The Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q – a 27” 1400p 144Hz Monitor with G-SYNC
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Caporegime
Even better then 
Soldato
Just needs to arrive now - come on Gibbo, this must be one of the longest threads about a monitor that is not available yet.
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Caporegime
Gibbo can't do anything till ASUS give him information stop asking him 
Soldato
^^^^worth mentioning the swift is 10bit
No it's not
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Big image @ dreamhack. Colour shift looks terrible
Caporegime
Oh dear, after reading the thread about ASUS 4k monitor it wouldn't surprise me.
Will we ever get a panel that just works as intended
Will we ever get a panel that just works as intended
IPS hasn't really seen the kind of improvements that VA has done in recent years, or some of the recent 4k TN (and probably Swift) panels have shown. Going forward, IPS' biggest advantage that it's likely to retain over TN or VA is viewing angles (which is less vital for monitors). Within a year, I would expect there to be sufficient suitable TN and VA options to make gaming on IPS unpalatable at best, as I seriously doubt we'll see higher refresh rates on IPS.
Correct, my bad I thought it was 10-bit over the standard 8-bit, but its not its 8-bit over the standard 6-bit from TN.
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Most likely, which is really annoying as its the only thing stopping me moving from sofa and tv to desk and monitor. Hurry up Asus!
Many gamers talk about how 1440p is the "sweet spot" (I heard Linus mention it too). Since its almost double the pixel density (3.7megapixels compared to 2megapixels) so you can turn down your AA settings, and top video card have more than enough vram (3gb). Plus right now the compatibility is really high. I might just buy this as a single monitor setup.
There was much more buzz just recently around the Eizo FG2421 ... it just died once all the production and quality control issues came to light. After the first reviews, it seemed almost too good to be true ... and it was, sadly.
Really hope Sharp make an improved version of that panel, or do a second production run with some of the issues resolved (it appears it's not being continuously produced, but just had a limited run).
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isn't that the monitor with the pseudo/false 240hz mode? I heard really bad things about it, it had a good chance being a VA panel, I just wish they didn't mess things up with useless gimmicky marketing features and made it true 144hz instead of useless 120/240.
afaik the only advantage of the 240hz was less motion blur, but with a Lightboost/GsyncULMB monitor it pretty much eliminates motion blur. So literally the only positive feature was that its a VA panel. sigh... why is the gaming market littered with gimmicks
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Soldato
The Eizo is a native 120hz panel, the difference between that and 144hz is utterly minimal, the 240hz mode is great actually (almost as good as the light boost hack I used on my 144hz BenQ), but without the need for software. Don't believe everything you read, remember for every person whining there's a hundred enjoying it. It's the best gaming monitor overall out there at the moment.
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The 240hz is fantastic - I've seen it in motion on a unit where it worked properly. Motion is massively smoother, and again reduces eyestrain further than 120/144 does. However, on some units it didn't really work and caused ghosting or would increase input lag hugely. Banding, bleed, grey areas etc all helped to kill it, too. For the record, unit I saw had appalling banding (and some bleed), and like so many others was returned.
Nevertheless, if they do a second production run or a new version, I'll definitely be willing to try it.
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There is nothing worse than monitors with inconsistent performance/panels. I remember my old 22" Samsung had one of the dud panels.