Asus ROG Swift PG42UQ 138Hz OLED monitor review

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The screen is matte black, and there is some reflection, the photo does show that due to our all-bright lit testing grounds. Additionally, the ASUS PG42UQ employs a matte anti-glare covering. As a result of the OLED display, ASUS has decided for a glass front instead of the more conventional plastic. However, 42 inches is the proper screen size for this resolution if you talk pixels per inch. We'd say gaming cough versus big screen :)

 

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Back to the glare; the ROG PG42UQ's anti-glare coating effectively scatters incoming light sitting in front of it.  When using word processing applications, browsing the web, editing photos, or managing windows, the dynamic brightness feature of OLED displays causes some luminance fluctuations. Due to the APL curve, which is set to approximately 500 nits for 10% and 130 nits for 100%. As we learned, the uniform brightness setting restricts the maximum luminance to 180 nits, so minimizing the effect of brightness modulation. Realistically though, in an office or game room, that fine. 

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A slight tilt adjustment is offered by the stand. On tilt, you get 5 degrees forward and backward; that's it. You need to like the RoG styling; of course, that's not for everybody, while others will love it. Most televisions will turn off if no input signal is present; therefore, when a PC wakes from sleep, the user must manually turn on the display. The ROG PG42UQ is set to standby, allowing for automatic wake-up with the PC.


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The backside is not that impressive; design-wise, as mentioned, you'll get two HDMI 2.1, two HDMI 2.0, one Display port 1.4 port, and a USB hub available for gaming on PC or Mac, the latest consoles, and tethering to other sources. 

 

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Asus has included a USB port on the top of the display (covered by that red rubber insert), which is a little surprising initially. However, the idea for this is that when the mounting hole is combined with the display, game streamers can elegantly attach a camera on the top of the display (which is the hole in the middle). In addition to the top-mounted USB port, two additional USB ports are located next to the IO inputs. 

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