Wednesday I got a new screen, the Asus PB278Q 2560x1440, 60Hz, 5ms, PLS panel, 100% sRGB colours. After using it for a few days I just wanted to give a short overview of my impressions with the screen.
It comes with Dual Link DVI,VGA,Display port, HDMI and speaker connection. It can be raised and lowere and has pivot/tilt function as well as it can be rotated to portrait mode. The screen base is heavy and sturdy and won't fall/tip over when you rotate the screen.
There is an ocean of different screen settings, but it comes with 5 presets to choose from and the of course the option of user defined settings.
Actually the only setting I changed right out of the box, was the TraceFree setting (more upon that later).
My 4 year old reliable Asus VW266H 26"TFT 1920x1200, 60Hz, 2ms I thought need an upgrade and worthy successor, so I dediced to move up in pixel class to challenge the graphics cards and get a better image quality with a higher pixel density. So instead of buying GTX 780 3GB SLi for a 1920x1200 resolution, I invested in the "future" for 2560x1440 resolution, and the the GPU power will have to wait till it's actually needed in this resolution.
There is almost 75% more pixels going from 1920x1200 to 2560x1440 and it quite more GPU demanding. In Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark with everything set at på max the FPS difference was 1920x1200/84FPS vs 2560x1440/55FPS - a whooping 29 FPS difference !.
With that said then wow what a picture quality you're rewarded with. It's so detailed and sharp because of the better pixel density.
One thing that may cause concern many is input lag, ghosting, overshootand the fact it's "only" 60Hz.
Last thing first. It's 60Hz but I'd gladly sacrifice 120Hz in favour of more pixels and a sharper image than e.g 1920x1080 120Hz screens.
The screen has an option called "TraceFree". Per standard it's set to 60, but for gaming 20 or 40 is recommended. I've set it to TraceFree 20 and I can't tell any difference between input lag, ghosting/overshoot going from the Asus VW266H to the Asus PB278Q when playing First Person Shooters like HomeFront & CODMW2. What I primarily noticed was the slightly larger viewing area (26 vs 27), but the difference in sharpness was evident. The picture is more immersive and rich somehow - it's hard to describe, so you really need to see it for yourself.
Background bleeding or pixel error I have not seen anywhere on the screen.
So if you're looking for a fairly budget friendly screen with 2560x1440 resolution which is suitable for games like First Person Shooters, then I'll highly recommend Asus P278Q.
I expect mine to last at least another 4 years before considering an "upgrade".
It comes with Dual Link DVI,VGA,Display port, HDMI and speaker connection. It can be raised and lowere and has pivot/tilt function as well as it can be rotated to portrait mode. The screen base is heavy and sturdy and won't fall/tip over when you rotate the screen.
There is an ocean of different screen settings, but it comes with 5 presets to choose from and the of course the option of user defined settings.
Actually the only setting I changed right out of the box, was the TraceFree setting (more upon that later).
My 4 year old reliable Asus VW266H 26"TFT 1920x1200, 60Hz, 2ms I thought need an upgrade and worthy successor, so I dediced to move up in pixel class to challenge the graphics cards and get a better image quality with a higher pixel density. So instead of buying GTX 780 3GB SLi for a 1920x1200 resolution, I invested in the "future" for 2560x1440 resolution, and the the GPU power will have to wait till it's actually needed in this resolution.
There is almost 75% more pixels going from 1920x1200 to 2560x1440 and it quite more GPU demanding. In Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark with everything set at på max the FPS difference was 1920x1200/84FPS vs 2560x1440/55FPS - a whooping 29 FPS difference !.
With that said then wow what a picture quality you're rewarded with. It's so detailed and sharp because of the better pixel density.
One thing that may cause concern many is input lag, ghosting, overshootand the fact it's "only" 60Hz.
Last thing first. It's 60Hz but I'd gladly sacrifice 120Hz in favour of more pixels and a sharper image than e.g 1920x1080 120Hz screens.
The screen has an option called "TraceFree". Per standard it's set to 60, but for gaming 20 or 40 is recommended. I've set it to TraceFree 20 and I can't tell any difference between input lag, ghosting/overshoot going from the Asus VW266H to the Asus PB278Q when playing First Person Shooters like HomeFront & CODMW2. What I primarily noticed was the slightly larger viewing area (26 vs 27), but the difference in sharpness was evident. The picture is more immersive and rich somehow - it's hard to describe, so you really need to see it for yourself.
Background bleeding or pixel error I have not seen anywhere on the screen.
So if you're looking for a fairly budget friendly screen with 2560x1440 resolution which is suitable for games like First Person Shooters, then I'll highly recommend Asus P278Q.
I expect mine to last at least another 4 years before considering an "upgrade".
