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those in search of the best deals should always hunt with a fair bit of skepticism it's healthy to doubt the good in things because not everything is as good as it seems it tells me to question the viability of what may appear on paper to be a good deal often deals that seem too good to be true or in fact to it to be true this shouldn't be news to many of you these products often come with hidden compromises undisclosed by the manufacturer in the case of monitors which is a topic of this video it's easy to hype panels and Photoshop things like bezels and colors we see this all the time and that's why monitor reviews are so important that's why I'm reviewing the pic Co P X - 7 7 H today because it does seem a little too good to be true can someone explain to me how a company you've probably never heard of manages to pack a 1440p IPS 144 Hertz HDR capable monitor behind a price tag of just $400 skepticism intensifies and to be fair I've reviewed one other pic Co monitor in the past the colors were actually pretty great and the high refresh rate was awesome for gaming it was actually my first 144 Hertz display and from there I purchased my ACS PG - 7 9 q a 165 Hertz 1440 PT and panel with g-sync I still use it by the way with my personal gaming rig it's right here but the PX 277 H is a true value proposition in my opinion it's the perfect gaming form factor 27 inches isn't too big for most first-person shooters and isn't too small for those sitting around 2 feet away I struggle to discern pixels and enjoy the high refresh rate build quality is satisfactory and the panel itself is actually quite slim though much of that is due to the external AC adapter you'll have to deal with personally I prefer these tucked behind the display like integrated into the monitor I don't like blocks kind of hanging from my cables behind my desk so I'm not too concerned with panel thickness in today's day and age but that of course will vary depending on the user now the stand is pretty mediocre allowing for only a vertical tilt up or down you can't raise a display and you can't tilt it left or right though I should note the base of mounting is supported so if you have an aftermarket mount you know aftermarket stand for your monitor then you might want to ditch the stock one included with this panel the stock stand though does include a cable routing hole just a small touch but it goes a long way the ugly red pick Co logo from the model I reviewed has been moved to the back thank God and black gloss has been replaced with a matte plastic the on screen display is actually fairly intuitive and the buttons are located on the bottom right side of the frame as usual from here you can find everything from sharpness to color balance this is also where you can select your preferred input method in general it's a pretty healthy menu in the box you'll find the stand a three screws and a small Phillips head screwdriver so no external tools required assembly takes just a couple of minutes and the thin panel makes it light and easy to set up the included HDMI cable is a cat 2 cable and one of the three video ports under the hood is HDMI 2.0 capable meaning you could actually run up to 144 Hertz 1440p from this monitor with that 2.0 HDMI port there's only one of them though the other one is a four 1.44 excuse me so once 2.0 one's 1.4 and the 1.4 won't support 144 Hertz 1440p just keep that in mind no there's only one that'll work for if you're wondering why the included cable isn't outputting 1440p 144 it's it's probably because you have it plugged into the wrong HDMI port you may also choose to connect via DisplayPort 1.2 though such a cable is not included in the Box color reproduction is satisfactory the fibrin see is amplified by this panels brightness which we'll get to in a second but 100% srgb isn't advertised anywhere in the Box it does support HDR 10 however which allows the display to replicate slightly deeper blacks a little more color vibrancy among other things viewing HDR content in general is not a common occurrence yet and I'm not completely sold on the idea of paying extra for the vibrancy nonetheless if it's something you're into or looking for it's supported in this monitor what I will say with respect to colors themselves is that things look very similar to my bank u2 7 7 0 qz panel which I reviewed right here speaking of ridiculous names and which boasts a 100% srgb color gamut a clear step up from TN so if you're deciding between TN and IPS and you care about color reproduction all heavily you know if it's something that's very important in your list then don't go with a TN panel consider the pic Co or something similar but in the realm of gaming how well does the px 2 7 7 H fare well about as good as you might expect for 400 bucks maybe just a bit better than that it comes equipped with the second iteration of AMD's free sync so if you have an AMD graphics card it's relatively modern y'all up and smoothness although this isn't something that I expect many people will immediately notice especially when you're you know playing at a high refresh rate if you're pushing those frames to your monitor let's say you're around 120 FPS then AMD freesync will kick in but it's not gonna be as noticeable as if you were playing around the 40 60 FPS mark you can still by the way run Nvidia graphics cards in the native refresh rate and forego the dedicated sync technology just in case you're wondering you just can't use free sync when you're using it in GPU now assuming you've got a CPU capable of maintaining a frame rate well above 100 FPS you aren't likely to notice any serious stuttering and tearing and that's a good thing I also want to bring up the IPS technology implemented here it does play a significant role in those great colors as you mentioned earlier but it also aids in the viewing angle Department so if you care about viewing angles off center than IPS is definitely technology want not something like TN we discuss IPS technology in great detail right here but it's mixed with something else known as a hva or advanced hyper viewing angle technology which I haven't heard of until now to be honest not to be confused with VA panels you'll find up to 178 degrees of viewing goodness with this panel and no expensive color reproduction not sure why you'd want to sit this far off-center but you get the point and brightness is actually enhanced ever so slightly thanks to the a hva inclusion so all in all it's actually an excellent panel for gaming with a modest PPI so for a price tag of roughly $400 I actually think the pixel panels got the right stuff there are certainly cost-saving measures to consider and there are trade-offs with the IPS technology but I would go for this if I care about colors I mean hands down nothing in this price range today will be perfect but the px 2 7 7 H keeps the important attributes in check an IPS panels in the 144 Hertz 1440p category are usually around six $700 good ones and this panel is actually pretty good so for 400 bucks I think you're getting a steal you can find links down below to this panel and a few others I use on a daily basis including this Asus monitor behind me and the ultra wide in the film room if you're interested and I now show that from what I've seen that the panel from pick CEO is definitely worth considering it's called the px 2 7 7 H and again it is linked down below I think it's one of the best bang for the buck 1440p 144 it's IPS panels on the market in fact you'd be hard-pressed to find something with that you know lineup of specs including HDR 10 which i've pay more for but other people might in a $400 price range that to me is incredible I didn't have any dead pixels or anything like that but you know if you have a severe issue with the screen or even a moderate one pretty sure you can return and get your money back if pic Co doesn't do it then you might be able to get fulfilled via Amazon so I recommend purchasing it from Amazon because their customer service policies are pretty you know pretty good for what they are if you have a problem with the distributor the manufacturer you can go directly via Amazon with your claim and you usually come out on top people are a little skeptical with panels like this from companies they never heard of and I understand that and that's why again I recommend buying through Amazon and not doing it through some like third-party retailer website where you might not have any customer service at all thumbs up if you liked the video or dislike it if you feel the complete opposite or if you hate everything about life you can sponsor us you can subscribe to the channel and we will catch you in the next one this is science studio thanks for lowering with us