AOC U2868PQU

Monitor

Now, you could argue that it’s hardly surprising this AOC is competitive with the other 28-inch 4K monitors on offer. A screen is only as good as its LCD panel and, as far as we know, there may only be one 28-inch TN 4K panel being made right now. That means there’s a chance all three 28-inch models on test this month use the same panel.

We don’t know how this is possible, but one thing is for sure – AOC’s track record for poor quality monitor electronics comes to an end with the U2868PQU. Both the black and white scales are excellent by default. This monitor has decent image processing in terms of static quality, no question.

But get this: the AOC actually looks nicer than the more expensive Asus monitor. Its colours are that little bit more vibrant, its blacks a little deeper and inkier, and even its viewing angles seem a little broader and more stable.

It also has a solid (albeit slightly anonymous) chassis and a fully adjustable stand, which for us is critical at this price point. Oh, and just to add to the upsides, AOC has also seen fit to include a USB hub with USB 3.0 support. Nice touch on such an aggressively priced screen, eh?

You also get the full gamut of inputs, including DisplayPort 1.2 for proper 60Hz refresh, DVI, HDMI and even VGA. In reality you’re only going to want to run it on DisplayPort on your primary PC, but the other inputs may come in handy for occasional console usage, debugging an old PC or, well, whatever.

At first we thought it might be a PC-side issue. But no, the Asus 28-inch model running on the same video card doesn’t lag. Neither does the Dell. For the record, it doesn’t matter what resolution you run at. This AOC always lags a little.

So far, so good then. Are there any serious issues? The OSD conforms to the AOC norm, which sadly means it looks crummy, and is brainmeltingly illogical and hard to navigate. We could live with that, though; what really spoils the deal here is some undeniable input lag.

Exactly how much that’s likely to bother you is tricky for us to define, but we find it a bit bothersome, even on the desktop. It just niggles away at you. In first person shooters it produces that laggy, unresponsive feel that’s redolent of games consoles, or when you are running something that’s a little more demanding than your video card can truly cope with.

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