ASUS TUF Gaming 27 2K HDR Gaming Monitor (VG27AQ) - QHD (2560 x 1440), 165Hz (Supports 144Hz), 1ms, Extreme Low Motion Blur, Speaker, G-SYNC Compatible, VESA Mountable, DisplayPort, HDMI ,Black

I was running a DELL 2721DFG but just felt like no matter what I did the display was slow, even with overdrive cranked to max, with all the overshoot that caused the display seemed just slow, with artifacts and ghosting. I had always found TN panels to be faster, so with that in mind I grabbed a VG27BQ and I am so happy I did. My experience is on a system with a 5800X, and RTX 3080 running at 2100mhz, playing only Destiny 2, que the jokes about D2 players playing nothing else. Dont throw facts at me as if they are insults! Pros: Much faster than my Nano IPS screen based 2721DGF I was using. Zero ghosting save for insanely quick motions that were just a blur on the DELL If you track a single object as you pan that object stays clear as day. Its honestly amazing to see. MUCH better black levels then IPS can display- REAL SRGB mode that I use most of the time After a calibration with iDisplay Pro the colors are not bad. ELMB Sync works really well, there is some double imaging and a slight dark train on quick moving object or when panning fast, but overall clarity is amazing. I only play Destiny 2, but at least in D2 it works without issue with my framerate between 170 to 140, I could see it having issues below that frame rate though. ELMB Sync does, as others have said, kill the brightness of the screen. If you game in a room were you can turn down the lights its not issue, but if you share a room that is kept bright you might have a problem with it. Lots of options in the menu. I run the overdrive with ELMB sync off at 60, which is the stock setting. With ELMB sync on it uses some form of variable overdrive that works well. G-SYNC works great, without the issues that my 2721DGF had that required disabling and re enabling to fix. Cons: Colors are not as nice as my IPS screen was, but WAY better then my 5 year old Acer TN panel was. Viewing angles are bad compared to IPS, but if you are just gaming they with never effect you as you have to be quite a bit off angle to see them. My first monitor shipped to me had a single bad pixel on the VERY edge of the screen and it only showed when gaming with fast dark to light transitions. I returned it for a replacement that had zero bad pixels of any type. So keep that in mind and do a dead pixel check and use the screen during your return window. I really think the 1ms GTG that IPS screens show on box is so far form how they normally run that its just a lie at this point. This screen has true 1ms GTG, and 0.4ms in a best-case scenario. I even thing the way a IPS screen shows in testing is better than how they run when being gamed on. Keep in mind I am extremely sensitive to frame rate drops, but if you were in the place, I was a curious what a modern TN is like, I say pick a VG27BQ up, if you hate it, you can return it, but I have feeling you will love it like I do. Edit: I have noticed some G-Sync oddness where I need to disable G-Sync, restart and re-enable it or I get some screen tearing. Also reminder to go into Nvidia control center and set V-sync to Fast!

Very good, has very good quality and is a very clean and quality monitor.

Great monitor and decently priced. Not native Gsync, but Gsync compatible. HDR is ok. Monitor runs at 144hz and requires over locking to run at 165hz. I overclock sometimes.

It’s not what you’d expect from a high-end monitor but can definitely note the difference from my basic ones.

Im impressed with the build and picture quality of this monitor. Its by far the best ive had. keep in mind this is my first QHD high refresh monitor so i cant really compare to anything but im amazed at how it does its job. I upgraded from 1080p 144hz monitor so im familiar with the smoothness but the ability to see enemies further away makes me realize what i was missing and why i kept dying to others when i could not see them lol. I recommend this monitor for its price anyday! you get exactly what you paid for and more. 10/10

I just received this VG27AQL1A monitor yesterday along with the VG27WQ. Normally i fiddle with monitors for at least a week before writing a review. I just read the rtings review and I am shocked. They state that this monitor VG27AQL1A is color accurate?!. They should say in “racing mode it is quite color accurate compared to other gaming monitors, but is not nearly as accurate as a professional monitor”. It’s true their icc profile did help somewhat. Some colors are accurate whilst others are not. This monitor has an sRGB mode, but it’s not accurate, and there’s no way to change any settings. You either agree with the Asus factory imposed preset color, or you don’t. There are other color modes on this monitor, but they are a saturated mess of psychedelic garbage. To see anything remotely similar, you would have to take a long hike in the woods in search of spiritual discovery and consume large quantities of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Or take a vacation to Texas in search of extreme visual images provoked by ingesting by a cactus. I do not have fancy calibration equipment, but I do have a few weapons in my arsenal. 1. On the right and left of this monitor are two 32” professional monitors, the Asus pro art series. Both these are perfectly calibrated, show real-life color, perfect blacks. They are however only 75hz. A tad choppy in Pubg. 2. I have a high-end top-notch photography studio. I import RAW files into photoshop. Been using photoshop since 1990, and have been using all forms of Pantone reference color libraries way before that. 3. I have luxury fashion items, bags specifically, they are mainly made of leather and PU leathers. They vary widely in color. From Black to white, and any color in between. 4. The studio uses daylight mode, and all photos are taken with strobe lights. Both Asus pro art monitors show the bag color exactly as it is seen in real life, same exact color. I may tweak the brightness ever so slightly, and apply a light sharpening, but that is it. I then, pull up the bag image on all three monitors including the VG27AQL1A, and some of the colors are not the same. Some of the red tones, blue to purple tones and light lime green colors are not the same, somewhat close, but not the same as Srgb. Most of the brownish colors including blacks are accurate. I did try both the Dell monitors Dell S3220DGF and DELL S2721DGF, and kept them for 2 weeks trying to tweak colors as close to Srgb as possible but gave up. I did enjoy playing with the 32”, as smooth as butter, a huge improvement over 75hz. I look forward to playing with this VG27AQL1A, but have to get color right first. I’m totally anal when it comes to color. Colors are like numbers; they do not lie. I will update this review when I have played a few hours. I have not yet watched a movie with this monitor but I suspect dark scenes will be a problem. I have not checked the HDR quality yet, both the Dells were very good with HDR. I have not yet tried to calibrate the VG27WQ. Will do this over the weekend so as to compare. Update 10/21. I maintain that some of the colors are slightly off compared to a professional monitor. Most of the colors are accurate. This thing is a pleasure to play on. I mainly play FPS games and use both 1440p and 1080p (1080p is windowed). I have a 2070 GTX which is hugely overclockable up to 2100hz. Very smooth monitor, but not very immersive for a 27. Hdr is quite pathetic, but thats not Asus fault. Hdr 400 in general is pathetic. 1000 times better on a tv. When are they going to make a proper color monitor at 144hz, that we can both do production work and game at the same time? The Oled 48 is my next target...but then I have to buy a 3080...Its a never ending battle. I have still not seen movies on this monitor and shall update soon. This is one of the best 27 I have seen to date!

Ordered VG27AQ a few weeks prior and have had zero issues with the screen so far after initial calibration/setup. Zero dead/stuck/bright pixels, lucky! For an IPS screen, its great to look at (and extremely bright, you can use the monitor at 0 brightness and still see the picture quite well- most of the calibration profiles Ive seen leave it at 0). You can see it from all angles very clearly and even from far back. I sit relatively close to the screen with my desk setup, but its exactly what I wanted as I can only have one monitor on the desk. I have only noticed a little bit of backlight bleed in the lower right corner, but its a very small area and overall quite acceptable for an IPS screen with such a thin bezel. Have not noticed any IPS glow when sitting dead center or even slightly off (as a note, there is always variation with manufacturing, so some monitors might have either more than mine). I have used it to play both PC and Switch, and it works great for both, no complaints (the speakers are indeed a little weak, but they are only 2 watt and more for function than real use and at least it has speakers to do so). The only unfortunate part in my temporary setup is that the MSI laptop Im using (GS65 Stealth with RTX 2060) combined I suggest/recommend expecting to just use fullscreen settings with games on the Asus (I suspect its more the laptop than the screen, once I build my new desktop I will confirm if this is still the case with a desktop 1070). The refresh rate is excellent, one of my older screens is an old 1080p Dell VA panel from around 2014 and the refresh rate is around 7ms so I would sometimes miss quick reaction mechanics in some games despite the nice screen quality otherwise with what it offered. I had zero build quality issues on my Asus, everything in the box looked to be in order and all included hardware was perfect and complete. For the price and what the monitor brings, it is definitely a good value as long as there arent any pixel or manufacturing issues. There are better monitors with picture quality, but usually those are VA panels which have their own set of characteristics and a 3 year warranty (the comparable LG 27GL850 only has a 1 year warranty which is short when compared to their competitors like Asus and Acer).

The built in speakers for this monitor are absolutely awful. You can barely understand what anyone is saying when using these built-in speakers, and the volume is very low. Beyond that, the picture quality, refresh rate, response times and more are great. Just dont buy this monitor if youre looking for good speakers built in a monitor lol.

The monitor has a very nice picture quality, I did have an issue with the screen going blank randomly. It ended up being the hdmi cable, I switched to a DP cable and its been great ever since. Seems well built, doesnt seem as flimsy as some of the others I looked at. I actually tried a few 4k IPS panels but couldnt get used to the IPS glow. I would highly recommend this monitor.

Regardless of whether you have AMD or Nvidia (though AMD benefits the most out of this), this is a great monitor to have considering the price and specs. A 27 TN panel that supports 144Hz at 1440p with DisplayPort 1.2, TWO HDMI ports, and a Dual-Link DVI, as well as a built-in USB 3.0 hub with two ports easily makes this monitor a great utility monitor for gamers that do everything at their desk and only need or can only have one monitor. The OSD is pretty standard, with some nifty little features from Asus. My only gripe with the OSD is that the controls are on the side, which makes sense for a single monitor user, however since I have a multi-monitor setup and the MG278Q is in the center, it gets a little annoying try to reach the controls whenever I need to change my input from DisplayPort to HDMI-1. Wish they were still on the back but bottom, or a easier to access input change. In terms of performance, its high quality when response time is priority. The jump from a 60Hz to 144Hz was night and day, as well as the bump from 1080p to 1440p making games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive so much better to play. One disclaimer, is that I have FreeSync disabled since I prefer the running at 144Hz, however for the games that I dont care about having the higher frequency for, Ill turn it on and enjoy the tear-free experience. The stand is nice and sturdy, and it has a fairly small footprint on the desktop while being able to use the bases surface if needed. Easy to remove the monitor from stand if you prefer using the VESA mount, and even more bonus points for including screws pre-installed in the VESA holes. Bezel is fairly slim, but not as thin as the ROG Swift PG279Q. Do love the fact that the top of the monitor is flat and the back is flat near the top for easier webcam mounting, unlike my Asus VH238H that has a curved top. Color is pretty good on the sRGB profile. Wouldnt say its accurate, due to the fact that Ive yet to use an IPS monitor and dont have any proper tools to gauge the color accuracy, however for general gaming and media consumption, the colors are accurate enough with very little noticeable bias towards warm or cool temperatures. Would I buy another MG278Q or two for a replacement or triple monitor setup? Possibly. Would I still consider it, even if I was running an Nvidia card instead of my R9 290X? Definitely if I was on a budget. Do I regret getting the MG278Q instead of the ROG Swift PG279Q since I know Im going to go Nvidia on my next upgrade? Not at all, especially since this would still be an excellent auxiliary monitor.