I just bought this monitor and I have to fully agree with this review. Also it depends on you graphic card, but if you have some high end and you can go for ultra details and still get 120+ FPS, this 165Hz monitor can give you extraordinary experience in games. On the contrary...with lower frequencies comes little overshoot / ghosting. HDR is really quite bad, but with such great contrast values, you dont need it and SDR is just fine. After 2 weeks of gaming I can say, that this is a great monitor for a good price :)
I don't play competitive games so I wanted a monitor that was big and had a nice to look at display, sense I play games for the visual and story. I found this monitor after a long search and added it to the cart right away. It won't be here till next week. But this review makes me even more exited and happy with my purchase. I was very excited to see you had a video on it! Thank you for being so thorough as always! I was looking everywhere for the colour gamuts compared in all the versions and you offered that. Definitely my favourite tech reviewer on RUclips.
Strange how RUclips hasn't recommended this channel before. Great and clear explanation with some fantastic English. No sch-sch'ing like most Dutch-English speakers. Nice job!
Had mine for a month or so and couldn't be more pleased. Took awhile to get used to the bigger size coming from a 27 and 24 dual setup but its been great!
@@kailashpillai3737 it's quite a bit more immersive imo only bad part is the res isnt as sharp looking since 1440p looks better on a 27". Still been a good monitor regardless. It's hasnt affected me at all on fps games either but I have a pretty deep desk.
Really like your review. Very comprehensive with some soft criticisms of the specific pitfalls of the features included. Great job! :) BTW I love your Cooler Master Cosmos 700M in the background.
@@ezioaugustus2621 superb when considering price and performance. A lot stuff to adjust, don’t use the standing plot and love its size. U got used to it very quickly!! Watch out you don’t wanna have 34 inch later then XD
I am sitting here smiling, I am Dutch too and live in Canada for the past 23 years. I still do the same thing: start sentences with "Now" or "So" it is funny how we still hang on to those. Goed review trouwens, ik denk idd dat de base te groot is. Groeten uit Canada.
@@rufiooo7 Thanks. I see it on Best Buy for the same price. I missed out on the dell s32220dgf for $329. I wonder how this one compares with the dell one . Both have very similar specs.
Thanks so much for the great review! I was looking for a new monitor to hook up with my work computer and after watching a few of your videos I feel confident that this is the one I'll be getting. Even if I don't end up buying this monitor all your reviews on this and similar monitors was super helpful!
@@TechTesters I did end up going for it and I love it! It works great for my work from home set up and transitions really well into the weekend for games and personal stuff! The colors are great as is the resolution. The price was also fantastic given the quality and size of the monitor. Thank you so much again for your reviews, they really helped during my search for a monitor!
2:46 "move it up or down" side to side, like a rollercoaster? Sorry, i had to say it. But very nice review, I have missed the upload apparently. Thanks!
There is a problem with this monitor and the samsung odyssey 32'' . Some reviewers have apparently contrast ratios of about 2500/1 and others like you contrast ratios of about 5000/1 . ( Look the g32qc review at rtings for instance ) . The thing is that that massive difference in contrast ratio and therefore to black levels can completely change the overall image quality and HDR performance. It's like there are two panel varieties out there and Samsung and/or Gigabyte doesn't seem to know what panel is installed on the final product.
Remember that even though 5000:1 and 2500:1 sound like huge differences, those are tiny differences in black levels. It does sound like something to check out though, but I haven't seen any other G32QCs yet.
@@TechTesters My samsung Tv has 5000/1 contrast ratio and 1000 nits hdr brightness ( edge local dimming ) . My crg9 has 2500/1 contrast ratio and again 1000 nits hdr brightness ( edge local dimming ). Hdr on the first is useable and actually pretty good , hdr on the second is not usable , very washed out because of the lower black levels . What you say may not matter in sdr but in hdr it makes a display from hdr usable to non usable. Personal opinion... Keep up the good work!
@@oDiium1 Local diming zones and top brightness are way more important than just the contrast ratio itself. This monitor can only reach 400 nits and does NOT have any local dimming's.(Local diming means it can regulate the brightness on certain areas of your TV). Your TV can reach 1000 nits, has local diming zones. There is honestly no comparison worth making with a tv that has such a high brightness with local dimming's . But that doesn't change the fact that there is something going with the production of the panels. Would also maybe explain why you now only can get the A edition. My panel has much more backlight bleed and more in line of the results of Rtings.
@@TechTesters Can't remember exactly on which channel i've seen it but basically on 165hz the colors on the monitor were slightly off when compared to the 120hz. Especially when it came to the black smearing effect on 165hz there were a lot of problems while on 120hz it was much better experience over all.
You sold me. Once they have them back up on amazon it is snag time! My robot will be pleased that his pupil cam feed will be displayed with such fine colors. XD
As much as your reviews are awesome, I must commend your video editing. It's really clean and professional on all of your content. Keep up the amazing work!
Great video as always. You shoud do collab video with other tech youtubers (like Linus) to get much more famous, with this level of quality you can get to million very soon. All the best ;)
Just wanted to say I was not even aware the website has so many extra reviews - just read the Antec P120 (translated to English of course :-) ) and I am super impressed with the results. I am not happy with my GPU temps in summer and will be selling the Silencio S400 soon and getting the Antec instead. You really should do a video for this case! While I do not recommend it with an AIO, but for air cooling it looks ideal!
Thank you! I don't think I'll make a video on an older case at this point, videos take a lot more time than the website reviews, so I need to be picky ;)
I got this monitor a few months ago and I love it. The only thing I don't like is the joystick power button. It is bit unpredictable but you get used to it. There is also some black smearing in certain instances. Really wish this had a remote as well.
You can plugin the monitor to your computer via USB and use the OSD Sidekick software so no need to use the joystick... also hope you use the "speed" response time mode to minimize black smearing
I like the aesthetic of this monitor, it doesn't scream 'gaming' and would not look out of place in a professional setup. Personally for me however 32" is just too big for PC gaming :) Perhaps in months ahead when the price has gone down a bit it will be a very good choice.
There's a 27" version, the G27QC. It has the same specs, save for the brightness, which is a bit lower. Also, the contrast is not as high, but it's still great.
This monitor is fore sure not 5000:1. I got mine and I have way more backlight bleed. I believe reviewers got a different sample or for a time a different panel was installed. This would also explain why you now only can get the -A edition. You can't even get the old one anymore. Rtings also did a review and got a way more modest contrast ratio of 2900:1 with the normal variant, without the A.
@@Kaiser187 ehh I was kinda wrong, I think the panel is the same but just different quality control. The monitor she received was probably cherry picked to be the best. Since I believe it's a review unit
@@Kaiser187 Well it isn't as bad as other brands. Most other brands don't suddenly have 2000 extra contrast ratio. Even cherry picked ones. Multiple reviewers noted this ratio, but the reviewers who bought it like Ratings show a much more modest ratio.
Wow that contrast ratio is excellent if it's not just golden sample. Really hard choice. These have really good picture quality with deep blacks but ips have better motion clarity and adaptive sync performance.
I like the stand for this monitor and the monitor itself! I like those thin bezel as well as the color, contrast and the quality display! Great job as always! Nothing is left behind, Thank you so much! #Gigabyte #G32QC #Monitor
And I should know, I have a 2070 super and a G27QC which is a 27" 1440p 165hz OC 1ms IPS panel, and I dont have any issues running my games, especially with gsync.
@@TheGauges420 yeah i know the 3080 is overkill for this monitor. I said I just stumbled across this youtube page while doing research and notices shes from the Netherlands too. but thanks for the info. I will keep it in mind when my 3080 finally arrives and I seriously start researching on which monitor is the best for me.
you know, it doesn't fit my desk but I think It's sick af ^.^ Update, I just got it last week, fps games look smooth az. The colors look amazing, when the monitor is black it got some w and m shaped not so dark areas on the top and bottom of the screen. Also never had such a fast refresh monitor before so I got nothing to compare it to besides my 60hz one. I'm sure when I start making bank and buy higher end monitors I'll see the difference Until then I'll live in mindless bliss thinking I have the ultimate monitor setup ^.^
alright update, ghosting is real my guy, like ew u kno, extra bad on dark colors if you go into fps mode its not as bad. I unfortunately can't get into fps mode because my eyes don't last long in anything above 250-300 so sad hours. currently contemplating on looking for a smaller monitor or something the same size but better with handling the ghosting situation or become a big baller anyway wish me luck! XD
Ok got this purely based on your review and I can say I am very pleased with the purchase no dead or stuck pixel or anything but a bit of slow response time but I dont play competitive FPS anyway ^^
Great video love your channel. Question for size. Would you recommend the 27inch aorus fi32qx or fi27qx. I ordered the aorus 43 inch for open world and some less competitive shooters and wanting a second monitor for everything else like my competitive shooters. I paired with rtx 3080 and my ps5 and series x. Thanks for all the tips.
Subscribed! I’m torn between this, the GB M27Q, and the MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD. I’m coming from an ASUS 75 Hz 1080p screen, so I’m sure picture, and performance-wise, any of these monitors will be an upgrade…. But my question would be: if I am willing to trade a tiny bit of response time for deeper blacks, and wider color gamut, which if the 3 would you personally recommend?
Great review!! I really need your opinion on what to get from these 3 monitors: - Gigabyte M32QC - MSI Optix AG321CQR - LG 32GP850-B I’m not a gamer, I just want the monitor for home office and browsing, but I want the best performance for that. Your help would be highly appreciated!!😊
Thank you for this good review! Still i would like some advices: Do the Xiaomi Mi BHR4269GL compete with this monitor or is this one undeniably better?
@@TechTesters Hey, there is one specific info that i can't find anywhere, i hope i didn't miss it in the menu you showed in the video. Is there a something like a zoom mode on this monitor?
Mega work Nada, as always! Although I have to admit, I am eagerly waiting for your review of the Samsung G7 Odissey, would LOVE to know your opinion about it. Also in comparison with 27-32" competitors, that would be awesome. Many contrasting thoughts about it and I need your review in order to decide whether to buy it or not! :D
Thank you! I'll see if I can get one, but Samsung samples are rare. Shame really they look promising. And I can't buy it, just bought the LG 38gn950, which looked like a better allrounder than the g9 to me.
@@TechTesters Yes G9 for me it's super niche, but the 27-32" G7 offers 240hz, fast response time and VA panel which should offer nice contrast. The 27" comes for less than 600euros, which is not bad!
Ι have purchased 3 weeks ago and it is amazing (although I have some minor light bleeding areas at the 2/7 and 6/7 upper part of the monitor - it seems that they are reduced). Two quick questions: 1) Are you satisfied with HDR? 2) Have you tried to calibrate its settings? PS. Btw it is really a great review. Well done.
Thanks, hope you're enjoying it :D 1) HDR? Not really, but that goes for every monitor in this class so I just don't bother with it. 2) I haven't tried fine-tuning it. I just test it as-is, and then use the sRGB profile from testing for use later. I haven't really tweaked the menu settings, just don't find the time :)
They could have made the stand like you said a little bit elegant = less amount of plastic, but on the other hand + side, it gives more stability to the monitor over all!
Thanks for the review, great and informative! Can this monitor handle g-sync compatible + 165 hz + hdr at the same time? I am looking for a VA monitor specifically since now I am using TN and I just don't like it at all - the colors are bad, viewing angles are just unacceptable. IPS is good but I heard it can't produce deep black colors. So it leaves me with one option only, which is VA. Also since I'm going for two displays, this curved feature is nice since it allows me to put monitors close to each other without any angle in between. By the way, this monitor costs just 2/3 of the price of Gigabyte CV27Q in my region. I feel like going from 24 inch 60hz TN with no sync features or hdr and with brightness of 250 to this model will be a huge difference.
Great video, Really great review... one question, ive been looking at this monitor and the asus xg32vqr that has come a lot down in price, the diff between them is just 70 euros, which one would you recommend?
I wish manufacturers would stop implementing features that they end up implementing poorly. I know that putting HDR (for example) on a box might sell better, but if it's poorly implemented, it's better for both company and consumer to just leave it out save some costs so they can drop the price.
I hear you. I guess it's just a thing that's built into the panel / scaler and they're just letting it be, I doubt it's even costing them somehow. I don't even think the HDR option is bad to have, but the Aim Stabilizer is a good example of something they should either tune right, or remove. But, people who watch reviews will probably ignore the feature, and people who don't still want to see some marketing BS I guess? :)
@@TechTesters Yes and no. Maybe HDR wasn't the best example, but some standards require a license fee (HDR10 is free, but something like Dolby Vision or Technicolor HDR requires a license). And when a manufacturer has to pay for something, that overhead gets forwarded to the end-user with some additional "processing" cost and then some taxes get thrown on top of that. A bit off topic, but to some extreme extend you can compare it to the Gsync milking that Nvidia has been doing for years; they provide a chip with some technology, the monitor manufacturer has to pay for that, and the consumer pays 50/150 more than what the technologie is actually worth. We did a calculation at the office (quite) a few years ago. Some devices could end up costing between 40 and 70% of what they sold for back then, if all the unnecessary licenses and patents would be taken out of the equation. That's 30 to 60% lower in price, for features most people won't ever use. And the argument that licenses and patents are there to protect the developer and to protect innovation doesn't entirely hold ground half the time, as those have become a business model for patent-trolls in many cases. Or in Nvidia's case, just a disgusting business model looking like "Hey, you bought our top end super expensive graphics card, but if you want to fully use it, you should give us even more money.". Sorry for the rant. I have an excuse: I'm Dutch :)
@@ancientpiggybike3561 Great. Couldnt ask for more. The screen size is so immersive, especially with MSFS. There is some debate that 32” is to big for ESports but I’m not one of those. Some monitors of this size also have reports of screen wobble but this is fine on my desk. Hope that helps.
@@ancientpiggybike3561 I don’t see any problems but I’m not an expert in these things. To me, the performance is fine. I’ve played MSFS, Wastelands 3, and Cyberpunk 2077. They all look fine.
I have this monitor and have a good tip to anyone using it. Do not use overdrive mode speed when using g sync. You get massive overshoot and inverse ghosting and honestly looks terrible. I was about to return it but tried balanced mode and yes have normal ghosting but a far superior image quality. If you run 165hz at all times it looks okay with speed mode but you won’t get buttery smooth motion without gsync. So yeh overall pretty happy with it now
You don't have it when you put it on the highest overdrive without g-sync? That's odd, mine didn't do that I'm sure. Only with the anti motion blur mode.
Techtesters if you run it max refresh rate and speed overdrive it will still have overshoot (inverse ghosting) but not as noticeable. I always run g-sync cause I get frames around 80-100 and it’s more noticeable. Balance mode looks better to me as normal ghosting only leaves black trails not random colours like inverse ghosting
WAW This monitor have at least six dead pixels, check min 8:43. I am super happy I purchased the MSI 31.5 curved monitor. Zero dead pixels and I love everything about it after only half day of use! I also tried for a few days a 32" 4k Samsung, VA Panel as well but flat and 60Hz only. Great color except pretty blurry even on RUclips on fast clips. There were a couple more monitors on my list, one IPS panel and another VA but ultimately I got the MSI with 144Hz refresh rate. It was $100 more expensive than the Gigabyte but the build quality it is also better. Is this Gigabyte OC at 165Hz or that's native?
Concise and very informative review, thanks! Is there any chance we could get response time testing in future monitor reviews? I'm asking because Hardware Unboxed said this panel had pretty mediocre refresh rate compliance if I remember correctly.
It's VA, except for maybe the new Samsung Odysseys they'll all struggly to technically comply with the refresh rate. It definitely looks and feels alright though, even when using some known excellent performers as reference here. FYI I really do want to include it, but I'm still not sure on how to do it properly, the hardware seems to be difficult to come by, or make.
@@TechTesters Ah, I see. It's difficult to run a tech channel and be expected to know how to properly test every piece of hardware in existence and still make videos regularly. Love your channel, keep up the good work!
I'll see if I can grab one. But Dell monitors are really hard to get hold off here in the Netherlands . Tell Dell socials that they should send one over 😂
I have a pair of Dell 27" QHD. But I have to use it as 125% of scale, because text is too small at 100% scale. I guess at 32" QHD will be the sweet spot.
Is het mogelijk dat jullie de gigabyte g27q reviewen? Het lijkt een fantastisch scherm voor de prijs, maar ik kan letterlijk nergens reviews vinden en ik krijg daar dan een beetje een slecht gevoel over.
@@TechTesters Yeah so I played around with it quite a bit and it never seemed to change much. My IPS i have now has some ghosting, so im still unsure if I want to go back to TN at this point
Can you do me a favor, can you take the best gaming IPS if you have one laying around and compare with this monitor in the next video? I find that contrast is really high when you were showing a sample video in the dark but when you are gaming the colors looked a little dull maybe it's the video
It's always really hard to "show" you the difference. What you see is affected by the monitors, my camera, Adobe Premiere, RUclips compression, and your own monitor. So it's impossible to look at b-roll and really see the difference. Same as that you can't see a contrast of 5000:1 or more in a video if your monitor only does 1000:1. In terms of colors, there isn't really much of a difference between this and a typical good IPS panel with a similar setting.
Great review, I'm looking for a monitor for more casual games. So one with better picture quality, contrast etc. This monitor seems like a great option, however the only concern I have about this monitor is it being 1440p 32 inch. Compared to the 1440p 27 inch gigabyte monitor, how is the picture quality? I know the PPI will be lower but does it really make that much of a difference? Its hard to say without seeing the two monitors in person, so any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks! Obviously there is a PPI decrease if you go from 27" to 32" but I really don't think it's a real problem, especially for gaming where I really feel that the larger size adds more to the immersion than a higher density. It's really subjective though. Not one right or wrong answer. I think if i spent most of my time working on photo's i'd take the 27" instead, if i mostly game i'd take the 32". And general use is fine on both.
The gamut graph on the left side at 6m35s is shown incorrectly. You can see the correct graph here: techtesters.eu/files/g32qc.png
I just bought this monitor and I have to fully agree with this review. Also it depends on you graphic card, but if you have some high end and you can go for ultra details and still get 120+ FPS, this 165Hz monitor can give you extraordinary experience in games. On the contrary...with lower frequencies comes little overshoot / ghosting. HDR is really quite bad, but with such great contrast values, you dont need it and SDR is just fine. After 2 weeks of gaming I can say, that this is a great monitor for a good price :)
Hey, I am Considering Buying it.
Is it still good after 10 months of usage ? I want your opinion.
I don't play competitive games so I wanted a monitor that was big and had a nice to look at display, sense I play games for the visual and story. I found this monitor after a long search and added it to the cart right away. It won't be here till next week. But this review makes me even more exited and happy with my purchase. I was very excited to see you had a video on it!
Thank you for being so thorough as always! I was looking everywhere for the colour gamuts compared in all the versions and you offered that. Definitely my favourite tech reviewer on RUclips.
Glad it helped, and I hope you'll have a good time with it next week! And.. thank you!
Please let us know your thoughts after a year if you could! Just purchased this monitor and would like to hear your thoughts after a year of ownership
im waiting on mine rn. comes tomorrow. was it any good?
@@vanco782 can you give your review after ownership?
wow, what a reflective and detailed review. You have my subscription, I‘m very impressed
Strange how RUclips hasn't recommended this channel before. Great and clear explanation with some fantastic English. No sch-sch'ing like most Dutch-English speakers. Nice job!
Had mine for a month or so and couldn't be more pleased. Took awhile to get used to the bigger size coming from a 27 and 24 dual setup but its been great!
is 1 ms true?
Is it to big for fps games?
@@alvinsluis805 for me personally, I think its perfect size, but most people seem to like a 24 or 27 inch.
I’m thinking between this model or the 27 inch model. How much more immersive is a 32” vs a 27” screen and what is the affect on FPS games?
@@kailashpillai3737 it's quite a bit more immersive imo only bad part is the res isnt as sharp looking since 1440p looks better on a 27". Still been a good monitor regardless. It's hasnt affected me at all on fps games either but I have a pretty deep desk.
Really like your review. Very comprehensive with some soft criticisms of the specific pitfalls of the features included. Great job! :) BTW I love your Cooler Master Cosmos 700M in the background.
This review made my day. What a great channel. Greetings from Greece
I don't know what your doing wrong with RUclips because this is great content and I've never been recommended this channel. Love your work!
Thanks beauty! I just bought it! Absolutely convinced
how is it
@@ezioaugustus2621 superb when considering price and performance. A lot stuff to adjust, don’t use the standing plot and love its size. U got used to it very quickly!! Watch out you don’t wanna have 34 inch later then XD
I am sitting here smiling, I am Dutch too and live in Canada for the past 23 years. I still do the same thing: start sentences with "Now" or "So" it is funny how we still hang on to those. Goed review trouwens, ik denk idd dat de base te groot is. Groeten uit Canada.
I'm not reaaaally Dutch though 😉, maar dank je wel, en hi!
It's being long since you released a video.
But as always you are still the best tech review channel.
Great video Nada
Thank you :D And I took a short holiday, but I'm back now ;)
@@TechTesters That's great, will be expecting more videos
absolutely amazing review, thanks a ton. As a designer, it will be a perfect fit for me.
I just ordered this yesterday, should've waited for this review 😀
Enjoy it! :D
İs it have backlight bleeding ı ordered this monitor today
I just purchased this screen for Black Friday without knowing it has gsync XD. Nice surprise, awesome review!
How much did you get it for ? How is the hdr ?
@@kooldude2ful I got it at $350 but I’m waiting to get it. I’ll let u know
@@rufiooo7 Thanks. I see it on Best Buy for the same price. I missed out on the dell s32220dgf for $329. I wonder how this one compares with the dell one . Both have very similar specs.
Others say this monitor have back light bleed.? Is that true brooo?
@@joyreyes6065 I just received and set it up today. No backlight bleed observed but a lot of ghosting when playing Overwatch.
I play fighting games, RPG, Racing this will be great for most of us! For sure! Great review!
Lovely as always!
You mean the lady right?
Awesome review.. It usually takes me to watch multiple reviews to reach a conclusion. That u provided in a 10 min vid
Thanks for this video. I was trying to decide between multiple 32-inch monitors. I'm not a competitive gamer, so this video made my choice easier.
Another great review, very informative review for consumers. Cheers!
A woman in tech whos not using her apperance and is clearly intellegent. I like this video. subbed. great work
You CAN buy something off the shelf to measure response times. All included in your genuine swiss army knife.
I'll tie it to the panel with antistatic bracelets. Great idea!
@@TechTesters I died laughing lol.
Amazing review, was thinking of picking one up on ebay and you have convinced me that is a good idea.
Thanks so much for the great review! I was looking for a new monitor to hook up with my work computer and after watching a few of your videos I feel confident that this is the one I'll be getting. Even if I don't end up buying this monitor all your reviews on this and similar monitors was super helpful!
I think i replied to this comment twice, but it keeps disappearing 😢. I hope it helped, and let me know how you like it if you go for it!
@@TechTesters I did end up going for it and I love it! It works great for my work from home set up and transitions really well into the weekend for games and personal stuff! The colors are great as is the resolution. The price was also fantastic given the quality and size of the monitor. Thank you so much again for your reviews, they really helped during my search for a monitor!
@@halpan5791 that's what I do it for! Thanks for coming back and letting me know, it means a lot! Enjoy it!
I ve just got this monitor on amazon and its absolutely great! Great review!
Happy to hear, and enjoy!
Bro is it have backlight bleeding ı ordered this monitor too
@@7753halo mine is working fine. How was yours?
@@7753halo how is it?
Finally someone who really knows how to make a review 👍. Thanks 🙏
Glad you liked it, thanks! :D
woooofff awesome videos guys kepp it up you guys are my favourite and best reviewer of gigs. LOVE YOU GUYS :).LOVE FROM INDIA , RONNIE
when she showed the image qaulity im sold
And, did you get one? :D
2:46 "move it up or down" side to side, like a rollercoaster? Sorry, i had to say it. But very nice review, I have missed the upload apparently. Thanks!
There is a problem with this monitor and the samsung odyssey 32'' . Some reviewers have apparently contrast ratios of about 2500/1 and others like you contrast ratios of about 5000/1 . ( Look the g32qc review at rtings for instance ) . The thing is that that massive difference in contrast ratio and therefore to black levels can completely change the overall image quality and HDR performance. It's like there are two panel varieties out there and Samsung and/or Gigabyte doesn't seem to know what panel is installed on the final product.
Remember that even though 5000:1 and 2500:1 sound like huge differences, those are tiny differences in black levels. It does sound like something to check out though, but I haven't seen any other G32QCs yet.
@@TechTesters My samsung Tv has 5000/1 contrast ratio and 1000 nits hdr brightness ( edge local dimming ) . My crg9 has 2500/1 contrast ratio and again 1000 nits hdr brightness ( edge local dimming ). Hdr on the first is useable and actually pretty good , hdr on the second is not usable , very washed out because of the lower black levels . What you say may not matter in sdr but in hdr it makes a display from hdr usable to non usable. Personal opinion... Keep up the good work!
@@oDiium1 Local diming zones and top brightness are way more important than just the contrast ratio itself. This monitor can only reach 400 nits and does NOT have any local dimming's.(Local diming means it can regulate the brightness on certain areas of your TV). Your TV can reach 1000 nits, has local diming zones. There is honestly no comparison worth making with a tv that has such a high brightness with local dimming's .
But that doesn't change the fact that there is something going with the production of the panels. Would also maybe explain why you now only can get the A edition. My panel has much more backlight bleed and more in line of the results of Rtings.
Love the review as always :) How ever from what i've seen this monitor has a problem when on 165hz... It works so much better on 120hz.
What problem specifically are you referring to? I haven't seen any problems on 165Hz, but I'll happily go take a look at 120Hz and compare to 165Hz!
@@TechTesters Can't remember exactly on which channel i've seen it but basically on 165hz the colors on the monitor were slightly off when compared to the 120hz. Especially when it came to the black smearing effect on 165hz there were a lot of problems while on 120hz it was much better experience over all.
@@Filip1389_ Damn 120 is better, i got less of a smearing effect when scrolling up and down
I use this long time and works good.
You sold me. Once they have them back up on amazon it is snag time! My robot will be pleased that his pupil cam feed will be displayed with such fine colors. XD
enjoy it!
Great review. Definitely picking this up.
one of the best tech channel in youtube, deserve a million of followers
Great review! Can you do a video on their upcoming oled monitors?
As much as your reviews are awesome, I must commend your video editing. It's really clean and professional on all of your content. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you, that's nice to hear!
nice! am using 27" and 31.5" will be awesome!
i love the reviewer and the review , i hope you can also do a review for Asus TUF VG32VQ1B
Thank you! I know some ASUS monitors just came in, not sure if it's that one though!
Great video as always. You shoud do collab video with other tech youtubers (like Linus) to get much more famous, with this level of quality you can get to million very soon. All the best ;)
Thank you for the compliments! And who knows, maybe one day :D
i wil buy one of this ones. thank you for a great exsplained rewiew.
just ordered this bad boy, after a whole week of reviews glad i did best decision i made
You pc or console? I'm considering ordering one tomorrow i only have a console but if I buy it now I'll have it when I do buy a pc
great video Techtesters
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Thanks 😁
Just wanted to say I was not even aware the website has so many extra reviews - just read the Antec P120 (translated to English of course :-) ) and I am super impressed with the results. I am not happy with my GPU temps in summer and will be selling the Silencio S400 soon and getting the Antec instead. You really should do a video for this case! While I do not recommend it with an AIO, but for air cooling it looks ideal!
Thank you! I don't think I'll make a video on an older case at this point, videos take a lot more time than the website reviews, so I need to be picky ;)
I wish the Cv27f came in 1440p, its design is so much cooler and 27 inch just feels right for 1440p
I got this monitor a few months ago and I love it. The only thing I don't like is the joystick power button. It is bit unpredictable but you get used to it. There is also some black smearing in certain instances. Really wish this had a remote as well.
You can plugin the monitor to your computer via USB and use the OSD Sidekick software so no need to use the joystick... also hope you use the "speed" response time mode to minimize black smearing
I like the aesthetic of this monitor, it doesn't scream 'gaming' and would not look out of place in a professional setup. Personally for me however 32" is just too big for PC gaming :)
Perhaps in months ahead when the price has gone down a bit it will be a very good choice.
At $370, the price is already cheap. Making it a good choice now.
There's a 27" version, the G27QC. It has the same specs, save for the brightness, which is a bit lower. Also, the contrast is not as high, but it's still great.
Well i ordered 34 inch 144hz version of it 🚀 I can't wait till it arrives
@Sean Price yeah but how close to it are you? 50 inch is too big to be on your desk with a mouse and keyboard.
great reviews on this channel
Great review... thanks! Have you done the G27QC also, or is the baby brother's spec & performance pretty much the same?
This monitor is fore sure not 5000:1. I got mine and I have way more backlight bleed. I believe reviewers got a different sample or for a time a different panel was installed. This would also explain why you now only can get the -A edition. You can't even get the old one anymore.
Rtings also did a review and got a way more modest contrast ratio of 2900:1 with the normal variant, without the A.
So the G32QC A is the bad version?
@@Kaiser187 ehh I was kinda wrong, I think the panel is the same but just different quality control. The monitor she received was probably cherry picked to be the best. Since I believe it's a review unit
@@ThelostPenguin0 These companies always do that. They aren't going to give them one with dead pixels and ton of back light bleed etc.
@@Kaiser187 Well it isn't as bad as other brands. Most other brands don't suddenly have 2000 extra contrast ratio. Even cherry picked ones. Multiple reviewers noted this ratio, but the reviewers who bought it like Ratings show a much more modest ratio.
@@ThelostPenguin0 I just bought it for $180. Bought 2 monitors in 2 days LOL. Probably going to sell it though.
Very nice review! Thank u!
Looks really awesome! And the monitor also looks nice ;-)
Definitely picking up two of them for a new rig!! Just to go with my triple MSI Optix MAG27CQ on my current system!!!
Only 2? 😂
hmmm I might pick this one up next weekend. Looking to upgrade to 32 inch from a 24 inch. :)
Excellent review, Many thanks 🙏😊
My pleasure!
Another excellent review; thank you! I simply do not buy anything before checking your channel.
Wow that contrast ratio is excellent if it's not just golden sample. Really hard choice. These have really good picture quality with deep blacks but ips have better motion clarity and adaptive sync performance.
I like the stand for this monitor and the monitor itself! I like those thin bezel as well as the color, contrast and the quality display! Great job as always! Nothing is left behind, Thank you so much!
#Gigabyte #G32QC #Monitor
just found your channel researching this monitor to pair up with a rtx 3080. greetings from the hague
Heh! Greatings back from Wateringse Veld 😉
But a 3080 isn't needed to power this monitor, that's silly. A 5700xt, a 2070 super, or possibly even a 1080ti could all handle it fairly well.
And I should know, I have a 2070 super and a G27QC which is a 27" 1440p 165hz OC 1ms IPS panel, and I dont have any issues running my games, especially with gsync.
@@TheGauges420 yeah i know the 3080 is overkill for this monitor. I said I just stumbled across this youtube page while doing research and notices shes from the Netherlands too. but thanks for the info. I will keep it in mind when my 3080 finally arrives and I seriously start researching on which monitor is the best for me.
@@TheGauges420 It's not like there are any budget 4k 144hz monitors out there. Most of them are over 1k euro and that's quite a lot.
you know, it doesn't fit my desk but I think It's sick af ^.^
Update, I just got it last week, fps games look smooth az. The colors look amazing, when the monitor is black it got some w and m shaped not so dark areas on the top and bottom of the screen. Also never had such a fast refresh monitor before so I got nothing to compare it to besides my 60hz one.
I'm sure when I start making bank and buy higher end monitors I'll see the difference
Until then I'll live in mindless bliss thinking I have the ultimate monitor setup ^.^
alright update, ghosting is real my guy, like ew u kno, extra bad on dark colors if you go into fps mode its not as bad. I unfortunately can't get into fps mode because my eyes don't last long in anything above 250-300 so sad hours. currently contemplating on looking for a smaller monitor or something the same size but better with handling the ghosting situation or become a big baller
anyway wish me luck! XD
Ok got this purely based on your review and I can say I am very pleased with the purchase
no dead or stuck pixel or anything but a bit of slow response time but I dont play competitive FPS anyway ^^
Oh and probably the greatest contrast ratio of any monitor I have ever seen. Colors look so crisp
Really happy to hear! Enjoy it!
@@TechTesters Thanks, been a few weeks, still no pixel problem ^^
Great video love your channel. Question for size. Would you recommend the 27inch aorus fi32qx or fi27qx. I ordered the aorus 43 inch for open world and some less competitive shooters and wanting a second monitor for everything else like my competitive shooters. I paired with rtx 3080 and my ps5 and series x. Thanks for all the tips.
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I’m torn between this, the GB M27Q, and the MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD.
I’m coming from an ASUS 75 Hz 1080p screen, so I’m sure picture, and performance-wise, any of these monitors will be an upgrade…. But my question would be: if I am willing to trade a tiny bit of response time for deeper blacks, and wider color gamut, which if the 3 would you personally recommend?
I have this monitor I got it on sale and honestly it’s a beautiful monitor I’m impressed, if your on the fence I’d recommend it.
Enjoy your new monitor 😁👍
@@TechTesters thank you! keep up the awesome reviews you guys are the best much love from australia 🙌
Great review!! I really need your opinion on what to get from these 3 monitors:
- Gigabyte M32QC
- MSI Optix AG321CQR
- LG 32GP850-B
I’m not a gamer, I just want the monitor for home office and browsing, but I want the best performance for that.
Your help would be highly appreciated!!😊
Great review.
What will you recommend - Philips 328E1CA. Gigabyte G32QC or Dell S3222DGM?
Thank you for this good review! Still i would like some advices: Do the Xiaomi Mi BHR4269GL compete with this monitor or is this one undeniably better?
I just got that one in, so I'll tell you soon :)
@@TechTesters Nice, thanks for your work!!
@@TechTesters Hey, there is one specific info that i can't find anywhere, i hope i didn't miss it in the menu you showed in the video. Is there a something like a zoom mode on this monitor?
Mega work Nada, as always! Although I have to admit, I am eagerly waiting for your review of the Samsung G7 Odissey, would LOVE to know your opinion about it. Also in comparison with 27-32" competitors, that would be awesome. Many contrasting thoughts about it and I need your review in order to decide whether to buy it or not! :D
Thank you! I'll see if I can get one, but Samsung samples are rare. Shame really they look promising. And I can't buy it, just bought the LG 38gn950, which looked like a better allrounder than the g9 to me.
@@TechTesters Yes G9 for me it's super niche, but the 27-32" G7 offers 240hz, fast response time and VA panel which should offer nice contrast. The 27" comes for less than 600euros, which is not bad!
Can i connect speaker to this monitor or just headphone??
You could connect an analog speaker if you wanted to?
Thank you for amazing video.
Can you please advise which is the best settings for gaming on ps5 or any other console.
Ι have purchased 3 weeks ago and it is amazing (although I have some minor light bleeding areas at the 2/7 and 6/7 upper part of the monitor - it seems that they are reduced).
Two quick questions:
1) Are you satisfied with HDR?
2) Have you tried to calibrate its settings?
PS. Btw it is really a great review. Well done.
Thanks, hope you're enjoying it :D
1) HDR? Not really, but that goes for every monitor in this class so I just don't bother with it.
2) I haven't tried fine-tuning it. I just test it as-is, and then use the sRGB profile from testing for use later. I haven't really tweaked the menu settings, just don't find the time :)
@@TechTesters thanx for your reply!
Great review, I just want to buy a new monitor for my desktop. Thx!
Thank you, and good luck picking :D
Did you buy it? How is the response time?
Great Monitor it would be amazing to play it with a PS5 or Xbox series X or even the giveaway pc
Thank you so much for review - great information, brilliantly presented.
Thanks for the review,have you tried the 27inch model ? Doea it have the same image quality?
They could have made the stand like you said a little bit elegant = less amount of plastic, but on the other hand + side, it gives more stability to the monitor over all!
Yeah. I'd rather have stability than elegance if I had to choose too.
Good review. Curious to know how the hdr400 performance in hdr capable movies and games.
Thanks for the review, great and informative! Can this monitor handle g-sync compatible + 165 hz + hdr at the same time? I am looking for a VA monitor specifically since now I am using TN and I just don't like it at all - the colors are bad, viewing angles are just unacceptable. IPS is good but I heard it can't produce deep black colors. So it leaves me with one option only, which is VA. Also since I'm going for two displays, this curved feature is nice since it allows me to put monitors close to each other without any angle in between. By the way, this monitor costs just 2/3 of the price of Gigabyte CV27Q in my region. I feel like going from 24 inch 60hz TN with no sync features or hdr and with brightness of 250 to this model will be a huge difference.
i am planning to buy this monitor but i have a doubt Gigabyte G32QC will g sync compatiable with rtx 3060 or 3060ti?
Please review the Samsung Odyssey G7 and G9.
I would really appreciate it if you would do so.
I will definitely try!
@@TechTesters I mainly commented this because I am planning to buy one.
Great video, Really great review... one question, ive been looking at this monitor and the asus xg32vqr that has come a lot down in price, the diff between them is just 70 euros, which one would you recommend?
The VQR does do HDR better. Hard to say, both are quite nice and similar in many ways.
I wish manufacturers would stop implementing features that they end up implementing poorly. I know that putting HDR (for example) on a box might sell better, but if it's poorly implemented, it's better for both company and consumer to just leave it out save some costs so they can drop the price.
I hear you. I guess it's just a thing that's built into the panel / scaler and they're just letting it be, I doubt it's even costing them somehow. I don't even think the HDR option is bad to have, but the Aim Stabilizer is a good example of something they should either tune right, or remove. But, people who watch reviews will probably ignore the feature, and people who don't still want to see some marketing BS I guess? :)
@@TechTesters Yes and no. Maybe HDR wasn't the best example, but some standards require a license fee (HDR10 is free, but something like Dolby Vision or Technicolor HDR requires a license). And when a manufacturer has to pay for something, that overhead gets forwarded to the end-user with some additional "processing" cost and then some taxes get thrown on top of that.
A bit off topic, but to some extreme extend you can compare it to the Gsync milking that Nvidia has been doing for years; they provide a chip with some technology, the monitor manufacturer has to pay for that, and the consumer pays 50/150 more than what the technologie is actually worth.
We did a calculation at the office (quite) a few years ago. Some devices could end up costing between 40 and 70% of what they sold for back then, if all the unnecessary licenses and patents would be taken out of the equation. That's 30 to 60% lower in price, for features most people won't ever use. And the argument that licenses and patents are there to protect the developer and to protect innovation doesn't entirely hold ground half the time, as those have become a business model for patent-trolls in many cases. Or in Nvidia's case, just a disgusting business model looking like "Hey, you bought our top end super expensive graphics card, but if you want to fully use it, you should give us even more money.".
Sorry for the rant. I have an excuse: I'm Dutch :)
Pretty impressive reviewer too. I’ve got the monitor. Thanks!
how is it?
@@ancientpiggybike3561 Great. Couldnt ask for more. The screen size is so immersive, especially with MSFS. There is some debate that 32” is to big for ESports but I’m not one of those. Some monitors of this size also have reports of screen wobble but this is fine on my desk. Hope that helps.
@@chrismacdonald.6295 Ah okay thank you, is the ghosting, backlight bleed, and response time as bad as people say?
@@ancientpiggybike3561 I don’t see any problems but I’m not an expert in these things. To me, the performance is fine. I’ve played MSFS, Wastelands 3, and Cyberpunk 2077. They all look fine.
@@chrismacdonald.6295 Okay thank you.
I have this monitor and have a good tip to anyone using it. Do not use overdrive mode speed when using g sync. You get massive overshoot and inverse ghosting and honestly looks terrible. I was about to return it but tried balanced mode and yes have normal ghosting but a far superior image quality. If you run 165hz at all times it looks okay with speed mode but you won’t get buttery smooth motion without gsync. So yeh overall pretty happy with it now
You don't have it when you put it on the highest overdrive without g-sync? That's odd, mine didn't do that I'm sure. Only with the anti motion blur mode.
Techtesters if you run it max refresh rate and speed overdrive it will still have overshoot (inverse ghosting) but not as noticeable. I always run g-sync cause I get frames around 80-100 and it’s more noticeable. Balance mode looks better to me as normal ghosting only leaves black trails not random colours like inverse ghosting
WAW This monitor have at least six dead pixels, check min 8:43. I am super happy I purchased the MSI 31.5 curved monitor. Zero dead pixels and I love everything about it after only half day of use! I also tried for a few days a 32" 4k Samsung, VA Panel as well but flat and 60Hz only. Great color except pretty blurry even on RUclips on fast clips. There were a couple more monitors on my list, one IPS panel and another VA but ultimately I got the MSI with 144Hz refresh rate. It was $100 more expensive than the Gigabyte but the build quality it is also better. Is this Gigabyte OC at 165Hz or that's native?
I dont see any dead pixels?
great review, i have the 27" one, HDR indeed bring me lots of trouble, also the aim stablizer ..really
There arent many monitors that do HDR well, not until you spend a lot of money. Otherwise the 27" is nice too though, working on that atm.
Do you have similar contrast ? 1440p looks better in 27" but the contrast of that 37" is huge.
How’s the monitor been? Ghosting and dead pixels?
Concise and very informative review, thanks! Is there any chance we could get response time testing in future monitor reviews? I'm asking because Hardware Unboxed said this panel had pretty mediocre refresh rate compliance if I remember correctly.
It's VA, except for maybe the new Samsung Odysseys they'll all struggly to technically comply with the refresh rate. It definitely looks and feels alright though, even when using some known excellent performers as reference here. FYI I really do want to include it, but I'm still not sure on how to do it properly, the hardware seems to be difficult to come by, or make.
@@TechTesters Ah, I see. It's difficult to run a tech channel and be expected to know how to properly test every piece of hardware in existence and still make videos regularly. Love your channel, keep up the good work!
Will you be doing a vid on the Dell S2721DGF? Only one review out there right now and monitor looks so promising.
I'll see if I can grab one. But Dell monitors are really hard to get hold off here in the Netherlands . Tell Dell socials that they should send one over 😂
@@TechTesters hahaha cool
I have a pair of Dell 27" QHD. But I have to use it as 125% of scale, because text is too small at 100% scale. I guess at 32" QHD will be the sweet spot.
Would this be a great monitor to pair with the Xbox Series S?
Is het mogelijk dat jullie de gigabyte g27q reviewen? Het lijkt een fantastisch scherm voor de prijs, maar ik kan letterlijk nergens reviews vinden en ik krijg daar dan een beetje een slecht gevoel over.
I bought tthis and returned it in about a weeek. It looks incredible, great size, but man the ghosting i had in my games was so bad
Did you play with the overdrive settings? It's pretty good for a VA. But if you can't stand it, you'll have to go to IPS.
@@TechTesters Yeah so I played around with it quite a bit and it never seemed to change much. My IPS i have now has some ghosting, so im still unsure if I want to go back to TN at this point
VA black smudging = huge nope from me. And a nope for 1440p - been there, done that for the last 6 years.
It's pretty minimal for a VA, but if you're sensitive to it, get IPS/TN.
@@TechTesters I went with IPS 4K 120hz
Can you do me a favor, can you take the best gaming IPS if you have one laying around and compare with this monitor in the next video? I find that contrast is really high when you were showing a sample video in the dark but when you are gaming the colors looked a little dull maybe it's the video
It's always really hard to "show" you the difference. What you see is affected by the monitors, my camera, Adobe Premiere, RUclips compression, and your own monitor. So it's impossible to look at b-roll and really see the difference. Same as that you can't see a contrast of 5000:1 or more in a video if your monitor only does 1000:1.
In terms of colors, there isn't really much of a difference between this and a typical good IPS panel with a similar setting.
Great review, I'm looking for a monitor for more casual games. So one with better picture quality, contrast etc. This monitor seems like a great option, however the only concern I have about this monitor is it being 1440p 32 inch. Compared to the 1440p 27 inch gigabyte monitor, how is the picture quality? I know the PPI will be lower but does it really make that much of a difference? Its hard to say without seeing the two monitors in person, so any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks! Obviously there is a PPI decrease if you go from 27" to 32" but I really don't think it's a real problem, especially for gaming where I really feel that the larger size adds more to the immersion than a higher density.
It's really subjective though. Not one right or wrong answer. I think if i spent most of my time working on photo's i'd take the 27" instead, if i mostly game i'd take the 32". And general use is fine on both.
@@TechTesters thanks so much for the response, you are the best!
Its now €289,- in the Netherlands
Pretty good deal imho.
@@TechTesters Yea, it really is!
Can you please review the ultrawide version of this monitor? It's the Gigabyte G34WQC
I'll try!
@@TechTesters thank you
Hello, what is the best monitor you have tested or recommend? for a setup similar or for a 3080/5900x?
Please do a review of the Xiaomi Ultrawide Mi surface 34". Been hearing good things about this monitor, but I rely on your seal of approval first lol
Interesting! I'll see if I can grab one!
@@TechTesters awesome!
Noted here... looks awesome
very yes! and the monitor also looks fine!
Just ordered G27QC. Going from a 4K 60Hz TN panel. Hope it's a worthy upgrade...
100%! Enjoy!
Hello, do you enjoy it more than 4k 60Hz?