LG MP59G 27MP59G-P 27" Black 2017

The LG 27MP59G-P nails the basics with a 1ms response time and FreeSync, but the 60Hz refresh rate and 250 nits brightness hold it back. It's got a 4.5/5 rating from 3,259 reviews, so owners are happy. Just don't pay more than USD 199 for it.

The 1ms Motion Blur Reduction is the star of the show here. That's the kind of response time that keeps ghosting and blurring to a minimum, and it's backed up by Dynamic Action Sync to cut down input lag. For RTS games and fast shooters, this monitor feels more responsive than its 60Hz refresh rate would suggest. The 60Hz ceiling is the bottleneck though. You're capped at 60 frames per second, which is fine for console gaming or mid-range PCs, but anyone with a beefy GPU will be leaving performance on the table.

AMD FreeSync helps smooth things out when your frame rate dips, reducing tearing and stuttering. That's a genuinely useful feature at this price point. The IPS panel gives you better viewing angles than a TN panel, which matters if you're not always sitting dead center. But the 250 nits brightness is a weak spot. In a bright room, you'll be squinting. The Black Stabilizer feature helps in dark scenes by brightening shadows, which is a nice touch for spotting enemies hiding in corners.

Stacked against the competition, the LG 27MP59G-P is fighting an uphill battle. The ASUS ROG Strix XG27AQDMG and MSI MAG 271QPX QD-OLED E2 are OLED panels with much higher refresh rates and vastly better color performance. The Samsung Odyssey G7 G75F brings a 240Hz refresh rate and quantum dot color. Even the BenQ MA270U offers better color accuracy for productivity work. Where the LG wins is price. If you can snag it for around USD 199, it's a fraction of what those competitors cost. But you're giving up refresh rate, brightness, color accuracy, and modern connectivity. The Alienware AW2725D is in a completely different league. This LG is a budget gaming monitor, and it performs like one. That's not an insult, it's just the reality of the numbers.

Pricing on this monitor is all over the place. In the US, we're seeing listings from USD 199 to USD 775 across 7 different sellers. That's a massive USD 576 spread for the same panel. At the low end, around USD 199, this is a genuinely good deal for a 27-inch IPS gaming monitor with FreeSync and 1ms response. At the high end, you're getting fleeced. There's also a CAD 320 listing in Canada and a JPY 56,698 listing in Japan, but the US price variance is the real story here. If you're shopping for this monitor, patience pays off. Wait for a sale or a reputable seller at the lower end of that range. Paying anything close to USD 775 for a 60Hz 1080p panel in 2024 is a mistake.

The LG 27MP59G-P is a 27-inch 1080p IPS panel that leans hard into its gaming credentials, and the numbers tell an interesting story. It sits at the 65th percentile for performance in our database, which is solid but not spectacular. The 1ms Motion Blur Reduction and AMD FreeSync are the headline features here, and they do make a real difference for fast-paced games. But the 60Hz refresh rate caps the ceiling on how smooth things can get, and the 250 nits brightness is a reminder this is a budget-minded panel from a few years back.

Customer sentiment is where this monitor really shines. With a 4.5 out of 5 rating across 3,259 reviews, it lands in the 90th percentile for social proof. People genuinely like this thing. The IPS panel gives you decent viewing angles and color for the price, though the color performance itself ranks in the 17th percentile, so don't expect to do any serious photo editing on it. This is a gaming monitor first, and a pretty good one for the money if you can find it at the right price.

If you're running a modern GPU or a current-gen console, skip this. The 60Hz refresh rate is the biggest dealbreaker. Anyone who's experienced 144Hz or higher will find going back to 60Hz jarring. The 250 nits brightness is also a problem if your room gets any natural light. And if you care about color accuracy for photo or video work, the 17th percentile color performance is a non-starter. This monitor makes sense for budget builds, secondary displays, or casual gamers who don't know what they're missing yet. Everyone else should save up for something with a higher refresh rate and better brightness.

The LG 27MP59G-P is a solid budget gaming monitor that's been outclassed by newer options but still holds up for casual gamers. The 1ms response time and FreeSync support are the real deal, and the 90th percentile social proof tells you people are happy with their purchase. But the 60Hz refresh rate, 250 nits brightness, and 17th percentile color performance are hard to ignore in 2024. If you can find this for around USD 199, it's a reasonable buy for a secondary monitor or a first gaming setup on a tight budget. At anything above USD 250, you should be looking at newer panels with higher refresh rates and better brightness.