LG UltraGear Gaming Monitor 27GL83A-B, 27 inch, 1440p, 144Hz, 1ms MBR, IPS Display, HDR 10, AMD FreeSync, Nvidia G-Sync, Energy Saving, Displayport, HDMI, Anti Glare, Adjustable Stand

its a stunning monitor, if you can find it sub £400, get it! i'm not going to go into detail about the picture quality because i'm not an expert and there are plenty of websites that go indepth on it. what i can say is it's excellent, if you jump from TN/VA panel to IPS, you will instantly notice the difference in colours, they are popping and accurate, you wont ever want to go back. 1440p looking crisp on a 27 inch and 144hz makes everything extremely smooth and tear free, it's ideal for any user; gamer, content creator, watching videos, etc. ips has been a concern for competitive gaming but the technology has improved so much recently, response times and input lag are on par with most TN panels.however there are some minor niggles. its not an issue if you vesa mount but the stand does not support swivel, it can rotate, height and tilt adjust, just doesn't turn left or right. another issue, slightly bothersome is it only has one button, making the operation not as seamless. for instance, on some monitors, they have multiple shortcut buttons that let you customize their actions such as input switch, brightness/contrast adjust, etc. with just one push. and lastly, ips glow is to be expected. my monitor has some on the bottom left but its not a big issue and can be ignored in an amply lit room.despite the problems mentioned, its still a 5 star monitor. the pros heavily outweigh the cons. the price is decent, sometimes i've seen these go for £350. i can see myself staying with this monitor for a very long time.

Firstly, I've only been using the monitor for about eight hours in total so far. My early impressions are looking promising. There's nothing for me to complain about. LG really delivered with this package, I probably was convinced after five minutes of use, truth be told.The 1ms, 144Hz, 2560x1440p specifications are a deadly combination I've used fast 4K monitors in the past, and this is just as good image quality wise - but so much smoother. The implementation of G Sync is amazing for those with supported Nvidia hardware and a fast paced game to play. Smooth, vibrant games with no tearing or ghosting.The stand is heavy, robust - and so is the screen. The stand is tall, with a good height adjustments. also rotates to portrait 1140x2560OSD is perfect to navigate and responsive. HDR is pretty neat, above average in my opinion.Everything just worked as intended out of the box. The only "setup" I had to do was turning on HDR in Windows 11.HDMI cable included, Display Port Cable included. Power brick and cable included.I hope this screen lasts forever. It's bright, 27", fast and made well.

Amazing monitor compared to most other displays at the £379.99 price point at the time of my purchase. I was dead set on the GL850-B but as it was not available anywhere in the UK at the time I decided to take the plunge on the cheaper variant.I must say I'm certainly glad that I did, the display is sharp and colour accurate, except for blacks but that's mostly a limitation of the technology. The response time is smooth and the Freesync works perfectly from my experience after a few months. The UI navigation and menu is very intuitive, the best I've experienced on a monitor.There is a couple downsides, as with most monitors under £1000 the HDR is disappointing and generally not worth using. There is some small amount of IPS bleed but that's to be expected from the technology.Overall I would say it's well worth the price and the negatives don't detract much from the overall product.

The LG 27GL83A-B is a great 1440p IPS monitor that delivers great gaming performance. It has a very fast response time that delivers fast-moving content with almost no blur trail and has very low input lag. It is a cheaper, slightly less featured variant of the heralded and very well reviewed LG GL850 which is exclusive to another UK retailer. The only difference between this panel and that one is the GL83 has a slightly lower colour space due to the use of a different backlight and no USB ports on the back. That being said it still shows almost the entire sRGB colour space which is used by the majority of content.The monitor comes pre-calibrated by the factory with a calibration report in the box, and with a slight tweak to the brightness (from 50 to 15) you can achieve a great colour temperature and fantastic accuracy. Additionally, the monitor comes with multiple overdrive modes to enhance pixel responsiveness, choose Fast, not Fastest, as the Fastest setting introduces horrific inverse ghosting and overshoot. The fast setting performs the best with fast transitions and very little blur or trailing.Finally before wrapping up with pros and cons, you can see from my photo that I have it VESA mounted and I had no problems doing so on my Amazon Basics Dual monitor arm.Pros+ Fast response times with almost all pixel transitions within the 6.94ms window of 144hz.+ 144hz IPS monitor 27"+ VESA mountable (100x100)+ Thin 1cm bezel on sides and top, slightly thicker on the bottom+ Freesync monitor that is also Gsync compatible (works with AMD and Nvidia graphics cards)+ Price (I paid £330 - which is stunning for an IPS 1440p 144hz monitor)+ Colour accuracy+ Great viewing angles+ Excellent grey uniformity+ Excellent gradient handling, no banding issues+ Joystick style button to control the OSD is fantastically easy to use and navigateCons- Claims to be HDR but peak brightness and lack of local dimming means its not really HDR- Contrast ratio is 894:1 (Like other IPS it suffers in very dark scenes in a dark room but its not very noticeable and can be aided by using bias lighting behind the monitor)- Lack of availability?Other facts* Thickness with stand is 16cm, without the stand it is only 5.6cm.* Comes with 1 display port and two HDMI connections which are very accessible* Bezels are thin at 1cm around three edges, slightly thicker on bottom bezel.* Weight with stand is about 6kg and without stand its 4kg* 27" panel, 2560x1440p resolution, 144hz refresh rate* Freesync and Gsync compatible* HDMI only reaches 120hz* Comes with power adapter brick and both HDMI and DisplayPort cables.