Gigabyte M28U 28 Inch SS IPS 4K/UHD (3840 x 2160) 144Hz FreeSync Premium Pro Gaming Monitor

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monitor has the new Eyesafe certification which guarantees reduced harmful low-blue light emission even when a dedicated low-blue filter mode is not applied. It just won't look particularly great, and you might not feel you're getting all you can out of this 144Hz 4K monitor, especially.

Since screen tearing is a lot less noticeable at 144Hz than it is at 60Hz, you might want to consider disabling VRR at low FPS if pixel overshoot bothers you. That's all starting to change, though, as the Gigabyte M28U proves by its superb value and excellent 4K feature set.Not run into any issues yet but have noticed a new firmware update is available already but not updated it yet. In the menu, you’ll find several pre-calibrated presets (Standard, FPS, RTS/RPG, Reader, sRGB, and three customizable profiles), Black Equalizer (improves visibility in dark scenes), custom crosshair overlays, a refresh rate tracker, on-screen timers and Eagle Eye (zooms-in the pixels around your crosshair).

Note that 4K is quite taxing on GPUs, so make sure your PC rig will be able to handle gaming at such a high resolution with decent frame rates. The key thing here is having a GPU capable of driving such high frame rates in most games, which is no simple feat. When I got the monitor though, I noticed the OSD has a 'Type C' input - and sure enough, I was able to connect my work machine and use it for video in addition to peripherals, so despite the fact it doesn't seem to be mentioned anywhere officially, this actually supports DP alt mode!The former has the pixel advantage, and you know your games will look incredibly detailed and crisp, but the latter may mitigate some of the performance load on your GPU while maintaining plenty of real estate for gaming and productivity.

The IPS panel tech delivers exceptional colour depth and clarity, and performs well in most other regards, especially viewing angles. At some point I would like to try and figure out at what refresh rate precisely the chroma subsampling is enabled, but I've yet to spend time on that.

ports of the monitor are limited to 24 Gbps and use DSC (Display Stream Compression) for 4K 144Hz 10-bit color 4:4:4. The 4K pro gaming experience is now lifted to a whole new level by the Arm Edition of the well-acclaimed GIGABYTE M28U gaming monitor.