GEARZ-Edge 27-inch 300Hz/240Hz Curved Gaming Monitor — 1ms 1500R 4000:1 contrast
240Hz-class speed on a 27-inch curved VA panel, with an overclock headroom to 300Hz. The 4000:1 static contrast is the real differentiator: dark corners in CS2 maps like Mirage and Anubis hold enough shadow detail to read a silhouette.
- Refresh Rate
- 300 Hz (240 Hz native)
- Response Time
- 1 ms
- Contrast Ratio
- 4000:1
Strengths
- 240Hz native with 300Hz overclock headroom — past the threshold where motion blur stops being readable during fast flicks
- 4000:1 static contrast is roughly four times a typical IPS panel, which is what makes unlit corners legible rather than grey mush
- A built-in crosshair overlay is baked into the OSD, so it survives anti-cheat and works in any title
Trade-offs
- 27 inch at 1080p is about 82 pixels per inch — text and distant detail are visibly softer than on a 1440p panel of the same size
- VA panels smear on dark-to-dark transitions: the 1 ms figure is a best case, not what you get in a shadowed corner
- 300Hz is an overclock, not the panel's rated speed — treat 240Hz as the number you actually own
Past 240Hz, motion blur stops being the limit
Crossing 240Hz is the point where panel speed stops being what holds your aim back. Below it, a fast flick smears the target across several frames and the eye has to interpolate. At 240Hz and above, the target stays readable through the movement.
This panel is native 240Hz with a 300Hz overclock, and that distinction matters more than the marketing. Treat 240Hz as what you own and 300Hz as headroom: the overclock is real but it is not what the panel is rated for, and it is not where you should expect guaranteed frame pacing.
4000:1 contrast is the spec that actually wins rounds
Refresh rate gets the headlines; on CS2 maps, contrast decides more duels.
A typical IPS gaming panel sits around 1000:1 static contrast. This one is rated 4000:1 — roughly four times deeper blacks. In practice that is the difference between an unlit corner of Mirage rendering as flat grey and rendering with enough separation to pick out a silhouette standing in it.
It also carries 130% sRGB coverage and 300 cd/m² brightness, which is unremarkable but adequate: you want a competitive monitor to be accurate and bright enough, not vivid.
The OSD crosshair, and why it is not cheating
The monitor draws a crosshair overlay in its own on-screen display, below the operating system entirely. That means it is invisible to anti-cheat — there is no software running on the machine — and it works in any title, including ones that hide or restyle the in-game crosshair.
It is most useful on weapons with no reliable centre reference, and in 4:3 stretched setups where the in-game crosshair position can feel off. See our 4:3 stretched resolution guide for how that interacts with the rest of the setup.
Where it gives ground
Two honest limits.
Pixel density. 27 inch at 1920×1080 works out to about 82 pixels per inch. On a 24-inch panel the same resolution gives ~92 ppi. You will see the difference on text and on distant detail, and it is the price of the larger screen.
VA smearing. The 1 ms response figure is measured on a favourable transition. VA panels are slowest going from dark to dark — which is, inconveniently, exactly the shadowed corner the 4000:1 contrast is there to help you see. The contrast advantage is real; so is the smear.
Verdict
The strongest pick here if you want 240Hz-class motion on a 27-inch curved screen and care more about reading shadows than about pixel density. If text sharpness matters to you, a 1440p panel at the same size is the better buy — and if you are driving 240 frames a second, check your graphics card can actually sustain them before paying for the refresh rate.
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Updated 10 October 2026
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