Nice review H man . But man ... that backpanel is huge ! 😀

No FALD, no eARC and its a VA panel. I'll stick with my cheaper, better performing LG C1 48" OLED thanks.

RavenMaster:

No FALD, no eARC and its a VA panel. I'll stick with my cheaper, better performing LG C1 48" OLED thanks.

Its a computer monitor that can be used all day, everyday for years. I had a B series OLED that I used as my monitor and within 2 years it had ghosting and burn in.

great job HH. this was probably one of the more fun jobs @ review. however, i'm going to pick nits (literally and metaphorically). as mentioned the competition to this is eminently superior by design. which means there are fewer parts with fewer points of (potential) breakdown and better uniformity of chroma and luminance and higher contrast in a less expensive set. ANY C1 series panel from LG (including Sony and Aorus) ranging from less $$ (LG) to more $$ (Aorus and Sony) will outperform this monitor in Real World as well as spec. conditions. and no TimmyP, your experience with the older B series doesn't count as it doesn't have the modern features of both Asus and LG. ghosting will be a bigger problem with a VA panel than any OLED especially with the C1 series. burn-in only happens (nowadays) with 24/7 chirons like Fox news and that's if that was the only use for the tv. even long slow paced games (like Civilisation) do not burn in the screens of the C1's. the single biggest problem with this monitor is the implementation of edge-lit FALD which by itself creates the luminance and chroma problems. the second biggest problem is the color gamut. VA panels are incapable of wide color gamuts. only OLED and IPS can deliver rich, realistic (as in like real) colors. VA panels are fine for gaming but little else which is why they are not used by TV manufacturers. when someone buys a monitor this size it is always for multiple uses. this monitor has a single case use scenario which would be fine if it was smaller - like 35" (which would still fit desks) but not for a living room. unless the only person living in that room is a gamer. but at this size i'd take a wager that another person is involved in the decision making. the nits alone do not make a case for this monitor in the real world. all VA and IPS panels are a work around to OLED. FYI, i own three Asus monitors (ProArt, TUF, and ROG) this isn't about Asus per se, it's about performance and value.

RavenMaster:

No FALD, no eARC and its a VA panel. I'll stick with my cheaper, better performing LG C1 48" OLED thanks.

Cant compete with this for FPS though. 144Hz and 1ms response time. Not to mention proper 1000 Nits HDR and a picture that doesn't deteriorate over time. Sure its expensive but what else on the market does 4K / 144Hz / 1000 nits / 1ms? And just lol @ no eArc. It doesn't run Netflix.

richto:

Cant compete with this for FPS though. 144Hz and 1ms response time. Not to mention proper 1000 Nits HDR and a picture that doesn't deteriorate over time. Sure its expensive but what else on the market does 4K / 144Hz / 1000 nits / 1ms? And just lol @ no eArc. It doesn't run Netflix.

don't "lol" eARC apparently you are either not running speakers/soundbar with your rig OR you just don't understand what eARC is. and what are you banging on about "a picture that doesn't deteriorate over time"? you certainly are wrong if you mean OLED. the company i worked for (over 30 years) was renowned for making the best TV the market had ever seen. they also lead the world in Opto-Electronics and large scale broadcast monitors. i own Asus across every one of their product lines, i trust them. but there is far more to a monitor than spec. but first you need to understand how to read spec. this monitor is over-priced and feature deficient. period. Asus obviously wanted to keep this a slim profile monitor. edge lighting is the failure that results. if they didn't want to pay LG they should've done what Sony did (well Sony offers both) and gone with an extensive FALD array to achieve that 1000 nits. it literally is the best non-OLED system for display circa 2021. and Yeah, current OLEDs are Free-Sync Premium monitors that work to the full spec of Free-Sync Premium so getting (real) FPS isn't an issue and without tweaking or overdriving a panel to achieve the stated FPS. most 144Hz monitors cannot hit 144Hz in true game play without DisplayPort and overdrive.

tunejunky:

don't "lol" eARC apparently you are either not running speakers/soundbar with your rig OR you just don't understand what eARC is. and what are you banging on about "a picture that doesn't deteriorate over time"? you certainly are wrong if you mean OLED. the company i worked for (over 30 years) was renowned for making the best TV the market had ever seen. they also lead the world in Opto-Electronics and large scale broadcast monitors. i own Asus across every one of their product lines, i trust them. but there is far more to a monitor than spec. but first you need to understand how to read spec. this monitor is over-priced and feature deficient. period. Asus obviously wanted to keep this a slim profile monitor. edge lighting is the failure that results. if they didn't want to pay LG they should've done what Sony did (well Sony offers both) and gone with an extensive FALD array to achieve that 1000 nits. it literally is the best non-OLED system for display circa 2021. and Yeah, current OLEDs are Free-Sync Premium monitors that work to the full spec of Free-Sync Premium so getting (real) FPS isn't an issue and without tweaking or overdriving a panel to achieve the stated FPS. most 144Hz monitors cannot hit 144Hz in true game play without DisplayPort and overdrive.

OK, you make it clear you have no clue. Lets put it in crayons for you: eARC is to output lossless digital sound from a device that can generate digital sound. Of what use is that for a PC monitor that doesn't generate an audio output signal digital or otherwise? Again clueless. Picture deterioration over time is incredibly common with OLEDs and is basically an inherent feature. Had 2 LGs myself that both went that way before I upgraded to high end Samsung QLEDs for HDR movie viewing. Not to mention circa 130 Nits brightness at 100% white and the associated aggressive ABL completely sucking. And strawman, I said it was expensive. Of course you use Display Port @ 144Hz. Why wouldn't you? But this monitor can also hit that via HDMI, so strawman again.

richto:

OK, you make it clear you have no clue. Lets put in in crayons for you: eARC is to output lossless digital sound from a device that can generate digital sound. Of what use is that for a PC monitor that doesn't generate an audio output signal digital or otherwise? Again clueless. Picture deterioration over time is incredibly common with OLEDs and is basically an inherent feature. Had 2 LGs myself that both went that way before I upgraded to high end Samsung QLEDs for HDR movie viewing. And strawman, I said it was expensive. Of course you use Display Port @ 144Hz. Why wouldn't you? But this monitor can also hit that via HDMI, so strawman again.

there is no strawman here. and i specifically mentioned LG C1 and QLED is no way as good as OLED as QLED is a work around just as i said. i have a 10 year old oled panel with 0 deterioration, it's just 1080p but it's still superior to most tvs made today by any impartial standard. picture deterioration is not an inherent factor. AND PLENTY OF PEOPLE use eARC in a monitor setting to avoid cable clutter. maybe you should spend more time getting up to date with manufacturing processes as you evidently have no clue. you are making a similar argument to saying "my AMD bulldozer cpu was crap, so everything AMD makes is crap." which is just as fallacious as your posting.

tunejunky:

there is no strawman here. and i specifically mentioned LG C1 and QLED is no way as good as OLED as QLED is a work around just as i said. i have a 10 year old oled panel with 0 deterioration, it's just 1080p but it's still superior to most tvs made today by any impartial standard. picture deterioration is not an inherent factor. maybe you should spend more time getting up to date with manufacturing processes as you evidently have no clue. you are making a similar argument to saying "my AMD bulldozer cpu was crap, so everything AMD makes is crap." which is just as fallacious as your posting.

Hearsay that you miraculously have an undeteriorated 10 year old OLED panel doesn't change that support forums are stuffed full of those that like me experienced LG burn-in and uniformity deterioration issues over time. Science says that it is an inherent factor and that OLEDs have a limited working life. As a result, I bought the best TV that money could buy last year short of Samsung's "The Wall" etc. Having previously owned those 2 x LGs i can confirm that it blows OLED out of the water for HDR movie viewing with any level of ambient lighting: Samsung Q950TS review: an 8K masterpiece, and the new best TV on the planet | T3 Samsung Q950TS (QE75Q950TS) 8K TV review | Trusted Reviews Samsung Q950TS (QE75Q950TS) QLED 8K TV Review | AVForums

I wish gaming monitors in those sizes were cheaper. If the reviewed monitor was somewhere in the 500-700 Euro price range I'd consider it. Right now I'm glad I got my 48" LG CX TV on sale at a local electronics store for 50% off when the C1 models came out (I wouldn't have bought it for the regular price either). It has the functionality of TVs and works nicely as a monitor on my (admittedly rather deep) desk, too. Hopefully once it's life is over there will be cheaper monitor alternatives in that size as well.

I bought this 43" new back in April, ~$800--but looks like AMZN has sold out of them--1 new & 1 used left--both sold and shipped by AMZN. Cant say enough good things about it, really. The WCG is very, very noticeable here--put my former BenQ EW-3270u to shame--if that one had a WCG I never saw it--(It claimed WCG but wasn't.) Also, the best HDR support I've ever seen--average luminance is ~700 nits WCG, max 1015 nits when HDR is invoked. So happy I bought this--includes a 4-year advance replacement warranty direct from Philips. Best monitor I've ever owned--use as DP1.4 monitor, not a TV. NO FANS inside! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D5S3QCS/?language=en_US&cstrackid=87aa175d-cfef-48d7-b0e4-be320caaa749&tag=wwwphilipsusa-20&th=1 Informative review: https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/philips_436m6vbpab.htm

richto:

OK, you make it clear you have no clue. Lets put it in crayons for you: eARC is to output lossless digital sound from a device that can generate digital sound. Of what use is that for a PC monitor that doesn't generate an audio output signal digital or otherwise? Again clueless. Picture deterioration over time is incredibly common with OLEDs and is basically an inherent feature. Had 2 LGs myself that both went that way before I upgraded to high end Samsung QLEDs for HDR movie viewing. Not to mention circa 130 Nits brightness at 100% white and the associated aggressive ABL completely sucking. And strawman, I said it was expensive. Of course you use Display Port @ 144Hz. Why wouldn't you? But this monitor can also hit that via HDMI, so strawman again.

What i meant was it would be nice if Monitor's did generate an audio output signal and did come with an eARC so that you could hook up a soundbar or AV receiver without having to run 2 separate cables from the GPU - one to the Monitor and another to the AV Receiver/Soundbar. Because when you do run 2 separate cables like that instead of using an eARC socket, what happens is Windows creates a 2nd 'phantom monitor' because it thinks your Soundbar/AV Receiver is a second monitor. Which means when your mouse cursor moves to the side of the screen it disappears, which is annoying. This doesn't happen when you run one cable from your GPU to the TV and a cable from the eARC socket on the TV to the AV Receiver/Soundbar. So it'd be handy to have an audio output and eARC socket on a monitor for that reason. As for burn-in, I really couldn't care less about that. I understand and accept that OLEDs can and do suffer from burn-in. That's why i took out a 5 year warranty that covers such a scenario. And even after paying a little bit extra for said warranty, the cost of that and the C1 is still lower than the cost of one of these Asus monitors. I've seen reviews for this monitor on youtube already. The VA panel causes black crush during gaming and text flickers when you're scrolling webpages. And since there's no FALD, the backlighting is garbage on this monitor. You also get halo'ing around white text on a dark background. It's basically a tide-me-over monitor that's stuck between two generations. Next year we'll most likely see more Mini LED monitors with plentiful dimming zones and possibly Displayport 2.0 - that would be a worthy upgrade. But right now, this monitor as it is, is bereft of features that other displays already come with. And those other displays are cheaper.

tunejunky:

there is no strawman here. and i specifically mentioned LG C1 and QLED is no way as good as OLED as QLED is a work around just as i said. i have a 10 year old oled panel with 0 deterioration, it's just 1080p but it's still superior to most tvs made today by any impartial standard. picture deterioration is not an inherent factor. AND PLENTY OF PEOPLE use eARC in a monitor setting to avoid cable clutter. maybe you should spend more time getting up to date with manufacturing processes as you evidently have no clue. you are making a similar argument to saying "my AMD bulldozer cpu was crap, so everything AMD makes is crap." which is just as fallacious as your posting.

You literally cannot have an 10 years old OLED without deterioration. You might not notice it while viewing video or havent used it too much or whatever the reason is but OLED tech simply deteriorates over time, especially if its used as a monitor, no exceptions. What you are talking is simply impossible.

if certain people knew what black is they wouldn't hype a set which does not achieve black. and as an industry insider i can tell you that very few review publications or websites publish impartial reviews. the simple fact is not many of them are critical and most of them receive non-standard kit. which is one of the reasons i like Guru3d as the reviews are critical and the only thing that would make it better would be not to receive samples but to purchase. which is very hard to do given the size and scope of the products reviewed. there is an ecosystem to product reviews for manufacturers and distributors that include paying people for false reviews in social media (ever wondered how a product yet to be shipped is a one star rating on Amazon?) especially YouTube. many reviews are generated by those receiving product as in-kind payment. and online is even worse. before some people start to type on their keyboard, they should go and buy a calorimeter. if you get any reading on a dark scene you do not have black. No QLED (IPS), IPS, or VA can pass this test. go and read a book.

PPC:

You literally cannot have an 10 years old OLED without deterioration. You might not notice it while viewing video or havent used it too much or whatever the reason is but OLED tech simply deteriorates over time, especially if its used as a monitor, no exceptions. What you are talking is simply impossible.

wrong and why make assumptions? chances are i knew what makes a good monitor before you were born

Before i was born? How you know when i was born? Why the assumptions? 😀 OLED technology is imperfect in that sense that its diodes are deteriorating at vastly different pace depending on colour which is why you get the burn in. There is no way around this with OLED. This is not an assumption, this is fact. OLED is pretty much perfect in every way other than that and that makes it terrible for use as a computer monitor with static elements. Just the way it is man. Also, https://www.britannica.com/technology/calorimeter. You probably meant to say colourimeter. 😀

Is it safe to post yet? Just wanted to say I'm delighted with my ASUS PG35VQ which I use for gaming only. Is it perfect? No but it's pretty darn good for my gaming requirements. As HH has said many times about 1440 being the 'sweet spot', a widescreen 3440 x 1440 screen isn't as graphics needy as 4K, the PG35VQ sits on my gaming table although I did swivel the table around so I'm 85cms away from the monitor. 4K is slowly getting there but in the meantime this ASUS 43" and its hugely expensive 32" cousin are part of the 4K development phase. This 43" ASUS is too big for my requirements, ditto the LG C1 48" OLED but it might well suit others who game in their living room. I'm typing on a Dell XPS 17 with an IPS 4K screen, I watch TV & 4K HDR blurays on a 49" Sony LCD. My next TV could well be an LG OLED, we'll see, but I'm OPEN to all screen types.

tunejunky:

and as an industry insider i can tell you that very few review publications or websites publish impartial reviews. the simple fact is not many of them are critical and most of them receive non-standard kit.

Can't promise these websites are perfect but I've certainly read or listened to critical reviews: guru3d kitguru hardware unboxed gamers nexus TFT central

waltc3:

I bought this 43" new back in April, ~$800--but looks like AMZN has sold out of them--1 new & 1 used left--both sold and shipped by AMZN. Cant say enough good things about it, really. The WCG is very, very noticeable here--put my former BenQ EW-3270u to shame--if that one had a WCG I never saw it--(It claimed WCG but wasn't.) Also, the best HDR support I've ever seen--average luminance is ~700 nits WCG, max 1015 nits when HDR is invoked. So happy I bought this--includes a 4-year advance replacement warranty direct from Philips. Best monitor I've ever owned--use as DP1.4 monitor, not a TV. NO FANS inside! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D5S3QCS/?language=en_US&cstrackid=87aa175d-cfef-48d7-b0e4-be320caaa749&tag=wwwphilipsusa-20&th=1 Informative review: https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/philips_436m6vbpab.htm

Yeah, I bought one of these on Black Friday (either last year or the one before, I don't quite remember) for around 400 Euros. A very good monitor, but 60Hz only. The long time it takes to switch inputs/resolutions and such is annoying as are the white ghosty affects, but other than that it's a really good monitor, supports VRR, too. It's too bad it doesn't support 120Hz+, though. I use it on my other system now that I've migrated to the 48" CX on my main one.

That ppi is big ooof