ASUS Republic of Gamers Launches Swift PG278Q Gaming Monitor

v12dock · Jul 24, 2014

Rummer is that Nvidia is planting anti AMD subliminal messages in images with G-Sync

AsRock · Jul 24, 2014

v12dock said:
Rummer is that Nvidia is planting anti AMD subliminal messages in images with G-Sync

They would not do that unless they charged more j/k.

RejZoR · Jul 24, 2014

When will people stop bitching about TN panels on high grade monitors? These are high grade TN panels that are trillion miles better than TN panels in cheap ass TN monitors for 100 bucks. I had a 6 years old TN with 2ms and 75Hz and it had annoying banding and viewing angles were pretty bad, but it had virtually no lag and sharpness was decent during motion. But with VG248QE that i have now, nothing. Superior sharpness no matter how quickly i move things around on the screen, i've found calibrated settings for it in some review so the colors are very spot on and viewing angles are incredible. You don't get any color negative nonsense like on old LCD's, it just basically becomes slightly dimmer when you look at it pretty much entirely from the side.

Besides, if you buy a gaming monitor, you always sit spot on in front of it. And even if you shift your head for few degrees off center, you won't notice much difference during gaming and i find it perfectly fine for any sort of home photo/image/video editing and viewing needs. So, do us all a favor and really, plz stop bitching over TN just because it's TN without actually seing one yourself. Because it's NOWHERE near as bad as people are saying. And i'm actually glad i didn't buy a 60Hz IPS...

Xzibit · Jul 24, 2014

I'll take one if you buy it for me. I know what a recent AU Optronics TN panel looks like so I will be less disappointed then most. Might have to play on it when drunk so it wont bother me as much.

TheGuruStud · Jul 24, 2014

400 dollar premium for G sync? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Nvidia thinks you're an idiot (b/c they bet you'll buy it).

You could buy another high end card and never need g sync.

Fluffmeister · Jul 24, 2014

TheGuruStud said:
400 dollar premium for G sync? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Nvidia thinks you're an idiot (b/c they bet you'll buy it).

You could buy another high end card and never need g sync.

Pretty sure it's ASUS you need to be pointing the finger at, but yeah you go girl, fight the power!

utengineer · Jul 25, 2014

Anyone find it strange that people criticize, analyze, and spout regurgitated information about a product and technology they have never physically seen, used, touched, tested and evaluated???

HM_Actua1 · Jul 25, 2014

Xzibit said:
I agree. For $799 If you want a proper picture for the screen your lag response will vary from 6.9ms @ 144hz to 12.2ms @ 60hz avg. Now slap G-Sync on there and imagine your lag variance jumping from 6-12ms on a FPS every few seconds. For that amount of money I wouldn't expect to sacrifice picture quality for responsiveness.

The aesthetics are nice.

Haha, and that's just this forum.

They also haven't mention if they ever got G-Sync to work in surround.

Excuse me Xibit. We're talking Gaming monitor not professional graphics(color correct)

You guys must be the daft bunch of these forums. Idiotic to the max.

HM_Actua1 · Jul 25, 2014

so many people here have no idea what Gsync is and how awesome it is. Sad but I laugh at those daft fools while I game in perfect bliss.

HM_Actua1 · Jul 25, 2014

idiocracy plagues this thread. Done.

I'll game in bliss and the self entitle here can keep making up fictional "facts"

Xzibit · Jul 25, 2014

Hitman_Actual said:
Excuse me Xibit. We're talking Gaming monitor not professional graphics(color correct)

You guys must be the daft bunch of these forums. Idiotic to the max.

Comical that the guy calling people idiotic cant find the edit button and needs 3 post to repeat himself.

I would point you to the ASUS ROG SWIFT review but I doubt you'll bring yourself to click on it and read it.

A few IPS panels on there that were released years ago have good response times. Dell S2740L beats it and thats a 2012 IPS panel tech @ 60hz having better lag response then this monitor at 144hz.

Its a decent screen for gaming but not for the price. Your better off using it at 144hz then with G-Sync because as your frame rate varies so does your lag. That's one of your goals right as a gamer to reduce input lag and one of the reasons why that module is inside the monitor in the first place and why your being charged a premium for it.

The monitor comes with its quirks as well and for the price it just shouldn't.

It would have been nice to see some preset modes available from the screen so you didn't have to manually adjust things between gaming and regular uses. It's missing some of the "extras" and bells and whistles that you might find from other dedicated gaming screens, but the ROG Swift PG278Q is obviously purely focused on power and performance! We're not sure why the ULMB feature didn't work at 144Hz as well, that could have been useful.

Conti027 · Jul 25, 2014

I'm extremely excited to check out this monitor. I've been watching since they announced it.
Has pretty much what I'm looking for in a monitor. Would be nice if it had the adaptive sync so you didn't had to pay for the G-sync premium but oh well.

Xzibit can I get that review your talking about. I'd like to read it

Xzibit · Jul 25, 2014

Conti027 said:
I'm extremely excited to check out this monitor. I've been watching since they announced it.
Has pretty much what I'm looking for in a monitor. Would be nice if it had the adaptive sync so you didn't had to pay for the G-sync premium but oh well.

Xzibit can I get that review your talking about. I'd like to read it

Sure, No problem

TFT Central - Asus ROG Swift PG278Q

Conti027 · Jul 25, 2014

Xzibit said:
Sure, No problem

TFT Central - Asus ROG Swift PG278Q

Thank you. That was an awesome review!! Made me even more excited.
Only thing that kinda bums me out is that its very limited in the OCD settings.

HM_Actua1 · Jul 26, 2014

lol people still think freesync is free. that's funny.

RejZoR · Jul 27, 2014

I used to have tearing on a 75HZ monitor but haven't seen one on my 144Hz yet. No lag either. Can use strobing as well with Strobelight. Not sure why i'd want G-Sync.

Also strange that my monitor isn't listed in thsi test either. It's the highest end ASUS below this ROG one hm...

HM_Actua1 · Jul 30, 2014

Today's news is that AMD hhttp://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/AMD-Releases-FreeSync-Information-FAQ

as just released an FAQ which explains the standard much more thoroughly than they have in the past. For instance, it clarifies the distinction between DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync and Project FreeSync. Prior to the FAQ, I thought that FreeSync became DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync, and that was that. Now, it is sounding a bit more proprietary, just built upon an open, VESA standard.

If interested, check out the FAQ at AMD's website.

finally, people(PCper included) are starting to understand how this tech actually works.

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ASUS Republic of Gamers Launches Swift PG278Q Gaming Monitor

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