This 200Hz 1440p monitor is just £140 in a great early Black Friday deal
The 27-inch Lenovo Legion R27qe Gen 2 is an absolute bargain at this price.
If you're in the market for a reasonable monitor that hits the sweet spot in terms of resolution and screen size, I've spotted a solid deal from Amazon on Lenovo's second-gen R27qe model. It provides everything you could want from a modern gaming monitor with a 27-inch screen, 1440p resolution, a 200Hz refresh rate and more for a rock bottom price of £140 - that's 30 percent off its £200 retail price.
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Lenovo Legion R27qe Gen 2 (27-inch, 1440p, 200Hz)Now £139.99 (was £199.99) |
Its 27-inch panel and a 2560x1440 resolution provides the ideal combination of screen size and resolution to provide excellent detail, without the need for a high-end GPU you'd want for a 4K panel. A 200Hz refresh rate also helps to keep motion smooth, and is one of the boosts over the original model that had a 180Hz refresh rate. 400 nits of peak brightness is handy for reasonably punchy images, although this second-gen R27qe has foregone its previous DisplayHDR400 support and instead opts for HDR10.
VRR is included as well to smooth out the on-screen action regardless of frame-rate, with compatibility with AMD's FreeSync Premium and VESA Adaptive Sync. Moreover, as an IPS screen, the R27qe also provides the excellent combo of great viewing angles and marvellous colour reproduction for a vibrant gaming experience. With this in mind, Lenovo quotes the R27qe Gen 2 to offer 99% sRGB and 90% DCI-P3 accuracy, meaning it should be able to display mainstream colours for gaming and productivity practically perfectly, as well as doing a marvellous job for a more specialist gamut for more colour sensitive work.
This panel also comes with a stand that offers a fair scope for adjustment, including lift, tilt, pivot and swivel, while it also offers an interesting port selection. As well as getting a DP 1.4, the R27qe Gen 2 comes with a pair of HDMI 2.1 TMDS ports. As much as these may be HDMI 2.1 ports, there's no mention of support for the newer FRL standard. This essentially means they're operating as HDMI 2.0 ports, just under a different label, given HDMI 2.1 is backwards compatible with TMDS. In short, they don't support 4K/120Hz output, as we'd expect a port of this kind to, but are merely 'newer' versions of the older HDMI 2.0 standards.
If you want to grab a solid mid-range gaming monitor for a fair chunk off, look no further than this Amazon deal on the Lenovo R27qe Gen 2.