LG 27GN950-B UltraGear Gaming Monitor 27” UHD (3840 x 2160) Nano IPS Display, 1ms Response Time, 144Hz Refresh Rate, G-SYNC Compatibility, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, Tilt/Height/Pivot Adjustable Stand

I ordered 3 of these screens. 2 new and 1 open box.About the screens:They are very nice monitors and they feel very high quality. The colors are really good and even better when using 10bit color. The refresh rate is really fast at 144hz at 4K. They can over click to 160hz as well. The rgb lights on the back look amazing and very easy to adjust using the little wheel on the bottom of the monitor.Overall this is a really good monitor.The Seller:The 2 new ones worked as expected but the open box didn’t come with the correct power adapter. It was too small so I contacted the seller and let them know and they were very quick to respond and made things right with a $50 refund to purchase the right power adapter. After they issued the refund they made sure to message me and follow through with the refund and make sure they had made my experience better. I’d recommend this seller any day.

Despite the massive price increase since I purchased mine last year, this is STILL arguably my favorite piece of PC hardware I've ever purchased.Picture quality is phenomenal, and I consider myself to be a bonafide videophile. For a gaming monitor, the specs are just insane - brightness, contrast, black levels, color reproduction, motion clarity, refresh rate, input lag, customization, etc. It's all simply the best I've ever seen in a dedicated gaming monitor, and nothing comes close.Every single gamer friend I've shown this monitor to in person couldn't help but stare, slack-jawed, in awe, over the images being produced. Now, to be fair, it's not an OLED, it's a gaming monitor, so you shouldn't expect picture quality of a high end home theater, but it's as close as I've ever seen in a dedicated gaming monitor, and it's probably the best you can get for under $2,000, ESPECIALLY if you care about gaming features and specs like high refresh rates and zero ghosting/motion blur.So unless you want to drop the big bucks on a full size (40+ inches minimum) OLED that you'll have to replace every year because of screen burn in, you aren't going to find anything better than this. Trust me, I spent hundreds of hours researching before making this purchase. If you can afford it, don't hesitate.

Despite the fact the monitor should (like all late 2020 bloomers) have come with at least one HDMI 2.1 port like LG's Nano television lineup, it doesn't. But honestly 120 frame gaming on next-gen consoles is a bit of a pipe dream anyhow. The problem is the PS5 lacks the overall necessary bandwidth over hdmi for HDR, VRR, and 120 hz (its capped at sokething like 30 gigs vs the Series X's 40 gigabit hdmi bandwidth - note I own and enjoy both, but I always go with facts). Basically, the Series X is barely able to offer that sort of performance and Sony has admitted the PS5's target performance is 4k at 60 fps with support for television panels being their priority.Truth is that both consoles could handle 1440 at 120, but currently only Microsoft supports it and even then it comes at the cost of HDR. Neither console is capable of fluid 4k 120 fps without heavy optimization and currentltly the PS5 has the advantage in most games because developers must optimize for it first - an entire build must be deployed to be a native PS5 game whereas only a patch needs to be applied for an Xbox game to transform it into the Series X version (thats why the ps5 store lers you download either the ps4 or ps5 version and Microsoft's only has one version). Any engineer or tech minded person will tell you native build trumps patch every time.Anyhow this isn't a review for consoles, its a review for what I believed to be the best console monitor ever. I bought it for use with my Playstation 5 (the other was for my series x) and for the first 30 or so minutes I had the best picture I've ever witnessed on the console. Let me rewind a bit, I saw this panel demoed some months back and fell in love with its sleek design, near borderless screen, and stunning lighting effects. Its the first display I've seen to offer a decent HDR experience for less than a thousand bucks! I ended up ordering two of these.I carefully removed it from its beautiful packaging (a little lackluster considering this panel's cost and some of the styrofoam was damaged in transit) and after a painless assembly I hooked it up using Sony's recommended HDMI cable AND its included powersupply. I was hesitant about using ANYTHING but the supplied cables considering its actually a higher grade HDMI cable I don't think that was the issue. In fact Sony states the same thing as LG in regards to using generic cables with their hardware.I own numerous LG products and promote the heck out of LG. My latest television panels are a Nano IPS and OLED from LG, my best sound setup uses several LG components, and I could go on, Im an LG fan. I tested the PS5 on all my LG panels with excellent results and so I was very excited to use this GN950 panel. I know the PS5's sweet spot is 4k at 60 fps which this monitor should have trumped easily. The specifications of this monitors response timings and resolution capabilities are staggering, so much that Sony's system shouldn't have stood a chance.On Christmas day tragedy struck. I got up early in the AM to wrap presents for the kiddos and get in some gaming on the new monitor. Until this point I had only gamed in HDR for about 20 minutes.. The PS5 has some issues with going into rest mode currently and so I have it disabled, but I do have it set to allow the display signal to go to sleep and due to LG's own warnings I had the display set to its best screen/power saving. Beyond setting the display up and making sure it wasn't too bright, I really didn't delve into the panels more complex settings. All I can tell you is for a short while I was about to give it a 5 star rating without even rigorously testing it.. im very used to LG doing an awesome job with quality and I really do love their products.During my short lived gaming session I went into the PSN store to see some of their year end deals. I decided to disable HDR and tryout the HDR effect instead because I was pretty much in the dark with it being early morning and not wanting to wake anyone. IPS displays are their worst in dark rooms and while this one is definitely more on par with your average VA panel it only has a 1000 to 1 ratio. As rtings.com will tell you this monitors only weakness is a pitch black room, but its local dimming and variable backlight do a great job combating it. I left it sitting on a store page and had to run to the bathroom; I was gone maybe 10 minutes. When I returned the screen was pitch black and so I thought my PS5 either bricked or went into an accidental rest mode. Still the led rim was shining brightly around the console and I could hear the Playstation sounds coming from the external LG PL7 I hooked up to the panel. The worse thing in Christmas history happened..My one and only gift was defeated at the hands of a crappy console. I panicked and quickly unhooked the PS5 (after a minute or two of trying to get the monitors menu up) from the monitor and proceeded to hard reset it. The last bit of life trickled from the monitor and though it was vertically flipping/flickering I was able to barely see the menu. I was able to get over and factory reset the monitor then I powered it down for 3 minutes per LGs unhelpful support... well long story short the monitor is dead and I'd be weary of using it on any gaming console. This is a pc monitor that some clever marketing has convinced us its for consoles and its not. I believe the new consoles and this monitor has too many conflicting features and though I have one unit on the way (remember I ordered 2). ILL BE SENDING IT BACK as well because it probably won't fair any better. I'd be lying if I didn't say I hope this next one fairs better though.I plan to purchase an odyssey G7 and several of my friends have confirmed that the Samsung works well with the PS5 and it offers a truer HDR experience. Do not buy the faker edition though as its firmware cant be updated because its a different model. Thanks for reading and good luck! I will update my review should this other one work like everyone has promised.