The screen is very good for its price. Its colors are vibrant. The refresh rate with an AMD graphics card and HDMI goes up to 120hz. With the display port, it goes up to 165hz. I didn't buy it for gaming. I bought it for office work. Its menu is very easy and allows for many changes. I don't mind that it is in the middle of the screen and below it. However, if someone wants, they can visit LG's official website and download the LG program from there to make the settings from their computer.

I went with VA to have good contrast and I have it. I went with LG because, in addition to the very good colors and the 0 pixel warranty, my previous monitor was LG and it is 10 years old and still works without any problems.

It has very good viewing angles for VA. Actually, viewing angles don't concern me and I didn't want to deal with IPS technology since I didn't want it for gaming.

I can't say much about calibration because it is subjective for me. It depends on each person's eye sensitivity. For browsing and word processing, I use the Gamer 1 profile and the contrast and brightness are around 30 to 34. If I increase the numbers with the white backgrounds I have in front of me, especially in MS Word, it will be like having a fluorescent lamp and I will be working with sunglasses in front of the screen. And on the previous monitor, the contrast and brightness were low.

I don't know about games. There, someone may want high contrast and brightness, as they want in videos and movies that I watch, so I adjust the Gamer 2 profile accordingly.

From here, someone can download the program for settings if they don't want to do them from the monitor:
https://www.lg.com/ca_en/support/product-support/cs-24GQ50F-B.ACCQ/#manual-tab

The preset profiles are also very good. The Reader profile didn't personally suit me. Also, settings can be done in combination with Radeon Software.

Thank you to Konstantinos77 for his review. It was the one that made me buy this monitor.

My friend, I am Panosvf who asked you on 30/11/2023 and you helped me with my questions.

For around 150 euros, I can't ask for more. Also, I didn't need to change my graphics card, which is also 10+ years old. But it is good for its time and still holds up.

I think FHD is for 24-inch monitors. That's where it performs best. However, I repeat, it also depends on eye sensitivity. Something may seem too bright or too dark to me, and the opposite to someone else. I have read good comments in reviews, but the best was from Konstantinos77 who, bless him, knows what he's writing and answers anyone who has questions!

Coming from a screen with a 5ms response rate and 60hz, it's a crazy upgrade. The colors are vibrant, and you can easily adjust them from the menu that the screen itself has. I wouldn't recommend it for people who want it for editing, as it is a VA panel, meaning it is made for FPS and not for 100% color reproduction, which is something that IPS panels do almost perfectly. The structure of the screen is sturdy and it is very lightweight. It comes with the power supply, a nice HDMI cable, the manuals, and inside the manual bag, there are two black screws to attach the monitor stand. It has a nice almost bezel-less design on the sides and top. For games like Fortnite and COD Warzone, it does an amazing job, especially if you select the fastest response time in the menu. It also has a function that I'm not sure how well it works, the power saving mode, where it has a low and high setting. WARNING: IT DOES NOT HAVE SPEAKERS. This means you will need separate speakers or headphones. Overall, it is an excellent monitor and I highly recommend it.

I am amazed by many reviews I read before purchasing this particular monitor, really.
I come from a 4K IPS monitor, obviously considered a downgrade, but I wanted to buy one with high refresh rate.
However!
First of all, I want to emphasize that I had a quite old Philips monitor next to it, which compared to this LG one looked like 8K.
The difference in colors and contrast is shocking. There are no deep blacks, it feels like you have a permanent Sepia filter. I don't even compare it to the 4K monitor I had in its place because it's unfair. I compare it initially to the bad monitor I had next to it. In a few words, I want to emphasize that the VA panel is not for everyone and I would not recommend it at all. Only for clear gaming and for people who haven't worked with other panels.
For me, the difference is huge and extremely annoying, so I started the process of returning it (probably to get the same monitor with an IPS panel).
- And one more thing, I noticed significant pixelation in letters and images. I mention this having made all the necessary settings both on the monitor and on Windows. When I had the letters at 125% in the browser (generally small), you couldn't read them and it was very tiring. As for YouTube, I felt like I was watching images in 720p. This may be due to the fact that it is a 27-inch 1080p monitor, which is partly reasonable, ALTHOUGH I went to the store on the same day and saw some 1080p 27-inch monitors at a similar price range and I definitely didn't see the same thing. So it may also be a problem with this specific monitor.
- Another issue I encountered (which is probably somewhat fixable) is that during gaming, every 5-10 minutes, a black horizontal line would appear along the screen for fractions of a second (as if the cable wasn't properly connected), and this may be related to the refresh rate.
- As for ghosting: in 1-2 specific dark areas, I noticed a huge black shadow following the angle of the wall, and it lasted for about 1 second, taking a long time to disappear. For those who know, it reminded me too much of the "black waves" that hit you in Death Stranding (without exaggeration).

Other than that, it's the first time I've used a monitor with such high refresh rate, so I can't be 100% objective, but the experience was quite good in terms of gaming and frame rate.

For its price, it's probably okay, but for very specific categories, I emphasize again.

AFTER 1 MONTH, I come to say that having bought exactly the same model with an IPS panel, the difference is huge, which confirms what I said above. It's not worth not spending an extra 30-40 euros for the IPS. Huge difference in many aspects.

VA panels are the golden mean between IPS and OLED panels for the average user, whether it concerns gaming, surfing, movies, or office work. Mainly due to the increased contrast and the lack of IPS glow, which unfortunately affects a large portion of IPS panels, in addition to their low contrast ratio.
An excellent monitor both in build quality and image quality!!
As for calibration, I personally relied on the review I provide in the link below.
I should note that in the space where I use the monitor, the ambient lighting is moderate, neither bright nor dark, except during the evening hours when it is usually on the darker side.
I mention this for the Brightness setting I provide below, which may seem particularly low to some, but personally, I want the monitor's brightness not to blind me and to be comfortable for long-term use.
The review concerns the 24" and the viewing distance is about ~60-65 cm.
In the Gamer 2 profile, I created the profile I use for daily, long surfing, and in Gamer 1, I created the profile I use for Gaming and watching movies.

Game Mode: Gamer 1
Brightness: 20
Contrast: 70
Sharpness: 50
Gamma: Mode 2
Color Temp: Custom
R/G/B: 50/50/50
DFC: Off

Game Mode: Gamer 2
Brightness: ~0 - 5
Contrast: 70
Sharpness: 50
Gamma: Mode 2
Color Temp: Warm
DFC: Off

Smart Energy Saving is Off in both profiles!!
And all other settings in both profiles are at the monitor's Default!!

The calibration is based on the detailed review from PCMonitors.info, which with these settings gives the highest contrast, which everyone wants...
The Brightness setting is affected by the ambient lighting and the viewing distance but is also a personal choice for everyone.

https://pcmonitors.info/reviews/lg-ultragear-24gq50f-b/

You can download, if you want, from the following address, the LG OnScreen Control, at least for those who switch profiles so as not to wear out the joystick of the monitor.

https://www.lg.com/uk/support/product-support/cs-24GQ50F-B.AEKQ/