Gigabyte FO27Q3 (QD-OLED)

Gigabyte FO27Q3 (QD-OLED)

Gigabyte FO27Q3 (QD-OLED)

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BEST RATING
Casual Gaming:
5.0
CASUAL GAMING: Best in Class10.0/10
COMPETITIVE GAMING: Best in Class10.0/10
PRODUCTIVITY: Fair6.0/10
MEDIA CONSUMPTION: Best in Class9.8/10
RESOLUTION: Good7.0/10
BRIGHTNESS: Best in Class10.0/10
CONTRAST: Best in Class10.0/10
COLOR VOLUME: Best in Class10.0/10
REFRESH RATE: Best in Class9.5/10
RESPONSE TIME: Best in Class10.0/10
TEXT QUALITY: Fair6.6/10

The Gigabyte FO27Q3 (QD-OLED) is a high-end monitor with excellent contrast and brightness, making it outstanding for HDR gaming and media consumption. With its OLED technology, you get vibrant colors and true blacks, plus a high refresh rate for very smooth gaming experiences. It's especially good for competitive gaming due to its fast response time and variable refresh rate capability, which reduces screen tearing. However, its text clarity is only fair, which might be less ideal for productivity tasks that involve reading or writing. Additionally, if you’re into digital or print photo editing, it offers a wide color gamut. The matte coating helps reduce glare, but image clarity is good rather than exceptional. Finally, while it supports multiple HDMI 2.1 ports for modern devices, it may be too expensive if you're not planning to leverage its advanced gaming and color capabilities. Give Feedback

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Evaluation

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Ratings by Category

Casual Gaming:
5.0
The casual gaming score is based on a variety of factors including refresh rate, resolution, contrast, brightness, color gamut and screen coating.
Competitive Gaming:
5.0
The competitive gaming score is based on a variety of factors including refresh rate, total response time, variable refresh rate, strobing and brightness.
Media Consumption:
5.0
The media comparison score is based on a variety of factors like resolution, contrast, brightness and screen coating
Productivity:
3.1
The productivity score is based on a variety of factors like resolution, screen size, pixels per inch, ergonomics and screen coating.

Full Specs

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GENERAL

Price
$800
Screen Size
27"
Resolution
2560 x 1440
Screen Type
OLED
Screen Sub-type
QD-OLED
Refresh Rate
360Hz

COLOR, CONTRAST & BRIGHTNESS

Native Contrast
Inf:1
SDR Peak Brightness
1000 nits
HDR Peak Brightness
Unknown
Suitable for HDR Gaming and Media Consumption
Yes
sRGB Color Gamut
Unknown

MOTION CHARACTERISTICS

Total Response Time
0.03 ms
Variable Refresh Rate
48 - 360 Hz
Strobing / BFI
No
Persistence Blur Score
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9.5/10
Ghosting Score
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10/10

TEXT & IMAGE CLARITY

Pixels Per Inch
110 PPI
Coating
Matte
Text Clarity Score
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6.6/10
Image Clarity Score
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7.1/10

PORTS & CONNECTIVITY

HDMI 1.4 Ports
0
HDMI 2.0 Ports
0
HDMI 2.1 Ports
2
Micro HDMI Ports
0
DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
0

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