ASRock PG27QFT2A - 1440p/180Hz on a budget!

[@KitGuruTech]

Please report any spam as you see it - and let us know what you think of this monitor, would you pay £220?

[@RealKacho]

I know it's kinda late to ask,but can you give feedback on black uniformity I have an lg83a and it's black uniformity is horrible.

[@johnsmith-i5j7i]

Is it IPS? ​@@RealKacho

[@markdews891]

I never knew ASrock even made monitors, learned something new today!

[@freddieholmes5581]

Good to see ASROCK back and on Kitguru again, been years since I have seen anything from them

[@enzo4666]

Technically it is not too bad at all, quite a good first offering from ASROCK IMO - well done ! hope they continue to stick with this in future

[@jamest484]

Low black levels are great on a screen at this price - very impressed you can get this for around 200 quid now, the market is moving on well

[@pogologo]

That stand looks like something you would have seen in a SCI FI film 10 years ago - very very thick

[@gideonMorrison]

T H I C C

[@jamey-pl4ez]

I have this screen !! its not given me any issues, its a decent gaming screen and ive had a good experience with it, was happy to see it reviewed have not seen any reviews of it yet !

[@World.21]

does it have speakers?

[@jamey-pl4ez]

​@@World.21 Right!

[@sayanzgamerhoa1526]

Do you advice me to buy it,? I play on 2k high refreshrate story games most of time

[@RobertWilliams776-c9k]

Thanks for the review - really good to see ASROCK expanding out into other sectors

[@KitGuruTech]

No problem!

[@ryanrichardson7285]

The Panel analysis was quite telling, I appreciate on a screen at this price there will be compromises, but its not really knocking my socks off technically

[@oliverh1920]

Nice to see ASROCK monitors being reviewed - I saw them on sale and stayed away as I didnt see any good reviews - thanks Dominic, plenty of analysis and some I dont understand, seems ok!

[@KitGuruTech]

Glad to help!

[@oliverh1920]

@@KitGuruTech Welcome!

[@stevenbryant8445]

Nice looking screen - Weird their name isnt on the front just the phantom gaming slogan.

[@enrico8553]

I remember when IPS was the great option - amazing to see them in the budget sector while OLED takes the higher end market now

[@KitGuruTech]

Yeah it's funny to think this would have been a relatively high end option 5-7 years ago!

[@enrico8553]

@@KitGuruTech Ya It's true!

[@BlaiseMiller14]

Thanks Dominic for the indepth analysis - for the price that is hard to fault, I was looking at this one along with a BENQ panel, but still havent made a decision.

[@Francioslusi-kg6cx]

Technically, that panel is better than I thought - I know its not an OLED, but for the money, seems quite competitive - its not a sector I regularly check but would be ideal for a gamer with a decent system

[@hothardwareforthewin-he4fz]

I’d agree. As long as Asrock warranty it

[@joshuav.d.3777]

the OSD looks quite basic - But we can forgive them I suppose as they are new to the market

[@samshawn4887]

THE OSD looks ok to me, I hate overly complicated on screen display readouts, no need for half of it

[@aurora2928]

Solid wee screen that for a gamer - not really something a designer would want with the accuracy issues, but its all in the cost at the end of the day

[@sanvi7183]

I like asrock products, ive got one of their Z790 boards and its been flawless and gets pretty regular BIOS updates too

[@WarrenHernandez5833]

Thanks dominic, big fan of Asrock myself, but my next screen will be OLED, without a doubt

[@KitGuruTech]

Love a good OLED, very hard to beat for gaming IMO

[@harleylover9446]

Seems like a pretty good screen. I will admit ignorance i had no idea Asrock made monitors

[@kendrickMartinez4238]

I think asrock are better now than they used to be, they stepped up the quality and got some good products at competitive pricing

[@nightcorepeter]

Thanks for the review KG, its certainly one to make a shortlist, I am looking at this screen and one from illyama around the same price. still not sure about buying either

[@lucasw4766]

Still plenty of life in IPS technology, especially as OLED is taking over, some good deals on IPS now

[@parker3715]

I am going to buy this, its on offer on Amazon in my country, i want to move from 1080 to 1440p with high refresh

[@Edward001]

Seems alright, so many screens in this price point - hard to know which one is the best

[@KitGuruTech]

Stay tuned, got a few more reviews coming in this price bracket!

[@Edward001]

@@KitGuruTech Surely!!!!

[@Nelson-gv1mc]

IPS for just over 200 quid, 1440p, 180hz - its a good time to buy tech. I usually buy AOC at this price, their customer support is second to none, thats a big part of my decision

[@KitGuruTech]

We do have a review coming soon of a very similar AOC screen!

[@Nelson-gv1mc]

@@KitGuruTech Great!

[@Kushwahajimp49]

I think I might just save up more for an OLED - almost bought a budget AOC screen last month, thanks for the good review, subbed to your channel never seen it before

[@KitGuruTech]

thanks, good to have you!

[@ShivamThakur-sp3hu]

Thanks for the review dominic, very good- I trust you guys and HUB for monitor reviews now. very few publications make good reviews on video for this stuff

[@KitGuruTech]

Glad to help!

[@DeepikaYadav-vp4sc]

Thanks for the analysis, I love detailed reviews like this, I learn a lot the more I watch. the ghosting doesnt look great in the UFO test to my eyes

[@KitGuruTech]

Glad you like them!

[@paalosordoni7932]

Great review, good contrast ratio for a IPS screen.

[@KitGuruTech]

Thanks! It is very good for an IPS

[@Simplyswish-xx6wr]

It really is a good contrast ratio for a budget panel like this 👍🏻

[@jun7452]

I don't think 1000:1 is a good value for the contrast ratio of a monitor, but i mean, it is standard on IPS panels so we'll just have to live with that. If you want high contrast ratio (i.e a monitor that has a significantly high difference between its blackest black and whitest white), go for a VA panel

[@paalosordoni7932]

@@jun7452 Yes but this Asrock panel is 1500:1 which is very good for IPS.

[@theonlyredspecial]

great review Dominic. thanks!

[@KitGuruTech]

glad you like it :)

[@amandagraphx4508]

Thanks for reviewing something for people with more of a real world budget.

[@KitGuruTech]

Welcome, plenty more affordable options to come too!

[@FrancescaRodriguez-xw1df]

ASROCK dont seem to do any high end screens like Corsair - but what ive seen they seem pretty well priced, if nothing out of the ordinary

[@ogcarterdc9692]

Always owned asrock motherboards, especially with ASUS being my number 2 and what they do now, no chance ill buy them again

[@abhijitdash]

Great review as always. Monitor also looks great for the price point 👉

[@pintodas4425]

People slagging off asrock need to buy an asus product to get a reality check on bad customer service, trust me!

[@yashmonani7399]

I will have a good look at this later, I had my eye on this panel but couldnt find much information on it

[@georgebrown2974]

Shame the viewing angles let it down quite a bit dont they

[@sandraLopez901-h9g]

I dont know how they are going to sell units, there are so many brands selling these panels now, is there warranty any good? I didnt hear any mention of RMA stuff in the video, maybe i missed it

[@beppe524]

Who makes the screen panel did I miss that?

[@KitGuruTech]

We've not been told but it'll be one of the usual suspects - innolux, BOE, AU Optronics

[@beppe524]

@@KitGuruTech Okay!

[@anthonyward4654]

No USB C but instead they have an antenna instead - lol, guys…….

[@UnitedAlgorit-el4hy]

It’s a really good gaming panel. Mate has one 👌🏻🍺

[@sortingoutthebills-dy6td]

Very good for the money. Nice specs for this price.

[@paragvaidya8723]

That rear stand is the arnie of monitor stands, insanely big!

[@trooper-2322]

This is one of the most complete review that i've found for this monitor. btw do you have the icc profile for it's calibration? it's nearly impossible to find it online

[@riccardo9280]

MPRT mode - thats interesting - is that a common mode?

[@KitGuruTech]

Yeah very common, most LCDs have backlight strobing, everyone calls it something different tho!

[@riccardo9280]

@@KitGuruTech Yeah! I also like backlight strobing!

[@Debbiebe-hp1gx]

Wifi antenna built in to the monitor is a really good innovation.

[@jun7452]

They could've instead invested this money in other, more importants aspects of the monitor imo Dunno how an antenna would be useful to me (who uses direct ethernet cables on the pc), and also why would a monitor even have it in the first place, but aight

[@deepakbisht218]

Thanks Kitguru

[@Daniel-zl9im]

Is the WIFI atenna to improve reception? I dont get it

[@KitGuruTech]

yeah that's the idea, safe to say it's not appealing to loads here...

[@Daniel-zl9im]

@@KitGuruTech Right!

[@Eleanora577]

This is my price bracket - anything better for similar money Dominic?

[@KitGuruTech]

stay tuned - we have more monitors around this price coming soon!

[@Eleanora577]

@@KitGuruTech Surely! Eagerly Waiting!

[@helenasummer5411]

I love Doms setup its fantastic.

[@KitGuruTech]

Thanks!

[@michaeldigtheme2337]

Wow MPRT really does improve motion clarity. Would like to see what the screen looks like when thats switched on all the time.

[@KitGuruTech]

it's just like how i showed with the UFO images really - generally clear but just s small bit of double image present, depending how sensitive you are to that!

[@iloveyoubhaimujhebhidiamon1830]

Good review, some great analysis dominic, not for me, but thanks

[@KitGuruTech]

thanks!

[@kiara9312]

08:30 Backlight bleed is pretty good, but the viewing angles arent great

[@DavidLeb-e6v]

Not a bad screen would have been good to get a higher res though.

[@KitGuruTech]

4K is still that bit more expensive unfortunately

[@Austin023]

What is the best gaming screen around £200?

[@KitGuruTech]

Stay tuned, got a few more reviews coming in this price bracket!

[@canarychrome7012]

I was expecting this to be dire, but its not bad at all. I suppose good HDR at this price is not an option, but otherwise, not too shabby

[@lukasschmidt9555]

Newcomer, but seems they are doing things right!

[@maheshzala115]

What people arent seeing is that the antenna could help boost the signal , did you test it Dominic?

[@KitGuruTech]

Yeah briefly, at 11:59 - I'm no networking expert but just ran a few speed tests with and without

[@JulianTurner2019]

Love the video but i dont think i understand the point of the antenna..

[@CatherineMitchell-br8dx]

Quite tempted to buy this to see if it lives up to what people are saying here 😂

[@emily_dover]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@EddiePo-zw7zu]

Contrast ratio is pretty good considering its not using magic like local dimming etc

[@JonathanPilson-mu3rg]

really good that for the money - the gimmick of the wifi antenna seem stupid but apart from lacking proper HDR seems ok.

[@Ernest3834]

I want a screen around £400, trying to get a list made up. any recommendations?

[@KitGuruTech]

Stay tuned, got a few more reviews coming in this price bracket!

[@Ernest3834]

@@KitGuruTech Surely!

[@filippo9978]

What is the ASROCK warranty like in Europe and UK? anyone know?

[@KitGuruTech]

It's three years with ASROCK direct, we confirmed with them yesterday!

[@filippo9978]

@@KitGuruTech Okay I will also use ASROCK!

[@83jh_pk_boy]

This is a really decent screen for the money. Wish it had semi decent HDR though

[@bishopDavis2115]

They are very poor for support in the UK, Europe they seem better - whats the guarantee and returns process as they are such a small brand at this, curioous to know

[@KitGuruTech]

warranty we are told is 3 years. returns would either be through your retailer or via the ASRock RMA department

[@bishopDavis2115]

@@KitGuruTech Okay!

[@chrismyers6081]

Funny using this with a 4090 - some mismatched config there !! lol

[@KitGuruTech]

The things you gotta do sometimes ;)

[@chrismyers6081]

@@KitGuruTech 🤩🤩

[@scarletartem5987]

Will Doms colour balance settings work over any one of these?

[@SimonBennett-fw6zq]

What was the reason behind the exclusion of USB C? Pretty useful to have

[@KitGuruTech]

Likely just the cost

[@SantoshYadav-r9k3g]

ASRock never looked after me when i had one of the graphics cards, and both my motherboard and `GPU went at the same time, never again. Good review though - id be concerned if I bought it

[@Skobeloff...]

Unfortunately that tends to be the result with many companies these days, everything is fine, until you need to deal with customer support.

[@Anton-xd5zd]

I would love to get calman so I could properly calibrate my screen.

[@SarahBytesBack-s4e]

Definitely going to pass on this one but the review was great! 😁

[@KitGuruTech]

Thanks!

[@ruckikevin]

whats about the speaker on this monitor? how are they?

[@mddurgeshff]

How did I never find this channel before? so many reviews - youtube shows me cat videos all the time, its such a broken algorithm!!

[@Wizard4SocialMedia]

Its a fine monitor for low budget gaming and maybe watching youtube.

[@Digimomol]

Curious on how this budget monitor compare now to a flagship high end 1440p monitors 5+ years ago

[@KitGuruTech]

that'd be really interesting to test to be honest - I remember paying about £550 for an 1440p 165Hz screen front AOC back in 2017. I don't have it any more but performance is probably very similar between than and this ASRock

[@PCPro2017]

Given the £220 price tag, do you believe that the monitor offers enough features and performance to justify it's cost or would users be better off spending slightly more for a monitor with more comprehensive features?

[@KitGuruTech]

A very good question - I'm reviewing a few more screens in this price segment soon so I'll be better equipped to answer that in a few weeks!

[@allyeric6112]

I just wish you could get OLED for this money. Maybe in the next few years.

[@Mikele-fs8vd]

Not bad colour accuracy for a low cost screen.

[@jobanjoban8893]

Do they sell an OLED panel or is it all just cheaper panels around 100-200 ?

[@KitGuruTech]

they have announced a bunch of OLEDs earlier in the year, but they don't appear to be on sale yet - in the UK at least. the current range is IPS or VA panels, seems to be £200-400

[@Fadhil-l7p]

Beside wifi, what's the difference with asrock pg27qft1b?

[@DeborahBernal]

Going from an OLED to this must be very challenging.

[@KitGuruTech]

it's an adjustment period for sure!

[@wailrachedi9423]

Does 60hz have motion blur cuz i want this monitor for ps5 ?

[@GautamRana-xo3nz]

Good review - but I wont buy Asrock anymore too many problems with my AMD board back in the day, I moved to MSI and haven't looked back

[@KitGuruTech]

What sort of problems did you have?

[@Silsrang-dq8wv]

Who is the panel OEM? I couldnt find it anywhere

[@KitGuruTech]

We've not been told but it'll be one of the usual suspects - innolux, BOE, AU Optronics

[@Itsameamario-ns3se]

£220? seems alright I guess - whats the best screen around £200-250 in your view Dominic?

[@KitGuruTech]

Great question, I've not reviewed many in this price bracket for a while tbh, but that's about to change as I've got another two on the way with a similar spec!

[@SudheendraKumar-j9f]

What is the US price? hard to find outside europe and china

[@KitGuruTech]

Seems to be even cheaper in the US, it's $185 on Newegg: www.newegg.com/asrock-pg27qft2a-27-qhd-180-hz-ips-black/p/N82E16824028007

[@ChetanRegar-zh7nt]

Technically its a solid panel for the money, would be ideal with something like a 4070 ti for 1440p gaming - lucky DOminic used a 4090. wow

[@tomsigitura7824]

Why not just leave overdrive on all the time?

[@KitGuruTech]

i would recommend doing that!

[@KoolKarl-qq2pr]

LCD technology has come such a long way. Its about as good as its going to get before OLED completely takes over.

[@geofftatesmate7748]

Maybe im stupid, but what is the point of a built in antenna for wifi? how does it even work, I am completely lost.

[@KitGuruTech]

I talk about this at 01:38 and then at 11:59, it's just like the little antenna you'd get with your mobo or a wifi card, except it's housed within the monitor stand and connects to your mobo/wifi card via SMA cables. it's just to provide better signal for your WiFi network

[@Skobeloff...]

@@KitGuruTech sounds like a gimmick, I would be surprised if wifi needs that extra advantage for most people these days.

[@iamahappybunny7640]

no HDR?

[@KitGuruTech]

HDR 400 only, so no local dimming - what we'd expect at this price point, but not at all 'proper' HDR IMO

[@derrickcarr602]

Would this be a decent option for PS5? Im on a extremely limited budget and this is 170 USD atm. There's a ultragear, Acer, tuf and Samsung all around my price range but I'm not very tech savvy lol so idk what to get. I don't wanna get something that's actively bad or doesn't work well with PS5 but don't need anything mind blowing as I can't afford it

[@KitGuruTech]

We don’t really test with ps5. Maybe someone will read this who can help

[@EvaMorris3718-g2z]

Built in wifi antenna seems weird but its probably greatly useful to those gaming in areas with poor wifi signal, anyone know *how* great of an impact it would make or am i completely wrong?

[@KitGuruTech]

That's the general idea yeah, I do test it a little at 10:59 but as mentioned, I'm no expert in this area!

[@Everychillitsjustlife-cz8zz]

what is their warranty like?

[@KitGuruTech]

good question, i've reached out to ASRock to confirm and will update ASAP

[@deadadam666]

if its the same as with their mobos , pretty awful

[@lucifersheadscarf6988]

@@deadadam666 limited year I think

[@KitGuruTech]

@@lucifersheadscarf6988 ASrock have confirmed to us it's three years

[@Iloveyoutube-oh4ug]

Why oh why Asrock ! 😮

[@mdashifalam78085]

A bit of a gimmick with that antenna nonsense, but once you get past that, its not a bad monitor. My only problem with Dominic is sometimes he can kinda look bored.

[@KitGuruTech]

Thanks for the feedback, always trying to improve - I don't think I look bored in this one but I will take it... On board ;)

[@DineshKushwaha-f7f]

Just bought an AOC around the same price, but this one looks quite competitive all things taken into context. Shame about the menu system, looks quite dated in 2024

[@KitGuruTech]

we have a review coming soon of an AOC actually, is it the Q27G4X?