ASUS TUF Gaming VG279Q1A Gaming Monitor –27 inch Full
ASUS TUF Gaming VG279Q1A Gaming Monitor –27 inch Full HD (1920×1080), IPS, 165Hz (above 144Hz), Extreme Low Motion Blur, Adaptive-sync, FreeSync Premium, 1ms (MPRT)
Ultra-Low Blue Light technology
ASUS Ultra-Low Blue Light technology reduces the amount of potentially harmful blue light emitted by the display. Four different filter settings are available to control the amount of blue light reduction.
| Weight: | 6.7 kg |
| Dimensions: | 8.42 x 24.18 x 17.89 cm; 6.7 Kilograms |
| Brand: | ASUS |
| Model: | VG279Q1A |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Asus |
| Dimensions: | 8.42 x 24.18 x 17.89 cm; 6.7 Kilograms |
I am 62 years old and do not game so you may wonder why I have bought a gaming monitor. After reading nearly all the reviews I discovered that a very high percentage of people who ordered this one received them with no dead pixels and a very low amount of ‘bleed’.
The quality while watching 4k videos from the likes of Netflix and YouTube is amazing.
Yes, I am happy with my purchase and, from the unit I received, I can thoroughly recommend it.
been using this monitor for over a year now and not a problem with it, playing competitive games like overwatch, counter strike and rainbow 6 siege, all feel smooth and easily visible along with being able to enjoy single player games at high refresh rates
So yeah, this is basically THE monitor to get if u don’t wanna spend over 400 ect. The image quality is great, it preforms very well and I don’t regret purchasing it. Not to mention its a smooth 144hz which is an added bonus. It also has some in monitor settings to spice things up even more. I would defenitely recommend anyone who wants to get an amazing gaming experience to buy this. Does get a bit dirty with dust but just clean the screen and u should be fine 🙂
Overall it’s good, but it does have some quirks to keep in mind.
I got this for the rotating mechanism which has been useful for writing/ testing mobile games. However while rotating, the power cable can easily come loose. While not a deal breaker it can get annoying.
One thing to watch out on is flashing images (often seen in older games) can leave a ghosted image on screen. You need to set the monitor to a gaming setting to avoid that. I also noticed a ghosting trail if there are moving objects in front of a plain background.
Apart from that it’s worked well overall. And it’s a good price for what you get.
Bought this monitor for use with PS5 unfortunately due to the PS5 not supporting 1440p and the monitor not supporting 1080p @120Hz I was stuck with 1080p @ 60Hz. If I wanted that kind of performance I could pay a lot less hence I returned the item. That said if you were to use it for a PC setup I’m sure it would be a great monitor.
All round excellent (probably best) hdmi 2.0 monitor for next gen consoles (currently using for PS5). Best selling feature is theh downscale capability from 4k to 2k for the PS5 despite the console not having the capability to play at 1440p (video output displays 2160p).
Would be 10/10 without one issue, very rarely – but frustrating when it occurs – the screen will go black for 2/3 seconds mid game as if resetting and then the picture will return. It ruins the experience especially when you don’t know when it will occur as how rare it happens. The hdmi is tested and works fine along with the PS5. Can not find a solution to this problem.
There is a fault, when playing xbox series s at 1440p with 120hz and FPS boost, my screen on occasions will go blank for a second or 2, only occasionally. But it is a bit concerning. I’m worried it will start happening more often.
Can anyone tell me why this would be happening and is there a solution.
I’ve tried turning off HDR and FPS boost but the picture quality goes down.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
(Sorry about the camera, couldn’t upload via gmail, messenger only) Was doing a lot of research about these best budget 144hz monitors, I had g24c1 aoc in my list, but I saw this one and it had IPS panel which is great (way better colors, viewing angles and stuff) it is not curved, but let me tell you guys, you don’t need a curved monitor for 24 inches, especially for FPS games. This ASUS has great speakers as well, very good to watch YouTube, listen to music. In overall – 144hz, IPS panel, speakers, great quality and 220-230 that’s gotta be your choice if you are looking for a 144hz budget monitor!
The response times of the XB271HU are noticeably better than the VG27AQ. I reckon the panel is if not identical, very similar. The difference is that the XB271HU has had a lot more effort put into the pixel transition voltage curve tuning, whereas the VG27AQ is a bit slap and dash. You can clearly see this by looking at the pixel transition response curves on various review sites. And it is noticeable in day to day use if they are side by side. If they aren’t side by side, then anybody other than very technical people like myself would be able to tell a difference. Thus, this monitor is great value. Also, the ULMB strobe backlight on the VG27AQ is crap at 165Hz. Very poorly tuned and actually increases motion blur in my opinion. Thus, I would just use it on normal.
It works fine but it was a pain to get gsync working, they provide you with a standard hdmi cable that doesnt support it. I ended up buying a separate display port cable but it wouldn’t let me use 144hz and i had to mess about to get it to work.
The monitor has some pretty bad backlight bleed on the corners of the display as well, its noticeable in dark scenes. The colors are pretty crips though and the monitor has a lot of options.
I upgraded from a 1080p 60fps IPS panel and the difference is substantial. The image itself is a little nicer, a little clearer, but the increased frame rate make a huge difference to my gaming performance.
Like all IPS panels, the display is bright and there is a little light bleed from the corners, especially the bottom right but this is never a problem while actually playing games. If you’re going to be doing work or watching movies, you may be better with a VA panel but for a sharp, clear, blur-free gaming session, this screen is the business.
The hardware sight is a good touch too.
Even if you don’t decide to buy this monitor, I urge you to get a gaming display with high refresh rate, you won’t regret it.
Unfortunately the first unit they sent damage and showed signs of previous use but they replaced it in 2 days.
Great monitor, however it does not raise on it’s own stand as high as the ROG Strix 27 inch equivalent, it stops about 4cm lower. So if like me you wanted to use it as a second monitor to match the ROG, which I use as my main monitor and have it raised, this model might not reach the hight you expect. It also takes some fiddling to match the screens colours as selecting the same setting in the menu does not match the colours, so must be done manually.
EDIT (new review 22/03/23)
2 years owning this, it has developed a ‘stuck pixel’ (tiny red dot that never disappears). its not too distracting but something to be aware of. i’ve never had a monitor get one of these before, im very careful with my gear, so i suspect it is the quality of the display. main issue i have had with this monitor is the black levels because it’s quite reflective of your environment (my office is a white room).
old review below —
straight out of the box the presets or profiles are not the most colour accurate, a slight green or cyan cast was noticeable. Luckily I have a colour calibrator (i1 pro) and now its looking great. it looks almost identical to how my Asus Pro Art series monitor did but with super quick response time. very happy with it for 450
there is noticeable backlight bleed in the bottom corners but I have kinda got used to it. just dont edit your photos in full screen, use the cleanest part of the panel (the center) and you’ll be fine. its also wider than i thought for some reason, im fairly certain my old monitor was 27″ but this feels wider which is nice. thin bezels. doesnt use one of those big power-supplies and doesnt have VGA input so you need to have a MOBO or GPU with hdmi or displayport. also the hdmi wont run past 60hz so use the displayport cable.
The menu was easy to use, just took a couple of seconds to figure out, the menu shows what the buttons do above each button which can change according to what you’re looking at.
Assembly was great! The leg that holds the monitor was pre installed and all it took was attaching the base with one screw which was done by hand, the screw includes a handle to do it by hand.
Its a great monitor overall, easy to use, easy to assemble. This monitor is pretty much full metal and somewhat heavy.
Careful with the sellers because some may not provide the same accessories in the box.
If anything goes wrong this will be updated.
My only issue with the monitor is that it does take a few seconds to boot up and detect my pc (my pc often turns on quicker than the monitor) and there is nothing for cable management at the back.
Even with these issues I would recommend the monitor.
After sending back the VA curved panel of this screen the ips is outstanding the colours pop the refresh rate amazing, there is some ghosting in certian games but only badly optomised ones like 7 days to die, but in doom eternal at 165fps the game looks outstanding,
The speakers arnt great but not terrible either ok for light use like watching the news or cartoons, its not very loud,
The hdr just seems to brightern the screen up and over saturates certian colours due to no dimming zones, but it dose look good in games just dont turn it on in desktop, most games still see it as hdr acreen and turns it on,
For the best picture quality i suggests you calibrate the screen colours or just google a screen profile which i did and wow,
My only nag is the ips glow its not bad by any means and can only see it when its dark and watching say netflix but in a full screen game i couldnt even see it,
Great flexibility in the stand bearly any stand wobble,
All round this is a daily driver screen great for gaming, browsing the Internet and media consumption, and id also say light media creatio
I bought this monitor for my new obsession with FPS – namely Call of Duty Modern Warfare.
Just to get things out of the way – if you haven’t gamed with >60 Hz monitor (like I did before this buy) you will be flabbergasted as soon as you plug this thing on.. and yes you cannot go back to 60 Hz. I have a 32″ 4K 60hz monitor and while it looks really nice, gaming at 60Hz is now unbearable on it..
The screen looks amazing and inline with the TUF series.
The onscreen display is easy to navigate and has many option to customize. The only thing missing is the gamma correction function which is not there.
The monitor needs 100% calibrating and you can do that through googling or going to display ninja / rtings/ other website you prefer.
Overall the functions of: overdrive to 165 Hz / Elmb/ ASCR are nice.
It has HDR function but in all honesty it’s non existent. I would describe this as HDR ready rather than true HDR monitor since there is no local dimming function.
I am pleased with the monitor – there are other monitors from Asus some that are better and some that are worse – choose your budget and go for what you can. My opinion is that you need to do your research before you buy one and always keep in mind one question and one question only. What are you going to be using this monitor for?
As a monitor for everyday use I d say that it’s too bright and maybe tiring for your eyes. As a gaming monitor is very good.
Remember to set it up through its OSD and then at Windows / graphics adapter. Also get the color calibration icc profile from Asus and use it with windows.
Happy gaming !
Overwatch at 144hz is amazing! I haven’t noticed any motion blur or ghosting and don’t even notice screen tearing at that speed and that’s without G-Sync/FreeSync active.
I’m still messing around with the settings but find the only setting that needed adjusting was the saturation.
There are some default display modes (Cinema, Scenery, FPS, etc), I think Cinema is the best and just needed a little tweaking for my personal taste. One ever-so-slight annoyance is when you turn the Blue Light Filter off, the monitor reverts back to the “Racing Mode” which looks awful and have to set it back to my preferred one.
REGARDING UK POWER PLUG ISSUE:
A lot of people left reviews about the monitor not being supplied with an UK power cable and only had an EU one
Mine arrived with both plugs but the UK one had the wrong connector on the end. I already had a spare kettle lead around so was ok but I contacted Amazon to let them know who will be making sure the correct UK cable put in the box since it seems to be added after the box has left the factory that makes the monitors.
In general there is little to fault – the 144hz is such a magnificent upgrade coming from 60hz and the IPS panel is vivid with (so far) no light bleeding whatsoever. Also, as Nvidia opened up their GSync system to have FreeSync compatibility (and you have a compatible Nvidia card) you may also find GSync works out of the box! I have unfortunately already gained a dead pixel (black) on one monitor but I’m fairly lucky in that it’s actually right at the top-right corner of the screen so at worst it’s in my peripheral, but on average I barely even notice it.
Fairly straightforwards to mount, though if you plan on doing so you’ll have to actually remove the partial-stand already attached (and find somewhere to store it). It takes the standard VESA 100×100 plate which the majority of mounting systems provide anyways!
In terms of what’s shipped with the box, you get both a UK and EU power cable, alongside an HDMI cable. I knew ahead of time they didn’t ship a DisplayPort cable but considering that you can’t really reach 144hz without it – it’s an absolute waste (so be prepared to buy an additional DP cable). Beyond that, at around 200 (at time of writing) it’s probably the best monitor you can get on the market that gives you all these incredible features. Sure it lacks 2K / 4K but as most machines aren’t capable of doing that for gaming, and most content put out still isn’t reaching 4K anyhow then you’ll find that these are more than good enough!
Overall – this monitor is fantastic value and I genuinely don’t think you’ll be disappointed with it. It does exactly what it says on the tin and even throws in some great features you wouldn’t find on other monitors at this price point!