Sceptre 27-inch IPS 2K Gaming Monitor QHD 2560 x 1440p HDR400 up to 165Hz 1ms AMD FreeSync Premium DisplayPort HDMI 100% sRGB, Build-in Speakers Machine Black (E275B-QPD168)

The picture quality is good, no noticeable ghosting and the response time is equally unnoticeable and so excellent.The colors on this monitor are definitely a bit more saturated but what this leads to is neon lights and bright colors to look fuller and to pop out more which I think looks really nice and should be how they should look.The HDR setting at this low of a brightness isn't too impressive, I barely notice a difference if there even is one but it is nice to know that technically this monitor has HDR.Another feature of this monitor that's nice to have but is halfbaked are the speakers since the speakers are awful. No bass, all mids, low quality, low volume, but you're most likely not going to be using them anyways so they're just kinda nice to have.Yet another feature that's nice to have is the RGB lights that are on the back of the monitor. You will almost never notice them especially if you have the monitor against a wall like I do and especially since the LEDS aren't all that bright, but hey: you got cool lights on the back of your monitor that you can change the lighting effects of one time when you first get the monitor so that's cool.Another feature of this monitor is the stand but what makes this feature different from the previous ones is that this one is actually quite good. The stand does have a little tilt forward and a fair amount back and it can swivel side to side a good amount but what's most impressive is that the screen can be flipped vertically which may not seem too useful for most but for me, reading comics on PC has never been better especially since the resolution of the screen is 1440p so I can take in all those small details which I may have missed before.Oh, and speaking of 1440p, this was my first 1440p monitor (excluding the previous one I bought which I disliked greatly and promptly returned and bought this one to replace because of the terrible ghosting), and I have to say that the increased resolution isn't too noticeable at a glance (I wouldn't upgrade to 1440p if you don't have the power or money for it and I'd rather focus on getting a 120hz or more 1080p monitor first) but if you pay attention you'll notice that everything is more clear and just simply prettier and that the pixels are far and few in-between. 1440p and this monitor have been a real treat to me so far and I would highly recommend getting this monitor as it is great and great for the price.

The media could not be loaded. I will try to summarize my experience so far with this monitor, and i want to mention that this is not my first experience with a gaming monitor. (I also bought and reviewed the Gigabyte GS27QC, a curved monitor that even while being more expensive and fancy than this one, doesn't look as good, but it has more gaming features)Before you read, i made a short video (sorry for the lack of editing skills) showing how the monitor performs in different tasks and different devices, because not everyone buys these things for heavy gaming.So, let's start with the things i did NOT like:- The menus are horrible, and the buttons to control the menus are even worse, but once you go through the pain of setting the monitor the way you like it, I know you will be happy.-The speakers are so bad... I guess they work for emergencies, but i recommend you use your own sound system.... And that's it, that's all what i think it's bad with this monitor.Good things:-The panel is actually very good. powerful colors.-The HDR is very good, what's bright is bright and what should be dark looks dark.-Despite the product's info on Amazon, this screen actually has HDMI 2.0, which means that PC and PS5 support 1440p 120HZ + HDR.-It is compatible with VESA mounts (see the images i posted)-I don't like RGB lights, but i have to admit that it looks good when the room's light is off (see the other picture i posted)So, final thoughts:-Gaming 11/10-Movies, series 10/10-Office work 9/10

Pros:+ Seems to work well for the most part... Nice picture quality and works well for games at least for the PCconnecting through DP (Display Port). A definite upgrade on my old 27 inch 2K monitor that I got from2017. I can't say much other than I'm relatively happy with this particular product overall save for minorissues that I ran in to.Cons:- Had a tough time installing the display on the stand. Instruction manual wasn't quite clear on whichscrews to use. Also the confusing part is I have to sort of break in the screw holes with a bigger screw forthe right sized screw to properly go in otherwise they just slide right through. I don't know might be aspecific design choice by the manufacturer but may be if they have that stated in the manual I wouldn'thave to wrack my brain trying to figure out that's what I'm supposed to do. All good I was able to do itafter a few hours and I'm able to connect the display on the stand by figuring it out on my own becausethe manual didn't help much.- Had some minor issues connecting the HDMI on this monitor to my Nintendo Switch. If I Pass throughthe HDMI of the Switch to this Spectre monitor it works fine. However I use a HDMI audio extractor topass through my Switch and to the monitor so I can use my speakers on it but unfortunately the Spectremonitor can't detect it. Now I had the same issue on my old monitor but the way to get around that wasto disable the auto source switching. Unfortunately Spectre monitors don't have a way to disable theauto source switching. I called and talked to their tech support and according to them their displayproducts were designed to always have the source auto-switching. So I had to look for alternatives toget around this issue. Instead of trying another type of HDMI audio extractor (which may not work) Iopted for a simpler solution. Since the Nintendo Switch can read bluetooth headphones now I went witha bluetooth audio receiver instead. I had doubts whether if it works but I received that product andtested it and it works. So problem solved.Conclusion:= I could've given this Spectre monitor higher rating if I didn't ran in to those issues and having to seekalternatives so I can use my speakers. I was hoping all I needed to do was upgrade the display and nothave to spend extra money on other accessories so I can make other things work. For that 4 out of 5rating is suitable.