Why you can trust Tom's Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test.

Go to page:

Conclusion

Finding faults with OLED gaming monitors is a difficult task. They operate in such a narrow performance window that it’s tough to find one that stands apart from its competitors. Even speed increases are hard to quantify because, in practice, anything over 200fps is perfectly smooth with little to no input lag. Is 240 Hz enough, or do you need more?

There will always be users who want more speed, and they are the ones who should take a hard look at the Asus ROG Strix XG27AQDPG. At 500 Hz, it’s the fastest OLED, on paper, currently available. My tests showed that it is indeed quickest in panel response, but not in input lag. That said, there is no perceptible difference between 15ms and 16ms as I noted in the comparison charts. The XG27AQDPG is super quick and super smooth. No one will complain about its gaming performance; it is among the very best.

I was also impressed by its colorful and contrasty image, but that’s true of any OLED. There’s the narrow performance window I’m talking about. The differences in color accuracy between these displays is tiny. The XG27AQDPG has pro-level color like most of its competitors.

Ultimately, the decision to buy it is an easy one. It’s super fast, super colorful, very accurate and gorgeous to look at. Build quality is premium and it’s not too dear at $900. If you want the fastest refresh rate currently available from an OLED gaming monitor, definitely check it out.

MORE: Best Gaming Monitors

MORE: How We Test PC Monitors

MORE: How to Buy a PC Monitor

Current page: Conclusion

Prev Page HDR Performance

TOPICS

Christian Eberle is a Contributing Editor for Tom's Hardware US. He's a veteran reviewer of A/V equipment, specializing in monitors. Christian began his obsession with tech when he built his first PC in 1991, a 286 running DOS 3.0 at a blazing 12MHz. In 2006, he undertook training from the Imaging Science Foundation in video calibration and testing and thus started a passion for precise imaging that persists to this day. He is also a professional musician with a degree from the New England Conservatory as a classical bassoonist which he used to good effect as a performer with the West Point Army Band from 1987 to 2013. He enjoys watching movies and listening to high-end audio in his custom-built home theater and can be seen riding trails near his home on a race-ready ICE VTX recumbent trike. Christian enjoys the endless summer in Florida where he lives with his wife and Chihuahua and plays with orchestras around the state.