Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and today I'm going to show you the difference between a $1000
gaming Monitor and one that literally costs just $150 and this actually looks incredible now they
both work on the PS5 Xbox series X and PC and will give us at least 120hz at 1440p so what's
the catch well I wanted to see if you need to spend big money on a monitor or if you can
still get a great gaming experience spending a lot less so whether you've got money burning a hole in
your pocket or you want something super cheap for your setup hopefully today's video will show you
what you can get for your money any questions you have just drop them below and I will try to answer
those for you so to keep it as Fair as possible I wanted the specs to be pretty similar in what they
could offer obviously it wouldn't be identical at this price point but close enough so we've got the
LG 27gr95qe a 27 inch OLED which I've personally been using for about the last eight months and
the KOORUI I think that's how it's pronounced the 27E1QA which is also a 27 inch screen but it is a
VA LCD panel so both are 27 inches support 1440p and 144hz in fact the LG does go up to 240 hertz
if you're on PC right let's start with the picture quality so the fact that the LG is an OLED screen
means we're getting those self lighting pixels perfect contrast and black levels as well as zero
light bleed this means playing any game during the day or at night will look almost perfect
not to mention any Clarity and motion handling on this is awesome you've only got to look at
some of these clips to see how impressive OLED is it's worth mentioning that both of these screens
are 1440p and at this size there really is not a need to go for 4K now the KOORUI is a VA a LCD
which means although we're not going to get the perfect black levels like we see on an OLED the
black levels and contrast are pretty decent and typically better than what we'd find on an IPS
panel viewing it straight on you can see how good the contrast looks and surprisingly these colors
look great it's really only when going off center do you notice the colors start to look a little
washed out now that is a trait of a VA panel but watching it straight on as you would normally
do the colors and contrast on black levels are really good now it does suffer a little from being
too dark in some areas like in the shadows but tweaking the brightness in the dark Field Effect
in the settings does help sort that out and the LG by comparison will let us view the image from
almost any angle as we don't lose any contrast or image quality color and color accuracy is another
Point worth mentioning so they both have a DCI P3 color gamut rating the LG is 98.5 while the kurai
is just 90 now as for the brightness while both of these are actually surprising the LG with the
latest update reaches around 200 nits in SDR and around 6 to 700 in HDR while the KOORUI is 300
it's SDR and does not support HDR at all so technically it's actually brighter in SDR which
is really noticeable when you have the two screens side by side the budget monitor looks really good
here it makes the LG look incredibly dim so if you were playing only in SDR or games that didn't
support HCR the budget monitor actually wins hands down to make this comparison I'm using an HDMI
splitter which does support HDMI 2.0 and HDR but as the monitor doesn't support HDR they are both
running at SDR instead but when you jump onto the LG with HDR enabled this boosts the brightness by
nearly double that of the curi and it is really noticeable now what about the speed and the
response of these two monitors well believe it or not they both have a crazy fast response time
starting with the KOORUI this has a rated response time of just one millisecond this is the time it
takes for a pixel to go from Gray to gray which is an important measurement used for seeing how
fast and responsive a monitor is while the LG has a response time of just 0.03 milliseconds to be
honest anything close to or under one millisecond is fast enough so the kuroi is doing a great job
here and the LG well that's just flexing input lag on the other hand varies depending on the
resolution and the frame rate that you're running at the LG can hit anywhere from 2.9 milliseconds
up to 9.5 milliseconds when using either 240 hertz or 60 hertz but at 120 hertz you'll see around 5.2
milliseconds but the fact they are both capable of 120 hertz it means playing games like Warzone or
Apex will be perfect on here the KOORUI varies between three milliseconds and 16 milliseconds
and from the gaming that I've played on here over the last week this monitor is fast enough at 120
hertz it no point have I felt like this monitor is holding me back or feel slow in any way that's
included Warzone and Call of Duty where I normally play on the LG so swapping over to the kurai
hasn't really made any difference to my gameplay they both support freesync and the LG supports
g-sync as well so we are able to get that fluid tear-free gaming experience the LG also supports
a vrr while the KOORUI doesn't that's because the LG does come with HDMI 2.1 ports and that
allows the four 1440p 120 hertz and vrr that we of course need on the PS5 what's also interesting
is the LG can accept a 4K input even though it's a 1440p screen it will then downscale that to 1440p
whereas the kurai will only accept a 1440p signal now one thing I really wanted to test out was the
ghosting and I kind of expected it to be terrible on such a budget screen but from my testing and
use I really have not noticed it at all I'm not saying it's not there because of course
I'm running this at 120 hertz and not 144 but from the general gaming that I've done I really have
not noticed it I then plugged in the Xbox wants to see what features the monitor lacks and it's clear
that other than 1440p at 120 hertz and 60 hertz it doesn't do anything else no HDR Dolby Vision
or 4K but we knew all of that already and wouldn't expect it at this price now one of the reasons I
picked up this monitor is because it's cheap it ticks all of the boxes for a fair comparison and
it's got a lot of positive reviews on Amazon but there was one comment I saw mentioned quite a few
times and that's about it not being able to run 1440p at 120 hertz via HDMI well I can say this
monitor does work at 1440p and 120 hertz on the PS5 as well as the Xbox series X you can also
see the resolution by pressing the menu button on the Monitor and it confirms what we're getting the
same on the Xbox if you select the 1440p and the 120hz setting it works and it stays that
way so what's crazy is we're getting a monitor that supports both of these for just 150 dollars
now there are two HDMI ports on this and the website suggests that one is HDMI 2.0 and the
other is HDMI 1.4 I've gone ahead and plugged the PS5 into both ports around the same tests but I'm
getting the same results so either the website is wrong or they have recently updated the monitors
to two HDMI 2.0 ports and forgot to tell anyone for reference here's the serial number of mine
just in case it helps somebody else out in the future when looking for a new monitor now although
the KOORUI is impressive for gaming the LG is on a whole different level it just looks absolutely
incredible even though it's still a 1440p it's a lot cleaner and has far more clarity without
looking over sharpened it also has vrr so games will naturally run a lot smoother as it adapts
to the frame rate and the fact that both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox series X do support vrr
it's probably something that you would want from a monitor as for the design well first impressions
are everything the LG as you would expect feels premium it's heavy solid and has these practically
borderless bezels the overall profile is also really thin but that's also with thanks to the
OLED panel that is using the overall design on the back is nice too with the LED strips built in
then we have a button underneath it feels firm and responsive but it also comes with a remote control
to access the menus the KOORUI on the other hand feels like it's made from cheap plastic and feels
a lot lighter when moving it around and due to the fact that it's an LCD is nowhere near as thin as
the LG but it does have some awesome thin bezels around the edge of the screen in fact these are
thinner than some monitors that cost two to three times this now the LG has quite a striking rear
design with the hexagon LEDs in the middle but you know what the budget monitor looks alright too
it's minimal and clean and doesn't look tacky at all the buttons across the bottom are flimsy and
are quite fiddly depressed to access the menu but obviously at this price point you're not going to
be using premium materials and let's be honest once you've set it up you're not really going
to care what it's made from as for the provided stands where the LG offers a one-click solution
that simply slots into the back of the Monitor and it gives you full control over how you want
to use it so not only does it move up and down but it also pivots till and swivels left to right this
means we can adjust the monitor without having to physically move the feet it's also sturdy and has
little to no Wobble the kurai also comes with a stand and on First Impressions it looks very
similar to the LG it's got a one-click system that attaches to the back of the monitor but as far as
stands go it is very limited you can tilt it but there's no height adjustment or swivel function
at all personally I would always use a monitor arm for your desk anyway as it will give you far more
movement and control over how you use it plus it looks nicer and frees up some space this one is
the Magnus arm which I have linked to below and it is compatible with both monitors as they are
vesa mountable as for the menus and controls they both offer similar basic settings and
customization but the way they are displayed and delivered are completely different firstly the LG
comes with a remote control to access the settings you can use the joystick button underneath but the
remote is far easier and LG offers some of the best menus out there for both their monitors
and their TVs so this game Optimizer mode shows you some of your stats including whether vrr and
HDR is on their frame rate and swapping between different picture profiles it's certainly a nice
user-friendly experience then there's the full menu which you get full control over the picture
settings performance mode and loads more you can even change the color of the LEDs on the rear now
the KOORUI does come with some great options too including various picture settings such as FPS and
RTS modes I actually use the standard mode and I've dropped the dark filled bright effect to
-5 and for me this is the best picture quality I can get out of this and has improved the overall
contrast now it's worth talking about the viewing angles and the reflections on these so they are
both matched rather than glossy so reflection handling is decent like with any screen with
a matte finish you're going to get some glare if you place it near a window or a light and I
wouldn't say either of these handle Reflections or glare any worse or better than each other
which is saying something for the budget screen but viewing angles are totally different the LG
with it being OLED is far easier and nicer to view from the side as the contrasting
colors are not compromised at all whereas the kurai begins to wash out as you move off center
viewing it straight on though is absolutely fine and is really impressive and I can't really see
many people watching their monitors from the side like this I also wanted to test out the
display port and use it for productivity so I've hooked up my MacBook Pro using one of these USBC
to DisplayPort cables overall the OLED looks great it's smooth and does register the monitors except
in their full frame rate and resolution now with it being an OLED there's always a worry of burning
but with the inbuilt OLED care settings it's really not of concern text is sharp although
there is some slight fringing which would make it very hard for using on a daily basis then there's
the kuroi which actually looks really good as a productivity monitor it's bright scrolling through
text is smooth and looking really closely the fringing is better on this than on the OLED and of
course viewing it straight on again the colors and vibrancy is really impressive and if you wondered
what you got inside the box of both of these screens well the LG comes with a two-part stand
an HDMI 2.1 cable a USB cable and a DisplayPort cable as well as a power pack a remote control
and of course the manuals the kuroi comes with a pair of feet and the stand a power cable a display
port cable but no HDMI cable and a manualism screws to attach it to the stand and that's
everything that we get inside the box so here are my final thoughts on these two monitors for one
thousand dollars you are getting one of the best gaming monitors out there right now incredible
picture quality View and angles and response time great build quality LEDs on the rear and it looks
nice it's hard to beat this at the top end of the scale and this is my daily Monitor and even with
all the others I've tested I keep coming back to it but if you're on a budget for 150 dollars
you cannot go wrong with this monitor sure we've got limited viewing angles washed out colors when
compared to an OLED or an IPS but it's literally one-off if not the cheapest 27-inch gaming monitor
that offers these specs it's one I would happily recommend to friends and family if they needed a
budget setup so if you do want one of the cheapest gaming monitors out there there's a 27 inch
supports 1440p at 120 hertz on the PS5 you will be happy with this but if you can up your budget to
around 250 dollars you will have far more choice and will get a lot better monitor overall now drop
a cheap gaming monitor in the comments and I will give you a thumbs up for staying right till the
end and if you did enjoy today's video video check out my desktop video next as it covers everything
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