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HP X27 Gaming Monitor, 165Hz, IPS, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 27 Inch, 1ms response time, AMD Freesync Premium, Height and tilt adjust stand, (1 HDMI, 1 DP) - Black

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This technology effectively eliminates all screen tearing and stuttering with minimal input lag penalty (1-2ms). FreeSync works without any issues when used with compatible NVIDIA cards, even though the monitor isn’t certified as G-SYNC compatible by NVIDIA. One thing is certain: if you have expectations based on typical displays in this category and price point, the HP X27 will undoubtedly exceed them in terms of overall quality. The modes higher than Level 2 are pretty unusable due to high levels of overshoot. While response performance does improve, overshoot gets significantly worse, especially in the Level 4 mode, and it's here you'll see massive inverse ghost trails behind moving objects. These modes are only included so HP can claim the monitor has a 1ms response time - which it can achieve, just with insane and unusable levels of overshoot.

Overall, this monitor does not offer the most premium features available for gaming displays, but for its present costs, it is more than adequate to provide you with a superb and seamless gaming experience. Image Overall Quality You get the perfect pixel-per-inch ratio of ~108 PPI (pixels per inch), resulting in vivid and crisp details as well as plenty of screen real estate without having to use any scaling. These IPS (XG27AQM) and curved VA (Samsung C27G7) 1440p 240Hz monitors offer just as fast response time, but with better image quality for the same price. This is despite both the Dell and HP models using an LG panel; it appears as though the X27q uses a slightly different variant or perhaps a worse bin of that product family. However, it is good to see the X27q outperforming the hideously expensive Razer Raptor 27, and the M27Q, but ideally an overdrive setting between Level 1 and Level 2 would have been able to provide a more balanced experience.Ergonomics include height adjustment up to 130mm, tilt by -3°/23°, and 100x100mm VESA mount compatibility via the provided adapter. You cannot swivel or pivot the screen. Of course, as with every manufacturer’s portfolio, there are a few unworthy models here and there, but in this instance, the decent monitors easily compensate for the duds. The first one I can’t suggest from this line is the HP X32c, which I explain why in my review of its non-curved variant. La calidad de imagen es buena, con una resolución Full HD que se adapta muy bien a sus dimensiones. Es rápido, panel IPS con 1ms GtG, 165Hz y AMD Freesync. Además cuenta con puerto DisplayPort y HDMI 2.0, por lo que la velocidad es muy buena para juegos de acción. Sus ángulos de visión son buenos y su colorimetría muy realista (99% de sRGB está muy bien). Su brillo es alto, superando a la media de la gama que suelen tener 250 nits. En el caso del HP X27 posee 400 nits. No obstante, al igual que le ocurre a otros paneles IPS, el contraste es mejorable. Power consumption is low, this is a non issue for the display as it appears to use an efficient panel that holds up well compared to other models. Power prices are rising, but 23W of usage at 200 nits is very acceptable by today's standards.

However we were pleasantly surprised with the stand HP has included. It's not the most sturdy or high quality stand we've seen, but it does support height adjustment and even pivot adjustment, so you can use the monitor in a portrait orientation without needing a third party stand. The only other 1440p 240Hz TN monitor currently available (not yet in the US) is the Lenovo Legion Y27GQ-25. When we move up to Level 2 overdrive, this is where the monitor is most usable at 165Hz. Performance improves significantly to a 6.13ms grey to grey average, and although overshoot has also increased, it's to a minimal level that you won't notice while gaming. Cumulative deviation is also now around a more acceptable level, with a score of 500 being around the average we like to see for this class of monitor. Immerse yourself in even more colors and catch all the action with ultra-wide viewing angles of an IPS display in Full HD (1920 x 1080)[4]. Smooth Moves

For response time performance, HP includes four overdrive settings with the X27q, the first of which is Level 1. This is your classic overdrive disabled setting. Response times are weak, at just 11.5ms when running the monitor at 165Hz, which causes a bit of a blur trail to appear behind moving objects. The X27q is generally a responsive monitor to use, the OSD is quite fast. So I'm not surprised the input latency is low, at just 0.4ms of processing delay. The major limiting factor is not so much the processing lag, but more the moderate refresh rate. 165Hz is a great starting point for PC gamers today, but if you want the best latency for competitive gaming, jumping up to 240Hz is the way to go, though you'll have to spend roughly twice as much if you want to stay at a 1440p resolution. As we’ve said in earlier posts, the best screen size for this resolution is a 24-inch minimum; anything larger than that stretches the pixels a little, resulting in blurrier pictures. In accordance with the Microsoft Silicon Support Policy, HP does not support or provide drivers for Windows 8 or Windows 7 on products configured with Intel or AMD 7th generation and forward processors Out of the box, greyscale performance is average. The X27q ended up a bit too warm, and the gamma was too high, making some shades darker than they should be. This caused weak deltaE performance.

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