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

Sem · 26 Jul 2014 at 14:45

^JP^ said:
Ah man it is so nice not having a poverty spec 1920x1080 screen any more!

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tell me about it was so annoying getting all these great games and being limited to 1080p and having the crack the AA up which just makes everything blurry

not to mention the limited real estate on the desktop and viewing web pages etc

we are no longer living in the stone age

1kiwi · 26 Jul 2014 at 14:53

TFT Central ICC Profile can be downloaded here.

BRIGGBOY81 · 26 Jul 2014 at 15:10

pgi947 said:
I hate you all

+1

darth.mader · 26 Jul 2014 at 15:11

1kiwi said:
TFT Central ICC Profile can be downloaded here.

Is it easy to install a profile to a monitor? I've never installed one before.

^JP^ · 26 Jul 2014 at 15:20

i1 Display Pro Calibrated settings for D65 120 cd/m2 on my monitor are:

Brightness 29
Contrast 50
R92
G91
B95

Side by side the 30" Dell IPS is in my opinion still a lot better but for a TN panel I am impressed.

Tried to take a picture but my phone camera just couldn't get both screens looking right.

icehot · 26 Jul 2014 at 15:26

Mine is here..... currently playing around with settings still, and since I dont have a calibrator.... going for what suits me personally...

1kiwi · 26 Jul 2014 at 16:05

PCM2 said:
Aha. Disable it, otherwise the game will override G-SYNC and enforce VSync instead.

So after playing with it disabled it is soooo nice

If I'm getting frame drops I don't notice it. The crosshair is really nice but I hope they include more options as the ones they have are to big for my liking. All I need is a red dot.

Think tonight I will try ULMB mode.

1kiwi · 26 Jul 2014 at 16:08

icehot said:
Mine is here..... currently playing around with settings still, and since I dont have a calibrator.... going for what suits me personally...

There is an ICC profile on the TFT Central site.

1kiwi · 26 Jul 2014 at 16:08

darth.mader said:
Is it easy to install a profile to a monitor? I've never installed one before.

Yes - Just google.

icehot · 26 Jul 2014 at 16:31

1kiwi said:
There is an ICC profile on the TFT Central site.

Thanks for the tip, I just did that

1kiwi · 26 Jul 2014 at 16:47

Been playing some more BF and this monitor rocks. Very happy with my purchase

kasakka · 26 Jul 2014 at 16:47

How are the viewing angles? Is there a noticeably shift if you move around in your chair even when facing the display?

I've got an old Dell 3008WFP (IPS, 30" 2560x1600) I'm thinking of pairing with the Swift...

andybird123 · 26 Jul 2014 at 16:55

profiles are often good as a first step, but well worth just running through some calibration images by eye even without a calibration tool

1kiwi · 26 Jul 2014 at 16:56

kasakka said:
How are the viewing angles? Is there a noticeably shift if you move around in your chair even when facing the display?

I've got an old Dell 3008WFP (IPS, 30" 2560x1600) I'm thinking of pairing with the Swift...

Per the TFT Central review you get the normal TN viewing angles - so if thats important to you then I would keep the Dell (I used to own a 3007 so know where you're coming from). I am however very impressed with the IQ, so if your predominantly using your monitor for gaming then I would ditch the Dell in a heartbeat.

1kiwi · 26 Jul 2014 at 16:57

andybird123 said:
profiles are often good as a first step, but well worth just running through some calibration images by eye even without a calibration tool

I've actually got a Pantone Huey Pro sitting next to me and I havn't bothered with calibration yet. Per the TFT Central the colors are very good out of the box.

icehot · 26 Jul 2014 at 17:00

For anyone interested, I have the Eizo Foris and Asus monitor next to one another.

Colour and picture quality definitely superior on the Eizo, but when in a game, the extra resolution and smoothness provided by the g-sync is just awesome.

1kiwi · 26 Jul 2014 at 17:03

icehot said:
For anyone interested, I have the Eizo Foris and Asus monitor next to one another.

Colour and picture quality definitely superior on the Eizo, but when in a game, the extra resolution and smoothness provided by the g-sync is just awesome.

Interesting. Have you compared both using the ULMB mode on the Swift?

kazuya1337 · 26 Jul 2014 at 17:35

Very impressed with mine, Certainly the Ferrari of monitors.

icehot · 26 Jul 2014 at 17:43

1kiwi said:
Interesting. Have you compared both using the ULMB mode on the Swift?

Will try now and feedback

jh30uk · 26 Jul 2014 at 17:46

icehot said:
For anyone interested, I have the Eizo Foris and Asus monitor next to one another.

Colour and picture quality definitely superior on the Eizo, but when in a game, the extra resolution and smoothness provided by the g-sync is just awesome.

Are both calibrated?