contrast of the colors on the screen, and, you guessed it, eliminated any perceivable IPS glow or backlight bleed in a pitch black room. Now, I can have an enjoyable experience with my monitor, in the dark due to my accent lighting. And it looks awesome too! Also, it could be my imagination, but I feel as though the backlight bleed has gotten better over time? Apparently some people on the forums noticed this as well. Either ways, for the price of the monitor, I wish I didn't have this emotional roller coaster and it just worked flawlessly out of the box, which is why it gets 4 stars. Outstanding product with some quirks.
| Standing screen display size | 27 Inches |
|---|---|
| Max Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1440 Pixels |
