Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ 4K IPS 144Hz G-Sync HDR

Nexus18 · 4 Jan 2017 at 22:36

PCM2 said:
You need to stop comparing apples to oranges. Not everyone wants a 55" screen on their desk. Not everyone wants to be limited to 60Hz. Some users want G-SYNC as well. OLED technology is great and everything, but the current TVs with the technology are in no way direct replacements for the PC monitors on the desks of most users.

Of course size will be the main concern for a lot of people but all I am saying is that if you have got £1500 to spend, then you would be mental to pay that for a 27" LCD 4k monitor.

Also, looking at the specs required for proper HDR, I will be shocked if any of these upcoming LCD monitors, especially IPS panels actually meet said HDR requirements. Afaik, none of the current IPS monitors on the market meet the peak brightness level nor the black level required for it let alone come anywhere close to said values?

Yes no doubt this monitor will be great but assuming it is priced at £1500+, that is just crazy money and yes I know, monitor and TVs have very different markets thus TVs can be priced cheaper but it still doesn't change the fact that monitor market is a rip off these days and I've seen more and more people on various forums getting annoyed at the pricing to the point where they now use a TV as a monitor instead, even going out of their way to make room for these big TVs, personally I will likely be doing the same

EDIT:

Also, I don't expect people to be completely replacing their monitors for TVs for all types of usage, merely just to have a bog standard monitor for work, internet etc. basic usage and the TV for all media and gaming content. The lack of sync tech is certainly a big downer though...

BluD · 4 Jan 2017 at 23:28

Wow, nice, i didnt think they would go straight to 144hz, just need 1180SLI now to power the beast

Rroff · 4 Jan 2017 at 23:34

Nexus18 said:
Of course size will be the main concern for a lot of people but all I am saying is that if you have got £1500 to spend, then you would be mental to pay that for a 27" LCD 4k monitor.

Also, looking at the specs required for proper HDR, I will be shocked if any of these upcoming LCD monitors, especially IPS panels actually meet said HDR requirements. Afaik, none of the current IPS monitors on the market meet the peak brightness level nor the black level required for it let alone come anywhere close to said values?

Yes no doubt this monitor will be great but assuming it is priced at £1500+, that is just crazy money and yes I know, monitor and TVs have very different markets thus TVs can be priced cheaper but it still doesn't change the fact that monitor market is a rip off these days and I've seen more and more people on various forums getting annoyed at the pricing to the point where they now use a TV as a monitor instead, even going out of their way to make room for these big TVs, personally I will likely be doing the same

EDIT:

Also, I don't expect people to be completely replacing their monitors for TVs for all types of usage, merely just to have a bog standard monitor for work, internet etc. basic usage and the TV for all media and gaming content. The lack of sync tech is certainly a big downer though...

If I was buying this to connect to my PC then G-Sync and 100+Hz and the much lower input latency would be a must even at that price. Anything under ~38-40" isn't great for 4K though IMO and I still won't be adopting 4K for general gaming.

Secret_Window · 4 Jan 2017 at 23:34

I may just skip 1440p for this.

Armadillo · 5 Jan 2017 at 00:09

Wonder if it will be another trainwreck on the QA side. Perfect panels for reviewers, dead pixels, glow and bleed for consumers.

geordiejc · 5 Jan 2017 at 00:32

i'd buy this and a 1080 Ti if it was 32" my acer 4k 60fps is so 2016 :cool:

Twirlywoos · 5 Jan 2017 at 00:49

Great to see the tech exists. I "might" wait a couple of years though as it's gonna be costly and 27" doesn't appeal to me personally considering this will be around £1400

http://videocardz.com/65369/asus-announces-swift-pg27uq-4k-ips-144hz-g-sync-monitor

Vega · 5 Jan 2017 at 03:06

Interesting. So this would mean NVIDIA created an entirely new Displayport 1.3/1.4 G-Sync chip.

Not caring for 27" though, doesn't really show off the benefit of 4K.

http://edgeup.asus.com/2017/01/04/rog-pg27uq-intro/

Oh wow, not till Q3. Jeez. So in Asus timeline that means Q4.

http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/ar...?ClickID=azkvylrryr9n0zz0zrk5pyolayvk5prlnsks

The Acer actually looks better IMO. Going to be a LONG wait for the new king of gaming displays at the end of this year.

TNA · 5 Jan 2017 at 07:53

geordiejc said:
i'd buy this and a 1080 Ti if it was 32" my acer 4k 60fps is so 2016

Try 2014, had mine since then and as it looks like it will have taken 3 years for something better to come out

Vega said:
Interesting. So this would mean NVIDIA created an entirely new Displayport 1.3/1.4 G-Sync chip.

Not caring for 27" though, doesn't really show off the benefit of 4K.

http://edgeup.asus.com/2017/01/04/rog-pg27uq-intro/

Oh wow, not till Q3. Jeez. So in Asus timeline that means Q4.

http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/ar...?ClickID=azkvylrryr9n0zz0zrk5pyolayvk5prlnsks

The Acer actually looks better IMO. Going to be a LONG wait for the new king of gaming displays at the end of this year.

Would prefer 32" myself also so it is easier on the eye keeping 100% windows scaling, but not sure what you mean 27" does not show the benefit of 4K. I either do not understand what you mean, or it is a ridiculous statement. Higher PPI is better is it not? It definitely makes things look better in games, so much sharper which I really like

Ocean Breeze · 5 Jan 2017 at 08:02

I hope you like IPS glow.

Baddass · 5 Jan 2017 at 08:13

the suggested retail price from Asus actually isn't that bad, unless they whack on a premium over here in the UK

With a high resolution, high refresh rate, and phenomenal picture, the ROG Swift PG27UQ is versatile enough for gaming, entertainment, and content creation. It’s scheduled to arrive in North America in Q3 for $1199.

JediFragger · 5 Jan 2017 at 08:45

£1100-1200 plus VAT then!

HACO · 5 Jan 2017 at 09:24

Baddass said:
the suggested retail price from Asus actually isn't that bad, unless they whack on a premium over here in the UK

$1199 is not that bad. Q3 is a little disappointing but I'm guessing completely expected.

TNA · 5 Jan 2017 at 09:39

Baddass said:
the suggested retail price from Asus actually isn't that bad, unless they whack on a premium over here in the UK

Seems over priced to me. For that kind of money it needs to be OLED or something.

Will wait and see what Freesync 2 monitors come out and how they are priced before I pull the trigger. Wanted an OLED monitor, but that seems like a few years away

PCM2 · 5 Jan 2017 at 09:56

TNA said:
Seems over priced to me. For that kind of money it needs to be OLED or something.

Will wait and see what Freesync 2 monitors come out and how they are priced before I pull the trigger. Wanted an OLED monitor, but that seems like a few years away

OLED/QLED would be ideal, but the technology simply isn't ready at this stage for monitors. I feel ASUS will justify the price no problem:

- 144Hz UHD (first of its kind, depending on release date) with DP 1.4.
- IPS-type
- ROG SWIFT range
- G-SYNC HDR.

Don't underestimate the importance of this last point. It's the first (again, depending on release date) consumer monitor to feature a full array (local dimming) backlight. And the first screen anywhere near this small to use such a technology. It will provide contrast ratios that are completely unheard of for any LCD monitor.

buzzlightweight · 5 Jan 2017 at 09:57

Since moving away from pc gaming, I'm waiting for the Xbox Scorpio, I will be in the market for a 4K, HDR, 60Hz monitor, I will wait tyvm

Quartz · 5 Jan 2017 at 10:13

Well, I may not be skipping the next generation of GPUs after all.

DRSEire · 5 Jan 2017 at 10:21

Would be fun trying to power this.I feel short with a txp at 3440x1440 100Hz, although most of that could possibly be bad gpu optimisation.

Nexus18 · 5 Jan 2017 at 10:34

3440x1440 is a PITA to run for a lot of the new demanding games (especially when a lot of them are poorly optimised), 4k is even more power hungry, which kind of makes this display a bit pointless in some ways... as the only ones who will get the "full" benefit of the 100+HZ refresh rate with 4k are the ones that will have at least 2 of nvidia's next gen top end GPUs and even then SLI support isn't that great (+ supposedly SLI combined with gsync brings more issues, a few people say they notice micro stutter). In some ways you would be better of waiting until we have a single GPU capable of running 4K +100HZ with satisfactory settings and then look at HDR 4K 100+HZ displays as by that time, you will not only have a larger selection of 4K 100+HZ HDR displays but they will also be cheaper.

I suppose this is where having it be a 27" display is an advantage in some ways as for those really demanding games, you could always just drop down to 2560x1440, still have a good PPI and a **** ton more FPS, however.... if you have to do that for most of the games currently out and coming out over the next 1-2 years, what was the point of buying one in the first place :/

Regarding pricing, don't forget to factor in brexit and UK gouging so my bet is that it will be at least £1500

Rroff said:
If I was buying this to connect to my PC then G-Sync and 100+Hz and the much lower input latency would be a must even at that price. Anything under ~38-40" isn't great for 4K though IMO and I still won't be adopting 4K for general gaming.

Different strokes for different folks and all that

Personally for myself, IQ will always be the number 1 priority and the superior IQ of OLED would more than make up for the lack of sync tech. + higher input lag.

Obviously for multiplayer games like BF etc. I would still want to be using a monitor with <15ms input lag over a 25+ms TV and of course any internet/work/basic usage, I would still use my monitor.

NinjaSeb said:
I hope you like IPS glow.

Don't forget the bleed issues

Given that even Samsung's new VA monitors are plagued with issues as well now, this just shows how QC has dropped massively over the last few years for monitors.

keyser · 5 Jan 2017 at 10:39

NinjaSeb said:
I hope you like IPS glow.

hahahahah....

30 inch would be better, maybe but lets see the price and the glow issues on this one first. Also plenty of notice to start saving now.. -_-