Monitor new G-Sync by ASUS: ROG PG279Q to 144Hz and PG27AQ to 4K resolution.

ASUS has announced two new ASUS ROG PG279Q and ASUS ROG PG27AQ monitors for gamers featuring IPS LCD panels and the technical specifications designed for two different modes of use.

ASUS recently announced two monitors specifically designed for the gamer with different characteristics. The two new products naturally plump family Republic of Gamers and are identified by codes ROG PG279Q and ROG PG27AQ. Both characterized by the technology in-plane-switching (IPS), the two monitors using information technologies NVIDIA G-Sync for the best reproduction of scenes excited during the action.

G-Sync is a hardware technology that aims to synchronize the refresh of the display depending on the frame rate produced by the video card. This will solve three problems in the rendering of three-dimensional scenes: tearing, stuttering and lag. The proposed technology from NVIDIA help to repair the tearing than setting off V-Sync and the problems of stuttering and lag than the setting on V-Sync.

We explain the differences of the two new panels in a more comfortable and explanatory table with the technical specifications of ASUS ROG PG279Q and ASUS ROG PG27AQ.

The two monitors from game using in both cases a 27-inch panel, but the supported video resolutions are different. ASUS ROG PG279Q adopts a 2K resolution to 2,560×1,440 pixels, while the model ROG PG27AQ reaches up to 4K Ultra HD to 3840×2160 pixels. Only the first supports a native refresh rate of 144 Hz, which may be increased to 165Hz with the combination of video cards GeForce GTX 960 or higher. The monitor is a specific button to switch to 165Hz to so enable it only when really needed and disable it, for example, when playing movies at 24 fps.

ASUS PG27AQ supports a higher color depth, but the panel is slightly less bright in its maximum setting. The kit of doors is composed of a DisplayPort 1.2, one HDMI 1.4, and two USB 3.0, while the two monitors have also two stereo speakers 2W each. NVIDIA G-Sync is present on both panels, while the Ultra-Low Motion Blur, which enables a backlight mode specification to reduce the presence of contrails in the images, is the exclusive model PG279Q. The user can choose to activate G-Sync or Ultra-Low Motion Blur, since the two functions are not compatible.

The two products have a similar target market, but not identical. Both are for the gamer, but if we see the first well in a computer used primarily with first-person shooter games and adrenaline, the second is aimed at enthusiasts of simulations, MMORPG, or RTS MOBA, and absolute games for more reasoned and lenses. G-Sync can give advantages also on display at 60Hz, making smooth action even when it falls below the threshold of 60 fps.

ASUS ROG PG279Q will be available in November in the US market at a price of $ 799, while there are as yet unknown price and availability of the model PG27AQ.