LG has simply unveiled the Ultragear GX7 27GX790A, which is among the many first gaming screens to supply an enormous 480Hz refresh fee at a 1440p decision. We’ve seen a number of 500Hz+ gaming shows already, however these have had a 1080p decision, so the transfer as much as 1440p will imply a a lot sharper, super-fast picture from this new LG OLED gaming monitor.
Most video games don’t meaningfully profit from such ludicrously quick refresh charges, however the most effective gaming monitor choices for video games comparable to Counter-Strike 2, Valorant, Apex Legends, and Overwatch will all be these that may run primarily as quick as doable. And now, with this new LG panel, you’ll get that pace in addition to visible sharpness.
That is truly the second OLED gaming monitor LG has provided that’s in a position to hit 480Hz, with its 32GS95UE providing the characteristic as a switchable mode. That 32-inch show can do 4K at 240Hz or 1080p at 480Hz, and you may be careful for our LG Ultragear 32GS95UE evaluation coming later this week the place we put this show to the check.
Again to the LG Ultragear 27GX790A, this monitor has a 27-inch show with a set most decision of two,560 x 1,440. We famous in our LG Ultragear 27GR95QE evaluation that this display screen dimension and backbone can have some main points with textual content readability on OLED shows, however this new LG display screen makes use of a brand new panel coating and has microlens array expertise, which might assist alleviate these points.
The latter can be a tech that’s meant to assist increase brightness – one other downside with the 27GR95QE – with the panel in a position to hit a peak brightness of 1,300 cd/m², though the brand new panel’s typical brightness is a way more modest 275 cd/m².
The 27GX790A makes use of LG’s WOLED show expertise, which companions the normal three sub-pixel colours of crimson, inexperienced, and blue with an additional white sub-pixel. This helps to spice up peak brightness for lighter, whiter shades, serving to the OLED panel last more.
Nonetheless, in our checks, it’s not as vibrant as Samsung’s QD-OLED expertise with regards to robust colours, and the textual content high quality points talked about above are even worse on WOLED than QD-OLED. It actually shall be attention-grabbing to see how this new panel performs with regards these components.
You could be assured within the picture high quality of the panel throughout gaming, although, and with regards to distinction, due to the inherent potential of OLED panels to point out vivid colours and true black ranges. This show boasts a 1,500,000:1 distinction ratio and it has VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification.
One new characteristic that’s additionally notable, and which isn’t featured on this show’s most direct rival, the Asus PG27AQDP, is the transfer to a DisplayPort 2.1 enter. With out this, the show couldn’t supply a 480Hz refresh fee at 1440p with out utilizing some type of show compression. Nonetheless, when you have a DisplayPort 2.1-capable graphics card and this show, you’ll get true uncompromised 480Hz@1440p motion.
Notably, no Nvidia GPUs but help DisplayPort 2.1, with solely AMD’s most up-to-date GPUs supporting the characteristic. The show additionally helps HDMI 2.1, which doesn’t help 480Hz at 1440p with out compression, however nonetheless can nonetheless deal with 1440p at 360Hz and 4K at 120Hz.
LG claims that is its most compact Ultragear OLED show but, referring to its display screen dimension, extremely slim bezels, and compact base design. When you have a small house in which you’ll be able to slot this display screen, it shouldn’t have an issue becoming. That mentioned, the distinction between the ultra-thin panel, skinny and flat base, and the unusually large stand is amusing to us.
The LG Ultragear 27GX790A worth is offered for pre-order now with a worth of $999.99, which is excessive for a 27-inch 1440p show, however OLED screens do nonetheless usually demand a premium, and this one is pushing boundaries with its 480Hz and 1440p mixture.
For those who’re tempted by this combo, however can settle with a 360Hz refresh fee, take a look at our MSI MPG 271QRX evaluation, which particulars the efficiency of this 27-inch, 1440p, 360Hz OLED show that’s out there for $775.