ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM

RSR · 16 Apr 2023 at 20:45

Just been playing with the settings and using the Blue Light Filter Set to Level 1 looks better to my eyes at the moment, as it looks to be better on white / whiter / greyer websites but I notice it does put the monitor back in racing mode for that.

GenG · 17 Apr 2023 at 21:31

i got my LG oled this weekend. didnt have much time to use it, but fired it up today and for some reason the blacks on the monitor looked weird (pixelated in certain areas when viewing content) and generally looked grey.
so i did a Eizo monitor test and on the black uniformity test there was a weird white smudge at the bottom (attached two pics) it looks more pronounced than it is in the dark pic.

i sent an email to overclockers asking about this, but then i decided to do a pixel refresh on the screen and now it seems to be back to normal.

does anyone know what this was? do i need to return.

all settings are normal and my other monitor is working completely fine.

https://imgbb.com/qFB2T26
https://imgbb.com/vBWHRN9

RSR · 17 Apr 2023 at 21:48

Wow that's not good, I just tested mine with the same test and it seems to be normal. I'd see what OCUK say but I would have thought the pixel refresh should have corrected it.

GenG · 17 Apr 2023 at 21:51

RSR said:
Wow that's not good, I just tested mine with the same test and it seems to be normal. I'd see what OCUK say but I would have thought the pixel refresh should have corrected it.

seems to be normal after pixel refresh. hoping someone will know what it is and if i should return or not. seems to be ok but will use it all day tomorrow to see.

RSR · 17 Apr 2023 at 21:52

GenG said:
seems to be normal after pixel refresh. hoping someone will know what it is and if i should return or not. seems to be ok but will use it all day tomorrow to see.

@Baddass May know?

alois · 18 Apr 2023 at 12:34

There is a new firmware for the Asus, but it has lower version number than the previous one, anybody knows what's up with that? https://rog.asus.com/monitors/27-to-31-5-inches/rog-swift-oled-pg27aqdm/helpdesk_bios/

GenG · 18 Apr 2023 at 14:49

alois said:
There is a new firmware for the Asus, but it has lower version number than the previous one, anybody knows what's up with that? https://rog.asus.com/monitors/27-to-31-5-inches/rog-swift-oled-pg27aqdm/helpdesk_bios/

interesting, i have a 4090 and am using the updated firmware MCM103. maybe if i have more issues i will go back to the old one.

alois · 18 Apr 2023 at 15:04

GenG said:
interesting, i have a 4090 and am using the updated firmware MCM103. maybe if i have more issues i will go back to the old one.

I really don't know what's going on with their version numbers, but it looks like the MCM103 also maybe had some hotfix, because it's date changed to 4/10, whereas originally I think it was released on 3/30 or so. For now I'll assume that I should install the MCM103, even though the MCM102 has newer date.

GenG · 18 Apr 2023 at 15:17

alois said:
I really don't know what's going on with their version numbers, but it looks like the MCM103 also maybe had some hotfix, because it's date changed to 4/10, whereas originally I think it was released on 3/30 or so. For now I'll assume that I should install the MCM103, even though the MCM102 has newer date.

if you download MCM102 the actual file is dated 20230309 (9th March 2023).

JediFragger · 18 Apr 2023 at 15:26

Yeah it looks like a mistake and 3 is the one to run.

alois · 18 Apr 2023 at 15:36

GenG said:
if you download MCM102 the actual file is dated 20230309 (9th March 2023).

Yeah you're right, and the MCM103 update file has 3/31 date, only the pdf was added/updated later.

S.A.S · 19 Apr 2023 at 11:18

For a company that primarily makes motherboards, you’d think they’d have a decent grip on conventions of firmware updating. They also had trouble with naming/releasing/notes for the PG42UQ & 48UQ, where it appears they’ve now just given up. I like Asus and rarely if ever have trouble with their other products, but they seem a little intimidated by OLED.

RSR · 19 Apr 2023 at 14:06

alois · 19 Apr 2023 at 15:09

RSR said:

I'm not surprised that Asus PG27AQDM won. I picked up mine yesterday and was pretty blown away by it. I played about an hour of The Last of Us Part 1 in HDR and it was an amazing experience, especially because it was the first time I played a game in HDR. Also tried an HDR movie and it looked amazing as well.

JediFragger · 19 Apr 2023 at 15:16

Don't need a PG27AQDM, don't need a PG27AQDM, don't need a PG27AQDM, don't need a PG27AQDM,don't need a PG27AQDM, arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

SilverRST · 19 Apr 2023 at 15:27

So no word or experiences from owners here regarding black crush in SDR mode? Did Vincent have a faulty unit?

alois · 19 Apr 2023 at 15:35

SilverRST said:
So no word or experiences from owners here regarding black crush in SDR mode? Did Vincent have a faulty unit?

I just tried this test image: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php
The squares 2 and 3 are extremely faint, but I think they are very slightly visible, so I would say there's no black crush.

SilverRST · 19 Apr 2023 at 15:40

alois said:
I just tried this test image: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php
The squares 2 and 3 are extremely faint, but I think they are very slightly visible, so I would say there's no black crush.

Thanks. I guess Asus is the right choice, especially when Vincent compared the brightness between Asus and LG and what a difference!

You also tried the Brightness Uniformity?

alois · 19 Apr 2023 at 15:41

SilverRST said:
Thanks. I guess Asus is the right choice, especially when Vincent compared the brightness between Asus and LG and what a difference!

You also tried the Brightness Uniformity?

Yes Uniform Brightness was one of the first things I turned on in the OSD.

SilverRST · 19 Apr 2023 at 15:43

alois said:
Yes Uniform Brightness was one of the first things I turned on in the OSD.

It completely disabled the annoying ABL?