Gigabyte GS27QXA 260Hz QHD IPS
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A 27″ 2560 x 1440 (QHD or 1440p) IPS-type panel is used, with 260Hz (240Hz + factory OC) refresh rate and Adaptive-Sync support. This allows VRR technologies such as AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia ‘G-SYNC Compatible’ to be used with AMD reporting a 48 – 240Hz VRR range plus LFC. A matte anti-glare screen surface is adopted with a 1200:1 static contrast ratio, 178°/178° viewing angles and 10-bit colour specified. A flicker-free WLED backlight provides a 350 cd/m² (400 cd/m² HDR peak) typical maximum luminance and 130% sRGB colour gamut. The monitor responds to HDR10 content in a basic way, at the VESA DisplayHDR 400 level. This allows the reasonable gamut to be put to good use alongside 10-bit colour. But it doesn’t require high brightness by HDR standards and no local dimming is specified. A 1ms MPRT response time is specified using the included strobe backlight setting, but as usual pay little attention to this figure. The included stand is tilt only, though 100 x 100mm VESA holes are included for alternative mounting. The ports face downwards and include; AC power input (internal power converter), 2 HDMI 2.0 ports, DP 1.4 and a 3.5mm headphone jack. PiP/PbP is supported
Further details can be found on the manufacturer’s website. Information on price and availability still to come.
