ASUS MX279H 27-Inch, Full HD 1920x1080 IPS, Audio by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower HDMI VGA Frameless Monitor

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Nice high resolution screen. I have three of these in one display for a total of 5760x1080, and it looks great.

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Best IPS monitor for console gaming. Went from gaming on a huge 50+inch tv to a 27" monitor for what Ive heard would be a better and more fluid gaming experience. I have to say Im never going back to a large screen tv again. Just stick to big screen tvs for movie / tv viewing and monitors for gaming. I use Xbox one to play on this monitor. Now, the "best" is if you want a monitor with the best of both worlds for response time or low input lag, AND picture quality. This monitor has the best and deepest blacks Ive ever seen. Console gamers - to get this out of the way, do not buy any monitor thats any more than 75 hz or a 4k. 4k "upscaling" it is a misconception. Consoles will only push 1080 p and 60 hz. This monitor and any monitors Ive tested out do just that except for the 4k. Bought a Benq RL series monitor and learned its a TN panel which gives lowest response time but low color reproduction. Which basically I didnt think was the greatest picture quality. Even after calibrating the settings. At viewing angles - especially for console gamers who sometimes want to sit at a slouch position (relaxed) can cut off the image quality. You have to sit in front and upright to get the right viewing you want. As for the speakers - it just merely provides sound. Nothing more. I dont care for this because I game with my Astro headsets. I went out and bought this monitor to begin with assuming it was the BEST gaming monitor out there. It is heavily marketed and talked about in the gaming community. The "best" is misleading. It is a great monitor to its own and recommended for MLG gamers. Theres a reason for that. Bought a Samsung UHD 4k UE590 monitor and learned I didnt need it since 4k is still young. With outdated display connectors, punishing hardware requirements, and lack of os and app support besides netflix and prime that can stream 4k. && the picture sometimes appear grainy while the 4k is trying to push the 1080p and 60hz. Whatever you do... YOU DO NOT NEED A 4k (unless you want to drop 2000+ on a rig and proper video card). Consoles only push out 1080p 60 hz nothing more! so stick to that. Also, theres already talks of a 5k or 8k!! Bought a Asus Vs series monitor (IPS) and compared it side by side with the Asus MX that I chose to keep. The Asus Vs is a great monitor to its own with lower response time but the color reproduction is so VIBRANT with okay blacks. This makes the picture quality appear GREAT but it also makes it appear flat. Thats only because I had the Asus MX side by side with the Asus Vs to tell the difference. When it comes to response time you are talking 1ms (benq), 2 ms (asus vs), and 5 ms (asus mx). THE BRAIN AND EYE CANNOT... CANNOT... tell the difference between milliseconds. Thats a science fact. On paper, yes. Trust me, I went back and forth switching my HDMI to each of these monitors and it all feels the same. So if you are a competitive gamer aiming to be a MLG then maybe, just maybe the 1ms monitor would matter to you... or maybe not (input sarcasm here). Honestly though, it is input lag you want to be worried about than response time. The Asus MX monitor actually puts out the lowest input lag out of all the other monitors Ive tested out. Overall I am VERY pleased with this monitor (Asus MX) and the choice Ive made. Definitely made my moneys worth. The Asus MX monitor as I said earlier offers the deepest blacks Ive ever seen. It makes the picture quality pop so wonderful and definitely doesnt make the picture appear flat like the Asus Vs monitor. The blacks offer texture to the colors, picture, and gaming experience. BE SURE YOUR XBOX ONE SETTINGS IS SET TO PC RGB!!! Oh, front the extra cash if you can for a 27", youll thank me later. I hope my journey and review helps you find a great monitor for your gaming pleasure or even use it for PC.

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Purchased this monitor and after 8-9 months it now has a stuck pixel ( black dot) in the CENTER of the screen. Even with the " Rapid Replacement Warranty", it is not covered by the warranty.. I did my research and it was rated as a 4 star monitor , it looked nice and was well made at first glance. I have paid more and also less for monitors in the past , but never had a pixel problem before. My experience with Asus products ( DVDRW , Motherboard and Blu-ray Drive) have been good up to this point but every time I look at the screen , I know I wont be getting any ASUS products anytime soon. It is ashamed that it has to have more bad pixels (a cluster , i guess ) to get this replaced.

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UPDATE 4/15/2014: More than a year later, this monitor is still working perfectly! Also it appears the ICC profile was removed from the ASUS site - not sure where it can be found now. UPDATE 2/8/13: Be sure to download the correct ICC profile (driver) from Asus website - this file is critical as it defines the proper color space for this monitor. You will need to manually enter device manager to install this driver, otherwise you will use the Windows default. The windows 7 version works fine on windows 8. I occasionally noticed some green pixelating effect in certain .mkv movie files, that disappeared when I loaded the correct ICC profile. -- My ASUS MX279H arrived snugly packed and covered in plenty of protective tapes. Included were a VGA cable, HDMI to DVI (male) cable, 3.5mm AUX audio cable and proprietary power adapter. This is a design tradeoff - the panel is so slim because the power adapter is external. It is the size of a MacBook power adapter, and is one more thing you need to keep track of if you decide to move this monitor as any old power cable will not work. Thankfully, the monitor arrived with no dead/stuck pixels. Out of the box, the monitor was extremely bright and this washed out the colors. The monitor definitely needed calibration out of the box (hint: they all do). In addition, some of my biggest fears were backlight bleed and unbalanced lighting. I am happy to report that along with no dead/stuck pixels, backlighting was extremely even and there was almost no bleed (see uploaded picture). The silver base attaches with a single screw, and is very stable. Kicking the desk barely shook the monitor, and if you find yourself kicking your desk often, seek therapy. The panel itself is extremely thin - sitting at just about 2 CM (see uploaded picture). The display, while not true edge-to edge, is the closest I have seen with the panel thickness sitting about 1 cm at the sides, and 1.5 at the top. The result is a beautifully flush panel (think apple cinema display - you can run your hand from end to end without hitting a bezel that does not have protruding edges around the border. Furthermore, this is matte screen, of which any computer gamer worth their salt already knows the benefits (no reflection/glare). Unlike many monitors, the inputs extend straight backwards (perpendicular) to the monitor, as opposed to down toward the desk (see uploaded pics). While this makes things easier to connect, it adds a layer of unnecessary depth to the monitor, as most cables cannot (and shouldnt) bend 90 degrees. I prefer the ports angled downwards, as this makes cable management easier. Anyone who wants to keep this monitor flush against a wall should take this into account. You might not be able to take advantage of the thin bezel in this scenario. The OSD is very fluid, and there are touch controls neatly tucked away below the bottom edge which take a bit getting used to. However, they are very responsive and easy to learn. First things first, I changed the color mode to sRGB within ASUS splendid feature. This lowered the brightness to an acceptable level down from stock, without affecting the colors. The color reproduction is very accurate and very clear. This is my first IPS monitor, and the advantages are immediately noticeable as I can lean back in my chair and move off to the side, and the monitor picture remains fantastic. Furthermore, I dialed down the trace free feature down from 60 to 20. This eliminated a major amount of ghosting. Anybody who wants to do their own calibrations should use the above settings as a starting base. My measured contrast ratio hovered around 1000:1, and ghosting time around 10ms. This is pretty much the limit for casual gaming. Coming out of Far Cry 3 and Battlefield 3, I definitely noticed a difference coming from a 2ms monitor. (The above times are actual response times, not Grey to Grey (G2G). If you dont know the difference, do some research and stay quiet instead of rejoicing about the G2G times and confusing newbie buyers.) Adjusting the Trace Free feature eliminated almost all ghosting in Battlefield 3 and FC3, both powered by an EVGA GTX 670 FTW+. Although the higher response time was noticeable, I was blown away by the accurate colors in the game. The foliage in Far Cry 3 and streets and explosions in BF3 came to life by beautiful colors, which in of itself easily outweighed the higher response time. Adjusting the trace free feature eliminated the ghosting that I could see/care about. Finally, I popped in a Blu-Ray movie, and the picture again simply amazed me. Skin tones within sRGB were accurate, and colors were neutral. I prefer my picture a little warm, which can be adjusted within the OSD. Input lag was measured at 18~20 ms - not a problem. At 1080P resolution, the display looks sharp - text is rendered clearly, and pictures are crystal clear when sitting roughly 23 inches away. This resolution will satisfy most peoples tastes as icons are large enough to see and there is still plenty of screen real estate. Even with the pixel pitch of 0.311mm, which worried me as this is a little on the higher side, text and images are sharp and defined sitting as close as 1.5 feet. Given this is a 27 inch panel, the neighborhood of .3xx pixel pitch is not uncommon. (Note: If you choose to opt for a higher resolution monitor, be prepared to shell out a lot more cash. Furthermore, people who do not have the graphics hardware to drive such a resolution will be shooting themselves in the foot). 1080p is more than enough in my opinion for gaming and watching Blu-ray movies. Base Neutral Calibration Settings (start here and calibrate away!): Color (splendid) mode: sRGB Trace Free: 0 or 20 Backlight: The lower the better; I kept mine stock sRGB. Pay attention to your surroundings and your preferences. I also tried out the speakers. Chances are you will never use them, but they are better than most monitor speakers. Dont expect them to replace desktop units; definitely not tinny. In addition, they fire to the sides, making it odd during directional action scenes. I hooked up my PS3 and popped in a Blu-ray movie, and the speakers were fine sitting as far as 5 feet away. But dont expect this to replace your living room TV. The monitor also supports audio passthrough, which is nice if you want to use headphones with your console (or computer I suppose). PROS: -Stable stand, beautiful silver/black design. -Very thin panel with near edge to edge matte screen - but comes at a cost (see cons) -Excellent color reproduction -Very Bright -Very even LED lighting with little backlight bleed. -Fluid OSD with neatly tucked away touch controls -Dual HDMI input - PC and an additional media source like a PS3, Blu-ray player, etc. -HDMI Audio passthrough with headphone port if your graphics card allows it - Good for plugging in headphones when playing games, especially if using a console. NEUTRAL: - ports are aligned perpendicular to the monitor. This makes it easier to connect, but makes cable management a little more complicated. I dont care for it. -1080P - Comfortable with me, but not the highest resolution you can find on these kinds of panels. Be prepared to shell out a lot more cash for a much higher resolution. -Etched feature adverts in the silver bar on the bottom left. Im well aware of what I bought, I dont need to be reminded this is an IPS HDMI panel. To each his own. CONS: -No DisplayPort - A bit of a future proofing issue here, as Id like to take advantage of DisplayPorts higher bandwidth. -Proprietary power adapter & cable - Asus uses their own proprietary power brick, with a unique cable. Not a huge deal, but one more thing to keep track of if you move the monitor somewhere else. -Not the quickest response times - will probably only irritate hardcore gamers. For the price, this monitor is a great buy. An extremely slim bezel, stable stand, beautiful construction, IPS, excellent color reproduction, decent response times, and large matte near edge-to-edge display makes this a solid panel. The only cons I care about, the port orientation, lack of displayport, and proprietary power adapter are greatly outweighed by the slim construction and sleek edge to edge design. If you are a hardcore gamer, stray towards Asus VG series with a 144Hz refresh rate (and be prepared to have your pockets flushed). Demanding gamers may not appreciate the slower response times of the MX series. If you find yourself watching lots of movies and editing pictures, web surfing, needing lots of screen real-estate for getting work done and dont play games competitively, this monitor is for you.

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Love this monitor! I connected this to my MacBook Pro using a Hedgedock. It works great as soon as I plugged it in the screen is very vibrant. There is very little frame and the screen goes almost all the way to the edge.

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I purchase these monitors primarily because of the IPS screen and the 3 year warranty with advanced shipping. That way the replacement is on the way when you ship yours back. What was unexpected was the screen is bright and has beautiful color without the reflections like my old monitor. My old monitor was hard to see in the mornings with the sun coming in the windows. I knew they had built in speakers and wondered how good the sound would be but they are great and have enough power to give a great volume level. I also had a video card with one HDMI and a DVI port that these monitors dont have. They supplied a DVI to HDMI cable so I did not have to change my video card since I bought two monitors one is connected with HDMI and one with the DVI to HDMI cable. Just so you know there is no HDMI to HDMI cable with these but there is a VGA cable. I couldnt be happier.

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I purchased the 27 1080p version of this monitor. Connectivity: 2 HDMI, VGA, 3.5mm PC audio out, headphone out. Connection options are excellent, though I find a small issue when switching to my HDMI connected laptop (windows 10). The monitor randomly will refuse to connect to my laptop when switching from my Roku Stick. The screen will show static accompanied by loud muffled distortion. Sometimes it never happens, other times its bad enough that I have to turn the monitor on and off repeatedly to get it to connect. This is something I had to get used to, but its not really a deal breaker. Image quality: It produces a very well balanced image with great colors and good enough contrast. There is really nothing to complain about in the image quality department and the adjustment options are a bonus. Speaking of options, there are several picture modes that you can apply with a single touch of the convenient S/A button on the front of the monitor. You can adjust each of these modes as well if you wish. This monitor is plug and play friendly for those that hate menu diving to change the picture. I could only wish for an actual Gamma adjustment; This monitor handles darker details quite well for an IPS panel though, so its only a minor gripe. Running in 1080P, the resolution is razor sharp with no oversharpening or visible artifacts of any kind. The best word to describe the image quality is pure. Its not going to wow the videophile or the torch mode enthusiast, but if you value image accuracy without glaring flaws, this monitor will definitely please. Audio: Not much to talk about here, since Asus kept it simple as possible. There is a 0-100 volume control, but there is NO audio adjustment what so ever. This is both good and bad. Its bad because I find the audio quality just average. The sound is on the warm side; bass oriented with a decent midrange, but with the high frequencies quite muted or dull sounding. The good? The sound is still quite powerful for gaming and movies and it will get the job done for most people. To wrap up the review, here are the pros and cons. Pros: -2 HDMI and 3.5mm PC audio output are huge pluses and rare -VERY attractive design -Plug and play (the monitor auto-selects inputs with connected devices) -Well balanced and accurate image with no glaring flaws. Picture is adjustable in the menus -Powerful sound Cons: -Connecting via HDMI to a Windows 10 PC is wonky at times (may vary per user) -No Gamma adjustments -No audio adjustment options, only volume control -Sound is somewhat muffled, but at least its not tinny or weak -Not really a con, but a remote would have been nice Oh, did I mention its gorgeous?

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WOW! I didnt realize how much I needed this until I replaced my older 21" monitor. Images are super sharp, and the screen real estate allows me to keep multiple windows open at large sizes simultaneously instead of toggling between them like I was doing before. I was concerned at first that this large screen wouldnt fit in the space my 21" was using, There is a bottom bezel (physical border) along the bottom, but the top and sides have no Physical border. So it takes up less space than stars monitor. It is lightweight and very thin and I was able to fit it in a small space that was only 20" tall. The screen doesnt go completely edge to edge (slight black border on the screen, similar to picture on Amazon), but the viewing part is 27" diagonal. I am impressed with the screen quality, and can only image how much more impressive the 4K version of this must be. The screen is a nice bright matte, and I love that! Much better than my iMacs super shining mirror like screen that reflexives everything intron of it. I wish i had another computer so I could replace its monitor with one of these. :) Extremely happy with this purchase.

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This monitor is a dream come true it is incredibly clear for gaming I use a PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. I could not recommend this monitor more for the price you really are getting what you pay for great quality. I got mine on time no dead pixel or anything like that so it was perfect. Also I noticed that people said there monitor was ghosting but mine does not do that what so ever Im glad I picked this up it is a very high quality screen dont listen to the fake reviews that say it sucks this monitor rocks so I hope this changes anybodys decision when purchasing a monitor.

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Weve now got about five different 27" monitors and I now wish they were all this model. The clarity is great, Im rather fond of the frameless format (although you will still have a border on the screen. The best part is that the speakers are very good for being built in. We were running a separate system, and because it had a bass box, was better than the sound on this monitor, BUT, this monitor is good enough that it was worth getting rid of the external speakers and all those cables. The only downside is that the controls are not intuitive at all, and the buttons are ultra sensitive. Once I pulled the manual out, its fine, but usually you dont need a manual in order to handle monitoring settings like alignment and color.

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