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IPS glow’ ate away at some detail peripherally and the minimum luminance is quite high, which could be problematic for sensitive users
The AOC 24G2U's 144 Hz refresh rate, 1 ms MPRT and FreeSync support eliminate stuttering and tearing. Its 23.8" IPS panel with Full HD resolution delivers colour-accurate images. Note: This review is part of our ongoing roundup of the best gaming monitors. Go there to learn more about competing models, what to look for in a gaming monitor, and buying recommendations. AOC 24G2U: The specs Display size Got this for a cheap 1080p build for my son. Can't praise this monitor highly enough - the colours are so rich, and games look absolutely beautiful. I'm pairing this with a mid range 1660 Super, and it's absolutely flying. G-Sync enabled and working with no issues.It actually makes my 27" 1440p 144Hz TN Asus MG278Q look cheap and washed out.Don't let the cheap price tag fool you - this is a very well equipped, good looking monitor, with fantastic performance. As above but even more effective. Blue light output is significantly reduced, more so if brightness is also lowered.
We used a small tool called SMTT 2.0 and a sensitive camera to compare the 24G2U (24G2)’s latency with a screen of known latency. To help maximise accuracy, over 30 repeat readings were taken. Using the method, we measured 3.79ms (a bit over 1/2 a frame @144Hz) of input lag. The status of the ‘FreeSync’ (‘Adaptive Sync’) setting in the OSD made no measurable difference to this result and neither did activating the MBR (Motion Blur Reduction) feature. This value is influenced both by the element of input lag you ‘feel’ (signal delay) and the element you ‘see’ (pixel responsiveness). It indicates a low signal delay which shouldn’t bother even sensitive users. We don’t have the means to accurately measure input lag with Adaptive-Sync active in a variable refresh rate environment. There’s also the newer AOC 24G2SP version with a slightly higher brightness and faster refresh rate. Moving on, IPS monitors usually have a faster pixel response speed than VA panels, meaning that you won’t get noticeable smearing of dark pixels in fast-moving games.
The object itself now appears with clear internal detailing, particularly for ‘MBR = 15’ and ‘MBR = 20’. Note that the white notches on the UFO body were actually a bit clearer in reality with ‘MBR = 15’ than they appear on the photos – the brightness levels caused them to appear a bit more blended than they should. This indicates excellent low perceived blur due to eye movement. There is pronounced strobe crosstalk behind the UFO (and also in front in the case of ‘MBR = 1’ and to a less extent ‘MBR = 15’), however. The reference shots don’t show this to the same degree, particularly for the S2417DG reference where overshoot is present but the shot is otherwise very ‘clean’ indeed with a very distinct main object. The image set below was taken with a further increase in refresh rate, to 144Hz with MBR active. Simply put, some minor motion blur is noticeable in fast-paced games but significantly less than what you might see on VA panels.Another crucial thing to note regarding IPS panel displays is IPS glow,whichis an expected downside of this panel technology. As shown above, the monitor uses the standard RGB (Red, Green and Blue) stripe subpixel layout. This is the default expected by modern operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS. You needn’t worry about text fringing from non-standard subpixel layouts as a Mac user and don’t need to run ClearType as a Windows user. You may still wish to run through the ClearType wizard and adjust according to preferences, however. The subpixel layout and arrangement is normal and we had no subpixel-related concerns related to sharpness or text clarity on this model. The AOC 24G2 FreeSync range is 48-144Hz, and it works with compatible NVIDIA GPUs without issues as it’s officially certified as ‘G-SYNC Compatible.’ Low input lag, well-tuned pixel overdrive at up to 144Hz and Adaptive-Sync doing its thing on both AMD and Nvidia GPUs to reduce stuttering and tearing
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