AOC Q27B3CF2

What’s not to like about a 1440p 27in IPS display with a USB-C port for £200?

TIM DANTON

SCORE PRICE £167 (£200 inc VAT) from amazon.co.uk 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 colours with accuracy, packs 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and includes a USB-C connector – all for £200. I say strong colours, but I don’t say a wide colour gamut: by modern standards 82% of the DCI-P3 colour 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 colour accuracy is exceptional,…

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