Author Topic: New 27" ASUS IPS Monitor 2560x1440 (Read 14036 times)

TheProfosist · « **Reply #50 on:** Thu, 27 September 2012, 08:18:00 »

All the high end ASUS IPS are nice I own them all. Thats why when this came up I promptly preordered it as My PA246Q is looking a bit weird between my PA248Q and PA238Q because it not led backlight. It mind you is a 10bit panel so im keeping it and am going to use it on another PC.

Matt3o · « **Reply #51 on:** Thu, 27 September 2012, 08:35:09 »

the PB278Q seems a PLS panel which is a new tech by samsung I believe. I saw a 27" Samsung monitor with PLS and I'm not impressed, but you know, each monitor is different.

Anyway keep us posted. I'm close to buying a 27", I wanted to get the Dell (which I can find at a very good price) but I'd gladly evaluate alternatives.

TheProfosist · « **Reply #52 on:** Thu, 27 September 2012, 08:40:29 »

yea the specs on asus site seem to lean tward it being a PLS but on newegg it listed as IPS and the samsung ones are clearly listed as PLS so conflicting info. Well it doesnt ship till 10/08/2012 so ive got some time to wait.

Will@Drop · « **Reply #53 on:** Fri, 28 September 2012, 00:01:54 »

The specs are nice but have they said anything about the price point? I've almost bought those korean panels on a few separate occasions.

TheProfosist · « **Reply #54 on:** Fri, 28 September 2012, 00:09:12 »

Yea its already preorderable on newegg for $700 which i would say is average pricepoint.

Will@Drop · « **Reply #55 on:** Fri, 28 September 2012, 01:31:49 »

God damn, the koreans are on ebay for like 350.

TheProfosist · « **Reply #56 on:** Fri, 28 September 2012, 12:15:03 »

Quote from: BaudlyDamage on Fri, 28 September 2012, 01:31:49

God damn, the koreans are on ebay for like 350.

yea and their built no where near as nice. The panel might be the same but thats about it.

TheProfosist · « **Reply #57 on:** Fri, 28 September 2012, 18:53:24 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Thu, 27 September 2012, 01:46:10

interestingly it seems a 8-bit IPS, not a ****ty e-IPS. Unfortunately I'm not that sold about Asus QC. I'd probably go hp zr2740w or Dell U2711

May i ask the easiest way to tell a 8 bit panel from a 6 bit before buying? as on this models spec I didnt see it noted nor on the PB238Q they just launched or the PA248Q I recently acquired but on the product pages for the PA246Q and PA238Q its definitely noted.

alaricljs · « **Reply #58 on:** Fri, 28 September 2012, 19:29:33 »

Mostly you wait for someone to to a tear down and find out exactly what panel is inside and then look up the panel part number. There aren't too many manufacturers that want to be that honest.

TheProfosist · « **Reply #59 on:** Sat, 29 September 2012, 01:10:34 »

Quote from: alaricljs on Fri, 28 September 2012, 19:29:33

Mostly you wait for someone to to a tear down and find out exactly what panel is inside and then look up the panel part number. There aren't too many manufacturers that want to be that honest.

i wonder if anyone has done that with any of the monitors i listed... I sure dont want to take mine apart.

Matt3o · « **Reply #60 on:** Wed, 03 October 2012, 07:12:38 »

Quote from: TheProfosist on Fri, 28 September 2012, 18:53:24

Quote from: Matt3o on Thu, 27 September 2012, 01:46:10
interestingly it seems a 8-bit IPS, not a ****ty e-IPS. Unfortunately I'm not that sold about Asus QC. I'd probably go hp zr2740w or Dell U2711
May i ask the easiest way to tell a 8 bit panel from a 6 bit before buying? as on this models spec I didnt see it noted nor on the PB238Q they just launched or the PA248Q I recently acquired but on the product pages for the PA246Q and PA238Q its definitely noted.

As far as I know there are only two 27" PLS panels around and they are both 8bits.

TheProfosist · « **Reply #61 on:** Wed, 03 October 2012, 15:12:37 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Wed, 03 October 2012, 07:12:38

Quote from: TheProfosist on Fri, 28 September 2012, 18:53:24
Quote from: Matt3o on Thu, 27 September 2012, 01:46:10
interestingly it seems a 8-bit IPS, not a ****ty e-IPS. Unfortunately I'm not that sold about Asus QC. I'd probably go hp zr2740w or Dell U2711
May i ask the easiest way to tell a 8 bit panel from a 6 bit before buying? as on this models spec I didnt see it noted nor on the PB238Q they just launched or the PA248Q I recently acquired but on the product pages for the PA246Q and PA238Q its definitely noted.

As far as I know there are only two 27" PLS panels around and they are both 8bits.

Any ideas on the PA248Q or PB238Q?

someone on a newegg review said the PB238Q is only 6bit but thew didnt show anything to back it up.

Matt3o · « **Reply #62 on:** Wed, 03 October 2012, 16:23:13 »

PA248Q seems e-IPS, so pretty lame. PB238Q should be p-IPS instead, definitely better. But consider that panel lottery is pretty common nowadays...

TheProfosist · « **Reply #63 on:** Wed, 03 October 2012, 16:31:59 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Wed, 03 October 2012, 16:23:13

PA248Q seems e-IPS, so pretty lame. PB238Q should be p-IPS instead, definitely better. But consider that panel lottery is pretty common nowadays...

thought they were lower end than my PA246Q and PA238Q as the didnt quote the bitdepth of the panel. I wonder why the PB278Q looks so different from the rest of the PA and PB series maybe ASUS didnt OEM the panel.

Matt3o · « **Reply #64 on:** Wed, 03 October 2012, 16:41:57 »

Yes, strangely the PA246Q is a better monitor than PA248Q. The former again has a pIPS. For the PB278Q I guess Asus got the cheapest 27" panel they could get, which probably is the samsung PLS (that is a technology developed by samsung to reduce IPS production costs without sacrificing quality, in realty they still have to prove to be on par of standard IPS).

TheProfosist · « **Reply #65 on:** Wed, 03 October 2012, 17:03:00 »

you have tons of great info matt3o. i <3 my PA246Q its 10bit even though i have never used it, its the bbest looking monitor and i have and will probably stay that way for a while.

TheProfosist · « **Reply #66 on:** Sat, 06 October 2012, 01:00:13 »

Just got shipping confirmation for my monitor.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #67 on:** Sat, 06 October 2012, 02:56:37 »

I am against' 27 inch monitors. It's just not quite as good as 30". I have a legit reason.

Viewing distance.

On 27" you get the high resolution and all, but due to the size and High DPI, you still have to sit "quite close" to the screen.

On a 30" you can get a Very comfortable "meter" away from the screen, still be able to read everything.

Some younger kids might not notice this, but focusing close up requires your eye muscles to contract, while looking into the distance relaxes them. The further away from the monitor the better.

And the price is really a non-issue since it'll likely be the last monitor you need to buy for YEARS AND YEARS.

tubby · « **Reply #68 on:** Sat, 06 October 2012, 04:35:30 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 06 October 2012, 02:56:37

I am against' 27 inch monitors. It's just not quite as good as 30". I have a legit reason.

Viewing distance.

On 27" you get the high resolution and all, but due to the size and High DPI, you still have to sit "quite close" to the screen.

So very true

I keep trying to sit with the correct posture, but it wouldn't last long before I start leaning forward.
True that I can increase the native font size, but it doesn't appear as crisp.
I wonder why Apple took the 30" off their line though.

Matt3o · « **Reply #69 on:** Sat, 06 October 2012, 08:27:34 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 06 October 2012, 02:56:37

I am against' 27 inch monitors. It's just not quite as good as 30". I have a legit reason.

Viewing distance.

On 27" you get the high resolution and all, but due to the size and High DPI, you still have to sit "quite close" to the screen.

Good point. Never thought about it. I guess I just don't have enough room for a 30" though.

TheProfosist · « **Reply #70 on:** Sat, 06 October 2012, 16:31:32 »

Ill have to see what I think when i actually get the monitor. i have use 27" ones before but only for short periods once I have on my self ill have to see how it works out.

m00nshake · « **Reply #71 on:** Sat, 06 October 2012, 20:16:09 »

Are these IPS displays free of backlight bleeding? The reason I ask is I purchased the Asus VG278H 27" LCD 120HZ 3D monitor. I liked the 3D and was enjoying playing games on it. I read some reviews about backlight bleeding so I thought I'd check mine out. I was surprised there was pretty bad backlight bleeding. It wasn't as bad as some pics people were posting but it was still pretty bad. Although I really liked the monitor, for the price I don't want a screen with already significant backlight bleeding that may progressively get worse.

TheProfosist · « **Reply #72 on:** Sun, 07 October 2012, 01:13:59 »

I havnt experienced any though I dont have the 27" in my hands yet.

Matt3o · « **Reply #73 on:** Sun, 07 October 2012, 02:23:06 »

Quote from: m00nshake on Sat, 06 October 2012, 20:16:09

Are these IPS displays free of backlight bleeding? The reason I ask is I purchased the Asus VG278H 27" LCD 120HZ 3D monitor. I liked the 3D and was enjoying playing games on it. I read some reviews about backlight bleeding so I thought I'd check mine out. I was surprised there was pretty bad backlight bleeding. It wasn't as bad as some pics people were posting but it was still pretty bad. Although I really liked the monitor, for the price I don't want a screen with already significant backlight bleeding that may progressively get worse.

I believe the LCD without backlight bleeding doesn't exist. Maybe the effect is reduced on $1400+ eizo or viewsonic.

longweight · « **Reply #74 on:** Sun, 07 October 2012, 02:40:51 »

Quote from: m00nshake on Sat, 06 October 2012, 20:16:09

Are these IPS displays free of backlight bleeding? The reason I ask is I purchased the Asus VG278H 27" LCD 120HZ 3D monitor. I liked the 3D and was enjoying playing games on it. I read some reviews about backlight bleeding so I thought I'd check mine out. I was surprised there was pretty bad backlight bleeding. It wasn't as bad as some pics people were posting but it was still pretty bad. Although I really liked the monitor, for the price I don't want a screen with already significant backlight bleeding that may progressively get worse.

So it wasn't an issue until you read about it on the internet? All LCD panels have backlight bleed, IPS panels are even worse but bad blacks is the price you pay.

m00nshake · « **Reply #75 on:** Sun, 07 October 2012, 05:50:41 »

No I noticed it along the top and bottom and going in lines through the center while doing a dead pixel test with black background. That's when I searched for it. Honestly I didn't notice it gaming or doing anything else. I also didn't know that all monitors do this to some extent. But I compared it to my other cheaper LCD monitor and the older one had significantly less bleed.

longweight · « **Reply #76 on:** Sun, 07 October 2012, 06:26:22 »

IPS panels are the worst, I don't notice it anymore.

TheProfosist · « **Reply #77 on:** Sun, 04 November 2012, 01:39:48 »

After having it for a while i hate having to use my 1600x900 laptop montor more than ever on the go.

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Author Topic: New 27" ASUS IPS Monitor 2560x1440 (Read 14036 times)