Aorus cv27f review in Spanish (full analysis)

As AORUS continues, it will be planted at the top of the Gaming monitor market. The Gigabyte gaming division does not stop and today we review the AORUS CV27F, a monitor that was presented during Computex 2019 along with the KD25F, and where its AD27QD also received the Computex d & i award, one of the best from the manufacturer.

Well in this case we have a team that well deserves another podium, because its 27 inches with 1500D curvature, offers us AMD FreeSync 2 HDR with no less than 165 Hz and 1 ms response. An e-Sports gaming monitor that promises a lot, with a spectacular price of 370 euros, and that we will see immediately here,

But first, we must thank AORUS for temporarily releasing this product to us for this analysis.

AORUS CV27F technical characteristics

Unboxing

This AORUS CV27F has arrived in a spectacular rigid cardboard box completely painted in the brand's distinctive colors, along with large photos of the product. To open it, we recommend laying it out and carefully removing the double expanded polystyrene mold that is responsible for storing all the elements of the monitor.

In this bundle we will have the following elements:

• AORUS CV27F monitor Metal foot Support column European and British type power cable USB Type-B - Type-A cable for data connection User manual HDMIC cable DisplayPort cable

In this way we have everything necessary to connect the monitor to our equipment. We do not have an external power supply since it is included in the monitor itself. Also, it comes completely disassembled into three pieces, so it's time to do a little work.

Design

Like all the elements taken outside, the first thing we are going to do is analyze your foot a little, taking advantage of the fact that we have it disassembled. To mount the legs on the support arm we will only have to couple the two elements as shown in the image, turn, and then tighten the thumb screw.

The legs have a relatively closed "V" configuration to ensure the stability of the assembly. It is designed so that they do not protrude at any time from the plane that the screen will occupy once mounted. They are completely metallic, with a gray anti-scratch paint coating.

With the mount mounted, we see that it is quite different from those mounted for example by the AD series. In this case, the design is much simpler, with fewer aggressive lines and without any lighting. It is also true that it takes up less room at the table, and this is an important advantage. AORUS has had the detail of including a central hole to pass the connection cables, which in total will be 3.

The support offers a mounting system customized by the brand, where we only have to put the screen in the two upper tabs and fit it down with two clicks. In any case, it has compatibility with the VESA 100 x 100 mm standard, even with the screws pre-installed on the screen itself.

Once the monitor is mounted, we have a busy depth space of about 26 cm, which is quite small to have a curvature of 1500R and 27 inches. Note then that its curve is significantly tighter than usual, due to the smaller radius used to compensate for not having a 21: 9 format, adjusting, in theory, to human vision.

The support system that has been used is somewhat more basic in mobility than for example the one used by the AD27QD, since for obvious reasons it does not allow the screen to be rotated. The positive aspect of this is that we find a much more stable and rolling resistant monitor. Finally we must look at the two elements on the sides of the support which have lighting, and now a little later we will see them activated.

Already located in the front area, we have a screen with very good anti-reflection protection, and with practically nonexistent frames. At least the physicists, since in the panel itself we have a minimal presence of them with approximately 8 mm thick and about 22 mm at the bottom. This design is entirely oriented to gaming, with the aim of placing up to three monitors on battery for example for simulators and AAA.

The entire outer shell of the monitor is constructed of hard plastic of considerable thickness and quality. This is seen as soon as you touch the monitor, likewise, its finishes are very good in general, although it is true that much simpler than the equipment of the KD and AD range. Somewhere you have to save to adjust the price friends.

If we look at the lower area, we find the joystick for the control of the OSD panel of the AORUS CV27F located there. This situation is quite identifying with the brand, and very comfortable if we do not want to take our eyes off the screen while interacting with the system. It offers movement in the four planes of the space and with a button in the center to confirm the modifications, or also to turn the monitor on or off.

This monitor has a passive cooling system, and also with an integrated power supply, so the ease of use and silence will be absolute. In fact we only have an average weight of 7 Kg, so the set is quite easy to handle.

Ergonomics

After this brief external description of the AORUS CV27F, let's see what options we have in terms of ergonomics.

In the first place, the clamping arm is hydraulic, and it will allow us a vertical movement of 130 mm, being able to place the monitor practically glued to the ground or quite high in height.

The next possible movement is turning on its Z axis, that is, to the right or to the left. The full range of motion will be 40 degrees, 20 ° to one side and another 20 ° to the other, easy.

Finally we will have the possibility to rotate it in the X axis, or in orientation. We can do it up with up to 21 °, or down with 5 °. The truth is that the capacity of the monitor is not bad, we can not complain about seeing the image badly.

Ports and connections

We now continue with the AORUS CV27F connection panel, which is located entirely in the lower area of ​​the monitor. So we will have the following connectors:

• 3-pin power connector to 230V2x HDMI 2.01x DisplayPort 1.22x Jack 3.5mm independent audio and microphone USB 3.0 Type-B2x USB 3.0 Type-A

The monitor does not integrate speakers, but it does have the possibility of connecting sound peripherals. In fact, we have a noise cancellation system (ANC) built into the monitor so that we can be heard perfectly during games. This is clearly geared towards competitive gaming and e-sports.

Regarding the video ports, both standards support the Full HD resolution at the maximum 165 Hz that the monitor can reach. Similarly, both ports support AMD FreeSync 2 HDR, so we will not have any problem in their connectivity. Personally I like using DisplayPort better.

Finally, a possible disadvantage that we have is that the USB ports are also located here below, so it becomes quite complicated to be able to use them comfortably for example to put flash drives. Needless to say, we will need to have the monitor connected via USB for these ports to work.

RGB Fusion 2.0 lighting

AORUS CV27F features RGB Fusion 2.0 lighting on the rear of the imaging panel. It is quite dim and inconspicuous, but there it is, for our use and enjoyment. With the USB connected to our equipment, we can perfectly access the different customization options through the brand's software.

We will have a great range of effects as always, and a fairly simple and intuitive management. Best of all, we will not need to install any type of monitor driver, as it is automatically detected by the program.

Display and features

We come to the section where we must talk about everything that this AORUS CV27F can give us, and the truth is that it is much, as much as the AORUS AD27QD and other equipment that a priori are of the highest range. You will be surprised.

This monitor has a 27-inch VA panel of very good quality, as we will see later in the calibration. ELED technology is used to illuminate the pixels that generate a native resolution of 1920x1080p in 16: 9 format. With this size we have a pixel pitch of 0.3114 × 0.3114 mm, which will be perfectly visible if we stand very close to the monitor. Being a panel of this type, its contrast ratio is quite high, 3, 000: 1, while the dynamic contrast is 12M: 1. Best of all, we have HDR technology implemented, with DisplayHDR 400 certification, thanks to that maximum brightness of 400 nits. It is the lowest certification available, but at least we have one of them and not at an excellent level.

Now let's go further and see the benefits we have from a gaming point of view. The right choice of this panel allows us a maximum refresh rate of 165 Hz, which is increasingly emerging as the favorite option for e-Sports. We have 1 ms of MPRT (Moving Picture response Time) response, and also AMD FreeSync 2 HDR technology, which is an evolution of traditional FreeSync. And we already know that the monitor will be perfectly compatible with Nvidia G-Sync, so no user will have problems with image fluidity.

Now we are in the color section, to know that this panel is 8 bits, and offers a maximum of 16.7 million colors. Similarly, AORUS ensures 90% in the DCI-P3 color space, so it goes without saying that we are going to comfortably exceed the sRGB space. We also do not forget its TÜV Low Blue Light certification, which reduces blue light to protect our eyesight. We do not have any type of Pantone or X-Rite certification, nor a Delta E calibration that ensures a value of less than 2. Easy, we will see all of this now in a practical way.

But of course, we said that this panel had a lot of gaming technology behind it, so let's see all or almost all of them in this list:

• 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. Black Equalizer is a dynamic black adjustment, to lighten dark areas and improve vision in games.

1. GameAssist, a utility that allows you to place a minute hand on the screen for the time elapsed in the game. It also offers us an alignment system for multiscreen, and of course, the customized crosshairs for shutters.

• Flicker Free, this technology is practically on all gaming monitors, to help eliminate flickering in the image and thus less eyestrain. ANC for noise cancellation in the microphone that we connect to the monitor.

As you can see, it is not bad, equaling and increasing the options regarding emblematic models and that today, are even more expensive than this AORUS CV27F.

We only have to review the mink angles of the monitor, which are, as always, 178 ° vertically and horizontally. And in this case it practically behaves like an IPS panel, they are hardly distortion in colors or brightness as we see in the captures made.

Calibration and color proofing

We continue with the calibration section for this AORUS CV27F in which we will see the color characteristics of the monitor, evaluating the calibration available from the factory and the brightness capacity. To do this, we are going to use the X-Rite Colormunki Display colorimeter together with the free HCFR software to monitor color characteristics. We have kept the settings exactly as they came from the factory, with a standard image and 80% brightness.

Brightness and Contrast

In this case, yes we have activated the HDR on the monitor and we have set the brightness to maximum, and thus be able to see how far the panel is capable of reaching. Similarly, we have created a 3 × 4 cell matrix to show the brightness uniformity of the panel.

We see that the brightness level is very close to those 400 nits promised for HDR certification, although we have only reached them in the center of the screen. In any case, the delta is quite acceptable, and the uniformity is very good in the case of a curved and 27-inch panel.

The maximum contrast we have measured is 2721: 1, not reaching the specified 3000: 1. It is a fairly good value, but it denotes that the benefits are not as achieved and more than they were in the AORUS AD27QD.

SRGB color space

Despite not having a certified Delta E calibration, we see a very good value of 3.25 on average. But most importantly, the gray and black tones are very well achieved, to which the human eye is especially sensitive. The quality these panels are taking is getting better, as we saw in the spectacular Asus ROG Swift PG35VQ.

We also see an almost ideal fit in the luminance curve, RGB levels, and color temperature, with a D65 point almost centered at the origin. And here we can verify that we are effectively covering the entire triangle corresponding to the sRGB color space, surpassing it in all its vertices and that it will be around 110%.

DCI-P3 color space

AORUS bet on DCI-P3 in its specifications, and we must give it the complete reason. This AORUS CV27F has a Delta E = 1.78 calibration, which is simply superb and at the level of design monitors. In fact, it is almost identical to the Asus that we have commented in SDR mode, which we put on the rise as a claim for designers.

And you can see the rest of the graphics, with an almost perfect fit to what the program considers ideal or at least a reference. In the color space we also see that this 90% is almost certain, with the two lower vertices centered on the origin and that we only require a better level of green to achieve it.

Very good panel on this monitor, AORUS is doing an excellent job on its latest models, and is also very interested in feedback from users and the media to further improve its product. In this case they must be more than satisfied.

User experience

Multimedia and Cinema

A great quality in this area of ​​the monitor is the support for HDR content, with this, we already have almost everything necessary to have a great experience in cinema. Another point in its favor is having curvature, to immerse ourselves more in what we see.

The only limitation in this regard will be not having a 2K or 4K resolution, to see the content in full resolution, and also a 21: 9 format. These are details that should not even be seen on a monitor like this, since we have other superior models for that.

Gaming

This is undoubtedly your playground, with plenty of technology behind this 165 Hz VA panel and 1 ms response. AORUS knows that a professional gamer wants a monitor not too big but big enough not to lose detail. The result is these 27 inches, and also with added curvature. As we said during the analysis of the MSI Optix MPG27CQ2, manufacturers want to bet on this curvature so that it becomes the e-sport standard.

And the truth is that, with panels with the quality of this monitor, we have guaranteed success. Very well calibrated colors, and of course with the latest generation AMD FreeSync under the hood. An almost mandatory equipment for a Gamer.

Design

Here, too, the AORUS CV27F has a lot to say, as demonstrated in our calibration tests. A color space that is widely used by sRGB and with 90% in DCI-P3 is a very good starting level, especially considering that it is not designed for that purpose. Perhaps against it is having a somewhat more limited Full HD resolution, or a fairly closed curvature that can be a bit confusing when working with plans and 3D figures.

OSD Panel and OSD Sidekick

We really like the OSD panel that AORUS puts in its monitors, one of the most complete and versatile that the market offers. Of course, you should consider the possibility of managing the properties of the monitor from your Smartphone, as MSI is doing on your computers. This would give added value for the user and the interaction.

As quick menus we will have four different ones, an image mode with 6 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.

Pressing the central button will bring up the functions menu that also has four available options. In the left option we will have all the options related to the Dashboard, where we can choose what information to show and where on the screen. On the right we will have the Game Assist, to customize monitor-oriented gaming options. Below we can turn off the monitor and above we will remove the main OSD.

In this main panel we will have a total of 7 sections, although the PIP / PBP is disabled for this monitor as it does not support this possibility. For the rest, we find the typical image profile options with custom settings for each of them, and other options such as lighting, black balance, HDR, AMD FreeSync, etc.

Sidekick is a really complete application 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 equalizer, blue filter, anti-flicker, FreeSync, and Dashboard are some of these features.

We can customize each available image profile to leave them all to our liking, as well as macros and hotkeys and configuration of the integrated ANC.

Final words and conclusion about AORUS CV27F

If we talk about quality, AORUS is a manufacturer that is launching excellent gaming monitors on the market and at quite good and attractive prices even for non-professional gamer users. In this case we have a somewhat more conservative and basic design than the KD and AD range, but never giving up RGB Fusion lighting on the back.

This VA panel gives us sensational benefits suitable for e-sports. And it is that its curvature 1500R, 165 Hz, 1ms and AMD FreeSync 2 HDR is the package that a good gamer needs, of course in a Full HD resolution where current graphics cards can give the maximum FPS are LAG or obstacles.

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It is also worth noting the technology pack that AORUS puts in its new models, the AORUS AD27QD opened the bottle of essences and the rest of the models are still becoming almost a standard in the brand. We have the useful Game Assist, Aim Stabilicer, Flicker Free and a Dashboard to have our hardware well controlled.

Factory calibration has also left us with an excellent experience, with a really good Delta E in DCI-P3 and in sRGB fulfilling the full color space and 90% in DCI-P3. We almost talked about a monitor suitable for design if it were not for its limitation in resolution and lack of certification.

We finish with the price of this AORUS CV27F, which currently stands at an attractive 369 euros, which is not bad for everything it offers us. In my opinion, it will be an excellent purchase with permission of the AD27QD, ideal for e-sports, and players who want something economic and at the height of much more expensive equipment.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ THE COMPLETE PACK GAMING E-SPORTS	- ITS PRICE
+ COMPLETE TACTICAL FEATURES OF AORUS	- HDR IS PRETTY DISCREET
+ GREAT CALIBRATION OF YOUR PANEL GOES
+ QUALITY / PRICE RATIO
+ ELEGANT DESIGN AND GOOD CONSTRUCTION

The Professional Review team gives you the gold medal and recommended product:

AORUS CV27F

DESIGN - 87%

PANEL - 86%

CALIBRATION - 90%

BASE - 85%

MENU OSD - 91%

GAMES - 91%

PRICE - 88%

88%