EX271U

Written analysis

EX271U at a glance

The EX271U is a 27" IPS monitor at 3840×2160 and 165 Hz. The backlight is listed as W-LED.

Best fit: high-refresh gaming and fast-paced entertainment, provided the GPU can feed this resolution.

Panel and image

Overall quality is 96.1, with 94.7 work and 90.3 play. Pixel density is listed at 163 PPI. Typical brightness is 400 nits with a peak of 400 nits. Contrast is listed as 1200:1. The coating is Anti-glare/Matte (3H). The listed pixel count sits in the high-resolution class used by the work and overall scores.

Color and HDR

Recorded gamut coverage is 95% DCI-P3. Color depth is listed as 10-bit native. The work score places it in the productivity class expected for long document, spreadsheet, and coding sessions.

Motion and sync

Refresh is listed at 165 Hz. Response time is listed as 1.00 ms. The play score is in the entertainment class aimed at high-motion gaming and video. Pair this resolution with the GPU table before assuming native high settings.

Ergonomics and connectivity

Stand and mount options are listed as Height · Pivot · Swivel · Tilt · VESA (100x100mm). Recorded inputs include 1 x USB 3.2 (Type-C; Gen 1; 5 Gbps; upstream; data only), 1 x USB 3.2 (Type-C; Gen 1; 5 Gbps; upstream; 65W; DP Alt Mode), 1 x USB 3.2 (Type-C; Gen 1; 5 Gbps; downstream; 7.5W; DP Alt Mode), 3 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; 5 Gbps; downstream), 3 x HDMI 2.1 (eARC), 1 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out.

Buying verdict

Overall quality is 96.1, a flagship result. Buy it when the panel class, color, and motion extras will actually be used.

At the recorded Amazon price, quality / price is 48.1—a balanced value for this class.

Work / price is 47.4 and play / price is 31.6.