AOC i2777fq 27-Inch Class IPS LED Monitor, Bezel-less, Full HD, 5ms, 50M:1 DCR,VGA/(2)HDMI,MHL /DP,VESA, Spk

Updated 10/11/18: I have bought two more of these since, for a multi-screen setup. I continue to rate these products 5-star! This came in well protected in a double box, the outer shipping box, wrapped inside with industrial paper and within the manufacturers box. The outer shipping box was a bit banged up but the interior box was fine. The monitor was intact and undamaged and packed well. (Hint save the box, wrap and foam for storage and if you move house). The monitor itself exceeds expectations, passing every online monitor test I could find. The default color is "warm" and it is slightly "less cool" than the Samsung 27" LED it replaced. Each monitor has it's own slightly different tone within brand and model as well as across them. Visually, the image is clear thus far, no lines, dark spots, light bleed or any thing else. This from a professional photographer and the colors are true to real world.The stand is metal, easy to assemble in seconds and can be done while the actual monitor remains resting within wrap or foam. There are 2 HDMI ports, a VGA and a DVI port. One of the ports is a HDMI-MHL port. The buttons are located lower center right and it gets a bit of getting used to, learning to navigate the menus and explore the options. There is no in-package manual. I could have gone online, if I had chosen to, which I would recommend to the average user. The visual input switch is the leftmost button and will present you with all of the available options, but will default or go back to the active channel if there is only one source. For example with two computers, A & B if you have HDMI-2 on B and you shut it down; it will switch back automatically to HDMI-1 on computer A. The screen is quick to time out when you shut down the system or you lock screen and has no trouble waking up from "sleep". It does not "pop on" to check for signal. It has two speakers built into the back, but much like in flatscreen TV-sets, these are not designed to be primary speakers. There are audio in/out jacks (standard headphone sized) in the rear of the machine as well. I was hesitant to buy a little known brand, but this is a very nice monitor and one of the best I've had. I did pick up the offered warranty for three years; they are well worth it. I'll update this review if any issues arise, but so far 5-stars.

Terrible. Do not buy. After a little over a month and a half, the monitor just randomly died on me. It was in the middle of doing work (nothing graphics intensive). There was no warning. The power just suddenly cut off. I unplugged and replugged everything and got nothing (LED indicator wouldn't even turn on). The worst part is that it that was only used maybe 5-10 times as I did most of my work at the office and used this only when I was working from home as part of a 3 screen setup. They were mounted to a heavy wooden desk and plugged into two separate surge protectors. The other monitor that was plugged into the same surge protector was fine when it died and so it should not be due to the surge protector failing or an external electrical issue.If your monitor does work and makes it past a few month, here are some of the Pros:The monitor itself looks really beautiful and has VESA compatibility, but you have to remove the stand first (remove back cover and then screws). The bezel-less sides are perfect for multiple monitor setups and it was priced really well when I bought it, maybe a little too good to be true. It had a DisplayPort which I thought was really nice. Unfortunately, none of this stuff matters because it died.I think the worst part of the situation is that Amazon service was terrible in helping me resolve my problem.The below is more on Amazon's assistance for my issue, which some of you may end up having to do if you purchase this monitor:I used the tech repair/replace that Amazon now offers. The guy took 5-10 minutes to research that I needed unplug and replug the monitor. I almost fell out of my chair for such an insult, seeing as I told him twice that unplugged and replugged the monitor. Once in the intro, when they say describe your problem and once right after he said "Hello", as I knew he would go there. And yet, it took Amazon 5-10 minutes to "unplug and replug". He then took a subsequent 5 minutes to ask me if the LED indicator was on. This was right after I had told him that the "light indicator" wouldn't turn on. I was shocked that he couldn't connect the fact that "light indicator" refers to the LED indicator. After that, he told me that there was nothing he could do for me and that I would have to contact the manufacturer ( as it was a little over a month since the purchase and thus making me ineligible for a replacement/refund).

Returned for 27 inch ROG