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ASUS to release its XG438Q 43-inch 120Hz UHD HDR monitor for 1199 euros
A lot has been said and spoken about this big-screen Strix XG438Q gaming monitor. Let alone availability. But ASUS is finally injecting the screen into the market. The XG438Q features a 43-inch panel with an Ultra HD resolution and comes with HDR 600 certification and a 120-hertz refresh rate.
The 43" monitor will offer FreeSync 2 technology and thus has VESA adaptive SYnc, in theory, this would work with GSYNC compatible mode as well. The monitor is offered with remote control on which the settings can be adjusted. The panel is VA and can meet 90% of the DCI-P3 color spectrum. The screen has a suggested retail price of 1199 euros and should be available really soon.
Small tip - MMD released the Philips Momentum 436M6VBPAB a year ago, that one has DisplayHDR 1000 certification and costs 549 euros, but has a refresh rate of 60Hz though.
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#5700622 Posted on: 08/16/2019 04:58 AM
It has FreeSync so it works with Nvidia cards as well now that Nvidia supports it (all it takes in one tick in the box in NVCP for non certfied monitors)
Good VA panels are good.
The contrast is awesome for games and movies and helps a lot with HDR.
IPS has nice colours but the washed out blacks is an issue for dark scenes. IPS panels have a degree of IPS glow no matter what.
It should be 8bit + dithering or native 10 bit because it's an HDR requirement.
The logo can be turned off.
It's an awesome solution for those who look for large screen to connect both PC and console.
It's expensive and Philips offers a similar alternative which is much cheaper with the only negative of less ports and a glossy screen surface. You live in a fantasy land if you think all or even most freesync monitors work correctly on gsync. not a single freesync panel I have ever tried has worked. Plenty of clueless people think it works just because it lets you select it in the options.
Every VA tv and monitor I have used has a weird little flicker when panning around. An example is here where the lighter areas go darker when moving around. And this was on that HP Omen but it did it on another VA monitor and all 4 VA televisions I have used.
It has FreeSync so it works with Nvidia cards as well now that Nvidia supports it (all it takes in one tick in the box in NVCP for non certfied monitors)
Good VA panels are good.
The contrast is awesome for games and movies and helps a lot with HDR.
IPS has nice colours but the washed out blacks is an issue for dark scenes. IPS panels have a degree of IPS glow no matter what.
It should be 8bit + dithering or native 10 bit because it's an HDR requirement.
The logo can be turned off.
It's an awesome solution for those who look for large screen to connect both PC and console.
It's expensive and Philips offers a similar alternative which is much cheaper with the only negative of less ports and a glossy screen surface. You live in a fantasy land if you think all or even most freesync monitors work correctly on gsync. not a single freesync panel I have ever tried has worked. Plenty of clueless people think it works just because it lets you select it in the options.
Every VA tv and monitor I have used has a weird little flicker when panning around. An example is here where the lighter areas go darker when moving around. And this was on that HP Omen but it did it on another VA monitor and all 4 VA televisions I have used.
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#5700641 Posted on: 08/16/2019 08:05 AM
Philips Momentum 436M6VBPAB
not sure where hilbert got that $549 euro which like $600usd price cause amazon and bestbuy both list as $999usd
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Philips Momentum 436M6VBPAB
not sure where hilbert got that $549 euro which like $600usd price cause amazon and bestbuy both list as $999usd
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#5700646 Posted on: 08/16/2019 08:12 AM
So 4k 10bit/60hz or 4k 8bit/120hz, that is false edvertising by asus.
So 4k 10bit/60hz or 4k 8bit/120hz, that is false edvertising by asus.
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#5700677 Posted on: 08/16/2019 10:34 AM
It's not a good look I admit, though with only DisplayHDR 600 and no FALD it's not like this display were ever going to do HDR anyway. Sadly it's been reduced to a meaningless buzzword in PC space, to the point that anyone actually caring about HDR have to do pretty extensive research to find the few displays that actually do it right.
But before I go too far down that particular rabbit hole, perhaps you had a different use case in mind for the wide gamut? I admit HDR gaming was what jumped immediately to mind on my end.
So 4k 10bit/60hz or 4k 8bit/120hz, that is false edvertising by asus.
It's not a good look I admit, though with only DisplayHDR 600 and no FALD it's not like this display were ever going to do HDR anyway. Sadly it's been reduced to a meaningless buzzword in PC space, to the point that anyone actually caring about HDR have to do pretty extensive research to find the few displays that actually do it right.
But before I go too far down that particular rabbit hole, perhaps you had a different use case in mind for the wide gamut? I admit HDR gaming was what jumped immediately to mind on my end.
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Were you aware that literally every top-end and even mid-ranged LCD television is a VA panel?