AOC i2769Vm Glossy Black Bezel 27″ 5ms Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor Built-in Speakers

With street prices around £200, or under if you look carefully, the AOC i2769Vm is one of those value-packed IPS panels where you need to keep half an eye out for the catch.

To start, it’s 27in of screen space with a very thin bezel edge that’s none too solid around three of the sides. Inside, the picture starts around 10 mm in from the edge. Along the bottom, there’s a silvery plastic bottom strip that squeaks if you press it firmly.

The menu controls are arranged under it, so some hunting usually needs to be done, especially as the icons are marked in dark grey on the panel, with no backlighting. Needless to say, in subdued light, it’s impossible to see what they are without shining a light. The overall menu arrangement could have been done better.

There are lots of options though, including Eco mode to reduce the power consumption (typically 35 W when on and 0.5W on standby), and sharpness adjustment with the Clear Vision setting. That latter control may comes into play because this is of course, a 27in screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Fortunately it isn’t really needed because the anti-aliasing strikes a good balance between well rendered text and sharpness with it turned off.

Around the back of the AOC a nicely curved panel houses the internal power supply and the interfaces. These include a D-Sub, DisplayPort, HDMI (MHL) and a standard HDMI. There’s also a headphone jack socket but mercifully no speakers.

The AOC i2769Vm sits on a stand that tilts back and forth (-5 to +15 degrees) but doesn’t rotate or elevate. Moving it around does incur some wobble as well but it’s stable enough in normal use.

Key Features

A 2mm ultra-narrow bezel for a virtually borderless appearance
Ultra-thin IPS Panel for a consistent image appearance from all viewing positions
Non-reflective matte anti-glare coating that won’t leave smudges or fingerprints on the screen
Full HD display with 1920 x 1080 maximum resolution
5ms response time for smooth motion playback
Multimedia connectivity with VGA, HDMI, HDMI with MHL, DisplayPort inputs