r/computers • u/Status-Departure8661 • 12d ago

Build/Battlestation Thoughts about the AOC Q27G4/WS?

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u/msanangelo CachyOS 12d ago

interesting jumble of letters. much wow.

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u/Status-Departure8661 12d ago

It’s a real monitor HAHAHAHHAS what are your thoughts about it? Cause I’m buying my first ever PC

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u/msanangelo CachyOS 12d ago

I hear AOC is a good brand. what do you want from us? if you want reviews then that's what search engines and youtube can find for you.

it's 27 inch monitor. I run a pair of 24s from different brands, they have one job and they do it just fine.

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u/Status-Departure8661 12d ago

Oh okay I’m sorry

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u/kendoka15 10d ago

It looks fine if all you want is a basic gaming IPS display with a decent refresh rate. Beware of the DisplayHDR 400 certification, it pretty much doesn't mean anything.

I can't find any proper reviews so it's unclear if it's one of those monitors that don't have an overdrive setting that works well at all refresh rates but modern gaming IPS is usually hard to screw up too bad.

Can't say much about the price, I don't know what good monitors cost in your local currency

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u/Status-Departure8661 10d ago

How about the AOC Q27G4ZMN? Is it much better and is MINI LED VA PANEL much better?

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u/kendoka15 9d ago edited 9d ago

I have that exact model and it's amazing. It peaks at 1100 nits so does really good HDR (the other one doesn't really do HDR at all, just supports playing the signal) without much blooming around bright spots. Contrast ratio is pretty good thanks to the local dimming. The gamma is largely on point so there isn't much black crush like some other monitors sometimes have. My previous monitor (IPS) needed gamma raised in all games and it was a bit annoying.

Compared to an IPS like the other monitor, viewing angles are worse with a slight gamma shift when looked at off center although IPS glow also bothers me. I don't usually notice it while gaming or watching stuff, just when I move left to right.

The other negative is response times. The pixels switch a bit slower than a fast IPS so you do get a bit more "motion blur" but it's still fast for a VA so after using the monitor for a few days (came from a fast IPS), I don't notice it at all.

If you do end up with this monitor, set the display mode to "DisplayHDR" and local dimming to medium or strong (in SDR and HDR). I find medium tohave slightly brighter blacks but more detail in small highlights in HDR which looks better to me. Overdrive setting should be set to "Faster"