Aorus ad27qd review in Spanish (full analysis)

We have with us what is perhaps the monitor of the moment, the new AORUS AD27QD, which they claim is " the first tactical monitor in the world ". The new creation of the Gigabyte Gaming division comes packed with technology that will make us enjoy gaming even more, along with a 27-inch panel, 2560x1440p resolution IPS panel and 1 ms response, as well as an impressive design full of lighting LED.

We have prepared ourselves for the occasion with our new Colormunki Display colorimeter to carry out a more exhaustive analysis and thus see what this incredible team is capable of. Let's start!

We are grateful to AORUS for trusting in Professional Review by transferring this product to us for analysis.

AORUS AD27QD technical characteristics

Unboxing and design

AORUS AD27QD is, without a doubt, a gaming monitor, and this is demonstrated from the first moment with its packaging. With a gala presentation in which we have a cardboard box completely painted in black that simulates the appearance of a vinyl, we have two huge images of the monitor working, both on the front and on the back.

The main features of it, we find them on the side and top in the form of striking icons.

The product's insulation system consists of two large expanded polystyrene molds that make up an interior for the monitor so that external impacts do not affect it. In total we will have the following accessories:

• AORUS AD27QD Display User Guide, Warranty and Driver CD HDMICable Cable DisplayPort USB Type-B Data Link Connector for upstream data Power Cord with UK Plug

Be careful when removing the mold from the monitor, because when it is attached to the support, if it is horizontal, it will open without warning and could be damaged by colliding with something.

The AORUS AD27QD is called by the brand as the "first tactical monitor in the world", this is due to the different image enhancement technologies in the game such as the elimination of motion blur, the Dashboard that monitors our hardware in real time or the black equalizer are some of these solutions.

Its design and construction are up to the demands, with a solid aluminum and steel foot next to a panel are side frames and with a good Anti Glare finish, which blurs reflections on the screen quite well.

The measurements of this monitor with the foot installed are 614.9 mm wide, 484.7 mm high, and 236.9 mm deep, where its legs, arranged in a V of about 120 degrees, protrude slightly from in front of the set, and nothing behind.

As for the weight as a whole, we are facing a monitor of no less than 8 Kg, a fairly high value if we consider its measurements, so its quality is evident.

The finishes of this AORUS AD27QD frame are based on high-quality and thick PVC plastic throughout the periphery to keep all the technological 2K panel protected. On the front we do not have physical frames, only those arranged inside the panel itself with a thickness of only 8 mm.

The consumption tab provided by the manufacturer on the monitor is a maximum of 75 W in operation with HDR activated, and 0.5 W in Stand-By. We do not observe any Energy Star type certification.

AORUS has spared no creativity for its monitor in the rear, since we have a foot that, in addition to being robust, is very stylish, with sharp aluminum and steel finishes, and a handle to carry it, which is greatly appreciated.

Initially, the monitor is pre-installed on its stand, which is quick to attach similar to other equipment, although with perfect compatibility with VESA 100 × 100 mm. The thickness of the screen is 60 mm, which is not a little, but we need space for your hardware and power supply, in addition to a reasonable space to have a correct cooling. In this case it is a monitor with passive cooling, so your silence will be total.

Another aspect of great consideration of this rear, is that we have a RGB Fusion 2.0 LED lighting system on both the rear panel of the monitor and its clamping arm. This system simulates the hawk present in the brand symbol with open wings, we will see later how great it is in operation.

Continuing with the external description, this AORUS AD27QD has an articulated support system that moves on all three axes of space. The finish and robustness give a lot of confidence to the durability, and in addition it provides practically no wobble on the screen.

From this support, we can rotate the monitor in the Z axis with 20 degrees to the left and right, and in the Y axis to place an orientation with 5 degrees down or 21 degrees up. Of course we can modify it in height thanks to the hydraulic system in a range of 130 mm.

But if we prefer, we can also rotate it 90 degrees to the right to place it vertically in reading mode. It is a good performance IPS panel for amateur designers, so this mode is more than successful.

We go to see the connectivity of the AORUS AD27QD, which will be entirely located in the rear area of ​​the screen. For main power we have a typical three-pin connector like that of power supplies. This is important because the cable that comes with the monitor has a British type plug, so we either use a cable that we have at home from a PC, or we buy an adapter for a European plug. How complicated are these Englishmen!

The connectivity that interests us is the one that comes now, and it is quite complete. For the video signal we have two HDMI 2.0 ports and a DisplayPort 1.2 port, which will provide us with a 2K 144 Hz signal compatible with AMD FreeSync. We continue with a USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-B that we will use for data upload and to communicate with the monitor through RGB Fusion software and OSD Sidekick.

We will also have two USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports for storage devices and two 3.5mm Jack plugs for headphones and microphone.

Here we can observe the spectacular aspect that the lighting system of this AORUS AD27QD monitor provides us, with the falcon logo on the support and the two wings on the sides of the panel. By default they are configured in RGB mode, but we can put the typical effects of Gigabyte RGB Fusion lighting or whatever we want.

Also on the side of the support we have a couple of more lighting details to complete the circle.

AORUS AD27QD Display Features

We bring this AORUS AD27QD to life to take a good look at the technical characteristics of your screen. We then have a 27-inch diagonal screen with a native QHD resolution, or what is the same, 2560 × 1440 pixels or 2K. With these measurements we have a pixel size of 0.2331 × 0.2331 mm making a density of 108 pixels per inch, which will be enough to see sharp, pixelated images at fairly short distances.

You can not miss the AMD FreeSync technology compatible with Nvidia G-Sync, which will be in charge of dynamically managing the refresh rate of 144 Hz. In addition, its 10-bit IPS panel (8 bits + FRC) with LED backlight supports DisplayHDR 400, with a normal brightness of 350 nits and a maximum of 400 in HDR. The response speed is that of a gaming monitor, with only 1 ms and anti-flicker technology (Flicker-free) and of course blue light filter with TÜV Rheinland certification.

Being an IPS panel, we will have maximum viewing angles of 178 degrees both vertically and horizontally, and we perfectly appreciate the invariance of colors in the images.

But of course, we said it was a tactical monitor, but what does this mean? Well, we will have enough extra technology to interact with our AORUS AD27QD. To start we will have the possibility to manage it through software, through the Gigabyte Sidekick OSD and with RGB Fusion for lighting. It is not all because we have:

• AORUS Aim Stabilicer to reduce motion blur for sniper actions and FPS games.A dashboard that will be able to monitor the properties and state of our CPU, GPU and DPI of our mouse Dynamic adjustment of blacks, to lighten dark areas and improve vision in games GameAssist, a utility that allows you to place a minute hand on the screen for the time spent in the

  

But it is that we will also have the typical technologies of design monitors such as PiP (image in image) and PbP (image by image) mode to be able to see different video sources simultaneously. We can do exactly the same with audio, selecting either the main audio or the second output.

One thing we do not have are built-in speakers, we imagine that there has been no room for them with so much technology at our service.

Calibration and color proofing

We kick off a section with this AORUS AD27QD where we'll look at the monitor's color characteristics, along with the factory-available calibration and brightness and contrast capabilities. For this we are going to use the X-Rite Colormunki Display colorimeter together with our own calibration software and free HCFR software to monitor color characteristics.

Factory Properties

First of all, we are going to capture the levels that come from the factory, with all the settings in default and without making any type of adjustment in it.

DeltaE calibration

The first test we wanted to check is the Delta E calibration of this monitor. To do this, a total of 24 basic colors have been captured from the monitor and compared with a real color palette. Values ​​above 3 in the Delta E value are considered untrue to reality, and the human eye may be able to tell them apart.

Maximum brightness and contrast

Regarding contrast measures, we have obtained a minimum of 0.319 cd / m ² in black and a maximum of 383 cd / m ² to give a maximum contrast of 1206: 1, somewhat higher than what the manufacturer specifies.

We have collected the luminance values ​​in HDR mode and the brightness raised to the maximum dividing the screen into 9 regions and thus checking the brightness uniformity of the panel. Clearly we see that the light output is higher in the lower area, reaching maximums of up to 483 cd / m ² in the lower left corner, and lows of 382 cd / m ² at the opposite end.

The truth is that the measurements are quite uneven, with differences of up to 100 nits, so uniformity is not optimal.

Color levels

Next, we will list the values ​​of Gamma, RGB luminance, RGB color levels and color temperature. The ideal results will be determined by the dashed white line, and the further away the values ​​are, the worse the calibration will be.

We observe that the Gamma level is relatively far from what is considered ideal, as well as the color temperature, which reaches almost 7000 Kelvin, so our eyesight will tire more easily at these levels.

However, as far as color and luminance levels are concerned, it presents values ​​very close to the ideal axis, being positive the fact that the RGB values ​​are so uniform and close to 100%.

Color spaces

We will now display the results in the sRGB, DCI-P3 and Rec.709 color spaces. The black triangle represents the theoretical color space and the white triangle represents the monitor color space. If the white triangle exceeds black, it means that the monitor's color space exceeds the theoretical one. The central circle indicates the D65 target (6500 Kelvin) for the gray scale, the values ​​are intended to be inside the circle, as well as the colors sampled within their corresponding squares.

We see that for less demanding color spaces like Rec.709 and sRGB, this AORUS AD27QD more than meets expectations, providing more saturated colors and a greater range. As for the DCI-P3 space, the manufacturer assures that they are within 95%, we see that the triangles are indeed quite close, although we do not have a specific percentage.

Furthermore, we see that the D65 dispersion is small, but it moves away from the central zone, which coincides with the high color temperatures recorded in the graph.

Properties after calibration

Then we have carried out the calibration process with the colorimeter and a stage with an average illuminance of 60 lux in the room. The calibration has been carried out for an advanced photography mode and with the objective of achieving 120 nits of brightness.

After calibration, the new results obtained with HCFR are as follows:

We see that the results in general have improved a lot, with a much better DeltaE calibration and in many cases less than 2 and much more balanced graphics that are close to ideal. The red tones have greatly improved to 100% and the color temperature is now much more restrained and respectful of our eyes.

We have obtained the file with ICM extension with that calibration to share it with all of you and that you use it if you want to buy this monitor. Thus we will have a very good and better calibration than the factory.

Click here to obtain the ICM file

User experience

After calibrating the monitor, the image quality has improved significantly, with more level colors, especially it has been noticed giving more warmth to the overall image, with less presence of blue and green tones.

As always, we've been using this monitor for a few days in our daily work, watching movies, with the turn for The Hobbit on Blu-Ray, and playing Far Cry 5.

Games

If we should highlight the benefits of this monitor in games, the support for Display HDR 400 is very noticeable and gives us a quality of colors and impeccable contrast. In this unit we will also not have brightness problems, since it comfortably exceeds 400 nits.

One of the positive aspects of 2K resolution for games is that it will allow us to obtain FPS rates close to 100 fps and even surpassing them with high-end or medium-high graphics cards such as RTX 2060. This makes it come out. much more the AMD FreeSync compared to 4K monitors. Also, the pixel density is very good and the quality at short distances is great.

Nor should we forget the different tactical options of the monitor, which can be exploited much better when we have been with it for a while and are familiar with the equipment.

Films

The experience in image quality in high definition movies is also the best, we do not have to rescale the image as much as in 4K and with HDR active in Windows the result is outstanding.

Work and design

Thanks to the fact that we are facing an IPS panel monitor, the color fidelity is quite good, generally complying with the promised 95% DCI-P3 and 100% sRGB. We must say that delta E calibration is not entirely optimal and for professional designers it may not be the best option.

As for day to day work, we have a quality image, a large desk to work and a screen without flickering, without bleeding, at least in this unit and with enormous quality.

OSD panel and Sidekick software

This AORUS AD27QD has one of the most complete OSD panels that we have come across in current monitors, and also with a very attractive, clean and accessible design, thanks to its use through the joystick located in the lower central part of the monitor.

With a simple press we will extract the access graph to the different functions. We will have a total of four accesses in the four directions of the space, only by orienting the controller towards that side, we will access the options.

As quick menus we will have four different ones, an image mode with four different profiles that we can configure to our liking, selection of the video input, configuration of the black equalizer, and finally the volume for the audio output. Everything really fast and intuitive.

In the upper option we will have all the options related to the hardware monitoring panel, where we can choose what information to show and where on the screen.

This menu will be the one we have previously mentioned known as GameAssist. In these images we will see the different functionalities that it offers us with timers, screen refresh, crosshair options and image alignment.

Finally we will have in the left option the main configuration panel with a total of 6 sections and a top list of options that shows us the status of the main tactical characteristics of the monitor. From this panel we can configure everything related to the monitor hardware, for example, AMD FreeSync, gaming technology, output performance, color balance and brightness, HDR and RGB lighting.

Simple and extremely complete, this is the panel of the AORUS AD27QD, a great job for the brand in managing this monitor.

And it is not all, because we also have two extra software that we can install by downloading them from the Gigabyte official website, these are OSD Sidekick and RGB Fusion. As the name implies, we will use them to control the RGB lighting of the monitor and to create complete image profiles.

Sidekick OSD already installs RGB Fusion, but if we do not install it separately, it will not work correctly, at least the current version

Sidekick is a truly complete OSD, in which we can create image profiles for every occasion and modify almost all the values ​​that we have available in the original OSD. Options like black equalizers, blue filter, anti-flicker, FreeSync, PiP and PbP, and Dashboard are some of these options.

In the second section, we will have a full range of hotkeys to configure them and access the function quickly. In the third section we will have configurations that have to do with the OSD panel, such as its position and access. In the fourth section we can manage the audio output of the monitor, which has a dedicated amplifier for headphones with capacity for noise cancellation.

In the RGB Fusion panel we can select from a lot of lighting animations for the monitor, or configure the one that we want. In this case we will not have the possibility of synchronizing it with games, although we can with other compatible systems.

Final words and conclusion about AORUS AD27QD

We come to the end of this review to tell our final thoughts on AORUS AD27QD. Starting with the external appearance, it is undoubtedly a monitor that makes you fall in love, with an impressive gaming design, as well as the quality of the highly ergonomic aluminum support and its panel with a good anti-glare finish and without frames.

The image quality is fabulous, and highly recommended for squeezing the best out of FreeSync's 144Hz and HDR 400 display with brightness peaks greater than 400 nits and a response of 1ms. Although we must say that the uniformity of the brightness is not excessively optimal.

Releasing the calibration section, we must say that we have had a very good experience with this monitor, the results reflect a good factory calibration, albeit with a poor Delta E, but very well corrected after calibration. In the color spaces it fulfills what was promised and its contrast is of high quality.

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Software management, and the OSD panel is simply the best we can find today. The abundant gaming-oriented solutions for user interaction are very useful and should be explored quietly, knowing the monitor and especially accumulating hours of play. Details like GameAssist, Black Equalizer or the Hardware Dashboard are very successful solutions.

In general we must say that it is the best we can find in 2K resolutions on gaming monitors. Features that take monitors to a new level of "intelligence" and features that deliver on promise. This monitor is available for a recommended price of 600 euros, which, while not small, is also not stratospheric for enthusiastic configurations and demanding users. We believe that the purchase is worth it.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ IPS PANEL, 144 HZ, 2K AND 1MS	- DOES NOT HAVE SPEAKERS
+ AMD FREESYNC AND DISPLAY HDR 400
+ OSD PANEL AND ROUND SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT
+ VERY USEFUL GAMING FUNCTIONS
+ PRETTY GOOD SERIES CALIBRATION
+ QUALITY OF MATERIALS AND DESIGN

The Professional Review team awards you the platinum medal and recommended product:

AORUS AD27QD

DESIGN - 96%

PANEL - 96%

FACTORY CALIBRATION - 87%

BASE - 92%

MENU OSD - 100%

GAMES - 100%

PRICE - 87%

94%