ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q Worth the price?

[CannedLobster]

First off; I'm sorry if this has been covered but I looked and couldn't find a thread about this. Not here, nor other forums.

Anyway, as the title says. Is the price of the ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q worth it? Here in Denmark a 27" 60hz monitor is about 1700DKK, the ASUS? About 5850DKK.

Obviously it's far superior to a standard 1080p 60hz monitor but is it really worth that massive price bump??

Side question: in my 'search' for a thread answering my question I found several people who said stuff like "playing with gsync on 30fps feels like 60fps" what is this? Why? Isn't true? Does the 'smoothness' of faun really make it that much better? I thought all it did was basically do vaync without a performance hit.

[Butterfish]

Just to add, 5850DKK is almost $ 1K. (984 USD)

[Recon97]

It's great for gaming.Totally recommended.

[Tagiau]

I personally do not think it is worth the extreme price. Yet I also don't use nvidia cards, so I am not at liberty to say how g-sync feels. 

[eQuilibrium]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Can't stress it enough.
NOT WORTH THE MONEY.
You want G-Sync? buy the AOC Variant, same shit different stink.

 

The Asus monitor does not deserve the 1k price tag. Absolute bullshit.

 

I hate it.

[Guest]

No, not worth it

[eLucid]

The monitor is worth no more than $650 in my books. I don't care about g-sync. That, and the fact that it's a shitty tn panel.

 

Not worth the premium.

[CannedLobster]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Can't stress it enough.

NOT WORTH THE MONEY.

You want G-Sync? buy the AOC Variant, same shit different stink.

 

The Asus monitor does not deserve the 1k price tag. Absolute bullshit.

 

I hate it.

You sound biased, I can't take you seriously, no offense.

[CannedLobster]

No, not worth it

... Why?

[CannedLobster]

The monitor is worth no more than $650 in my books. I don't care about g-sync. That, and the fact that it's a shitty tn panel.

 

Not worth the premium.

A shitty TN panel?? I've heard literally nothing but positive about this monitor.

[CannedLobster]

Yeah that price is pretty normal here in Europe. It's 800€ (=1000$ or 6000DKK) here in Germany and that won't change for a while. 

If you have the GPU-Power for 1440p and the money to get it, go for it

I have a GTX 980, as you can see in my 'signature' - So yeah I can run the 1444 just fine.

[eLucid]

A shitty TN panel?? I've heard literally nothing but positive about this monitor.

 

It's a shitty tn panel. You're not going to change hard facts, mate. Put it next to an IPS and you'll see.

[Guest]

... Why?

You are paying 800 bucks for a TN 1440p monitor when you can get an IPS 1440p monitor for 300. G-sync isn't worth 500 dollars

[CannedLobster]

It's a shitty tn panel. You're not going to change hard facts, mate. Put it next to an IPS and you'll see.

 

You are paying 800 bucks for a TN 1440p monitor when you can get an IPS 1440p monitor for 300. G-sync isn't worth 500 dollars

I honestly don't see the problem with TN panels. What are you guys doing, rolling around your monitor or something? When I use my monitor I sit in front of it it, so TN vs. IPS isn't even a 'thing' to me.

 

[eLucid]

I honestly don't see the problem with TN panels. What are you guys doing, rolling around your monitor or something? When I use my monitor I sit in front of it it, so TN vs. IPS isn't even a 'thing' to me.

 

 

You know what? You sound like you've already made up your mind. Go ahead and waste your cash. You'll be sorry when the 1440p 144hz ips variants come out in a year or two.

 

Fyi, IPS/PLS displays aren't just about viewing angels. It's about getting amazing color depth without color shifts.

[eQuilibrium]

You sound biased, I can't take you seriously, no offense.

Biased? I love Asus, but this monitor is ridiculously overpriced and not worth it.

I work at a computer store and have seen and used it personally, and I was not impressed at all.

[Guest]

I honestly don't see the problem with TN panels. What are you guys doing, rolling around your monitor or something? When I use my monitor I sit in front of it it, so TN vs. IPS isn't even a 'thing' to me.

 

There will still be a slight color shift at the edges when you look at it straight on. Also, the colors are more accurate and vivid on an IPS panel. Even if the ROG swift was IPS, I wouldn't recommend it at that price point. But go ahead and buy it if you want, this is just my opinion.

[CannedLobster]

Biased? I love Asus, but this monitor is ridiculously overpriced and not worth it.

I work at a computer store and have seen and used it personally, and I was not impressed at all.

You just sounded a little over the top.

You're literally the first person I've 'met' who was not impressed by it.

[smjpl]

It's a shitty tn panel. You're not going to change hard facts, mate. Put it next to an IPS and you'll see.

 

 

I honestly don't see the problem with TN panels. What are you guys doing, rolling around your monitor or something? When I use my monitor I sit in front of it it, so TN vs. IPS isn't even a 'thing' to me.

 

 

 

TN don't reproduce colours as well as IPS does. That is the TN IPS argument. Viewing angles is only an added bonus. With that being said, there can be good TN panels and bad TN panels. I have heard the Asus ROG Swift is actually pretty good (for a TN panel).

[CannedLobster]

There will still be a slight color shift at the edges when you look at it straight on. Also, the colors are more accurate and vivid on an IPS panel. Even if the ROG swift was IPS, I wouldn't recommend it at that price point. But go ahead and buy it if you want, this is just my opinion.

I don't know if I had planned to buy it, but I'm currrently in a position where I can "waste" some money and I have this old Samsung "Syncmaster P2450H" 24" monitor and I just really want an upgrade that is a serious upgrade, not just more inches, you know?

The ASUS is so far, exactly that. 144hz (from my 60), G-sync, 27", 1444 resolution etc. etc. Do you know of a monitor that has al those things but isn't that pricy?

[eQuilibrium]

You just sounded a little over the top.

You're literally the first person I've 'met' who was not impressed by it.

Well you must meet people who have never used a quality IPS Panel before..

My Sub $300 monitor performs miles ahead of that monitor.. yeah it may not have G sync or 144Hz, but I have colour reproduction & precision, no input delays (myth).

 

To be quite honest, i'd rather have 3 of my monitors over the single Asus monitor.

[eQuilibrium]

I don't know if I had planned to buy it, but I'm currrently in a position where I can "waste" some money and I have this old Samsung "Syncmaster P2450H" 24" monitor and I just really want an upgrade that is a serious upgrade, not just more inches, you know?

The ASUS is so far, exactly that. 144hz (from my 60), G-sync, 27", 1444 resolution etc. etc. Do you know of a monitor that has al those things but isn't that pricy?

http://www.centrecom.com.au/24-benq-xl2420z-led-144hz-gaming-monitor

Buy two of them. GG.

[KamiKatze]

Acer XB270HA and Acer XB240HA

 

How come that nobody knows about them?! They are 27" or 24" 1080P 144 Hz G-Sync monitors. Of course TN panels, but in contrast to the AOC's 6 bit, the Acers are 8 bit panels! It has Height adjust, tilt, swivel and pivot! Heck, even the 4K version of the Acer is better than the ROG Swag!

 

[MrGoat]

I think it is worth it for sure. Coming from a 1080p 60hz monitor with no g-sync it is an upgrade in every way and pairs well with the gtx980. I can't go back now. This level of smoothness is currently unmatched, and certainly in a 1440p 27" monitor.

[CannedLobster]

Well you must meet people who have never used a quality IPS Panel before..

My Sub $300 monitor performs miles ahead of that monitor.. yeah it may not have G sync or 144Hz, but I have colour reproduction & precision, no input delays (myth).

 

To be quite honest, i'd rather have 3 of my monitors over the single Asus monitor.

 

Right, some monitors have way better picture, colour etc. For example the new ultra-wide LG monitor is said to have absolutely *amazing* colour, as if it's an OLED screen or something, but it's not very good for gaming, so I've been told, at least. I honestly dno't really think that the ASUS having "300" colours (I know that's not a number that makes sense, just making a point) and a random IPS having 400, 500 or even 600 is that big of a deal for me. I mean, obviously I love colour, but unless I have them side-by-side, unless I've tried the more colours and then go back to less colours I'm not going to be (feeling like I) missing out so I might as well go with the one that has a ton of benfits aside from just pure colour.

 

http://www.centrecom.com.au/24-benq-xl2420z-led-144hz-gaming-monitor

Buy two of them. GG.

Thanks for the suggestion but I only have room for 1 monitor and that one doesn't have G-sync nor is it 1444, nor is it 27" so it's literally nothing like the ASUS. The reason 1444 and a reasonably large monitor spoke to me was becaus I, like metioned, only have room for one monitor, or like 1.5 screen, so a large monitor benefits me in that it fills out the room I do have, and 1444 just gives that extra 'virtual' space. (4K isn't an option, I'm not interested in it whatsoever)

is there a monitor that has everything the ASUS has, only cheaper because it's not ASUS or whatever?