LG 27GX790A-B Reddit Verdict: Great Speed, Real Compromises

Why would you want VRR with such high frame rate? You won't notice any stutter at high Hz but you will notice VRR flicker.

I have this monitor. Not real difference in performance going from 240hz OLED or 360hz OLED to 480hz OLED.

480 is a noticeable improvement from 240. If you play mostly esports titles it's worth considering.

Motion clarity is perfect but for picture quality expecting from OLED — not so much. It's quite dull with a heavy grainy matte coating. It's like they purposely sabotage their monitors with stupid decisions and that applies basically to every OLED monitor out there.

Your monitor will probably outlast your PC, so once you upgrade but still use the same monitor, it will be even better. If you have the money, why not.

I also have the same monitor and turning down the sharpness by 10 on the monitor OSD fixed it for me. Text clarity was not an issue in contrast to what people say about OLED text fringing for some reason.

Tried the same monitor and returned it, got a xg27ucdm. Matte screens just make everything look dirty to me, or grainy, makes text hard to read. My current screen has been infinitely better.

I want the ASUS but the LG is 455$ cheaper so I feel like the LG should be a no brainer.

My LG GX790A-B literally arrived today. I got a really good deal at £585 pounds after discounts and cashback, this made it way cheaper than other 480hz monitors and about the same price as a 240Hz OLED so why not??? Future proof. I still play old competitive FPS titles like COD4 where I get 800 FPS average, so going to 1440p would be even more fps.

Going from 240Hz to 480Hz is more of a visual experience improvement than any meaningful difference in competitive titles. The average human reaction time is probably ~300 times the difference between a 240Hz and 480Hz OLED response time and frame time differences.

100%. If you've never had OLED, 240Hz on an OLED is similar to like 360 or 480 on an IPS. It is like this because of the superior motion handling of OLED technology. You need less Hz with OLED to get the same visual experience as much higher Hz with regular IPS or VA or TN panels.

The colors being washed out might be because of Windows. You're gonna want to right click on your desktop > Display > Color profiles and DISABLE the automatic color management. This brought back all the colors in my LG 32 for SDR.

Just received mine the other day and I must warn about the near black performance. It can't display very dark shades properly, so you get a horrendous black crush and banding. And there's nothing you can do to fix it. It's my first OLED monitor, and first I've returned ever. And I've owned MANY LCDs before. Even the cheap 100€ ones didn't have these issues.

I just got mine and notice the same things — the near black banding and crush. God, I never felt so sad for about buying something. Will use for 2 days and start the returning process sadly.

Yes, brightness on the OLEDs is mediocre. Max brightness is around 220 nits or something. And yes it is a bit grainy. My Alienware 360hz OLED didn't look this way. You get used to it.

I have had the LG 27gx790a-b for a couple of months now and I can tell you that if you can get it at a great price in your region go for it, it's a good monitor. BUT if the Asus PG27aqdp is at a similar price point or maybe a bit over but still in your budget, go for that one. My mate has it and whenever I go to his house I regret that I didn't pay more for my monitor.

Above 240 FPS in those esports titles is diminishing returns. Personally, I am an advocate for saving money whenever possibly, even when you have money to spend. So why spend a ton more on 480Hz when 240Hz (or 360Hz for a lot of the popular QD-OLED 1440p monitors) is plenty for you and you keep more money in your pocket?

Im currently using the monitor coming from 240hz IPS and have tried using 240hz OLED — YOU WILL notice the difference, the smoothness of your game is going to be super different with 240hz even an OLED. It's from my experience but for me its a huge upgrade, even my game can't handle 400-480 and only hovers around that range.

It is great, just be sure to disable VRR. Unnecessary at that framerate and causes flicker. Otherwise the monitor is splendid.

Bought mine awhile ago and could not get to know why I get those weird artifacts in dark scenes and I thought it was the games issue or the HDR content I was watching or my calibration — but man its annoying. If I play games and look at slightly dark areas the monitor tries to make it visible and it becomes weird or oversaturated.

I just got it, after using the 240hz OLED version since it launched. I feel like the 480hz looks much sharper, similar colors and there's a brightness setting on the OSD that makes it even brighter than my 240hz. To me it looks perfect/great.

Set refresh rate to 480Hz via DisplayPort, response time to Fast, Black Stabilizer around 50-60 to improve visibility in dark areas, and brightness around 50-70. These are solid starting settings for FPS gaming.

If you play competitive games, go for it. Otherwise, I suggest you wait for the tandem OLED.

I have a 4k 240hz and a 1440p 500hz. I prefer the 4k 240 over the 1440p 500. I just like the option of higher refresh or lower resolution with demanding or horribly optimized games. The picture quality is definitely better on the 32" 4k than the 27" 1440p.

Returned mine, too grainy for me. Believe what others say about the matte finish.

Had to return mine. The text clarity was terrible and the graininess from the anti-glare coating was too much. I use for work and gaming and it was terrible for work. I replaced with the MAG 272QP QD-OLED X50 which is far better clarity plus 20hz.

Love mine. I don't find the text at all blurry either (it uses an RWGB subpixel layout). Rtings lists it as the best high refresh OLED. LG tends to be aggressive when it comes to discounts on their displays that have been out for awhile.

It's a wonderful panel with no issues. Rtings lists it as the best high refresh OLED. The only reason to avoid it is if you don't like a semi matte screen.

The ASUS is way more expensive here. I think the LG is the endgame for me. All its weak points only show when comparing to more expensive monitors in my region so I'm really happy with my purchase. I didn't have any VRR flicker yet.

I have been using for only 3 months, but so far so good. Very happy about image quality, high refresh rate and motion clarity is great coming from 144Hz 24" 1080p — it's a big leap. Using it for competitive gaming, it feels much much smoother than 144Hz.

I had to send it back because of heat issues but the image was also really sad after all I've heard online about how great OLED is.

When I enable HDR the colors look extremely washed. It's as if enabling HDR does the exact opposite of what I know HDR should do. With SDR, details such as clouds in front of the sun are easily distinguishable. With HDR, it turns into a white blob. I reinstalled Windows and it completely fixed it — then I installed a newer nvidia driver and the issue came back.

All the profiles and settings have a bad calibration. The image is absurdly punchy. Gamma, contrast, colors are not flat at all. Spending 200 bucks on a colorimeter might be necessary in this case, though it might not fix the auto dark scene brightness enhancer.

I ended up returning both HDR models because HDR didn't look right on either of them.

Sounds like you won the shitty panel lottery, unfortunately. Mine has none of the issues you've mentioned, but I wouldn't want to keep something I'm unhappy with either.

My monitor only reaches 450 nits in the Windows calibration tool but in reality it does 1100 in small highlights. The only way to get to the advertised peak brightness in the calibration screen is by setting the contrast to 37 out of 100 instead of the default 53 for Peak 1000 mode.

This is a good deal. 480hz is already pushing the limit of human perception. You'd get more benefit to motion clarity from features like gsync than just dumping higher framerate. This is G-sync certified, it's better than just an adaptive sync panel.

At a point of a good 240hz monitor you won't see much skill improvement because the monitor is already so good that it doesn't make much of a difference anymore. Very high refresh rate has its place, especially for very fast paced motion in FPS and it brings a benefit even beyond 240hz. It certainly does more for the enjoyment of gaming than for skill but that's a good thing.

If you really struggle with brightness you can go in Windows HDR settings and just turn up the SDR brightness slider — it helps a lot. I was able to leave peak brightness on low and around 70% brightness overall. The downside is if you stream your display on Discord people will see a blown out white picture.

I'm currently looking for a 27" 1440p highest refresh rate and both the PG27aqdp and 27gx790a-b are on my list. I really dislike the monitor stand of the ASUS one and I read that the panel is from LG on both monitors anyway. I feel like the price gap is just because of the branding.

That's probably overbuying if you just play single player games. I'd go for a 240hz model. Tandem is nice to wait for if you're looking forward to the pixel layout improvements for text clarity and burn-in. For gaming, it's not as significant a generational advancement.