LG UltraGear 27GR75Q-B 165Hz QHD IPS
As an Amazon Associate and Newegg Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases made using the “Buy” button at the bottom of this post. Where possible, you'll be redirected to your nearest store. Further information on supporting our work.QHD IPS monitors with 144Hz+ refresh rates remain popular for gamers and all-round usage. The LG 27GR75Q (27GR75Q-B owing to the largely black rear) of the UltraGear series offers this. The monitor includes the usual mixture of dark matte plastics – a glossy black plastic underhang is also visible, which could include an IR sensor for a remote. Though there’s no mention of this feature on the product page or in the manual. The top and side bezels are dual-stage, with slim panel border flush with the rest of the screen and thin hard plastic outer edge. The OSD (On Screen Display) is controlled by a joystick beneath the central region of the bottom bezel.
A 27″ 2560 x 1440 (QHD or 1440p) IPS-type panel is used with matte anti-glare screen surface and specified 1000:1 static contrast ratio, 178°/178° viewing angles and 8-bit colour. A 165Hz refresh rate is supported alongside Adaptive-Sync, including AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia ‘G-SYNC Compatible’ with 48 – 165Hz VRR range plus LFC assumed. A flicker-free WLED backlight provides a 300 cd/m² typical maximum luminance and 99% sRGB colour gamut. Providing a standard gamut experience rather than the more saturated wide gamut experience offered by many competing models. The monitor responds in a very basic way to HDR10 content, allowing 10-bit colour processing to be used. But without a suitably wide colour gamut for HDR, sufficiently high brightness or local dimming to enhance contrast.
A 1ms grey to grey response time is specified alongside a 1ms MPRT response time with included Motion Blur Reduction strobe backlight setting, which as usual these aren’t figures you should put much weight on. DAS (Dynamic Action Sync) also features, an integrated low input lag mode. The stand offers tilt, height (110mm or 4.33 inches) and pivot into portrait. The stand can be removed using a quick-release mechanism to reveal 100 x 100mm VESA holes. The ports face backwards in a recess to the right of the stand attachment point and include; DP 1.4, 2 HDMI 2.0 ports, a 3.5mm headphone jack and DC power input (external ‘power brick’).
Further details can be found on the manufacturer’s website. Information on price and availability still to come.
