27" HP 27fw gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The HP 27fw is a relatively new monitor. With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. For graphics color quality, the HP 27fw has an average color depth of 6 -bit, resulting in dithered gradients and more slightly less accurate colors. In terms of pixel density, the HP 27fw has an low density of 81 pixels-per-inch, resulting in pixelated text and picture quality. The HP 27fw has a maximum refresh rate of 75 Hz and this may be too low for the extremely fast frame rates in competitive games. For the average response rate, the HP 27fw scores 14 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate. The monitor does not have a VESA mount. HP 27fw has a total input lag of 23.5 ms, which is bad among the competition. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1000 : 1. The HP 27fw has no Display Port and which is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The brightness of HP 27fw is lower than other monitors. The minimum response rate of HP 27fw is 5 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. Graphically demanding games may cause frame drops outside the adative refresh rate of 48 Hz.

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Brand	HP
Year	2018
Model	27fw
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	48Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	75Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	1920 x 1080
Panel Type	IPS
Pixel Density	81 ppi
Minimum Response Time	5ms
Average Response Time	14ms
Total Response + Input Lag	23.5ms
Maximum Brightness	300 cd/m^2
Price	$ 320.0
VESA Mount	No
Native Color Depth	6 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	1000 : 1
Display Port	No
Overall Combination Score	55.0/100	Acceptable

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Specifications

27" HP 27fw 3D

3D	No

27" HP 27fw Accessories

Accessories	HDMI cable

27" HP 27fw Additional features

Additional features	Security lock slot

27" HP 27fw Brand, series, model

Brand	HP
Model	27fw
Model alias	3KS64AA

27" HP 27fw Camera

Camera	No

27" HP 27fw Certificates, standards and licenses

Certificates, standards and licenses	BSMICBCCCCECSAEACENERGY STAR 7.0Epeat SilverFCC Class BGEMSIS 1121ISCKCCMEPSNOMPSBRCMSABSSASOTÜV/GSVCCI-BWHQL (Windows 10)

27" HP 27fw Connectivity

Connectivity	1 x HDMI 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x D-sub

27" HP 27fw Dimensions, weight and color

Colors	Silver
Depth	40 mm (millimeters) 4 cm (centimeters) 1.5748 in (inches) 0.1312 ft (feet)
Depth with stand	204.4 mm (millimeters) 20.44 cm (centimeters) 8.0472 in (inches) 0.6706 ft (feet)
Height	365.3 mm (millimeters) 36.53 cm (centimeters) 14.3819 in (inches) 1.1985 ft (feet)
Height with stand	449.2 mm (millimeters) 44.92 cm (centimeters) 17.685 in (inches) 1.4738 ft (feet)
Weight with stand	3.68 kg (kilograms) 8.11 lbs (pounds)
Width	611.8 mm (millimeters) 61.18 cm (centimeters) 24.0866 in (inches) 2.0072 ft (feet)
Width with stand	611.8 mm (millimeters) 61.18 cm (centimeters) 24.0866 in (inches) 2.0072 ft (feet)

27" HP 27fw Display

Aspect ratio	1.778:116:9
Average response time	14 ms (milliseconds) 0.0140 s (seconds)
Backlight	W-LED
Brightness	300 cd/m² (candela per square meter)
Coating	Anti-glare/Matte
Colors	16777216 colors 24 bits
Diagonal	685.8 mm (millimeters) 68.58 cm (centimeters) 27 in (inches) 2.25 ft (feet)
Display area	89.97 % (percent)
Dynamic contrast	10000000 : 1
FRC	Yes
Height	336.312 mm (millimeters) 33.6312 cm (centimeters) 13.2406 in (inches) 1.1034 ft (feet)
Horizontal viewing angle	178 ° (degrees)
Maximum response time	28 ms (milliseconds) 0.0280 s (seconds)
Minimum response time	5 ms (milliseconds) 0.0050 s (seconds)
NTSC (1953)	72 % (percent)
Panel bit depth	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Panel type	IPS
Pixel density	81 ppi (pixels per inch) 32 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Pixel pitch	0.311 mm (millimeters) 0.0311 cm (centimeters) 0.0123 in (inches) 0.001 ft (feet)
Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels Full HD / 1080p
Size class	27 in (inches)
Static contrast	1000 : 1
Vertical viewing angle	178 ° (degrees)
Width	597.888 mm (millimeters) 59.7888 cm (centimeters) 23.5389 in (inches) 1.9616 ft (feet)

27" HP 27fw Ergonomics

Backward tilt	25 ° (degrees)
Forward tilt	5 ° (degrees)
Forward/backward tilt	Yes
Height adjustment	No
Landscape/portrait pivot	No
Left/right swivel	No
Removable stand	Yes
VESA mount	No

27" HP 27fw Features

Features	AMD FreeSync technology, HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Low Blue Light

27" HP 27fw Frequencies

Horizontal frequency (digital)	30 kHz - 86 kHz (kilohertz)
Vertical frequency (digital)	48 Hz - 75 Hz (hertz)

27" HP 27fw Operating and storage conditions

Operating humidity	20 % - 80 % (percent)
Operating temperature	0 °C - 40 °C (degrees Celsius) 32 °F - 104 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
Storage humidity	10 % - 90 % (percent)
Storage temperature	-20 °C - 65 °C (degrees Celsius) -4 °F - 149 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)

27" HP 27fw Power supply and consumption

110V	100 V - 120 V (volts)
220V	220 V - 240 V (volts)
Alternating current frequency	50 Hz - 60 Hz (hertz)
Energy efficiency class	A+
Power consumption (average)	23 W (watts)
Power consumption (maximum)	28 W (watts)
Power consumption (off)	0.17 W (watts)
Power consumption (sleep)	0.21 W (watts)