Caporegime
The Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q – a 27” 1400p 144Hz Monitor with G-SYNC
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Congrats and let us know your experience.Just bought mine today after returning the acer xb270hu due the the excessive ips glow. I hope this is better
I know Asus monitors are generally better quality, so i'm confident.
Well.... you would say that
If I didn't think it was true, I wouldn't say it... I have no incentive to lie - though I appreciate some people might not believe that!
I've been pushing for some actual statistics for a while so I'm just glad I was able to share them.
Just bought mine today after returning the acer xb270hu due the the excessive ips glow. I hope this is better
I know Asus monitors are generally better quality, so i'm confident.
I second you on that.. just done the same thing so I hope im not disappointed.
Such a shame though as I love IPS
I have to say, modern, quality TN panels are nothing like they used to be.
Right now, for day-to-day use, I'm using a 4K TN flanked by two Dell 1080p IPS screens and I don't ever think about it only being a TN. Thankfully I don't do colour critical work, but for gaming and general usage they're really not as bad as some people make out in my opinion.
Right now, for day-to-day use, I'm using a 4K TN flanked by two Dell 1080p IPS screens and I don't ever think about it only being a TN. Thankfully I don't do colour critical work, but for gaming and general usage they're really not as bad as some people make out in my opinion.
Soldato
I like to call them "IPS Snobs", I work on a daily basis on an Asus PB278Q, I come home to my Swift and I cannot tell the difference, Maybe because they aren't side by side but to my eyes the difference is mute.
Well according to the DPD tracker my replacement monitor is 1 hour away, Faulty one on standby
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Just bought mine today after returning the acer xb270hu due the the excessive ips glow. I hope this is better
I know Asus monitors are generally better quality, so i'm confident.
The Acer thread scared me away from this monitor. So my ROG SWIFT coming tomorrow
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The Acer thread scared me away from this monitor. So my ROG SWIFT coming tomorrow
Please do let us know how you get on with this, I have an older Asus 1080p 144Hz gaming monitor just before G-sync came out
and the build quality and screen is very good I've never had a 1440p screen and playing GTA-V is really getting me more fired up for the 1440p screen now
Soldato
Well the replacement came and it's even worse than the previous monitor, Who ever checks these at the factory must be clinically blind.
Seriously this is bloody ridiculous.
The screen is flashing slightly, There's pixel inversion and it goes into a colour test mode when in standby.
Time for yet another RMA.
*EDIT*
To top it off it has 3 dead pixels and flashes bright green when going through a loading screen, What a complete joke.
Seriously this is bloody ridiculous.
The screen is flashing slightly, There's pixel inversion and it goes into a colour test mode when in standby.
Time for yet another RMA.
*EDIT*
To top it off it has 3 dead pixels and flashes bright green when going through a loading screen, What a complete joke.
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What the monitor this thread is based on? OMG whats going on with this tech? TV's have a much better time NOT PERFECT but less faults.
So what now to look out for? maybe wait till new season of monitors, when is that?
Soldato
Just stay away from this monitor, Nothing but problems since the day I got it with probably another 2 or 3 RMA's before I get one that works like it should.
Soldato
Nothing wrong with them as a general rule - majority are decent.
I have 5 friends in work that bought the Swift, All are on their 2nd or 3rd RMA, I'll be on my 2nd coming up shortly.
Asus need to sort themselves out.
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What a shame it should not be this bad! the days when things where over engineered are well over.
Such a fine line between being engineered that it works as intended but cost efficient to build so all is happy but we are at a point where the manufacture can just build to the bare minimum yet charge the earth.
Maybe there is a cause to bring back manufacturing to the UK and have much better quality control yes cost higher but at least you then buy with confidence.
it should not be this bad! the days when things where over engineered are well over.Such a fine line between being engineered that it works as intended but cost efficient to build so all is happy but we are at a point where the manufacture can just build to the bare minimum yet charge the earth.
Maybe there is a cause to bring back manufacturing to the UK and have much better quality control yes cost higher but at least you then buy with confidence.
Soldato
What a shame
Such a fine line between being engineered that it works as intended but cost efficient to build so all is happy but we are at a point where the manufacture can just build to the bare minimum yet charge the earth.
Maybe there is a cause to bring back manufacturing to the UK and have much better quality control yes cost higher but at least you then buy with confidence.
Nearly everything is built for peanuts in Asia to maximise profit which really shows in products today especially this monitor.
Caporegime
I fully expect mine to fail at some point, bought it used but have the invoice so hopefully they won't tell me it needs to be returned through the original buyer