I actually got to check out the LG UltraGear 27GR95QE-B alongside its massive 45-inch curvy (and more expensive) cousin, the 45GR95QE. The rule of thumb was IPS for bright rooms, VA for dark ones, and TN only if you absolutely, positively needed the highest refresh rates — or a budget panel. Now, as long as you use the monitor as intended (personal PC monitor) in a residential setting (does not support commercial usage like retail signage display) burn-in is covered,” wrote LG Electronics product marketing director David Park.

Likewise a glossy panel coating on an LCD desktop monitor can help blacks “pop” and look deeper, in the right lighting conditions. There’s been some complaints about the coating on this screen with some users and reviewers picking up on a grainy appearance in office applications, most noticeable on white backgrounds. Just because it’s got an AG coating doesn’t mean it can’t still offer those benefits, it certainly can. And when I started playing HDR games that were mostly already bright like Forza Horizon 5 or The Touryst or Genshin Impact on PS5, it was clear that LG’s 27-inch OLED panel didn’t have nearly enough sustained full-screen brightness to make, say, an island paradise feel properly lit.It is easy to get a comfortable viewing angle with the default setup, so you don’t strain your neck after hours of play. Another big advantage of OLED technology is exceptional image consistency thanks to the 178° wide viewing angles. LG Display’s W-OLED panel uses a WRGB subpixel layout, which adds a white subpixel to the conventional RGB layout for increased brightness. If you want to improve the colour accuracy further, the 27GR95QE works with LG’s Calibration Studio software though you will need one of the listed colourimeters to use.

But with the firmware update, LG made Uniform Brightness the default on the LG 27GR95QE-B, and it’s the key to making OLED the one screen to rule them all. This addition is what helps the UltraGear OLED 27 get brighter than similar OLEDs, but it comes with a trade-off. There is one other potential wrinkle for desktop work: LG’s WOLED subpixel arrangement, which doesn’t perfectly line up its red, green, blue, and extra white subpixels, can lead to slightly less crisp, occasionally color-fringed icons and text compared to traditional RGB stripe panels. With this being an OLED panel, famous for its true blacks and amazing contrast ratio this could be considered a problem – are you “wasting” that by having an AG coating that reduces your perceived contrast? which again is good, with any number below 3 being acceptable, below 2 being professional-grade accurate and below 1 being perfect.During that time, we’ll check it for ease of use and put it through its paces by using it for both everyday tasks and more specialist, colour-sensitive work.

The LG 27GR95QE-B sports the new and more mature UltraGear aesthetic, which looks more sophisticated and professional. Given the obvious benefits of OLED displays, such as superb motion handling and excellent HDR capabilities thanks to an infinite contrast ratio, you could be forgiven for asking why there aren’t more.The remote itself features a multitude of buttons, including volume controls, mute on/off, input switcher, a main settings button, a 4-way dial to browse the menus, two quick settings buttons (which can be customized), and the DTS button to change the built-in virtual surround sound preset for the headphones.