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Buying a new monitor - Lenovo G27Q-20 or Viewsonic XG2705-2k

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Good day!

my little brother's monitor just died (a cheap china monitor), so I decided to give him my current monitor and buy a new one for myself.

At the moment I'm torn between the G27Q-20 and the XG2705-2K. I can't seem to find any details on the panel they use and most videos and user impressions are pretty general about the monitors

I'm personally leaning towards the G27Q-20 as its a bit cheaper and the Software control is one thing I used heavily on my old Dell monitor since I constantly change my screen brightness throughout the day. I wanna know if the price difference between the lenovo and the Viewsonic is justified.

Thanks in advance for those who'll chime in!
 
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For monitor reviews, you should check out reviews from rtings: https://www.rtings.com/monitor
I would rather recommend gigabyte's M27Q since the overall performance is good and monitor settings can also be controlled through software.
 
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Storage Boot Drive: ADATA XPG SX6000 256gb, Storage Drive: 1TB Samsung 980 x2
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Power Supply Corsair SF750
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For monitor reviews, you should check out reviews from rtings: https://www.rtings.com/monitor
I would rather recommend gigabyte's M27Q since the overall performance is good and monitor settings can also be controlled through software.
Sadly the M27Q here is around $100 more expensive than those two options and i can't find them at MSRP. And I've had bad experiences with gigabyte products in the past (2 motherboards died both from gigabyte) so I'm steering away from them atm.
 
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