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Gigabyte GO27Q24G
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Gigabyte GO27Q24G review

This cheaper WOLED gaming monitor comes at an image quality cost.

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Our Verdict

Gigabyte's tried to create an affordable 1440p OLED using an oled LG panel, but the visual trade-off, means it just doesn't quite feel affordable enough for the experience you're getting.

For

  • Cheaper than its next-gen WOLED sibling
  • Same slick chassis and features
  • Good peak HDR performance

Against

  • Relatively low res
  • Noticeably duller and dingier
  • Not the cheapest WOLED around

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How much better are the very latest OLED panels and are they actually worth paying a premium? Handily, the Gigabyte GO27Q24G is here to answer that very question. Because it's pretty much identical to the Gigabyte MO27Q28GR I reviewed just recently. The difference is that it makes do with an older LG WOLED panel, not the fancy new 4th Gen LG Primary RGB Tandem OLED of the pricier M-series monitor model.

Speaking of expense, the Gigabyte GO27Q24G weighs in at precisely $100 cheaper than its higher-specified WOLED cousin. But in every other regard, it's virtually identical including exactly the same threads. And that's unambiguously a good thing.

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Gigabyte GO27Q24G specs

Screen size

27-inch

Resolution

2,560 x 1,440

Brightness

275 nits full-screen, 1,300 nits HDR 1.5% APL

Response time

0.03 ms

Refresh rate

240 Hz

HDR

DisplayHDR TrueBlack 400

Features

LG WOLED panel, adaptive sync, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, USB-C with 18 W (45 W dynamic) PD

Price

$499 | £449 (estimated)

Buy if...

✅ You want affordable OLED tech: The Gigabyte GO27Q24G isn't the very cheapest OLED monitor around, but it is pretty affordable and its street price will probably improve over time.

Don't buy if...

❌ You want a cutting-edge OLED experience: Compared to LG's newer WOLED panel, this older-gen display is noticeably duller and dingier.

Specs-wise, the older WOLED panel tech means 275 rather than 335 nits full-screen brightness and 1,300 peak HDR nits in a 1.5% window. The latest WOLED panel is rated at 1,500 nits peak HDR. The GO27Q24G also only has VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification and therefore doesn't get the upgrade to True Black 500.

Another differentiation point is the refresh rate, albeit not to a dramatic extent. Gigabyte has specced this monitor up to 240 Hz, where the MO27Q28GR is good for a few more frames per second, namely 280 Hz. That 40 Hz gap, however, isn't a convincing reason to favour the more expensive monitor.

Rounding the panel specs out are 0.03 ms response times and 99% coverage to the DCI-P3 colour gamut. The pricier MO27Q28GR panel is quoted at 99.5% of DCI-P3, but honestly that's a fairly academic distinction that probably exists primarily for market differentiation as opposed to being something you'd actually benefit from or notice in use.

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Gigabyte GO27Q24G
New-gen WOLED on the left, older gen on the right, both at max SDR brightness. This older panel is just a little bit duller and dingier.(Image credit: Future)

Then you fire up a brighter outdoor game scene, maybe the midday desert wastelands of Cyberpunk and that's when the full-screen limitations and ever so slightly muddy colours become more apparent. To be clear, the GO27Q24G is not a disaster, it's just a little bit dull and disappointing.

The GO27Q24G is not a disaster, it's just a little bit dull and disappointing.

All that is despite the fact that Gigabyte has rolled out its so-called HyperNits tech for this panel, too. HyperNits is essentially the same as MSI's EOTF Boost mode as seen in many recent MSI monitors, including the MSI MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36.

The idea with both MSI EOTF Boost and Gigabyte HyperNits is to solve the problem where the VESA certified HDR mode gives the best results for bright scenes and the peak HDR mode calibrated for the panel's maximum HDR brightness is best for darker scenes.

Gigabyte's HyperNits feature therefore boosts the monitor's EOTF curve in HDR 1300 mode, bringing brighter scene performance level with the HDR True Black 500 mode while maintaining the really sizzling HDR 1300 highs for small details. And it works well enough, it just can't do anything to actually improve the full screen brightness. Really the HyperNits feature means that the HDR 1300 mode is the best all-round option for HDR games and video and saves you having to even think about switching modes depending on content brightness.

The Verdict
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Gigabyte GO27Q24G

Gigabyte's tried to create an affordable 1440p OLED using an oled LG panel, but the visual trade-off, means it just doesn't quite feel affordable enough for the experience you're getting.

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