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Kicking off with a look at the design of the AOC AG276QZD, I have to say I like what AOC has done here. The main panel area is very clean with a 4-sided bezel-free approach, so there's not even an obvious chin, helping to make things look quite sleek. The rear of the display is made from black plastic, and the stand attaches in the middle of an asymmetrical area which is flanked by RGB LEDs – as you can see below.
The base of the stand is also asymmetrical which won't appeal to everybody, but I personally warmed to it after a few days, and it is pleasingly compact, at about 26cm across, so it really doesn't take up much room on your desk.
The stand also offers a full array of ergonomic adjustments, including height adjust up to 130mm, 30 degrees of swivel in both directions, tilt from -4 to +21.5 degrees, and we also get 90 degree pivot both left and right. The thing I would say is that the stand itself doesn't feel like amazing quality, it's quite plasticky and does creak a bit when adjusting the monitor's position, but you can use a VESA 100×100 stand or mount if you'd prefer.
As for display inputs, AOC has opted for 2x DisplayPort 1.4 and then 2x HDMI ports – but they're unfortunately HDMI 2.0, rather than 2.1, so can't drive the screen above 144Hz which is a definite shame. We also find a two port USB 5Gbps hub and an audio jack, but that's it – so no USB-C, no KVM functionality or other mod-cons we have come to expect.
The last thing to note is a small joystick used to navigate the OSD, positioned on the right hand edge of the monitor.
