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As we've mentioned before, back in 2020 the display experts at Blur Busters posited that 1000Hz is the threshold at which LCD monitors and other sample-and-hold displays can start to approach the motion clarity of CRTs. The first 1000Hz gaming monitors arrived in 2025 at 720p, while later models moved to a native 1080p resolution that better suit modern gaming. AOC's first 1KHz monitor exceeds that target with a 1050Hz display at 1080p, using a "oxide-based" Fast IPS panel, and it's due to arrive at the start of next year.
As you might expect, the Agon Pro AGP257FT is a 25-inch gaming monitor targeted towards esports pros, though I believe that pretty much anything you can play on PC at an unlocked frame-rate can benefit from a more responsive panel. The monitor is clocked at 1000Hz out of the box, displaying a new frame every millisecond, with an overclocking option in the menu unlocking that headline-grabbing 1.05KHz refresh.
Response times are good for an LCD, at 0.3ms GtG, but this is typically at the expense of overshoot artefacts - so I'd expect a fairly sizeable gap between this and an OLED in terms of outright motion clarity.
Beyond the speed, the Agon Pro AGP257FT's Fast IPS panel ought to deliver good colour accuracy, wide viewing angles and decent contrast, making it a nice upgrade for anyone that grabbed an earlier TN-based high refresh rate monitor - which often came with a significant image quality and viewing angle sacrifice versus IPS. HDR is technically supported here, and a 20-zone local dimming implementation with DisplayHDR 400 might push this model just about into usable territory.
Getting your monitor positioned just right is critical for competitive gaming, and the stand here looks capable - there's 150mm of height adjustment, plus tilt, swivel and pivot controls with markings so that you can note and calibrate your ideal setup. The monitor supports two HDMI 2.1 inputs (though current consoles cap out at 120Hz) and one DisplayPort 2.1 port. Other announced specs include a low blue light mode, a flicker-free backlight and circular polarisation to reduce glare.
What do you make of the announcement? Would you upgrade to 1000Hz monitor if you could? Let me know in the comments below.