Asus VG27AQ1A
Today
Typical price$342
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
4.7 out of 10 on the spec sheet
Buy on AmazonAsus VG27AQ1A or BenQ EX271?
VG27AQ1A costs $9 less today; BenQ EX271 has score 0.1 higher (4.8 vs. 4.7).
Asus VG27AQ1A
4.7score
BenQ EX271
4.8score · higher
Asus wins 1by componentBenQ wins 2
- 3.6Image2.8
- 6.0Smoothness6.5
- 6.0Connections8.0
- 3.0Ergonomics3.0
Asus VG27AQ1A is $9 the cheaperBenQ EX271 is the cheaper
The best for each use
By the spec rule for each use, the same one the lists on this site use.
Monitors for competitive gaming
Both work. Asus VG27AQ1A is $9 cheaper.
Monitors for casual gaming and console
Both work. Asus VG27AQ1A is $9 cheaper.
Cheap monitors worth buying
Only BenQ EX271 works: Full HD with 100 Hz or more.
Neither one fits: Monitors for work and study, Monitors for creative work (photo and video), Monitors to use two on the desk.
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
BenQ EX271 wins on connections.
- 3.6Image2.8
- 6.0Smoothness6.5
- 6.0Connections8.0 (wins)
- 3.0Ergonomics3.0
BenQ EX271
Today
Typical price$351
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
4.8 out of 10 on the spec sheet +0.1
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Both prices over the last 30 days
First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.
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Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 12/11/2026
VG27AQ1A
- Amazon Lowest price$342Buy on Amazon
BenQ EX271
- Amazon Lowest price$351Buy on Amazon
The math the store doesn’t do
Price divided by size and running cost, side by side.
| Math | VG27AQ1A | BenQ EX271 |
|---|---|---|
| Price per inch | $12.65 menor | $13.00 |
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | VG27AQ1A | BenQ EX271 |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | ||
| Type | Gaming (144 Hz or more) | Gaming (144 Hz or more) |
| Size | 27 ″ | 27 ″ |
| Resolution changes | QHD | Full HD |
| Pixel density changes | 109 ppi | 82 ppi |
| Panel changes | not listed | IPS |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Curved screen changes | not listed | No |
| Stated HDR changes | HDR | not listed |
| Line changes | TUF Gaming | Mobiuz |
| Smoothness | ||
| Refresh rate changes | 170 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Response time (stated) | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Response time measurement changes | not listed | GtG |
| Sync changes | G-SYNC | FreeSync |
| Connections | ||
| HDMI ports | 1 | 1 |
| DisplayPort ports | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C changes | not listed | Yes |
| Built-in speaker | Yes | Yes |
| Ergonomics | ||
| Height adjustment changes | not listed | No |
| Pivot (portrait mode) changes | not listed | No |
| VESA mount holes | Yes | Yes |
| General | ||
| Model code changes | VG27AQ1A | EX271 |
Other comparisons
How we choose
Source: Amazon.ca catalog, checked on 12/11/2026.
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.ca, delivered to Toronto M5V 3L9, on the day it was read, before GST/HST. The model is the brand plus the name of the monitor; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.
The spec score doesn’t measure the real calibration or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.