Friday, July 8th 2022
MSI Launches 27-inch Rapid IPS WQHD Esports Monitor in White
Back in the day, most computer monitors came in some kind of beige or off-white, but these days most monitors come in black, so seeing an almost entirely white monitor is rather uncommon. MSI's new G274QRFW delivers just that, with a white front bezel, white sides, a white stand and a mostly white back, except for a small RGB element which is covered in black plastic. The display panel measures 27-inches, is of the rapid IPS type and has a native resolution of 2560 x 1440. It supports refresh rates of up to 170 Hz over DisplayPort 1.4 or 144 Hz over HDMI 2.0b. MSI has also implemented a console mode that does 120 Hz at 1080p.
The panel is of the regular 8-bit + FRC type, has a 1 ms response time and a 300 NITS brightness, with a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and it supports 125 percent of the SRGB colour gamut. The G274QRFW supports AMD Freesync Premium and is G-Sync compatible, with a refresh rate range of 48 to 170 Hz. MSI has also implemented what the company calls Night Vision, which helps brighten up dark scenes in games. The monitor also features anti-flicker technology and what MSI calls Less Blue Light Pro, which reduces the blue light emitted by the display. No word on pricing or when it will be shipping was provided.
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The panel is of the regular 8-bit + FRC type, has a 1 ms response time and a 300 NITS brightness, with a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and it supports 125 percent of the SRGB colour gamut. The G274QRFW supports AMD Freesync Premium and is G-Sync compatible, with a refresh rate range of 48 to 170 Hz. MSI has also implemented what the company calls Night Vision, which helps brighten up dark scenes in games. The monitor also features anti-flicker technology and what MSI calls Less Blue Light Pro, which reduces the blue light emitted by the display. No word on pricing or when it will be shipping was provided.
14 Comments on MSI Launches 27-inch Rapid IPS WQHD Esports Monitor in White
I'll send you an invoice shortly
" 8-bit + FRC type, has a 1 ms response time and a 300 NITS brightness, with a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and it supports 125 percent of the SRGB colour gamut"
sure lets paint in white, and cover all scrap.. over the name
And you definitely do need the refresh to call that a good gaming panel - which is where MOST IPS suffer from overdrive being set too aggressively so it causes ghosting. 60hz != gaming panel and not even amateur esports worthy. I'm not an elitist 'pro' or anything, but honestly, 60hz gaming, competitively... its painful, you are slower than a good portion of the rest, and you have to consider that latency simply adds up: every ms counts and a lot of those are outside of your sphere of control, like server connection/ping.
I'd say... wait for reviews. The difference between a good high refresh IPS gaming panel and one that is crap to use above 100hz is exactly the way its been tuned. That, and how susceptible it is to bleed and glow. If overdrive, bleed and glow are under control/calibrated well/built proper, then yes, these specs are just fine.
Ignore the 60hz ref, badly misplaced in that sentence.... just suggesting gamers do fine at 60hz too although the preference is always north of 60