The PG279QM: A Zero-Compromise Gaming Monitor

I was initially disappointed with the lack of backlight strobing or motion blur reduction mode on the PG279QM, but after witnessing its exceptional performance without these features, I realized that it's actually a game-changer. In fact, I can confidently say that this is the best-looking IPS panel I've tested when it comes to motion clarity and response times. With the best overdrive setting to use being the esports mode, I was impressed by the monitor's ability to reduce motion blur and ghosting.

The PG279QM's performance in fast-paced moments is significantly better than other high refresh rate enthusiast monitors like the LG 27GPA50 and Aorus FI 27QX. While these monitors have good results for an IPS panel, they can't match the exceptional performance of the PG279QM, especially when it comes to ghosting on the yellow area of the UFO or lights. In fact, the PG279QM has almost zero ghosting, making it a standout in this regard.

The monitor's ability to handle fast-paced games is impressive, and its 1440p resolution makes all the difference. The extra pixels provide better visibility in certain FPS titles, especially when NVIDIA's Digital Vibrance option is cranked up to maximum. This feature alone makes the PG279QM a welcome upgrade over my existing XL2546K monitor.

However, not everyone will need or benefit from this level of performance. If you're someone who only plays CS:GO and Valorant, then the extra pixels won't be worth it for you. You might be better off with an XL2546, which is a more affordable option that still provides great gaming performance.

On the other hand, if you play games like Call of Duty, Warzone, Apex Legends, or Battlefield, where fast-paced action is a major part of your gaming experience, then this monitor is probably the most end-game gaming monitor you can buy. The extra cash buys you better performance and for some people, that difference is worth it.

In terms of pricing, the PG279QM is around $850 in Australia, which puts it competitive with other 1440p 240Hz options like the LG 27GPA50. While the price difference between these monitors is significant, not everyone will be willing or able to pay for the extra refresh rate. The LG 27GPA50 is still a great option for many gamers, especially those who don't need beyond 180Hz.

Ultimately, the PG279QM is a zero-compromise gaming monitor that offers exceptional performance and features. If you have the budget and are looking for a top-of-the-line gaming experience, then this monitor is definitely worth considering. However, if you're on a tighter budget or only play games that don't require the highest level of performance, there are other options available that might be more suitable for your needs.

In conclusion, the PG279QM is a standout monitor in terms of its exceptional performance and features. While it may not be perfect – I still have some reservations about backlight strobing modes like Diac – it's an incredible gaming monitor that offers a level of performance that few other monitors can match.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: ennow look there's always going to be some compromise when choosing a gaming monitor for example do you go with a 1080p 240hz monitor to get the best competitive advantage in first person shooters or do you go with a slower but higher resolution 1440p or 4k panel maybe you want the best experience in those beautiful single player games well there is a third option and that's basically just to spend a bunch of money and get this this is the asus pg279 qm it's a 27 inch 1440p 240hz ips gaming monitor and you know if you have a diverse game library you play a bunch of different games and you kind of want that balance of high resolution but still high frame rate this is about as close to a zero compromise gaming experience as i think you can get right now especially if you are into first person shooters this thing is blazingly quick i mean i can't wait to show you the ufo motion test for this one because i do think that this might actually be the fastest ips monitor that i've tested when it comes to response time and motion performance so on the exterior there's not a whole lot of surprises here it's your typical looking rog branded gaming monitor that looks like it came straight out of an alien spaceship most of the construction here is plastic but again we do see that really heavy-duty metal tripod stand which thankfully doesn't extend forward too much it doesn't go in front of the display but it does extend outwards so that might bother some people when it comes to mouse pad positioning seeing as this is a larger 27-inch display though you will be positioning the monitor a little bit further away from you so that stand becomes less of an issue thankfully though asus really know what they're doing when it comes to adjustability you've got a ton of adjustment in terms of height pivot swivel and tilt also i will mention the vaser mounting because that is how i've been using this monitor for testing it's a little bit tricky the vaser 100 by 100 mounting threads are hidden behind these two plastic covers that can be carefully removed with a flathead screwdriver and then you should be pretty much good to go with any monitor arm so 1440p 240 hertz that spec is really interesting and depending on what monitor you're currently using you might look at that in a different way personally as a user of a 1080p 240hz monitor for first person shooters to me it's basically like getting a 78 increase in pixel count while stretching that over a larger panel and we can actually drive that spec pretty confidently with some of today's gpus granted that you can find one and afford to put one in your system in the first place pretty much for any 1440p 240hz display i'd probably recommend an rtx 3070 at minimum but ideally a 30 80 and above this monitor can get really bright at around 405 nits which is plenty and even the brightest of rooms and the white point is a little bit on the cooler side at around 6800 kelvin colors are exceptionally good with 99 plus of srgb and adobe rgb and over 93 of dci p3 so this is totally a monitor that you could use for some color critical work on the side if needed to that's also because there's a dedicated srgb mode here to clamp the color spectrum although i will say that it does look significantly flatter and desaturated than the srgb mode on my lg 27g 950 i would actually recommend switching over to the punchier wide gamut mode though if you prefer more saturation and vibrance especially for competitive gaming even if it isn't the intended color space i think most people will agree that it looks better the srgb mode by comparison is almost like gaming in black and white even if it is more pure now something that i was initially disappointed with here was the lack of any backlight strobing or motion blur reduction mode as we've seen with techniques like diac and asus's own elmb these can hugely reduce the amount of motion blur that you get during fast paced moments however when i saw how good this monitor was without it that completely changed my mind in fact i can confidently say that this is the best looking ips panel that i've tested when it comes to motion clarity and response times with the best overdrive setting to use here being the esports mode the extreme mode has some pretty noticeable overshoot and the off mode has some visible ghosting but both normal and esports provide some seriously seriously good response time performance i can't stress how good this actually is until we put it next to some other high refresh rate enthusiast 1440p monitors like the lg 27 gpa 50 and the aorus fi 27qx both of these monitors which i concluded had really good results for an ips panel but out of the three the asus is the clear winner with almost zero ghosting on the yellow area of the ufo or the lights again just to put this into perspective it's significantly better than asus's own 1080p 360hz monitor and i'd say that this is probably the best ufo result that i've seen not factoring in backlight strobing modes like diac or oled panels now i still am curious to see how elmb would have looked on this display but asus probably left it out for a good reason overall though i am seriously impressed with what the pg279qm can do so who exactly is this monitor for well in my opinion i see this as an upgrade for those who might be currently using a 1080p 240hz or 144hz monitor but now have the gpu horsepower to drive a lot more pixels now if you're someone who only plays csgo and valorent then those extra pixels aren't really going to benefit you you're probably better off with an xl2546 and if you're someone who only plays games like shadow of the tomb raider and metro exodus the 240hz taxi is just not worth paying extra for but if you primarily play games like call of duty warzone apex legends and battlefield or if you have a fairly diverse game library where you play a bunch of different games this is probably the most end game gaming monitor that you can buy right now compared to lg's 27 gp850 though honestly the price difference of about 350 dollars to go from 180 hertz there to 240 hertz here just isn't going to be worth it for most people and i'd still consider the 27 gp850 to be one of the best gaming monitors that you can buy especially factoring in that price however sparing no compromise the pg279 qm does look to be the best 1440p monitor that you can buy right now the extra cash here does actually buy you better performance and for some people they would consider that difference worth it also pricing at around 850 us puts it right around other 1440p 240hz options so it is fairly competitive i can say that for me at least this is a monitor that i am actually considering buying if and when the prices in australia do go down the colors and the extra pixels are a welcome upgrade over my xl2546k especially when nvidia's digital vibrance option is cranked almost to max and i've mentioned this in previous videos as well but the extra pixels do actually help with visibility in certain fps titles granted that you also have enough gpu performance that those extra pixels won't be slowing you down so there it is the pg279qm and i think it's the best 1440p monitor that you can buy right now i would just recommend that you take a look at as well the 27 gp850 from lg and just consider whether that extra refresh rate here is kind of worth it for you i think the better option for most people is going to be the lg most people don't need beyond 180 hertz but if you are just seriously looking for a zero compromise option and you do play competitive shooters like valrant for example as well then the extra money probably will be worth it for you especially consider that this is a gaming monitor that is going to last you a very very long time 1440p and 240hz that's a spec that is not going to die anytime soon so if you have the cache available and the gpu horsepower available as well i will leave some links down below as always a huge thanks for watching and i will see you all in the next onenow look there's always going to be some compromise when choosing a gaming monitor for example do you go with a 1080p 240hz monitor to get the best competitive advantage in first person shooters or do you go with a slower but higher resolution 1440p or 4k panel maybe you want the best experience in those beautiful single player games well there is a third option and that's basically just to spend a bunch of money and get this this is the asus pg279 qm it's a 27 inch 1440p 240hz ips gaming monitor and you know if you have a diverse game library you play a bunch of different games and you kind of want that balance of high resolution but still high frame rate this is about as close to a zero compromise gaming experience as i think you can get right now especially if you are into first person shooters this thing is blazingly quick i mean i can't wait to show you the ufo motion test for this one because i do think that this might actually be the fastest ips monitor that i've tested when it comes to response time and motion performance so on the exterior there's not a whole lot of surprises here it's your typical looking rog branded gaming monitor that looks like it came straight out of an alien spaceship most of the construction here is plastic but again we do see that really heavy-duty metal tripod stand which thankfully doesn't extend forward too much it doesn't go in front of the display but it does extend outwards so that might bother some people when it comes to mouse pad positioning seeing as this is a larger 27-inch display though you will be positioning the monitor a little bit further away from you so that stand becomes less of an issue thankfully though asus really know what they're doing when it comes to adjustability you've got a ton of adjustment in terms of height pivot swivel and tilt also i will mention the vaser mounting because that is how i've been using this monitor for testing it's a little bit tricky the vaser 100 by 100 mounting threads are hidden behind these two plastic covers that can be carefully removed with a flathead screwdriver and then you should be pretty much good to go with any monitor arm so 1440p 240 hertz that spec is really interesting and depending on what monitor you're currently using you might look at that in a different way personally as a user of a 1080p 240hz monitor for first person shooters to me it's basically like getting a 78 increase in pixel count while stretching that over a larger panel and we can actually drive that spec pretty confidently with some of today's gpus granted that you can find one and afford to put one in your system in the first place pretty much for any 1440p 240hz display i'd probably recommend an rtx 3070 at minimum but ideally a 30 80 and above this monitor can get really bright at around 405 nits which is plenty and even the brightest of rooms and the white point is a little bit on the cooler side at around 6800 kelvin colors are exceptionally good with 99 plus of srgb and adobe rgb and over 93 of dci p3 so this is totally a monitor that you could use for some color critical work on the side if needed to that's also because there's a dedicated srgb mode here to clamp the color spectrum although i will say that it does look significantly flatter and desaturated than the srgb mode on my lg 27g 950 i would actually recommend switching over to the punchier wide gamut mode though if you prefer more saturation and vibrance especially for competitive gaming even if it isn't the intended color space i think most people will agree that it looks better the srgb mode by comparison is almost like gaming in black and white even if it is more pure now something that i was initially disappointed with here was the lack of any backlight strobing or motion blur reduction mode as we've seen with techniques like diac and asus's own elmb these can hugely reduce the amount of motion blur that you get during fast paced moments however when i saw how good this monitor was without it that completely changed my mind in fact i can confidently say that this is the best looking ips panel that i've tested when it comes to motion clarity and response times with the best overdrive setting to use here being the esports mode the extreme mode has some pretty noticeable overshoot and the off mode has some visible ghosting but both normal and esports provide some seriously seriously good response time performance i can't stress how good this actually is until we put it next to some other high refresh rate enthusiast 1440p monitors like the lg 27 gpa 50 and the aorus fi 27qx both of these monitors which i concluded had really good results for an ips panel but out of the three the asus is the clear winner with almost zero ghosting on the yellow area of the ufo or the lights again just to put this into perspective it's significantly better than asus's own 1080p 360hz monitor and i'd say that this is probably the best ufo result that i've seen not factoring in backlight strobing modes like diac or oled panels now i still am curious to see how elmb would have looked on this display but asus probably left it out for a good reason overall though i am seriously impressed with what the pg279qm can do so who exactly is this monitor for well in my opinion i see this as an upgrade for those who might be currently using a 1080p 240hz or 144hz monitor but now have the gpu horsepower to drive a lot more pixels now if you're someone who only plays csgo and valorent then those extra pixels aren't really going to benefit you you're probably better off with an xl2546 and if you're someone who only plays games like shadow of the tomb raider and metro exodus the 240hz taxi is just not worth paying extra for but if you primarily play games like call of duty warzone apex legends and battlefield or if you have a fairly diverse game library where you play a bunch of different games this is probably the most end game gaming monitor that you can buy right now compared to lg's 27 gp850 though honestly the price difference of about 350 dollars to go from 180 hertz there to 240 hertz here just isn't going to be worth it for most people and i'd still consider the 27 gp850 to be one of the best gaming monitors that you can buy especially factoring in that price however sparing no compromise the pg279 qm does look to be the best 1440p monitor that you can buy right now the extra cash here does actually buy you better performance and for some people they would consider that difference worth it also pricing at around 850 us puts it right around other 1440p 240hz options so it is fairly competitive i can say that for me at least this is a monitor that i am actually considering buying if and when the prices in australia do go down the colors and the extra pixels are a welcome upgrade over my xl2546k especially when nvidia's digital vibrance option is cranked almost to max and i've mentioned this in previous videos as well but the extra pixels do actually help with visibility in certain fps titles granted that you also have enough gpu performance that those extra pixels won't be slowing you down so there it is the pg279qm and i think it's the best 1440p monitor that you can buy right now i would just recommend that you take a look at as well the 27 gp850 from lg and just consider whether that extra refresh rate here is kind of worth it for you i think the better option for most people is going to be the lg most people don't need beyond 180 hertz but if you are just seriously looking for a zero compromise option and you do play competitive shooters like valrant for example as well then the extra money probably will be worth it for you especially consider that this is a gaming monitor that is going to last you a very very long time 1440p and 240hz that's a spec that is not going to die anytime soon so if you have the cache available and the gpu horsepower available as well i will leave some links down below as always a huge thanks for watching and i will see you all in the next one\n"