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Gigabyte

M27QC

Budget-friendly curved gaming screen with deeper blacks than most flat panels.

27.0
1440p
165Hz
VA
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AI summary

This is a solid middle-ground pick if you want smooth gaming without spending flagship money. The 1500R curve wraps around you just enough to make the edges feel closer — some people love it, some ignore it, but at 27 inches it's subtle. The VA panel gives you deeper blacks than the typical flat gaming screen, so dark scenes in games look moodier instead of washed out.

At 165Hz the motion is smooth enough for shooters and fast games, and 1440p resolution means sharper detail than 1080p without needing the GPU horsepower that 4K demands. Colors look good out of the box, nothing oversaturated or off-putting. The HDR sticker is basically decoration — it doesn't make highlights pop like real HDR, so just treat this as a bright regular screen.

It's not the fastest panel on the market, so pixel transitions can leave faint trails in extreme motion if you're nitpicky, but most people won't notice in actual gameplay.

Spec sheet

Display

Size27.0″
Resolution2560 × 1440
Aspect ratio16:9
PanelVA
Curvature1500R

Performance

Refresh rate165 Hz
Response time1 ms
HDRDisplayHDR 400

Connectivity

Ports
4 connectors
HDMI
  • 2× HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
  • 1× DisplayPort 1.4
Audio
  • 1× Audio out (3.5mm)
VESA mount100x100

Sources

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