At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held at Las Vegas in January 2017, ASUS announced that they will be developing the ultimate gaming monitor; a computer monitor that will bring together the best ground-breaking technologies to deliver the highest quality visuals for video games. A great hype soon followed in high anticipation for the release of this ultimate gaming monitor into the market. But then, there was silence, and the waiting continued. Finally, after more than a year and a half of waiting, the ASUS ROG SWIFT PG27UQ is here and ready to change the way you look at video games.
The ASUS ROG SWIFT PG27UQ display has a height of 38.1cm, a width of 63.4cm, a depth of 9.4cm and a whopping 27-inch screen smacked right in the middle. When attached to the stand, the monitor stands 43.7cm high, which can be easily raised to 55.7cm. The PG27UQ’s stand is more than just a structure for supporting the 9.2kg display. The stand provides efficient movement of the display to give gamers the perfect viewing angle when staring at the PG27UQ’s gorgeous-looking display. The display can swivel horizontally, tilt vertically, pivot clockwise or anti-clockwise, and rotate to landscape mode. A small compartment within the stand can hide long and bothersome wires to keep the game area tidy and the wiring neat. There is a light signal that casts the ROG logo behind the monitor and a LED light projector at the bottom of the stand. The light projector can be covered with specially-designed acrylic covers to project unique light effects onto the desktop. Included with the monitor are three blank acrylic covers and a design kit to create customized acrylic covers for custom light effects to show your gaming pride. The PG27UQ features a small 5-way joystick at the back of the device for easy navigation through the OSD menu. Under the joystick are 4 buttons; some assisting with OSD menu navigation and others as hotkeys for special functions. And of course, the communication ports at the back.
The ROG SWIFT PG27UQ is a widescreen (16:9) monitor with a 4K display resolution (3840 x 2160) for Ultra HD gaming. With a fast 4ms response time and the capacity to be overclocked to run 4K visuals at a 144Hz refresh rate, the PG27UQ monitor will provide gamers with buttery-smooth, Ultra HD gameplay. Quantum-Dot technology enables the monitor to display bright, vivid colors using the DCI-P3 color gamut for a more realistic visual and a smoother gradation of colors. The PG27UQ supports HDR 10-bit technology to provide a wide color range (1.07b colors) to deliver vivid details, provide greater luminance up to 1000 nits and produce more lifelike contrast (50,000:1) for a true, realistic gaming experience. This LED backlit monitor has 384 zones of light which can be dynamically dimmed and brightened, or even turned off and on for natural-looking imagery. Also, a built-in light sensor within the monitor automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen depending on the light conditions of the environment. The non-glare surface of the PG27UQ gaming monitor has a viewing angle of 178 degrees both vertically and horizontally with the aid of In-Panel Switching (IPS) technology. ASUS has worked very closely with gaming GPU developer, NVIDIA, to integrate the company's G-SYNC technology into their gaming monitor. NVIDIA’s G-SYNC will allow gamers to enjoy their best visuals from their latest computer games by eliminating screen tearing and reducing stuttering and lag to a minimum. ASUS own AURA Sync Lighting is support by the PG27UQ to create a synchronized lighting effect with other AURA Sync compatible devices connected to the computer.
The PG27UQ monitor connects to a computer via an HDMI 2.0 port for 4K visuals up to 60Hz or a DisplayPort 1.4 port for 4K visuals up to 120Hz. There are two USB 3.0 Type-A ports for connecting a keyboard and mouse or charging mobile devices while gaming. There is also a USB 3.0 Type-B port and a 3.5mm earphone jack.
ASUS understands gamers and that is why they have added features to protect their gamers during those marathon gaming sessions. ASUS Ultra-Low Blue Light technology protects the gamers’ eyes by filtering harmful blue light and flicker-free technology reduces flickering of the screen to reduce eye strains. A hotkey activates the GamePlus mode featuring in-game enhancements designed to help the gamer. These include a choice of 4 different crosshairs, an on-screen timer, an on-screen fps counter, and display alignment to assist in the proper alignment of multiple display setups. The PG27UQ provides 6 preset display modes each with optimized visuals for different types of games, including first-person shooter mode, racing mode, real-time strategy mode and role-playing game mode.
The PG27UQ gaming monitor is a computer hardware that demands power for delivering the best display visuals for any video game. Running at normal mode with HDR off, the PG27UQ consumes about 60W of power, which is fairly efficient for a monitor capable of outputting 4K resolution at high refresh rates. Turn the HDR on and this hardware demands over 180W, tripling the power consumption when HDR is turned off. And don’t worry about heat. Inside the monitor is a fan actively cooling the PG27UQ’s motherboard to prevent damage from overheating. If you listen very closely you’ll hear the fan whirling as soon as the monitor is turned on.
The ASUS ROG SWIFT PG27UQ is currently the ultimate gaming monitor on the market, bringing the best ground-breaking display technologies to the world of computer gaming. The PG27UQ is a high-quality monitor that requires a high-quality video card, such as the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti, to push this monitor to its limit. The PQ27UQ is made for gamers who want the best-looking visuals out of their high-end graphics card installed in their gaming computers. A monitor packed with so much technology is obviously going to have a hell of a hefty price tag.
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