LG UltraGear 27-inch QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor (27GN800-B) vs Logitech MX Keys S Wireless Advanced Illuminated Keyboard

What separates them

These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The LG UltraGear 27-inch QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor (27GN800-B) is ₹9,695 dearer.

LG UltraGear 27-inch QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor (27GN800-B)

₹22,990

DisplayHDR 400 is worth understanding for what it is not: with no local dimming zones, enabling HDR mostly raises brightness and washes out contrast, and most owners turn it off.

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Logitech MX Keys S Wireless Advanced Illuminated Keyboard

₹13,295

1.8 mm of travel puts this between a laptop keyboard and a mechanical one, and that is a deliberate position rather than a compromise -- it is quiet enough for a shared room and more substantial than a laptop.

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Who the LG UltraGear 27-inch QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor is for

Buy it if: Anyone wanting one monitor that games at 165 Hz and does colour-accurate work.

Avoid it if: Anyone buying it for HDR -- without local dimming there is nothing there.

Who the Logitech MX Keys S Wireless Advanced Illuminated Keyboard is for

Buy it if: Anyone typing all day in a shared space who wants quiet keys and multi-device switching.

Avoid it if: Anyone who wants mechanical feedback, and gamers needing n-key rollover.

Specifications, side by side

2 of 22 rows differ. Differences first.

Specification	LG UltraGear 27-inch QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor	Logitech MX Keys S Wireless Advanced Illuminated Keyboard
Price	₹22,990	₹13,295
Form factor	27 inch gaming monitor	Wireless low-profile keyboard
Weight	6.2 kg with stand	810 g
Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Adaptive sync	G-Sync compatible and FreeSync Premium	not published
Annual energy use	44 kWh a year at 4 hours a day, about Rs352 at Rs8 per unit	not published
Backlight	not published	Proximity-activated, adjusts to ambient light
Battery	not published	About 10 days with backlight, up to 5 months without
Brightness	About 320 nits sustained	not published
Colour	sRGB 99 percent	not published
Connectivity	not published	Bolt receiver or Bluetooth, up to 3 devices
Ergonomics	Height and tilt, with a 100 mm VESA mount	not published
Flow	not published	Types across up to 3 computers and copies files between them
HDR	DisplayHDR 400 -- a badge rather than real HDR, since it has no local dimming	not published
Key travel	not published	1.8 mm -- shallower than mechanical, deeper than a laptop
Layout	not published	Full size with numeric keypad
Not mechanical	not published	Scissor switches are quieter and lower but do not have the feedback of mechanical keys
Panel type	IPS	not published
Ports	2 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DisplayPort 1.4, headphone out	not published
Refresh rate	165 Hz	not published
Resolution	2560 x 1440	not published
Response time	1 ms grey-to-grey at the fastest overdrive, which introduces visible overshoot	not published
Switches	not published	Scissor, low profile -- not mechanical

Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.

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