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ASUS ROG Swift PG27AQ 27-Inch 4K Gaming Monitor With G-SYNC Available
We mentioned this model before, ASUS now offers their latest 4K gaming monitor, the ROG Swift PG27AQwith G-SYNC. This 27-inch IPS LED-backlight monitor supports a native resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels and provides 1000:1 contrast ratio, 350 cd/m2 brightness, 4ms response time and 178/178 degree viewing angles.
Featuring an ergonomically-designed stand with full tilt, swivel, pivot and height adjustment for comfortable viewing position, the ROG Swift PG27AQ comes with built-in stereo speakers (2Wx2) and has 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1.2, 2x USB 3.0 and 1x earphone jack. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet.
- 27-inch, 4K/UHD 3840 x 2160 resolution display feature in-plane switching (IPS) panels for wide 178-degree viewing angles stunning gaming visuals
- Features NVIDIA®G-SYNC™ technology for seamless visuals and smooth gameplay
- ASUS-exclusive Ultra-Low Blue Light, Flicker-Free, GamePlus, and GameVisual technologies provide a comfortable gaming experience
- Ergonomically-designed stand with full tilt, swivel, pivot, and height adjustment for comfortable viewing position
- Panel type: In-plane switching ( IPS )
- Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
- Brightness: 300 cd/m²
- Back light: LED based
In addition the new SWIFT PG27AQ includes an easy-to-navigate on-screen display (OSD) with a five-way navigation joystick and hotkey shortcuts, an ergonomic design with full tilt, swivel, pivot and height adjustment, and a smart cable-management system in a super narrow bezel design. Other gaming features like their 'game mode' presets and 'Black eQualizer' return, and there is now also an ‘Auto Game Mode’ setting which intelligently detects the genre of game you’re playing and adjusts to an ‘appropriate’ game mode setting (FPS, RTS etc). In other specs the screen offers 1000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 178/178 viewing angles and a standard gamut sRGB coverage from its W-LED backlight. A single DisplayPort 1.2 connection is provided which is required to offer G-sync support. Given that the maximum refresh rate is 60Hz on this model it is unlikely that the PG27AQ will offer support for Ultra Low Motion Blur (ULMB) or NVIDIA 3D Vision since those really require higher refresh rates to operate.
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#5175266 Posted on: 10/20/2015 08:24 AM
Give me PG279Q already.
Give me PG279Q already.
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#5175383 Posted on: 10/20/2015 01:51 PM
After the SLI+Swift fiasco I don't think that people with SLI will give a chance for this one too, unless they guarantee that SLI will work with G sync at 4K..officially.
Though I too believe that regardless how awesome would be with its sharpness due to good PPI after a while eyes would be very tired and it's a risky buy overall..
It's quite contrary - the sharpen the image is, the less processing is needed on eyes/brain side, effectively reducing fatigue.
Nonetheless, the resolution is not the only factor. In games, I'd favor frame rate over resolution in shooters, racing, etc.
In a "perfect world" I'd say such combo would be good:
big, high-dpi screen for work - at least 24", 200dpi, but 27"+ and 300dpi might be good too
~24" FullHD 120Hz+ for shooters
huge/wide FullHD+ 100Hz+ for racing games and other fast/immersive ones
Of course it would be great to have everything in a single device, yet I think that 120Hz+ FullHD beats 40Hz UHD in games hands down even with adaptive vsync. This particular monitor seems to be for people who can't rationalize buying multiple displays or they want to play some non-competitive games at max details.
Give me PG279Q already.
Oh, and that too.
After the SLI+Swift fiasco I don't think that people with SLI will give a chance for this one too, unless they guarantee that SLI will work with G sync at 4K..officially.
Though I too believe that regardless how awesome would be with its sharpness due to good PPI after a while eyes would be very tired and it's a risky buy overall..
It's quite contrary - the sharpen the image is, the less processing is needed on eyes/brain side, effectively reducing fatigue.
Nonetheless, the resolution is not the only factor. In games, I'd favor frame rate over resolution in shooters, racing, etc.
In a "perfect world" I'd say such combo would be good:
big, high-dpi screen for work - at least 24", 200dpi, but 27"+ and 300dpi might be good too
~24" FullHD 120Hz+ for shooters
huge/wide FullHD+ 100Hz+ for racing games and other fast/immersive ones
Of course it would be great to have everything in a single device, yet I think that 120Hz+ FullHD beats 40Hz UHD in games hands down even with adaptive vsync. This particular monitor seems to be for people who can't rationalize buying multiple displays or they want to play some non-competitive games at max details.
Give me PG279Q already.
Oh, and that too.
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#5175495 Posted on: 10/20/2015 05:34 PM
165Hz dayum, good thing it has g-sync, otherwise I can't imagine what kind of GPU horsepower one needs to push constant 165 frames with max settings @1440p. But yeah, I'm having my eyes now on both PG279Q and the 34" curved one with 100Hz. 4K isn't appealing to me.
Give me PG279Q already.
165Hz dayum, good thing it has g-sync, otherwise I can't imagine what kind of GPU horsepower one needs to push constant 165 frames with max settings @1440p. But yeah, I'm having my eyes now on both PG279Q and the 34" curved one with 100Hz. 4K isn't appealing to me.
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After the SLI+Swift fiasco I don't think that people with SLI will give a chance for this one too, unless they guarantee that SLI will work with G sync at 4K..officially.
Though I too believe that regardless how awesome would be with its sharpness due to good PPI after a while eyes would be very tired and it's a risky buy overall..