New 1440p Gaming Monitor Champ - LG 27GP850 Review 

Excellent updated display from LG. Would happily main this for all games. Fresh upload on the 2nd channel also! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5-aTwZdudH4.html

What makes me take his review more seriously is the fact that he games pretty well.

A little late to the party, but I got this monitor for $350 after buying only budget 1080p 144hz TN panels for years. Holy shit, I didn't realize what I was missing. Every game I play now looks completely different

Perfect timing, keen to pick one of these up soon

Contrast is a bit on low side and left side has a little backlight bleed. Although text clarity is sharp for productivity, colors look good, sRGB mode is actually usable and I use a monitor stand so no issues there, came from Samsung curved VA panel and now it looks blurry to me, pretty happy with this, good deal for $380.

A good thing to note with the LG monitors is that the connection inputs are perpendicular to the panel. This makes it super hard to wall mount with some VESA mounts, speaking from experience. The parallel ones like on the Gigabyte panel shown are way better for that kind of setup.

Me boi Optimum is a sweaty Wraith 😭

Watching this on my LG 27GP850 ;) Thanks Optimum for your wonderful reviews. I was on a VA curved 165hz 1080p and this LG monitor panel blew my mind away. Everything looks so crisp because of 1440p and the colours look fantastic! Content and Gaming looks so much better.

It's good to see LG doing well in making monitors, since they have stayed away from making phones.

I stumbled upon your channel a few days back and I must say, I really like the style of the way you do reviews in. Good job dude

litteraly waiting for this video and u drop it the next day Made up my day pal

His review is SO FRESH, it's not even available yet through his link! Seriously though, GJ on getting the first review of this new monitor. And your content looks top notch!!

You have really solid crosshair placement

That’s exactly what I was just looking into getting lol Thanks

I tried both 32GP850-B and 32GK650F-B and side by side, the 650 was the better panel. The backlight is way better and uniform. If you look at the 850 from any other angle from the center, you will notice the contrast change...this is also present if you look at areas away from the center. I don't understand why no reviewers ever talk about these things.

Lets see a review on the Alienware AW2721D, I’m loving it myself and I’ve seen some really good reviews on it. The only real downside was the price however it’s not 30% off so it’s looking rly good

This guy casually flexing with his wraith heirloom.. ahaha, nice vid!

I like how even though I don’t have the money I just watch it that’s how you know you’re a good tech RU-vidr 👍🏽

I just bought the 27GP83 which is the successor to the 27GL83. Coming from the 27GN850 I much prefers the more natural colors on the 27GP83. I do agree on the monitor legs though as they protrude out a little far.

Great review mate, have had a couple of LG monitors and the only real issue for me is that they sometimes have a issue with recognizing video output after going into sleep mode.

I've been using the monitor for over 2 years now. It's a solid monitor.

I'm really looking forward to seeing a test of the 27GP950 when it came out !

yeah Tim from HU made a good detailed review of this monitor, seems like the best choice in it's price range, too bad i am after an ultrawide and not just a 1440p display

I love your content, such a minimal look but so informative

I was waiting for this review

I have been trying to find a monitor that fit my video/photo editor/gaming lifestyle and now I can firmly say that this monitor is on the top of my bucket list! Will edit this comment when I get it :)

great review, I think is important to include a console section in monitor reviews (including HDR support, resolutions and such). I play both PC and consoles with a PC monitor.

Just bought this thing for 250 euro. Came with 3 stuck pixels which seems to be a known QC issue with this monitor but for the rest it's got magnificent colors (sRGB mode looks washed out and green, HDR effect looks good) a good contrast (I think I might have just gotten lucky with a good panel) and has great motion handling. The negatives are that it only displays 2k 144hz via hdmi which was my fault for not searching it up but now I'm stuck not using the entire monitor, and the fact that the screen is very wobbly if your table shakes at all. For the rest the HDR sucks ass (like it's super bad) but the brightness is pretty damn good for a lower mid range monitor. Feel free to ask me more.

13th time begging Optimum to play Titanfall 2. God damnit I need this

Man, I have tested like 10 monitors last 1.5 year. I think I finally settle with this monitor, I got lucky to have unit without sicnificant backlight bleed and ips glow. I was earlier too afraid to buy this because I had seen too many blb problems. Im happy that I dis pull to trigger to try it. Its excellent.

Thanks for reviewing this monitor! I noticed you recommended the Warm 3 setting . Any chance you have other recommendations for the settings on this display? thank you.

All your videos look super clean

Great review! Is the GP950 next?

and my morning just got better

This monitor has average contrast performance, even compared to other IPS options though. I bought it anyway and am not disappointed :)

i was just looking at this! Great timing!

LG is just GOD at this screen business. Quality and pricing always great. What you think about color difference between nano ips and rapid ips ? LG have good dci p3 but AUO panel have %99 adobe gamut too.

And 3 years later, I was finally able to afford this monitor hahaha (in my defense, I live in Argentina, had to pay around $500 for it now that they're $300 in the US and we earn like $400/month). Might not be the newest monitor out there but Im loving it

man Ali seem to know exactly what I'm looking to buy, thanks man

nice review i got this monitor the best i ever owned

4:05 - The MBR you showed for 27GP850 is "Adaptive Sync enabled + Fast + MBR", so its strobed VRR which is very rare to find in monitors. If you included ufo pursuit shot with Adaptive Sync disabled it would look much better.

Nice! I have a 27GL850 which I love. Not letting it go any time soon.

Great video. As usual.

6:20 watching this rn on one of em :D First high refresh monitor I've ever owned so I'm superbly happy with it

I'm waiting for its big brother, the 34GP950G! Hope you will review it :)

0:23 nice one tap

первый хороший и понятный обзор, который я посмотрел. я действительно понял, что это за монитор. спасибо. потому мои соотечественники тупо зачитывают характеристики с бумажки, ничего не добавляя от себя.

Just got mine for $420 at microcenter. And camped out and got a 3070 from Best buy the other day at MSRP. Was patient and it paid off. Good fn week!

Showerthought: Optimum Tech reviews are advanced frag movies xD

Best Buy just got this in. Been waiting a while for it. Thanks for the review. Time to upgrade…#lovethecontent

watching this with my 27GP850 monitor

i was screaming towards my monitor...SAY IT, SAY IT PLEASE...."Apex Engine below 190fps" YEEESSSSS.....and exactly little special infos like this, make you Sir, SPECIAL :D

The question is? Would still recommend this over 4k? Im a little bit older now. I enjoy apex and COD, and i want to use refresh advantages but im also looking for high details as well. Im thinking about going 4k and using the rescaling option like you do as well. I think that im more for pixels since the overall server perfomance in COD with the not so great netcode is not worth the extra refresh speed when you can have 144 hz on 4k or 180 hz in 1440p

after one day of searching for a good monitor with gaming n productivity ready finally :). with your review I can buy this in peace

The 21:9 ultrawide variant (LG 34GN850) is also amazing, I just got it a few days ago and I'm never going back to 16:9

I recently bought a 32" version of this monitor, really liking is so far

Do you have any news on when we could expect the 34” version?

Never giving up my lg cx 48” oled!!

Isn't the MSI MAG274QRF-QD currently the top-dog? Biggest problem with LG is still the lack of contrast.

Flawless review!

Interactive display adjustment, not see that before. Would love to know your thoughts on the Gigabyte panel and it's BGR subpixel layout.

Just got the 32 inch model. Pretty happy with it except the blacks are very gray. Aside from that it’s great.

My recommendations for 1440P high refresh rate monitors are: Gigabyte M27Q for ~$300, Dell 2721DGF for~$400, LG 27GP850 (the monitor in this video) for~$500, and the Samsung Odyssey G7 for ~$600-700. All are great monitors for their price point, it just depends on how much you can spend.

Thanks for the great content! Please review and compare with the 27GP950! Would also appreciate recommendations re GPU pairings for particular games.

I have the older LG27GL850 and I am generally happy with the monitor, but I did replace the stand, as I dont like the prongs, how wide they are, and I think the OSD on this new version looks like it was made for teenagers with its theme. But my experience agrees with you in general, these are good panels.

Great vid as always

I just bought the LG 27GP850 but for some reason its capped at 144hz instead of being at 165 and the Overclock option for 180hz is also greyed out, is there something I can do or should I return it?

Great vid! Maybe I’ll try to get one 🤔. Been looking for a nice 1440p.

This is great and all but we seriously need a workout routine. Man is buff as shit.

Great video! Is this monitor supposed to substitute the GL850 or is it just a different product?

Would you still recommend this now?

Just bought the newer revison of this monitor (27GP850P-B) - loving it already. Bought it here in Denmark for 270USD

Watching you destroy people in Valorant makes your videos even better 😄

I still use this monitor in 2024, bought it 3y ago and still rivals many other monitors, its much cheaper now too if you can still find it.

Not sure it’s as good as my Alienware AW2721D (LG panel)

Please add black equaliser review too sir love your video

Just bought mine for 295€, looking for extra validation for my purchase lol

Really nice video as always ! Have you tried the asus vg27bq ? I own the asus one and it's a TN panel, I really like the response time but the colors are a bit washed off so I'm wondering if the LG one could be worth upgrading to.

Hi Optimum, what is the minimum GPU requirement to drive 144Hz at 1440p for this monitor? Thanks!

bruh this guy is cracked at val

I love Gigabyte M27q❤❤

Another great video. Do you think the LG gp850 b is better than the aorus fi27qx or fi27qp?

SAMSUNG Odyssey G7 > all other 27'' 2k monitors. Waiting for your review hehe.

What is the best 1440p 27" 180hz monitor to buy?

Hey OT, if you were to choose would you rather go for the LG gp850 b or the aorus fi27qx? Really debating these two monitors as the gp is now 500 and the fiqx is about 800

Perfect Video!! I would love to see a Video "complete Silent custom loop". I try to find out how to create a silent build, but it is very difficult to buy Party and try them out. So I think with ur experience it would be possible :-D Thanks for ur Input!

I’ve got a benq ex2780q and I love it . Will never upgrade until oled monitors are mainstream

Very good screen. coming from the XL2540 , the Motion blur reduction is not even needed, i notice 0 ghosting compared to the zowie, like at all. It's an useless feature as the brightness drops way too low, i tried it out for fun.

For 300 would you say is still a great buy 2 years later?

How does the contrast look? IPS glow and backlight bleed? Ive got a ROG PG279Q which has been a solid monitor for some years and My main interest in an upgrade is improved contrast... immersive black levels and a deep looking image. I calibrate my screens too but I need a screen that has good COlour management onboard to avoid needing an ICC profile (Since most games ignore windows ICC profiles). Having an adjustable sRGB preset that could be calibrated would be ideal.

Oh man, I was just about to pull the trigger on a GL850. I guess I'll wait for this.

How does this hold up in 2024? Worth purchasing or any newer options?

Thanks for a great video! How does this monitor pair up with the 27GN950 as a second monitor?

Just got it! Quite nice looking although SRGB is a bit yellow

Optimum Is there a possibility I buy this monitor with a 3080 this year? What are my options, I want this gaming experience, uk based btw

Got this for my series x. Got it for $275 on a flash sale. And wow from 1080p to 1440p on even the series x and that 120hz is insane.

Great video , thank you! Is a 2060 powerful enough for this monitor?

it's $330 here, is it still good in 2022 ?

Would you recommend this for both gaming and content creation?

Great review thank you. Is this a good monitor for my series x? Any settings I should be using to make it better?