2023-06-13 05:00:00
The LG UltraGear 27GR95QE is a monitor for gamers which is distinguished by its Oled technology and its native refresh rate of 240 Hz. This 27-inch Oled panel supports a WQHD definition of 2560 x 1440 pixels with an ultra-fast response time of 0.03 ms, which allows it to display smooth and precise images. In addition, FreeSync/AdaptiveSync technology and G-Sync compatibility between 48 and 240 Hz with LFC support guarantee a gaming experience without image tearing or micro-stutters.
The first model equipped with a 240 Hz Oled panel manufactured by LG Display, the LG UltraGear 27GR95QE remains expensive. It is sold for around 1100 €. In comparison, the Philips Evnia 34M2C8600 with its 175 Hz QD-OLed panel is sold for less than €1,500 with some interesting options such as a 90 W USB-C port.
Ergonomics
The very classic design of the LG UltraGear 27GR95QE
The LG UltraGear 27GR95QE is a rather understated monitor for a “gaming“.
Height and tilt adjustment
The rotation of a few degrees to the right and to the left
It offers a height adjustment of 11 cm and an inclination between -2° and +15°. It also manages rotation over ±10°.
The back of the monitor, by day…
The back of the monitor offers a little more character and assumes its style gaming. Gaming monitor requires, there is lighting that surrounds the housing grouping the electronics. It is rather pretty and above all very well finished. Note that this monitor is VESA 100 x 100 mm compatible.
Lighting under the slab
It also includes under-the-panel lighting that is supposed to reduce eye strain by creating extra lighting. Like the rear lighting, it is configurable via the OSD (color, intensity, beat, random change, etc.).
The cable routing system.
A small plastic clip serves as a fairly basic, but effective cable management system.
The foot, the external power supply and the remote control
The foot is wide (21 cm), but it frees up a lot of space on the desk. The external power supply is more bulky than an integrated model, but it makes it easier to replace if something goes wrong.
The headphone jack on the bottom edge
The connection includes a DisplayPort 1.4 input, two HDMI 2.1 inputs, an SPDIF optical digital audio output and two USB 3.0 ports. The headphone output is cleverly placed on the lower edge.
The only button on the monitor
The remote control, essential for making the settings
To navigate through the OSD menus, you must use the supplied remote control. Compact and light, it is pleasant to use. It gives direct access to a lot of settings, such as brightness, volume, source, presets 1 and 2, activation of DTS or changing audio source. That’s the advantage. The downside is that if you lose the remote control. It is necessary to be satisfied with the change of the source via the only button under the screen.
This 27-inch monitor is at home on our desk.
On our 120 x 80 cm desk, the LG UltraGear 27GR95QE remains quite discreet. The foot still has a depth of 26 cm, but its slim design frees up space on the desk. The Quad HD definition on this 27-inch diagonal allows you to benefit from a large workspace in office use and brings a certain finesse to games with this resolution of 109 pixels per inch. A high-end graphics card is necessary to run the latest games at 240 Hz with the details pushed to the maximum (or almost) in native definition.
This monitor consumes about 24 W with white set at 150 cd/m². The relative consumption thus reaches 119 W/m², a value higher than the average of the screens tested (100 W/m²). At minimum brightness (49 cd/m²), the monitor consumes 18 W and rises to 44 W at maximum brightness (413 cd/m²).
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Colors and contrast
Right out of the box, the LG Oled monitor displays colors that can be considered faithful: the average delta E being less than 3, the difference between the expected colors and the colors displayed is then imperceptible to the eye. The color temperature is far too warm. The average measured at 8760 K is far from the reference value (6500 K) and the image produced is quite cold (it tends towards blue). Fortunately, the curve is stable over the entire spectrum. The gamma curve displays good stability with a measured average (2.1) close to the reference value (2.2). To improve things, we set the color temperature to warm and lowered the brightness to 92 in order to obtain a white at 150 cd/m². The colors improve slightly with a Delta E which increases to 2.6 and above all the measured color temperature (6550 K) is now in line with the reference value of the video standard. Oddly, calibrating the monitor using a probe and the i1 Profiler software does not improve rendering accuracy.
Contrast
>200000:1
No surprise on the contrast side since Oled technology is the only one allowing the brightness of each pixel to be controlled individually. This makes it possible to produce total black on a single pixel and therefore to obtain infinite contrast. The other advantage of Oled technology is the very wide viewing angle, much more than that of LCD models, even IPS models. There is almost no variation in brightness and colorimetry when offset by 45°. The only model that can compete with this Oled screen is the QD-Oled monitor from Philips, which also uses an Oled panel with a quantum dot filter manufactured by Samsung Display.
In HDR, the rendering is good and the monitor displays a peak brightness of 637 cd / m² allowing you to take advantage of the dynamics of HDR content quite well. The monitor is obviously helped by its deep blacks.
The average difference in brightness homogeneity is measured at only 2% over the entire 27-inch panel; a very good value which guarantees good homogeneity of the slab. The model we tested was not affected by any phenomenon of clouding.
Reactivity
The LG UltraGear 27GR95QE does not use Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) to adjust brightness. There is therefore no flickering and the monitor does not cause headaches for those who are sensitive to this phenomenon.
It manages FreeSync and G-Sync (G-Sync compatible) between 48 and 240 Hz with support for LFC (Low Frame Compensation) for frequencies below 48 Hz. It therefore works optimally when the graphics card sends between 20 and 240 fps. The range supported is therefore very wide and covers all uses. We would still recommend a high-performance graphics card, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT or the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, in order to take advantage of the native Quad HD definition with a high number of images. In all cases, the fluidity is there and the image does not suffer from tearing problems (tearing) or jerks (micro-stuttering).
Reactivity
0,1 ms
Our measuring device filming at 1000 frames per second, it cannot measure an afterglow of less than 1 ms. In fact, the persistence of an Oled screen is even less than 0.1 ms. The manufacturer announces a time of 0.03 ms. The monitor does not offer adjustment of theoverdrive to reduce the ghosting because there simply isn’t. In comparison, the Asus VG279QM with its Full HD 280 Hz IPS panel has an afterglow time of 4.5 ms, as do the VA Samsung Odyssey G7 27 and 49G9 models. Like the other OLED monitors we tested, the LG UltraGear 27GR95QE is simply the best in terms of responsiveness.
We measured the display delay (input lag) at 9.6 ms (at 60 Hz). It is even lower when using the monitor at 120 or 240 Hz. The display delay is less than one frame from the source and does not cause any lag between mouse or keyboard action and its impact on the screen. Be careful though, this value is only valid with modes dedicated to gaming. In sRGB mode, for example, the display delay drops to 26 ms.
Consumption
This monitor consumes around 25 W with white set to 150 cd/m² and a refresh rate of 60 Hz. The relative consumption thus reaches 124 W/m², a value higher than the average of the screens tested (100 W/m²). At minimum brightness (16 cd/m²), the monitor consumes 23 W and rises to 30 W at maximum brightness (199 cd/m²). Enabling Hexagon Lightning increases power consumption by around 2W, as does switching to 240Hz.
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Points forts
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Image quality.
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Native frequency of 240 Hz.
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Infinite contrast.
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FreeSync and G-Sync compatibility.
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Unparalleled responsiveness.
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Remote.
Weak points
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Maximum brightness limited in SDR.
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Adjustments impossible without the remote control (no button on the monitor).
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Absolutely low resolution (109 pixels per inch).
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High consumption.
Conclusion
How does grading work?
Inaugurated by Samsung Display with its QD-Oled panel (see the Philips Envia 34M2C8600 test), Oled technology on monitors keeps all its promises. In addition to the intrinsic image quality with in particular infinite contrast and open viewing angles, the LG UltraGear 27GR95QE monitor impresses above all with its unequaled responsiveness. This model will delight competitive players who are above all looking for performance without any compromise.
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