I'm a bit of a creature of habit when it comes to picking out the best gaming monitors during sale events. That perhaps explains why, despite hitting publish on my KTC 27P6 review almost two years ago, I still consistently check for price drops on the 1440p 240Hz display, and this year's Presidents Day Sales have come in clutch with the discount I was looking for.
While OLED screens usually cost a pretty penny, you can grab KTC's QHD screen for $449.98 ahead of Presidents Day, which just so happens to be 22% cheaper than its $579.99 MSRP. The name might not be familiar, but the brand is actually responsible for many other screens out there, and this particular model is actually rocking the same LG OLED panel as more expensive options like the Dough Spectrum Black 27 and the Corsair Xeneon 27QHD240, the latter of which used to cost around $1,000.
New screens are constantly arriving on the scene, but I consistently still point friends and readers towards KTC's OLED screen. During testing, I found it to be just as ultra-responsive as some of the most expensive options out there, and while it's got a slightly slower 240Hz refresh rate than the 360Hz Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 and the extremely speedy 480Hz Sony Inzone M10S, I was still more than snappy enough to hold up in Overwatch competitive sessions.
The G27P6 is far from being a screen for FPS shenanigans, though, and if you've got a mid-range gaming PC, it's going to be a solid QHD option that will sync up nicely with the frame rates you'll be hitting. Yes, 4K displays are going to pack more pixels into panels, but if you're aiming for 27 inches, I'd recommend going for a 1440p OLED over a higher resolution IPS display at this size, as the vibrancy and contrast are going to enhance games further with ultra settings and ray tracing effects applied.
That said, if you're looking for even a slight weakness when it comes to KTC's screen, it's probably HDR results. Don't get me wrong, Night City's neon glow still looks purdy on this QHD monitor, but I did notice the effects are slightly less impressive in Cyberpunk 2077 compared to displays using the same LG panel. Are you going to notice if you haven't plonked different models in front of you for a proper review? Probably not, but I'm here to fill you in on the comparative visuals regardless.
Most of you eyeing this KTC monitor up will have Steam backlogs or a specific FPS romp on your minds. However, I want to highlight that I've also used this specific display with the best retro consoles out there, and it does a fantastic job handling upscaled visuals. I'm not going to say it inherently beats using a CRT, especially since you'll need to use other add-ons like an OSSC or other HDMI upscaler, but the vibrancy really helps classic capers pop, especially if you use a high-quality RGB signal from something like the PS1.
With RAMageddon sending memory and hardware prices to silly levels, and other components like graphics cards continuing to just be expensive thanks to AI, I'd say now is a nice time to look at screens like the KTC 27P6. You'd be surprised what a solid mid-range OLED can do for your gaming visuals, as while the PC gaming scene is obsessed with higher frame rates and resolutions, sometimes adding better colors and contrast can do more for your experience.
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