MSI MPG 272URX review

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There was a bit of a buzz when a new class of 27-inch 4K gaming OLED monitors emerged from a flurry of press releases around CES this year. Personally, I struggled to get fired up for reasons we'll come to shortly. But the new MSI MPG 272URX has landed on my desk, so it's time to find out if I'm missing a trick.

Physically, the 272URX looks like a dead ringer for MSI's larger 32-inch 4K OLED monitors, including the MSI MPG 321URX we reviewed last summer, just slightly smaller. So, it's a reasonably slick looking monitor with slim bezels and a smattering of RGB lighting on the rear.

It offers a similar collection of inputs, including dual HDMI 2.1 ports and DisplayPort. The latter, however, is upgraded to DP2.1 this time around and in the full UHBR20 spec, which allows for 4K 240 Hz without compression, albeit the only GPUs with DP 2.1 support among Nvidia GPUs are the very latest RTX 50 cards. AMD's Radeon RX 7000 also support the 2.1 standard.

Alongside that you get USB-C with 98 W power delivery and a two-port USB-A hub. So, connectivity is well covered. Actually, a lot of the panel specifications look similar to earlier 32-inch 4K OLEDs from MSI. So along with the 3,840 by 2,160 resolution, there's that 240 Hz refresh and 0.03 ms response, all really nice numbers even if they're identical to the 32-inch alternative.

Screen size: 27-inch
Resolution: 3,840 x 2,160
Brightness: 250 nits full screen, 1,000 nits in a 4% window
Response time: 0.03 ms
Refresh rate: 240 Hz
HDR: HDR Black 400
Features: 4th Gen QD-OLED panel, HDMI 2.1 x2, DisplayPort 2.1, USB-C with 98 W PD
Price: $1,099 | £999

The same goes for quoted panel brightness. At 250 nits full screen and 1,000 nits in a 3% window, there's no advance over the 32-inch 4K model, which uses Samsung's 3rd Generation QD-OLED panel technology.

There's been mixed messaging from various monitor makers over the status of this new class of 27-inch 4K Samsung QD-OLED. They're all using the same panel, but some are marketing