ASUS 42" ROG Swift PG42UQ

loremaker · 29 Nov 2022 at 07:56

petrisi said:
Based on some of the comments in this thread, I ordered new cables (both DP and HDMI) and ditched the ones shipping with the display. Certified HDMI 2.1, reputable manufacturers. I started running the display with the "normal" settings, 4k 10bit 120Hz, but ran into the "blue vertical lines on grey" issue shortly after. I was disappointed of course and turned on the overclocking and 138Hz for the first time, just to see if it makes a difference. *knock on wood* I have not had any issues since with heavy / active use during the past days.

Very happy with the screen despite it requiring a little tuning. I have had similar experiences with other products as well.

I have my previous display next to the PG42UQ and I cannot understand how I managed to live with the horrible trailing/ghosting and grey blacks.

What cables did you get? There is so little clearing below the ports that many cables don’t fit without strain. In my case strain on the connector results in random image corruption.

138 Hz is a feelable difference for me, even on the desktop. Yay, I also was shocked when I used an IPS screen again…

Cheers :-)

matja · 29 Nov 2022 at 08:56

loremaker said:
There is so little clearing below the ports that many cables don’t fit without strain. In my case strain on the connector results in random image corruption.

This makes me laugh about the monitor - huge monitor, tiny little crevice to put all the connectors in. I wonder if the bent cables and wonky connectors are most of people's problems with image corruption, good point.

msamarskij · 29 Nov 2022 at 11:06

Who has already done tests of the new firmware v033? What were the conclusions? Should I update the firmware?

^JP^ · 29 Nov 2022 at 11:19

I’ve updated mine to V033, not noticed anything different from V032 as of yet.

loremaker · 29 Nov 2022 at 12:47

^JP^ said:
I’ve updated mine to V033, not noticed anything different from V032 as of yet.

What were the HDR Optimizations of the previous versions anyway? Does HDR work fine on PC with V033?

The rratings review talks about broken HDR on their firmware.

Thanks

^JP^ · 29 Nov 2022 at 14:33

loremaker said:
What were the HDR Optimizations of the previous versions anyway? Does HDR work fine on PC with V033?

The rratings review talks about broken HDR on their firmware.

Thanks

HDR has always worked fine for me on all the firmware I have tried. Just tested it and seems like normal using the Asus Cinema HDR setting.

Metalface Mark · 29 Nov 2022 at 15:04

The new firmware is a huge difference for me, prior to it i was getting about 850 nits in windows control panel, boom 1350 nits now, on a par with my ultrawide acer predator x35.

This is a HUGE update.

JediFragger · 29 Nov 2022 at 16:08

Can someone recommend me a reasonably-priced cable in order to get 138Hz on a PG48UQ please? Been through about 4/5 and none of them will (inc the boxed cables, which seem trashy anyhow). Thanks.

Metalface Mark · 29 Nov 2022 at 16:26

JediFragger said:
Can someone recommend me a reasonably-priced cable in order to get 138Hz on a PG48UQ please? Been through about 4/5 and none of them will (inc the boxed cables, which seem trashy anyhow). Thanks.

I just use a dp one I got from Amazon , it’s the

ConnBull 8K 4K DisplayPort 144Hz

Works fine for me

petrisi · 29 Nov 2022 at 17:14

loremaker said:
What cables did you get? There is so little clearing below the ports that many cables don’t fit without strain. In my case strain on the connector results in random image corruption.

138 Hz is a feelable difference for me, even on the desktop. Yay, I also was shocked when I used an IPS screen again…

Cheers

I bought Club 3D DisplayPort cable https://www.club-3d.com/en/quick-view/2428/ and Club 3D HDMI cables https://www.club-3d.com/en/quick-view/2460/

These were the best cables I could find in my usual stores and in stock.

My old display is actually VA :facepalm: glow is not horrible but the trailing is super obvious especially now when I can compare to PG42UQ

D.Trump · 29 Nov 2022 at 17:35

Did they pull out the v33 out already???? 31 is not aviable anymore either, only 28, isin't that old, i'm so confused now. it says realease date 2022/11/28, so that's yesterday.

nwm. you can see it after pressing expand all, wtf?

petrisi · 29 Nov 2022 at 17:36

D.Trump said:
Did they pull out the v33 out already???? 31 is not aviable anymore either, only 28, isin't that old, i'm so confused now. it says realease date 2022/11/28, so that's yesterday.

You have to expand by clicking "See all downloads"

Metalface Mark · 29 Nov 2022 at 18:11

D.Trump said:
Did they pull out the v33 out already???? 31 is not aviable anymore either, only 28, isin't that old, i'm so confused now. it says realease date 2022/11/28, so that's yesterday.

nwm. you can see it after pressing expand all, wtf?

I "upgraded" to the new .28 i didnt even notice the drop down, just flashing the .33 now to see the difference. Id previously gone from .28 which was quite dull to .31 which was brighter so i just assumed i had updated to the newest one. Anyway, will update once i get the .33 updated in a few mins.

JediFragger · 29 Nov 2022 at 18:43

Ok thanks @Metalface Mark I'll stick it on the list.

Metalface Mark · 29 Nov 2022 at 18:49

I tried the new .33 - it is fixed at 800 nits - ive gone back to the .28 that was updated yesterday, its just way brighter and what i consider is correct.

VoodooDoc · 29 Nov 2022 at 18:50

I am interested to see what others think. I feel this update has made the colours a bit more vibrant and the text quality better for productivity work.

loremaker · 29 Nov 2022 at 19:04

JediFragger said:
Can someone recommend me a reasonably-priced cable in order to get 138Hz on a PG48UQ please? Been through about 4/5 and none of them will (inc the boxed cables, which seem trashy anyhow). Thanks.

Did you check that the cables don’t strain on the connector?

Metalface Mark said:
I tried the new .33 - it is fixed at 800 nits - ive gone back to the .28 that was updated yesterday, its just way brighter and what i consider is correct.

What do you mean with fixed? You find .28 brighter? .28 was also updated?

Strange that Asus doesn’t mention the brightness change.

petrisi said:
I bought Club 3D DisplayPort cable https://www.club-3d.com/en/quick-view/2428/ and Club 3D HDMI cables https://www.club-3d.com/en/quick-view/2460/

These were the best cables I could find in my usual stores and in stock.

My old display is actually VA :facepalm: glow is not horrible but the trailing is super obvious especially now when I can compare to PG42UQ

the club3d DP cable fits for you? I had troubles with that one.

JediFragger · 29 Nov 2022 at 21:07

loremaker said:
Did you check that the cables don’t strain on the connector?

Yup all solid.

Metalface Mark · 30 Nov 2022 at 09:18

loremaker said:
Did you check that the cables don’t strain on the connector?

What do you mean with fixed? You find .28 brighter? .28 was also updated?

Strange that Asus doesn’t mention the brightness change.

the club3d DP cable fits for you? I had troubles with that one.

I dont know if it was updated, there is 3 bioses all dated 28th November, the .28 is the brightest

S.A.S · 30 Nov 2022 at 11:13

JediFragger said:
Can someone recommend me a reasonably-priced cable in order to get 138Hz on a PG48UQ please? Been through about 4/5 and none of them will (inc the boxed cables, which seem trashy anyhow). Thanks.

I use a ‘Kabeldirekt’ HDMI 2.1 cable from the rainforest, not the cheapest nor the most expensive but has worked flawlessly for me since my 48CX couple years ago til now with the 42UQ and fits well, agreed for the size of the monitor the connector area is stupidly snug.