LG UltraGear QHD 27-Inch Gaming Monitor 27GL850-B, Nano IPS 1ms (GtG) with HDR 10 Compatibility and NVIDIA G-SYNC, 144Hz, Black

LG has certainly set the bar here with these monitors for both quality and price. I think a lot of people will be debating the LG 27GL83A-B and the LG 27GL850-B; I’ve had both and I immediately knew the decision was to keep the LG 27GL850-B. I was blown away when first viewing images on the 27GL850 when comparing to a TN panel, and this was not something that I felt with the 27GL83A at all. My specific unit has no noticeable IPS glow (orange tint) and has very minimal back light bleed that would only be noticeable in a completely dark room. Compared to its lower priced counterpart, I think the Nano IPS display makes a world of difference for quality and the ability to reduce that IPS glow and back light bleed. Blacks are deeper and more consistent on the 27GL850A and colors really pop on the wide color gamut panel. Pros: + 1440p @ 144 Hz + Good viewing angles + Gsync certified and Adaptive-Sync ready + Supports wide color gamut and provides a very good sRGB emulation profile for those that do not like the saturated look + Nano IPS provides decent black levels for IPS panel standards + No IPS glow visible to eye (specific to my monitor) + Very minimal back light bleed (specific to my monitor) Cons: - Advertised 1ms (you’ll need to select the “fastest” response time setting, but you greatly sacrifice quality for minimal benefit) - Contrast level is lacking due to panel technology - Stand is on the cheaper side - HDR support is a gimmick (can accept HDR signal but this monitor only has a 350 nits level)

Love the monitor for the most part, have had is for a little more than 2 years. For FPS games the monitor gives great response. Controls are a bit clunky to me, do not really enjoy the joystick. For me its too bright at the lowest settings, I get migraines and even on the reader setting with brightness level 1 its too bright. My old Dell U2410s can get significantly dimmer than this LG monitor. So if you have migraines you may want to consider the brightness, if you dont then this is an excellent monitor. Would buy again.

i use my display a lot both professionally and for recreation. the LG 27GL850-B has some real nice options and color reproduction and brightness, but the IPS panel has some minor bleed you cant get away with and uniformity across the panel has an extreme variation of about 9% from the lower left corner to the middle of the right hand side of the screen. during black moments, this is noticeable, especially in a room without lights, but i keep a dim light on and usually have something on display, so it isnt noticed at all. the swivel adjustment is incredibly stiff and not worth hassling over. the stand is slim and out of the way with a cable keeper that is convenient to tie cables too for tidiness. the screen itself has a non-reflection coating and a bezel about 2.5mm thick which isnt terrible. brightness is over 700 nits (!) which is great if you want a bright screen for movies and stuff. the g-sync module in it works great too, and matches up over displayport perfectly (but not HDMI for some reason). the display is HDR10 capable (10 bit color) and has a gamma of around 2.25. paper white is about 320 nits. the USB ports on the back are at right angles to the display and are easy to get to, but a pain if you have short cables - i would much prefer them on the lower edge of the display like what Dell does. the built-in USB ports are USB 3.1 rated, but you only get two of them. overall very happy with the display!

pretty good 1440p monitor, got mine on sale for 345$ and at that price it was likely the one of best 1440p monitors available. coming from a asus 144hz TN panel this ips panels colors while saturated are quite nice after calibrating and the 144hz display is very nice cons: this is my second gl850, first one i returned after it developed a nasty coil whine when displaying certain colors at 144hz amazon sent me a new one very quickly and without issue. the monitor stand it quite possibly the worst stand ive ever seen.

Colors are MORE vibrant and immersive than 1080p without a doubt, 144hz, few other modes built in. The only thing i will say is the brightness isnt as bright as i would like it to be to be honest (tbh). If you have a dark room or like to use your PC at night then the brightness is plenty. At night ill leave the brightness at like 45-65 cause it gets up there lol

Went from a 24 inch curved monitor @ 1080p & 144hz to this. Took a few days to adjust going from curved to flat screen but after about 3 days I was used to it. I was comparing many monitors before purchasing this one and Im glad I did. Only thing I wish this monitor could do is being able to turn the brightness even lower.

I dont think Ive ever 5 stard anything on every aspect before, let me get to the point: if you are using an old TN led monitor, you will be blown away, period. I do not have the hardware to run over 60hz, and only 1 of the 2 panels my gpu can handle 10bit the other runs at 8bit. I didnt notice much at first in game other than larger screen area due to 1080p->1440p, I alt tabbed and put a video full screen and told my friend i might cry its so beautiful and vivid, and that was only a 1080p@30 video upscaled. As I cant speak to the >60hz due to HW limitations its not an entire review, however Im still happy I switched to ips, it even has a better contrast ratio than my old old 1080p leds. Notes: cables are dumb short. If you dont have your pc almost literally next to it, get a 6-10 dp 1.4 vesa certified cable, or hdmi depending on your preference. The power cord is on the short side too i had to squeeze my surge protector behind my desk. Not sure whats up with all these short cables when management is easy even with 2ms. Ill update if i ever get new HW to fully run these at their potential

This monitor is amazing when it comes to picture quality and use as a monitor. I have a few concerns though... I continually hear creaking from the monitor, not sure why this is. It is firmly secured, it also squeaks when touched. I have yet to get the audio to work via display port, but I use an audio interface and studio monitors, so Im not needing the audio enough to make a concerted effort to resolve that issue. You, however, may find this annoying if you planned on using the built in speakers. Overall, the picture quality is perfect. The better resolution makes a huge difference in screen real estate compared to other 27 in monitors, with images also looking sharper and true to color.

Colors are MORE vibrant and immersive than 1080p without a doubt, 144hz, few other modes built in. The only thing i will say is the brightness isnt as bright as i would like it to be to be honest (tbh). If you have a dark room or like to use your PC at night then the brightness is plenty. At night ill leave the brightness at like 45-65 cause it gets up there lol

1/10/2021 I started with a TN panel back in 2016 and was always afraid of going to IPS monitors only because the backlight bleeding issues, this monitor however surprisingly barely has any! I see the backlight bleed on the top left of my screen but only when I actually look for it, I know its there but I am actually enjoying this monitor, I kept being afraid of buying only because its an IPS and I thought I was going to return it but I actually fell in love instantly lmao I give the backlight bleed a 8/10 but Im definitely going to get use to it, I just wish we had 27 oled gaming displays with pixel shift or something, eh whatever lmao Im glad I bought it, watching videos didnt really help into buying it so I said screw it, and bought it after deleting it from my cart like 20 times due to my fear of having a bad panel but my god I got lucky or something :D 1/10/2021 I have found an issue with the 3.5mm audio port in the back, it produces static, and music sounds terrible on it, I had to put my speakers back into the actual computer but whatever lmao, sounds better that way, the USB ports produce enough power for my Keyboard and Mouse so thank god, no issues so far with that :D