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Published: 2016-12-08, Author: John , review by: monitornerds.com
The Asus ROG Swift PG278QR offers a significant increase in the most important facet of gaming monitors, which is a high refresh rate capable of eliminating stutters and screen tearing. The benefits of this improvement may m subjective or dependent on...
Published: 2016-09-19, Author: Eli , review by: monitornerds.com
WQHD (4 times more pixels than HD), Excellent refresh rate (144Hz ), Excellent response time (1 ms), Nvidia G-Sync support, Highly comfortable (height, tilt, swivel, pivot adjustability with VESA mounting), Has a smart air vent that keeps the display cool
Only one video output, Skewed greens, Moderate viewing angles
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Published: 2015-12-18, Author: John , review by: monitornerds.com
Abstract: The ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q is without a doubt one of the best-performing 144hz monitor TN panel monitors out there, with its fast refresh rate and response time as well as input lag, ASUS have developed a monitor that suit most people...
Published: 2015-02-20, Author: Chris , review by: anandtech.com
The ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q is a monitor that is good when it comes to the usability features, but falls short on many of the objective measures. With a well designed stand, a pair of USB 3.0 ports, and a nice OSD, it is a display that is easy to use and ad...
Published: 2014-12-23, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: In order to stay competitive, most gaming enthusiasts will outfit their PC's with powerful graphics cards capable of insane frame rates. Cruising along at 60 frames per second (fps) is all well and good, but if your monitor can't keep pace with your GPU...
Changes the way you experience games, Amazing smoothness, Plug and play (it just works), Need to see to understand, Changes the way you experience games, Amazing smoothness, Plug and play (it just works), Need to see to understand
Monitor price is a bit high so far, Only works on Nvidia GPUs, Monitor price is a bit high so far, Only works on Nvidia GPUs
Nvidia G-SYNC technology is something that is hard to put into words but if you try it you will understand it and it will be tough to game without it. 10
I mentioned above that G-SYNC is hard to truly appreciate simply from reading a review, so I'll try to do it justice here. Because I got a hands-on preview last fall, I pretty much knew what to expect from this monitor, and thankfully, it delivered. Wha...
The ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q is hands down the best gaming monitor that we have had the opportunity to use so far this year. The difference with and without G-Sync is very pronounced on most of the game titles that we play on a regular basis and it is a majo...
Published: 2014-10-17, Author: Adam , review by: pcmonitors.info
Pleasing out of the box performance, particularly with respect to gamma. Colours were rich and inviting after a little tweaking, the most important ‘tweak' being to lower brightness, A good contrast performance free from peripheral ‘glow' (e.g. IPS glow)
Some colour channel corrections needed to reach the desired 6500K white point on our unit. Vibrancy held back a little by screen surface and further down the screen due to TN viewing angle limitations, The screen surface provided a grainy look in places a
The ASUS PG278Q (ROG SWIFT) offers the unique combination of 144Hz refresh rate and 2560 x 1440 resolution on a highly responsive TN panel. To ice the cake, this is also a G-SYNC monitor which can adapt its refresh rate on the fly to maximise visual fluid...
Published: 2014-09-05, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
Abstract: The first monitor to ship with G-Sync is the ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q - a fantastic 2560x1440 27-in monitor with a 144 Hz maximum refresh rate. I wrote a glowing review of the display here recently with the only real negative to it being a high price tag: $7...
