Hands on: AOC Q27B3CF2 review x

This review first appeared in issue 360 of PC Pro.

Monitors can have the fanciest features in the world, but ultimately there are four things that matter: image quality, resolution, connectivity and price. So while I’ll tell you up front that the AOC Q27B3CF2’s onscreen display is hard to navigate and its features are stripped back to a bare minimum, the key is that its 27in IPS panel delivers strong colors with accuracy, packs 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and includes a USB-C connector – all for £200.

I say strong colors, but I don’t say a wide color gamut: by modern standards 82% of the DCI-P3 color space isn’t wide. However, I’d be very happy to use this as my everyday monitor because photos and videos still look great, and its color accuracy is exceptional, with an average Delta E of 0.25. You can switch to sRGB if you want purer whites, although you will curse the aforementioned OSD while doing so.

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