On Gigabyte's website, there are two versions of this monitor, Rev. It's the same monitor, but with the new energy efficiency labels. Some European retailers also carry an M27Q-EK or M27Q-EEK variant. There are many monitors in Gigabyte's non-Aorus lineup you can see some of them in the table below. We tested the Gigabyte M27Q 27' gaming monitor, and it's the only size available. We've retested the monitor to further investigate the BGR sub-pixel layout's effect on text clarity. We tested text clarity with a MacBook running on Big Sur. We decreased the text clarity score from 7.5 to 7.0, as the BGR subpixel layout can be an issue for some users. Added tests for Console Compatibility and macOS compatibility and made minor changes to other tests, which you can see in our Changelog.Ĭhecked the BFI range and checked a motion issue. Updated to Test Bench 1.2, resulting in changes to the results and scores with the Response Time and Input Lag. We tested the monitor with the PS5's new variable refresh rate feature and confirmed that it's not compatible, since the PS5 only supports HDMI Forum VRR. We added a few relevant comparisons to this review. We bought and tested the HP X27q, which is a similar budget gaming monitor.

2.0 variant likely uses an RGB subpixel layout.Ĭlarified that there are different versions for it in the Variants section and specified that the review is valid for all versions.

Confirmed that 1440p works on this monitor with the PS5.Ĭlarified text throughout as part of Test Bench 1.2, including adding text to the Console Compatibility boxes.Īdded in the Variants and Text Clarity sections that the Rev.

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