AOC Gaming 24G2SPU - 24 Inch FHD Gaming monitor, 165Hz, IPS, 1ms MPRT, Height Adjust , Speakers , freesync premium, USB HUB (1920 x 1080 @ 165Hz, 250 cd/m², HDMI 1.4 / DP 1.2 / USB 3.2), Black

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What’s most frustrating about this is that if AOC were more honest about the response time, I’d actually have a lot less of an issue with this. Sure this isn’t lightning fast, but it isn’t all that bad. Yes it could definitely be better, and it’s not exactly your next pro esports display, but for the average gamer especially at this kind of budget I wouldn’t feel the need to complain too much. A look at the UFO test confirms the average performance, with between 3 and 4 ghosted frames on screen depending on the overdrive mode. The UFO does get relatively well rendered on most frames though so again while it’s not perfect, it’s good enough. 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. At 165Hz with MBR active, above, strobe crosstalk position is similar. It’s also a bit bolder and just below centre it’s almost as bold as the object itself. Some may prefer to run at a lower refresh rate, particularly 120Hz, due to the somewhat fainter strobe crosstalk. Though we found the moderate strobe crosstalk ‘noticeable’ regardless and there are some other factors to consider, as explored shortly. I probably look very dumb to some people here but bare in mind I'm not really a tech guy and I was gaming on a TV since I was 13 so I had 0 knowledge about monitors.

We also made observations using TV series Futurama. This is a particularly unforgiving test for colour consistency, highlighting weaknesses there very prominently due to many large patches of individual shade. The monitor provided a good performance in that respect. There were shifts for some shades, such as the red of Dr Zoidberg and also some pastel shades appearing slightly darker towards the extreme side edges. And some shades such as certain purples appeared more pinkish towards the extreme edges. But these shifts were quite minor really and certainly less apparent than the saturation shifts observed on TN or VA models. They were also less noticeable than on the predecessor to this model, as noted with respect to the game titles just above. Our observations in games were echoed here with respect to saturation levels. Extra vibrancy and saturation, which made pastel shades look somewhat deeper or more eye-catching than intended for example. But which also made for some rather eye-catching neon shades, such as bright pinks, greens and purples. The deviations from the developers intentions and what was presented weren’t as great here as with models with even more generous colour gamuts, but clearly ‘beyond sRGB’.Der 24G2U5 ist für seine Preisklasse überdurchschnittlich verarbeitet und liefert nach etwas Feintuning ein gutes bis sehr gutes Bild. Das Preisleistungsverhältnis ist hervorragend. Als nützliches Feature ist der integrierte USB 3.0 Hub hervorzuheben, welcher vier USB-A Anschlüsse (3 blaue und einen gelben) bereitstellt. Hinsichtlich Konnektivität lässt das der Monitor ebenfalls kaum Wünsche (ein optischer Ausgang ist nicht vorhanden) offen. Mit der Wahl eines VGA, eines DisplayPorts und zweier HDMI Anschlüsse dürfte AOC den Großteil aller potentiellen Kunden ansprechen. Die beiden Testbildschirme lieferten bei den oben genannten Bildeinstellungen ein identisches Bild ab, gleiches gilt für die Homogenität der Hintergrundbeleuchtung. Es waren keinerlei Kratzer / Mängel an der Hardware auszumachen. All das spricht für ein funktionierendes QM System bei AOC. Abgesehen von den Gaming Eigenschaften eignet sich der Monitor auch hervorragend für den produktiven Einsatz.

Die 75Hz Freesync Funktion habe ich in Destiny 2 mit meiner GTX 1070 (Zotac AMP Extreme) Grafikkarte und aktuellem NVIDIA Treiber ebenfalls stabil nutzen können. Achtung, Freesync funktioniert bei NVIDIA Grafikkarten nur per Display- und nicht per HDMI-Port. Zudem ist in diesem Fall die Freesync Funktion auf maximal einen Monitor beschränkt. Zwei Monitore parallel mit 75Hz zu betreiben geht bei Freesync über NVIDIA Grafikkarte also nicht.Information about the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical side of the screen. A higher resolution allows the display of a more detailed and of higher quality image. Gamut not wide enough for work with extended colour spaces, ‘sRGB’ mode very restrictive, colour consistency and viewing angles not up there with the best IPS offerings

Size class of the display as declared by the manufacturer. Often this is the rounded value of the actual size of the diagonal in inches.AOC’s last 24 inch, high refresh rate IPS monitor went down a treat as one of the best selling monitors on the market, so its replacement has a lot to love up to. This is the AOC 24G2SPU, and its main upgrade is a new and improved 165Hz refresh rate, from its new IPS panel. Is this still the king of the hill, is this worth your money? Let’s test it and see shall we? The OSD (On Screen Display) is controlled by pressable buttons on the underside of the bottom bezel, towards the right side. A small forwards-facing power LED is also included in this region, to the right of the buttons. This glows white when the monitor is on and orange when it enters a low power state. The video below explores this menu system and the accompanying ‘G-Menu’ software which can be used to control it.