Aoc Q27G3Xmn Review

The AOC Q27G3XMN has fantastic accuracy in the sRGB mode before calibration. Setting Color Gamut to 'sRGB' limits colors very well to the sRGB color space, and it also results in minimal white balance and color inaccuracies. Even the color temperature is almost spot-on with the 6500K target, but gamma is too high, meaning most content is darker than intended.

Depending on which combination of settings you use, some settings are locked out. For example, when using the 'FPS,' 'RTS,' and 'Racing' Game Modes, all picture settings are locked out except HDR Mode. Switching to Gamer 1, Gamer 2, or Gamer 3 unlocks some picture settings like Brightness and Gamma, but Color Temp. and Color Gamut are still locked. So to use those settings, you need to disable Game Mode and select any Eco Mode setting, except for 'Grayscale,' which results in a black and white image and locks other settings. Using the sRGB mode does lock a few settings, but not the brightness, and outside of the sRGB mode, colors are oversaturated.

There are reports of a red tint with this monitor. This happens when setting Color Temp. to 'User' with its default value of 50-50-50. You either need to select another Color Temp. setting or aggressively adjust the RGB values to reduce this red tint.