Günstiger 27 Zoll 1080p Gaming-Monitor mit 240 Hz im Test - AOC 27G4ZR — Transcript

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1. 0:01AOC is launching the 27G4ZR, a 27-inch
2. 0:04monitor that promises impressive
3. 0:06performance for roughly 120 to 150
4. 0:09euros. In return, you get a Fast IPS
5. 0:12panel with Full HD resolution and a
6. 0:13native 240 Hz refresh rate. In other
7. 0:16words, you get great performance even
8. 0:17on weaker systems thanks to the Full HD
9. 0:19resolution. Nevertheless, there are
10. 0:21naturally a few compromises in this
11. 0:22price segment. How the monitor performs
12. 0:24in practice is what you'll find out
13. 0:26here, as always. The monitor comes with
14. 0:31a stand, power cable, HDMI, and
15. 0:33DisplayPort cable. Visually, the
16. 0:35monitor features a relatively classic,
17. 0:37but not overly aggressive gaming design
18. 0:39. The chassis is predominantly black
19. 0:41and is complemented by a few red
20. 0:43accents on the back. This provides that
21. 0:45typical gaming aesthetic, but it's
22. 0:47subtle enough that it won't look out of
23. 0:50place in a cleaner setup. The display
24. 0:52bezels are pleasantly thin on the top
25. 0:54and both sides. This makes the monitor
26. 0:57well-suited for a multi-monitor setup
27. 0:59as well. The monitor can be adjusted in
28. 1:01height by 13 cm, swiveled left and
29. 1:03right, and tilted forward or backward.
30. 1:06Additionally, there is a pivot function
31. 1:08, allowing you to use the display in
32. 1:09portrait mode. While not everyone will
33. 1:13need this on a 27-inch gaming monitor,
34. 1:14it's nice to have on board. Height
35. 1:17adjustment, in particular, is much more
36. 1:19important in daily use and not a given
37. 1:21on budget monitors. The stand is
38. 1:23relatively flat and doesn't take up
39. 1:25excessive space on your desk. It is
40. 1:27also kept very simple overall.
41. 1:29Furthermore, there is of course a basic
42. 1:30cable management system here as well.
43. 1:32In case you prefer using a monitor arm
44. 1:35or something similar, there is a
45. 1:37standard 100x100 mm VESA mount on the
46. 1:40back. The power supply unit is located
47. 1:41directly inside the monitor's housing.
48. 1:43This means there is no extra power
49. 1:44brick to deal with. Instead, the power
50. 1:46cable connects directly to the monitor.
51. 1:49Otherwise, for video input, the monitor
52. 1:51offers two HDMI 2.0 ports and one
53. 1:53DisplayPort 1.4 connection. There is
54. 1:56also a 3.5 mm jack output for
55. 1:58connecting headphones or external
56. 2:00speakers. This monitor does not have
57. 2:02internal speakers. A bitter pill for
58. 2:05console gamers. While 1080p at 120 Hz
59. 2:07works without any issues. Unfortunately
60. 2:10, VRR, or variable refresh rates, are
61. 2:12not supported via HDMI. Additional
62. 2:14convenience features like a USB hub or
63. 2:17USB-C port were omitted for budget
64. 2:19reasons. The monitor is controlled via
65. 2:21several buttons on the bottom of the
66. 2:22chassis. These also grant you access to
67. 2:24the OSD. There you will find the usual
68. 2:26gaming features that we've come to
69. 2:28expect from most monitors by now. These
70. 2:30include various pre-configured game
71. 2:32modes, shadow control, a crosshair, a
72. 2:35frame rate counter, and several
73. 2:37overdrive levels. Shadow control allows
74. 2:39you to specifically brighten dark areas
75. 2:41in the image. This makes it easier to
76. 2:43spot opponents in dark zones, for
77. 2:44example. However, this comes at the
78. 2:46cost of contrast and makes the entire
79. 2:48image look a bit washed out. Another
80. 2:50feature is MBR, or Motion Blur
81. 2:52Reduction. This works by switching the
82. 2:55backlight on and off at very short
83. 2:57intervals to reduce perceived motion
84. 2:59blur. At the same time, however,
85. 3:01brightness decreases and sensitive
86. 3:03people may find the flickering
87. 3:04unpleasant. As an alternative to the
88. 3:06OSD, AOC offers its own G-Menu software
89. 3:09for Windows. This allows you to change
90. 3:11many settings directly with your mouse
91. 3:12without having to open the on-screen
92. 3:14menu every time. Settings can also be
93. 3:15recalled based on the game you are
94. 3:17playing. At the core is a 27-inch Fast
95. 3:20IPS panel with a resolution of 1920 x
96. 3:231080 pixels and a native 240 Hz. These
97. 3:28are solid specs on their own, although
98. 3:30for 27 inches, one usually opts for QHD
99. 3:33for better sharpness, i.e., 2560 x 1440
100. 3:35pixels. More on that in a moment. With
101. 3:39the Fast IPS panel, you get the typical
102. 3:41pros and cons of this technology. Its
103. 3:43strengths include stable viewing angles
104. 3:45. Colors and brightness change very
105. 3:47little even if you are not sitting
106. 3:48exactly in the center of the screen.
107. 3:50The color reproduction is very decent
108. 3:52overall for an affordable gaming
109. 3:53monitor. The monitor covers the sRGB
110. 3:56space at 100%, and Adobe RGB and DCI-P
111. 3:583 at a solid 80%and 85%respectively.
112. 4:02Surprisingly for a gaming monitor in
113. 4:04this price segment, the low color
114. 4:06deviation means you can easily handle
115. 4:08basic photo and video work. Accordingly
116. 4:10, games and other media look vibrant
117. 4:12and vivid. Depending on the selected
118. 4:14picture mode, however, individual
119. 4:15colors may appear slightly
120. 4:16oversaturated. The typical contrast
121. 4:18ratio is around 1100: 1 and the general
122. 4:21uniformity is also really solid. In
123. 4:23dark scenes, and especially with the
124. 4:25room lights off, the well-known IPS
125. 4:27weakness appears: black areas look more
126. 4:29dark gray than truly black. That is
127. 4:32simply the typical IPS glow. In
128. 4:33addition, there may be slight backlight
129. 4:35bleeding at the edges. How pronounced
130. 4:37this is can vary from unit to unit. For
131. 4:40fast-paced competitive games, however,
132. 4:41this is hardly relevant. On the other
133. 4:43hand, if you watch a lot of dark movies
134. 4:45or play atmospheric horror games, a
135. 4:47good VA panel or, of course, an OLED
136. 4:48will offer significantly better black
137. 4:50levels. The maximum brightness is
138. 4:52stated by AOC as approximately 300 nits
139. 4:54. My measurements actually reached over
140. 4:56400 nits, which is more than enough for
141. 4:58absolutely any indoor situation. As a
142. 5:00small extra, the monitor can also
143. 5:02process HDR10 signals. You shouldn't
144. 5:04expect true HDR performance here,
145. 5:06though. It lacks both sufficiently high
146. 5:08peak brightness and local dimming. In
147. 5:11other words, the monitor cannot
148. 5:12simultaneously display certain areas of
149. 5:14the image very brightly while
150. 5:15selectively darkening others. Combined
151. 5:16with the rather average IPS contrast,
152. 5:18this creates very little additional
153. 5:19dynamic range. Sometimes, SDR mode can
154. 5:22even appear more balanced than having
155. 5:24HDR mode enabled. Essentially, this is
156. 5:26more of a gimmick or a compatibility
157. 5:28feature. Instead, the monitor plays to
158. 5:30its strengths in the gaming sector.
159. 5:32Thanks to the high refresh rate, the
160. 5:33entire image feels truly fluid. This is
161. 5:36noticeable not just in games, but even
162. 5:37when moving the mouse cursor, scrolling
163. 5:39through webpages, or dragging windows.
164. 5:42For me personally, the sweet spot is
165. 5:44currently 240 Hz, as a good compromise
166. 5:46between speed and what current PCs can
167. 5:48reasonably achieve in many titles.
168. 5:50While you still benefit from low input
169. 5:52lag and Adaptive Sync at 80 to 100
170. 5:54frames per second, you aren't really
171. 5:56utilizing the screen's full potential.
172. 5:58The Full HD resolution works in your
173. 6:00favor here, as it puts less strain on
174. 6:02your PC than higher resolutions. The
175. 6:04pixel response times are quite good
176. 6:06overall for an affordable IPS monitor,
177. 6:07and that's true right out of the box.
178. 6:10However, the overdrive modes are more
179. 6:11than just gimmicks and help you
180. 6:13noticeably improve performance, with "
181. 6:14Fast" being the best compromise between
182. 6:16image quality and speed. From "Faster"
183. 6:19onwards, you get slight ghosting, and "
184. 6:20Fastest" honestly just looks terrible.
185. 6:23You can see that quite well right here.
186. 6:24Even with the smallest movements, you
187. 6:26can always see this glow around the
188. 6:27objects. In my view, that isn't really
189. 6:29usable anymore. Overall, the motion
190. 6:31performance remains convincing,
191. 6:32especially with the Fast profile. For
192. 6:34this price point, you get a very direct
193. 6:36gaming feel, relatively little ghosting
194. 6:38, and a pleasantly low input lag, which
195. 6:40can definitely compete with expensive
196. 6:42devices. Otherwise, you have up to 260
197. 6:44Hz available if you wish, but the extra
198. 6:4720 Hz are barely noticeable and could
199. 6:49come with flickering or artifacts. You
200. 6:52can try it out, but only the native 240
201. 6:54Hz are guaranteed to be stable. For
202. 6:56fluctuating frame rates, the monitor
203. 6:58supports Adaptive Sync and is
204. 6:59officially G-Sync compatible. You
205. 7:01benefit from this via DisplayPort. A
206. 7:03few words on real-world usage. The
207. 7:05gaming performance is decent, and the
208. 7:07IPS panel delivers, albeit with the
209. 7:08small, well-known weaknesses. And HDR
210. 7:10is there purely for compatibility,
211. 7:12rather than for any visible added value
212. 7:14. That leaves the biggest point of
213. 7:16contention: Full HD on 27 inches. Due
214. 7:19to the combination of display size and
215. 7:21resolution, the screen has a pixel
216. 7:22density of approximately 82 pixels per
217. 7:24inch. This is fundamentally still
218. 7:26usable, but compared directly to a 27-
219. 7:28inch monitor with 1440p resolution, it
220. 7:30looks noticeably less sharp. Especially
221. 7:33with text, small icons, and fine
222. 7:34contours, it is noticeable that
223. 7:35individual pixels are easier to
224. 7:37recognize. How much that bothers you,
225. 7:39however, also depends on your viewing
226. 7:40distance and your personal preference.
227. 7:42Anyone sitting relatively close to the
228. 7:43monitor and using the screen a lot for
229. 7:45office applications or reading will
230. 7:47likely notice the low pixel density
231. 7:48sooner. If you sit a bit further away
232. 7:51and use the monitor mainly for gaming,
233. 7:52the difference is less significant.
234. 7:54Nevertheless, pixelated edges can still
235. 7:56be clearly visible here under certain
236. 7:57circumstances. At the same time, Full
237. 7:58HD resolution naturally also has a
238. 8:00decisive advantage. It places
239. 8:02significantly lower demands on your
240. 8:03graphics card. Especially in
241. 8:05competitive games, it is much easier to
242. 8:08reach frame rates of 200 or even over
243. 8:10240 frames per second. That is
244. 8:12ultimately also the target audience for
245. 8:13this monitor. It doesn't aim to offer
246. 8:15the best possible sharpness, but rather
247. 8:17as much speed as possible at a low
248. 8:19price. If you mainly play graphically
249. 8:21demanding single-player titles and
250. 8:23value a highly detailed display, or
251. 8:25spend a lot of time outside of games,
252. 8:27you should go for a 1440p monitor.
253. 8:29Those who play more competitively and
254. 8:31want to achieve the highest possible
255. 8:32frame rates can certainly benefit from
256. 8:34the lower resolution. Nevertheless, if
257. 8:36your PC has enough power—thanks to
258. 8:38upscaling, quite a lot is possible now
259. 8:41—I would personally always prefer
260. 8:431440p at 27 inches and consider 1080p
261. 8:45more for 24 inches. In summary, this
262. 8:48monitor is definitely not an
263. 8:49uncompromising all-rounder. It mainly
264. 8:52lacks a higher resolution, a stronger
265. 8:54contrast, and truly usable HDR. The
266. 8:57features were also scaled back to save
267. 8:58costs. USB-C, a USB hub, integrated
268. 9:00speakers, or other convenience features
269. 9:02are not included here. Instead, the
270. 9:04monitor focuses primarily on good value
271. 9:05for money with a strong budget
272. 9:07orientation. For roughly 120 to 150
273. 9:09euros currently, the monitor offers a
274. 9:11surprisingly strong foundation for
275. 9:13gaming. What do you think of this
276. 9:15monitor? Is Full HD still okay for you
277. 9:17at 27 inches? Feel free to write it in
278. 9:19the comments. That's it from me, and
279. 9:21I'd say, bye for now. Until next time.