GIGABYTE M27Q (Rev. 1.0), 27"

The Gigabyte M27Q is a great monitor for most uses. Its low input lag, exceptional response time, and high refresh rate make it excellent for gaming. It has a big, high-resolution screen that provides incredible immersion, as well as plenty of screen space for work. It has wide viewing angles so that images remain accurate when viewing off-center, but it lacks swivel adjustment, which might make it harder to share your screen depending on your setup. It has near-full coverage of the Adobe RGB color space, making it a great choice for photo editors. Unfortunately, it has a low contrast ratio and doesn't get bright enough to deliver a true HDR experience.

The idea of KVM – or keyboard, video, mouse – is usually associated with business computing users. But there’s no reason why it couldn’t also be useful to have in a gaming screen, so long as it doesn’t compromise on features elsewhere. Maybe you game on a dedicated desktop and work on a notebook, or have a separate system set up as a server. This is where Gigabyte’s M27Q comes in. It’s the world’s first gaming monitor with built-in KVM.

The Gigabyte M27Q is a very capable and speedy gaming monitor with few flaws. Though it has a huge color gamut, red is a little under-saturated, and it doesn’t offer extra contrast in HDR mode. But you do get superb gaming performance with 170 Hz and super-low input lag. As a value choice, it’s hard to beat.