Klarvis 27Q is a 27″ QHD monitor for a home office that doubles as a gaming desk. At 2560 × 1440 it fits two documents side by side with readable text, and 165 Hz makes both games and everyday scrolling noticeably smoother than a standard 60 Hz screen. The thin bezels and the round base keep it from dominating a small desk.

At 27 inches, 1440p works out to about 109 pixels per inch, which is sharp at a normal arm’s-length viewing distance without the scaling 4K needs. We connected a Nordan Book 15 with one USB-C cable: the monitor showed the picture and kept the laptop charging through a full day of work. When 4K is worth paying for instead is in our guide to 27-inch monitors.

Connecting it

USB-C with 90 W charging: one cable for a laptop that charges over USB-C, such as the Nordan Air 14
DisplayPort for a desktop PC at the full 165 Hz
HDMI 2.1 for a game console or a second computer

Setting it up

Set the refresh rate to 165 Hz in your computer’s display settings; many default to 60 Hz
On Windows, keep scaling at 100%; text is sized right at this resolution
Place the top edge of the screen at or slightly below eye level
For one-cable charging, use a USB-C cable rated for video and 100 W

Limits to know

The IPS panel keeps colors steady from an angle, which helps when two people look at the same spreadsheet; like most IPS screens, black looks dark gray in a dim room. A laptop drawing more than 90 W, such as a gaming laptop, still needs its own charger alongside the cable.

Attributes	Value
Screen size	27"
Resolution	2560 × 1440
Refresh rate	165 Hz
Ports	USB-C 90 W, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort

Monitors

Klarvis 27Q 27″ QHD Monitor – 2560 × 1440, IPS, 165 Hz, USB-C 90 W