
The included cables and external power supply are white to match the monitor and consist of one each of DisplayPort, HDMI and USB-C. You’ll need to source your own bolts though. It snaps onto the back, or you can use your own mount with the provided 100mm VESA lug nuts. The base is satin-finished cast aluminum, while the upright is plastic with a metal core. The stand and panel ship in three pieces and can be assembled without tools. The 27UK850 is an attractive package for both gamers and professionals and just might be the perfect monitor for someone with no room for compromise. At this writing, the 27UK850 sells for under $650, which makes it competitive with other 27-inch Ultra HD monitors that don’t offer gaming features or HDR. The 27UK850’s backlight is a white LED arrayed at the edge, which keeps the price at a reasonable level but eliminates the advantages of zone-dimming. That provides a decent effect, but it won’t dazzle quite like a full-array backlight model. Our HDR tests showed the monitor’s capable of just over 400 nits peak in HDR mode. Its native gamut is sRGB however, it does a good job of simulating extra saturation when presented with a high-dynamic-range (HDR) signal.


2020 color space, 10-bit color and the SMPTE ST 2084 transfer function), it doesn’t have extended color. Though it sports Ultra HD and HDR10 (which uses the wide-gamut Rec.

And in its role as a professional display, it leaves out a few key features. The 27UK850 isn’t as sharply focused as the dedicated gaming screens we’ve reviewed lately.
