Color gamut is measured using a saturation sweep that samples the six main colors (red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, and yellow) at five saturation levels (20, 40, 60, 80, and 100%). This provides a more realistic view of color accuracy.
In the G2460PQU’s case, calibration has a noticeable effect on gamut accuracy, so we’re showing the before and after results.

Without calibration, the G2460PQU tracks pretty close to the sRGB/Rec.709 standard. The main issues are the over-saturation of blue, and hue errors in magenta and cyan. Hue is usually corrected by a grayscale calibration. But color saturation can only be adjusted using a CMS, which this display does not have. To compensate, AOC decreases luminance for blue and magenta.
Adjusting the RGB sliders and selecting the Gamma 2 preset results in a much better chart.

Blue and magenta are still over-saturated. However, the hue errors are now much smaller. Not only that, luminance is much improved across the board. The resulting drop in Delta E errors is pretty significant. We’d love to have a functioning CMS on every display to achieve even better results, but it’s easy to see how much improvement can be made with a simple grayscale calibration and proper gamma selection.
Now we return to the comparison group.

The G2460PQU’s average color error is a low 2.00 Delta E. That's not good enough to pierce the rarified space of professional displays. It does beat the other two 144 Hz screens in our group, though. BenQ’s RL2460HT almost qualifies as an over-achiever, posting results as good as some very expensive factory-calibrated monitors.
Gamut Volume: Adobe RGB 1998 And sRGB
There are basically two categories of displays in use today: those that conform to the sRGB/Rec. 709 standard like HDTVs, and wide-gamut panels that show as much as 100 percent of the Adobe RGB 1998 spec. We use Gamutvision to calculate the gamut volume, based on an ICC profile created from our actual measurements.

The AOC comes within a whisker of filling the complete sRGB gamut volume. If it weren’t for slight discrepancies in magenta and green, it would render that last four percent easily. Given our results, we consider the G2460PQU an excellent choice for gaming, video content, or productivity. You can edit photos, too, if the wider Adobe RGB 1998 gamut isn’t necessary.
- Can A 144 Hz FHD Display For $250 Achieve Gaming Nirvana?
- Packaging, Physical Layout, And Accessories
- OSD Setup And Calibrating AOC's G2460PQU
- Measurement And Calibration Methodology: How We Test
- Results: Brightness And Contrast
- Results: Grayscale Tracking And Gamma Response
- Results: Color Gamut And Performance
- Results: Viewing Angles And Uniformity
- Results: Pixel Response, Input Lag, Blur Reduction
- AOC G2460PQU, Unparalleled Speed and Responsiveness
TL;DR: G2460PQU = DO NOT BUY, G2460PG = BUY.
A typo:
Bezel width: 0.6-1 inched / 15-25 mm
The PQU does accept 144 Hz over DisplayPort.
-Christian-
The PQU does accept 144 Hz over DisplayPort.
-Christian-
A bit of googling brought up this article - http://pcmonitors.info/reviews/aoc-g2460pqu which says: " The image provided by DisplayPort is very similar on this monitor and it should also support the maximum (144Hz) refresh rate. Unfortunately that was not the case during our testing" and "The PC resolutions below this should feature 1920 x 1080 with 100Hz, 120Hz and 144Hz selectable – but that isn’t the case.". It seems there are different revisions of this monitor with the same model number. So if you buy one of those than you are practically gambling about the 144 Hz support.
I will be the first one to congratulate you when you publish the next review of a monitor with a non-TN panel working over 60Hz.
I understand that.
It doesnt worth 300€ for this model. All you need is 60hz and 24" Panel that you can take it with 120€. For me IPS Panels offer you way better colors so for me its better. Now if you want it for a GTX780 and above and you wanna play over 60FPS it may worth.
But have in mind that a normal monitor cost ~120$ and this model cost double. You can spend that money in other hardware areas like better GPU for example.
I guess the thought process involves "and you can watch HD movies on it". Needless to say the 16:9 ratio is cheaper for manufacturers, and it's a great sales pitch. Well, give me a break. I got suckered into that line of thinking and I probably watched 2-3 movies on my "gaming" 23 inch monitor in 4-5 years.
Let's keep the movies where they belong in the living room and re-focus "gaming" screens where they should have never left - in the 16:10 aspect ratio.
I kind of agree, but if you don't have a G-sync capable GPU or don't want to throw the required funds at a G-sync monitor, these 144Hz monitors are the best options for gaming and they're far less expensive than G-sync monitors.
I will be the first one to congratulate you when you publish the next review of a monitor with a non-TN panel working over 60Hz.
Yes. I just finished up testing of the Overlord Tempest X270OC. The article will publish soon. I'm also expecting a sample of the Asus PG278Q in the next few weeks. Please stay tuned!
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3D is not supported.
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That should arrive right after the car that does 0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds, carries 9 people, gets 87 miles per gallon and is priced at $17,995
But I hate the requirement of running 120fps at 120hz.
Get any less than 120fps and the quality drops pretty noticeably (stuttering, double images). To the point where I prefer playing games like Civ 5 without motion blur reduction/strobbing.
But G-Sync should remove the 120/144fps requirement, so I'm quite excited about that.
Right now TN panels is where gaming is at, but hopefully not for much longer. I value motion clarity more than color accuracy and viewing angles.