This is the cheapest way to get smooth gaming motion on a 27-inch screen. At 165Hz it refreshes fast enough to make shooters and racing games feel fluid instead of choppy, and the 1ms pixel response keeps moving objects from blurring into trails. If you're coming from a regular 60Hz monitor, the difference in how games feel is immediately obvious.
The trade-off is sharpness. At 27 inches, 1080p means you can see individual pixels if you sit close — fine in fast games where you're focused on action, less pleasant when reading text or browsing. Colors from the IPS panel look decent and stay consistent when you view the screen off-angle, but don't expect the vivid punch of pricier displays.
The HDR label here doesn't mean much. Treat this as a regular bright screen and it does what it's supposed to: deliver smooth gaming without breaking the bank.