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July 2018
(86%)
103 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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(85%)
64 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Unmistakably vibrant and varied colour output
Strong colour consistency and an excellent sRGB emulation mode
Good static contrast with reduced ‘AHVA glow'
A very welcome ‘Variable Backlight' feature and a very dynamic and engaging VESA DisplayHDR 1000
HDR content looks fantastic
Peak brightness of 1
000 nits
Fast refresh rate (144Hz overclocked
120Hz native)
G-Sync support
Accurate color reproduction
Factory calibrated
Stunning image
144Hz in Ultra HD
Amazing SDR and HDR contrast
Over 90% DCI-P3 coverage
G-Sync
Build quality
Styling
G-Sync HDR technology
Excellent color recreation
144Hz refresh rate
Outstanding performance from all angles
Including excellent HDR capabilities
Great factory SDR calibration
Decent response times
And a high refresh rate at a very high resolution
The editors didn't like
The two gamut settings are polar opposites
Some sort of middle ground might have been nice
A greater number of dimming zones (ideally per-pixel or close to) or VA panel type would help the monitor control intricate mixtures of light and dark better
Inc
It's expensive
You need a top-tier graphics card to power this panel fully
Expensive
Need a powerful rig
Very expensive. Early adopter issues like active fan
That brings us to negative number 2. Slinging more than 8 million pixels around at up to 144 times a second. It's certainly no mean feat, but it can be done, for a price. Let's call it how it is though. If you are looking at the ROG Swift PG27U as anythin...
G-Sync HDR technology, Excellent color recreation, 144Hz refresh rate
Expensive, Need a powerful rig,
The Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ is expensive, even after two years of being on the market. However, the biggest difference now is modern, high-end computers are far more capable of taking advantage of its features, especially with NVIDIA's G-Sync technology and...
That brings us to negative number 2. Slinging more than 8 million pixels around at up to 144 times a second. It's certainly no mean feat, but it can be done, for a price. Let's call it how it is though. If you are looking at the ROG Swift PG27U as anythin...
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Published: 2018-10-18, Author: Christian , review by: tomshardware.com
Stunning image, 144Hz in Ultra HD, Amazing SDR and HDR contrast: Over 90% DCI-P3 coverage: G-Sync, Build quality, styling,
Expensive
Aside from cost, the Asus ROG Swift PG27U has no flaws of consequence. It's extremely capable for gaming, video, color-critical work and general tasks. And once you've experienced games at Ultra HD resolution and 144Hz, it's hard to imagine playing any ot...
Abstract: Delayed past its original late 2017 timeframe, let alone the April and May estimates, NVIDIA's G-Sync HDR technology finally arrived over the last couple months courtesy of Asus' ROG Swift PG27UQ and Acer's Predator X27. First shown at Computex 2017 as p...
Published: 2018-09-13, Author: Paolo , review by: monitornerds.com
The Asus PG27UQ is the best gaming monitor you can buy on the planet right now. It's fantastic color fidelity, responsiveness, and HDR expertise can finally answer the hardcore gamer's call for a near-perfect HDR monitor. If you have a top-end PC and a 4K...
Published: 2018-08-20, Author: Paolo , review by: monitornerds.com
Abstract: Nvidia BFGDs which were announced during this year's CES is a series of 4K gaming TV's with electrifying specs such as G-Sync functionality, HDR, and a 120Hz refresh rate. Nvidia promised that we will see these displays this summer, but we now know that t...
Published: 2018-08-16, Author: Adam , review by: pcmonitors.info
Unmistakably vibrant and varied colour output, strong colour consistency and an excellent sRGB emulation mode, Good static contrast with reduced ‘AHVA glow', a very welcome ‘Variable Backlight' feature and a very dynamic and engaging VESA DisplayHDR 1000
The two gamut settings are polar opposites, some sort of middle ground might have been nice, A greater number of dimming zones (ideally per-pixel or close to) or VA panel type would help the monitor control intricate mixtures of light and dark better, inc
The ASUS PG27UQ is quite the showcase of monitor technology, being amongst the first to combine the ‘4K' UHD resolution with a 144Hz refresh rate. Whilst it's true that it only achieves this using chroma subsampling, we only found this to be problematic f...
Published: 2018-08-15, Author: Tim , review by: techspot.com
Outstanding performance from all angles, including excellent HDR capabilities, great factory SDR calibration, decent response times, and a high refresh rate at a very high resolution
Very expensive. Early adopter issues like active fan, chunky design, and chroma subsampling
