Earlier this year, I reviewed the Corsair Xeneon Flex which was a 45″ foldable OLED monitor that was and still is one of the best monitors that I’ve used. Enter the Xeneon 27QHD240, a 1440p/240hz monitor that offers up many of the same great features as it’s bigger brother.
It’s amazing how many monitors these days don’t offer flexibility when it comes to height and such, but Corsair has gone above and beyond here. It offers full tilt, swivel, height and pivot adjustment to ensure that you can point it at exactly the right position depending on where you’re sitting.
Because the Xeneon 27QHD240 uses an OLED display, the monitor for the most part is quite thin with the only bulky portion being the centre portion of the screen where all the ports are housed. It’s a really nice minimalist display, and even the stand doesn’t scream gaming, which is nice to see.
Speaking of ports, there’s an absolute abundance of them. It has 2 x HDMI 2.1 ports, 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 and a USB-C port that can provide video whilst also charging your laptop at up to 60w, which was great for use with my MacBook Air. There’s also a USB hub with four USB-A ports and a USB-C data port, so again, it’s all bases covered. The only thing not featured are speakers, which isn’t a big deal, but absolutely worth mentioning.
Finding the controls under monitors has been the bug bear of many reviews, and Corsair has done something simple, but genius here. The monitor uses a proximity sensor so that hen you put your hands under the controls, it shows you where each one is on screen, which I found really clever and super helpful in finding my way around.
The Xenoen 27QHD240 uses LG Display’s 2023 panel, which is rated at up to 1000 nits peak brightness thanks to its META technology that features Micro Lens Array. If I’m being honest, I didn’t notice a huge jump in brightness, but the monitor absolutely looked vibrant whilst maintaining a perfect contrast ratio. Viewing angles are also perfect due to the panel being an OLED, which is great for a monitor that might be off to the side.
Other features include NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync compatibility and because HDMI 2.1 ports are featured, you’ll be able to use VRR with your PS5 too. There’s also a 0.01 pixel on/off time to eliminate motion blur.
The display is a joy to use, but ultimately, it will come down to whether resolution or refresh rate is the priority as this monitor is only capable of 1440p but it can reach heights of 240hz which is a joy for gaming if you required the best refresh rate and a response time of 0.03 ms. Coming from a 4K monitor, the display was noticeably better, but the resolution drop for text was absolutely noticed.
What is really clear though is that monitors are rapidly improving and OLEDs are becoming the norm. It’s equally clear as well that Corsair in partnership with LG Displays are creating some of the best monitors on the market, and I’m really keen to see where this goes over the next few years.
Corsair Xeneon 27QHD240 OLED Monitor is set to cost $1,749 AUD when it launches in Australia in the very near future.
