The LG 27GR75Q-B is a 1440p 27-inch budget gaming monitor. It joins a number of other monitors in the 27-inch budget gaming segment, like the Dell G2724D. It's a lower-cost entry in LG's UltraGear gaming lineup and is less expensive than other UltraGear monitors like the LG 27GP850-B/27GP83B-B. However, it still provides a number of gaming features, like a 165Hz refresh rate and FreeSync and G-SYNC compatibility. To reach its budget price, it doesn't have many added features, like USB. However, it has some of LG's gaming-specific features, like a black stabilizer, crosshairs, and an FPS counter.
Our Verdict
The LG 27GR75Q-B is good for most uses. It's great for gaming, and it's designed for this. Its good 165Hz refresh rate creates a smooth feel, and its excellent response time ensures fast-moving objects look crisp. Additionally, it's good for office and media creation, as text looks sharp, and its 27-inch screen is large enough to open two windows side-by-side. It can also overcome glare unless you're in a very bright environment. However, it has low contrast, so deep blacks look gray in a dark room, and this monitor has limited HDR performance, so highlights don't pop, and HDR colors don't look vivid.
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Overcomes glare except in very bright environments.
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Good text and image clarity.
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Doesn't swivel.
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No USB hub.
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Low contrast makes blacks look gray in dark rooms.
The LG 27GR75Q-B is good for office use. It has good text clarity, and its 27-inch screen is large enough to open two windows side-by-side. It also has good brightness and decent reflection handling, so it can overcome glare unless you're in a very bright environment. However, it can't swivel, so sharing your work with a colleague is more difficult.
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Overcomes glare except in very bright environments.
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Wide viewing angle.
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Good text and image clarity.
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Doesn't swivel.
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No USB hub.
The LG 27GR75Q-B is great for gaming. It has a good 165Hz refresh rate for a smooth feel and has FreeSync and G-SYNC compatibility to reduce screen tearing. It has an excellent response time, so there's very minimal blur with fast-moving objects, and it has very low input lag for a responsive feel while gaming. However, its mediocre contrast causes deep blacks to appear gray in a dark room.
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165Hz refresh rate.
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Excellent response time at max refresh rate.
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Low input lag.
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Supports FreeSync and is G-SYNC compatible.
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Limited to HDMI 2.0 bandwidth.
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Highlights don't pop.
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Low contrast makes blacks look gray in dark rooms.
The LG 27GR75Q-B is decent for media consumption. It can overcome glare unless you're in a very bright environment, and it has a wide viewing angle, so it's easier to share your screen with another person. It also displays a decent range of HDR colors. However, it has low contrast, so deep blacks look gray in a dark room.
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Overcomes glare except in very bright environments.
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Doesn't swivel.
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Highlights don't pop.
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Low contrast makes blacks look gray in dark rooms.
The LG 27GR75Q-B is good for content creation. It has good text clarity, and its 27-inch screen is large enough to open two windows side-by-side. However, it only has satisfactory color accuracy before calibration, and you need to calibrate it for the most accurate colors. Additionally, it displays a limited range of HDR colors, so it can't display some colors if you're editing photos or videos in a wider gamut. It also can't swivel, so sharing your screen with colleagues is more difficult.
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Overcomes glare except in very bright environments.
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Good text and image clarity.
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Doesn't swivel.
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No USB hub.
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No sRGB mode.
The LG 27GR75Q-B is passable for HDR. While its HDR brightness can overcome glare in most environments, it doesn't get bright enough for highlights to pop. Additionally, it has mediocre contrast and inadequate black uniformity, so deep blacks look gray and cloudy in a dark room. Finally, it displays a limited range of colors in HDR and has mediocre color volume, so content doesn't look realistic and isn't vivid.
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Highlights don't pop.
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Low contrast makes blacks look gray in dark rooms.
- 7.6 Mixed Usage
- 7.6 Office
- 8.3 Gaming
- 7.1 Media Consumption
- 7.6 Media Creation
- 6.0 HDR
- Updated Apr 10, 2024: Review published.
- Updated Apr 03, 2024: Early access published.
- Updated Mar 28, 2024: Our testers have started testing this product.
- Updated Mar 21, 2024: The product has arrived in our lab, and our testers will start evaluating it soon.
- Updated Mar 18, 2024: We've purchased the product and are waiting for it to arrive in our lab.
Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 27-inch LG 27GR75Q-B, which is the only size available for this monitor. The full model code may change between regions and retailers, and the results are only valid for this model.
| Model | Size | Resolution | Panel Type | Refresh Rate |
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| 27GR75Q-B | 27" | 1440p | IPS | 165Hz |
Our unit was manufactured in November 2023; you can see the label here.
Compared To Other Monitors
The LG 27GR75Q-B is a great budget gaming monitor. It has a high 165Hz refresh rate for smooth motion, and fast-moving objects look crisp. However, there are better choices in the budget gaming category. If gaming performance and connectivity are important to you, consider the LG 27GP850-B/27GP83B-B, which has a higher refresh rate of 180Hz when overclocked and has USB ports. If you're gaming in a very bright room, look at the Dell G2724D, which gets far brighter and is better at overcoming glare than the 27GR75Q-B.
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best budget and cheap monitors, the best 1440p gaming monitors, and the best 27-inch gaming monitors.
The LG 27GR75Q-B and the LG 27GP850-B/27GP83B-B are 27-inch budget gaming monitors. However, the 27GP850-B/27GP83B-B performs better and is the better choice for most people. The 27GP850-B/27GP83B-B is better at overcoming glare, has a higher refresh rate, and displays fast-moving objects more crisply.
The LG 27GR75Q-B and the Dell G2724D are both 27-inch budget gaming monitors. However, the Dell is the better choice for most people. The Dell gets far brighter in HDR and SDR and is better at overcoming glare. The Dell also has better motion handling, so fast-moving objects look more crisp. Finally, the Dell supports VRR with the PS5, and the LG doesn't.
The LG 27GR75Q-B and the HP OMEN 27q are both 27-inch budget gaming monitors. The HP is the better monitor for PC gamers, as it has better gaming performance. The HP gets brighter in SDR and HDR, so it's better at overcoming glare. The HP also has significantly better HDR color gamut and volume, making colors more realistic and vivid. However, the LG is the better choice for console gaming, as it can display 4k @ 60Hz signals with the PS5 and HDR with the Xbox Series X|S, which the HP can't do.
Test Results
The LG 27GR75Q-B.AUS has a gamer-oriented design with a dark gray plastic body. Though the monitor body has a simple aesthetic from the front, both the appearance of the tripod-based stand and the back of the monitor make it clear that LG designed this monitor for gaming.
The build quality is good. Though the stand is mostly plastic, it's solid, and there's almost no creaking. The monitor body is well constructed, and the bottom bezel is flush across the entire bottom of the screen.
The ergonomics are okay. It has a good, smooth height adjustment system, so you can easily place it in your preferred position for a long gaming session. However, it can't swivel, so it's more difficult to share your screen with another person while co-op gaming or working. The stand features a hook for cable management.
The stand supports the monitor well, and there's no wobble.
Like most LG UltraGear monitors, there's a joystick underneath the display to control the on-screen menu and power.
- DisplayPort cable
- Mouse bungee clip
- Power supply
- Documentation
The LG 27GR75Q-B.AUS has a mediocre contrast ratio. Deep blacks look gray next to bright highlights in a dark room, and the monitor has no local dimming feature to further improve the contrast.
This monitor has no local dimming feature. We still film these videos on the monitor so you can compare the backlight performance with a monitor that has local dimming.
The SDR brightness is good. It remains consistent with different content and gets bright enough to fight glare in a well-lit room. However, it has more trouble overcoming glare in brighter environments, particularly if the sun shines directly on the screen. These results are from after calibration in the 'Gamer 1' Game Mode, which is the picture mode setting, with the Brightness at its max and DFC turned off.
The HDR brightness is mediocre. It doesn't get bright enough for highlights to pop against the rest of the image. Additionally, it has a slow roll-off towards its peak brightness, so highlights don't get the brightest they could. These results are in the 'Gamer 1' Game Mode in HDR with the Brightness at its max.
The horizontal viewing angle is very good. It works well if you need to share your screen with someone sitting next to you, as they'll see a consistent image from the sides, though it washes out and gets darker at very wide angles.
The vertical viewing angle is mediocre. While the image washes out and gets darker at wide angles, this isn't an issue unless you stand directly above the monitor and look down on it.
The gray uniformity is good. While the edges of the screen are slightly darker, there's minimal dirty screen effect in the center, which is great.
The black uniformity is inadequate. There's noticeable backlight bleed along the edges of the screen and some cloudiness. Additionally, there's no local dimming feature to improve this performance further.
The accuracy before calibration is decent. Colors are relatively accurate but significantly oversaturated because the monitor lacks an sRGB mode to control the color gamut. Also, the color temperature is too cold, though the white balance is good. Finally, dark scenes are too dark, and bright scenes are too bright. There aren't any locked-out settings when using the 'Gamer 1' Game Mode.
The accuracy after calibration is remarkable, and you won't notice any problems.
This monitor has an incredible SDR color gamut. It can display the entire sRGB color space used in most content. However, it only has fair coverage of the wider Adobe RGB color space used in professional photo editing, and not all colors are accurate in that color space.
The SDR color volume is incredible. It displays colors at a wide range of luminance levels very well but doesn't display dark colors well due to its low contrast.
The HDR color gamut is decent. It has good coverage of the commonly used DCI-P3 color space, though white is quite inaccurate. However, it has poor coverage of the wider Rec. 2020 color space. Additionally, the monitor doesn't display white and several colors accurately in this space.
The HDR color volume is mediocre, and the monitor has trouble displaying bright and dark colors well.
The LG 27GR75Q has decent reflection handling. Content remains visible in rooms with a moderate amount of light, though it struggles with very high light levels, like next to a bright window.
The text clarity is good, and text looks bolder with Windows ClearType (top photo) enabled. These photos are in Windows 10, and you can also see them in Windows 11 with ClearType on and with ClearType off.
The gradient handling is outstanding; you won't notice banding with most content.
Due to bandwidth limitations, the max refresh rate is limited over HDMI, but you won't have issues reaching that max refresh rate over DisplayPort.
This monitor has FreeSync support that works over DisplayPort and HDMI (up to 144Hz), but the G-SYNC compatibility only works over DisplayPort.
| Overdrive Setting | Response Time Chart | Response Time Tables | Motion Blur Photo |
| Off | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Normal | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Fast | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Faster | Chart | Table | Photo |
The response time at the max refresh rate of 165Hz is excellent. There's very little motion blur with fast-moving objects and virtually no overshoot. The recommended Response Time setting of 'Normal' has a faster total response time and less overshoot than the 'Fast' setting.
| Overdrive Setting | Response Time Chart | Response Time Tables | Motion Blur Photo |
| Off | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Normal | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Fast | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Faster | Chart | Table | Photo |
The response time at 120Hz is excellent. There's very little motion blur with fast-moving objects and virtually no overshoot. The recommended Response Time setting of 'Normal' has a faster total response time and less overshoot than the 'Fast' setting.
| Overdrive Setting | Response Time Chart | Response Time Tables | Motion Blur Photo |
| Off | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Normal | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Fast | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Faster | Chart | Table | Photo |
The response time at 60Hz is decent. There's a bit of motion blur with fast-moving objects and a small amount of overshoot. The recommended Response Time setting of 'Normal' has a faster total response time and less overshoot than the 'Fast' setting.
| Refresh Rate | Motion Blur Photo |
| 165Hz | Photo |
| 120Hz | Photo |
| 100Hz | Photo |
This monitor supports backlight strobing to reduce persistence blur. While the brightness is adjustable, the maximum brightness level is only 64 cd/m², and the minimum brightness is 14 cd/m². Additionally, there's image duplication when this feature is on.
The backlight remains flicker-free at all brightness levels, which helps reduce eye strain if you're sensitive to flicker.
This monitor has low input lag for a responsive feel. Input lag doesn't significantly increase at low refresh rates or when you turn on backlight strobing.
The LG 27GR75Q-B.AUS works well with the PS5.
The LG 27GR75Q-B.AEU works well with the Xbox Series X|S. However, HDR is only available at 4k @ 60Hz, as HDR only works at 4k on the Xbox.
| Connection | HDMI 2.0 | USB-C to DisplayPort |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz | 165Hz |
| VRR Range | N/A | 48-165Hz |
| HDR | Yes | Yes |
The LG 27GR75Q works well with macOS. However, content looks washed out if you're using HDR over HDMI. If you're using a MacBook, windows return to their original position when waking the laptop up from sleep or reopening the lid.
The LG UltraGear 27GR75Q-B comes with a few extra features, including:
- Black Stabilizer: Allows you to adjust the black level so that you see opponents better.
- Crosshair: Provides different crosshair options to help assist with aiming.
- FPS Counter: Displays the frame rate of your input source.
