NVIDIA’s first G-Sync HDR-based monitors are being shipped exclusively to selected sites for review prior to their release to the public in July.
These monitors with G-Sync, HDR, and 384 backlit zones are high quality, but they will also be expensive when released.
G-Sync HDR monitors offer superior image quality
NVIDIA G-Sync HDR monitors are absolutely spectacular, but the superior quality translates into a superior price, with models that exceed $500 in length.
There are currently two models on Newegg’s list that support NVIDIA’s G-Sync HDR capability. The monitors that include the ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQ and the Acer Predator X27, both with a 144 Hz, 4K and 27-inch panel. The monitors were expected last April, but now they have been placed to pre-order with an availability scheduled for July.
The panel backlight has 384 individually controllable LED backlight zones, the light will only be displayed when and where needed, allowing the G-SYNC HDR displays to produce bright colours and intense blacks simultaneously. This is something that Plasma TVs used to do. Monitors with fewer backlit zones, edge-lit backlit zones or just an overall backlight are unable to match the contrast and image quality of the new G-SYNC HDR 4K monitors no matter how hard they try.
We know that the new G-Sync HDR panels will offer better quality compared to the first generation monitors with G-Sync, but they will also have a higher price. For the 27-inch models, we should expect costs well above $500. So far, the prices of these monitors have not changed.