AOC C24G1 24" Curved Frameless Gaming Monitor, FHD 1080p, 1500R VA panel, 1ms 144Hz, FreeSync, Height adjustable, VESA, 3-Year Zero Dead Pixels Black

This is a fantastic monitor for the price! And honestly, its competitive with monitors that cost double the price.People often overlook VA panels because VAsjust have a general bad rap. I don't know where it comes from, but the stereotype that you need IPS is mostly false. IPS does have the best color accuracy, but unless your doing photo/video work that demands perfect colors, a VA will do great. The colors are vivid and accurate, and the viewing angles are good too. Unless you're gaming at a 70 degree angle from the front of your screen you will never have issues. Also, monitor preference is very subjective. While some people may prefer the faster technology of IPS (which can mean less ghosting), many others (myself included) care more about the superb contrast ratios provided by VA. For one, I have yet to encounter ghosting issues on my display. But also, this VA literally has a 4X better contrast ratio than the average IPS. I played on IPS for years and I always hated how every black color was just turned into a grayish blob. Now I can see different levels of darkness in full detail. Nighttime levels in games are playable and enjoyable now!So for half the price, you can get a 144hz 1440p monitor that rivals $500 dollar IPS options. It's a no-brainer. To top it off, the packaging is superb. When I opened it I was not concerned at all about potential damage. And it has zero dead pixels.The only con I have to mention concerns g-sync compatibility. This monitor is not on the official Nvidia list of compatible monitors. However, when you go into the Nvidia control panel to set it up, it indicates that the monitor is, in fact, compatible. The g-sync works well, and I was amazed by the buttery smooth feel I got even at frames well below 100. Now here's the downside. Apparently there is a strange but replicated bug when you have this monitor plus a 1000 series Nvidia gpu. IF and ONLY IF you turn on g-sync, and your frames drop under 100, the screen will randomly lose display for a second before coming back as normal. I found a reviewer that discussed this issue and they found it persisted across several of these monitors and when trying different cables. https://pcmonitors.info/reviews/aoc-cq27g2u-cq27g2/It doesn't happen if you stay over 100 fps. It happens rarely (once per hour) between 100-80 fps. And it happens more frequently (once every 20-30 minutes) under 80 fps. The times are not consistent those are just my rough estimates based on usage. If you turn g-sync off this doesn't happen at all. Also, it has been reported that this issue doesn't appear of you have a 2000 series gpu.Honestly, I still leave it on most of the time, because I'm willing to lose display for a second or two per hour in exchange for buttery smooth goodness the rest of the time. However it is disappointing that the issue exists at all.

UPDATE: 3/25/2023 I've had this monitor for three years now. it does show some age in the form of some random color bars across the bottom of the screen, like in the windows taskbar. they only appear when it first turns on (cold) but they have never lasted longer than it takes me to log into windows (warms up). By my guesstimation, its just the monitor warming up. everything else is still working flawlessly. I don't have much of a baseline to compare longevity but I'm still very happy with this purchase. (:ORIGINAL REVIEW:I bought this monitor with my very own hard earned cash and am receiving nothing for this review except the satisfaction of "paying it forward" to fellow entry gamers, or just anybody who cares about how black vs white or really any color for that matter look on their pc.most of the reviews here are most likely going to be first impressions and may not be updated if the monitor were to fail, mine is not that.I've had this monitor for one year and it still works as new. I've always thought any device would last longer when used at lower power usage and my eyes get tired quickly if I run the brightness to high, as writing this I have the brightness at 20% and contrast at 50%.I was very concerned, a year ago, when I purchased this about "dead pixels" so I am sure that you are as well, the way I countered this concern was to get a 4 year protection plan with my monitor this added $30 to the $150 monitor totaling $180.I cant see it unless I look for it but there is one spot covering about 6 pixels (two tall three wide) where I accidentally had a butterfly knife fly at my monitor and left a small nick in it, to the quality though all of those pixels behind the nick still work perfectly.the bottom right corner of the screen must be where the power supply is because the brighter its set the hotter that spot gets, at 20% brightness the whole screen is cool to the touch and that spot is warm to the touch, even at 100% I don't think it could burn you.the things I think are best about this monitor would be the 144Hz, you can easily notice this by dragging and window in circles, and I really don't know how to explain this but the colors just look so GOOD, anybody who has used a cheapo monitor knows what that white and blue film and washed out blacks looks like. I guess a good way to say it would be that the blacks are very deep and the rainbow colors are very vibrant.with all of the options out there that I'm sure your confused about (because I sure was) this one worked great for me and will probably work great for you as well.

I took a real chance on this thing. It was made by a company I've never heard of, it was the cheapest monitor in its class by far, and I was getting it "open box" condition. But I gotta say, I'm glad I took the plunge!Usually when you get something that costs so much less than its competitors, there's a reason for it. It may still be a good product, but compromises had to be made somewhere. But in this case, I can't find them. It's very well built, works flawlessly and doesn't have any weird compatibility issues like my old Acer monitor. Looking at other reviews of this monitor, the general consensus seems to be that the only downsides are some minor color inaccuracies and that it doesn't get very bright. Well, I can't speak for color inaccuracies because I couldn't care less, but this thing was almost painfully bright when I first turned it on. Now maybe that's just because I'm coming from a monitor that was..adequate, to be polite about it, but I really can't imagine someone needing something brighter than this.The only complaint I have is that the buttons along the bottom need to be marked more clearly. They're just slightly raised icons just barely darker than the rest of bezel; impossible to see without extra light. But that's par for the course when it comes to monitors. I've seen ones that cost 3x more than this one that still have the same problem.Overall, a fantastic monitor even without factoring in the price. But when you can snag it for $200? That would be a good deal even for a 1080p monitor in the 144hz class, let alone 1440p.