AOC Agon Pro AG276QZD Review (£500 OLED!)

Rating: 8.5.

Here at KitGuru we've reviewed a number of different OLED screens over the last two years and generally come away very impressed. However, we often get feedback that while the displays look great and offer performance that can far exceed your typical LCD, OLED monitors are just too expensive for many buyers. Pricing is always going to be relative, but today we are checking out the 1440p/240Hz AOC Agon Pro AG276QZD, by far and away the cheapest OLED I have seen to-date, currently retailing for a penny under £500…

Timestamps

00:00 Intro
00:53 Panel and pricing info
02:01 Design overview
03:08 I/O + OSD
04:34 Brightness testing
06:00 Panel analysis – SDR
08:10 sRGB emulation mode
09:44 Calibrated performance
10:21 Things to know about OLED…
12:08 Response times + motion clarity
14:20 HDR testing
16:24 Closing thoughts

It's worth making it clear that the AOC Agon Pro AG276QZD isn't offering a new panel type or anything like that. In fact, it's relatively old hat by modern standards, given it uses a 1st Gen LG WOLED panel – the same as found in the ASUS PG27AQDM, LG 27GR95QE-B and Corsair 27QHD240. So while it may not be packing in the latest panel improvements to text clarity and increased brightness, the fact that this is lowest price we have ever seen for an OLED monitor has got me very intrigued. We put it through its paces today and find out if it's worth buying…

Specification:

• SCREEN SIZE (INCH): 26.5
• SCREEN SIZE (CM): 67.3
• FLAT / CURVED: Flat
• DISPLAY VIEWING AREA (HXW) IN MM: 586.75x330x05mm
• DISPLAY HARDNESS: 2H
• PANEL TREATMENT: Antiglare (AG)
• PIXEL PITCH (MM): 0.2292
• PIXELS PER INCH: 110.8
• PANEL RESOLUTION: 2560×1440
• RESOLUTION NAME: QHD
• ASPECT RATIO: 16:9
• PANEL TYPE: OLED
• MAX REFRESH RATE: 240 Hz
• RESPONSE TIME GTG: 0.03 ms
• RESPONSE TIME GTG MIN: 0.03 ms
• DYNAMIC CONTRAST RATIO: 80M:1
• VIEWING ANGLE (CR10): 178/178
• DISPLAY COLOURS: 1.07 Billion
• BRIGHTNESS IN NITS: 1000 cd/m2
• SYNC TECHNOLOGY (VRR): G-SYNC Compatible
• HDR (HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE): HDR 10
• BLUE LIGHT TECHNOLOGY: Low Blue Light
• MULTIVIEW (PBP, PIP): PbP
• COLOUR SPACE (SRGB) CIE 1931 %: 136.7
• COLOUR SPACE (SRGB) CIE 1976 %: 100
• COLOUR SPACE (DCI-P3) CIE 1931 %: 98.3
• COLOUR SPACE (DCI-P3) CIE 1976 %:98.5
• COLOUR SPACE (ADOBE RGB) CIE 1931 %: 91.9
• COLOUR SPACE (ADOBE RGB) CIE 1976 %: 96.9
• COLOUR SPACE (NTSC) CIE 1931 %: 89.5
• COLOUR SPACE (NTSC) CIE 1976 %: 92.5
• FLICKER-FREE: Flicker Free
• BEZEL TYPE (FRONT): 4-sided frameless
• SPEAKER POWER: 5 W x 2
• VESA WALLMOUNT: 100×100
• MONITOR WEBCAM: No
• TILT: ­-4° ±1° ~ 21.5° ±1.5°
• HEIGHT ADJUST (MM): 130mm
• SWIVEL: -­30° ±2° ~ 30° ±2°
• PIVOT: Yes
• HDMI: HDMI 2.0 x 2
• DISPLAYPORT: DisplayPort 1.4 x 2
• USB HUB: ✓
• USB HUB SPEED: USB 3.2 (Gen 1) (2 USB downstream ports) 5Gbit
• USB DOWNSTREAM PORTS: 2
• AUDIO OUTPUT: Headphone out (3.5mm)
• WARRANTY PERIOD: 3 years

Firmware tested: V030

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