Not long ago, curved screens were the exception. But now we’re seeing a solid flow of releases. The AOC C27G1 combines curvature with gamer-friendly features like 144Hz refresh and AMD FreeSync. It’s not as keenly priced as Acer’s ED273, but has a bit more to offer making it a contender for affordable gaming.

The C27G1, like the ED273, only offers Full HD resolution rather than the 2,560 x 1,440 that we might have expected at this screen size. However, beyond this aspect the specification looks very promising. Also like the ED273, the C27G1’s panel uses VA technology and has a 1800R curvature. However, AOC quotes a 1ms response time, although this is MPRT rather than grey-to-grey, which is a different way of measuring response.