Though white point is slightly lower than factory defaults and blue light output is marginally reduced, this does not have the effect that a Low Blue Light (LBL) setting should. I also rather like how vibrant the colours look here, and for good reason. The panel covers around 91% of the DCI P3 spectrum – a great result in this sort of class for sure. To top it off, AOC actually under-reported the panel’s brightness. They list it at 300 nits, but I recorded it at a little shy of 500 nits! That’s a substantial improvement, and for brighter environments that can make a big difference in usability for sure. It’s not quite bright enough for any level of good HDR support, despite the HDR modes available in the on screen menu. What also impressed me was the colour accuracy, with my SpyderX reporting an average DeltaE of just under 1, which is excellent and makes this a great choice for anyone who wants to game and do content creation.

Der 24G2U5 ist für seine Preisklasse überdurchschnittlich verarbeitet und liefert nach etwas Feintuning ein gutes bis sehr gutes Bild. Das Preisleistungsverhältnis ist hervorragend. Als nützliches Feature ist der integrierte USB 3.0 Hub hervorzuheben, welcher vier USB-A Anschlüsse (3 blaue und einen gelben) bereitstellt. Hinsichtlich Konnektivität lässt das der Monitor ebenfalls kaum Wünsche (ein optischer Ausgang ist nicht vorhanden) offen. Mit der Wahl eines VGA, eines DisplayPorts und zweier HDMI Anschlüsse dürfte AOC den Großteil aller potentiellen Kunden ansprechen. Die beiden Testbildschirme lieferten bei den oben genannten Bildeinstellungen ein identisches Bild ab, gleiches gilt für die Homogenität der Hintergrundbeleuchtung. Es waren keinerlei Kratzer / Mängel an der Hardware auszumachen. All das spricht für ein funktionierendes QM System bei AOC. Abgesehen von den Gaming Eigenschaften eignet sich der Monitor auch hervorragend für den produktiven Einsatz. A decent 165Hz experience with reasonable pixel responsiveness, low input lag and VRR working as expected on both the AMD and Nvidia side A fairly effective LBL setting, with the blue channel now weakened significantly and a corresponding reduction in blue light output. The image appears warm and somewhat green, though our eyes adjusted to an extent over time.

What’s most frustrating about this is that if AOC were more honest about the response time, I’d actually have a lot less of an issue with this. Sure this isn’t lightning fast, but it isn’t all that bad. Yes it could definitely be better, and it’s not exactly your next pro esports display, but for the average gamer especially at this kind of budget I wouldn’t feel the need to complain too much. A look at the UFO test confirms the average performance, with between 3 and 4 ghosted frames on screen depending on the overdrive mode. The UFO does get relatively well rendered on most frames though so again while it’s not perfect, it’s good enough. Information about the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical side of the screen. A higher resolution allows the display of a more detailed and of higher quality image. AOC’s last 24 inch, high refresh rate IPS monitor went down a treat as one of the best selling monitors on the market, so its replacement has a lot to love up to. This is the AOC 24G2SPU, and its main upgrade is a new and improved 165Hz refresh rate, from its new IPS panel. Is this still the king of the hill, is this worth your money? Let’s test it and see shall we? The full capability of the monitor including 1920 x 1080 (Full HD or 1080p) @165Hz can be leveraged via DisplayPort, whilst HDMI is limited to a maximum of 144Hz on this model. AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia’s ‘G-SYNC Compatible Mode’ is supported on compatible GPUs and systems via suitable versions of DP – HDMI. Compatible Intel graphics hardware can also leverage Adaptive-Sync via DP. Standard accessories include a power cable, HDMI cable and DP cable but may vary regionally. Note again that you can use the ‘Frame Counter’ feature in the ‘Game Setting’ section of the OSD to display the current refresh rate of the monitor. This will reflect the frame rate if it’s within the main VRR window of the monitor.

The OSD (On Screen Display) is controlled by pressable buttons on the underside of the bottom bezel, towards the right side. A small forwards-facing power LED is also included in this region, to the right of the buttons. This glows white when the monitor is on and orange when it enters a low power state. The video below explores this menu system and the accompanying ‘G-Menu’ software which can be used to control it. Another gripe is that the picture area does not extend to the bezel - you can clearly see the pixelised area of the screen stops with about 5mm of un-pixelised screen to spare before the inside edge of the bezel. I have no idea why this was done, it kind of defeats the object of the exercise of having minimalist bezels. Perhaps its so they can market it as 27 inch when in fact it is slightly less. Perhaps they just bung a cheaper screen on an existing 27 inch bezel production line to save costs. It just looks a bit odd with the pc running - my older 24 inch 1080 Acer monitor has minimalist bezels with the pixelised screen extending right up to the bezel.

Why is AOC AGON 24G2SPAE/BK 24" better than AOC AGON 24G2SPU/BK 24"?

Information of the number of pixels in a unit of length. With the decrease of the display size and the increase of its resolution, the pixel density increases. The Lagom text appeared quite a blended grey throughout the screen, with a dark red striping to the text introduced further down and a bit towards the left side. There were no clear shifts between saturated red, orange and green across the screen or with a bit of head movement. This indicates a relatively low viewing angle dependency to the gamma curve of the monitor, as expected for an IPS-type panel. The greyscale gradient appeared smooth without obvious banding or dithering. Close inspection revealed some well-masked temporal dithering.