The Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q – a 27” 1400p 144Hz Monitor with G-SYNC
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All I know is that monitor is going to cost me allot of money, in graphics upgrades I mean. Your going to need allot of horse power to run it at solid 120hz.
Thats the point in gsync, you won't need to be running 120 averages to feel you're getting the best from it, you'll get a similar feel and the same 1ms input lag from 30-144fps
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Thats the point in gsync, you won't need to be running 120 averages to feel you're getting the best from it, you'll get a similar feel and the same 1ms input lag from 30-144fps
we certainly hope so30-144 might be a bit optimistic, but anything with minimums north of 60 should certainly be an improvment over being limited to it
I've used 3 types of panels over the years, VA offers the best blacks imo, IPS best colours, TN (120hz+) best response/fluid image and most aren't that bad for image once calibrated. It entirely depends what you use it for though, obviously if you do photoshop work or anything then you can't expect a monitor built for gamers to be good at everything.
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Once you have used a VA panel, well in my case with 3 different screens since 2005, I don't think I could blow £800+ on a TN Panel. 
You can tell pretty much before seeing the screen what it will look like from the panel type, these days they are all similar, for example with TN you can guarantee they will have bad viewing angles / psychedelic colours and low contrast, but good response times. Considering TN is the cheapest / oldest panel technology the price does seem rather high. If you have tried a good IPS/TN/VA panel and seen the differences then you will see why people say they want VA or IPS instead of TN. Maybe the 8bit TN panel with the 1440p and 120hz will still look good though if they can get decent contrast ratio out of it. TN does not have the white glow of IPS which is good. But £350 sounds more reasonable to me.
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£350 for the first monitor using 144hz above 1080p, gsync, 8 bit colour which is extremely rare on a TN panel.
Never going to happen, if you wait a year you'll probably see it closer to that price, but early adopters always pay a premium and I don't mind.
Never going to happen, if you wait a year you'll probably see it closer to that price, but early adopters always pay a premium and I don't mind.
Well £400 then, £600 is pretty extortionate, but if you want one and have the money then go for it. Alternatively you could buy an entire mid range PC or a new TV for £600
30-144 might be a bit optimistic, but anything with minimums north of 60 should certainly be an improvment over being limited to it
I only say 30-144 as thats gsync's operational range, so in my understanding as long as your minimums don't drop below 30 it should be an all round smooth experience
As for price, I'm out of things to buy unfortunately
I also had money saved for a planned monitor upgrade, it just so happens this was announced before I commited to anything. Its amazing how it builds up sticking £50 a week away out of sight of the mrs That's the problem, people judge by the panel type and your right to a certain point that TN generally produces better response rates. IPS tends to have better angles and so on.......but to judge a monitor based just on its panel is rubbish.
When the rog swift was showcased at ces apparently several reviewers according to an article said oh its a IPS panel, because the viewing angles were better than you would expect from a TN panel etc.
People pre judge monitors far to much based on spec alone and the actual viewing experience could be completely different in person. Same goes for Tvs
Yes I have seen TN panels in person and PLS and IPS and VA, all I am trying to say is any panel can be made better and yes for some situations some panels offer some advantages but discounting any monitor based purely on panel type I think is crazy.
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I can't wait for this to come out!
Its just the contrast ratio, colour and viewing angles that are not good on TN, maybe this one will be different, probably still be good anyway with the 1440p, 120hz etc. but the price is a bit steep. I would like one for playing online games like CS:GO if they sort out those problems and lower the price. It is not really "madness" or "rubbish" judging by panel.
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According to this: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-nvidia-g-sync-review the sweet spot for G-Sync is anything above 45-50fps. I was hoping this would help with Arma where the framerate often dips as low as 30fps even on high specced machines but that review isnt very positive