Koorui isn’t a brand I’ve been familiar with and I wouldn’t blame you for not recognizing the name either. The company is an emerging brand from China, backed by a semiconductor giant. The company has been working to break into the gaming monitor department. I’ve been testing the 27-inch QHD wide monitor for the past few weeks.
Designed for high framerates and a full-colour gamut, I have not only used the Koorui display for fun but also as a secondary display for productivity. Much to my surprise, this brand didn’t disappoint. For its price point of $349 in Canada, users will get a fair amount of contemporary support right out of the box. As expected, some notable concessions are being made as a budget-friendly option. This includes subpar frames when playing at over 144Hz. Whether or not that matters will come down to the cost evaluation and the kinds of games you typically play.
The 27-inch monitor from Koorui is specifically designed to be a 240Hz gaming display and that’s represented in its design as well. The rear side of the monitor features a splashy red accent. The three-point stand has a bit of a futuristic style to it. But all in all, this is a wide monitor that you’ve seen before or have used in the past. Nothing stands out as extraordinarily odd or unique. The build is quite solid, especially when factoring in the price. There are minimal bezels surrounding the display, keeping it looking elegant.
The 27-inch monitor serves as the high-end option from Koorui. It supports a QHD Wide IPS panel with 1440p. It also provides a standard 16:9 aspect ratio. The size of the monitor comes in at 21.1 x 16 x 7.5 inches with a great 1ms response time for gaming. The display also supports a 1,000:1 dynamic contrast and 100% SRGB colour gamut.
As far as ports are concerned, the display features two HDMI ports (one 1080p and one 1440p), both with 144Hz support. The DisplayPort features on the monitor are where you’ll unlock the full 1440p with up to 240Hz for the higher frame rates. There’s also a 3.5mm headphone jack, power option, and a small joystick to use for navigation. Unfortunately, the joystick and on-board menu navigation is rough to use. Thankfully, I didn’t find myself wanting to tweak too many settings straight out of the box. However, I did find the stock saturation level a little much so I wanted to bring down the levels a tad.
Finally, I want to give notice to the monitor stand. It’s easy to set up and use. As expected, it allows you to move and pivot the monitor from a landscape orientation to portrait mode. During work, I used the display as my secondary monitor, it was easy to switch orientations.
As the Koorui is a gaming monitor at heart, I had to set up and launch a few games to see how it fares. The 1ms response time is quite accurate with inputs being readily registered and shown on screen with no noticeable delays. This is fantastic for more competitive games like Fortnite or Call of Duty. Launching into games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Doom Eternal, I was pretty impressed by the colour support the monitor provided. As mentioned, once I took care of tweaks to the display settings, I was impressed by the colour output of the monitor. The bright neon lights of Night City were accentuated nicely. The inky blacks came through really well. All in all, there’s a solid contrast between the colour spectrum Koorui’s monitor can offer and those darker tones in games like Doom Eternal.
Where I think the monitor falls short is its framerate support. On the box, Koorui touts upwards of 240Hz support. In most cases, this is overkill. Many players won’t ever be in the position where they need to prioritize 240Hz these days. Typically, 60Hz is the standard with 120Hz being the bar unlocking smoother gameplay. While my day-to-day rig and graphics card can render 120Hz gameplay, I did notice the monitor struggled in games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Starfield. While cruising through the open worlds, motion was a little choppy in my experience. However, when scaling down to 60fps, everything ran smoothly.
Finally, the prevailing issue I experienced was what’s referred to as ghosting. In games where there’s a lot of intense movement, an issue where images can trail behind the subject can become apparent. It’s a known issue across many budget-friendly monitors and TVs. Unfortunately, these artifacts are pretty apparent if you’re playing something like Doom Eternal or Call of Duty. For slower games or less demanding titles, you may not notice this as much.
Koorui landed on my radar, entering with a tantalizing entry-level gaming monitor. With its 27-inch screen real estate, it serves as not only a monitor for gaming but productivity. The colour gamut and contrast features are stellar across the board, ripe for any games new and old. However, if you’re explicitly looking at a new monitor that’ll support high framerates and smooth gameplay, just know that there are trade-offs in the cost of the monitor versus the output in support. If you’re comfortable leveraging 60fps and don’t demand the full 240Hz then you’ll likely find a lot of value from this monitor.
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