KTC H27E6 test: the 300 Hz QHD gaming monitor for less than € 300 that changes the situation

The KTC H27E6 is equipped with a light gray foot, both aesthetic and functional. The finishes are not exceptional and the plastic of the foot does not breathe quality. Fortunately, it allows a complete screen adjustment. You can not only adjust the inclination and the height, but also rotate the screen from left to right and even pass it in portrait mode. Excellent news for those who want to optimize their workstation or take advantage of a vertical display for coding, reading or web navigation.

The connection is grouped back at the rear and includes two HDMI 2.1 ports, a DisplayPort, a USB-A port to connect a device, without forgetting a headphone jack. There is no USB-C port or a larger hub, but at this price, difficult to make the mouth … This connectors will suit the majority of users, while frustrating those who would like to use their screen as a workstation.

Menus navigation is carried out using a small joystick located at the right back of the screen. The interface is not the prettiest on the market, but we find the essentials: image profiles, overdrive, selection of sources, etc. In any case, we appreciate the simplicity of navigation in the menus. As a bonus, the back of the screen has RGB lighting for a small atmosphere on its desk.

The K27E6 unfortunately does not include speakers, which is quite common on monitors gaming. However, the ludophiles will generally have a helmet available and an audio system will be able to help out on occasion.

As a box outlet, the KTC H27E6 does not shine with its colorimetric fidelity. However, it has several integrated profiles, but none offers a satisfactory result. The best calibrated is the “user” profile that we have activated for this test. In this mode, the medium delta e measured in SDR is 5.8, which is clearly above the threshold of 3 considered acceptable.

Certain shades, especially in hot tones, undergo significant drifts. This will not necessarily bother players, but content creators will go their way. We advise to manually calibrate the device to obtain a more faithful rendering.

The average gamma of 2.01 is slightly too clear and can give a slightly flat rendering in the dark scenes. The average temperature of 6,160 k draws towards hot tones and moves away from the 6,500 k of reference. The IPS panel nevertheless grants good viewing angles and contrasts are correct for this technology with a rate measured at 1390: 1. We are far from the contrasts of a slab VA or OLED, but it remains in the standard for this type of screen.

On the reflections side, the slab is doing very well with a reflectance of only 9.1 %, an excellent score for a matt screen. This treatment makes it possible to limit discomfort linked to ambient light, which is always appreciable, especially in office environment or in a well -lit room.

HDR

The KTC H27E6 is HDR10 compatible, but ignores the Dolby Vision and the HDR10+ rather reserved for high -end models. The EOTF curve is fairly well followed, even if the dark areas are a little brighter than they should be.

We measured a bright 460 cd/m² peak, which is pretty good for a screen in this range. This makes it possible to bring out certain light effects in compatible video games or films, even if the rendering is quite limited on the monitor as a rule.

In HDR mode, the colorimetry improves clearly with a medium delta e which descends to 2.4, well below the limit of 3. It is generally the opposite…

The H27E6 also covers 97.1 % of the DCI-P3 space and 75.1 % of the REC.2020, results there still classic for an IPS panel. This large colorimetric cover allows the monitor to offer bright and brilliant shades, a real plus for recent HDR content.

It is obviously that the H27E6 plays its best card here. With a 300 Hz cooling rate, the screen ensures excellent fluidity for competitive games. In fact, few machines will manage to exploit this framerate in 1440p on large games like Cyberpunk 2077. But in less gourmet titles like Valuing, Counter Strike or Apexthe gamer should hope for very high values.

We have measured a remanence at 8.5 ms, which is very correct for an IPS panel, although some competing monitors do better, especially in the OLED category. We advise you to let theoverdrive on standard so as not to trigger reverse ghosting On the screen.

L’input lag Stepped at 9.2 ms, an excellent score which guarantees unfailing reactivity between your mouse actions and their repercussions on the screen. Finally, the monitor is compatible with G-Sync and Freesync in order to avoid the tearing (Image tearing phenomenon). With its high refreshment, the KTC H27E6 is therefore an excellent ally for competitive players who want to enjoy an ultra-fluid experience.