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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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#5700513 Posted on: 08/15/2019 07:43 PM
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.
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.
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#5700519 Posted on: 08/15/2019 07:51 PM
I've been waiting for a 40-43" 4k display with VRR like this. I'll definitely consider grabbing one when I see it on sale. Waiting for reviews, though, hopefully it won't have any dithering-related artifacts like the Philips screen does so I can use it for work as well as gaming.
I've been waiting for a 40-43" 4k display with VRR like this. I'll definitely consider grabbing one when I see it on sale. Waiting for reviews, though, hopefully it won't have any dithering-related artifacts like the Philips screen does so I can use it for work as well as gaming.
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#5700521 Posted on: 08/15/2019 07:58 PM
It’s a decent monitor but there is a similar one coming out from Acer very soon which is almost identical in spec except it has 1000 nits so it’s slightly better than the Asus
It’s a decent monitor but there is a similar one coming out from Acer very soon which is almost identical in spec except it has 1000 nits so it’s slightly better than the Asus
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#5700527 Posted on: 08/15/2019 08:09 PM
Any specific date?
It’s a decent monitor but there is a similar one coming out from Acer very soon which is almost identical in spec except it has 1000 nits so it’s slightly better than the Asus
Any specific date?
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#5700535 Posted on: 08/15/2019 08:45 PM
The Acer rep on Twitter said end of August for the US and beginning of September for Europe/UK
It's listed here in the UK but thats just a placeholder: https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/pc-monitors/pc-monitors/acer-predator-cg437k-4k-ultra-hd-43-led-gaming-monitor-black-10192548-pdt.html
Any specific date?
The Acer rep on Twitter said end of August for the US and beginning of September for Europe/UK
It's listed here in the UK but thats just a placeholder: https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/pc-monitors/pc-monitors/acer-predator-cg437k-4k-ultra-hd-43-led-gaming-monitor-black-10192548-pdt.html
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#5700537 Posted on: 08/15/2019 08:51 PM
The Acer rep on Twitter said end of August for the US and beginning of September for Europe/UK
It's listed here in the UK but thats just a placeholder: https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/pc-monitors/pc-monitors/acer-predator-cg437k-4k-ultra-hd-43-led-gaming-monitor-black-10192548-pdt.html
Thx
The Acer rep on Twitter said end of August for the US and beginning of September for Europe/UK
It's listed here in the UK but thats just a placeholder: https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/pc-monitors/pc-monitors/acer-predator-cg437k-4k-ultra-hd-43-led-gaming-monitor-black-10192548-pdt.html
Thx
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#5700539 Posted on: 08/15/2019 09:02 PM
To me VA is almost as bad as TN. Not going to buy any VA or TN panel monitors or TVs. Modern IPS is by far the best compromise in my opinion.
To me VA is almost as bad as TN. Not going to buy any VA or TN panel monitors or TVs. Modern IPS is by far the best compromise in my opinion.
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#5700547 Posted on: 08/15/2019 09:33 PM
To me IPS is the panel that makes STALKER, Fear and any games with dark night unplayable.
To me VA is almost as bad as TN. Not going to buy any VA or TN panel monitors or TVs. Modern IPS is by far the best compromise in my opinion.
To me IPS is the panel that makes STALKER, Fear and any games with dark night unplayable.
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#5700564 Posted on: 08/15/2019 10:18 PM
TN only for me, im saving for the PG258Q, will do the job for what i need
TN only for me, im saving for the PG258Q, will do the job for what i need
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#5700569 Posted on: 08/15/2019 10:35 PM
It depends on how far back you sit with a VA panel.
If you're sitting close to a VA panel, you will notice the conal black level effect where the center of your focus on the screen will be the darkest
and the corners/edges will be the brightest. If you sit far away, the uniformity is much better.
It depends on how far back you sit with a VA panel.
If you're sitting close to a VA panel, you will notice the conal black level effect where the center of your focus on the screen will be the darkest
and the corners/edges will be the brightest. If you sit far away, the uniformity is much better.
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#5700574 Posted on: 08/15/2019 11:01 PM
on PC its VA only, a TV, OLED Only.
So far only VA is the closet thing to OLED on PC.
IPS is just Orange/Gray puke that lacks dark colors and for HDR you need as dark as possible.
For good HDR #1 OLED, #2 VA
To me VA is almost as bad as TN. Not going to buy any VA or TN panel monitors or TVs. Modern IPS is by far the best compromise in my opinion.
on PC its VA only, a TV, OLED Only.
So far only VA is the closet thing to OLED on PC.
IPS is just Orange/Gray puke that lacks dark colors and for HDR you need as dark as possible.
For good HDR #1 OLED, #2 VA
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#5700582 Posted on: 08/15/2019 11:20 PM
Well, i have the RU7100 43" model which i believe it uses a very similar panel to this one. Not missing my Dell 2715Q which is IPS.
I think 40" would be better to use as a monitor, the samsung VA panel is pretty good, it's far better than a 32" 4k LG VA monitor that a i bought a while ago.
The big improvement for me was the pixel size which definitly looks awesome for editing photos, better than my IPS.
For some reason this TV causes much less eye strain even though is much bigger. putting the backlight to 0 really helps on low light enviroments too, on my dell the backlight at 0 still was pretty bright.
Depending on the distance you are from the screen you can notice the VA problem of bad viewing angle, but really it's a non issue for me, this display is pretty good. i'm having a blast playing games at 4k and 5k, it's VERY immersive, 4k on a 27" is really not worth it.
HDR on my TV is very poor and it's an 8 bit display with dithering and has no dimming nor 120hz and freesync. So if you have the money i can only imagine that this asus monitor will be spectacular, btw using an radeon card with FS2 use DSC, seems most people forget about DSC.
Well, i have the RU7100 43" model which i believe it uses a very similar panel to this one. Not missing my Dell 2715Q which is IPS.
I think 40" would be better to use as a monitor, the samsung VA panel is pretty good, it's far better than a 32" 4k LG VA monitor that a i bought a while ago.
The big improvement for me was the pixel size which definitly looks awesome for editing photos, better than my IPS.
For some reason this TV causes much less eye strain even though is much bigger. putting the backlight to 0 really helps on low light enviroments too, on my dell the backlight at 0 still was pretty bright.
Depending on the distance you are from the screen you can notice the VA problem of bad viewing angle, but really it's a non issue for me, this display is pretty good. i'm having a blast playing games at 4k and 5k, it's VERY immersive, 4k on a 27" is really not worth it.
HDR on my TV is very poor and it's an 8 bit display with dithering and has no dimming nor 120hz and freesync. So if you have the money i can only imagine that this asus monitor will be spectacular, btw using an radeon card with FS2 use DSC, seems most people forget about DSC.
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#5700600 Posted on: 08/16/2019 01:05 AM
VA is way better then TN except in response time, IPS is a flat no go for me and alot people I know, the blacks are utter trash and the response times questionable at best. what good is the great color repo if it blurs horrible compared to other 2? and it blacks are usal the worse out the bunch especial the black (lack of black) uniformity.
IPS/TN/VA they all need to go the way dodo bird, oled actual need to be used or that mircoled or what that is that people where saying is like oled. Hell i think fixed resolution panels in general need to go too. I dont see any thing happen any time soon.
As for the monitor if it priced half that I would buy that, and get rid of that 55tcl S517 I have
Philips Momentum 436M6VBPAB
not sure where hilbert got that $549 euro which like $600usd price cause amazon and bestbuy both list as $999usd
VA is way better then TN except in response time, IPS is a flat no go for me and alot people I know, the blacks are utter trash and the response times questionable at best. what good is the great color repo if it blurs horrible compared to other 2? and it blacks are usal the worse out the bunch especial the black (lack of black) uniformity.
IPS/TN/VA they all need to go the way dodo bird, oled actual need to be used or that mircoled or what that is that people where saying is like oled. Hell i think fixed resolution panels in general need to go too. I dont see any thing happen any time soon.
As for the monitor if it priced half that I would buy that, and get rid of that 55tcl S517 I have
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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#5700606 Posted on: 08/16/2019 01:59 AM
Awesome. At first I thought it needs HDMI 2.1 to work at full bandwidth... but as a monitor with DP 1.4, no need.
Awesome. At first I thought it needs HDMI 2.1 to work at full bandwidth... but as a monitor with DP 1.4, no need.
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Let's just get this out of the way:
VA Panel? No buy.
P.S. My IPS monitor doesn't have any glow
No G-sync? No buy.
Why don't we have OLED monitors yet!?!?!
8-bit panel? No buy.
That projected logo is terrible
This is to expensive. It should be no more than (what poster can afford)
I think that should cover the first two pages of complaining posts.
I'm excited to see more big screens. I picked up a 32" earlier this year, and I'm already down for a 42" once the GPU market can run new games at higher refresh rates without choking.