LG UltraGear 27GS85Q-B.AEK 27" QHD Nano IPS 200Hz Gaming Monitor - VESA HDR 400, Height Adjustable

At 200Hz on a Nano IPS panel, this LG UltraGear sits in a genuinely useful sweet spot: fast enough to keep up with competitive shooters and action titles, yet with the colour accuracy and wide viewing angles that TN panels at this price simply cannot match. The QHD resolution at 27 inches lands at a pixel density where sharpness is clearly visible without demanding a top-tier GPU to push adequate frame rates — a practical balance that cheaper 1080p alternatives sacrifice entirely.

Who Is This For?

This monitor suits the PC gamer who plays a mix of competitive multiplayer and single-player titles, and wants one display that handles both without obvious compromise — particularly someone upgrading from a 1080p or 60Hz panel for the first time. If you're a dedicated esports player who genuinely needs 240Hz or above and never cares about colour fidelity, you'd be better served looking elsewhere at similarly priced TN or IPS options tuned purely for speed. You can browse our best gaming deals UK guide for alternatives worth considering.

What Buyers Say

Owners consistently praise the panel's out-of-box colour accuracy and the genuinely useful ergonomic stand — height adjustment sounds minor until you've spent a week with a monitor that won't budge. The most repeated limitation is backlight bleed in darker scenes, which is a known characteristic of this panel and becomes noticeable during night-time gaming or dark cinematic content. It won't bother everyone, but it's worth knowing before you buy.

The Deal

Priced at £279.99, down from £379.99, the £100 saving looks substantial on paper, but because this product is newly tracked, there's no historical data to confirm whether £379.99 was a genuine long-term price or a briefly inflated figure. The saving may well be real — Nano IPS at 200Hz rarely drops below £300 — but treat it as promising rather than proven. Watch it for a fortnight before committing.