They've Done it Again - LG 27GP850 Review

[@kenmack]

If you guys haven’t read what LG has been doing…I wouldn’t take any review seriously unless the reviewer clarifies that they haven’t been paid to read a script or give a favorable review…

[@Fractured_Code]

See his reply on the latest WAN Show comments

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

Def. And check out HW Unboxed. They give probably the best monitor reviews on YT, or at least some of, and are central to the current issues with LG. Unfortunate, considering it could have been a good monitor.

[@hallolo2]

He didn't use the background LG wanted in the briefing for the ufo.... That's promising

[@patton94954]

Is this review BS or not? Trying to find a monitor for new PC coming with 6800 XT graphics card. Any recommendations?

[@TijmenJanssen]

I wouldn't consider him a true reviewer also.

[@srivatsavm3892]

Mommy said it's my turn to get pinned now

[@ThioJoe]

Nope 😔

[@tadzy47gd88]

@@ThioJoe why not :>

[@Karlo_]

@@tadzy47gd88 FeelsBadMan

[@srivatsavm3892]

@@ThioJoe wait I will tell this to my daddy

[@jay1655]

You are already pinned

[@Riskbreaker2009]

Did LG gave guidelines for this review??

[@cin2110]

This review seems fishy

[@hossamhmz7377]

Probably

[@Grimes907]

Thio proved a long time ago he doesn't mind shamelessly trolling whilst sporting his real mug to us all. I believe it was his first viral vid that says it all, referring to his "Make your internet faster for free!" vid which to someone who doesn't know what their doing could seem plausible and according to the comment section of that vid, I believe quite a few people actually tried following his advice. Anyway, it garnered him a ton of hate which he simply brushed off as if it were nothing. He seems more serious these days but you just never know with this guy...

[@EmilePolka]

love LG monitors, the only thing I hated on their monitor is the crappy power adapter always breaking up a year or later of use. so if you have some sort of flickering issue, monitor powering off randomly and no power, its always the power adapter's fault. well at least the power adapter is easily replaceable so its just like a minor issues that I have, I usually replace this with a better power adapter, something like a power brick from my older laptop chargers were actually a good candidate replacement since its the same voltage that monitor uses (19v).

[@BOGZLR]

Replaced my pg258q, this is my first ips as I've always been a speed kinda guy. Have to say its input latency is the same if not slightly better whilst looking absolutely amazing and still having all the tech needed to perform in esports titles. All in all I would've spent more then I paid for this panel its fantastic. Just turn the brightness down a tad when you fire it up :p

[@adomingues00]

So, here between us that no one is reading, did you also got your script/review accepted by the LG marketing team prior to publishing this, or your followed their instructions to the letter ? :)

[@pperentes]

After he got the compensation. Knowing the behind the scenes shenanigans, this video is kind of hard to watch.

[@DabblelyDiddly]

@@pperentes I have to wonder what the compensation is. Money or free monitor.

[@kleptokratija]

Does your comment mean that this monitor is bad? What do you recommend between LG 27GP850-B, Asus ProArt PA278PQ, and LG 27UL550-W? The last one is 100 bucks less and the first two have a same price. I need a monitor for semi-professional video and photo editing (content creation) and also gaming.

[@supperKingofworld]

I have had the previous model. I wish these monitors had remotes to use rather than to have to click that annoying button, as sometimes I would like to be able to turn the monitor off from across the room.

[@HDJess]

For sure a mini remote with just the basic On/Off toggle and +/- Brightness would do wonders from bed.

[@srpenguinbr]

I don't know why, but old TVs and monitors always had problems with buttons. It is common to see an old CRT that switches the channel when you try to lower the volume and my old LG monitor (2010) requires careful touches in order to do what I want. If there was another way to change the brightness I would appreciate

[@smft9147]

cant wait to watch thio joe on my LG 27GP850-B 27” Ultragear QHD (2560 x 1440) Nano IPS Gaming Monitor w/ 1ms (GtG) Response Time & 165Hz Refresh Rate, NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible with AMD FreeSync Premium, Tilt/Height/Pivot Adjustable

[@faithfull.3]

The legend is back. Seriously bro you are so underrated.

[@Chanceux2]

Another day, Another Video from the best of all of them: ThioJoe

[@misaalanshori]

Ah i love these super creative monitor names

[@jammydodger1449]

1:29 as you say motion blurr your camera slightly goes out of focus. funny. Excellent video by the way, so much effort went into this. Good job bro

[@AsifAAli]

No matter what monitor you get, Windows 10 will always put it under 'Other devices', instead of 'Display/Monitor'. 🌚 Also, Safe-mode will always show an exclamation mark on the monitor in Device Manager, even if u got Windows 10 driver installed for ur monitor. 🌚

[@Slimothy]

*Is this valid in India?*

[@ThioJoe]

Yep

[@nahu4870]

Leave those app reviewers alone man!

[@Slimothy]

@@nahu4870 I would if I could 😣

[@Fractal_blip]

You might be my favorite tech youtuber now lol

[@2LoudTech]

For some strange reason I feel like Joe was compensated for this review.

[@vladimirkorica3942]

Bought it , very happy with it.I know its expensive but guys you dont buy monitors every year.

[@kleptokratija]

What do you recommend between LG 27GP850-B or Asus ProArt PA278PQ for semi-professional video and photo editing (content creation) and also gaming? The color accuracy is important for me, but I would also like to have a higher refresh rate... Asus is probably better in terms of colors and LG in terms of speed. I don't know what to choose and I need a new monitor ASAP.

[@TuffApe]

How is the black levels? And does the monitor hve hdmi 2.1?

[@brecherxp9795]

Wow, thats a detailed review. Nice hardware, just ordered it.

[@GEORGE-jf2vz]

If they sent me a 500.00 monitor, it would affect my review.

[@temelkck]

Should you overclock this screen to 180Hz? Any downsides?

[@helthuismartin]

Yess i did also..i get perfect results.

[@helthuismartin]

No downsides.

[@Dima1415]

@@helthuismartin no variable refresh rate when you overclock to 180hz

[@ConceptNull]

BS@@Dima1415

[@Industry-insider]

I paid $350 for a 1440p 144hz aoc monitor like 4 years ago and it’s still great

[@jvidia]

How is the IPS glow on your unit? I'm returning it because the IPS glow on mine is horrible on the left side and not only in black scenes. Even cycling throughout colors when testing/looking for dead pixels, the left side is more brighter! Really disappointed.

[@WhiteoutTech]

yes they have added another 5hz. such a big innovation. how about adding a FALS backlight so that blacks don't look like grey anymore ?

[@user-eb6vc2gs9e]

Nano-IPS and Regular IPS difference is noticable then. I thought it would be slightly better

[@kvetinky]

Yeah, Nano ips do usually have significan’tly better response, worse contrast/ black levels, less backbleed and mediocre white uniformity. I have one 27GP850. the contrast really sucks, almost tn-like. White uniformity is below average. Accuracy is okay with sRGB mode but, they do look washed out. Stock accuracy is meh, definitley not accurate. But, relative enjoyable over-saturation. HDR sucks, it doesn’t even support local dimming. The monitor stand is awfully large. So, Nano ips is overall slighly better than ips. Also, 27GP850 cost now less roughly $300. Which is a great deal for what it is.

[@ahmadzaki6342]

@@kvetinky 27GP850 or Gigabyte M27Q-p

[@kleptokratija]

@@kvetinky What do you recommend between LG 27GP850-B or Asus ProArt PA278PQ for semi-professional video and photo editing (content creation) and also gaming?

[@4HYRULEM4STER]

They send me this shit for free so it wont have any effect on my outcome..... do your believe youself ? I sure don't.

[@bozhidarzhivkov2104]

I would definitely buy a this cool monitor.

[@17_Medy]

I didn't get a notification for this ☹️ I'm watching it now though

[@Memecious]

Congrats to everyone who found this comment here is your award: 🏆

[@KomenCents]

Never ever won anything before. Thank you.

[@RandoOnline_]

Thx

[@miff2011]

It's the top comment so I didn't really have to try very hard, do I still get the award?

[@mattiolli8644]

Thx

[@paulcrandall2534]

Why thank you sir!!!!

[@paulcrandall2534]

I'm using my old 14 year old Samsung flat screen monitor right now with a g-sync Asus Geforce GTX 1660 super. I would love to see what my graphics card would look like on that monitor with Doom Eternal. I want to get this monitor so bad. It's just a pipe dream though. My monitor is starting to s#!t the bed. I do need a new one but times are too tough for me right now to buy a $500 monitor. This was a great review. You definitely sold me on it.

[@ToxicToastur]

Good review!

[@nicholashoi3155]

Why am I watching this when I don't have the money to buy them

[@robertcroft8241]

We can all just dream, but I just get of my ass and work for the $$$

[@Cornel1001]

Are monitors on 8 bit and 10 bit ! Are monitors with contrast 700 and 1300 ! Oled jump to 3000:1 contrast! Refresh rate is important, over 100 mhz it is a must !

[@tmhchacham]

1:30 "motion blur" and blurs the screen. Cute. :)

[@Sivah_Akash]

Then what reason does LG have to limit to 165Hz before shipping? More stability?

[@sabo_974]

Pretty much any Monitor comes like that...

[@Sivah_Akash]

@@sabo_974 , yes but why?

[@cloudytimes]

I believe it's because of thee pixel response times. If you overclock to 180hz, pixel resposne times become worse, but if the user doesn't mind, they can overclock to 180hz for more perforrmance.

[@Sivah_Akash]

@@cloudytimes, makes sense. But it's just a small difference in pixel response times too, no?

[@shriramthirumavalavan6115]

I am so confused that ThioJoeJoeThio made a review, because I thought he always talks about some software features sitting in his chair. Come on, do occasionally get out of that seat and change locations...

[@Everytwo_]

*Looks at title* *My wallet starts screaming to not buy it* Nah I will keep using my laptop monitor

[@DabblelyDiddly]

laptop displays really need to improve. apple seems to be the only one that care about the eyes. Even HP tossing 45%SRGB ips shit panels into the gaming laptops. Think the omen was 95? like cmon. give us COLOR DAMMIT! Meanwhile dell with the G lineup getting the worst VA panels aside from a 200 dollar windows book. Least Lenovo picked a 100% 144hz screen on the last gen legions. thing is lovely.

[@jimlahey5623]

I ordered it, hope i receive good quality

[@ErdoganDSama]

I think i will order it, do you suggest this monitor ?

[@LetsDoBonsai]

HI there Thiojoe - i have been looking at getting a wide monitor with the dual controller setup so i can connect a Mac and a PC at the same time and using my logitech setup im hoping they auto switch between the machines as they switch between the machines on the monitor, have you ever seen that type of setup? Would be interested to hear your thoughts.

[@ThioJoe]

Hm two things come to mind, theres a type of device called a KVM switch which lets you quickly switch which computer a keyboard and mouse controls, and also there's a program called synergy that might be more what you're looking for

[@LetsDoBonsai]

@@ThioJoe Thanks for the reply!! im intending to use my logitech Craft keyboard and MX mouse utilizing the logitech flow software so it should auto switch between machines based on the orientation of the screen, so hopefully we wont need the KVM switch. bI will check out the synergy software as well, thanks again.

[@smartaquarius2021]

I have bought external speakers and connected them in 3.5mm audio jack of monitor. But only 1 speaker is working and sound is very low. Then I have connected headset in monitor and found that sound is pretty low (but left and right both are working). Should we connect speakers in Desktop/laptop or is there any problem with the monitor. Should I ask for monitor replacement or audio jack of monitor provides low sound only because data transfer is on HDMI.. Please suggest. Thank you..

[@newbie4637]

Hey Thio Joe Iam getting a Problem on my PC Thats is 'Input signal is not found Check video cable and video source' Help my Brother... I Check everything including Ram

[@milan6439]

Hello, I would like to ask for help. In the local store, the LG monitor does not have the B mark as it does on the LG website. Can someone explain to me what the letter B means? It is a LG 27GP850 monitor. Can I buy this model without the B mark? Thank you.

[@juliustuazon4296]

I have the same question. Want to make sure I am buying the right variant

[@DeFacto1991]

Someone help pls, I got this monitor (27gp850p-b) and I use it with ps5. I cNt fix fps rate, whenever I open monitor menu (osd) it says 60 fps, and I can't Change it nor there is an option for it at all. Also my blur movent reduction is grayed out, same as overclock. I have turned hdr off, tried turning off freesync so I have no idea what to do anymore. Help pls

[@gwapings90]

Thanks for reviewing this monitor! Any chance you have recommendation for the settings on this display color wise? thank you.

[@joaoquintino5754]

HI wanted a PS5 and PC monitor, but I can't decide between, the LG 27GP850-B and the Asus VG27AQ and the dell 27 S2721DGFA what is best overall? I have Nvidia gpu

[@hollowgamer6229]

Sir please make an video about overclocking Guide of ryzen and Intel CPUs. their are many video about overclocking but i can't understand those i understand your every video easily so learning overclocking from you is pleasure for me 🥰🥰🥰

[@Memo__51]

I have the 32 inch version. It's a great monitor

[@HafidzMurshidie]

This monitor is impossible to find in my country.. Is LG pulling this back..?

[@armeniabox]

LG 27GP850 OR MSI MAG274QRF-QD For gaming please? Cant choose

[@HereWeJoe]

I'm using the Ultragear 27GL83A-B, is this worth the upgrade?

[@deekay13]

I got this monitor. The SRGB mode is decent, but in some circumstances it makes colors appear washed out. My main issue with this monitor is that in dark/shadowed areas and night scenarios in games the image is uncharacteristically and unexpectedly dark and it's really hard to see details. I've tried cranking the black level compensation up to max, but it doesn't help that much. I'm also using the ICC profile from Rtings and I don't notice much difference from the stock calibration. The darkness issue may be due to the monitor's poor contrast ratio, but my previous monitor was a TN panel, which also had poor contrast and I didn't have this issue. It's a shame because if it weren't for this darkness issue I wouldn't be considering returning this monitor. Anyone else experience this darkness issue?

[@letalmike]

Dark level on this new LG panel is on par if not a smidge better with Sammy G7 wich is a high-end VA panel,so why the complaints? If dark level were wrong like any other IPS panels in the market today,you should seen more grays not blacks. Poor IPS contrast? Maybe,but nothing that NVCP or Radeon CP cannot calibrate properly in the color menu. Stop using monitors menu for tuning image,use instead direct video driver tuning via your graphics software,it will get you PROPER result.

[@lostrelokos5856]

is a mistake to compare ips panels with TN panels for the visibility in dark area's. Always the TN panels have better visibility in dark area's is the way the TN panels respond.

[@alennovoselic183]

Did you had problems with brightness during night or in dark room? Ips glow? Eye discomfort?

[@deekay13]

@@alennovoselic183 Nope. Some IPS glow, but nothing out of the ordinary.

[@alennovoselic183]

@@deekay13thanks! Only thing that is giving me headache to buy or not is that minimum brightness is stated at 350 cd and im afraid that is too much aside from gaming, for reading, videos and multimedia in general. Am i wrong about minimum brightness??? Had aoc g2spu and returned it because it was to bright, too bright for me at least...couldn't get used to it for a almost 2 weeks.

[@sleit0n]

hi! i have bought the same panel and i can't turn on motion blur reduction at 180hz... i need to turn of overclock and adpative sync to be able to use mbr, and other reviewers seem to have the same problem! is there something i do wrong or you have a special version of this monitor?😅 Thank you very much!

[@moggie]

Nice video

[@moggie]

@Pînnėd by ThioJoe stfu

[@DainHunter]

I want to see LG's answer to Asus' miniLED monitor. Let the competition begin!

[@DabblelyDiddly]

Doesn't matter. It's just an LG panel anyway.

[@DainHunter]

@@DabblelyDiddly i wish for a miniLED display that doesnt cost 3000$

[@denniizzz4632]

Have the same monitor in 32inch I can not select motion blur because the option is gray why is that? cant have extended mode on and motion blur redu but u can??

[@Jambomac1690.]

Hi mate i only play on ps5, does it have any problems playing in 1080p 120fps/60fps?

[@nekoprem3828]

Hey bro does it have a blue light filter or eye care something? Thanks man!!

[@typeofobject]

hi! thx for the review. can't find one thing: what is the maximum gap between the table and the display if the stand is in the max top position? I want to put my laptop in front of these monitors without additional stands. thx

[@Brecud]

Next video: 10000 Hz Refresh rate 30720x17280 (32k) 5 Thz cpu Nvidia geForce RTX 26500 £99,999,999.99 or $141159998.59 in price

[@podunkman2709]

What is the menu item name to disable this 'stroboscopic effect' in this monitor? Where to search it?

[@CLINTSTER77COX]

What is the largest 1080p dedicated tv . I have only retro and nothing that puts out more than 1080p 4K would require upscale at some point.

[@huicho50able]

Just bought this for $350usd upgrading from a TN panel from 2017

[@aw-g]

Do you recommend it?

[@huicho50able]

@@aw-g Yeah no doubt colours look vibrant and the 180hz is awesome for multiplayer games. I got it with interest free monthly payments on amazon you should try it imo

[@hallolo2]

I really don't agree with your take on the HDR Performance... I mean you clearly said that the performance is not right up there but i would rather say that to an Odyssey G7... I'd rather call those HDR400 monitors with IPS panels (thus pretty limited Contrast) products, which will have solid SDR performance and overall picture quality. Yes, there might be scenes where HDR enabled might produce a more impressive picture but due to the sheer hardware incapability to properly display HDR there also will be many cases in which it would look better in SDR... Calling something somewhat usable HDR with a 1000-1500:1 contrast is not necessarily wrong but in my opinion is not appropriate and just ruins the reputation of actual HDR for people that don't know actual HDR.

[@elevate7985]

The contrast ratio on this thing is worse than average. Less than 1000:1

[@АлександърКузманов-ч5ф]

how did you turn on the hdr because my windows says that this monitor doesn't have hdr and the only game that i have hdr on is destiny 2

[@CludsDebussy]

I’m not sure if I want this LG monitor or the asus Pg279qm, which one should I get?

[@kleptokratija]

What did you end up buying? I'm thinking between LG 27GP850-B and Asus ProArt PA278PQ for semi-professional video and photo editing (content creation) and also gaming.

[@markanthonyfelipe6993]

why some of my settings on my monitor are greyed out? please help me out

[@friendsgoal5242]

When i connect wifi with laptop, my laptop became slow. how can i fix it? win10.

[@doquanghuy8664]

Do u recommend this for photo editing, 2d 3d graphics

[@LuckyAndStorm]

i ordered the monitor, it's a great monitor, but there's cons and pros, pros: great monitor, great quality, super clear, ~ Cons, severe eye strain cause of the nano IPS, great review tho

[@BlackBruceLeeTheGreatDekuTree]

What do you mean it's too bright or something?

[@LuckyAndStorm]

@@BlackBruceLeeTheGreatDekuTree no i mean it gives just bad eye strain

[@aw-g]

@@LuckyAndStorm isn't there some eye-care mode to lower brightness? Sir do you recommend this monitor or should I buy a VA instead because of eye strain?

[@kazielbonn]

1:28 "and there's also a motion blur reduction feature" - Camera proceeds to blur. Was that done on purpose or coincidence? ;)

[@giornogiovanna2537]

What about bleeding and ips glow?

[@SmiIeyyXD]

hey thiojoe what do u think of windows 11?

[@SRT313]

Will Best Buy have it in stock any time soon?

[@Der_wahre_C17]

Can you please do a video how your settings are with this monitor and what i should set in Nvidia settings? I get this monitor tomorrow and i am not sure if i choose 8 bit or 10 bit without any icc profiles or HDR Off.

[@jcnwillemsen]

could you keep the monitor?

[@gautampant2059]

Will it be a good option to use RTX 2080 with this monitor??will it work fine?

[@Micropoint.]

lol yes.

[@youdonegoofed]

no, it will explode. wtf is this question lmao

[@renocloudstrift]

Next 27gp950 review please

[@jahmeelberry8199]

I have the 32GP83B do you know what osd is and do you know the best settings for p5

[@MafiulRobin]

Bought it today

[@Peter-ll7vq]

I'd never believed any LG reviews again, I can understand why people make money from them and follow their guidelines for reviews Reviewers need to make money But I don't need to give LG money

[@shikhanshu]

I wish I was into gaming so I could feel motivated to buy and use this phenomenal monitor.

[@meowkitty69]

If you're not into gaming there's many monitors at a similar price range that are muchhhhhh better with less gaming-centric features, with better color, brightness, etc.

[@nabilhamza71]

@@meowkitty69 like ?

[@Shabanezloth]

Your link leads to the 27GN850, is it normal?

[@ThioJoe]

Hm the auto-redirect feature must have messed up. The 27GN850 is last year's model, not the same.

[@Shabanezloth]

@@ThioJoe Weirdly enough though, the series number in the description says 27GP850-B, even if the title says 27GN850

[@tomboysupremacy8839]

i have this monitor and some options arent available does anyone have a explenation?

[@zyrafx5137]

Just got this monitor and my motion blur reduction option is gray and not letting me select it any reason behind this?

[@kristoffer8740]

You can not use motion blur reduction when you have Freesync or G-Sync enabled.

[@hiruzensarutobi7786]

I buy this yesterday but it looks bright and Yellow little bit is that normal or not

[@tobiasbalk3140]

i have a important question matters if i buy the monitor. is its hdr400 better than its sdr? would you play with its hdr or its sdr?

[@Cornel1001]

HDR10 is above HDR 400, 600 or 1000 ! HDR 10 is a free standard while the rest is just publicity!

[@Mechanics669]

Can you suggest any monitor 2024 ?

[@2005Guyver02]

I always wondered what that ghosting was. funny thing is that screen cap also picked up on it.

[@MechEagle]

I cant take serious someone who said monitor blur is ok ! DUde that thing make your monitor flash none stop and dry your eyes...

[@elyascanfixit]

Me with a laptop: yes But no

[@DM-xi3hw]

i havent been this early in a while

[@len9518]

Can't trust you, after what I've heard about LG's shady methods, and offering to pay for a favorable review, as well as wanting to see the review in advance. Also cutting off shipping to reviewers who won't play ball.

[@StuckInVim]

Real cool

[@MRdeLaat]

when is this monitor comming available in EU?

[@northernassassin6056]

Good contrast ratio? Everyone knows IPS have poor contrast and this monitor is known to have poor contrast even for an IPS.

[@VeryBigCow]

Does this monitor have any lights at the back?

[@ZaMonolith1986]

how are dark games like Escape from Tarkov? Is the contrast ratio bad for dark areas in games?

[@leosafina2697]

I can't change the motion blur setting on my monitor, anyone got any suggestions?

[@YTZ_E]

YES YAYAYAY

[@frantheman0819]

Does it come in a smaller size?