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Thebuilt-inANCfeaturecanbe

furtherne-tuned.

8.0/10

TESTED&RATED

SINGAPORE

a pair of USB 3.1 ports

capable of charging devices.

Other connectivity options

include a headphone and

microphone jack, and a

hole in the stand for cable

management. There’s no

bulky power brick to contend

with, either, as it’s sleekly

integrated into the monitor.

The built-in ANC

microphones kick in when

a headset is plugged in,

enhancing noise removal

capabilities for better

outgoing voice chat. I can see

how it might be useful in a

LAN gaming set-up, but less

so at home.

At�US$599�(~$813) the

AD27QD is an excellent

choice for gaming and

multimedia use, bringing

serious competition to

product stalwarts from Acer

andASUS.

CONCLUSION

A greatall-rounderthatwillserve

mostcoregamersonbothAMD

andNVIDIAplatforms.

mostly excited for its

Picture-in-Picture support

so you can display from two

sources at once – great for

watching videos and streams

while on in-game farming

runs, for example.

The AD27QD comes with

one DisplayPort 1.2 and a

pair of HDMI 2.0 ports to

help with that, along with

helps shuffl e it down the
competitive FPS route,
reducing the movement blur
from fast, scoped-in panning
and weapon recoil to help
gamers hunt and lock onto
their targets better.
Interestingly enough,
AORUS went for an IPS
panel to net the color-
conscious crowd out. It’s
an 8-bit + FRC (Frame Rate
Control) con guration
with 95% DCI-P3 coverage
which means that graphic
design and video editing,
a growing trend amongst
gaming communities, won’t
be a problem here. On the
entertainment spectrum, the
AD27QD has Display HDR400
certi cation, though its
reported brightness actually
exceed the requirements.
That combination of
resolution, frame rate, and
color is more than enough to
have the AD27QD shortlisted
for modern gaming needs,
and the wide 178-degree
viewing angles helps make
up for limited swivel range.
While there isn’t much to
complain about when it
comes to blur,  icker, or its
excellent response, color
does come a little short in
the blues and blacks – the
former in calibration test
images, the latter in dark
and high contrast scenes.
Like most IPS monitors,
backlight bleed and
re ections can be somewhat
problematic too, so be
mindful of your overhead
lighting and windows.
Even so, AORUS have
upped the appeal with other
useful features. Their OSD
Sidekick lets you easily tweak

ATA GLANCE

DISPLAYSIZE

27-inch,IPS

RESOLUTION

2,560x 1,440pixels

BRIGHTNESS

350 cd/m2

CONTRASTRATIO

1000:1

RESPONSETIME

1ms

REFRESHRATE

144Hz,AMDFreesync,

NVIDIAG-Sync

compatible

PRICE

US$599

monitor settings using a

keyboard and mouse (thank

you!), while Black Stabilizer

improves image quality in

most regards. It also has

on-screen options for

crosshairs and system

monitoring, though I’m

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