

You’re not going to get impeccable panel quality and an all-encompassing feature set. Admittedly, at this price point something has to give. None of that, sadly, can help with this monitor’s flawed performance when it comes to what ought to be its core competence. The overall 27-inch form factor and the panel’s subtle 1500R curve pretty much hit the sweet spot, ergonomically, while the four-port USB 3.0 hub is handy for connecting peripherals and keeping cable clutter to a minimum. But the whole shebang feels robust and well put together, the stand is stable and adjusts for height, swivel and tilt and the slim bezels on three sides of the display ensure a contemporary, premium vibe. OK, the plastics all feel a bit hard and scratchy. It’s a nice looking unit, too, the C27G2. Blacks are super inky with almost no light bleed. That 4,000:1 contrast claim looks plausible, too. Wait until it's discovered, then click Pair.
#Usb overdrive settings Bluetooth#
For Bluetooth mice, first navigate to System Preferences > Bluetooth, then switch the mouse on (and enable discovery mode if necessary). The 165Hz refresh ensures not only fluid rendering but also snappy responses to control inputs. Setting up a USB mouse on a Mac is as simple as plugging it in, even if it's a third-party device. That isn’t to say, however, this is entirely a bum display. The harsh truth is that anyone with a memory of the poor response of VA panels of yore will find the C27G2’s performance all too familiar. To take just one example, it’s a noticeable issue in the dark, moody subterranean scenes in Metro: Exodus. If that’s the good news, the bad is that the blurring and smearing remains visible in game. Even worse, ugly inverse ghosting appears at the highest overdrive setting, too.īump the overdrive down a notch to ‘medium’ and the ghosting largely disappears without much impact on other aspects of response.

However, even at the most aggressive setting, some blurring and smearing is visible just juggling windows around on the desktop. AOC has included configurable pixel overdrive settings in the C27G2’s OSD menu, as you’d hope. There’s no sugar coating this, the AOC C27G2 has poor response in an overtly gaming context, especially given the 1ms rating. The pixel response, on the other hand, now that’s something we weren’t entirely expecting. The C27G2 is a conspicuously SDR monitor, despite the inclusion of a rather silly ‘HDR Effect’ option, which is just one of several image modes you almost certainly won’t bother with. Given the 250 nit brightness rating, it’s likewise not a surprise to find this isn’t a terribly vibrant monitor.
#Usb overdrive settings 1080p#
Stretched over a 27-inch diagonal, the 1080p native resolution translates into just 82 pixels per inch. If that’s the theory, in practice the AOC C27G2 is a pretty mixed performer.
