Sony INZONE M10S review

Eleven hundred dollars for a 1440p panel? Eleven hundred? Dollars? Really? Yes, really. May we present the Sony INZONE M10S, Sony's foray into the crowded 27-inch gaming OLED segment.

In typical Sony style, this monitor adopts stratospheric market positioning courtesy of the same LG-sourced 480 Hz WOLED panel as the Asus ROG Swift PG27AQDP. It's the latest OLED technology from LG with Micro Lens Array enhancement. So, it's as punchy as they come with 275 nit full-screen SDR brightness and up to 1,300 nits HDR in a small window.

It's also faster and even more expensive than the 360Hz 27-inch Alienware AW2725DF we covered recently. Other specifications are as you would expect from a cutting-edge OLED gaming screen. Colour coverage comes in at 98.5% of DCI-P3, for instance. Then there's the pixel response. It's rated at a ridiculously fleeting, if now familiar for this class of display, 0.03ms.

Combined with that turbo-charged 480 Hz refresh you have the makings of a rather nippy gaming display. That is, of course, the whole point of the Sony INZONE M10S. The latest member of its INZONE lineup of «elite-level gaming gear», Sony says the M10S has been developed in collaboration with the professional Valorant and Apex Legends players in the Fnatic esports team, with optimal online shooter performance being the number one priority.

Screen size: 27-inch
Resolution: 2,560 x 1,440
Brightness: 275 nits SDR, 1,300 nits HDR
Color coverage: 95.8% DCI-P3
Response time: 0.03 ms
Refresh rate: 480 Hz
HDR: HDR TrueBlack 400
Features: WOLED panel, HDMI 2.1 x2, DisplayPort 2.1, USB-A hub
Price:$1,099 | £1,199

That extends to a «tournament-compliant» 24.5-inch mode which operates at native 1332p resolution. You basically end up with black bars around the smaller 24.5-inch active area of the panel. Honestly, it's pretty unlikely you'd want to use it outside a tournament. Even then, serious tournaments typically provide standardised screens the contestants must all use. Still, it doesn't hurt to