Gigabyte Aorus FO27Q3 - 1440p/360Hz QD-OLED!

[@KitGuruTech]

If you see spam, please report it, its an ongoing issue with youtube - thanks ! Also let us know what you think about this monitor and if it would be one you would buy yourself.

[@reinaert.c6253]

Is the best picture setting to use is sRGB? Just asking to be sure. Thanks for the review.

[@TrungDuong-w3e]

I bought its cheaper version borther FO27Q2. It is allegedly same display with 240hz instead of 360 but cheaper by 30%. I do not play esport games (GL running any AAA game on 360 fps even with rtx 4090) so it was a no brainer for me.

[@lovingthelife804]

Good technical analysis of the Samsung panel , they are great, I have an oddyysey panel and i think it uses the same screen as this one

[@KitGuruTech]

Yeah if it's a 360Hz 1440p QD-OLED , it'll be using this panel!

[@lovingthelife804]

@@KitGuruTech Hmmm..

[@parker3715]

Dominic you have lost a lot of weight,. you look really healthy now!

[@kiara9312]

Thank you for your review from Germany

[@KitGuruTech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kiara9312]

@@KitGuruTech Welcome!

[@pixelkid4]

Thanks Dominic great review all round as always, appreciate them !

[@salvatore4825]

Thanks, nicely presented review

[@KitGuruTech]

Thanks for watching!

[@salvatore4825]

@@KitGuruTech Welcome!

[@Alex-pc2gt]

That Calman calibration package seems amazing

[@vicomilano6417]

I like Kitguru monitor reviews, they do very good testing

[@KitGuruTech]

thanks, appreciate it! always open to new ideas too

[@vicomilano6417]

@@KitGuruTech Welcome!

[@anthonyward4654]

Thanks for the review, its excellent screen

[@philipjfry628]

Watching that driving game literally looks like you've got a window open in your room. OLED is just amazing.

[@beppe524]

Tough audience these screens target, so many options now

[@emilio5937]

Seems you really need to be sure to use the right mode as your testing shows some of them are way out

[@mikemarshall2747]

Very nicely done, good review and great content - your monjitor reviews are my favourite on youtube bar none

[@KitGuruTech]

thanks, appreciate it!

[@mikemarshall2747]

@@KitGuruTech Welcome!

[@anatoliolombardi6030]

Great review Dominic thank you

[@mikepowell8044]

GIgabyte should offer something different than the samsung version of this screen, its more expensive too

[@dreschaffhausen5693]

Thats what I want to know. Is the gigabyte better pre-calibrated or something?

[@Ui3p]

@@dreschaffhausen5693 I believe so my monitor is great out of box in terms of color accuracy

[@littlebear4543]

I do know this is a glossy finish. Which makes it better than the Samsung panel in my opinion.

[@jamey-pl4ez]

Samsung OLED saturation is always too much to my eye, but you can always tweak it

[@fredericknewman6338]

Which is your favourite OLED monitor for gaming Dominic? You should do a video end of the year offering guidance as I know a lot of people buy stuff late or early year

[@KitGuruTech]

For me personally it'd have to be a 4k/240Hz model like the MSI MPG 321URX, love the sharpness and fluidity you get at that resolution and refresh rate. Thanks for the suggestion too!

[@fredericknewman6338]

@@KitGuruTech Welcome dear!

[@seriouslyfunnyhumorblogspotjy]

That motion clarity manages to come through even in the video.

[@JulianTurner2019]

Cant believe i missed this one, thanks for a great review as usual dominic ! :)

[@tomsigitura7824]

These displays are just on another level. Colour, greys just fantastic to what we had only a year or so ago.

[@allensmall5448]

Thanks for the review, Is the colour more accuract on this one than the other sub 1000 OLEDS you have reviewed lately?

[@KitGuruTech]

Not necessarily, they're all pretty close to be honest, OLEDs generally come well calibrated from the factory

[@allensmall5448]

@@KitGuruTech Okay!

[@petstreasure9996]

Those response times are phenomenal.

[@trevinowoods9602]

I love these monitor reviews you guys do. It’s so thorough really can rely on your results.

[@CatherineMitchell-br8dx]

Love a good weekend catchup with the kitguru videos 😍 but £800 for a monitor? Ouch! 😮

[@EvaMorris3718-g2z]

Haha! I felt same way 🥲

[@kristi_howard]

You do the best reviews!

[@AjayKumar-qh2lu]

I do like Dominics reviews, he is always very calm and well thought out in how he tests

[@KitGuruTech]

thanks!

[@festerleech4952]

I find his tests are actually useful. You know exactly what you are going to get if you buy a monitor tested by him. Unless the manufacturers sneakily change the panel after that is. Well done Dominic..

[@RajeshkumarRajeshkumar-eo3kf]

Good analysis and interesting to see the differences after calibration is performed

[@Iloveyoutube-oh4ug]

I like your testing methology, its very good Dominic

[@KitGuruTech]

thanks, we've had a few questions about it in previous videos so i wanted to mention it here - all testing info is available on our website: www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/dominic-moass/kitguru-updates-monitor-test-methodology-with-portrait-displays-calman-ultimate/

[@sortingoutthebills-dy6td]

Thanks, I just bought this, appreciate the review !

[@FrankLeCross-fo5kr]

Thanks that was a great even handed fair review 🤘🏻

[@KitGuruTech]

Glad you liked it!

[@nilkanthnishad7237]

Thanks Dominic, really good options for people to have - I like how you have reviewed a lot of OLED panels lately. good testing

[@KitGuruTech]

thanks, appreciate it!

[@ramawtarsingh2176]

Thanks Kitguru, good review ! I like Dominic

[@SarahBytesBack-s4e]

Dominic's reviews are the best!! 🤩

[@napoficial7123]

Beautiful monitor and images! ❤ Thanks for the review! Very nice 👍🙂

[@KitGuruTech]

welcome!

[@randeepkaur615]

Viewing angles are great on OLED, is the one thing I noticed as I move about a lot in my room at the desk sometimes

[@SammyBae-un9ni]

This look like a really decent monitor right off the bat.

[@anjalipatel816]

The OSD looks really very good - was quite impressed with the layout

[@KitGuruTech]

It's definitely a good one!

[@JamesYoung24]

Kind of cool they provide firmware updates for the monitor. There seems to be a lot of software overhead with HDMI 2.1 stuff.

[@RegenDegen-jq3wm]

Those viewing angles are just crazy especially if you are used to LCD.

[@emily_dover]

Great review!

[@KnightRider-lq5yb]

Excellent. Nice panel!

[@theonlyredspecial]

Good review Dominic thanks 👍🏻

[@KitGuruTech]

No problem 👍

[@DavidLeBon-qq9vr]

Excellent screen and great review thank you

[@KitGuruTech]

Very welcome

[@georgelowrielowrie5428]

Man, that's a sweet screen! ❤

[@RaihanKhan-786]

Looks like a winner, looks stunning based on what i saw and your testing, but I am looking at it through my own monitor so hard to tell LOL

[@ApbluestarGamers]

OLED is a great panel to get now with prices dropping. I remember when they first launched they were multiple thousands of pounds. very fast too for gaming so you dont get blurring

[@AmaneGee-fb2ws]

1000 nits is pretty darn impressive.

[@SvitBit-hw9rr]

Thank goodness they included HDMI 2.1 .

[@Digesale]

Would love to see a super wide version OLED.

[@ImlitenTzudir]

Good analysis of the panel, those Samsung OLED panels are very bright, I must admit I think I still prefer the LG panels overall , especially on a good TV

[@surjeetkaur1182]

Technically thats a really good panel, manual color balance options really helps

[@antonjoantonjo5719]

Thats a nice stand, can orient it pretty much any way you want.

[@hairsprungdutchtechnique9626]

The more oleds the better. We just need a roundup recap of which ones to buy at specific price points

[@KitGuruTech]

definitely considering something like that!

[@Surajgaming-216]

HDR game mode looks good based on what I see in the video

[@Simplyswish-xx6wr]

pretty good panel even the default setup out of the box is decent.

[@philipjfry628]

Should be as its a premium price.

[@browntrousersforsafety-el2bo]

So many monitors. Could Do with a guide on these soon tbh 🤘🏻

[@KitGuruTech]

Thanks for letting us know!

[@pinkowl9752]

Here in the Netherlands this is currently the cheapest monitor with this panel, mine is arriving today!

[@festerleech4952]

Wonder why there is the price difference. Maybe Gigabyte UK overpricing it?

[@MukeshGamit-ip6dv]

Gigabyte never looked after me when I had a GPU fan fail, had to go back to the retailer I bought it from to get support as it was past a year old.

[@dreschaffhausen5693]

That sucks what GPU was it?

[@gunjangaur9074]

Nice review and good testing - Still not sure what screen to get in my search for a good quality OLED panel

[@slide2win4youtube]

damn, i heard about this monitor a few minutes ago serached it on youtube and found this video which was posted 47 minutes ago

[@harshaffg180]

Brightness levels are good with this screen, I have one. I found the image a bit warm as well, but I prefer that to having too much blue in the colour scheme

[@KitGuruTech]

yeah i'd agree, it's definitely preferable of the two!

[@philipjfry628]

I would get one but burn in does bother me for the type of work I would use it for.

[@festerleech4952]

Too much blue makes it very tiring. Always have my stuff set to warm.

[@suryjadas6662]

1000nits is pretty solid for this kind of panel at the price.

[@rufusmctavish1164]

QD OLED is great. More an LG fan myself for colour accuracy but very bright vibrant panels for gaming duties.

[@KitGuruTech]

I've not found much of a different between LG and Samsung in terms of colour accuracy on the latest OLEDs tbh, both deliver really good results with a good factory calibration

[@festerleech4952]

Would imagine they are using the same technology. I have an LG and from what I can tell from the review they are basically the same.

[@gogopowerrangers6596]

Looks great 🎉

[@KitGuruTech]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jamesjessenden7838]

Motion clarity is amazing for OLED. Just need to put the pennies aside so I can get one now.

[@festerleech4952]

Its totally worth it although mine is suffering from panel fade but it's quite old now.

[@NinoMaluri]

Panel life is still a concern for me.

[@JamesYoung24]

Me too although torn between this and an actual TV.

[@JuliaJohnson84]

Good luck fitting a TV on your desktop.

[@allyeric6112]

Nine hundred quid feels like a bit of a rip off though.

[@Praireboy-hg8ip]

It’s a good panel. Gigabyte seem to have put a premium on the Samsung version however which is strange.

[@abhi_jadhav_9692]

Technically it seems quite a good panel, but Samsung make some good panels usually anyway so its hard to mess those up - OSD looks solid

[@gopalmurmu1898]

Technically for an OLED is pretty good, but could be better out of the factory, I am amazed how many companies cant ship these panels with more accurate colour balance out of the box

[@edoardo1085]

Technically a good screen, a bit overpriced compared to Samsungs own version you can buy for 150 less in most etailers

[@nicolasjoseph9446]

I dont have much faith in Gigabyte recently as my last mobo failed and I was stuck with it, I know I had it over a year, but you should be able to pay to get it fixed. I had no UK support at all

[@KitGuruTech]

ouch, that sounds unfortunate - what happened to the mobo?

[@nicolasjoseph9446]

@@KitGuruTech Don't know

[@joshuav.d.3777]

seems the color balance is way out when you get it out of the box, I wonder if anyone ever plays with the OSD settings to change stuff, or do they just use the panels.

[@KitGuruTech]

i wouldn't say it's way out at all, 6% deviation from 6500K, I'd be surprised if it were that noticeable to most people!

[@joshuav.d.3777]

@@KitGuruTech I understand!

[@SandhyaYadav-dh8rs]

1440p is my favourite res as you dont need a 4090 to run a decent frame rate, but 360hz, that is going to need some serious GPU grunt - I think that would need a 4090 - great analysis dominic

[@KitGuruTech]

it really depends on the game!

[@Wizard4SocialMedia]

It’s fantastic but is it worth the premium over an IPS?

[@theviewer1423]

please make more video's I like looking at stuff I cant afford, I guess mainframe reviews are off the table, never mind I got some games to play, would recommend with free time

[@KitGuruTech]

I can assure you we have plenty of videos to come!

[@Linuxdistro15-ih8ox]

Samsung panels are really usually very good, nice and bright too!

[@KitGuruTech]

the QD-OLED stuff is very impressive!

[@festerleech4952]

Is there a difference between these and LG's version?

[@ALFEJ_KHAN-n3u]

360hz? wow, OLED technology is pushing forward quite well. I think to make use of that at 1440p a 4090 would really be needed when gaming

[@AntonijoMilenkovic]

I wish they would ban the button controls for OSD instead of the joystick.

[@KnightRider-lq5yb]

Gigabyte. Always had good luck with them in my buying history 👍🏻

[@KitGuruTech]

Glad to hear it! What was the last thing you got?

[@festerleech4952]

Proper HDR mode is quite amazing. You can get properly dazzled by looking at a bright object in game. Or is that just me?

[@KitGuruTech]

you definitely can!

[@festerleech4952]

@@KitGuruTech Glad it's not my eyes! Its pretty cool but sometimes its too bright!

[@iamahappybunny7640]

Man I keep seeing these oled reviews. I need a new one 😢

[@KitGuruTech]

You and me both!

[@dashrathpanwar8604]

I am in the market for an OLED but there are so many and sometimes they are the same panel as another companies

[@festerleech4952]

I dont think you can go wrong with any OLED just have to watch the panel burn in

[@BrookesStevenson-vw4xf]

Great screen. Not sure this gigabyte version using that Samsung panel justified the premium however 🤐

[@TheCorrinado]

So between this and MSI 360hz, the 240 Glossy from ASUS, or the newest 480hz 27 from ASUS, I wonder which of these you find the best?

[@giovannipisano1906]

Dont MSI have the exact same Samsung OLED in one of their monitors as well? are they priced the same?

[@KitGuruTech]

yeah i mention that one in this review, it's the MSI MPG 271QRX, that's also £800 at the minute but was £900 when i reviewed it

[@giovannipisano1906]

@@KitGuruTech Great Review!

[@garlikis7720]

A few days ago I bought this monitor and it won't let me get more than 120hz. Can someone help me?

[@Darknightsandwetdays-lb9ko]

Tres bien 🏆

[@user-uv8qn1br8q]

The rear of the panel is weird looking ! good review Dominic thank you very much as always

[@dreschaffhausen5693]

Never looked at the back of my monitor after unboxing it.

[@EricDavidson-cx7bz]

I’ve seen four versions of this panel in different chassis now. Good screen but I’d get the cheapest version tbh ! Which seems to be Samsungs own take on it.

[@Necromancerbob-zp7us]

Could you do a roundup video of all the monitors you have reviewed this year ? I’m lost which is the best and which gets your recommendations

[@KitGuruTech]

Thanks, definitely a good idea!

[@Ruthvikruthvi-jw7nl]

I think this has a 3 year warranty based on my research in Europe? is that right?

[@Novasuper-jm5zy]

Is there any reason why you wouldnt just set it to 360hz and leave it at that?

[@JAMANI-po3jv]

That contrast ratio number…

[@MehraVishal-b3o]

Pretty good looking screen but i dont understand why people would pay extra for this gigabyte version as its the same as the Samsung panel which is considerably less in my region

[@KitGuruTech]

yeah it's all relative - as i say at the end, shop around for the best deal as any screen using the same QD OLED panel will give very similar results!

[@OrangeLight08]

I seriously doubt any of these new monitors are worth 800 bucks. But they sure are fun.

[@KitGuruTech]

It's all relative!

[@festerleech4952]

It does feel a bit like profiteering but if you compare it to anything made by Apple the price is pretty decent.

[@ΒασίληςΚαρράς-ψ4ξ]

Hello 👋🏻. Does that monitor support display port 2.1?

[@KitGuruTech]

no it doesn't, but with DSC it you get 1440p 360Hz over HDMI 2.1 and DP 1.4

[@ΒασίληςΚαρράς-ψ4ξ]

Thank you very much 🙏🏻

[@helenasummer5411]

Can you rent a caiman or something to calibrate these displays?

[@SimonBennett-fw6zq]

Is it worth upgrading to this if I already have a 1440p 240Hz monitor?

[@Anton-xd5zd]

The anti burn in stuff is all fine but if you do any gaming with a heads up display you are going to get burn in.

[@JetSe77er]

I've never used a USB C minitor before. Is there any advantage over Display Port or HDMI?

[@LucyME-mo9rl]

Does the firmware update have the ability to improve colour accuracy?

[@ravipartap1839]

Good review Dominic, a lot of testing - how long do these take to test? a few days?

[@philipjfry628]

They must take forever these tests he goes in to so much detail.

[@KitGuruTech]

start to finish it's probably a couple of days, the extra HDR testing can add some time, and when a monitor has loads of overdrive modes that also adds time on!