The ports, from left to right (bottom to top on this photograph) are USB upstream, 2 USB 2.0 downstream ports (giving 4 in total), power switch and AC input, DisplayPort input, VGA, Dual-Link DVI, HDMI, 3.5mm line-in (audio in) and 3.5mm headphone jack (audio out). The top one sports ‘fast-charge’ to rapidly charge up connected devices such as smartphones. There are also 2 USB 2.0 ports on the right side. The central ‘bulk’ allows firm attachment of the quite robust and ergonomically flexible stand. But it’s still a feature that some users might appreciate.įrom the side the g2460Pqu is not overly bulky, being 21mm at thinnest point and bulking out centrally. The image loses a fair bit of sharpness as the pixels themselves don’t magically change size to accommodate the new smaller and sometimes different shaped screen area. There is also an ‘Image Ratio’ feature in the ‘Extra’ part of the menu that allows the image to mimic various screen sizes and aspect ratios that would fit inside the actual 24” 16:9 screen. Useful for highlighting particular aspects of the image. The ‘Picture Boost’ part of the menu allows you to enable ‘Bright Frame’, a rectangle on the screen of specified size which has its brightness and contrast controlled independently of the rest of the screen. Many of these features are referenced or discussed elsewhere in the review but there are little extra features we didn’t use. The video below shows the main functionality of the OSD. The OSD (On Screen Display) is nicely laid out, making good use of the screen space with a sort of wide screen layout. Fortunately they are logically laid out, from left to right Source Select/Back, EcoMode/Left, Volume/Right, Menu/Enter and Power. The buttons have engraved labels on the front which aren’t particularly easy to see except for in good light. The power LED is a fairly inconspicuous small green square facing towards the front (this turns amber to indicate the monitor is in a low power state). The buttons are tactile rather than touch-sensitive, which may please some users who find touch sensitive buttons a bit fiddly. The buttons are found on the underside of the monitor, at the right, with a small front facing power LED. The key ‘talking points’ of the specification have been highlighted in blue for your reading convenience. At time of writing the monitor is not available in the US (unless imported), so a typical US retail price is not included. It’s nice to see AOC use the word ‘up to’ to highlight that different transitions actually occur at different speeds and not all will be as fast as the 1ms specified. Can AOC’s latest offering deliver something a bit different in that regard? We shall find out.Īs with the models it is competing against, key specifications include a ‘Full HD’ TN panel with 144Hz refresh rate and ‘up to 1ms’ grey to grey response time specified. We feel that the current 24” super-speedy offerings could offer a more refined and well-tuned viewing experience. But there is more to a monitor than just the panel.

Using the same panel as the XL2411T and VG248QE, there’s certainly potential for very high levels of responsiveness. AOC have released their first ‘high refresh rate’ entry in the form of the g2460Pqu. By focusing on refresh rate as a means of improving the fluidity of the 2D experience, rather than simply facilitating 3D, they have created some compelling products.

The current ‘high refresh rate’ gaming monitor market is dominated by two players ASUS and BenQ.

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