VG27AQ or 27GL850

Nutty_Death · 28 Dec 2019 at 19:17

Trying to decide between these two monitors.

I currently run a Nvidia 1070 and will probably upgrade it in the next year or two. I see the monitor as being used for around 5 years or less when hopefully micro led monitors are common.

I was going for the LG which I can get for £50 less than the Asus but the motion blur tech sounds interesting and maybe future proofs the monitor a bit for when I have a GPU that can support it.

Which would you go for?

JediFragger · 28 Dec 2019 at 20:22

Just seen a Hardwarecannucks vid on the VG and it does look very good for a first gen product, only issue seems to be a bit of crosstalk and it's a little less bright once ELMB is on but they're both minor complaints for the benefits it brings.

Nutty_Death · 28 Dec 2019 at 20:25

Thanks. Yes I saw the video too after ordering the lg. Just made me doubt myself a little.

I'm still leaning more towards of because of price, brand and reading that elmb doesn't work well unless you get high FPS, which I might struggle to maintain.

Kohaashi · 28 Dec 2019 at 20:59

I’m considering purchasing one of the same two monitors mentioned.

Currently I’m leaning towards the Asus, more on the basis that the LG is currently out of stock at OcUK and I don’t fancy ordering from a non-UK retailer.

RTINGS also seems to rate the Asus slight better for gaming. Although I imagine the two are probably quite similar. The LG has a wide colour gamut though.

padcontrol · 29 Dec 2019 at 03:00

The asus has a big problem. It shows very visable overshoot when you dip below the 100fps range. If you range between the 100-165 fps range, it's a great monitor. So, playing esports titles you will be find. Playing something more demanding like RDR2, isn't going to be a great experience.

Please read TFTCentrals review on this.
https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_tuf_gaming_vg27aq.htm

As much as I love rtings reviews, they do not test the things TFTCentral does and have admitted it's a flaw on their part and will probably start doing so in the future.

Nutty_Death · 29 Dec 2019 at 07:13

padcontrol said:
The asus has a big problem. It shows very visable overshoot when you dip below the 100fps range. If you range between the 100-165 fps range, it's a great monitor. So, playing esports titles you will be find. Playing something more demanding like RDR2, isn't going to be a great experience.

Please read TFTCentrals review on this.
https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_tuf_gaming_vg27aq.htm

As much as I love rtings reviews, they do not test the things TFTCentral does and have admitted it's a flaw on their part and will probably start doing so in the future.

Thanks. Yes this was my concern when I scanned the TFTCentral review. You've summed it up clearly.

I suspect I may struggle to stay in that range with my Nvidia 1070 and r7 2700 at top resolution.

With the LG my only reservation is the contrast but I'm sure it'll look great in person. Certainly better than my Dell 2408wfp anyway.

JediFragger · 29 Dec 2019 at 08:24

padcontrol said:
The asus has a big problem. It shows very visable overshoot when you dip below the 100fps range. If you range between the 100-165 fps range, it's a great monitor. So, playing esports titles you will be find. Playing something more demanding like RDR2, isn't going to be a great experience.

Please read TFTCentrals review on this.
https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_tuf_gaming_vg27aq.htm

As much as I love rtings reviews, they do not test the things TFTCentral does and have admitted it's a flaw on their part and will probably start doing so in the future.

Good info, thanks. Hopefully this is fixed in their 2nd gen products!