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The AOC AGON AG273QZ is great for gaming, but it's not outstanding in other areas, and at £470 you are paying a premium for the 240Hz refresh and FreeSync Premium Pro. So this is more of a one trick monitor than a regular screen by day that kicks ass when gaming at night.
There's a good range of features, with a particularly generous complement of video inputs so you can keep more than one PC, a TV box and a games console all connected at once, although no USB-C. There's a useful four conventional USB ports, however, and handy touches including the headphone hooks on either side and QuickSwitch control puck.
The usual ergonomic adjustment are available, and with the QuickSync system it's easy to reconfigure the screen for optimum settings from the comfort of your gaming chair. But the focus is very clearly on high-framerate FPS or racing activities.
If you are primarily an FPS-focused gamer looking for the most fluid FreeSync frame rates possible in HDR, it's well worth considering. But if your gaming is more casual and you do plenty of actual work, there are cheaper, more generally capable alternatives.
You can buy from Overclockers UK over HERE for £589.99 inc VAT (at time of publication there is a good deal bringing the price down to £469.99 inc vat).
Pros:
- 240Hz refresh.
- AMD FreeSync Premium Pro adaptive sync.
- DisplayHDR 400 support.
- Reasonable level of settings in OSD.
- Plenty of ergonomic adjustment.
- Built-in quad-port USB 3.2 Gen1 hub.
- External QuickSwitch menu controller.
- Headphone stands on both sides.
Cons:
- Colour accuracy not as good as some other AOC gaming monitors, such as the C27G2ZU.
- No USB-C connection.
- Purely for gaming – less optimised for other activities.
KitGuru says: The AOC AG273QZ provides silky-smooth FreeSync Premium Pro framerates up to 240Hz, but it's not perfect and the price means it's best suited to dedicated FPS or racing gamers.
