The monitor offers controls for Brightness, DCR(dynamic contrast), Saturation, Contrast, Color Temp. All modes basically lock out every other setting in the monitor so leaving Game mode to Off will give most flexibility. Besides Off there are: FPS1/2, Racing, RTS and Game 1/2. The monitor comes preset with Game mode set to Off, these modes are different profiles and all have their own character. You’ll be hard pressed to see the difference though unless you like staring at gradients.
HP 27Q GAMMA CONTROL MANUAL
Going into the NVIDIA control panel and setting the color settings to manual allows you to enable 10bpc. Lenovo has chosen to have two on the left side and one on the back, not a huge deal at all but noteworthy.Īnother minor issue is that the monitor, on NVIDIA at least, defaults to 8bits per channel even though it can do 10bits at 165Hz.
HP 27Q GAMMA CONTROL FREE
Having two on the back gives the option to plug in a keyboard and mouse which leaves one on the left free for charging a phone. I also prefer to have most of the USB ports on the back of the display. IssuesĪn issue with the OSD I noticed is that it won’t show if your refresh rate is set to anything below 100Hz.
This input also seems to provide some form of echo cancelation. There is also a 3.5mm audio jack on the left which can be used as a headphone TRS output as well as a TRRS headset connection providing a 24 bits at 48KHz microphone input. There is one usb port on the underside and two on the left side of the monitor. I do enjoy that the menu gives you an option to set a timeout so that it stays open for longer when adjusting settings. I only wish there would’ve been a way to quickly toggle sRGB mode. I personally do not enjoy the menu system all that much but after setting up the monitor you’re not likely to use it all that much. It would’ve been nice if the buttons could’ve been assigned custom functions.
The base feels very heavy and strong, it’s all metal. The base of the stand and it’s upright will have to be assembled with an integrated screw, after this it’s possible to attach the panel to it’s base with some locking hooks. Unboxing the monitor is a nice experience, the monitor is packed in styrofoam and has a box with a handle and a lid that’s able to close again which makes transporting the monitor easier. This display does only come with an 8bit TN panel though. Note that there is also a Y27 GQ-20 ($629.99 MSRP) available which has a G-Sync module if that’s your requirement. It will be interesting to see if the G-Sync module in Viewsonic’s offering will make a difference to overdrive behaviour at lower framerates. Currently the Lenovo Legion Y27Q-20 and Viewsonic’s XG270QG are available for purchase.
While LG’s 27GL850-B is still hard to get, it’s display panel is available for other brands to use in their design.