I've been PC gaming since 2014 on a ASUS VN247H, which is a 1080p 60hz 1ms TN monitor. While that was an excellent monitor to begin with my PC gaming journey, I decided it was time for a new monitor. After looking around for many months with different monitors, I stumbled upon this absolute gem of a monitor.
After reading many reviews that were mentioning IPS Glow, Backlight Bleed, Ghosting, Artifacts, and things of that nature, I was a bit concerned. I can deal with IPS Glow and Backlight Bleed, however ghosting would be a firm no purchase for me. Coming from a 1ms TN monitor, I was also worried that moving to a slower 4ms response time would introduce ghosting. Even though I was quite worried about upgrading, I decided to buy the monitor anyway.
To make a long story short, this monitor is purely outstanding in every possible way.
My worries about ghosting, artifacts, IPS Glow, IPS Bleed, and Dead Pixels were squashed and nonexistent. The model I received had no issues with Bleed or Glow. Even on 100% brightness, the Glow and Bleed simply didn't exist like some of the photos show here on Amazon. Maybe I got lucky, but I consider this a huge success.
As for Dead Pixels and Artifacts, there were no dead pixels or artifacts whenever I ran multiple tests through the monitor.
- IPS Glow? No issues
- IPS Backlight Bleeding? No issues
- Ghosting? No issues
- Color Banding? No Issues
- Flickering? No issues
None of the issues were present at the monitor's standard refresh rate of 144hz, or when overclocked to 165hz.
The colors of this monitor are fantastic, the viewing angles are fantastic, and the ghosting is not an issue with this monitor.
The difference between a 1080 60hz monitor and a 1440p 144hz/165hz monitor is incredible. Gaming at 1440p, the picture quality is sharp and colorful. For instance, in Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V, I find myself easily seeing enemies across the map that I otherwise wouldn't have been able to see with my 1080p monitor. Everything is so sharp and you can see so far, that it helps you play better. Now this monitor isn't going to make you aim better or be a better player, but the extra clarity of the 1440p resolution is a huge difference.
Coming from a 60hz monitor, the 144hz monitor also provides a smoothness and clarity that is definitely noticeable instantly, more so than the resolution jump. I find that huge jump in refresh rate helps me track enemy movement and maintain a direct continuous view without the enemy being easily lost. I used to find that on my 60hz panel, I would have trouble focusing on the enemy since they sort of got lost in the echo during a battle, but 144hz has fixed that issue as it tightens up and clarifies my view.
G-sync is fantastic and brilliant. This is not a G-sync compatible monitor which contains no G-sync module, this is a real G-sync monitor that contains a hardware module and is an official G-sync monitor that is validated by Nvidia. Since this is a G-sync Module monitor, you will not get screen tearing if your FPS hovers within the 1-144fps range. If overclocked to 165hz, you will then get G-sync coverage up to 165hz too. G-sync is in my opinion, worth the price and I love it so much. No issues with G-sync, and it makes my games incredibly smooth and tear free, even at less than 60fps. I find it incredibly hard to game on any other monitor that isn't 1440p 144hz with G-sync.
As for the monitor itself, the black finish, while a standard in the industry, is still nice as always. The monitor also comes with a joystick on the back of the panel to control the settings menu, which is a godsend. I wish many more companies would include a joystick for quick and easy settings menu navigation as it gets painful hitting different buttons and trying to remember how to navigate the menus only to hit the wrong buttons every time.
Last but not least, while sort of a gimmick, inclusion of a crosshair/dot, and a stopwatch timer is a very neat idea I wish more monitors had as well. This monitor also has a built in FPS counter which is great as well. I use that all the time. Unfortunately you can't use more than 1 of these overlays at a time, but the addition of these overlays is quite an amazing feature that I feel it underrated. It just adds more bang for your buck and is actually implemented quite well.
Overall, this is the best monitor I have ever used and I do not regret spending $650 on this. Worth every penny I paid.
Absolutely stellar and flawless product
| Standing screen display size | 27 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1440 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1440 Pixels |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
