WTF is wrong with hardware these days?

[arbiter]

They are the same panel... The extra $200 is the G-sync module...oh and it being ROG branded puts some extra on it.

Lets not forget when using VRR maybe same panel but its one monitor that does 144hz using VRR vs one that is limited to 90hz. So that 200$ gets you 54hz higher refresh rate when using its VRR function.
"FreeSync™ technology supported (35Hz-90Hz)" - https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/MG279Q/specifications/ scroll to the bottom under notes section.

No they aren't.

That's funny they share the same specs to the number. The ROG just has higher refresh.

Panel Size: Wide Screen 27.0"(68.6cm) 16:9
Color Saturation : 100%(sRGB)
Panel Backlight / Type : In-Plane Switching
True Resolution : 2560x1440 *
Display Surface Non-glare
Pixel Pitch : 0.233mm
Brightness(Max) : 350 cd/㎡
Contrast Ratio (Max) : 1000:1
Viewing Angle (CR≧10) : 178°(H)/178°(V)
Response Time : 4ms (Gray to Gray)
Display Colors : 16.7M (real 8 bit)
Flicker free

Both have those numbers. Look it up...

They both are same panel.

This whole discussion is about 1440p 144Hz gaming monitors that are actually readily available on the market...
The PG278Q is ASUS' high end 1440p@144Hz model. The PG279Q isn't in production anymore.

Um i think its other way around the 279q is current model and 278 is old one as the 279 is the 165hz panel which is same panel in acer XB271U

 

[Jetster]

I have the PB278Q Love this as well 60Hertz but a plane-to-line switching (PLS) panel

 

[Frag_Maniac]

i did some more compering in the evening. definitly going to try to return it monday morning

Probably wise thing to do. As far as quality, it may not be as well built as some, but I don't see this problem showing up in reviews, so it seems you just got a bad one.

 

[Vego]

All right, monitor is back from Asus.
It was definitely something wrong with this matrix as it got status "repaired".

I have to say im happy with the results and the massive bleed is gone. Screen isnt perfect but I can work with it no problem. I took 2 pictures. 1st you can see in bottom right corner there is a new bleed but tiny, and 2nd is what "eye" can really see.

I suggest to use RMA as much as possible in the order to get the screen you paid for... or buy decent monitors... only if I knew witch...

 

[INSTG8R]

HAH I can see the same "bleed" from the Power LED as I have. I found out you can actually turn it off! In System Setup keep scrolling, Power Indicator turns it off.

 

[Keullo-e]

As long as I can play games, read forums and watch youtube videos, I just get the cheapest monitor with a good connectivity and 1920x1080 or higher resolution. I see no difference between panels and refresh rates, so it's nothing else than a good saving for me.

 

[Ferrum Master]

As long as I can play games, read forums and watch youtube videos, I just get the cheapest monitor with a good connectivity and 1920x1080 or higher resolution. I see no difference between panels and refresh rates, so it's nothing else than a good saving for me.

It same as saying you can also snort glue to get high, there is no real difference as long you get high.

 

[wolar]

Well the only monitors i trust myself are the ultrasharp from dell , they seem to be consistent high quality.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

As ppl are talking about VA, what are opinions on PLS? I find it better then IPS myself, colors pop more and viewing angle is just as good as IPS

 

[Vego]

the problem is that all vendors are now eco-friendly and greed, ips and led is the easiest way to go...

 

[lorraine walsh]

Well that's some bad bleeding going on right there. Look at them spots all over the place. RIP Screen quality and resolution. It is true nowadays the hardware sucks, i mean back in the day i know things weren't even this 'smart' but at least they were durable and were not prone to such things. And I even saw this product's ads and reviews on almost all leading blogs and websites claiming it to be the best

 

[Kanan]

If you want good hardware today it's basically the same as 30 years ago. Invest more money - don't buy too cheap. I'm someone who never buys cheap stuff, I'm like rather investing a bit more, buy it one time and have no hassle with it. That way I almost never had any broken hardware or electronics. I never had a broken mainboard or HDD - just 1 broken GPU after heavy usage (used warranty got a 7900 GT back in place for the 7800 GT that broke). Never a broken TV. Etc. basically the only thing that broke was a expensive bluray player from LG that broke after 1 year heavy usage. Well, used the warranty on it and got it back repaired, no problem either.

 

[Ferrum Master]

If you want good hardware today it's basically the same as 30 years ago. Invest more money - don't buy too cheap. I'm someone who never buys cheap stuff

The problem is that even after spending a great amount on money now you get a turd, depending how lucky you are. Even Dell, HP and Eizo are selling crap series too.

Seconds we are kind of forgetting term eIPS, ain't we?

 

[Kanan]

The problem is that even after spending a great amount on money now you get a turd, depending how lucky you are. Even Dell, HP and Eizo are selling crap series too.

Seconds we are kind of forgetting term eIPS, ain't we?

Well monitors are a special problem. If you have dead pixels or bleeding, you must return it until you get a proper one - I was just lucky on that part, never any problems. Also it comes basically down to not buying the wrong monitors, reading reviews etc. the basic things.

 

[Ferrum Master]

Well monitors are a special problem. If you have dead pixels or bleeding, you must return it until you get a proper one - I was just lucky on that part, never any problems. Also it comes basically down to not buying the wrong monitors, reading reviews etc. the basic things.

Many reviews are rigged, cherry picked samples. I have gone through many RMA cases. Bad pixels with Benq. Now my current Asus has a dust particle in between layers, that's a common problem btw... for a 600Euro panel... well...

I still have my old 22inch HP LP2275w. It had two problems too, green lines(scaler) and power supply buzz. Two times repair. Well at least each time I got new bulbs inside... and the panel still looks superb.

 

[Kanan]

That's funny for a company that advertises with "supreme automated" production and then they have problems with dust filters in their fabrics.

I think the easiest way is to buy monitors in a shop and just return it when it has problems, at least less delivery and wait time.

 

[Nobody99]

You have to watch from which company you buy and which series is the product in, a lot of companies have good products in premium/enterprise/business series and bad products in consumer series.

I had two HP laptops and both had problems with USB 3.0 ports not to mention the lack of options in UEFI (UEFI forum should make some options mandatory so companies can't get away with minimum number of options). One of the laptops was ProBook which was supposed to be business laptop and better than the consumer ones.

Even today I can see many HP laptops with i5 xxxxU and xxxxHQ CPUs which have only Fast Ethernet and 802.11n WiFi.

My next laptops will be Kaby Lake ThinkPad Edge which based on previous models will have decent battery life, good hardware and enough options in firmware.

 

[Ferrum Master]

That's funny for a company that advertises with "supreme automated" production and then they have problems with dust filters in their fabrics.

They do not make their panels it is AUO. And the sucker popped in from some edge because of vibrations from the street.

But yeah... they all lack quality testing really.

 

[cdawall]

I have the 278Q at work great monitor, no issues at all from and no light bleed.

The 279q and acer of the same panel both suck balls and have enough light bleed for 2 or 3 monitors. I'll stick with the 278Q.