Xiaomi G27i review

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'Buy cheap, buy twice' is a common maxim in the tech industry. The idea being that while the idea of saving a little money may be a short-term gain, you'll eventually become dissatisfied with the product, or it'll simply break, and you'll end up buying another one and spending more money than you would have if you'd just forked out for the better quality thing in the first place. There are, however, some products that manage to be both cheap and of good quality, though they can be few and far between and often include a little corner-cutting along the way.

Which brings us neatly to the Xiaomi G27i, an extremely cheap IPS monitor. It definitely lacks sex appeal in its specs—for a 27-inch monitor we'd usually be expecting a 1440p resolution, and the Xiaomi is defiantly stuck in 2015 at 1080p. But it does sport a 165Hz refresh rate and, at just $140, would make an excellent budget choice if you're into pushing lower resolutions at many frames per second. And chances are that if it's at this price already, future sales are going to drop down mighty close to that $100 point.

To get to this price point there have had to be sacrifices, and the G27i comes without speakers (but you never used the built-in speakers on your monitor anyway) and a sparse selection of inputs—just a single HDMI 2.0 and a lone DisplayPort.

There's a 3.5mm audio jack to pipe the sound to your headphones or desktop speakers, and a connection to the external power brick, which on my review model came with a US-style two-pin plug despite the fact I reside in a country with a superior style of power socket. International buyers might like to look out for this, and prepare to purchase an adapter. 

Screen size: 27in
Screen type: IPS, 165Hz
Resolution: 1920x1080
Colour gamut (stated): 99% sRGB
Inputs: 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3.5mm audio
HDR: HDR10
Webcam: no
Features: Freesync Premium
Adjustments: -5° / +15°
Dimensions: 612x170x451mm
Weight: 3.6kg
Price: $140 | £140

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