KTC H27P22S 4K monitor on test - it has everything I need

I checked their history and they often work with well-known brands like Acer, ASUS, ViewSonic and the like. It hasn't been long since they started selling their own monitors, so it's quite normal to be hesitant about the brand at first. I could very quickly write it off as just another one of the many Chinese products that have been coming to Europe lately. Which wouldn't be fair.

They have produced a good monitor with flaws that I would call minor and liveable.

KTC H27P22S price?

On the website www.geekbuying.com, where we also borrowed the monitor, it is available for €379.99 with a promotional code NNNKTCHP22S.

KTC H27P22S – good build, slim bezels and all the features you need

Just as gaming computers can be very good workhorses, gaming monitors can also be very versatile in their tasks. The KTC H27P22S did best when showing me action scenes and cinematic cutscenes in games, but before that I used it for 8 or more hours of work where the crazy specs it has aren't necessary, but still welcome.

Let's start at the beginning. You only need your hands and no additional tools to assemble the monitor. You assemble the stand and attach the monitor to it, it will take you a minute or two. The stand is very rigid, high-quality and easily carries the burden of a 27-inch monitor. The monitor can be turned left/right, its tilt and height can be adjusted, it can also be turned into a vertical monitor. The height and angle are absolutely necessary for me, because I use the computer or the monitor in a completely different way between work and play. Turning is rarely convenient for me, it mainly benefits programmers or streamers.

The edges around the screen are very thin or look like they don't exist at all. While I'm used to a curved screen and agree that it offers a more immersive feel while gaming, I didn't miss it. On the back is the only button for adjusting settings and turning on some functions. We can choose between HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 connectors, both of which support up to 160 Hz and 4K resolution (3840 x 2160).

Fast, colorful, accurate, but a little too bright

Not everything is perfect, but there is much to praise. The IPS panel is of high quality. There's no support for 10-bit color depth, but they've made up for it somewhat with 8-bit depth with the added support of Frame Rate Control, which basically means that a pixel flashes two alternating colors at once, so fast that it's hard to see with the eye. we don't notice. This is how they achieved that the monitor displays more than a billion colors, although it does not have the appropriate depth. Does this number matter? Not even for most. Most people are only interested in whether the picture is good or not.

And in this case, the answer is undoubtedly yes. The colors are very dynamic and also accurate. Visibility is good from all angles and the colors are not distorted if you happen to look at the monitor from a sharper angle. The maximum resolution is 4K (3840 x 2160) and for the first time I was able to test this type of monitor for a long time. Unfortunately, due to the insufficiently powerful graphics card (RX 5700 XT and RX 6700 XT), I was not able to test all the games where 4K would reach its maximum expression, but I still got a glimpse of what 4K gaming looks like in some less demanding games.

The experience is phenomenal. It would be even better if it had at least 32 inches of screen space instead of 27 inches, but even here there is a huge difference between 1440p and 4K, let alone 1080p, which is still the most popular among gamers. The sharpness is particularly excellent.

The image is understandably not at the level of an OLED screen, which you won't even be able to find for such money. If you're looking for a monitor exclusively for professional work, look at the higher end. For primary gaming and moderately demanding work with colors, the KTC H27P22S will suffice.

My game portfolio is very diverse. I like to play shooter games, like Apex Legends, Call of Duty, but I prefer to immerse myself in stories (Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher, Ghost of Tsushima, Baldur's Gate III...). In action games, I paid attention to possible "ghosting" that can occur at high refresh rates. I didn't notice it, but I admit that sometimes it was borderline whether it was motion blur or ghosting.

I can praise the level of detail that the monitor manages to display, the latency is low (1 ms GtG), but I criticize the average brightness level. My gaming room is not illuminated from all sides, in fact the only light source is the ceiling light and the light coming from other rooms. Since I like to play in the dark, brightness isn't such an issue. But when I put the monitor in a more lit room, it had to work hard. The HDR function had problems at all, the whole thing was very slow and I'm not a fan of it on this monitor. The contrasts could also be better, but compared to the brightness and HDR, I didn't think it was that bad.

Display Stream Compression is enabled by default due to the 160-Hz refresh rate. If you want to connect another monitor, you will have to turn it off.

G-Sync and FreeSync are also available. You can also attach it to the wall with a suitable bracket.

The KTC H27P22S is a good 4K monitor

It is not the cheapest, which can be a hindrance for users who will prefer to choose a more well-known brand. For example, the AOC U27G3X is available for a similar price, as is the Samsung Odyssey G70B. Although it does not have the same reputation as the others, at least not in Slovenia, it is still a very good monitor.

The image quality is very good, the sharpness and level of detail are exceptional. The 160-Hz refresh rate is of course the highlight for gamers, although there isn't much of a difference between 144 Hz and 160 Hz. They were also generous with the connectors, the manufacturing also works with quality.

It does everything right in the main areas, but falls short in the little things, such as HDR and brightness. Everything else works very encouragingly.