Sony’s InZone brand of gaming monitors launched last year, and the second-generation product is a pair of 27-inchers. The $1,100 M10S is aimed at esports players, with some interesting options specific to their needs. The company also refreshed the M9 with a much-needed stand redesign and more.
As with many desktop OLED displays, the electronics and heat dissipation are a major drawback to the M10S’s ultra-thin display.
The M10S is designed with a small base to have the smallest possible footprint, and it’s thin enough to slide your keyboard onto: it’s 6.3 inches (159 mm) wide and 0.2 inches (4 mm) thick. It has a 1440p display that can run at up to 480Hz, and like a growing number of competitors, offers a 24.5-inch mode; unlike those, it can run at 1332p and the more common 1080p in that mode, both at up to 480Hz, so you’re not sacrificing much sharpness if you don’t want to.
You can set the cropped mode to align to the center or bottom of the panel. It’s DisplayHDR True Black 400 certified and can reach a peak brightness of 1,300 nits, albeit for a small window of 1.5-2%. There’s also a matte coating to reduce glare and reflections.
The monitor also offers a couple of useful modes. FPS Pro Plus emphasizes player outlines to make them easier to spot, and FPS Pro simulates an old-school TN panel — I’m not sure that means it’s both the good and the bad.
The InZone M9 2 no longer suffers from the ugly, bulky stand.
There are a few minor updates for the second-gen M9, but one of the most notable for me is that it’s ditched the flashy but bulky, large tripod stand. In its place is a more conventional stand with a small base that can actually swivel and tilt, in addition to adjusting the height and leaving room to tuck your keyboard underneath.
It’s also slightly cheaper than the M9 was at launch — $800 vs. $900, though the M9’s price has dropped and now costs around $650 to $700. Sony has bumped the refresh rate to 160Hz and updated the DisplayPort connection to DP 2.1. The company has also scanning with backlight, which has been around for a while to reduce motion blur.
Both monitors are available now.
