KOORUI GN02 review: “A 240Hz budget monitor testament to Amazon brands”

Oct. 31, 2024

Speedy 240Hz abilities

Fantastic starting price

Commendable colors for a VA panel

No USB hub

Lacks height adjustment

1080p can feel soft

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Design

The screen’s stand gives off a similar vibe, not adding much weight to the overall package once clipped on. Again, there’s not too much going on with the pedestal beyond some tilt action, with no height adjustment to be found. However, not all is lost in the positioning department, as it comes with VESA mounting ports for a monitor arm or bracket.

Within the monitor’s OSD menu, you’ll find the usual array of display settings alongside pre-set scenarios and a FreeSync Premium toggle. Honestly, I can’t imagine trying to deal with screen tearing on some PC builds without some sort of adaptive sync, so I’m glad to see it sitting pretty on the menu. If you’re into shooters, you might also be thrilled at the presence of crosshairs. I’ll be real with you - I don’t use them, but since this budget screen inherently targets FPS gamers, seeing them included feels right.

As you’d expect, the screen’s 240Hz refresh rate also came in handy during Overwatch 2 sessions. I feel like it’s important to reiterate that we’re talking about a monitor that will only set you back $150 max most of the time, so the fact it can serve up 1ms response times and outpaces more expensive branded models is a win. Focussing in on speed, darting around as Pharah felt just as nice as it does on theLGUltraGear 32GS95UE-B. No, I’m not saying this screen can fill in for a $1,400 4k OLED screen with dual resolution abilities, it’s just that it can provide similar responsiveness at 1080p.

If you’re making the jump from 60Hz to this panel then the difference will feel extraordinary in Blizzard’s hero shooter. You’ll potentially feel a difference with middling refresh rates too, but since you probably paid more for something like a branded 165Hz screen a few years back, would take the other drawbacks into consideration. It’s lack of features and the inherent cons of a VA panel. That aside, this display would have blown my mind as a young PC gamer, and it’s one my parents would have been able to more likely afford.

Halo Infinite plays pretty great too on this 240Hz 1080p panel, making an an ideal way to put together a “better than Xbox Series S” PC setup. It’s going to work great withMicrosoft’s cheaper console too, but my point is that if you fancied throwing together a rig just for Game Pass, the extra refresh rate headroom is going to feel fantastic comparatively on this panel. I used to jump into multiplayer sessions regularly on a 60Hz display, and I can assure you that gunning down enemy Spartans at 240Hz absolutely slaps.

To round things off, I want to touch on brightness, You’re not quite getting the ridiculous illumination you would from a mini LED screen, but it can certainly keep up with OLED panels I’ve tested recently with 300 nits abilites. More importantly, and since we’re talking about a cheaper display here, I didn’t encounter any instances of light bleed or banding with everything cranked up full, and lighting is evenly distributed across the display.

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