I think it’s the best monitor deal I’ve seen for months, so let me tell you more about it.
Get the Lenovo G27Q 27-in 1440p 165Hz monitor for $200 (was $350)
First, some background info. The Lenovo G27Q-20 debuted last year and was already one of the cheaper 1440p 165Hz monitors available, yet it doesn’t lack for quality. It uses an IPS panel that offers a 3ms GtG response time, about average for monitors of this type that don’t have ‘Fast IPS’ or ‘Nano IPS’ branding. That means TN panels have an advantage in motion handling and VA panels offer better contrast, but you still get the traditional strengths of IPS: wide viewing angles and great colour reproduction (including 99% sRGB coverage). This makes these sorts of monitors pleasant to use outside of games - eg watching movies, editing photos and surfing the web. In short, to get a significantly better experience, you’d be looking at a high-end VA panel like the one on the Samsung Odyssey G7, or more exotic technologies like monitors with OLED panels or Mini LED backlights. This is about as good as it gets for a $300 monitor - and this one is $100 cheaper than that, which just blows the mind. So: a solid gaming monitor at the current sweet spot for price versus performance, at a crazy-good $200 price for a brand new monitor.
