Monitors Advice for 27 inch 1440p IPS Monitor Upgrade for Development/Gaming

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I am planning to upgrade my desktop monitor with a good 27-inch monitor
  • Current Usage includes Development & Gaming
    • Development & FPS Gaming, occasional media consumption
    • For future-proofing: moving to 1440p high refresh rate
  • Ergonomics, mounting stand shouldn't be a bigger concern as I will be vesa mounting it on a dual monitor stand
Available options & prices for ref:
  1. LG 27GN800 - Price: 19k
  2. Gigabyte M27q rev 2.0 - 24k
  3. Gigabyte G27Q - 20k
  4. Acer XV272U-V3 - 15k
  5. LG 27GP850-B - 28.5k - can stretch it if it makes sense
Other lower tier options:
6. LG 27GN650 - 13k - 1080p - 144Hz

My selections:
  • Gigabyte M27q rev 2.0 when comparing rtings reviews & inbuilt KVM support that might be helpful when switching between laptop & desktop
    • Are M27q & G27q same? what the better model ?
  • LG Gn800 considering my past experience with LG & excellent after-support
    • Rtings reviews seem to complain about lower contrast ratio's
  • Acer XV272U-V3 is quite cheaper - seems to be quite recommended in this forum - no rings review found
    • How does it fare against the above models?

Looking at the suggestion - any recommendations
The real challenge is that most of the reviews are almost more than 2 years old - some of them are not available on rtings

I know there's another active thread for 27-inch monitors- wasn't fully sure if it did make sense to post it there
 
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green.coder said:
Are M27q & G27q same? what the better model ?
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M27Q has a KVM switch and USB C port. G27Q comes without it. No other physical differences apart from it. For more tech specs, rtings reviews should help. I am using the G27Q for regular online work since few months. ( I run an ecommerce website), reading and gaming. So far so good. LG would give better peace of mind I guess in terms of customer support.
 
If you need the convenience of KVM, get M27Q rev 2.0, else grab Acer XV272U V3 & save money. Sadly there aren't good 3rd party KVMs, but you can always make the switch physically using USB cables & USB hubs.
 
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