ASUS is a Taiwan-based, multinational computer hardware and consumer electronics company that was established in 1989. Dedicated to creating products for today’s and tomorrow’s smart life. ASUS became widely known in North America when it revolutionized the PC industry in 2007 with its Eee PC. Today, the company is pioneering new mobile trends with the ASUS ZenFone series, and it is rapidly developing virtual and augmented reality products as well as IOT devices and robotics technologies. Most recently, ASUS introduced Zenbo, a smart home robot designed to provide assistance, entertainment, and companionship to families.
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ROG Bezel-Free Kit is an accessory that enables gamers with multiple-monitor setups to visually eliminate the gaps where their displays connect, creating the appearance of one extra-large wraparound monitor for a totally immersive gameplay experience.
Recommended monitor list: VG245H VG248QG VG258QR VG259Q VG259QM VG278QR VG279Q VG279QM VG27AQ VG27BQ and PG279Q
SeaFreakSeaFreak –
The monitor performs amazingly well and I highly recommend it – thus the 5-star rating. But if you are looking for a monitor stand to hang this monitor on, be advised that the VIVO line of stands will not work with this monitor due to ASUS’ decision to recess the VESA mount. VIVO stands use a VESA plate design that requires a flush mounting surface in order to hang the monitor on the VIVO bracket (see image.) The adaptor plate that attaches to the monitor must slide into the VIVO VESA plate, and with the recessed location on the ASUS monitor, it just won’t work. The only solution is to build a spacer and used longer screws if you want to go with the VIVO stands.
GeneGene –
After researching every single outlet available, like most of you probanly have. I settled with this, VG27AQ. Hard to find one available cause clearly everyone else wants one. The picture is amazing coupled with shadow boost and overclock. I play “Escape From Tarkov” a hardcore rpg/looter/shooter. Being able to see every single detail is absolutely imperative if your going to survive a match in this game. This monitor had not let me down at all. And beyond that I am able to customize the setting to help view better in night time/night vision. Or maps with many obstacles to hide behind. VESA mount helps too if you have a streaming set up.I would buy another if it wasn’t so expensive, but for what your getting it’s 300$ cheaper than the competition. Stop grumbling around and just buy this one dude.
Brendan Curtis –
So firstly, Amazon has many of these TUF monitors grouped in the same family of products despite the fact they use different technologies and features. It looks as if they corrected this somewhat since I bought this, but there are still some items mixed up in the same family of TUF series monitors. I originally got the VG32VQ1B and had to return that because it was a VA panel. I then got this VG27BQ monitor (which is a TN panel) and have not regretted it since, it’s awesome.I have a 1070ti and have the ELMB-Sync setup on this monitor for 165Hz refresh rate 0.4ms response time. The low response time is fantastic and great for competitive games. I play Rainbow 6 Siege mainly.Keep in mind with a TN panel you are giving up some color depth that a IPS or VA panel might give you and the ELMB makes it ever so SLIGHTLY darker (it was super dark on the VA panel originally) on this TN panel, but to me the buttery smooth response time is worth it for a game like Siege.Just make sure your video card is G-Sync/Free Sync compatible otherwise you’ll be limited to 144Hz (still not bad obviously) and a response time of 1ms (also still not terrible) rather than 0.4ms response time (most people probably wouldn’t see the difference anyway, only on a very superficial and subconscious level most likely).
bryfficialbryfficial –
Set it up using DP to my gaming PC, and HDMI to my work PC. The monitor bezel is thin, and fit well next to my alienware aw2710hf 240hz monitor. This monitor is bright, I had to turn it down to 60-70% for daily use. Although I wish there were a mode that had more access to all settings, I was still able to get the color settings to match my other monitor.The stand is wide, but only half as deep as my other monitor which is a good thing, I still might put this on a monitor arm long term.The IPS glow was normal, it was not more than I expected, it does not bother me. It is much better than my old dell u2715h ips monitor. In the dark with a black background you can see the back light bleed/ips glow but I didn’t notice it under normal use especially in normal lighting situations. See image, left is aw2720hf, right vg27aql1a. You might see it watching a movie that has black bars on the top and bottom, not a deal killer for me.For work, it was great for excel and real time data. Good resolution and clear text.I would say the monitor is on par with reviews I’ve seen for the gigabyte aorus fi27q and pixio px7.Presets for websurfing is fine, racing and srgb are best. I had to tweak some settings to fix colors for photo work in photoshop all presets were a little warm and bright but were fixable and not entirely out of the ordinary. Also had to tweak the settings for movies to a modified version of the scenery or cinema preset. Will probably setup with a spyder for a better match.Motion is good, this monitor is fast. Played COD, fortnite, star wars, DBZ without any issues. No obvious ghosting or other issues. GSYNC worked well. I’ll probably stick with my 240hz for fornite but will switch to this monitor for everything else that benefits more from higher resolutions.PC specs:Intel i7 8700k @ 5ghz32gb 3200Mhz ramASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 TIUpdate: For gaming I had some brightness dimming/flickering at 170hz, changing it to 165hz fixed it. I also found a stuck pixel at the top of the screen, amazon replaced it quickly. The new monitor has no defects, no hot/dead pixels and I don’t have flickering issues with 170hz anymore. Very happy with my purchase.
Matt –
This monitor is very nice. Everything works as advertised, although when I enable 165Hz overclocking, it says that screen flickering may occur, so I am going to leave it disabled as I don’t want any problems, and 144Hz is good for me. With that said, I have not tested the 165Hz overclocking and I don’t really care to try. The build quality feels very nice, and the stand seems to be high quality.I don’t know if anyone else had this ‘problem’ but I didn’t realize that I had to use more force to plug in the DisplayPort cable, and I had a mini panic attack for about 10 minutes, because it kept saying DisplayPort No Signal. It was a huge relief to discover that I am stupid.When I purchased, I saw others with issues with this monitor in the reviews. Besides the Display Port ‘problem’ I had, I was pleased to find that there have been no issues so far, and if I have any white screen/screen flickering/other problems worth noting, I will update this review promptly.UPDATE (7/6/20):I still have had no issues whatsoever with the two monitors I bought and I am very happy with my purchase. I remember being especially worried since there seems to be issues with nearly any monitor you purchase, but I have had no issues so far.
Michael Carvell –
No Dead Pixels! Only small annoying part was some small amounts of glue sticking out around the bezels but it came off fairly easily.Small bezels look great with the sleek matte finish. I am running a 2019 Macbook Pro with a Razer Core X housing an RX 580. I used a Display Port cable and was quickly able to achieve 165Hz overclock with ELMB & Adaptive Sync enabled within MacOS. This was exactly what I was looking for and an amazing price compared to other models!I’m sure if you went with a TN panel instead of the IPS panel there would be less ghosting but the viewing angle is fantastic on this compared to the TN panels. Whenever I use a TN panel if I slouch even a little in my chair I can’t tell which tab is open in chrome. With this IPS panel I can be practically laying down in my chair and all the way to the left or right and still see the color difference between the tabs in chrome on dark mode.I will test out HDR mode on Bootcamp with Windows 10 eventually but I’m not expecting anything amazing since I don’t believe this monitor has local dimming.
Andrew –
Right out of the box, extremely happy with this monitor. It was featured in a Linus Tech Tips episode recently, and I managed to find it for much less than the price I saw just now (~$800). Actual MSRP is in the 450$ range, so don’t get ripped off if you’re looking at this monitor as an option. It is no 800$ monitor, but by no means is it a slouch either.Assembly was silly easy. Attach base, plug in power, plug in HDMI or DP cable, and you’re in business. Only gripe I have at this point is the IO ports on the back are a little close to the monitor backplate. I was originally going to use a Cable Matters DP cable that had locks on it, but the thicker plug on that one necessitated I use the cable that came with the monitor. It also was really difficult to get the cable to click into the monitor due to the same close tolerances. Finally got it in place, and the monitor fired right up.Ran the Heaven benchmark in order to tweak the settings to where I wanted them, and also see how the monitor performs. Initially, there was a bit of flickering. Opened up Windows Display settings and maxed the Hz at QHD, and it seemed to dramatically reduce it, but there was still a teeny bit of zig zagging in shadow borders. I found the OC option in the Monitor’s menu, and that immediately resolved the issue. I still followed up by maxing the Hz selection under both Windows Display options and Nvidia Control Panel, haven’t looked back.I was able to OC the monitor using Nvidia to 165(!)Hz, and have had zero flickering or stuttering. Color me impressed! I know the monitor is advertised to 155Hz, so being able to push it beyond that is a nice add on.The ELMB function is pretty amazing too! image is buttery smooth, and I can read text on windows while moving them around. I wouldn’t say it’s crystal clear, but it’s definitely nice!IPS Panel looks amazing sitting next to my 4K IPS monitor as well, color between the two on default settings are very similiar, brightness is about the same as well.I expect for the money, the backlights will hold up better than the other monitor I purchased. If anything changes or this monitor quits, I’ll update this review, but I think ASUS hit the nail on the head with this one. Very happy with the monitor!
MWMullens –
I stopped using TN panels 2 years ago after experiencing VA and IPS and personally really didn’t like any of the 240hz options, tried them all. The thing I find interesting about this monitor is you can use “scenery” and tweak it to be pretty close to my VG279Q IPS panel in coloration. Then switch it to FPS, RACING, RPG or w/e for gaming.Upon turning the monitor on for the first time it will not look great without you adjusting the settings. So I’ll list mine.Brightness: 60Contrast: 80Color Temp > User Mode > R-92 G-94 B-100Vivid Pixel: 0Adaptive Sync: OnShadow Boost: Personal Preference I use 1 or 2 for gamingTrace Free:(Asus’s name for Overdrive) This is the important one for Asus panels as it alters the monitor speed. So please read the explanation.I have a 2080ti and have no issue hitting 144hz or 165hz with OC in competitive games with competitive settings so I use 80 … If your PC struggles to max fps use 40 or 60… unfortunately 100 or Max Overdrive will cause Overshoot which is inverted ghosting. So test your system using 40,60,80 and if you notice inverted ghosting adjust accordingly.All in all I’m really impressed with this technology and love that for work related activities I can set this monitor to a preset that doesn’t necessarily make it seem out of place next to IPS panels. Colors still fall off at angles but it’s more extreme at vertical angles and not as bad at horizontal as past panels I’ve used.