ASUS VG279Q 27" Full HD 1080p IPS 144Hz 1ms (MPRT) DP HDMI DVI Eye Care Gaming Monitor with FreeSync/Adaptive Sync

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I dont think I have given a 1star review but my monitor had a dead pixel soon as I turned it on. Ordered a replacement another pixel issue. Been reading on forums that other people have had quality issues with this monitor. I dont think Asus test their products before they ship. If you want to order this, make sure your able to return it if its defective. This monitor cost to much to have defects. I will say if the pixel issues didnt exist, this would be a good monitor. The picture looked great but I cant believe I got 2 monitors in a row with issues. Do better Asus.

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This is my experience with the Asus VG279Q. First off I want to clarify that prior to this monitor I have only ever used 1080p 60Hz TN panels. So this was my first experience with anything over 60HZ, my first experience with an IPS (IHVA) panel, and also my first experience with Variable refresh rate (Freesync/Gsync). The first thing I noticed was the limited viewing angle from above, something Im still struggling to get used to. I know that for my TN panels I get the best viewing angle when my eyes are about level with the top of the monitor. And if I stand up the monitor still looks fine. My TN only looked its worst when viewed from the floor looking upwards. Since I never sit on the floor and look up at it the TN viewing angles were adequate. For this IPS panel I get the best viewing angles when my eyes are about level with the bottom of the monitor or looking at it from below. And it has the worst viewing angle when looking down at it from any position higher than perfectly eye level. So raising it up was my first step to reduce the washed out foggy angle. The next step was to lower the brightness from the default 60 or so, down to around 23 *(Im in a dark room). That helped to get a calm neutral picture, especially for white file explorer windows or web pages. This being my first IPS, if I had to describe the IPS glow, I think mine is only a bit on the bottom left corner, fairly subtle. But the viewing angle from above turns the image into a silver grey fog when viewing at anything but eye level. If youre eye level or below, then you can have a good image even when viewing off center for the side. However, you really notice an issue when the monitor falls below your eye level if you stand up. I knew with my TN panel that the picture would get bad when viewed at the wrong angles, but this is more extreme because the monitor turns so foggy from above as seen in the pics. So its really bothering me to the point that I kind of wished I had gone with a TN that had these other features. However, now that I know its limitations I just avoid the problem angle and its all good. The settings can be dialed in more with certain modes. For example I use Racing Mode because it allows me to use the Blue Light filter option whereas the FPS mode does not for some reason. The blue light filter isnt needed, except when its a really dark room then it can come in handy so I like having the option. If I know I wont be using the blue light filter I made a profile for FPS mode because it allows me to adjust the saturation, color temp and skin tone options whereas racing doesnt for some reason. Its just weird that they make you pick and choose. The sRGB mode doesnt allow you to change anything, I guess they figure it doesnt need it. So I was thinking of choosing it - but I like to tinker more than the average guy. The SDR of contrast is genuinely full range and not limited range SDR like my old Asus VE258Q. The gamma is about .08 too dark, but using either Nvidias gamma slider, or the built-in OSD shadow boost on level 1 take care of that. The dreaded pixel density issue everyone seemed to worry about in a 27" FHD monitor is thankfully not an issue whatsoever. I dont notice even a hint of pixel density issue, honestly. So thats a relief. My VG279Q was stuck in 60HZ at first under the Nvidia display options heading for "native 1920x1080" But I was able to scroll down and choose a 2nd 1920x1080 option in the drop down that enabled all of the refresh rates. I immediately wanted to put it on 144HZ and enable the Gsync feature in the Nvidia control panel. I had to download the latest Nvidia drivers in order to get the Gsync feature to show up. After that I turned it on and went into a fast paced shooter. I put the graphics at a level to achieve a constant 144 fps, and I used the monitors built in frame rate display counter as well as Nvidias frame rate counter. The smoothness was outstanding. Everything was overall less blurry. Also no tearing ever. I loaded up Ace Combat 7 and flew around at 144fps locked and no tearing - an outstanding experience. I tried other things like running MAME and emulating old Mortal Kombat 1 with its weird 55HZ native refresh rate - and the Gsync allowed me to run at a its 55HZ perfectly with no tearing. So Im really happy with Gsync, and really happy with having more than 60HZ for the first time. These features are so cool, that I definitely wouldnt want to go back to 60HZ or no Gsync. As far as movies, 27" is superior to common 24" - 25" sized gaming monitors obviously. Watching movies benefits from the larger screen. The IPSs improved rich, vibrant colors are satisfying. Just gotta watch out for your viewing angle of course. Web browsing, writing this comment, its nice and clear at 144HZ. Its cool to see the mouse move around in more focus because the monitor can keep up with it better. This comes in handy when I tested drawing in Gimp with my Wacom tablet and stylus. As I make little gestures in my shading and drawing lines, etc - the higher refresh rate keeps up with everything and feels less laggy in the strokes. As far as colors go - theyre good. Again, its just that darn viewing angle issue that makes blacks look silverish and foggy from angles. If it wasnt for that then I would give it 5 stars. No dead pixels, no backlight bleed. Just some IPS glow (which is something all IPS panels have). So I figure Ill just get used to that. And a lot of great features. Its around 3 to 4 ms response time normally and around 1ms response time in the ELMB strobing mode. But that mode is greyed out in the OSD unless you disable Freesync and go into your PCs display settings and select a lower refresh rate like 120HZ or lower. I tried the ELMB mode, and it works fine. I can notice a sharper image in motion blur tests with ELMB enabled, but there is some ghosting. With ELMB disabled theres no ghosting but the object is blurrier. Im not sensitive enough to notice the difference between 1ms and 5ms response time in game though. However, I am very sensitive to screen tearing that I get when Freesync/Gsync is disabled. Also once I got used to 144HZ, going down to 120HZ looked laggier - so Ill just stick with the 144HZ and Freesync/Gsync. All in all, Im happy. Im not returning this monitor. I think it was well worth the price. I learned that TN isnt as bad as I thought as it turns out. People always said IPS has better viewing angles, but its not the case. So my recommendation would be to get a monitor that has all these features but TN if you require a more versatile viewing angle when seated or standing. Or to get this monitor if you can ensure youll only use it at eye level or lower. My bottom left corner is a bit foggy where it should be black. Not extremely mind you, but noticeable to me when Im looking for it. My settings that I prefer: Racing Mode, Brightness: 23, Contrast: 70, Saturation: 50, Color Temp: User mode (red:93,green:92,blue:100), Skin Tone: Natural, Smart View OFF, Sharpness: 50, Trace Free: 60, Vivid Pixel: 0, ASCR: OFF, Freesync: ON, ELMB: OFF, Shadow Boost: OFF (bumped up gamma in Nvidia control panel by .08). Other than bad viewing angles from above - everything looks beautiful with these settings. In the included pictures I show a movie still image at a good and bad angle, a black screen at a good and bad angle in the light, and then good and bad angles of solid black, red, green, and blue screens under ambient lighting.

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We play an electronics lottery every time we buy a cpu, gpu, panel, or anything else PC related. While I hope the folks who had problems get them resolved, the panel I received is glorious. No dead pixels, gorgeous picture, no problems. I was not able to get gsync to work, though experienced no noticable tearing with Doom 2016 running around 200 fps. I will look into seeing if there are any tricks to make the adaptive syncs play nice. I am running an i7 8700k and an RTX 2060. I wanted to keep the frames up, but they were crushing the 60hz panel I was using into oblivion. Screen tears like confetti. This panel is a beast. Out of the box settings were eye-searingly bright, but the controls are easy to use and Im very happy with the options to dial in preferred picture. There are additionally 3 settings profiles so that one could have a bright room game profile, dark room, and a productivity profile. There are multiple levels of blue light filter from zero to aggressive. Build quality is lightyears ahead of the 60hz BenQ I came from. The base is heavy and thin, allowing me to have my keyboard hovering above it, all the way to the vertical support. This is a great feature for those of us with gorilla arms. Base is easy to assemble with a single screw, and results in a smooth to adjust, solid platform. The bezels are super thin. The panel is matte, though not to the degree that it looks textured. Overall, this monitor has a premium look and feel. When you fire it up, that extends to performance as well. I will update if anything changes. TL;DR +build quality +responsiveness +picture quality +no rgb +price -waited too many years to go high refresh rate -seems like some QC issues exist for some users -obviously having a tough time building a cons list -no rgb

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Great monitor. Went from a 60hz ips to this. I recently upgraded from a 1050ti to a rtx 2060 and this monitor switch was a bigger jump in quality as compared to the old monitor with the graphic card switch. Holy crap what a difference. Colors are great, super bright, no light bleed, free sync works with nvidia now, the shadow enhancement thing is great in games. The only thing i havent been able to get to work so far is the fps screen counter. Mine always stays at 144hz. I dont know why, will have to contact asus to find out. Also at first the monitor for me stayed at 60hz, you need to right click the desk top, go into screen resolution, advanced settings, monitor tab, then switch from 60hz to 144. With tax the monitor was about 350 and worth every penny. I also was worried you needed 2k for 27" as some people say online, but i can not notice any pixels. Perfect size for 1080p, i do not know what people are talking about. Plus you need a rtx 2080 to really push games to 144hz at 2k. And that will struggle to do that with most games.

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Best investment I ever bought for gaming. Monitor feels great awesome picture quality! Gaming on this monitor on my xboxone feels so smooth. Recommend for anyone who’s looking for a gaming monitor for console.

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I had high Hopes for this monitor. Was going to retire my main monitor (asus xg27vq) and use as my second monitor but when I unboxed this monitor and turned it on the screen hurt my eyes. I spent 3 hours trying to calibrate/change settings and the text of everything was very blurry and gave me a migraine. Either the specific monitor I got was a dud with a bad panel or the monitor like itself is just awful. After those 3 hours of trying to troubleshoot my eyes actually felt like they were bleeding. Before anyone says/thinks this thought: yes I changed the refresh rate in windows and GPU software running on recommended resolution and refresh rate.

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Ive had this monitor for about a week now and its a very nice monitor the colors are great, no dead pixels, Ive been playing Doom4, The Witcher3, Divinity Original Sin 2, In Doom FPS in the 120s, and Im running it with an MSI R9 390 with no problems, I do still miss my LG 29" 2560x1080 75Hz widescreen with freesync too bad it only lasted 2yrs then just started smokin and burnt out, But this Asus monitor is a great replacement the colors are great. also great for photoshop. Overall its great monitor. only time will tell, but it does have 3yr warranty.

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Its a good monitor for the price.. coming from a 2k monitor I wasnt too impressed at 1080. I ended up returning for the more expensive 2K version with gysnc. I dont regret it. If your coming from a 1080 to this its worth it.. if you already have a 2K then Id suggest looking for another 2k. 27inch in my opinion is too big for 1080 at close range.

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Since I am getting a new rig, I decided I wanted a new monitor. This one was listed as one of the best on rtings, so I went for it, especially after it going on sale. First one I ordered had a dead pixel right in the middle of the screen. No way to overlook it. I tried flashing the screen but to no avail. I ordered a replacement and the second one was even worse. A dead pixel in the same exact area, plus damage to the screen in the corner. A cluster of dead pixels there, plus the screen itself was loose. Im done with this monitor and will be looking for another brand. Im very disappointed in Asus. Chances are I will look at a Samsung, or give up on a new monitor all together. I hate dealing with stuff like this.

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Great monitor for sure. I have a gtx 970 so I cannot check if it is gsync compatible or not as it is not on the list. But the counterpart VG278Q is gsync compatible so it might be? Not too sure. Someone who has a 10x series will have to review that part. Remember that this is an IPS monitor so you will definitely get better picture quality, but at the cost of the IPS glow. Yes, IPS monitors will always have the IPS glow, if you cannot handle that just get the 278Q it is $30 cheaper. I got used to the IPS glow after a while but I love my colors since I watch movies and do other things on my computer rather than just game. Also, make sure to change the monitor brightness to your liking, it is extremely bright at 100% on the FPS mode. Once in a while for specific games get tearing here and there, but that’s probably due to my gpu and cpu not being able to use the free sync/adaptive sync that it comes with. My CPU is also super weak and upgrading soon. However, if you’re looking for an IPS monitor that pairs with 1080p and not 1440p this is the ONLY monitor currently that carries it with 144hz from what I know. I didn’t get an light leak but if you do try to get a return and swap it out. If it doesn’t work for you definitely get the 278Q. I also went from a 22” 60hz to 27” 144hz, so MY opinion on it might be different from yours. Edit: G-Sync is compatible. Also, if you get screen tearing, make sure under nvidia control panel you switch the panel to 144hz, it will default to 60hz. Also use a display port vs the DVI they provide. I still got A bit of tearing the the DVI. The dp helped a lot on that. Good luck!

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