I though hardware unboxed have the best review of monitors so far but this guy is in another level. This is really what you called an "In Depth Review". Keep it up Sir!
I haven’t commented on a video until today, and this is hands down the best review I’ve ever seen for about anything. The effort to investigate detail astonishes me. You deserve more recognition man
This is a seriously high quality review. Keep it up. I'm curious in how this monitor performs in its colors vs a wide color gamut monitor like the LG 27GL850
Man, thank you for the incredible video. Just what I was looking for! Liked and subbed. Also, your channel is absolutely amazing. Deserves a LOT more subscribers!
This is the first video that I am watching from you and I’ve heard great things about you. I just want you to know that you have the best fans out of any youtuber man.
@@emmanueldupuis3540 Im so fucking confused. This reviewer says ELMB is USELESS and other comments says it works over 100hz? WTF is it? Does it work or not? Why would ASUS make this the salepoint and get away with something that doesnt even work? I dont get it.
Seriously tho, he only really checked it with one game Forza horizon. I'd love to see a more detailed elmb sync breakdown than just marketing material from LTT, Canucks or hardware unboxed. I already bought it and should be here today but yeah i wish this review went into a little more why he thinks it's useless and tried different games
Keep up the videos! I've learned so much from you just by watching you. No monitor reviews can compare to your quality of running tests and diagnostics. There is this big misinformation of monitors between the consumers and the tech industry that only your videos can reveal. If you have time I would like to see what calibration settings you made for this monitor since I bought the same one.
Thanks for the in-depth review of this monitor! Very informative. Was wondering if you can also do the updated version of this monitor which is the VG27AQL1A. Thank you!
You just got yourself a new subscriber! No test about the Freesync range or I missed it? So far you are the only reviewer that provided in depth testing on the ELMB sync implementation and managed to point out the weakness of Asus's backlight strobing + VRR implementation.
Thank you! Yeah, I forgot to mention the adaptive sync range. It's 48 Hz to 165 Hz. Tftcentral also did a good investigation of ELMB, and it seems they maybe got a better result with an AMD graphics card, but I don't have one to test. And besides, ASUS doesn't make any mention of ELMB not functioning with GeForce cards.
Phenomenal review. I'm probably going to get this anyway, just because it's really cheap and hits the target for what I need. There's a lot of things that flew over my head, but nonetheless it's nice to know that it's good enough
If you can get it cheap, it's not too bad, but other IPS monitors have gotten much better in the last few years. Most of the nano-IPS panels from LG have much faster response times. I've got a review of the Lenovo Y27q-20, which uses one of those panels, and it's amazing how much better the Lenovo is than the VG27AQ.
This review is so ridiculously well-done that it doesn't deserve to remain in obscurity. I'd suggest changing your channel name from "a5hun" to "Aperture Grill" so that people know that your channel is just as professional as your reviews, which they totally are!
Thanks! I made a huge mistake when I used my personal channel for the first few reviews :) I'd love to review more, but it's been hard to get monitors for review and most of the new, interesting stuff coming out is very expensive.
@@ApertureGrille I understand, but it helps to start having a professional presentation even when getting started. Hardware Unboxed was already a well-presented TH-cam channel even when they only had 30K subscribers.
Thanks for the review nice to finally find one so detailed and informative. I'm looking to get my first 1440p Monitor still sold on this one I'm mainly looking to game FPS & MOBA genre and watch a lot of Netflix. Despite ELMB being a bit of a flop on this monitor I didn't really plan to use it anyways would you still recommend it or better value else where LG 27GL850-B for example?
Im using VRR + ELMB Sync. When the monitor was OC'ed to 165hz the strobing was very prominent and visually noticeable. After i turned off the monitor oc and set the FPS to 144 it's all fine. Any experience with this?
I have this monitor and I can't seem to get accurate colors. It either seems like I get a yellow filter on my screen or that certain colours look a bit oversaturated.
I was in the same boat as you. Both are great monitors and you cant go wrong with either one. I narrowed it down to a monitor that can function well for console gaming and pc gaming. The vg27aq would be better if you play on console and pc. However, if your strictly using it only for pc, then I would go with the rog swift pg279q and you'll appreciate g sync better over the vg27aq.
you can use the hdr + elbm + g sync or only hdr gsync that you recommend to play fps call of duty warzone - the low latency mode you use it in ultra or on you can see the difference of the elbm and gsync model tuf vg27aq 2k ips 165hz
Under GameVisual, stick with Racing Mode. All the others are either not beneficial or, in the case of that MOBA Mode, just bad. It really does essentially go black and white.
Stuck between getting this one and the TN version the VG27BQ. I have a rtx 2080 super and going to be playing competitive games so I would like all the frames I can get but I do want good picture quality and could sacrifice a couple frames for the better quality. But what’s the biggest difference between the two? The frames or the picture quality?
I don't have the VG27BQ for review, but check out MistaSparkul's post here on HardForum: hardforum.com/threads/asus-tuf-gaming-vg32vq-worlds-1st-display-with-concurrent-motion-blur-reduction-adaptive-sync.1981468/page-4#post-1044333639 For a TN panel, it doesn't seem to be doing much better than the IPS. I'm really hoping that ASUS refreshes both the VG27AQ/BQ with newer panels from AU Optronics. Right now I'm playing games on the VG279QM, and while it's only a FHD screen (so not great for desktop usage), in games it's better than the VG27AQ.
Welp... You just earned yourself a sub bud! I can't say that my pc monitor knowledge is anywhere near as extensive as yourself. But it get's pretty frustrating seeing comments and complaints on the internet and in reviews about monitors. But coming from people that have no idea what it is they are even complaining about.... I.E. Buys expensive IPS monitor. Complains about IPS glow.... Anyway... I love these reviews. I have been eyeballing this monitor for a little while now. I have an Acer Pred. x34p and LOVE it. Thought I would never want to go to anything other than an UW. But I am getting curious about trying a monitor with a faster refresh rate and can handle blur a tad better. I may have to pull the trigger on this one. I will keep an eye out on your channel bud!
This review is seriously amazing. I just watched like 10 other reviews prior to this and the only one with is even close to the detail presented here is Hardware Unboxed and you blow them out of the water. Thank you lol
Just some feedback: I'm on a benq xl2411 and I'm looking for an upgrade. Mostly for gaming. Historically I would go for best FPS gaming experience (IE: fastest response times). I was hoping for a larger monitor with better blacks and colors for casual games but still good for FPS, which led me to the ViewSonic XG270QG listed on blurbusters. Your review of it brought me to this video. The technicality of your videos is well beyond me, so I'm not able to take much useful info from them.
Thank you for the thorough review. What I totally don't understand and maybe someone may help me with this: Why does every test bother about viewing angles? It's a PC Monitor not a family TV, so i'm the only one that needs to see what is happening on that screen and i'm sitting in front of that thing. Don't know what the rest is doing?
Talking about "bleeding": This is IPS "glow"/"shine" and not bleed. This is kind of normal for this technology and such large scales. A real bleed looks completely different and does not depend on viewing angle, as shown here (only IPS glow does).
I know I'm late but I was thinking of giving this to my cousin for her birthday and was wondering if I would need to order speakers with it and possibly a web cam
The monitor has internal speakers, but... they're not very good. You cousin could get by with them, but I'd go for proper speakers or headphones. But I wouldn't recommend the VG27AQ anymore. It uses an older, slower IPS panel technology. Modern IPS displays like LG's nano-IPS variants are much faster in terms of pixel response. Weaker contrast, yes, but I think the trade-off is worth it.
Hi could u please help me. I’m new with monitor and I bought the ASUs VG27aq1a. Would these settings racing mode user mode R95 G98 B100 do for mines what brightness and contrast u reccomend 100 bright and 80 contrast
Hi, I just bought this monitor and it is working great! next to no backlight bleed and no dead pixels but it had a bit of superficial damage to the monitor housing. Should I return it and risk getting one with dead pixels or backlight bleed or just deal with a little dent on the top left rear corner?
Man this is the best review eva
I though hardware unboxed have the best review of monitors so far but this guy is in another level. This is really what you called an "In Depth Review". Keep it up Sir!
There are so few proper Monitor reviews on the Internet, this is definitely one of them. Thank you so much!
I haven’t commented on a video until today, and this is hands down the best review I’ve ever seen for about anything. The effort to investigate detail astonishes me. You deserve more recognition man
Whoa, thank you!
U are a miracle
these might be the best monitor reviews I've seen on youtube, very comprehensive.
This is a seriously high quality review. Keep it up. I'm curious in how this monitor performs in its colors vs a wide color gamut monitor like the LG 27GL850
This is the best and most detailed review I found on YT. I wish you could review 27GL850 or 27GL83A to compare with this one too.
300th sub. You literally deserve this, it’s amazing in general. You put the effort that most people really don’t put into this stuff so I’m impressed
This is some awesome quality content. Hope this channel grows. You definitely deserve way more subscribers! *Liked and subscribed*
Dude, where were you to help me on all things I've bought before in my life?
Best review eva! subscribed.
Man, thank you for the incredible video. Just what I was looking for! Liked and subbed.
Also, your channel is absolutely amazing. Deserves a LOT more subscribers!
Keep doing reviews, you’ll go very far!
why does this channel only have 1.1k subscribers? ps: i just subbed, you deserve a lot more for the effort you put into your videos
Thank you!
Never seen a review so detailed man, you should be proud.
Great deep-dive on the tech. Quality stuff indeed, and kudos for including the CRT =) Glad i found your channel. Subbed!
I just like to say thank you, this is by far the best review i seen, you got a new subscriber, hope to see more reviews like this.
This is the first video that I am watching from you and I’ve heard great things about you. I just want you to know that you have the best fans out of any youtuber man.
An nformative and unbiased review, this deserves more views. Please review the Asus VG259Q next, if you can. Thanks
I think everyone would love to see a comparison between this and lg 27gl850 same ips 27” 1440p
i'm on the fence of which one to get...
@@aj_ballard the same
same thought.
Adam Max lol LG is cheaper in my country))
Adam Max let us know if the ELMB plus adaptive sync works well depending on your FPS
I loved this extremely detailed review! 100% not gonna use ELMB + my color temp looks slightly better now :)
Elmb works well at high refresh rate, for fps games. Less ghosting
@@emmanueldupuis3540 Im so fucking confused. This reviewer says ELMB is USELESS and other comments says it works over 100hz? WTF is it? Does it work or not? Why would ASUS make this the salepoint and get away with something that doesnt even work? I dont get it.
@@pellman87 I feel exactly the same
Seriously tho, he only really checked it with one game Forza horizon. I'd love to see a more detailed elmb sync breakdown than just marketing material from LTT, Canucks or hardware unboxed. I already bought it and should be here today but yeah i wish this review went into a little more why he thinks it's useless and tried different games
Sean Harriman how has the monitor been for you?
Keep up the videos! I've learned so much from you just by watching you. No monitor reviews can compare to your quality of running tests and diagnostics. There is this big misinformation of monitors between the consumers and the tech industry that only your videos can reveal. If you have time I would like to see what calibration settings you made for this monitor since I bought the same one.
Your review is so good and detailed.
Hands down the best monitor review on TH-cam I've ever seen!
The best review out there! Great job, looking forward to your next videos ♥
Quality content I’ve been looking hard to find. Subbed.
Excellent review. Thank you so much for all the detail! One of the few with good honest monitor reviews
damn what an excellent review. It shows many measurements and graphs no other review makes. only 1k subscribers too. Hope you will be succesful.
Thanks for the in-depth review of this monitor! Very informative. Was wondering if you can also do the updated version of this monitor which is the VG27AQL1A. Thank you!
level of detail is insane. you should be huge
Someone knows what is the software used in the video to analyze the colors and specs?
dont usually do comments but your video deserves some recognition, good job! great detailed review. 11/10 !
You just got yourself a new subscriber! No test about the Freesync range or I missed it? So far you are the only reviewer that provided in depth testing on the ELMB sync implementation and managed to point out the weakness of Asus's backlight strobing + VRR implementation.
Thank you! Yeah, I forgot to mention the adaptive sync range. It's 48 Hz to 165 Hz. Tftcentral also did a good investigation of ELMB, and it seems they maybe got a better result with an AMD graphics card, but I don't have one to test. And besides, ASUS doesn't make any mention of ELMB not functioning with GeForce cards.
Massive cudos for still running a working CRT screen but also a super detailed review. Wish I saw this before I bought one.
Awesome video, definitely needs more views for such high quality content
This video is AWESOME. I was searching for such a good video!
Wow bro, you deserved so much views than many out there. Nice job.
Good job on the review man. Hope there are more to come.
OSD Calibration was in Racing Mode, R: 95, G: 98, B: 100.
Phenomenal review. I'm probably going to get this anyway, just because it's really cheap and hits the target for what I need. There's a lot of things that flew over my head, but nonetheless it's nice to know that it's good enough
If you can get it cheap, it's not too bad, but other IPS monitors have gotten much better in the last few years. Most of the nano-IPS panels from LG have much faster response times. I've got a review of the Lenovo Y27q-20, which uses one of those panels, and it's amazing how much better the Lenovo is than the VG27AQ.
Waiting for this to be delivered today and watching reviews to pass the time!
tell me if you get the 2 dead pixels in the upper left corner
@@cmdell4693 No dead pixels and I've had it up and running for about a day
@@peteheritage6389 How do you like this monitor?
In-depth and detailed, great review!
More of this please. Excellent quality review. Subscribed.
This review is so ridiculously well-done that it doesn't deserve to remain in obscurity. I'd suggest changing your channel name from "a5hun" to "Aperture Grill" so that people know that your channel is just as professional as your reviews, which they totally are!
Thanks! I made a huge mistake when I used my personal channel for the first few reviews :) I'd love to review more, but it's been hard to get monitors for review and most of the new, interesting stuff coming out is very expensive.
@@ApertureGrille I understand, but it helps to start having a professional presentation even when getting started.
Hardware Unboxed was already a well-presented TH-cam channel even when they only had 30K subscribers.
backlight bleed is so damn annoying, you spend £400 on a monitor, you see tons of backlight bleed, it's just depressing
Can u show tutorial how to calibrate this monitor using only OSD? I do not have calibration tool tho.
best and more complete reviews so far. thanks .
buddy, keep doing your job, good luck and more followers!
How do this compare to the the VG249Q?
you should continue your work mate, this review was really pro.
this review is exellent; comprehensive and well presented.. good luck for your channel
Really good review, you just earned yourself a new subscriber 😊👍
Hello sir, amazing review ... At least is this monitor worth buying?
hi, this monitor works for graphic design?, saying about the colors etc. i want a 1440p IPS 27'' 280Hz monitor.
this or aorus ad27qd for casual gaming, movies, browsing ?
Please keep up the good work! We support u & waitin for ur future video.
should i get this monitor TUF VG27AQ ot Benq Zowie XL2546?
Should I get this monitor or the lg 27gl850???
Thanks for the review nice to finally find one so detailed and informative. I'm looking to get my first 1440p Monitor still sold on this one I'm mainly looking to game FPS & MOBA genre and watch a lot of Netflix. Despite ELMB being a bit of a flop on this monitor I didn't really plan to use it anyways would you still recommend it or better value else where LG 27GL850-B for example?
Asus sucks. Everything I buy from them gets broke within the first 3 years. Never again.
@@kristwi37 Do you have some thing better you could recommend?
Would you recommend this monitor over the acer xb271hu?
Would like to know as well.
@Sebastian Nowik hi mate thanks for the reply though the acer is also IPS :)
@@michaelbravo9168 This monitor has a faster response time and is cheaper
@Sebastian Nowik ElMB
Im using VRR + ELMB Sync. When the monitor was OC'ed to 165hz the strobing was very prominent and visually noticeable. After i turned off the monitor oc and set the FPS to 144 it's all fine. Any experience with this?
I have this monitor and I can't seem to get accurate colors. It either seems like I get a yellow filter on my screen or that certain colours look a bit oversaturated.
I want to buy a monitor but i'm confused between asus tuf VG27AQ or Asus PG279Q any help ?
I was in the same boat as you. Both are great monitors and you cant go wrong with either one. I narrowed it down to a monitor that can function well for console gaming and pc gaming. The vg27aq would be better if you play on console and pc. However, if your strictly using it only for pc, then I would go with the rog swift pg279q and you'll appreciate g sync better over the vg27aq.
you can use the hdr + elbm + g sync or only hdr gsync that you recommend to play fps call of duty warzone - the low latency mode you use it in ultra or on you can see the difference of the elbm and gsync model tuf vg27aq 2k ips 165hz
i bought this monitor yesterday' i use this on my ps4 but i got black and white screen in moba mode? is this deffect?
Under GameVisual, stick with Racing Mode. All the others are either not beneficial or, in the case of that MOBA Mode, just bad. It really does essentially go black and white.
Stuck between getting this one and the TN version the VG27BQ. I have a rtx 2080 super and going to be playing competitive games so I would like all the frames I can get but I do want good picture quality and could sacrifice a couple frames for the better quality. But what’s the biggest difference between the two? The frames or the picture quality?
I don't have the VG27BQ for review, but check out MistaSparkul's post here on HardForum:
hardforum.com/threads/asus-tuf-gaming-vg32vq-worlds-1st-display-with-concurrent-motion-blur-reduction-adaptive-sync.1981468/page-4#post-1044333639
For a TN panel, it doesn't seem to be doing much better than the IPS.
I'm really hoping that ASUS refreshes both the VG27AQ/BQ with newer panels from AU Optronics. Right now I'm playing games on the VG279QM, and while it's only a FHD screen (so not great for desktop usage), in games it's better than the VG27AQ.
@@ApertureGrille thank you for redirecting my eyes to HForum for BQ model Opinions
Can you review this against the new VG27AQL1A?
The back light bleed on the one I bought made me exchange it for an Alienware monitor instead.
Would you buy this one or the new VG27AQL1A for 50 more bucks? Thank you and great review man!
Should I buy Asus VG27AQ or LG 27GL850? Im confused which one is better? Thanks
how come im missing some of the options i only get game modes and game plus mode
hey where can i find your full settings for the monitor?
10/10 review quality!
Welp... You just earned yourself a sub bud! I can't say that my pc monitor knowledge is anywhere near as extensive as yourself. But it get's pretty frustrating seeing comments and complaints on the internet and in reviews about monitors. But coming from people that have no idea what it is they are even complaining about.... I.E. Buys expensive IPS monitor. Complains about IPS glow.... Anyway... I love these reviews. I have been eyeballing this monitor for a little while now. I have an Acer Pred. x34p and LOVE it. Thought I would never want to go to anything other than an UW. But I am getting curious about trying a monitor with a faster refresh rate and can handle blur a tad better. I may have to pull the trigger on this one. I will keep an eye out on your channel bud!
This review is seriously amazing. I just watched like 10 other reviews prior to this and the only one with is even close to the detail presented here is Hardware Unboxed and you blow them out of the water. Thank you lol
Thank you! I wish I could review more, but all the new, exciting monitors are getting expensive.
Thank you for showing the osd calibration 👌👌👌
Sir, you indeed deserve a subscription.
Just some feedback: I'm on a benq xl2411 and I'm looking for an upgrade. Mostly for gaming. Historically I would go for best FPS gaming experience (IE: fastest response times). I was hoping for a larger monitor with better blacks and colors for casual games but still good for FPS, which led me to the ViewSonic XG270QG listed on blurbusters. Your review of it brought me to this video. The technicality of your videos is well beyond me, so I'm not able to take much useful info from them.
Hi, i am looking forward to buy TN version of same Model(VG27BQ), just wanted to know how different is image quality...????
Idk anything about gamma and de. I just wanna know. Is it good to buy this monitor for my next build??😂
does this monitor support HDCP 2.2? will it play 1440p netflix content. TIA!
Asus VG27AQ or Gigabyte Aorus FI27Q???
I wanna know this aswell
May I know if Asus 27" VG27AQ can upgrade to DP 1.4 ?
Best review so far.
great details, didnt understand most of it but great review that i bought the monitor.
Thank you for the thorough review. What I totally don't understand and maybe someone may help me with this: Why does every test bother about viewing angles? It's a PC Monitor not a family TV, so i'm the only one that needs to see what is happening on that screen and i'm sitting in front of that thing. Don't know what the rest is doing?
Thanks for the settings but what about vivid pixel and shadow boost ? thank you
LA mejore review de lejos. Gracias por tu contenido.
I have a question can I change the setting even if it will be plugged into and Xbox?..?
Don’t have a pc
Talking about "bleeding": This is IPS "glow"/"shine" and not bleed. This is kind of normal for this technology and such large scales. A real bleed looks completely different and does not depend on viewing angle, as shown here (only IPS glow does).
Very thorough review! Well done.
How is the response time on console (60hz)? And is there a lot of ghosting?
Excellent monitor ! I am 100% satisfied with this gaming monitor in my setup :)
Great review. Are you going to do one for the pg35vq ?
I know I'm late but I was thinking of giving this to my cousin for her birthday and was wondering if I would need to order speakers with it and possibly a web cam
The monitor has internal speakers, but... they're not very good. You cousin could get by with them, but I'd go for proper speakers or headphones.
But I wouldn't recommend the VG27AQ anymore. It uses an older, slower IPS panel technology. Modern IPS displays like LG's nano-IPS variants are much faster in terms of pixel response. Weaker contrast, yes, but I think the trade-off is worth it.
Hey, great review, can you just briefly tell me the best settings for the monitor. I didn’t really get that out of the review.
Yeah I'm having major issues with mine where the color doesn't stay constant. It seems to change hue's every now and then...
Hi could u please help me. I’m new with monitor and I bought the ASUs VG27aq1a. Would these settings racing mode user mode R95 G98 B100 do for mines what brightness and contrast u reccomend 100 bright and 80 contrast
Hi, I just bought this monitor and it is working great! next to no backlight bleed and no dead pixels but it had a bit of superficial damage to the monitor housing. Should I return it and risk getting one with dead pixels or backlight bleed or just deal with a little dent on the top left rear corner?
Awesome review mate.
Nice review, it would be nice to compare all these measurements to VG27BQ (TN model).
I would like to see that review aswell
Has the motion blur reduction been imporved on the 1A version?
im lazy what base setting should I be using for this monitor :(