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

Just like to report that I'm on my second panel as the first flickered like crazy at 144hz so returned immediately. Have to say though I've been blown away and was worth the hassle, once you get one that works you won't go back.
 
PullTheTricker said:
So just checking if this is the pixel inversion issue people keep refering to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3QVRZJRcdA
At the 10 min mark if you look at the lightning of the sun you can see very obvious vertical line artifacts. I'm not sure if its just due to the camera though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdqTIfNv2DE
Saw something similiar in the LinusTechTips video review if you forward it to the 1:11 mark, you can see very obvious lines on the right side especially when the sky is blue.

Seems pretty unacceptable so I'm finding it hard to believe Asus would produce such a flawed property into its highly premium monitors.
Lets put it this way, even if it was unnoticable supposedly, we can say the same thing about screen tearing. Nobody ever cared about screen tearing untill G-Sync, so obviously its noticeable to a degree.
Now I don't own the Swift, but from what I'm thinking here, if my screen was plagued by vertical line artifacts like in that video I linked, that is even more bothersome then screen tearing itself ever was. I've not seen such behaviour of a panel in any TN I've owned, ever.
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Yup - I only got it fairly rarely - mostly in BF4 looking at the sun (and then only in random circumstances not easily reproduced) or 1-2 other places - goes away completely for me at 120Hz (another reason why I run mine at 120) and apparently isn't unusual for 144Hz panels not just this one.
 
Rroff said:
Yup - I only got it fairly rarely - mostly in BF4 looking at the sun (and then only in random circumstances not easily reproduced) or 1-2 other places - goes away completely for me at 120Hz (another reason why I run mine at 120) and apparently isn't unusual for 144Hz panels not just this one.
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How does Asus know, maybe I'm a big fan of watching the sky and sun in my videogames. :p
Damn I knew it though, the Swift is advertised as a 144Hz panel, but its actually 120Hz panel overclocked, wich of course can cause visual artifacts.

I'd rather have screen tearing and lower res 1080p but a clean image that isn't plagued by visual artifacts. So you're saying at 120Hz there is no such vertical lines being produced?

Are all 144Hz panels considered overclocked, or its only the Swift? Currently I have a BenQ XL2420 G-Sync series. Image quality is great, and 144Hz functions perfectly, no percievable ghosting or any artifacts that I could notice. Thing is, at 24' and 1080p, its a little small for my liking.

I guess the only way to find out for me is order one, test extensively and then send it back. Wich tbh is totally a dick move, I would never do that. :D
 
furby88 said:
Just like to report that I'm on my second panel as the first flickered like crazy at 144hz so returned immediately. Have to say though I've been blown away and was worth the hassle, once you get one that works you won't go back.
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Apart from the 2 dead pixels I do love this monitor, Breathed new life into gaming for me.

Getting a direct replacement though as I have 2 dead pixels.

For anyone who's done a direct replacement, How has the quality of the frame, Stand and overall quality been ? Scratched and scuffed in places or does it look brand new ?
 
PullTheTricker said:
How does Asus know, maybe I'm a big fan of watching the sky and sun in my videogames. :p
Damn I knew it though, the Swift is advertised as a 144Hz panel, but its actually 120Hz panel overclocked, wich of course can cause visual artifacts.

I'd rather have screen tearing and lower res 1080p but a clean image that isn't plagued by visual artifacts. So you're saying at 120Hz there is no such vertical lines being produced?

Are all 144Hz panels considered overclocked, or its only the Swift? Currently I have a BenQ XL2420 G-Sync series. Image quality is great, and 144Hz functions perfectly, no percievable ghosting or any artifacts that I could notice. Thing is, at 24' and 1080p, its a little small for my liking.

I guess the only way to find out for me is order one, test extensively and then send it back. Wich tbh is totally a dick move, I would never do that. :D
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I've never seen it at 120Hz, its fairly rare at 144Hz to be fair though not completely uncommon.
 
Sounds like your getting a refurb as I had to remove my stand for rma then the driver dropped of the new monitor,i had to change box and give it back the old one.I thought ocuk would send out a new one.
 
clone said:
Sounds like your getting a refurb as I had to remove my stand for rma then the driver dropped of the new monitor,i had to change box and give it back the old one.I thought ocuk would send out a new one.
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Well I did ask OCUK if they would do a direct replacement but apparently they need 3 days to test the monitor i.e turn it on and go "Oh look dead pixels".

As I work from home half the week I can't afford to be without a monitor so a direct replacement from Asus is the only thing I can do.


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When you say you had to give it back in the old one did you have to put the faulty monitor in the box that you originally purchased it with or the box the courier brings ?
 
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It sounds like he didn't RMA to OcUK as he would have had to send back the entire unit for them to test. If found faulty a new one would be sent out, not just a part.
 
Yea, i just found it weird he would add "I thought ocuk would send out a new one." at the end.

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Reading it again, I think he meant that bit for you... Although in my defence it wasn't that clear ;)
 
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Trox said:
Yea, i just found it weird he would add "I thought ocuk would send out a new one." at the end.

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Reading it again, I think he meant that bit for you... Although in my defence it wasn't that clear ;)
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Ahh right, Well it would have been nice if OCUK could have done a direct replacement but they have to get a team look at the screen for 3 days and nights making sure it's a dead pixel and not just a piece of dust :p
 
So I was planning to purchase the Swift soonish, and I see 2 different build numbers across the internet for the RoG Swift. They all start with manufacturers number of 90LM00U0, and then either -B013L0 or -B01370. Anyone know the difference, and why is the 3L0 more expensive then the 370.
 
PullTheTricker said:
So I was planning to purchase the Swift soonish, and I see 2 different build numbers across the internet for the RoG Swift. They all start with manufacturers number of 90LM00U0, and then either -B013L0 or -B01370. Anyone know the difference, and why is the 3L0 more expensive then the 370.
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From what I've gathered the more expensive one comes with a copy of Assassins Creed.
 
Dicehunter said:
Already done the Asus RMA, Going to take 2 days to sort the paper work out apparently.

My panel apart from the 1 dead pixel is perfect.

Asus severely need to sort this situation out though.

I've seen loads of forums all with people complaining about Swift issues and for £629.99 a monitor that gets either dead pixel/s, Bright dots, G-Sync module problems etc etc... is not acceptable.
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As yourself and other people have mentioned the complaints, I've been digging into this over the last fortnight and requested some information from our HQ to shed light on it.

According to them, we've been working hard to improve customers' experiences with the Swift, and for units made after Q4 2014 we're currently looking at around 1% defect rate. They are expecting this to drop further as we further refine processes. They have also taken specific action this year against dead pixels and are closely monitoring the return rates.

I appreciate that in your case you've received one with dead pixel issues, and I can only apologise for that - I'm aware that statistics don't help you, though hopefully your replacement will be with you shortly.

However, I did want to clarify for people reading this thread what sort of proportions of customers are seeing issues - whilst there are definitely some problematic panels out there, the chances of receiving a good one are very high. And, hopefully as this thread shows, we will provide RMAs to get customers the quality product they expect.
 
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