Issues with Asus PG278Q

mattius1989 · 21 Mar 2019 at 20:54

After a Divinity session last night and going back to desktop, I noticed the text looked really ropey. I spent an hour tinkering with drivers and settings but called it a night with the issue persisting.

When I got in tonight, the monitor is now flickering slightly and the brightness shifts depending on what is on screen. There's also a slight green tint on the left edge. The pixels around text seem to "shake" too.

I'm hoping it's just the external power supply or DP cable so I've ordered new ones that are arriving tomorrow. It's out of warranty. Anyone had this before and been able to remedy it?

mattius1989 · 22 Mar 2019 at 18:39

I've now tried changing the PSU and DP cable but the problem persists. The monitor seems to be getting worse as time goes on.

Is it done for? Anything else I can try? What can you do with a dead monitor to try and claw some money back?

Sin_Chase · 27 Mar 2019 at 19:48

Probably done for.

Mine today has died in exactly the same way. When I bought it new it did the same within a 2month or so and I had an RMA replacement. Was going to order a new external PSU to try but I doubt it will resolve the issue. These panels were known for being poor on the QC/not lasting long and I am surprised mine has taken this long to die again. Expensive brick now effectively...

mattius1989 · 27 Mar 2019 at 20:13

I ended up getting four enjoyable years out of mine. I couldn't resolve the issues so I retired it and bought an Acer X34P - Great upgrade.

area51 · 28 Mar 2019 at 11:46

mattius1989 said:
I ended up getting four enjoyable years out of mine. I couldn't resolve the issues so I retired it and bought an Acer X34P - Great upgrade.

there is another post on this monitor and many on the net about it!