LG UltraGear QHD 27-Inch Gaming Monitor 27GL83A-B - IPS 1ms (GtG), with HDR 10 Compatibility, NVIDIA G-SYNC, and AMD FreeSync, 144Hz, Black

This is a great monitory with really good color and display. But can someone please help me explain why my monitor would be stuck at 100 Hz and not 144 when I went to the NVDIA coolntrol panel. For some reasons it only gives me the options of 60 hz and 100hz. Not 144. Could someone please give me a solution? that would mean a lot.

I have been so excited to get this monitor. It came with G-sync on out of the box, and already set to 144 hz. I came from a 1080p monitor at 60 hz and the difference is incredible. of course the jump in resolution has lowered the frame rate somewhat, but I mostly play CSGO which is pretty easy to run, so im still getting well over 200 fps on max settings in that game (I have an rtx 2060 and a ryzen 5 2600x, 16gb ddr4 ram 3000). It runs well in most other games Ive tried too, and if it drops too low for my liking, I can just lower settings, or run it at a different resolution. Overall the colors on this monitor look amazing, and I love it. If you currently have a setup like my old one (1080p 60hz) and a computer thats powerful enough for a better monitor, definitely consider getting this. OSD: I havent seen many people talk about the OSD, so ill give my input. The OSD is designed well, and gives you many options to tweak. it offers different game modes (which most people dont really use, just stick to gamer 1 and adjust the settings from there. it has a response time setting, which lets you adjust the response time of the monitor (stick to fast, because the fastest setting introduces ghosting). the monitor has a joystick for navigating the OSD, so thats a plus. Also if you adjust the brightness often like me, you can just press up and down on the joystick to quickly adjust brightness, instead of having to go in and navigate to do that. pushing left and right is for volume. I recommend this monitor to everyone. Its in the sweet spod between 1080p and 4k so the display looks crisp and clean, and its got a 144hz refresh rate, so its buttery smooth if you can run games at that FPS, and the IPS display produces very nice colors.

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The screen had backlight bleeding on arrival. Its very distracting and a bit disappointing.

This monitor is high quality for its price or it was when I bought it but its now obsolete and I can only recommend it if its on a significant lower price than the nano version. Rtings have a custom ICC profile for this monitor, you may check that out in case that you decide to buy this. These UltraGear monitors will perform well and it comes with a stand that will allow you to rotate the monitor in case that you want to play a game with Tate mode. It comes with both HDMI and DP cables. BTW keep in mind that these monitors dont have DP 2.0 connection.

My prior Samsung dual monitors on the same system never had a single issue. After purchasing a pair of these LG monitors it is all problems with sleep/power mode to the point the monitors crash - black screen and disconnect with my video card. I have been forced to completely disable all sleep and power management. I would have preferred to have sleep mode working but LG has not provided a working solution with their equipment. Tried monitor, video card and OS drivers with different versions etc also tried other OSs all the same result. Also tried using HDMI latest version of cables vs the Display Port cables being used - same issue, crashed black screens from sleep/power management. I wish I had known about this issue as I would have given consideration to other quality Monitor Manufacturers. The other features of the LG monitors is sufficient, HDR, GSYNC, FREESYNC etc and have thankfully functioned correctly.

This is a very impressive monitor in terms of color, IPS panel, response times. 2k is a good resolution. Even if games start running better at 4k someday, you could downsample and get a nice picture. For the times though, 2K is a good sweet spot for high fps, for sure. The 27 inch size is great, but be aware the stand underneath is long and wide so it takes a lot of desk space. With two monitors it can be hard to get even a second smaller one in there comfortably on a smaller desk, for sure. Still I eventually managed to squeeze in a layout. Overall I consider this an awesome monitor, considerably more reliable than the $200 range VA panel one I had that accidentally broke, and this replaced it. That old monitor had flickering issues with freesync, this one works great out of the box, and has less color banding. I also like the HDR effect mode on pc gaming. I didnt try it right away thinking it would be a weak gimmick, but it actually looks pretty good. Mind you compared to a TV that supports HDR well, this is not the same thing, just a nice way to boost your image quality. HDR effect also doesnt offer much settings control as they become locked for many things, but response time, color, and image look great in it. The biggest real con with it is the price. It is a lot in my opinion. However, if you are extremely careful not to drop it or hit the screen with anything then I suspect it could last a really long time, like most monitors. So considering the features are great, I think a lot of people that use PC all the time can justify getting this. One other small con with it is the Onscreen Control app (download it from their website) that lets you set things up instead of using the monitors joystick is very barebones. I was disappointed the super handy on screen countdown timer feature and hot keys to change settings features from the budget $200 monitor arent here. On the other hand this monitor is much easier to get stunning visuals out of the box than a cheap budget panel and you hardly need to go into settings, but the lack of bells and whistles in settings other than the major important features was something I noted. Overall, Im highly pleased with this monitor so far. Might revisit this review over time if its standing up well over time or is not.

With Windows new auto-HDR settings, and even turning on HDR permanently, get the most out of the monitor, getting great brightness and incredible contrast for a monitor that is not an OLED. Getting HDR to work properly on this monitor can be a bit tricky sometimes, which is why I see a lot of reviews that complain about them HDR or low nits/unusual colors on the monitor. Your monitor will say that HDR is enabled but the source will be confused as to whether to enable HDR or not, and youre stuck in this state where you believe the HDR is just bad. But if you have HDR set up properly, you will not be complaining about the low brightness or weird colorization on this monitor. Maybe something else, but definitely when you get the monitor, double check HDR settings, etc - on both the monitor and source. And when it comes to the price, this is probably the best monitor you can get for the money. It is important to note that this is G-Sync compatible, and does not actually have the G-Sync module in the monitor itself. I havent noticed any cons in terms of maintaining good 144hz gaming thus far with V-Sync, which is about the peak youd get at WHD without setting the graphics down, and you dont have the G Sync module in the monitor constantly sapping power even when its off.

I only purchase LG now. Other monitors always flicker for some reason? Maybe my electricity isn’t the best but that never impacts LG products so who knows. 10/10 always recommend!

Absolutely LOVE this monitor. Had now for 2 years and can’t say enough about it.