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

After playing the panel lottery on a few displays I believe Ive found the holy grail. I knew this monitor would handle motion very well from reviews but what I didnt expect is how impressive the colors and image quality would be. My normal Eww reaction to a brand new monitor as I reach for the setting was replaced my a holy $%*# and it only got better once I fired up a game. I had my 14 year old daughter whos obsessed with Overwatch hop on and she had a smile from ear to ear about how smooth the experience was. To be fair I dont notice the difference from 75hz to 144hz as much with the slower paced games I normally play, like I did going from 30hz to 60hz, but the difference is still there. I think that most people could tell the difference though if you switched back and forth. Now this monitor does not really have a 1ms response time, but this marketing strategy of slapping on a bogus response time isnt unique to this monitor. Most TN panels dont really have a true 1ms response time either. The true response time on the fast overdrive setting is 4.08 with 100% of the transitions falling under the 6.94ms window to get a true 144hz. This is excellent. Now I had originally planned on getting the cheaper 27gl83a-b, just thinking that the color gamut was the only difference. After doing some deeper digging I found the the response time on the 27gl83a-b is slightly slower as well. It was worth coughing up an extra $100 for the LG 27GL850 for me. The only thing Im not a huge fan of is the red accents on the stand, as I prefer my setup to be blacked out. To be honest it looks a bit better in person, and if youre sitting on wall youd only see a sliver of red on the top of the V base of the stand. It is also Vesa mountable, so I may do that at some point if my OCD acts up. Now I have used TN, VA and IPS monitors. TN panels are just too washed out and the viewing angles are awful. VA has better viewing angles and contrast, but they still look too washed for me and the ghosting is a sin for gaming. IPS especially now that they have high refresh rate models will be the only technology that I buy and recommend. As for aspect ratios, my last monitor was an ultrawide. Now as much as I love the 21:9 aspect ratio for gaming, I feel as if the gaming industry does not, as its not as widely supported as 16:9. It drove me crazy to buy a new game and have to play with black bars on the sides effectively shrinking my display or an extended FOV where the sides would look stetched or the hud wouldnt support 21:9. The problems go on and on and the support hasnt gotten better imo I couldnt more highly recommend this and after almost 40 years of gaming I put this monitor up there with my favorite, next level upgrades within the likes of my Super Nintendo, PS2 and my first graphics card that pushed me to 60fps.

Bought this monitor for 1440p gaming and couldn’t be happier!

I bought this as a christmas present for my wife and now I want to replace my own Dell 1440p 27. The color on this LG is unbelievable, especially for the price that it got down to on black friday. HDR10, 144hz, 1ms, at this price is unbeatable. Warranty registration process was also really easy. For those that are using the monitor mount that it comes with, its super simple to set up. Comes with DP and HDMI cables.

About 6 or 7 years ago (might not be exact to be honest), I purchased one of Acers 1st 144hz, 2k, IPS gaming monitors the first or one of the first of Acers Predator line. The Acer monitor has been great, but lately Ive been craving something a little more for the monitor space, since its been quite a while since ive had this monitor (actually a pretty good monitor even for todays standards). I decided to go with LGs 850b Nano IPS monitor since i really enjoyed a new LG Nano Cell TV I just purchased recently. Once I turned on the monitor, calibrated, and turned on the correct settings I was blown away by the noticeable difference from my previous 2k, IPS, 144hz monitor. Theres a distinct characteristic I like about Nano cell displays in particular, where the colors are more vivid than other displays. The images also appear to be more smooth than my previous display although it is running at the same 144hz. I can easily see this monitor being one of the best for the price point although I havent tested other monitors. The display that I got came with no issues, no dead pixels, and the backlight bleed does not bother me much if at all during normal use. With the recent Nano cell TV I purchased, and this monitor, LG has truly one my heart over for their display technologies. I have a Samsung QLED TV as well, and the Nano cell TV (which was way cheaper) was a much better deal and better quality. LG has done a spectacular job in the creation of this display and their recent line of TVs and offer a competitive price for the quality. A+

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.

This monitor has been great for gaming. There are two quirks I would note, though. First, the monitor doesnt have any speakers, but my Windows 11 wants to send sound to it anyway. Im not sure if thats a monitor issue, or a Windows 11 issue, but once I shifted the settings to my headset, things work great. The other quirk is that the monitor is very bright. Like, almost too bright, even when I have brightness turned way down. I cant play with it in a dark room because it is too hard on my eyes in that setting. But others might like that brightness more than I do.

Some reviewers have mentions picture presets. I have used the SpyderXPro monitor calibration tool repeatedly on all of this monitors presets. Almost every single monitor profile that was created for accurate colors has always been the closest to the default “Gamer 1” preset that comes with the monitor. The sRGB preset has lower saturation and is far too warm (leaning more toward yellowish). The monitor I received has no light bleed, and very minimal LED glow, however, and this is IPS monitors in general, you will not achieve True Blacks like you would in a plasma. So for photo/video editing this monitor will get you close but is not perfect. If you want a compromise between gaming and digital production, this a great choice, just make sure to do your dead pixel tests when you get it, and again a week before your return time expires.

Amazing picture and quality out the box. Very crisp. I would rate it a 9.9 out of 10. There is slight ghosting if you set the response rate to Faster in the monitor settings. HOWEVER, I did not find ANY benefit at all with this setting so you are good to leave it on Fast(Default) and there is no ghosting on that option. Not sure if overclocking it 165hz fixes that but I dont need 19 more hertz. Like some reviews have pointed out, the monitor gets recognized by Windows as a sound source despite no speakers but thats a Windows thing I think and the monitor does smudge pretty easily if you touch it. No big deal either. Overall, the monitor is great. I have been on the market for one and have spent a week looking at all the options on Amazon and this one was a great choice. If you are looking for a good IPS monitor, this is it! Will update if anything comes up in the future.

I just started using it and I love it. It has different configurations according to the game you will play and also for daily use. The response time and refresh rate are excellent combined with the DAS feature LG monitors have.

My ASUS pg279q just died after 11 years so I was looking for a suitable replacement. The LG 27gl850 is faster than the pg279q and the colors are better. I paid nearly $700 for the pg279q so the 27gl850 is a bargain. The only downside is that the 27gl850 does not have a built in g-sync module, but the only downside is that the minimum refresh rate is 48hz instead of 30hz like on the pg279q. I have to adjust graphical settings a little higher to make sure the frame rate does not hit 48hz or lower, but that is a small price to pay, and I would rather spend the extra $300 I saved on the lg 28gl850 on a newer graphics card. For reference, I am using a RTX 2060 super graphics card with g-sync turned on, and a i5 9600k processor.