MSI MPG 271QRX: What Real Users Actually Think

Purchased this for $630 a month a half ago and highly recommend. It somehow looks better than my 48" 4k C4. Rather game on this thing at 1440p and highest possible settings

800 usd monitor doesn't have a dp cable in it? Wtf?

Jumping on this over AOC. I'm hoping KVM and Type C will make switching from home desktop and my work laptop a breeze.

Nice, I feel like 1440P still makes more sense for most gamers. Even with a 4090, I often want more fps at 4K.

It's surprising how here in the U.S., they sell the MAG versions for $50 cheaper and a lot of consumers are not aware of the elephant in the room when it comes to their inability to receive firmware updates. I can't imagine buying a piece of hardware that has no ability to receive patches or fixes.

Love this but heads up if you haven't had a glossy QD Oled; buy microfiber cloth and distilled water beforehand. These smudge just by looking at it and you won't be able to clean it without having distilled/deionized water or an ethanol solution.

Sounds good apart from the already discussed SDR-HDR-Switching-Behaviour. Hope MSI releases a Firmware Update to smooth this out. Seems like the MPG271QRX will become my next Monitor even If I have to spend 100€ more.

The fact that this beats the price of the Alienware AW2725DF, XG272-2K, and LG 27GR95QE is amazing. And the specs are very similar to the Alienware.

True but they also do a really good job at making it impossible to tell they're dirty while turned on as an added plus.

I have the same monitor and the same problem with the flickering small white lines. I hope it gets solved cause the only solution i have found until now is lowering the hz to 240. It kinda defeats the purpose of this monitor…

For the HDMI 2.1 and 4k signal thing, this is caused by the monitor scaling 4k:2k for consoles. You can fix this by going into your GPU control panel and switch the scaling from 'Monitor' to 'GPU'. This makes it so the monitor doesn't try to scale everything because it's always in console mode.

can confirm, no eye strain on mine. played 20 hours now in the last 2 days

After 2 min without using the monitor, the brightness dims because of the OLED Care, until there, everything's right. But twice since the past week, when I start using the monitor again, the brightness doesn't go back to its normal values, I have to turn off and on the monitor again or switch the HDR from 1000 to 400 and back to 1000 to fix it.

I had the same issue with washed out colors, but realized Windows 11's automatic manage color for apps was causing it. Once I toggled that off, things didn't look washed out anymore. Can also check Nvidia settings is set to 10-bit color depth and Full output dynamic range.

According to Monitors Unboxed the sRGB is supposedly very good.

MSI may not have the best brightness but when you look at the color volume and the color accuracy it can produce let's say next to LG C4, the Msi monitor being a QD OLED will smoke it. W OLED monitors are the reason why you see people say 'my monitor looks dull in HDR'. Due to low color volume

It's an absolute stunner. A major upgrade from the Viewsonic XG2431 I was using. I have a Samsung S90C so I knew what to expect. But the pixel density is so much nicer. I really like how you can use the MSI Command Center to tweak settings from the desktop. The included stand is nice but the MSI MT201 monitor arm I now have it on is amazing.

HDR is a pain in the ass to deal with on the PC overall and like the OP says it's only worth the aggravation sometimes. Most of the time I prefer regular standard definition.

I ended up returning mine. Main reasons: 1. Pixel shift made me nauseous (it gradually moves the image sideways over a few minutes, which you dont see, but then it blinks it back to its original position to restart the cycle, which is absolutely horrible for daily non game/movie use). 2. The subpixel arrangement looks like junk for non game/movie use. I couldnt get used to it unfortunately. But for movies and smooth game content it was amazing. Just not a daily driver for me.

2 months later and still not fixed, just got mine 4 days ago, the firmware update is done, and same problem when using DP cable. Edit: I have found a solution, in the osd, 'settings' then 'Power Button', when it's set to 'Standby', It works like it should be.

I get strange horizontal lines that occasionally pop up when opening programs that are dark and during games, not running VRR either. I love the monitor, but this is killing me.

I have most of the same issues with my unit. Using 4090 and included HDMI Cable, I can't use fullscreen mode in any games as VRR just doesnt work at all. The stutter makes it look like 30hz not 360. I get the white lines flickering at 360hz. I get random Red, green, blue slideshow and have to unplug and replug hdmi or restart pc to fix that.

Agreed. QD-OLED is better than WOLED but that's just my opinion. Plus most their panels are glossy which I prefer over matte.

Go to Gaming tab, and change from Premium Color to User. Then go to Professional tab, Pro mode, change it to Display P3.

I tried the LG 27GR95QE and right around when it released and returned it because full screen games would activate the 'console' mode for 4k downscaled to 1440 at 120hz. They eventually fixed that I believe but I didn't purchase it again. The 271QRX is my first real experience with OLED and it's been wonderful. I disabled DSC since I don't need the extra 120hz and would prefer to avoid alt tab issues etc. this is a wonderful display and I don't regret my choice at all.

How do you not provide a cable on a $800 monitor?!

1st order was placed 2 days ago, returned cuz I can't stand the buzzing sound, the customer service called it as normal for MPG271QRX model, since it has a built-in power adapter.

I have the same monitor since it released early 2024 and did quite a lot of testing. You should definitely turn off the Multi-Logo Detection and Boundary Detection as it can cause some issues with overall brightness. In my testing it reduced the overall brightness of the whole screen and not only logos even when there are no static elements present and while you are watching something.

I wasn't an MSI fan, but did a lot of research and RTING recommended it and I am so happy with it.

I have the same monitor, absolutely love it.

if you play fast paced games a lot, then yes. I went from a 165hz LCD to 240hz LCD to 240hz OLED and thought it was a worthwhile upgrade (way clearer in motion despite same refresh). I play competitive FPS a lot though.

Really interested in this monitor but holding off now until these issues are resolved. I may just end up going LG, but would like to stick to QD-OLED if I can.

Just got this monitor myself. New firmware release, 010 and can confirm that the 'LED off' is an option in the menu.

Was thinking of switching from my ultra wide to a PG27AQDM but after watching this review I'm gonna opt for this monitor instead.

Anybody with similar issues where the back of the monitor rattles as if the board is not attached correctly, or is that meant to be like by design etc due to the heatsink and what not?

I have the same monitor and I struggle a lot when I tab out of games. I get 'DP no signal' and it can turn on and off for 30 seconds. Sometimes I have to restart my computer.

I've put about 96 hours into the monitor now. I'm still happy with my purchase. I've had very little to no technical issues. I've had no dead pixels, intense flickering, or change in brightness over time. The display is very colorful and accurate and the inky blacks are great.

sRGB is very good to my eyes. Looks identical to my aw3423dw I use in creator sRGB mode.

Firmware update fixed it.

Bought mine with extended 2 year warranty and I never buy extended warranty for anything.

The banding on this monitor in dark scenes is ludicrously bad.

with this monitor hdr 400 and g sync enabled I feel the vrr flicker is significantly reduced. especially in games like call of duty I tried hdr off lots of flickering hdr400 significantly less flicker in gameplay.

just picked a refurb up for 475