A fairly effective LBL setting, with the blue channel now weakened significantly and a corresponding reduction in blue light output. The image appears warm and somewhat green, though our eyes adjusted to an extent over time. The stand of the monitor is quite sturdy and offers a good range of ergonomics, including up to 130mm height adjustment, +/- 30° swivel, -5°/23° tilt, 90° pivot and 100x100mm VESA mount compatibility, while the screen has a matte anti-glare coating against reflections. The storage temperature shows the range from a minimum to a maximum temperature, within which storing of the display is considered to be safe.

As defaults with a significant boost in gamma. Appears quite ‘contrasty’ and cinematic, with significant crushing together of darker shades in particular. Dimensions, weight and color Information about the dimensions and the weight of the specific model with and without stand as well as the colors, in which it is offered to the market. Width The pixel pitch shows the distance from the centers of two neighboring pixels. In displays, which have a native resolution (the TFT ones, for example), the pixel pitch depends on the resolution and the size of the screen. Note that these images are designed to show strobe crosstalk behaviour and don’t accurately show how distinct details on the main object appear. Power supply and consumption Information about the power supply and consumption, energy efficiency class, etc. 110VAs usual, we tested various titles using AMD FreeSync and experienced similar things across all of these. Any issues affecting one title points towards a game or GPU driver issue rather than a monitor issue. For simplicity we’ll just focus on Battlefield titles here which allow the full VRR range to be analysed on our Radeon RX 580. As this isn’t a particularly powerful GPU, there were some dips below 165fps with high graphics settings. Without VRR technologies such as FreeSync, you’d observe tearing (VSync off) or stuttering (VSync on). If you’re sensitive to such things, as we are, having these visual distractions removed can be very welcome. As frame rate dropped there was a loss of ‘connected feel’ and increase in perceived blur due to eye movement. Both are linked to the frame rate, with a high frame rate being favourable for both elements. Moving on, just like the older version, the AOC 24G2SP has a strong peak brightness and a static contrast ratio that exceeds the specified values. It can reach over 400-nits, while the contrast ratio amounts to around 1,400:1. The video below shows the monitor in action. The camera, processing done and your own screen all affect the output – so it doesn’t accurately represent what you’d see when viewing the monitor in person. It still provides useful visual demonstrations and explanations which help reinforce some of the key points raised in the written piece. Ergonomics Information about the ergonomic functions - height adjustment, swivel angles, tilt angles, etc. VESA mount Variable refresh rate is supported for tear-free gameplay with a 48-165Hz dynamic range over DisplayPort and 48-144Hz over HDMI. You get smooth performance with both AMD and NVIDIA GPUs despite the monitor not having official G-SYNC Compatible certification (at least not yet).

Information about the minimum amount of time, in which the pixels change from one color to another. Very often the manufacturer provides the response time for transition from grey-to-grey (G2G).

All in all, the AOC 24G2SP is an excellent budget gaming monitor. You get a slightly higher brightness and refresh rate for a minor jump up in the price, so gamers can decide for themselves which model makes more sense for them. Specifications Screen Size The image below is a macro photograph taken on Notepad with ClearType disabled. The letters ‘PCM’ are typed out to help highlight any potential text rendering issues related to unusual subpixel structure, whilst the white space more clearly shows the actual subpixel layout alongside a rough indication of screen surface. This model uses a ‘regular’ (medium) matte anti-glare screen surface. This provides strong glare handling, whilst diffusing the light emitted from the monitor relatively strongly as well. This affects the vibrancy and clarity of the image, with a bit of a layered appearance in front of the image. The screen surface provides a light misty graininess to the image which is less noticeable than on many competing models. Including 24” TN models and models using 24.5” AUO AHVA (IPS-type) panels. It should be noted that whilst glare handling characteristics are strong, bright environments can still ‘flood’ the image. Light is quite heavily diffused by the screen surface, so it’s best to avoid direct light striking the screen surface or particularly strong ambient lighting if possible. Strong static contrast for the panel type, good maximum luminance and screen surface less grainy than many competing models Whilst Nvidia doesn’t have a similar option in their graphics driver, a third party tool called ‘novideo_srgb’ can be used. This provides a similarly effective GPU-side gamut clamp to the AMD driver option. The resulting gamut was very similar to that shown above with the AMD tweak – this is expected given it uses the same data from the EDID of the monitor. The tool and its usage is covered in our sRGB emulation article.