MAG 27CQ6F 27 Inch WQHD Curved Gaming Monitor - 1500R 2560 x 1440 Rapid VA Panel, 180 Hz - 05ms (GtG, Min), Adaptive-Sync - DP 14a, HDMI 20b CEC

It really is difficult to describe in this review how much the limiting factor in understanding how good this monitor is is my phone's low quality camera. When I first booted this thing up, after coming from a 60z 4k non-HDR display, I literally felt like those shrimps that see all those colors. It felt like my eyes were working better, somehow. I work from home part time off a Mac and I'm happy to report that the KVM functionality works well too. This is a great monitor for the price. When it goes fully white, it genuinely hurts to look at. Bloom is there but only really noticable against large swaths of black. I found the monitor's default HDR color to skew a little strongly red, but that's an easy adjustment. Content made for HDR, like Final Fantasy XVI, goes hard on this monitor. My panel personally has no defects and I'd honestly think the majority of panels are fine, despite reviews. Super satisfied with this purchase.

Amazing monitor, not too pricey either, not as good as 4k UHD in same model series but it excels in the quality it puts out, the curved screen adds the perfect amount of immersion, it has great picture even at 1440, solid refresh rate with little to no drops in FPS, perfect for competitive games, could not recommend more, purchased on sale but would’ve been just as happy paying full price, solid 8/10 simply for resolution

This is regarding the VA panel MSI MAG 27CQ6F These are decent for a main monitor but where they really shine is side monitors. 2 of these cost me only £317 and the curvature is perfect. On my previous 1080p 24" side monitors, seeing the far edge was a bit of a problem because when they are flat, the far edge goes a bit too far away from you. But on these it's not a problem at all, even though these are bigger at 27". That curve really makes a difference for seeing the edge that's furthest away from you. The fact that they are VA is what doesn't make them ideal for a main monitor, but since I won't be gaming on them, they look very nice and crisp and for the price, I really couldn't ask for more from a side monitor. One singular issue is that at 60 Hz, for some reason, they have a screen door effect. I can see individual pixels like I'm looking at a mosquito net. No clue why. But nobody plans to use these at 60 Hz, right? As soon as I changed to 180 Hz, it went away and they look very nice and crisp. The sRGB setting is quite good too, I wouldn't bother with User controlled colors, in fact I would deliberately switch away from them. Just plug in, set to sRGB, then increase the brightness slightly because they are at 70% by default ( after changing to sRGB, not before ) and then they are perfect. Just make sure they are running at 180 Hz in your PC's settings. VESA compatibility - they are definitely 100x100 VESA compatible, but you'll need an adapter if your monitor arms can only do 75x75. Power supply - the fact that they don't use an external power brick but instead have a built-in power supply really appeals to me for cable management purposes. I use a 4-way splitter to power all 4 of my monitors from a single cable and it makes a huge difference for managing my rat's nest of cables. Overall, these are the perfect side monitor, 10/10. For main monitor, there are better ones out there for only a bit more money. But heck, if you're on a budget, these will do nicely even as a main.

Very nice monitor! 1440 p , 27 inch with 240 hz with nice clarity and colours out of the box. I found it on sale for about 160£ , best value for money!!!

MSI MAG 27CQ6F 27 Inch WQHD Curved Gaming Monitor Review TL;DR Happy to recommend this monitor, great price to performance. Works well for a wide range of games: high frame rates for competitive shooters while triple A RPGs look beautiful at ultra settings. Box includes displayport 1.4 cable. There’s room for improvement, the monitor struggles to display details in shadows and this isn’t improved by HDR which has been implemented quite poorly. I’d also recommend replacing the stock stand with a proper monitor arm. However it is otherwise quite good: it is very bright with surprisingly good colour reproduction and minimal ghosting. Overall it is a decent monitor compared to others in this price bracket, if you can catch this on sale I’d definitely recommend buying it. Background: I was previously using a 1080p/60hz IPS office monitor despite having a fairly high end system so needed to upgrade. Got this on prime deals day for £170 (I’ve seen it go as low as £140 over the Black Friday week). Why I chose this monitor: I play a fair mix of games, from competitive shooters such as r6 siege and CoD, to AAA solo games such as Cyberpunk and RDR2. Therefore I wanted a 1440p monitor with a decent refresh rate so I could get high frames per second for online multiplayer, while also making single player games look pretty running at a lower refresh rate with graphics settings set to ultra. I decided to go with a VA panel as I’ve never been satisfied with the contrast on IPS. Ultimately I chose monitor this as it was the cheapest option that fit these criteria at the time. Out of the box: It was packaged nicely, well protected and obvious where everything went. Included was the monitor, a stand with a cable management clip, a power cord, and a display port cable that is capable of running the monitor at the max resolution and frame rate. The included display port cable wasn’t quite long enough for me so I bought another (make sure it supports DP1.4, I’d advise against running this over an HDMI cable as you will be limited to refresh rates up to 144hz, as opposed to the full 180hz. The instructions also fail to mention that you should download the monitor specific drivers from MSI’s website - I definitely recommend doing this, it’s a small improvement but a noticeable one. Assembly was very easy, I would still recommend reading the instructions but super intuitive and took very little effort. Design and build quality: The build quality is perfectly good for this price point - it doesn’t feel super premium but nor does it feel cheap. The design isn’t perfect but again is forgivable for the price. The stand on the 27CQ6F isn’t great and offers very little adjustability: you can angle it up or down and that’s it, no left/right or height adjustments can be made. I stacked it on some books to get it to the right height. It has standard VESA mounts on the back so after a couple of weeks I removed the stand and attached it to a monitor arm - I would highly recommend investing in one of these, a massive improvement over the stock stand. Alternatively MSI does sell the 27CQ6PF which is an identical panel (they share the same instruction manual) with an improved stand: I haven’t tried it but honestly I’d l recommend spending less on this cheaper model and using the money you save to buy a proper monitor arm - they free up a lot of desk space and are capable of a much wider range of adjustments. It also doesn’t have any inbuilt speakers, doesn’t bother me as these never sound good but something to bear in mind. Image quality: VA panels such as this one are generally considered to be better than IPS panels for contrast while being weaker when it comes to colour reproduction, viewing angles, and response times. After trying this I was surprised, I was expecting a much bigger difference, both good and bad. I went with VA as I wanted better contrast, and that’s where this monitor disappointed me the most. There is definitely a modest improvement in some images, however like my old IPS panel it still suffers from “black crushing” in shadows, where entire sections of very dark scenes become a large indistinguishable blob. This monitor advertises a contrast ratio of 5000:1, compared to my old monitor’s ratio of 1000:1. Although there is definitely a small improvement in contrast and shadow details, for such a big difference in advertised specs I must say I expected more. This monitor also has HDR (HDCR as MSI calls it) which should theoretically improve the detail in dark images, I’ve tried enabling it and in some scenes it does work, however it makes other scenes a lot worse to the point where some games are unplayable so I mostly just leave it off. I was slightly worried about colour reproduction but this has surprisingly turned out to be an improvement over my previous (admittedly low quality) IPS panel: maybe other monitors in this price bracket would perform better but the picture on this monitor is vibrant with good colour accuracy. I’ve tried out the inbuilt “profiles” and frankly they are all worse than the stock “user” profile which I use for just about everything. No problems with viewing angles either, the colour and brightness around the edges seems to be just as good. This is possibly helped by the curved screen, not sure how much of an improvement it really is but I do quite like it (this is my first curved screen, might be a placebo it does feel easier on the eyes). Haven’t had any issue with response times, I’ve run a few tests for ghosting and motion blur and it’s been minimal, not really noticeable in game. It has adaptive sync that is very effective at preventing tearing, pretty much never see it. It also has a dedicated MPRT mode that further reduces motion blur by turning off the backlight between frames, it offers a very slight improvement for competitive shooters but I can’t really tell the difference in most games. Enabling this disables adaptive sync so to avoid tearing you’ll need to adjust your graphics settings so your frame rate reliably matches your refresh rate (for some games I also slightly lower the monitor refresh rate in windows settings). Because it makes the backlight flicker it also slightly dims the screen but this is only noticeably if you are in a very bright room, it also disables HDR but I don’t use that anyway. Features: The inbuilt software on the monitor is a mixed bag. Some of the features can improve image quality, some do nothing, and a few seem to make it a little bit worse. The “AI vision” feature is supposed to optimise contrast and background brightness, it sometimes looks good but is a bit inconsistent and doesn’t do anything for the crushed blacks so I generally leave it off. The “Night Vision” feature adjusts the background brightness of the screen, this actually works quite well, I usually keep it set to “AI” (this is just marketing spiel for what used to be called “auto”) as the fixed settings tend to go too far in some images and not far enough in others. The image enhancement setting works ok, I keep it at weak to medium. It also has a low blue light mode, it’s not quite as gentle as some others I’ve tried but it’s still a nice touch for when I use the monitor for work. While you are downloading the drivers from MSI’s website, I’d also suggest trying out their display kit software. Although it doesn’t let you control the full range of features it is a lot easier than navigating the inbuilt on-screen display (OSD) with the little joystick on the back of the monitor. I don’t really use it but it might work for you.

I love this monitor. My primary monitor is 49" 32:9 5120x1440 and it's great, but I work from home and sharing my screen in Teams calls is problematic, so I bought this to be my second screen and drag anything I want to share during Teams calls onto it. I keep it mounted above my primary monitor. It looks great. It has a slight, not really that dramatic, curve to it. Functionality wise, I'm probably not taking full advantage of everything it offers, such as the KVM, because I use my primary screen for that. But it's got a good range of inputs - one DP, two HDMIs and a USB-C. I keep my desktop plugged into the DP, my laptop uses one of the HDMIs, and I have a Fire stick in the other HDMI. Switching between inputs is easy - mostly it just detects which one is on and switches to that input, but if more than one is on at the same time, there's a little joystick type control if you reach behind the bottom-right corner, which you can use to select the input you want, along with changing any other settings. The image quality is great and there's a good colour contrast. It does make a good gaming monitor, though I tend to usually use my primary screen for that and have a movie or something streaming on this monitor at the same time. Alas, no speakers are built into it, so I either use the speakers on my primary monitor or connect Bluetooth headphones to my PC or Fire stick. The weight of it is fine. Lighter than I had expected. It's not troubling the monitor arm I have it mounted on.;

Anyone buying this monitor should make sure to do a thorough check for dead / stuck pixels. My E16M arrived with 15 stuck pixels and 1 dead pixel. Initial impressions of the monitor aside from being disappointed with the stuck pixels: I played some PS5 games with HDR enabled. Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Demon Souls, Ratchet and Clank and Tetris Effect. The screen looks good, colours look good, black levels are good and the brightness is good. Good is the word. Not amazing. Good. I was kind of expecting to be blown away by the HDR effect but it is only a bit better than my 4 year old Sony X90J TV which has a tiny fraction of the dimming zones. It is better than my current monitor, an Alienware AW2721D but not £400 better. (Edit. Actually once I switched back to my Alienware I actually think the SDR picture of the Alienware is superior despite only being 1440p vs the MSI's 4K. There is something about the Alienware which makes it more comfortable to look at. It is somehow softer on the eyes. It's hard to explain. Could be that I am just used to the Alienware but I actually feel like I have a headache coming on after using the MSI for only an hour). There is also a strong vignette around the edges of the screen. I am used to that with my TV but it is worse on this monitor. It is going back for a refund. I think I will stick with my Alienware with it's stuck red pixel and scratches for a while longer.

The MSI MAG 27CQ6F 27-inch WQHD Curved Gaming Monitor delivers an outstanding visual experience for both gaming and media consumption. The 1500R curvature provides an immersive experience, making you feel like you're at the heart of the action. The 2560 x 1440 resolution (WQHD) delivers crisp, clear images, perfect for gamers who want sharp visuals without the high-end GPU demand of 4K. The Rapid VA Panel delivers exceptional contrast and vibrant colors, ideal for enjoying darker game scenes and media. With a 180Hz refresh rate, this monitor excels at delivering smooth, fluid motion in fast-paced games. The 5ms (GtG) response time ensures minimal ghosting or motion blur, which is crucial for competitive gaming. Adaptive-Sync technology ensures that screen tearing is eliminated, providing a seamless experience when paired with a compatible GPU. The DisplayPort 1.4a and HDMI 2.0b CEC ports offer versatile connectivity options, making it easy to switch between gaming consoles and PC setups. The build quality is solid, with a sleek design that looks great in any setup. The adjustable stand provides tilt options, although more ergonomic adjustments like height would have been a bonus. The bezel-less design enhances the viewing area and gives the monitor a modern, sleek appearance. For gamers who prioritize smooth gameplay and clarity, this monitor strikes a perfect balance between performance and price. The combination of rapid refresh rate, low response time, and adaptive sync makes it an ideal choice for those seeking competitive edge in fast-paced titles like FPS or racing games.