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#6045003 Posted on: 08/24/2022 06:41 PM
I was expecting perfection when it came to the colour side of things considering this is an OLED and therefore heavily driven by "image quality". I expected the grey ramp to be flatter, the colour space to be larger (as it's showing significantly less than it's advertised 99% DCI-P3 coverage), I also expected the gamma to be bang on 2.2 as well as closer to 6500K for colour temperature. I think they missed the mark a bit here, I think I'd wait to see what other OLEDs come along if I was in the market for one.
I don't like the variable brightness thing they've got going on that changes based on the content being shown on the screen, although I'm aware from the review that you can set a static brightness as long as it's not over 180 cdm, which is how I'd use the screen if I had it.
I was expecting perfection when it came to the colour side of things considering this is an OLED and therefore heavily driven by "image quality". I expected the grey ramp to be flatter, the colour space to be larger (as it's showing significantly less than it's advertised 99% DCI-P3 coverage), I also expected the gamma to be bang on 2.2 as well as closer to 6500K for colour temperature. I think they missed the mark a bit here, I think I'd wait to see what other OLEDs come along if I was in the market for one.
I don't like the variable brightness thing they've got going on that changes based on the content being shown on the screen, although I'm aware from the review that you can set a static brightness as long as it's not over 180 cdm, which is how I'd use the screen if I had it.
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#6045022 Posted on: 08/24/2022 07:34 PM
I was expecting perfection when it came to the colour side of things considering this is an OLED and therefore heavily driven by "image quality". I expected the grey ramp to be flatter, the colour space to be larger (as it's showing significantly less than it's advertised 99% DCI-P3 coverage), I also expected the gamma to be bang on 2.2 as well as closer to 6500K for colour temperature. I think they missed the mark a bit here, I think I'd wait to see what other OLEDs come along if I was in the market for one.
I don't like the variable brightness thing they've got going on that changes based on the content being shown on the screen, although I'm aware from the review that you can set a static brightness as long as it's not over 180 cdm, which is how I'd use the screen if I had it.
they compared DCI-P3 with Adobe RGB which is just.. wrong
Looking at results (red triangle) the measured gamut looks like a decent P3 (just not so good in the bluish area)
If there is something that sucks on this monitor is this:
I was expecting perfection when it came to the colour side of things considering this is an OLED and therefore heavily driven by "image quality". I expected the grey ramp to be flatter, the colour space to be larger (as it's showing significantly less than it's advertised 99% DCI-P3 coverage), I also expected the gamma to be bang on 2.2 as well as closer to 6500K for colour temperature. I think they missed the mark a bit here, I think I'd wait to see what other OLEDs come along if I was in the market for one.
I don't like the variable brightness thing they've got going on that changes based on the content being shown on the screen, although I'm aware from the review that you can set a static brightness as long as it's not over 180 cdm, which is how I'd use the screen if I had it.
they compared DCI-P3 with Adobe RGB which is just.. wrong
Looking at results (red triangle) the measured gamut looks like a decent P3 (just not so good in the bluish area)
If there is something that sucks on this monitor is this:
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#6045036 Posted on: 08/24/2022 07:58 PM
Good Review, and here are the specs for those interested:
https://rog.asus.com/us/monitors/above-34-inches/rog-swift-oled-pg42uq-model/spec/
(The specs are a bit different from the ones covered in the review. Maybe these specs on the Rog site are not as up to date as the unit HH received for this review. For instance, no info on Freesync, just Gsync; No mention of HDR certification from VESA--specs say only 450 CD/ brightness and basic HDR10 support. Dot pitch is ~.23 nice, but not as nice as .18--which is my 43" dot pitch--all I have to compare it to.)
Yes, like HH said, if you sit ~ 3 feet back from the monitor, if you turn your head you will lose some of the screen...but, what I like about it is that I don't ever have to turn my head. Moving my eyes, instead, is all that is required. What I like about a monitor this size is that it fills up ~85%-90% of my visual field at ~3 feet away. I quite like the size, but was a bit unsure when I bought my Phillips. It's just right, imo.
Warranty info:
https://rog.asus.com/us/monitors/above-34-inches/rog-swift-oled-pg42uq-model/helpdesk-warranty/
Basically, Rog goes 2 years on OLED; 3 years on LCDs. It's OK for OLED, as many are not but for one year, but as it's OLED you might want to purchase an extended.
Looks good...price is a few hundred too high, imo, but OLED pricing is coming down fast! Good to see.
These links also lead to an interesting troubleshooting section, I thought.
Good Review, and here are the specs for those interested:
https://rog.asus.com/us/monitors/above-34-inches/rog-swift-oled-pg42uq-model/spec/
(The specs are a bit different from the ones covered in the review. Maybe these specs on the Rog site are not as up to date as the unit HH received for this review. For instance, no info on Freesync, just Gsync; No mention of HDR certification from VESA--specs say only 450 CD/ brightness and basic HDR10 support. Dot pitch is ~.23 nice, but not as nice as .18--which is my 43" dot pitch--all I have to compare it to.)
Yes, like HH said, if you sit ~ 3 feet back from the monitor, if you turn your head you will lose some of the screen...but, what I like about it is that I don't ever have to turn my head. Moving my eyes, instead, is all that is required. What I like about a monitor this size is that it fills up ~85%-90% of my visual field at ~3 feet away. I quite like the size, but was a bit unsure when I bought my Phillips. It's just right, imo.
Warranty info:
https://rog.asus.com/us/monitors/above-34-inches/rog-swift-oled-pg42uq-model/helpdesk-warranty/
Basically, Rog goes 2 years on OLED; 3 years on LCDs. It's OK for OLED, as many are not but for one year, but as it's OLED you might want to purchase an extended.
Looks good...price is a few hundred too high, imo, but OLED pricing is coming down fast! Good to see.
These links also lead to an interesting troubleshooting section, I thought.
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#6045082 Posted on: 08/24/2022 11:01 PM
A tv with fugly "gamer" design... no thanks !
And yeah, not interested in a display they expect to eventually get burnin (aka oled), hence the shorter warranty...
A tv with fugly "gamer" design... no thanks !
And yeah, not interested in a display they expect to eventually get burnin (aka oled), hence the shorter warranty...
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Thanks for the review.
I do like the OLED PC Gaming where I use 65" OLED for daily driver but I have one place left in my house in which I need to add a new monitor and that is actually at my computer desk I built into the wall. Built the desk around 20 years ago and made it big enough for a 42" screen without a stand to fit.
Anyway I wrote the above because I was looking for the dimension in the review.I may have missed them.Without the stand would be a perfect fit in my desk with a few millimeters to spare.
Dimension are estimate from ASUS site.Display Specification site dimensions are a little different.
Phys. Dimension with Stand (W x H x D) :
932.08 x 611.3 x 255.4 mm
Phys. Dimension without Stand (W x H x D) :
932.08 x 551.96 x 37.38 mm