The Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q – a 27” 1400p 144Hz Monitor with G-SYNC

Dicehunter · 24 Apr 2015 at 12:38

clone said:
That's not very fair,you should ask for a refund for the extra you payed.

Nah it's all fair, I bought it when it was at normal pricing, Can't expect a shop to put something on sale and then all the customers come rushing back in and say they want the sale price

Plus they only have 14 at this price then it goes back to normal pricing.

Trox · 24 Apr 2015 at 19:16

Couldn't resist the price! Roll on next week

Captain · 24 Apr 2015 at 19:25

Got a bargain when I got mine last week from the MM for £480

Dicehunter · 24 Apr 2015 at 19:27

Clov!s said:
Got a bargain when I got mine last week from the MM for £480

Lucky git !

I actually haven't had time to have a proper game session on mine due to work -_-

Captain · 24 Apr 2015 at 20:04

Dicehunter said:
Lucky git !

I actually haven't had time to have a proper game session on mine due to work -_-

I'll be honest mine was a bit of an impulse buy, haven't regretted it yet though!

furby88 · 24 Apr 2015 at 20:35

Hi guys, anyone else suffered from flickering on the windows desktop when setting to 144hz refresh rate? 60 and 120 both work fine which is incredibly frustrating. Only had the monitor for 3 weeks, was hoping it was just my old GTX 770 but the problem is still there even with my new GTX 780tis (thanks OCUK!).

So far I've tried multiple drivers and even bought a second displayport cable today but no luck. Any help much appreciated.

PullTheTricker · 24 Apr 2015 at 23:00

For a potentially interested buyer of the RoG Swift... a friend of mine warned me that many online shops will stockpile refurbished units from Asus. How can I protect myself as a consumer against this if I like to purchase one? If I do plan to buy a Swift, perhaps I should best do it from my local retail shop?

Also does anyone know how I can control the manufacturer date upon my purchase? If its on the box that would make it more convenient I guess.
Just want to make sure if I do happen to buy one, that I do it right and be as informed as I can.

Trox · 25 Apr 2015 at 08:50

I'd think that wouldn't be completely legal, the store would have to state that it's refurbished or is B Grade stock.

Dicehunter · 25 Apr 2015 at 08:53

PullTheTricker said:
For a potentially interested buyer of the RoG Swift... a friend of mine warned me that many online shops will stockpile refurbished units from Asus. How can I protect myself as a consumer against this if I like to purchase one? If I do plan to buy a Swift, perhaps I should best do it from my local retail shop?

Completely illegal, They cannot sell used/re-furbished products as new they would get dragged through the grinder in court.

whyscotty · 25 Apr 2015 at 09:22

PullTheTricker said:
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Must be true if he says so :rolleyes:

Dicehunter · 25 Apr 2015 at 09:25

whyscotty said:
Must be true if he says so

+1

Exactly, They have to state if it's re-furbished, Pre-owned etc...

PullTheTricker · 25 Apr 2015 at 09:32

Dicehunter said:
Completely illegal, They cannot sell used/re-furbished products as new they would get dragged through the grinder in court.

Thanks for clearing that up I guess, but keep in mind I don't live in the UK but in the Netherlands.
So if I plan to purchase one soon, any specific manufacturer date I should be on the lookout for. Are there 2015 productions allready?

Dicehunter · 25 Apr 2015 at 09:35

PullTheTricker said:
Thanks for clearing that up I guess, but keep in mind I don't live in the UK but in the Netherlands.
So if I plan to purchase one soon, any specific manufacturer date I should be on the lookout for. Are there 2015 productions allready?

From my research it's best to have gotten models with the manufacturing date of Dec 2014 as these have the least issues, Again just from reading on on the Asus forums

PullTheTricker · 25 Apr 2015 at 10:02

Dicehunter said:
From my research it's best to have gotten models with the manufacturing date of Dec 2014 as these have the least issues, Again just from reading on on the Asus forums

Then I'd imagine if I ordered one from a shop that is out of stock, I may be able to get a recent build. What are your opinions on pixel warranty? For a 699 euro's monitor, I would want to be able to exchange for even 1 dead pixel. Seems I'm the only one that finds it bothersome enough to pay extra on for the pixel warranty.

llamadal · 25 Apr 2015 at 10:14

if you buy something and it doesn't work/your not happy, you can return it.

I really don't know what you expect people to tell you that hasn't already been said a million times.

Every item you have ever purchased has a chance to fail, it's inconvenient but that's about it.

As for pixel warranty, read the descriptions or contract the retailer, not everyone offers this and I've never seen any shop charge a premium for this, this isn't eBay and your not buying from Korea.

Captain · 25 Apr 2015 at 20:49

Anyone suffer from slight stuttering when playing 1080 videos on Youtube? 720p are fine.

Dicehunter · 27 Apr 2015 at 19:28

7th day owning it and my Swift has developed a dead pixel

Time to RMA.

At least it happened within the 28 day pixel policy.

As it's still within the 14 day refund window I'm also thinking of just getting a refund as to be honest nearly every Asus monitor I've had has developed dead pixels, Little ridiculous considering the price of these things.

clone · 27 Apr 2015 at 19:48

Another one bites the dust come on ASUS what are you playing at.

Dicehunter · 27 Apr 2015 at 19:59

clone said:
Another one bites the dust come on ASUS what are you playing at.

I'm quickly going off Asus monitors due to nearly every monitor I've owned from them developing stuck or dead pixels eventually, It's ridiculous considering the price of these things.

And this RMA knowing my luck is going to take weeks and in the mean time I'm without a monitor, Royally ****** off.

llamadal · 27 Apr 2015 at 20:03

If its a single dead pixel you can probably fix it, search google.