Gawfolk 27 Inch Gaming Monitor IPS 260Hz, QHD 2560 * 1440p PC Monitors, Computer Screen for Home & Office

Bought two of them. They arrived last night. Spent far too much time testing them. Summary: great cheap office productivity 4k monitor with extra width. Huge pro: the resolution. Those extra pixels (x2560 v. x2160) are incredible for usability, either in portrait mode or landscape. Even at 200% scaling (to avoid blurry text caused by the rendering that Windows 10/11 has at anything other than 100%/200%/300% because DPI scaling in Windows 10/11 is atrocious. So in landscape mode, I can see two pages, even at 200%. The portrait mode allows me to have very usable, larger text, fitting a page & the header of the next page. Very clear text. Ahhhh..... Huge Pro: has DC dimming, not PWM. That's critical for my eye strain. I cannot use PWM because my eyes tire quickly. I don't have a physical device, but the app that I use says that the flickering is very low (below 5%). I don't notice anything, in any event. Pro: supports FreeSync, which means G-Sync worked for me on my ancient 1060 card. YMMV, I guess. Pro: slightly above average contrast ratio (for an IPS) of 1,200 to 1. Pro: supports DCR. Probably not a higher end implementation, of course. Pro: has a blue light mode. I don't use that, because I prefer using software for that. Con: the stand is perfunctory. I put it on a $30 stand that I previously bought for another monitor. The 75x75 VESA mounting holes are at the bottom of the panel, which means it works well for landscape but do not work for portrait without significant effort (the monitor in portrait mode is also on a custom stand and to offset the sag caused by the mounting hole placement, I have a small shipping box propped under the sagging side, with more cardboard as spacers to level the monitor. Update: I fixed the sagging by buying two VESA adapters (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0741CFJVW), which allows the monitor to be very close to the center of the monitor stand. Con: although the display is IPS, the panel's viewing angle is not that great. Even looking at it straight on, the right side of the landscape and the right side of the portrait mode monitor are washed out. Think of this as poor man's BenQ RD280U. I don't know if it's the same panel, btw, just the same resolution, contrast ratio, and both have a matte finish. This has 120% sRGB; the BenQ has 100% sRGB. Perhaps this is a prior iteration of the panel used in the BenQ (the BOE MV282CVB-N11). Perhaps it is uses the BOE MV282CVB-N10. I don't know, though as software does not show the panel manufacturer (other than the Gawfolk model, GF005. Small Con: HDMI does not run at 60 hz. But the two DP ports are 1.4 and can easily handle 60 hz. I'm now very tempted to buy another set for my office at work.

Jonathan in Arizona · 2026-03-04 · via amazon

28 Inch 3840x2560p display. I replaced a 32" 4k monitor with this. It doesn't sound like the extra vertical resolution is all that much, but it's VERY noticeable in real life. I feel like I can get so much more "stuff" on screen at once, or I can view long chunks of text without scrolling. Plus, the slightly smaller screen fits my desk better, and means I can see everything at a glance instead of feeling like I have to "look around" to see the whole screen. It really seems like this must be using the exact same panel as the "BenQ RD280U 28.2” 4K 3840x2560 3:2 Programming Monitor" that sells for $600! I have no dead or stuck pixels, the backlighting is reasonably bright, and text looks great on either light or dark backgrounds. Really, this monitor gives you such a great display for such a small amount of money I feel like I stole it! Of course the rest of the package is the cheapest possible plastic and pot metal. Nothing about it feels premium, and apparently there is a speaker, but I don't know why they bothered as it's completely useless. Just like with the 3:2 BENQ monitor, you have to use DisplayPort (not HDMI) to get 60hz at full resolution, but it has two, separate DisplayPort connections (along with 2 more HDMI ports), so I had no problem hooking it up. It works fine with an M1 Pro Mac, a Dell laptop using a Dell dock, and a desktop PC, all using DisplayPort. For this price, the only complaint I have is that my desk isn't big enough for me to buy another one! I'd been complaining that there aren't enough 3:2 monitor options. I guess you really don't need a lot of options when you can get one this good for this cheap!

ducman · 2026-02-05 · via amazon

———I want to preface this by mentioning my benchmarks are in the top left of my photo. I will say I am a hardcore gamer and I can take full advantage of this monitor, so that you may take full advantage of my word and review. This monitor is absolutely amazing—— This is hands-down the best computer monitor I have ever purchased, especially from a “budget-friendly” type of brand. It’s responsive, the colors are unbelievably sharp and vibrant for a $140 sale 4K display. It also has HDR compatibility, that my $200 ultrawide “has” but doesn’t even support. So this brand has my unwavering recommendations. The menu controls are straightforward, though some options have more modern terminology. RTX4070/R5-5600X/16GB RAM. I have been playing all the RE memakes, CoD titles, and GTAV all in 4K, HRD, RTX, the whole bag. This was the greatest investment for my workstation I could have made. The size of the monitor makes it great for laying down in bed too, as I usually play with a controller before sleep. The stand lacks adjustablility outsize vertical movement, but I bought an arm preparing for this, and it’s flawless on it. The power draw is also hardly 50Watts. So it’s also on the scale of a new PC modification. As opposed to my 250Watt monitors, as lower resolution like 1080P. I only have two negative things to say and they aren’t even necessarily about this product. You can get static shock from the frame, and I didn’t notice for a month bc I barely have shaggy upholstery. And sometimes it hurts. And no matter how many times it happens I’m not gonna remember to discharge myself first lmfao

Ghucc ue · 2026-04-09 · via amazon

I bought two for coding work and they are perfect in size and color. I think the manufacturer tuned the screen for coding work; the default settings are just right - not too bright, not too dark. Texts look sharp and clear in either light theme or dark theme. Very happy with the price and quality so far.

making sense · 2026-03-10 · via amazon

Before I start. I did return mine. But that was no fault of the monitor itself. It just wasn’t the the right fit for me. The monitor is actually pretty good. My office isn’t all the bright but this was perfectly capable of competing with the sunlight coming in from the window behind it. The colors were nice and vibrant. It looked pretty good after I calibrated it. It wasn’t the most solid feeling thing in the world when I needed to adjust it, but it was fine. I think it would be great for someone that likes 4k on 27in monitor, but really just needs a little extra vertical height. The added vertical resolution was super useful while coding and editing photos. My only real gripe with it was that the inputs were really close to the bottom of the monitor. There wasn’t a good way to keep the cables from being visible without ordering some 90 degree connectors. I ultimately returned mine because I need a monitor of similar resolution that’s just bigger. I need all the resolution because I need a lot of info available at one time. When scaling was set to 100% on this monitor, the text was too small for me to read it while scripting. That’s not a fault of the monitor. It was great otherwise.

Alex Midgett · 2026-01-10 · via amazon

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