HP OMEN 27 vs OMEN 27i

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HP OMEN 27
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Our Verdict

HP OMEN 27

HP OMEN 27i

The HP OMEN 27i is better than the HP OMEN 27 for most users. The 27i has better viewing angles, better reflection handling, and better uniformity. Some gamers may prefer the older OMEN 27 though, as it has a faster response time, and it supports NVIDIA G-SYNC variable refresh rate technology.

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Variants

  • OMEN 27 (27")
  • OMEN 27i (27")

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.3
7.0

Horizontal Viewing Angle 
 

5.2
8.5

Ergonomics 
 

5.1
6.9

Black Uniformity 
 

2.6
5.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Design Picture  

Curved 
 

No
No

Curve Radius 
 

N/A
Not Curved

Size  

27"
27"

Weight (without stand) 
 

9.5 lbs (4.3 kg)
11.5 lbs (5.2 kg)

Weight (with stand) 
 

14.1 lbs (6.4 kg)
15.0 lbs (6.8 kg)
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Accelerated Longevity Test 
 

Uniformity Pictures  

Longevity Graph  

Build Quality 
 

8.5
8.5

Build Quality Picture  

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Ergonomics 
 

5.1
6.9

Ergonomics Picture  

Back Picture  

Height Adjustment 
 

5.2" (13.2 cm)
5.1" (13.0 cm)

Tilt Range 
 

-20° to 5°
-20° to 5°

Rotate Portrait/Landscape 
 

No
No

Swivel Range 
 

N/A
No swivel

Wall Mount 
 

VESA 100x100
VESA 100x100
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Stand 
 

Stand Picture  

Thickness Picture  

Base Width 
 

10.3" (26.2 cm)
10.1" (25.6 cm)

Base Depth 
 

10.3" (26.2 cm)
10.1" (25.6 cm)

Thickness (With Display) 
 

7.3" (18.5 cm)
7.7" (19.6 cm)

Weight (With Display) 
 

14.1 lbs (6.4 kg)
15.0 lbs (6.8 kg)
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Display 
 

Display Picture  

Size 
 

27"
27"

Housing Width 
 

24.2" (61.4 cm)

Housing Height 
 

14.5" (36.9 cm)

Thickness (Without Stand) 
 

3.8" (9.7 cm)
2.7" (6.8 cm)

Weight (Without Stand) 
 

9.5 lbs (4.3 kg)
11.5 lbs (5.2 kg)

Borders Size (Bezels)  
 

0.3" (0.8 cm)
0.3" (0.8 cm)

Controls 
 

Controls Picture  

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Picture  

Power Supply 
 

External Brick
External Brick
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Back  

Back picture  

Wall Mount  

VESA 100x100
VESA 100x100
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Borders  

Borders picture  

Borders 
 

0.3" (0.8 cm)
0.3" (0.8 cm)
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Thickness  

Thickness picture  

Thickness (with stand) 
 

7.3" (18.5 cm)
7.7" (19.6 cm)

Thickness (without stand) 
 

3.8" (9.7 cm)
2.7" (6.8 cm)
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Picture Quality

Contrast 
 

5.5
5.5

Checkerboard Picture  

LCD Type 
 

TN
IPS

Native Contrast 
 

755 : 1
755 : 1

Contrast With Local Dimming 
 

N/A
N/A
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Local Dimming 
 

0.0
0.0

Local Dimming Video  

Local Dimming Video  

Local Dimming 
 

No
No

Backlight 
 

Edge
Edge
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SDR Brightness 
 

8.2
7.8

Real Scene 
 

399 cd/m²
324 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

424 cd/m²
333 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

421 cd/m²
334 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

419 cd/m²
334 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

418 cd/m²
334 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

417 cd/m²
334 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

422 cd/m²
333 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

420 cd/m²
334 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

418 cd/m²
334 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

417 cd/m²
334 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

416 cd/m²
334 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.001
0.000

Minimum Brightness 
 

43 cd/m²
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HDR Brightness 
 

0.0
0.0

EOTF  

VESA DisplayHDR Certification 
 

No Certification

Real Scene 
 

N/A
N/A

Peak 2% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

Peak 10% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

Peak 25% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

Peak 50% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

Peak 100% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

Sustained 2% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

Sustained 10% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

Sustained 25% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

Sustained 50% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

Sustained 100% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

N/A
N/A
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Horizontal Viewing Angle 
 

5.2
8.5

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video  

Horizontal Chroma Graph  

Color Washout From Left 
 

46°

Color Washout From Right 
 

46°

Horizontal Color Shift Picture  

Horizontal Hue Graph  

Color Shift From Left 
 

30°
52°

Color Shift From Right 
 

29°
53°

Horizontal Brightness Picture  

Horizontal Black Level Picture  

Horizontal Lightness Graph  

Brightness Loss From Left 
 

46°
48°

Brightness Loss From Right 
 

47°
49°

Black Level Raise From Left 
 

28°
70°

Black Level Raise From Right 
 

24°
70°

Curve Radius  

N/A

Gamma Shift From Left 
 

59°

Gamma Shift From Right 
 

60°
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Vertical Viewing Angle 
 

6.3
7.0

Vertical Viewing Angle Video  

Vertical Chroma Graph  

Color Washout From Below 
 

35°

Color Washout From Above 
 

33°

Vertical Color Shift Picture  

Vertical Hue Graph  

Color Shift From Below 
 

10°
43°

Color Shift From Above 
 

34°
28°

Vertical Brightness Picture  

Vertical Black Level Picture  

Vertical Lightness Graph  

Brightness Loss From Below 
 

14°
40°

Brightness Loss From Above 
 

41°
37°

Black Level Raise From Below 
 

28°
70°

Black Level Raise From Above 
 

51°
58°

Gamma Shift From Below 
 

35°

Gamma Shift From Above 
 

31°
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Gray Uniformity 
 

7.8
8.0

50% Uniformity Picture  

50% Std. Dev. 
 

6.590%
3.362%

50% DSE 
 

0.117%
0.140%

5% Uniformity Picture  

5% Std. Dev. 
 

1.361%

5% DSE 
 

0.067%
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Black Uniformity 
 

2.6
5.0

Native Black Uniformity Picture  

Native Std. Dev. 
 

4.254%
2.644%

Black Uniformity Picture With Local Dimming  

Std. Dev. w/ L.D. 
 

N/A
N/A
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Color Accuracy (Pre-Calibration) 
 

8.3
6.2

Pre Calibration Picture  

Pre Gamma Curve Picture  

Pre Color Picture  

Picture Mode 
 

Custom RGB
Gaming

sRGB Gamut Area xy 
 

136.3%

White Balance dE (Avg.) 
 

1.57
2.58

Color Temperature (Avg.) 
 

6,474 K
6,320 K

Gamma (Avg.) 
 

2.20
2.21

Color dE (Avg.) 
 

2.85
3.38

Contrast Setting 
 

100
80

RGB Settings 
 

100-100-100
253-249-247

Gamma Setting 
 

No Gamma Setting

Brightness Setting 
 

100
50

Measured Brightness 
 

427 cd/m²
280 cd/m²

Brightness Locked 
 

No
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Color Accuracy (Post-Calibration) 
 

9.5
9.8

Post Calibration Picture  

Post Gamma Curve Picture  

Post Color Picture  

Picture Mode 
 

Custom RGB
Standard

sRGB Gamut Area xy 
 

100.4%

White Balance dE (Avg.) 
 

0.50
0.39

Color Temperature (Avg.) 
 

6,437 K
6,506 K

Gamma (Avg.) 
 

2.17
2.16

Color dE (Avg.) 
 

0.71
0.34

Contrast Setting 
 

100
80

RGB Settings 
 

100-100-98
253-250-254

Gamma Setting 
 

No Gamma Setting

Brightness Setting 
 

7
19

Measured Brightness 
 

102 cd/m²
101 cd/m²

ICC Profile 
 

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SDR Color Gamut 
 

8.6
9.4

sRGB Color Gamut Picture  

sRGB Coverage xy 
 

96.4%
99.5%

sRGB Picture Mode 
 

Standard

Adobe RGB Color Gamut Picture  

Adobe RGB Coverage xy 
 

75.8%
84.6%

Adobe RGB Picture Mode 
 

Standard
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SDR Color Volume 
 

8.6
9.5

sRGB Color Volume ITP Picture  

sRGB In ICtCp 
 

94.0%
97.2%

sRGB Picture Mode 
 

Standard

Adobe RGB Color Volume ITP Picture  

Adobe RGB In ICtCp 
 

78.4%
89.2%

Adobe RGB Picture Mode 
 

Standard
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HDR Color Gamut 
 

0.0
0.0

Wide Color Gamut 
 

No
N/A

DCI-P3 Color Gamut Picture  

DCI-P3 Coverage xy 
 

N/A

DCI-P3 Picture Mode 
 

No HDR

Rec. 2020 Color Gamut Picture  

Rec. 2020 Coverage xy 
 

N/A
N/A

Rec. 2020 Picture Mode 
 

No HDR

DCI P3 xy 
 

N/A
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HDR Color Volume 
 

0.0
0.0

DCI-P3 Color Volume ITP Picture  

DCI-P3 In ICtCp 
 

N/A
N/A

DCI-P3 Picture Mode 
 

No HDR

Rec. 2020 Color Volume ITP Picture  

Rec. 2020 In ICtCp 
 

N/A
N/A

Rec. 2020 Picture Mode 
 

No HDR
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Image Retention 
 

10

Image Retention Picture  

IR after 0 min recovery 
 

0.00%

IR after 2 min recovery 
 

0.00%

IR after 4 min recovery 
 

0.00%

IR after 6 min recovery 
 

0.00%

IR after 8 min recovery 
 

0.00%

IR after 10 min recovery 
 

0.00%
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Reflections 
 

8.0
7.7

Average Room  

Average Room Off Picture  

Bright Room Off Picture  

Screen Finish 
 

Matte

Total Reflections 
 

4.9%

Indirect Reflections 
 

2.9%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

2.0%
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Text Clarity 
 

7.0

ClearType On  

ClearType Off  

Pixel Type 
 

TN
IPS

Pixels  

Subpixel Layout 
 

RGB
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Gradient 
 

8.4
9.9

Gradient Picture  

Color Depth 
 

8 Bit
10 Bit
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Color Bleed 
 

9.7

Color bleed horizontal  

Pixel row error 
 

0.000%

Color bleed vertical  

Pixel column error 
 

0.056%
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Motion

Refresh Rate 
 

8.5

Native Refresh Rate 
 

165 Hz

Max Refresh Rate 
 

144 Hz
165 Hz

Max Refresh Rate Over DP 
 

165 Hz

Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI 
 

144 Hz

Max Refresh Rate Over DP @ 10-bit 
 

120 Hz

Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI @ 10-Bit 
 

75 Hz
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Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) 
 

FreeSync 
 

Yes

G-SYNC 
 

Yes (Native)
Compatible (NVIDIA Certified)

VRR Maximum 
 

144 Hz
165 Hz

VRR Minimum 
 

< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz

VRR Supported Connectors 
 

DisplayPort
DisplayPort, HDMI

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

G-Sync
Yes

Native Refresh Rate 
 

144 Hz
165 Hz

Factory Overclock 
 

165 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

G-Sync

VRR Maximum With OC 
 

165 Hz
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Response Time @ Max Refresh Rate 
 

10
8.3

Motion Blur Picture  

Response Time Table  

Recommended Overdrive Setting 
 

Level 3
Level 2

Rise / Fall Time 
 

2.3 ms
3.5 ms

Total Response Time 
 

5.9 ms
8.9 ms

Overshoot Error 
 

7.5%

Worst 3 Rise / Fall Time 
 

4.2 ms

Worst 3 Total Response Time 
 

14.8 ms

Worst 3 Overshoot Error 
 

35.8%

Motion Blur Picture  

Response Time Chart  

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Response Time @ 120Hz 
 

7.7

Motion Blur Picture  

Response Time Table  

Recommended Overdrive Setting 
 

Level 1

Rise / Fall Time 
 

6.2 ms

Total Response Time 
 

11.8 ms

Overshoot Error 
 

0.0%

Worst 3 Rise / Fall Time 
 

9.1 ms

Worst 3 Total Response Time 
 

17.0 ms

Worst 3 Overshoot Error 
 

0.0%
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Response Time @ 60Hz 
 

7.3

Motion Blur Picture  

Response Time Table  

Recommended Overdrive Setting 
 

Level 1

Rise / Fall Time 
 

6.3 ms

Total Response Time 
 

14.5 ms

Overshoot Error 
 

0.0%

Worst 3 Rise / Fall Time 
 

9.5 ms

Worst 3 Total Response Time 
 

18.2 ms

Worst 3 Overshoot Error 
 

0.0%
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Backlight Strobing (BFI) 
 

Backlight Strobing Picture  

Backlight Strobing Frequency Picture  

Backlight Strobing (BFI) 
 

Yes
No BFI

Maximum Frequency 
 

120 Hz
N/A

Minimum Frequency 
 

85 Hz
N/A

Longest Pulse Width Brightness 
 

N/A

Shortest Pulse Width Brightness 
 

N/A

Pulse Width Control 
 

No BFI

Pulse Phase Control 
 

No BFI

Pulse Amplitude Control 
 

No BFI

VRR At The Same Time 
 

No BFI
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Image Flicker 
 

9.4
10

Backlight Picture  

Flicker-Free 
 

Yes
Yes

PWM Dimming Frequency 
 

0 Hz
0 Hz

Black Frame Insertion (BFI) 
 

Yes
No BFI

BFI Picture  

BFI Frequency Picture  

BFI Maximum Frequency 
 

120 Hz
N/A

BFI Minimum Frequency 
 

85 Hz
N/A
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Inputs

Input Lag 
 

9.5
9.0

Native Resolution @ Max Hz 
 

4.5 ms
3.6 ms

Non-Native Res @ Native Refresh 
 

N/A

Native Resolution @ 120Hz 
 

4.7 ms

Native Resolution @ 60Hz 
 

12.2 ms
11.1 ms

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

5.2 ms

10 bit HDR 
 

N/A

Backlight Strobing (BFI) 
 

10.7 ms
N/A
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Resolution And Size 
 

8.4
8.0

Native Resolution 
 

2560 x 1440
2560 x 1440

Aspect Ratio 
 

16:9
16:9

Megapixels 
 

3.7 MP
3.7 MP

Pixel Density 
 

109 PPI
109 PPI

Measured Screen Diagonal 
 

27.0"
27.0"

Screen Area 
 

311 in²
310 in²
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PS5 Compatibility 
 

3.0

PS5 Compatibility Photo  

4k @ 120Hz 
 

No

4k @ 60Hz 
 

No

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

Yes

1440p @ 60Hz 
 

Yes

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

Yes

1080p @ 60Hz 
 

Yes

HDR 
 

No

VRR 
 

No
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Xbox Series X|S Compatibility 
 

5.8

XSX Compatibility Photo  

4k @ 120Hz 
 

No

4k @ 60Hz 
 

No

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

Yes

1440p @ 60Hz 
 

Yes

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

Yes

1080p @ 60Hz 
 

Yes

HDR 
 

No

VRR 
 

Yes
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Inputs Photos  

Inputs 1  

Inputs 2  

Video And Audio Ports 
 

DisplayPort 
 

1 (DP 1.2)
1 (DP 1.2)

Mini DisplayPort 
 

No
No

HDMI 
 

1 (HDMI 1.4)
1 (HDMI 2.0)

HDMI 2.1 Rated Speed 
 

No HDMI 2.1

DVI 
 

No
No

VGA 
 

No
No

Daisy Chaining 
 

No

3.5mm Audio Out 
 

1
1

HDR10 
 

No
No

3.5mm Audio In 
 

No

3.5mm Microphone In 
 

No
No

DisplayPort Out  

No

USB  

2 (USB 3.0)
2

USB C  

No
0

Digital Optical Audio Out  

No

Analog Audio Out RCA  

No

Power Supply  

External Brick
External Brick

USB 
 

USB-A Ports 
 

2 (USB 3.0)
2

USB-A Rated Speed 
 

5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1)

USB-B Upstream Port 
 

Yes

USB-C Ports 
 

No
0

USB-C Upstream 
 

No USB-C Ports

USB-C Rated Speed 
 

No USB-C Ports

USB-C Power Delivery 
 

No USB-C Ports

USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode 
 

No USB-C Ports

Thunderbolt 
 

No

macOS Compatibility 
 

macOS Screenshot  

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Features

Additional Features 
 

Speakers 
 

No
No

RGB Illumination 
 

Controllable

Multiple Input Display 
 

No
No

KVM Switch 
 

No

HDR10  

No
No
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On-Screen Display (OSD) 
 

OSD Picture  

Show Text 

Controls  

Controls picture  

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In The Box  

In The Box picture  

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Check Price

27"
OMEN 27
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
27"
OMEN 27i
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
27"
OMEN 27
SEE PRICE
Walmart.com
27"
OMEN 27i
SEE PRICE
BestBuy.com
27"
OMEN 27
B&H
27"
OMEN 27i
SEE PRICE
Walmart.com
27"
OMEN 27
BestBuy.com
27"
OMEN 27i
B&H

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