How does that compare to the Dell matte screens? I have a U2311H and lots of people complain about the graininess of these, but I can't say I've ever had a problem with it. It is IPS though, if that makes a difference.The monitor uses a fairly grainy matte screen surface. It is, in my opinion, the one thing I'd change about the monitor if I could pick something. I write about it and the effects on the image extensively in my review as it's something that's very important to me personally.
The Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q – a 27” 1400p 144Hz Monitor with G-SYNC
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Lazy answer - see the review.
Generous answer - it is smoother than the old IPS style surfaces (like used on the U2311H) but a little more grainy, in my opinion, than the surfaces used on AH-IPS models like the U2414H.
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Thanks, I'll take a look.
The monitor uses a fairly grainy matte screen surface. It is, in my opinion, the one thing I'd change about the monitor if I could pick something. I write about it and the effects on the image extensively in my review as it's something that's very important to me personally.
Yep it's definitely the surface as I can see the grains remaining static over the image underneath.
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I still have the same dead pixel after 20 days. I have used various tools to try and fix it but to no avail.
I was wondering what my options are? Should/Can I get it replaced ?
I was wondering what my options are? Should/Can I get it replaced ?
Do large patches of white look slightly dusty? if so I'd double check just incase that the monitor is getting a full range RGB signal.
If you got it from overclockers then return it as they have a zero dead pixel policy on this monitor.
I tried a couple of them first but after repeat promises of stock coming in any day now, got fed up after a month or so and ocuk ran a promotion on it so swapped to them. Should have done it earlier tbh
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Yes it does.
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A few other places are listing it in stock, however i would check their returns policy - ocuk are running a 0 dead pixel promise for a start which i'm not sure anyone else is
Really? That's good
Just called Asus today, they were better than their reputation precedes them and have activated RMA via their web form.
What was worrying however was that she said 'the monitor is either replaced like for like or with a better one'
I couldn't help but remind her this is a flagship £700 monitor.
Hope the new one has no dead pixels and no bleed like my current one, i'm gutted to have to send it in.
Don't know if I should have tried a different DP cable but its the one they shipped the monitor with and either the signal is getting through or it isn't IMO.
What was worrying however was that she said 'the monitor is either replaced like for like or with a better one'
I couldn't help but remind her this is a flagship £700 monitor.
Hope the new one has no dead pixels and no bleed like my current one, i'm gutted to have to send it in.
Don't know if I should have tried a different DP cable but its the one they shipped the monitor with and either the signal is getting through or it isn't IMO.
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I fired up my new one (August 2014) for the first time last night, and noticed that when the screen is black it's really quite light, is this usual? No patches of extra-light area, just it seems more grey than black - what's the best way to test backlight bleed? I'll have a play with the settings tonight perhaps.
Secondly the "is this usual on all ROG Swifts?" inversion effect seemed to appear a little for me. To be honest I haven't run much yet, as my Overclockers PC is still awaiting some missing parts, but in Crazy Taxi (original Empire Interactive version) I could see the inversion/interlacing type effect around the taxi driver's green hair as his head bobbed left-to-right. I suspect it'll be more noticeable in other games, but I'll do some more testing later to see.
Is this inversion effect common to many or even all ROG Swifts? Asus don't seem to want to talk about it so it could just be the way it is I guess, as I've read many monitors suffer from it.
Secondly the "is this usual on all ROG Swifts?" inversion effect seemed to appear a little for me. To be honest I haven't run much yet, as my Overclockers PC is still awaiting some missing parts, but in Crazy Taxi (original Empire Interactive version) I could see the inversion/interlacing type effect around the taxi driver's green hair as his head bobbed left-to-right. I suspect it'll be more noticeable in other games, but I'll do some more testing later to see.
Is this inversion effect common to many or even all ROG Swifts? Asus don't seem to want to talk about it so it could just be the way it is I guess, as I've read many monitors suffer from it.
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Try these as a starting point
i found it quite grey and washed out out of the box too
i found it quite grey and washed out out of the box too
You will see some level of inversion from overdrive with all monitors - some like the XL2420T and similar its very minimal and only really possible to see in very specific circumstances i.e. eve online if you find a bright white/blue planet (or moon) against the darker backgrounds and move around quickly you can see a slight inverted halo of the planet.
EDIT: Not seeing any significant levels of overdrive artefacts in the situations I normally look for it.
Mines just arrived - no dead pixels I can spot - atleast none that are stuck on bright, minimal backlight bleed on a black screen but black levels in general aren't amazing (not really surprising) out the box was heaps better than the XL2420T IMO but quite bleached, sticking RGB values as per PCM2's review and a brightness of 60 seems to make it fairly acceptable for initial use.
EDIT2: Need to get this properly calibrated - having to use R 88, G 92, B 100 to get proper colours with 60% brightness and that is just guesswork - without R at 88 white point is significantly off.
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Check out my settings above rroff, those of us that have tried it are seeing better results using a combo of OSD and NVCP adjustments
I'm not a fan of using NVCP adjustments to be honest - these settings are pretty good - reduces the bleached look massively, white point is as close as I can get it by hand and aside from some minimal blue creep into some tones its not too bad at all. TBH its close enough I don't find it objectionable and I won't be doing anything colour critical on this panel any way.
EDIT: The settings I'm using probably won't work for most people - mine seems to have a fairly hefty red bias out the box more than what other people seem to be reporting.
Panel does incredibly well for FPS gaming - the clarity in motion, responsiveness and smoothness is head and shoulders above anything else I've tried so far though I can't really tell any difference between 120 and 144Hz.
EDIT2: Think I jumped the gun a bit on colour settings after a couple of hours of use or so its settled into much better balanced colurs for some reason it was very red out the box at first.
EDIT: The settings I'm using probably won't work for most people - mine seems to have a fairly hefty red bias out the box more than what other people seem to be reporting.
Panel does incredibly well for FPS gaming - the clarity in motion, responsiveness and smoothness is head and shoulders above anything else I've tried so far though I can't really tell any difference between 120 and 144Hz.
EDIT2: Think I jumped the gun a bit on colour settings after a couple of hours of use or so its settled into much better balanced colurs for some reason it was very red out the box at first.
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Hard to say in a way as I'm fairly used to 2560x alongside 1920x1080, its not as big a wow factor as swapping over to the 4K panel from the others though. But the swift is stupidly better than the 4K panel for gaming there simply isn't any contest. The clarity in motion and responsiveness is just another league.