AOC C24G1A 24 Curved Frameless Gaming Monitor, FHD 1920x1080, 1500R, VA, 1ms MPRT, 165Hz (144Hz supported), FreeSync Premium, Height adjustable Black

I love the clarity, color, and the smoothness. This is by far one of the best screens I’ve ever used for any media consumption. I hadn’t used AOC but I’m impressed with their quality, the build of the monitor and stand are top notch. At first the monitor didn’t arrive, but I was patient and waited for Amazon to replace it and I’m so happy I stuck it out because this monitor is amazing! I will absolutely be buying a second in the future to extend my setup, but for now the size of a single is plenty for any gaming or media you might do.

On the AOC website, they claim the CQ27G3S has a response time of 1ms MPRT and 4ms GtG. I didnt believe the 4ms gtg would be such a big hit on the monitors ability to control ghosting, but darker scenes have a lot more noticeable ghosting. I tested ghosting using ufo test, so not really gaming environment, but it gives an idea on how the monitor reacts to certain scenes. Bright scenes are quite tame with almost no ghosting, while the darkest scene has the most noticeable. Overdrive setting on strong seems to lessen the length of the trail. Its not unplayable and for a VA panel, I didnt expect much. 7/10 165hz refresh rate is very nice because it allows for more smoother gameplay. I switched from a 60hz 4k to a 165hz 2k and the difference is huge. The quality of the image is about the same unless youre staring right at a single pixel looking for it. The only problem with the refresh rate is that 165hz is unstable. The actual monitor refresh rate fluctuates between 165hz and 160hz. It doesnt affect performance, however, its still a bit misleading. It is most stable at 144hz and does just as good. If you needed exactly 165hz for some reason, this monitor is not the best. The pixel density is very high for a small screen so the images are really clear. Anything above 28 for a 1440p/2k monitor is going to be poor. Coming from 4k 28 to 2k 27 there isnt much difference in image quality. Especially if you upscale resolution in games, its basically the same picture. 8/10 The colors also needed some work to get it perfect. There are three ways to make the screen brighter: brightness, contrast, and rgb settings. If you raise all of the rgb equally, the brightness also increases. Too high of a contrast will raise brightness, but also make all of the colors look weird. Adjust to your own preference. There is little to no back bleed. Only the slightest grey patch in the upper right corner, but unless youre in a completely dark room with a black screen playing, its completely unnoticeable. 9/10 The OSD menu is poorly developed. Modifying certain menu items will modify other related items, understandably so, however, it doesnt revert back to default. Which means if you have a good set up and modify your settings to experiment, you will lose your previous set up. Maybe not that big of a deal, but a peeve of mine. I wish it doesnt save until you hit a separate button to save. For now, it gets the job done, but if I ever wanted to change something, I would lose all my previous settings which is very unfortunate. 7/10 Its 2k at 27, 144hz stable refresh, curved VA, and affordable with a 4 year warranty against any manufacturer defect(dont quote me). Very much a worthy buy. 8/10

This monitor is great if you’re wanting something that’s 1440 and can run at 160fps, but don’t want to spend ridiculous amounts of money. Build quality is great and has performed well so far. There was some slight screen stuttering when I first started using it, but it seems like the settings I eventually landed on has made them go away or become very minimal as I can’t see it happening anymore. Giving 4 stars just because of the screen stuttering at first, not sure if that’s something that is consistent among these monitors or not.

Excelente inversión unos colores maravillosos estoy muy contento

(I didnt see a lot of reviews for the AOC 24 Curved Gaming Monitor Model: C24G1A, so I wanted to share) (In my photo, the AOC is the monitor in the middle) I game on my PC and have been using a nice budget HP 24 monitor (240vha) which was the #1 bestseller on Amazon for quite some time. I dont have a ton of money but wanted to upgrade to a monitor with a faster refresh rate and see if it really made a difference. The game Ive mainly played is NBA 2k21 (and a little bit of GTA V). Ive owned and used this monitor for 1 day now and I will try to remember to come back in the future and update. Despite not the best at displaying the full color spectrum, they are very vibrant and you can dial up a ton of contrast and brightness. I have the brightness turned all the way down and its still almost a bit too bright for my eyes but may Ill adjust over time. It is indeed a 165mhz monitor. It stands up to those refresh rates and I havent had any issues with ghosting, motion blur, dead pixels, or power issues. For most day-to-day gamers, this is a great monitor if you cant afford a bigger brand (but in some cases you are just paying the extra dollars for the name when the products are virtually the same). If you are an e-sports professional or getting paid to game for a living, this might not be the best monitor for you. This is the only monitor Ive owned with 165mhz or 144mhz rates so I dont have anything to compare it to however for my first gaming monitor, its a heckuva good buy for the price. I must have caught it on sale because the price has gone up $23 in 4-5 days...i only paid $144 (and yes, its new, not refurbed). For a sub $150 price tag, youll be hard pressed to find a better deal on a 24 curved monitor that supports 165Mhz. Youll definitely want to go into the monitors settings and play around. We all have different tastes and likes and there are a lot of color modes and options to dial in a satisfying picture for all users. I work and game on this monitor/PC so it will be getting extensive use (8-15 hrs a day) and I will try to remember to come back and update my rating in due time. *update* After 2 months of usage, the monitor has an issue. I have a pixel that gets stuck on red when it is trying to reproduce darker colors. It works fine when its white or black but any other darker color and the pixel get stuck on red. ive added a picture of the pixel for reference. Ive had monitors with dead pixels before but never an issue like this....very odd. Ive contacted AOCs customer support for an RMA but am skeptical that it will be considered a covered defect. I am outside of my 30 day return window so Amazon is unable to replace it for me. A refund was offered by Amazon minus a restocking fee but that wouldnt come near close enough to cover the cost of a replacement. I have changed my rating from 5 stars to 3 and will update my review again after I hear back from AOC.

Im typically long-winded in my reviews. If that isnt your thing, just skip to the last section as I feel its the most important. Im also not overly picky when I like something, but will point out every disliked feature or marketing inconsistency when Im dissatisfied or on the fence. - Visual Quality: Coming from an old 15-inch, 1400x900 VGA monitor the extra real estate and resolution boost is great. Unfortunately the bezels on the monitor arent quite as shown in the product image. In the image, they appear matte and part of the frame. In person, this isnt the case, theyre just part of the screen and, therefore, just as glossy as the screen. This can make the bezel in a dark movie scene or video game just appear as part of the screen, making mouse menu navigation confusing... At least it would if 3 of the corners on my monitor didnt glow like a christmas tree - seriously, its like someone shining a flashlight through your curtains. - 120% sRGB: To be frank, this is typically marketing lingo for scam (Sorry, Frank), and that doesnt just pertain to this monitor or AOC. This monitor does have decent colour portrayal from what I was table to test with hardware, but it was not 100% accurate as the 120% sRGB would lead one to believe, and blues were lacklustre. Not much more I can say on that, Im colour blind to blue so it doesnt matter to me, but the hardware I borrowed from a friend said blues were lacking. - Menu and App Software: The menu buttons built into the bottom of the monitor worked fine for me, it was just cumbersome to use as the buttons didnt have a very distinguished feel, which made it somewhat difficult to know what button I as using. The app software is a massive nope from me. I was sketched out a bit by there being two versions on AOCs website (10 months ago), but used a virtual machine to download them for Windows. Both versions had icon designs that looked straight from Windows XP (Yeah, Im old, sue me), and neither really functioned properly. One never launched and the other stayed as an overlay and refused to close though task manager/terminal, resulting in a VM shutdown and scrub. For those unaware, a virtual machine should run basic software like that without issue, so that was some error in the monitors software. - Free-Sync: Just turn it off out of the box, in my opinion. Im not someone whos sensitive to flashing or strobe lights, but even at a steady 120Hz in brightly lit games the strobing was enough to make me nauseous after 15-20 minutes of running around and testing the monitor out. - Bug: I tested the monitor on 4 systems, one with an AMD RX 6800 XT and again with a NVIDIA 3080 12GB (and otherwise identical specs), then again on a different motherboard/CPU/RAM platform (with the same graphical cards). On all 4 systems the monitor would sometimes lose picture for a few moments before coming back on during active use, and this is what prompted me to test more than one hardware setup. The loss of picture occurred more on the system with the AMD graphical card (Possibly just AMDs notoriously buggy drivers), but it happened on both. It occurred with basic display drivers and AOCs updated display drivers. Ive had the monitor for 10 months as of this review, and Ive never been able to completely solve that one.

For this price this monitor does very well. I also have a more expensive LG and this one looks better.

This monitor is just perfect in every way for gaming

I actually got this for 125 USD so it was an instant snag. I really love this monitor and every worked fine. The ghosting was awful and most people say to use the overdrive setting, but it didnt help. instead, I used the shadow control and changed it to 60-70. Yes, it would look bad, but by changing some of the color settings it looked completely fine and now I dont have ghosting. the build quality seems amazing. There really isnt anything bad about this monitor that cant be fixed in settings. One thing though is 24 inches is pretty big and the stand is very long, so make sure you have a big desk, or mount it. I have a small desk but was still able to fit 2 monitors and a mic stand by turning the stand at an almost 90 degree angle, then turning the monitor forward. The only bad thing about this monitor is since its 1080p, games dont look as crisp as a smaller monitor. Not a big deal and it still looks great, but it can get grainy. oh also 165 hz is the best thing ever. Basically, for even the full 180 dollar price, this is def worth the money (but maybe wait for it to drop back down to 125)

On the AOC website, they claim the CQ27G3S has a response time of 1ms MPRT and 4ms GtG. I didnt believe the 4ms gtg would be such a big hit on the monitors ability to control ghosting, but darker scenes have a lot more noticeable ghosting. I tested ghosting using ufo test, so not really gaming environment, but it gives an idea on how the monitor reacts to certain scenes. Bright scenes are quite tame with almost no ghosting, while the darkest scene has the most noticeable. Overdrive setting on strong seems to lessen the length of the trail. Its not unplayable and for a VA panel, I didnt expect much. 7/10 165hz refresh rate is very nice because it allows for more smoother gameplay. I switched from a 60hz 4k to a 165hz 2k and the difference is huge. The quality of the image is about the same unless youre staring right at a single pixel looking for it. The only problem with the refresh rate is that 165hz is unstable. The actual monitor refresh rate fluctuates between 165hz and 160hz. It doesnt affect performance, however, its still a bit misleading. It is most stable at 144hz and does just as good. If you needed exactly 165hz for some reason, this monitor is not the best. The pixel density is very high for a small screen so the images are really clear. Anything above 28 for a 1440p/2k monitor is going to be poor. Coming from 4k 28 to 2k 27 there isnt much difference in image quality. Especially if you upscale resolution in games, its basically the same picture. 8/10 The colors also needed some work to get it perfect. There are three ways to make the screen brighter: brightness, contrast, and rgb settings. If you raise all of the rgb equally, the brightness also increases. Too high of a contrast will raise brightness, but also make all of the colors look weird. Adjust to your own preference. There is little to no back bleed. Only the slightest grey patch in the upper right corner, but unless youre in a completely dark room with a black screen playing, its completely unnoticeable. 9/10 The OSD menu is poorly developed. Modifying certain menu items will modify other related items, understandably so, however, it doesnt revert back to default. Which means if you have a good set up and modify your settings to experiment, you will lose your previous set up. Maybe not that big of a deal, but a peeve of mine. I wish it doesnt save until you hit a separate button to save. For now, it gets the job done, but if I ever wanted to change something, I would lose all my previous settings which is very unfortunate. 7/10 Its 2k at 27, 144hz stable refresh, curved VA, and affordable with a 4 year warranty against any manufacturer defect(dont quote me). Very much a worthy buy. 8/10