AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE Review

Do you remember the days when high implementation games would mean taking over a recent mortgage? Fortunately, the recent AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE disappeared. It is fully 280 Hz Game Monitor for 200 USD. Way to go.

Of course, he must give something at this price. In fact, thanks to AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE, it must give a lot. The most obvious victim of cost reduction is resolution. This 27 -inch is only 1080p panel, so it’s 1920 out of 1080 pixels.

The result is a very modest pixel density of only 82 dpi. We will return to influence on the image quality. But at the front it is worth noting that although this relatively low resolution is an indispensable compromise to reach the price, it makes sense from a price perspective.

If you buy monitors at this end of the market, assume that you do not run a 1000 USD graphics processor. So the lower resolution will probably be better suited to the graphics card, especially if you want to operate the 280 Hz refreshment.

In any case, the next license is VA, not an IPS panel. As we explain routinely, VA has a worse reaction and viewing angles compared to IPS, but a better contrast. This is not always the case, but the slower pixel reaction can of course be a bit crazy on the game display.

Apart from these restrictions, AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE is also slightly scanty when it comes to construction, ergonomics and connectivity. This monitor seems a bit economical, and the stand only offers tilt adjustment.

To say, it doesn’t really look too affected by poverty thanks to some nice geometric structure for the base and back of the screen housing. This is not a completely anonymous black square, some efforts have appeared. The dainty curve of the 27-inch 1500R panel may add the smallest frisson exclusive consumer electronics.

At least it is a decent thing sitting on the desk when the price point is taken into account. It just doesn’t seem so solid. Again, you can’t expect much more at this price.

When it comes to communication shortage, well, you get two HDMI 2.0 ports and a single DisplayPort input. What you don’t get is no USB center. But try to find an equivalent monitor from the USB center from a gigantic brand with similar money. You will fight.

The last obvious victim of low price is HDR support. To be straightforward, this is the most crucial wounds of the body. You get basic HDR 10 support. But with a maximum brightness of 300 rivets and without local darkening, it is apparently not a real HDR display. But there is also no monitor with a HDR400 certificate at the basic level.

I would actually argue that very little LCD, unlike OLED monitors, is really capable of rendering with a high animated range. At least thanks to AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE you can theoretically decod HDR content with correct colors. This is something.

But what about the real quality of the image? The first impressions are not too shabby. C27G4ZXE can only be rated with 300 rivets, but it is quite dazzling and powerful. VA panel technology helps in this impression. VA panels have a much better contrast than IPS, and the contrast between lighter and darker tones makes the screen look subjectively more vibrant and animated.

AOC also calibrated it quite well. The colors in the default SRGB mode are turned on, which is not always in the case of economical VA monitors. They are often set to be overly saturated.

Unfortunately, this nervous calibration does not include HDR content. In general, this monitor looks rather lifeless in HDR mode, in fact it is more alive in SDR mode, which of course is not suitable. What’s more, SDR colors in HDR mode are a mess. Ultimately, it’s best to avoid HDR mode, unless you absolutely have to operate it. This is not a huge disappointment, considering the price. However, this means that Gaming AOC C27G4ZXE is best best seen as a panel without HDR.

If these elements of unchanging image quality are decent, how about moving? Refreshing 280 Hz definitely translates into SNAPPY answers to control inputs. The delay is high, taking into account the price. So this monitor is an excellent choice for internet shooters IE -Sports with a restricted budget.

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The pixel reaction is less impressive. AOC quotes very impressive numbers with 0.3 ms MPRT and 1 ms GTG sometimes answers. In the OSD menu you also get four pixel ironing levels in the OSD menu to lend a hand you tune the answer.

Unfortunately, this monitor complies with the economical VA standard. Everything that the fastest mode is suffered from at least slightly evident blur and blur. As for the fastest option, it largely eliminates blurring only to change it to get exceeding and the opposite ghosts.

Unfortunately, you can see this exceeding in games in the form of moving the colors of the texture while moving mouse and pixels outweigh their target colors. This is not very obvious, but it is there, and when you see it, it cannot be unseen.

Of course, this is the norm for the VA panel at this price. So this is absolutely not a breakthrough. But if you hoped that AOC did something magical and somehow provided Pixel Response performance far, well, it just didn’t happen.

In addition to the answer, the mentioned pixel density is another obvious weakness of this monitor. Criticism is a hard aspect. The price ultimately dictates 1080p. Panel 1440p 280 Hz at this price is too much to ask.

And as we said, 1080p is actually a good match in terms of GPU load, taking into account the low price here. But this 82 dpi pixel density is terribly ugly on the Windows desktop. This makes the gritty, gritty fonts and generally a nice pixel atmosphere.

They save the grace that the games don’t really look so bad when it comes to visual details. You still get full HD, and if you join the height such as NVIDIA DLSS or AMD FSR, a slight softening effect helps to velvety the kraggie, which result from fairly gigantic pixels.

Finally, the 1500R panel curvature is not really here or there. The curved panel on the 27-inch 16: 9 screen has a really little benefit. But the curve is also diminutive enough so as not to be dispersed.

In general, it is a decent money display. 280 Hz and 1080p are a reasonable combination and makes the game impressions grip, even with a budget message of the graphic processor. The low appearance of DPI is not great, but at this price there is a reasonable compromise.

The reservation is that it was our money, we prefer to extend to around USD 200, if possible and choose the option 1440p 144 Hz. The refreshment is lower, but the pixel density is much prettier.

If there is an element with which it is hard to board, even on the price, this is a mediocre pixel response. I must admit that it would be good to find a competitive screen that is much better. The problem is not unique for this AOC. But the answer is really not great. So, Chalk is as something that we would like to improve the industry in this display class, unlike something that has spoiled.

In fact, if the money is really tight, and USD 200 per monitor 1440P is not an option, we would probably bend towards the 24-inch IPS monitor, maybe even one with a lower refresh rate of 160 Hz. You will receive a better reaction and slightly better pixel density, although on a smaller panel.

Ultimately, there are no perfect choices here. And available 27-inch 1080p game monitors in the AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE budget class is absolutely worthy of a pretender.