Review Corsair Xeneon 27QHD240 Review: Infinite Contrast and Stellar Game Performance

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Corsair’s Xeneon 27QHD240 is the latest in desktop OLED monitors. It’s a 27-inch panel with QHD resolution, 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, wide gamut color, and 1000-nit HDR. It couples a stunning image with next-level gaming performance.

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[cknobman]

Its crazy to think there is a large enough market for a $1000 27 inch monitor to justify products like this.

 

[hotaru.hino]

Is the subpixel layout different enough in a way that it produces something off about the image? e.g., like the color fringing on the QD-OLED displays.

 

[Case39]

Hi, does the Monitor use a Cooling Fan like the LG OLED 27"?

 

[oofdragon]

Cool but give us the ultra wide at 240hz

 

[Kridian]

Who in the hell's buying these? Corsair, you've lost your mind.

 

[PrazVT]

Its crazy to think there is a large enough market for a $1000 27 inch monitor to justify products like this.

There is. I personally don't have space for a 32" monitor. So 27" monitors are still a thing for me; although I have yet to see a killer 4k mini-led monitor in this size. I will say I wouldn't spend $1000 on a QHD OLED though. Resolution seems low and burn-in risk seems high.

 

[PrazVT]

Who in the hell's buying these? Corsair, you've lost your mind.

Eve / Dough is working on one as well. What is bothering you? The price?

 

[gg83]

Its crazy to think there is a large enough market for a $1000 27 inch monitor to justify products like this.

I'm waiting for the $700 27" oled. Maybe something with 144hz or something? I don't know if 240 is baseline for these panels. Seems like once someone besides LG makes oled gaming panels I'll be in luck.

 

[bit_user]

Its crazy to think there is a large enough market for a $1000 27 inch monitor to justify products like this.

I'm in the market for a new monitor, and while $1k is more than I want to spend, I'd probably buy one if it were perfect.

One of the main things putting me off this generation is what I've read elsewhere about the subpixel layout being suboptimal for text. Also, I wouldn't mind getting a couple years' longevity data, to know whether burn-in is still a real issue.

So, instead, I think I'll probably opt for a conventional LCD monitor.
: /

I'm leaning hard towards Asus XG27AQMR, but perhaps I could go with Dell AW2723DF. In either case, I think they're currently a little overpriced, so it'll take one of them getting discounted for me to pull the trigger.

 

[RodroX]

Its crazy to think there is a large enough market for a $1000 27 inch monitor to justify products like this.

Just as crazy as to buy a $3000 gaming GPU.

 

[bit_user]

Just as crazy as to buy a $3000 gaming GPU.

Nah, a good monitor can last you a lot longer than a high-end GPU. I typically get about 10 years out of my monitors, but I'd consider even 5 years a decent return on investment for a quality $1k monitor.

Back in the CRT era, I spent nearly that much on a lightly-used Sony GDM-FW900, which sold for about $2k new.

Compare that to a $3k GPU: in only a generation or two, it's performing like a $1k GPU. A generation after that, maybe a $650 GPU. At what point would a $3k GPU buyer be unhappy to the point of wanting to replace it, and how much could they get for it on the used market?

So, basically, a $3k GPU holds its value way worse, and has a way shorter time for you to gain benefits from it. The comparison isn't even close.