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ASUS Reveals ROG Swift PG279QM 1440P 240 Hz 27" IPS Gaming Monitor
At CES 2021, we're raising the bar for 1440p gaming displays with the ROG Swift PG279QM, our first 27" 2560x1440 display with a 240Hz refresh rate.
A 240Hz refresh rate is a big step up in fluidity and responsiveness from the 144Hz max refresh rate typical of most 2560x1440 displays, but that's just one part of the puzzle for a top-end gaming experience. Blurry moving images can muddy your view of the action. To keep every frame crisp, the PG279QM employs the latest ASUS Fast IPS panel technology for a quick 1 ms gray-to-gray response time on average. That low response time results in a picture that's both sharp and fluid in motion, all while maintaining the wide viewing angles that IPS panels are known for.
The PG279QM isn't just faster than 1440p displays before it. The future of gaming includes content with wider color gamuts for more vivid and lifelike images, as well as high dynamic range (HDR) support for more realistic reproduction of shadows and highlights. The PG279QM's panel covers 95% of the wide DCI-P3 color space commonly used for cinematic content, and it's VESA DisplayHDR 400-certified. With those tools in its arsenal, the PG279QM is ready for the next generation of gaming realism.
NVIDIA's G-SYNC variable-refresh-rate tech heralded a revolution for gaming monitors when it first arrived on the scene. For an elite variable-refresh-rate gaming experience, the PG279QM employs a dedicated NVIDIA G-SYNC processor. This processor allows the display to refresh in lockstep with the stream of new frames from the graphics card, even as frame rates naturally vary over time. As a result, the PG279QM eliminates ugly artifacts like screen tearing and stutter to keep games looking their best and feeling the most responsive throughout its broad variable-refresh-rate range.
The G-SYNC processor also enables NVIDIA's Reflex Latency Analyzer on the PG279QM. This tool helps competitive gamers to understand how long it takes for the input from their main mouse button to be translated into on-screen action, allowing them to understand the causes of input lag in their system and to minimize them for the best responsiveness.
We gave the PG279QM a sharp new style to go with its crisp and fluid visuals. Bold patterns on the back of the monitor combine with a large ROG logo illuminated by Aura RGB LEDs to clearly communicate your allegiance to the world. Aura Sync support allows you to effortlessly coordinate the PG279QM's RGB LED accents with the rest of your compatible components. And support for the available ROG Desk Mount Kit lets you minimize the footprint of this display on your work surface.
With its blazing 240Hz refresh rate, low gray-to-gray response time, and NVIDIA G-SYNC and Reflex Latency Analyzer technologies, the ROG Swift PG279QM wraps up plenty of next-gen features into an enviably balanced package.
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#5877065 Posted on: 01/13/2021 04:52 PM
Honestly HDR600 is the absolute bare minimum for a new screen as far as I'm concerned, and that's quite far from a real HDR screen no matter what the advertisers what to try to pervert the meaning of HDR into. I have no real reason to upgrade to such thing even from my ancient monitor, because my ancient monitor from all those years ago is still a 27" 1440p 144Hz IPS with low enough input lag. What it lacks is what pretty much every IPS lacks: Proper blacks/contrast ability for an HDR experience.
At this point I'd seriously just get a high refresh OLED TV if it weren't for the fact that they're all 4K and therefore impossible to power.
At the "that thing doesn't cost more than its own weight in gold" price point, monitor options haven't improved at all in at least 6 years now. You want shitty pseudo HDR that barely makes a difference? Still more expensive than almost an identical screen from 6 years ago.
This monitor was almost perfect, but the HDR 400 is a bit of a shame, was hoping for HDR600 on a monitor like this.
Honestly HDR600 is the absolute bare minimum for a new screen as far as I'm concerned, and that's quite far from a real HDR screen no matter what the advertisers what to try to pervert the meaning of HDR into. I have no real reason to upgrade to such thing even from my ancient monitor, because my ancient monitor from all those years ago is still a 27" 1440p 144Hz IPS with low enough input lag. What it lacks is what pretty much every IPS lacks: Proper blacks/contrast ability for an HDR experience.
At this point I'd seriously just get a high refresh OLED TV if it weren't for the fact that they're all 4K and therefore impossible to power.
At the "that thing doesn't cost more than its own weight in gold" price point, monitor options haven't improved at all in at least 6 years now. You want shitty pseudo HDR that barely makes a difference? Still more expensive than almost an identical screen from 6 years ago.
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#5877076 Posted on: 01/13/2021 05:11 PM
Honestly HDR600 is the absolute bare minimum for a new screen as far as I'm concerned, and that's quite far from a real HDR screen no matter what the advertisers what to try to pervert the meaning of HDR into. I have no real reason to upgrade to such thing even from my ancient monitor, because my ancient monitor from all those years ago is still a 27" 1440p 144Hz IPS with low enough input lag. What it lacks is what pretty much every IPS lacks: Proper blacks/contrast ability for an HDR experience.
At this point I'd seriously just get a high refresh OLED TV if it weren't for the fact that they're all 4K and therefore impossible to power.
At the "that thing doesn't cost more than its own weight in gold" price point, monitor options haven't improved at all in at least 6 years now. You want shitty pseudo HDR that barely makes a difference? Still more expensive than almost an identical screen from 6 years ago.
Yeah HDR 600 is, but they make HDR 1000 insanely costly in monitors, Asus one is a good 2.5k I think last i checked. I could build a top of the line PC for that on just a monitor.
I am in a similar boat to you, sounds like you have my monitor or something similar. It's 6 years ago and I just never see a reasonable upgrade path for it. Either far far far too expensive or ones like this where it's the same damn monitor with a fresh coat of paint again for 6 years running with a price hike.
I'd go buy LG 48 inch, though if they ever do a under 40 inch i'd go to them, considering that 48inch is about 1k? less than most of these monitors I can only assume a 35ish inch would be maybe 800? But yet have better colors, full hdmi2.1 VRR, 4k 120hz 10bit 1000HDR... Monitor makers are being insanely greedy, I got this monitor for £550 almost 6 years ago, 165hz ips 1440p monitor, this monitor which is meant to be the new upgrade finally, has 2 things on it... 240 instead of 165hz and Nvidia reflex and that is it but it's going to be at least £300 more maybe even double. HDR 400 I won't count and my monitor looking at Rtings can reach that and higher on SDR content (chances are could get around the same on HDR assuming it accepted the signal)
Honestly HDR600 is the absolute bare minimum for a new screen as far as I'm concerned, and that's quite far from a real HDR screen no matter what the advertisers what to try to pervert the meaning of HDR into. I have no real reason to upgrade to such thing even from my ancient monitor, because my ancient monitor from all those years ago is still a 27" 1440p 144Hz IPS with low enough input lag. What it lacks is what pretty much every IPS lacks: Proper blacks/contrast ability for an HDR experience.
At this point I'd seriously just get a high refresh OLED TV if it weren't for the fact that they're all 4K and therefore impossible to power.
At the "that thing doesn't cost more than its own weight in gold" price point, monitor options haven't improved at all in at least 6 years now. You want shitty pseudo HDR that barely makes a difference? Still more expensive than almost an identical screen from 6 years ago.
Yeah HDR 600 is, but they make HDR 1000 insanely costly in monitors, Asus one is a good 2.5k I think last i checked. I could build a top of the line PC for that on just a monitor.
I am in a similar boat to you, sounds like you have my monitor or something similar. It's 6 years ago and I just never see a reasonable upgrade path for it. Either far far far too expensive or ones like this where it's the same damn monitor with a fresh coat of paint again for 6 years running with a price hike.
I'd go buy LG 48 inch, though if they ever do a under 40 inch i'd go to them, considering that 48inch is about 1k? less than most of these monitors I can only assume a 35ish inch would be maybe 800? But yet have better colors, full hdmi2.1 VRR, 4k 120hz 10bit 1000HDR... Monitor makers are being insanely greedy, I got this monitor for £550 almost 6 years ago, 165hz ips 1440p monitor, this monitor which is meant to be the new upgrade finally, has 2 things on it... 240 instead of 165hz and Nvidia reflex and that is it but it's going to be at least £300 more maybe even double. HDR 400 I won't count and my monitor looking at Rtings can reach that and higher on SDR content (chances are could get around the same on HDR assuming it accepted the signal)
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#5877165 Posted on: 01/13/2021 08:39 PM
Meh, no decent Freesync monitors.
I pretty much gave up looking for one that is useful for gaming and working with photos both.
Meh, no decent Freesync monitors.
I pretty much gave up looking for one that is useful for gaming and working with photos both.
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This monitor was almost perfect, but the HDR 400 is a bit of a shame, was hoping for HDR600 on a monitor like this.
Honestly confused on what has happened to monitors they used to be leading technology, now they're insanely overpriced for such small devices. I own the pg279q which this one is clearly based of minus a few extra Hz and new chassis it doesn't sound too different but chances are this will be a lot more expansive than that was almost 6 years ago even though it hasn't got much extra going for it.