Moreover, the screen is exceptionally thin and has ultra-thin bezels on all four sides of the screen. It has a light 35% haze matte anti-glare coating which prevents reflections without adding too much graininess to the image. Default setup is overly cool and not very accurate, but thankfully there’s a nicely configured sRGB emulation mode with accurate performance, and it’s not hard to tweak things in the wide gamut mode either for a better performance. The inclusion of hardware calibration is a nice-to-have and offers some further accuracy potential for those with compatible devices, although it’s a shame it has limited reporting capabilities and cannot be used in HDR mode at the moment. Perhaps LG will update their software at some point to make this better. Brightness in SDR mode would be considered “limited” compared with LCD monitors, but we think perfectly adequate for most people still. It might be a bit dark if you’re used to pumping up the brightness for gaming or movies though. At least in SDR there is no need for the screen to use ABL, so you get consistent screen performance and brightness regardless of your image and content. HDR brightness was disappointing and didn’t get anywhere near the advertised 1000 nits peak brightness in any sensible colour temp mode, although the setup and accuracy was decent and the OLED panel offers the usual excellent contrast ratio and HDR experience. Where to Buy Peak brightness in this default mode reached a maximum of 609 nits in our tests, and that was on a 10% APL window. It was also at approximately that brightness for smaller APL window sizes, but sadly didn’t reach higher, and certainly nowhere near the spec of 1000 nits from LG. We will examine other modes and whether you can get higher peak brightness in a moment. At a full white windows (100% APL) the sustained brightness was only 141 nits, which was quite a bit lower than a 100% window in SDR for some reason (~192 nits). We would have liked to have seen better HDR brightness here really. Newer firmware April 2023– no change to brightness Screen Saver – screen turns off automatically when no movement is detected after a certain period of time

The LG 27GR95QE-B is a fantastic gaming monitor based on its test results and specifications. Its unique OLED panel is fast and vibrant and capable of brilliant HDR performance, even when compared to its mini-LED counterparts. We like its design and added features, plus it’s not stupendously expensive like we feared it would be.Class 2)A lag of 8.33 – 16.66ms – the equivalent of one to two frames at a 120Hz refresh rate – moderate lag but should be fine for many gamers. Caution advised for serious gaming

LG provide a 2 year warranty for this screen although do not really talk about image retention or burn in cover, other than to say that the warranty does NOT cover “Burned-in images resulting from improper usage as described in the user manual”– but improper use is a pretty vague term. This may make it difficult to claim under the warranty should you ever run in to any image retention issues, so we would advise some caution depending on your usage type and habits, and your risk tolerance. Gaming We can also compare the motion clarity of the 27GR95QE here against some 360Hz LCD screens we’ve reviewed. You can see that actually despite the lower refresh rate (by 33%) the motion clarity is very similar here from the 240Hz OLED panel. There is a ratio of approximately 1.5:1 when it comes to motion clarity between an OLED screen and an LCD screen, thanks to the near-instant response times. So you get a motion clarity in practice beyond what you might expect from the refresh rate number. We have compared the LG against two 360Hz screens here. Class 1)Less than 8.33ms – the equivalent to 1 frame lag of a display at 120Hz refresh rate – should be fine for gamers, even at high levelsIn early April 2023 LG released an updated firmware for the 27GR95QE designed to supposedly help improve screen brightness. We have unfortunately had to return our screen sample, but our friends over at Monitors Unboxed have updated the firmware on their screen (done via the LG OnScreen Control software) and re-tested brightness in both SDR and HDR modes. They confirmed there was no change at all to HDR brightness in Gamer 1 mode, which has the ~6500K colour temp. The UltraGear OLED 27 has competitive games down, but it also has cinematic games nailed. OLED and the stellar HDR experience it brings means you can enjoy games like Cyberpunk 2077and Horizon Zero Dawnwithout missing out. The ‘Screen move’ setting shifts the pixels a bit from time to time if you enable it, and will be familiar to anyone who has used an OLED TV before. Personally I find these features annoying for desktop and general use where you might notice the screen move a bit, but for gaming and multimedia you’d be hard pressed to notice it. But then again, it’s of less value for those kind of dynamic uses anyway. To help mitigate the risk of image retention and burn in, you might want to have this turned on but at least LG give you the option to turn it off as well. The pixels have been “over-provisioned” on this screen, so while the image shifts a bit by a few pixels, you never lose any of the actual image off the edges. There is no explanation of what the 4 different modes do in the user manual, so we have no idea how they differ. We tried a couple of them and found the occasional shifting of the image annoying for desktop use personally.

With some simple adjustments to the brightness control, contrast and RGB balance, we had achieved a significantly better result in the ‘Gamer 1’ mode. The main benefit was that we’d corrected the RGB balance, and now had a pretty consistent greyscale colour temp, and a white point very close to our target at 6553K. The screen no longer looked bluish, and this in turn improved the greyscale accuracy hugely, now down to dE 1.4 average. The LG 27GR95QE was a really interesting screen to test, being the first super-high refresh rate OLED monitor released to market, and the first OLED gaming monitor in a smaller and common size and form factor. There’s no doubt the OLED panel can offer some impressive and excellent performance in many areas, although it’s not perfect if you’re after a multi-purpose monitor, and struggles a little in some areas it should do better. When using VRR, the pixel response time performance is perfect regardless of the refresh/frame rate as there’s no need for different overdrive modes. On the Xbox Series X there is also a 1440p setting which would have been better to prioritise refresh rate again. However, that mode annoyingly cannot support HDR from the console, and so if you are playing an HDR capable game (and most are nowadays) you would be better running at 4K output to the screen, where HDR is then supported from the console. Note: we turned off “Smart Energy Saving” from the OSD menu which could otherwise impact screen brightness.Gradient handling was good though with no visible banding issues, and only minor gradation in darker tones. sRGB Emulation Mode Another problem I often found is that the HDR can be a little inconsistent, and I found that it tended to oversaturate the colors in a distracting way. I left it off because I would much rather play with good color on a darker screen than be too bright and blown out. First the BenQ Zowie XL2566K which we would rate overall as being slightly faster than the LG, with a slightly sharper and clearer image. This becomes a little more apparent in certain situations like with scrolling text as well, but unless you were comparing them side by side it would probably be hard to separate the two for most people. If you’re after the absolute clearest motion for Esports and competitive gaming, then something like the BenQ with its 360Hz TN Film panel has the slight edge. Class 3)A lag of more than 16.66ms – the equivalent of more than 2 frames at a refresh rate of 120Hz – Some noticeable lag in daily usage, not suitable for high end gaming That’s annoying, but it’s an easy problem to solve. What the UltraGear OLED 27 gets right is adjustment. Ironically, you don’tneed a screwdriver to set up the sturdy stand, and it enables just shy of four-and-a-half inches of height adjustment, 20 degrees of swivel, 20 degrees of tilt, and the ability to turn the monitor vertically.

The LG 27GR95QE also features Hexagon RGB lighting at the rear with adjustable colors and lighting patterns. In a dark room, the LEDs are even strong enough to reflect off of the wall and create atmospheric ambient lighting. Related content: our video guide to the best settings for the LG 27GR95QE Calibration (Software Profiling)Regardless, these issues will happen over hundreds and hundreds of hours of playing the same kind of content, so don’t worry about it too much…just a little. dE colour accuracy – a wide range of colours are tested and the colour accuracy dE measured. We compare these produced colours to the sRGB reference space, and if applicable when measuring a wide gamut screen we also provide the accuracy relative to a specific wide gamut reference such as DCI-P3. An average dE and maximum dE is provided along with an overall screen rating. The lower the dE the better, with differences of <1 being imperceptible (marked by the green area on the graph), and differences between 1 and 3 being small (yellow areas). Anything over dE 3 needs correcting and causes more obvious differences in appearance relative to what should be shown. dE 2000 is used for improved accuracy and providing a better representation of what you would see as a user, compared with older dE methods like dE 1994, as it takes into account the human eye’s perceptual sensitivity to different colours. If you’re a proud new owner of the LG 27GR95QE, or you’ve got one arriving soon, we have a guide for you to help you get the most out of the screen. This will guide you to the optimal settings for desktop use, gaming, SDR and HDR. You can follow our video guide on our YouTube channel here, or from the embedded version above. Other Useful Links