AOC has simply unveiled its new C27G4ZXE 27-inch gaming monitor, which not solely boasts some strong esports-centric specs, but in addition contains one actually easy addition to assist enhance the lives of avid gamers on a price range and with restricted house. Fairly merely, it has a small stand.
This easy innovation means avid gamers have extra space to maneuver their mouse, in addition to extra room to reposition their mouse pad, keyboard, and mouse. There’s no assure that AOC‘s new show can be among the finest gaming displays out there, however its stand design is an easy little tweak that would tip the shopping for steadiness for some.
Particularly, AOC has considered how avid gamers usually like to drag their show ahead and place their keyboard at a cushty angle. The general dimensions of the stand’s base are comparatively small anyway, with it measuring simply 177mm entrance to again and 280mm in width. Crucially, nonetheless, as an alternative of being rectangular, the entrance corners of the stand are additionally angled again. This gives extra room to place your peripherals as you please.
That is all in stark distinction to the numerous V-shaped stands we’ve seen on gaming displays through the years. Whereas this type of stand does admittedly look fairly elegant, it’s impractical in a number of methods. Not solely can the factors of the V form encroach on the house to your keyboard, mouse, and mousepad, however it may also be a ache to slot in and across the different gadgets in your desk.
V-shaped stands may even make the show much less regular. On some shows, if the top of simply one of many V legs slips over the sting of the desk, the entire show will come crashing down. With a easy flat, sq. (or, on this case, rectangular) stand, rather more of the stand has to slip over the sting for the show to fall.
Which will sound like a distinct segment consideration however there are a number of cases the place it might come up. Perhaps you’re cleansing your desk or putting in and establishing a show for the primary time. Maybe you’re packing it away for promoting or transferring your own home, or rearranging the workplace. There are many events the place you’ll be able to place a monitor down with out full forethought or maybe nudge into one.
Again to the C27G4ZXE, this show is remarkably just like AOC’s different only recently introduced 27-inch gaming show, the C27G2Z3/BK. Each sport a 1080p decision with a 280Hz most refresh price, and as much as a 1ms gray-to-gray response time with a 0.5ms movement image response time. The latter is achieved because of a backlight strobing blur discount mode.
It makes use of a VA panel, which is historically thought of the slowest-responding of the LCD panel sorts – so not usually best for esports – however these response time figures above counsel it’s a succesful panel (we’ll have to check it to search out out). Furthermore, that VA panel will get you a excessive 4,000:1 distinction ratio that ought to end result on this show producing deep blacks and offering a punchy, partaking picture. Adaptive sync can also be included to take away picture tearing and stutter.
There’s one draw back to this show, although, which is that whereas its stand is compact, it doesn’t embody top adjustment or another adjustment than tilt. So, sarcastically, it’s possible you’ll have to both use a monitor arm as an alternative of the stand, or must stack it on some books (or a monitor riser similar to this one), to get it to your most well-liked top.
The AOC C27G4ZXE launch date is in July 2024, and its worth is £219.99 (~$225) within the UK. It’s not clear which different areas can be getting the brand new show, however hopefully it is going to make its method to US shores too.
Within the meantime, in the event you’re not sure about which LCD monitor kind is best for you, take a look at our IPS vs TN vs VA information to search out out extra.
