AOC C24G1 24" Curved Frameless Gaming Monitor, FHD 1080p, 1500R VA panel, 1ms 144Hz, FreeSync, Height adjustable, VESA, 3-Year Zero Dead Pixels

I have been currently using this monitor for the past two and a half months, and my experience with it has been an interesting one.Firstly let's get the specs out of the way. This is one of the cheapest monitors that you can buy that gives you 1440p, 27", 144Hz refresh rate, Adaptive Sync, and 1ms response time. Most other panels of this quality are around $300 minimum, so getting this for $260 is a steal. In addition, the stand for being a budget monitor is fantastic. Giving you both tilt and height adjustment is unheard of at this range. No corners were cut here. The picture quality is fantastic as well. QHD at 27" inches is a treat to look at (I was using a TN 1080p 24" 60Hz monitor before). Also the control quality is fantastic as well. AOC's promise of a 3-year zero dead pixel warranty and 1-year accidental damage is extremely generous compared to the rest of the competition. If you do encounter a problem you should not worry about your few hundred dollar investment.Now here are some caveats and issues that I had faced with this monitor in the first month of use. For my PC I am using the AMD RX 5700 graphics card, which has always been prone to driver bugs and issues. During this first month of use, I had times where the monitor would not detect the GPU output and not switch inputs over to the connected HDMI. I would have to reboot the monitor entirely to get it working again. This however has been fixed with the latest AMD Adrenaline driver update. In addition, I had issues with how Adaptive Sync worked with my GPU. The most glaring issue being when I enable a custom GPU fan profile using MSI Afterburner, the monitor would go black for seconds at a time, and would occur every half minute or so. I would need to turn off my custom fan profile and suffer higher GPU temperatures in order to use my monitor. However, the latest AMD GPU driver patch fixed this issue as well. As of now, I have no issues with my PC detecting my monitor or face any strange issues with the display turning on and off.Aside from driver issues, the usual caveats with VA panels apply to this monitor as well. You have great contrast ratio with the better blacks than IPS or TN, but you do suffer from poorer GTG response times. This can lead to black smearing when your game encounters dark environments. I haven't noticed this smearing in my own use, however YMMV. Also, the brightness is definitely on the lower side at 250 nits. I would have really appreciated 300 nits minimum. I use this monitor in a dark room so 250 nits is not an issue, but if you use this monitor in a naturally lit environment you may struggle to use this monitor.Overall, I am extremely satisfied with this monitor, but my first month and a half of ownership of this monitor could have been smoother. Though this was at the fault of my own hardware and not the monitor. I anticipate anyone with an Nvidia GPU would not have face the same issues as I did. If you have a flat budget of $300, I highly recommend this monitor (if it is ever in stock). Otherwise, I would try to stretch the budget to get a brighter IPS gaming monitor.

Overall, this is an amazing monitor. I use it for my PS5 and it delivers amazing performance and the refresh rate is great moving at. The color accuracy is spot on. Only downside is, it does not have speakers. Definitely recommend!!!!

PSA: If you buy this (or any 144hz monitor for that matter) you have to make sure to go into your graphics card's control panel and enable the 144hz, otherwise it will run at 60hz by default!Lets start with the basics. 1080p 144hz at 24 inches looks stunning. In my opinion, 24 inches is the perfect size for 1080p because at 27 inches you lose some sharpness and would be better off going 1440p. This monitor is perfect for ESports titles (think Overwatch, Fortnite, CS:GO, Apex, Valorant, etc.) and there is a very small amount of ghosting (only happens on black pixels, at least to me) which is a major upgrade from the 120hz panel in my laptop that had a ton of ghosting. Mine came with no dead pixels at all which is very good. The monitor's freesync is compatible with nvidia cards for no screentearing (I run a 970 in my desktop) which is very nice because screen tearing can be distracting but vsync increases input lag which is a big no for any competitive shooters. The curve is subtle but very nice, and the monitor stand is really good at this price point. Height adjustment and tilt for this price, along with the high refresh rate, curved display, and a VA panel for great contrast?! As soon as I saw this monitor, I pulled the trigger on the purchase and I am very satisfied with it. If you're on the fence about this monitor, seriously, just buy it. You won't be disappointed.

I was apprehensive about buying a curved monitor, but after using it for some time now I'm very happy with it, even when viewed from an angle I've had no issues with it whatsoever, looks cool too. 1440p was a very good upgrade, and as always 144hz is a great upgrade for any gamer.