At just $470 thanks to this Amazon Prime Day deal, this is the first 27-inch 1440p OLED gaming monitor that actually makes sense

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When the first 27-inch 1440p OLED gaming monitors appeared a year or two ago, I struggled with the basic proposition. At around $1,000, it simply felt like too much money for too little screen.

But OLED prices have been tumbling of late and now you can get in on the ultra-fast HDR action for well under $500. The AOC Agon PRO AG276QZD2 has just hit $470 for Amazon Prime Day. That's pretty much what a 240 Hz IPS 1440P panel would have cost back when those first OLEDs appeared.

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This AOC runs a Samsung QD-OLED panel. On the plus side, QD-OLEDs tend to feel punchier than competing monitors based on LG's WOLED tech. The downside is that they suffer from a bit of greyness in bright ambient conditions.

Either way, you get perfect per-pixel lighting and ridiculously fast pixel response performance. Personally, I'd still prefer a 34-inch ultrawide for all-round gaming immersion, general computing and multi-tasking. So, my Prime Day money would probably go on this Alienware ultrawide OLED for $549.

But if your gaming leans towards esports, the increased refresh rate and standard 16:9 aspect ratio of this AOC is certainly more suitable. And it will still be a great monitor for all kinds of gaming.

AOC also provides a reassuring three-year warranty with full OLED burn-in cover. OLED burn-in is increasingly looking like a non-issue with these modern panels. But it's nice to know you can drive this thing hard for at least three years without having to worry about burn-in.

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Best gaming monitors 2025

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1. Best overall: MSI MPG 321URX

2. Best 4K: LG Ultragear 27GR93U

3. Best budget 4K: Gigabyte M28U

4. Best 1440p: Xiaomi G Pro 27i

5. Best budget 1440p: Pixio PXC277 Advanced

6. Best budget 1080p: AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE

7. Best Ultrawide: Asus ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDM

8. Best 32:9: Samsung Odyssey OLED G9

9. Best budget ultrawide: ASRock Phantom PG34WQ15R2B

10. Best WOLED: LG Ultragear 32GS95UE

11. Best 1440p OLED: MSI MPG 271QRX

12. Best budget OLED ultrawide: Alienware 34 QD-OLED

13. Best dual-mode: Alienware AW2725QF

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Jeremy has been writing about technology and PCs since the 90nm Netburst era (Google it!) and enjoys nothing more than a serious dissertation on the finer points of monitor input lag and overshoot followed by a forensic examination of advanced lithography. Or maybe he just likes machines that go “ping!” He also has a thing for tennis and cars.

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