LG 27″ UltraGear™ (27GS75Q) QHD 200Hz 1ms G-Sync Compatible IPS Gaming Monitor

The LG UltraGear 27GS75Q, a confusing name for a simple, yet strong, monitor. LG throws a solid IPS screen with an appropriate resolution for a great 27” size. Coupled with a high refresh rate this should be a real winner. First and foremost, this is billed as a gaming monitor. But does it serve its purpose?

Before we jump into that, out of the box, the UltraGear is pretty well equipped. Despite a fairly reasonable price, the stand has a fairly robust height, rotates to portrait, and tilts -5 to 20 degrees (estimated, I couldn’t find my protractor). The weighted stand is fairly wide, and a dark gray texture (the texture is plastic). The top and side bezels are narrow at about 7mm. Below the front lower bezel, which is larger at about 2cm w/ a 5mm chin below that. The chin honestly struck me as a light sensor, or IR receiver, but alas it is neither.

The stand is easy to attach, clipping in tool free. The bottom attaches with a wing nut, and you’re in business. Around back you’ll find a DisplayPort 1.4 and 2 HDMI 2.1 ports. The monitor also sports a 3.5mm audio port for headphones or external speakers. There are no internal speakers. The only other port on the back is a DC power jack, and yes, this monitor has an external power brick. It’s small, but only has a 4’ power cord.

Powering on the monitor is easy, and it lets off a cheery beep when you do. The beeps appear to be accessibility features that are turned off by default, but it obviously needs to let you know that it has powered on. The accessibility features are nice to see. To power on the monitor simply press in the 4 way joystick found on the bottom center of the display. Once powered on, you’ll find tilting the joystick left or right will adjust volume of the audio output, up and down open the accessibility menu, and another press in will show the on screen menu which changes what each direction does. Up turns the power off, left selects in the input, right goes to game mode, down closes the menu and another click in will open the full settings menu.

In settings you’ll see a nice display of the current refresh rate, feature settings, response time, and DAS mode status. The first menu lists what ‘Game Mode’ is active and let’s you select one. The options are Gamer 1, Gamer 2, FPS, RTS, Vivid, Reader, HDR effect, and Color Weakness. I found that Gamer 1 is the most like standard, while the other modes tended to play with the color balance and gamma. The Game Adjust menu is the next option, and this is where you find the tasty settings of ‘Overclock’, which enables 200hz over the stock 180hz, Adaptive Sync, which is on by default, but the set to extended, black stablizer, which can enhance dark scene details.

Below those menus you’ll find picture adjust, with the normal color controls. Gamma controls are represented as ‘modes’ and color temp has 4 presets and a manual. Individual RGB channels can be adjusted as well. Input and general are left, and the only interesting piece in input is the ability to turn on or off automatic input switching, which is a great thing. In general you get language settings, the ability to change what settings are found on the first menu, and various energy saving settings. The power LED is off by default, and offers a warm red glow when enabled.

Leaving the settings behind, what exactly are we looking at? Well this panel sports a 2560×1440 resolution at a 27” size, HDR support, 200Hz refresh rate and about 300 nits of brightness. If your eyebrows raised at the ‘HDR’ and 300 nits, I don’t blame you. You’re not getting any true HDR experience out of this. Sure it supports HDR 10, but in name only really. Colors look bright and vibrant though. The monitor will wash out severely in a bright room however. That said, this panel is billed for gaming, and here is where it excels. Very rarely can you find such a nice looking panel w/ IPS support and high refresh rate with a usable resolution.

So how does it game? Well first, let’s max out this by going to the settings menu and selecting “Overclock” to yes. Once we have that turned on the monitor will reboot. You should now be able to select 200Hz as a refresh rate (if it doesn’t already default to it). Note: You’ll need a GPU from the past few years. I would recommend leaving HDR off in Windows with this monitor. I’d also recommend turning on G-Sync or Freesync, which should be enabled by default. I found leaving the default “Fast” overdrive setting was best, as there was limited overshoot and ghosting in my pictures.

Now that we have the monitor optimized, let’s game. The default game 1 settings are appropriate for most games, despite there being an FPS and RTS settings. 1440p is a great resolution for many mid-high end GPUs to drive at high-ultra details. I fired up Counter Strike 2 and found buttery smooth frame rates (my 4090 knocks out plenty of frames to hit 200 FPS+ in this game on Ultra at 1440p). Playing Starcraft 2, one of my all time favorites, was great as well. The colors popped, motion was smooth, and the overall experience was excellent. Dark Souls, a game locked at 60FPS, won’t get a lot from the high refresh rate, but definitely pointed out a weak spot on this monitor with IPS glow very evident in the darker scenes in this game. Luckily the glow was even, without much backlight bleed around the edges. This means dark games, played in dark environments are pretty rough compared to a VA panel or OLED. Of course this is the tradeoff for those beautiful IPS colors that pop and excellent viewing angles.

Of mention, the 200Hz overclock is legit. I had no trouble running the resolution at that refresh rate, and I did frameskip tests – with perfect results. Motion also was excellent when doing high speed captures of the UFO motion test on Blur Busters website. This monitor does excellent motion for LCD.

The overall experience of the LG Ultragear, especially considering the prices, is excellent. You get a solid 1440p monitor, at an exceptionally high refresh rate, a large variable refresh rate support, and great color. You deal with the realities of IPS technology, but good quality control is evident, as backlight bleed was practically non-existent. LG makes some of the best IPS panels in the business, and even their budget offerings are top notch. Dark scenes will suffer, but if you don’t mind those compromises, this monitor stands out as an exceptional piece of kit for the budget minded high resolution gamer.

The LG UltraGear 27″ 27GS75Q gaming monitor is an exceptional choice for gamers seeking an immersive and competitive edge. Its ridiculously fast refresh rate, response time and brilliant colors will give you the upper hand in the world of gaming.

The IPS panel delivers vibrant colors, deep blacks, and wide viewing angles, bringing your favorite games and movies to life with stunning detail. The monitor offers HDR10 support delivering brilliant colors. The QHD resolution (2560 x 1440) just adds more detail offering sharp and detailed images, and the Nano IPS technology enhances the color accuracy, simply put a stunning visual experience.

The monitor offers 180Hz refresh O/C 200Hz rate and 1ms response time delivering smooth gameplay with no lag or motion blur, The NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync compatibility eliminate screen tearing and stuttering, providing a seamless visual experience. I tested out this monitor on multiple devices like my PS5 and my PC with an RTX 4060 and I was able to get up to 180 Hz connected via DPI on my PC and 120Hz on my PS5 but overall, an amazing gaming experience.

The monitor’s sleek design and ergonomic adjustments cater to your comfort, allowing you to play for extended periods without strain. The monitor can be setup vertically or horizontally, has a virtually borderless design on 3 sides, and offers tilt and height adjustments so pretty much set it up as you like. The monitor also offers 2HDMI inputs, 1 Display port, and audio jack input options.

Overall, the LG UltraGear 27″ 27GS75Q gaming monitor is a great investment for gamers of every level. It combines top-notch performance, stunning visuals, and a stylish design, making it a must-have for an immersive gaming experience.

Transitioned to this monitor from a 32″ VA Panel 1080p 165hz. there’s a huge difference in Image quality and will recommend to anyone looking to play at 1440p.

I was eager to give the LG UltraGear 27 IPS a shot. I had a previous LG UltraGear monitor that was fantastic. However, on this model, I was left underwhelmed to say the least. I’ve tinkered with all the settings and even gone in search of best settings online and have come up short. But before I speak to exactly what bothered me, I wanted to address their stated feature list.

Ultra-fast at up to 180Hz & 1ms MBR – This monitor does in fact support G-Sync and Freesync. And most importantly, it does in fact hit its stated min of 180hz refresh.

Bold Color On A 27″ Screen – They claim 99% sRGB color gamut, but unless my old eyes deceive me, it doesn’t live up to this claim. A “world of brilliant color” was promised and what I received was muted colors, bad contrast, muddy blacks and whites, and almost no brightness. In fact, I noted that the corners and edges looked particularly dim from the center. Whatever you do, do NOT activate HDR. Blues become grey. It’s really awful.

Get In The Game – As mentioned already, it supports G-Sync and Freesync. Enough said.

Customized For a Game Changing Experience – Yes, it does have different pre-programmed modes for different game/movie types. However, none but Gamer 1 setting is recommended. Even vivid which usually over saturates colors and cranks the brightness to insane levels was muted and not worth using.

Advanced Gaming Features – It claims to have a bevy of advanced gaming features, and they are in fact built-in, but you’re not likely to turn them on. Why would you want to have your monitor reporting FPS, or tinker with overclocking the refresh? And for the life of me, I cannot understand why anyone would want a permanent crosshair turned on.

Designed For The Win – The bezel is nice and thin on the top and sides. The weight of the monitor is light and easily moveable. It sports a thin bezel and overall looks like its reasonably well constructed and classy sitting on your desktop. As well, it comes with HDMI, and DisplayPort connectivity if you were looking to connect multiple devices to it.

Well there it is. I highlighted the proposed feature list and spoke a little about some of my gripes. Let’s expand a bit on those.

It vastly underwhelmed me with it’s brightness and ability to represent colors correctly. Contrast was a muddy mess that resulted in blurry images. How did I determine this? I used a sundown beach scene where you could see the ocean waves, clouds, and flare of the sun as it set. There should have been tons of colors represented and it should look quite stunning. On my laptops native display, it did exactly this. On this LG display, it was as previously described. The brightness is terrible. Therefore, don’t even bother with HDR unless you want your colors to shift completely off and be stuck with this bland, terrible image.

Pros? Yeah, it has a nice build to it and the bezel is nice and thin. But we buy monitors to see the display shine, not so much the housing. And yes, it does in fact support G-Sync and Freesync, and it supports a 180hz refresh.

For the price, I would expect better. I wouldn’t recommend this one to a friend unless they lowered the cost and needed it for a productivity PC. I wouldn’t even trust the colors on this display to be a graphic design PC. Overall, I will give it 3 stars because it delivers on most of its promises, but it loses the 4th and 5th star for underperforming colors and brightness.

Great monitor!! Made my gameplay from my PC look so much better than my old one.

Honestly it’s nothing special at all but the colors are good and the performance is good. It’s worth the price if it’s on sale but I personally wouldn’t spend retail.

[PROS]
Hits Benchmark: Playing at 144-165hz allows for a great experience even at 1080p. But breaking the ceiling to hit 180fps at 1440p is awesome. I tested a number of titles with 4080, and can confirm that it is indeed achievable and maintainable. Furthermore, I didn’t even have to tweak any settings or overclock it.

HDR10: The HDR space can be a confusing area among gaming monitors. Often times we see monitors that say they support HDR but it might be HDR400 or something similar which doesn’t match up with consoles like the Xbox Series S or X. Fortunately, being HDR10 certified ensures compatibility with those consoles and produce very vivid colors.

Functional Modes: Along with HDR, I found a plethora of options to customize the monitor experience to suit my gaming needs. I have a visual impairment that cause me to struggle with aiming. Features like Crosshair makes playing games so much easier allowing me to improve my accuracy.

[CONS]

No USB Connections: I’m the person that probably has something plugged into most of the USB slots within my desktop. It would’ve been nice for the monitor to contain an USB B port that could create hub through the monitor.

Awkward Power Cable: So the tip of power adapter is a right angled plug, but the spacing around the port isn’t large enough to accommodate the housing around the tip. I have to turn the plug almost upside down to prevent a shortage from occurring within the wire. Also, the base of the adapter that plugs into the outlet is sure to take up a lot of space on a surge protector.

[CONCLUSIONS]

Gaming with this UltraGear variant has been superb. It’s not the ultimate monitor, but has many of the features to make is a great monitor: 180Hz, HDR10, IPS, and a dozen other adjustable settings to make it an enjoyable experience.

Buen producto y entrega a tiempo, solo no muestra el voltaje ⚡️ pero para mi país si es compatible. Sirve bien con mi consola