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Kicking off with the design of the 272UP, we're very familiar with the look of MSI's monitors at this point so we don't need to spend ages going over all of it again. Suffice to say it's a relatively stealthy all-black design – one of the 272UP's other cut-backs is no RGB lighting – and it retains the same compact foot which I do appreciate. Unlike the more premium MPG 341QCR X36 it doesn't have a metal foot, but that can be forgiven at the price-point.
The included stand offers a full array of ergonomic adjustments too, and that includes up to 110mm of height adjustment, 30 degrees of swivel both left and right, tilt from -5 to +20 degrees, along with full 90 degree pivot functionality if you want to use the screen vertically. Third party VESA 100×100 mounts are also supported.
I/O is relatively sparse, with two HDMI 2.1 ports, one DisplayPort 1.4, and one USB-C that supports DP-Alt mode and just 15W power delivery, compared to 98W on the 272URX. That also means there's no USB hub or KVM functionality, plus the DisplayPort 1.4 spec is a step-down from DP 2.1 as found on the 272URX, though the 272UP does of course support DSC so you can still get full 10-bit colour at 4K/240Hz.
We can also note the OSD joystick positioned on the back, flanked by a button on either side.
