ASUS VZ279HE 27” Full HD 1080P IPS Eye Care Monitor with HDMI and VGA

Its probably my fault for not paying closer attention or understanding the implications of the specs. I have an ASUS 24 inch monitor so was expecting the same but this is not the same quality. Pros: Decent resolution although not so apparent as an improvement from my 24 inch Minimal frame outside screen so nice clean design Matte black surface which minimizes glare Cons: Key - only cover sRGB color gamut, not Adobe RGB and that makes a big difference in colors for landscape photography Bottom section is gold for some strange reason which detracts from the otherwise neutral black feel of the rest of the monitor Stand is flimsy, and will not adjust in height, and monitor will not swivel on horizontal axis Even after color balancing calibration could not get colors to look right No USB ports and no SD card reader (yes I should have noticed that) Now to be fair the items I really wanted were not in this lower priced monitor so my fault, but it isnt great for photo editing as a result

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-if you look, you can definitely see pixellation artifacts. My son uses it for gaming, no problem with lag when paired with a high end graphic card (EVGA 1020 I) -Not as wide "dynamic range" vs. my higher end monitor (but 1/3 the cost of the high end) -Built is speaker quite terrible, often difficult to understand speech and I wont even consider music from the built in speakers. -Color adjustments OK. -Overall decent for the $$ but by no means a "giant killer"

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Ive been using this as a primary monitor for programming for about 3 months. It functions great for gaming at night and doesnt strain my eyes after minimum 8 hours of viewing per workday. I give it only 3 stars because I wouldnt even call the built-in speakers speakers. They may as well not even exist, you wont hear anything at all. I drive this monitor with an Asus ROG gaming laptop and I use the speakers on the laptop so that I can actually hear _something_, and yes, I found the volume settings in the menu for this monitor and turned it to "100". I would recommend it if you have other speakers, but the claim in the item description; "Stereo 2W speakers provide spacious sound while eliminating the need for external speakers" Is blatantly untrue.

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