Asus VG27AQ Review, The Value 1440p 165Hz IPS Option from Asus 

Not sure I can buy another monitor without you guys reviewing it first at this point. And I blame it on you guys for making such in-depth and detailed reviews. Keep up the good work guys.

I admire him for saying the full "ViewSonic VX2758-2KP-MHD" every time and not messing up once.

I have no idea what most of this means. But I bought one.

These reviews are the best in the industry. Keep it up and I'll keep supporting!

I hate shopping for monitors for this reason, they're all way too close. All have positives and negatives that put them in the same basket anyway

FINALLY!!! I've found an Australian tech channel to subscribe to. I've now watched loads of your reviews. Great work!!!!

And here I am, finally watching HU's VG27AQ review on my 27GL850 monitor :) Glad I made the right decision, thanks for the review! I was really looking forward to see this

great review, got the monitor and im loving it (gl850 is basically extint in my country lol). although you had a mistake about the 60hz ghosting at od 0: the ghosting is bc of elmb, if you turn it off there is no ghosting whatsoever. im using an xbox one s and i use: freesync on, elmb off, vivid pixel 25, od 0. plus the display gets much brighter with elmb off.

Would love to see you get a hold of the new VG27AQ1A refresh edit: there's also the VG27AQL1A with HDR400... Asus staap

I would like to see review of Lenovo Legion Y27q-20 monitor. It uses the same panel as the LG 27GL850 it would be interesting to see how the Lenovo holds up against the LG.

Just purchased 3 of these for my new setup. Can't wait to get them!

I think it also comes down to black coloring and speed. In the games I play there are a lot.of darks. It's important to see a player in dark setting and if it's washed it's harder to differentiate. I think this monitor is the best out of all of them for speed, clarity and dark in game settings. Which if you play games that are more realistic, this matters.

OMG, this is by far the best monitor review i have watched ever

Please make a tutorial to calibrate monitors with Calman so we can make our monitors better as well.Great video by the way.

What’s the difference compared to the PG279Q?

got mine a few days ago and i absolutely love it. blazing fast @165hz and no motion blur/ghosting. 27 inch 1440p is the optimal pixel density and everything looks amazing.

As an owner of this monitor myself I have noticed one other drawback which is mostly noticable in a multi monitor setup. When the screen is turned off it disconnects the displayport cable as well causing some noticable flickering / delay every time the system wakes up from sleep.

Been rocking this monitor for 3 years its been great, but finally looking to upgrade to the Gen2 OLED when it starts arriving.

I just received this monitor from and close friends and my brother. Feeling so blessed 🙏

Awaiting for your Aorus FI27Q-P review :)

I love these monitor reviews. I think it would be great if you did a lot more of them and started including gaming televisions like the LG's to compare them with gaming monitors. Gaming monitors are stagnating pretty hard and a lot of people are starting to look at the televisions because of it.

In my country, VG27AQ is the same price as LG 27GL850... I'm really glad that I went with LG, though I wish you released this review sooner)

$444 and over here it's almost 600 Euro...

This video makes me feel even better about my Black Friday purchase of an LG 27GL83A for $320 US.

I would love to see a review on the newer versions of this. The VG27AQL1A and the VG27AQ1A

Waiting for this to be delivered today and watching reviews to pass the time!

Was between this and GL850. Received the GL850 some days ago, so happy with my choice, one of the best monitors I have ever worked with.

Great review! I have never seen such a good video regarding monitor reviews) Thanks a lot for your great work, guys!

Always great, to watch you talking screens, AOC is having a new 21:9 144hz screen with the CU34G2X/BK can't wait to watch your take on it.

*The LG 27GL83A-B* REALLY needs to be talked about when being value. It's a $380 version of the $500 27GL850 (without wide gamut and fake hdr)and it's NEVER mentioned here lol

I’m surprised to see this channels review conflicting with Rting website review (which are the best in the industry in my opinion). RTING has this listed as all around better than the LG850B model. You commented on HDR gaming not being great although Rting mentioned this is one of the best 1440p IPS 144/165hz monitors they have reviewed. I would love to learn why that is. They provide their testing methodology but I don’t see that explanation here.

It would be interesting to review the VG27BQ and see how the performance compares pixel wise.

I’d love a 32in version of this monitor

Only reviewer I've seen cover response times in such depth. Never buying a monitor without first watching a Hardware Unboxed review. Thanks!

Please please please do the AOC 24G2 Review. Its getting great praise and hoping you can confirm if its worth the hype.

I purchased this monitor on sale. Absolute steal!

Probably the best monitor reviewer on RU-vid by far! 😎👍

Thanks for the review. Will definitely be buyingg the 27GN850.

I was really excited for this monitor. Got it today and has the 2 dead pixels in the upper left corner. lower corners have a bit worse ips glow than i would have liked. A bit disappointed.

NOBODY ELSE provides monitor reviews like this. Good work, Tim.

Awesome review! Will you be reviewing the new Asus TUF VG27AQL1A?

I love your monitor reviews. I haven't even watched this yet but they really are top notch, and I can't imagine anything but another high quality review here. Keep up the good work :)

Even with the artifacts the ELMB-sync mode still looks so much better

Thank you so much for this review brother!!! Your videos are the most detailed in RU-vid, and honestly they are really appreciated!!! I was deciding between the LG and Asus so you just made it all way easier for me!!

I just bought this a few weeks ago and I love it! I did the UFO ghosting test with ELMB test and I was shocked at the difference. The colors are poor out of the box so you'll need to adjust that, but I'm getting way better specs than all my friends I paid $150-300 less than they did.

BenQ EX2780Q is very interesting newcomer. I hope you can get one.

I always watch your monitor reviews before I get one. Can you guys also review the newer model of this monitor which is the Asus TUF VG27AQL1? Thanks for the great reviews

Gonna buy this monitor soon Finding good monitors in SA is so hard

Please review AOC 24G2U and Zowie XL2546

Good review. I like that you’re unbiased.

This is why you never buy a monitor until Hardware Unboxed reviews it. So happy i got dual GL850s

Fantastic review. You're my go-to for monitors now.

It would be great if with the graphs we could also get a visual example of what those numbers mean. Even though arguing that the numbers are worse, the actual visual artifacts may or may not be as bad as I believe it might be a much more subjective thing. Having visualizations of these artifacts allows people to decide by themselves and helps us better understand what those numbers translate to in practice. Nice review.

@Hardware Unboxed I'd love to see a review of the newer Asus VG27AQL1A, now with the V-shaped stand, 170hz, USB 3.0 w/ passthrough and "better(?)", updated ELMB Sync. I am starting to see a few Filipino reviewers review it, and based on those it makes me wonder why I haven't seen more reviews. I mean you'd need to check it out with each combination of ELMB, Adaptive, and V-Sync on/off in-game to get a full picture but the monitor seems solid to me, although I think there will be a difference in performance for certain sync features paired with a mid-range GPU compared to a top-range GPU. Rather specifically, difference in performance when optimal frames *aren't* being achieved with various features on/off, compared to when optimal frames *are* being achieved with various features on/off.

For only $450 usd?! That's a great price. I look forward to buying this used in the next 10 years

So you come off quite bit harder on this monitor than RTings, which rather strongly recommends this monitor as the purchase for 27 1440p and considers it somewhat better than the LG 27GL850-B. Any venture as to why this is? A lot of your criticism seems to hinge on it's lesser performance at 60hz, but I'm trying to figure out: what would I even need to use 60hz for with this monitor? Just trying to understand because I was all set to buy this monitor until I saw this video.

Really hanging out for a proper review in the VG27AQL1A and if it's worth getting over the 27gl-850b

I've gone through two of these monitors. The first one was nearly perfect with little IPS glow and no backlight bleed. But, it had an inverted pixel in the upper lefthand corner. The second one I bought has worse glow and backlight bleed. I just purchased a pixio px7 prime and am awaiting its arrival from Amazon.

Hey hey. I bought this monitor last week. I was highly disappointed with it when I started using it, but it then grew on me. Having lots of motion issues though. Moving the mouse around quickly and you see about 10 pointers. Might be exaggerating. But when moving fast in game, so pillars and stuff replicate many times. Colour is absolutely stunning. Since moving from 1080p to 1440p Final Fantasy XIV I’ve gone from about 120/130fps I’ve dropped to about 90fps I’m sure that’s fine.

Outstanding review, thank you so much!

I bought one last year and I now I'm replacing it with a BenQ EX2510 because I was a bit too optimistic and overlooked that parameter at 6:05. If your computer is capable of 1440P and 144FPS at all times then this monitor is amazing. If you can't and settle on 1440P 60Hz then it feels off and sluggish, as explained in the video. And settling for 1080P just look bad, much worth than a native 1080P monitor. All of this be obvious for some of you but it wasn't for me. My GTX 1080 is far from being enough to run this monitor smoothly. So in conclusion, this is a somewhat affordable monitor but it requires nothing less than a beast of a computer, it's not a good all-rounder.

Thanks for this review! Been waiting for this one from you guys. I was deciding between the VG27AQ and the PG278QR last month, since the PG was discounted to almost the same price as the VG. But reading some reviews in articles, I had to go with the PG, since it has fast response times, no ghosting and g-sync. Your review further supports my decision, thanks!

I bought this renewed on Amazon let's see how well the monitor holds up once I receive it

I have this monitor and legit love it could never go back to 1080p 60hz

Everytime I see those charts, it makes me want to buy an LG 27GL850

I am thinking about getting the LG 27GL850-B. It looks awesome and seems to perform very well.

Can you please review the AOC 24G2 I think it’s looks to be an amazing budget 144hz 1ms IPS Monitor

I have this monitor and it is truly a wonderful experience. I think there is a mistake in the title and video photo because I've only been able to get it to 155 hz.

Can you do a review for the VG27AQL1A, I dont know which one to buy and I dont really think that the new version is that much different

thanks for review!!! Ive been waiting it!

HUB reviews are the best!

Great review as always Tim! Could you review the AOC AG273QX in the near future as this is pretty much the only non-curved 27 inch 1440p 144 Hz Freesync VA monitor available in the Netherlands at the moment? So far I'm impressed by it's design and specs so I wonder how it matches up in your tests.

Please stop skipping over backlight strobing with other reviews, it's sorely lacking from your otherwise completly in depth reviews

Fantastic reviewing and measuring.

I love seeing your face Tim.

So then is it there any perfect monitor with good black, short response times, no backlight bleed, gosting and good colors? From what I see there is always something wrong.

Love the review dude! What is the best display settings for the PS5?

Excellent review as always!! Fantastic review. The ELMB+VRefresh is a big improvement. Too bad about the slow refresh and/or overshoot. The LG34GK950f is still king and worth 2X the price for those spending a lot of time at the screen, imo.

grand - just bought it and NOW they review it XD

Monitors confuse me the most and I be lost without you guys. Thanks

Personally I was having hard time choosing what to buy, but in the end went with VG27AQ. Other options were FI27Q-P and 27GL850. The main feature which won me over was ELMB sync. The unfortunate thing is I didn't get to see monitors side by side, as often buyers won't get such a chance. But have to say, ELMB sync is pretty awesome, the clarity in fast paced games is so game changing and I'd dare to say edge giving in certain situations. I truly hope other manufacturers try implement similar technology to their panels as well. But Asus could have ditched the speakers out of the display, they are abysmal and complete waste of effort for their part. Didn't buy the monitor for those and didn't even realize it had those, so there you go. What also would be lovely if there would be more customization for the buttons. I'd rather program those three for 3 different profiles for my liking or at least one button so I could cycle my preferences. Otherwise I have no problem recommending this monitor.

If you get this with a v at the end, it’s exactly the same except it’s curved

Does anyone know when he was talking about the monitor not performing as well at lower framerates could anyone put this into perspective for someone coming from a bog standard 1080p 60fps monitor. Like If I got this monitor and on some games I was only hitting say like 60-80fps would I really notice much or is it more for people used to high end monitors. As I was thinking of getting this one but I think like fairly often my system would only hit around 60-80fps on most games on ultra 1440p and then higher on others so I get get the high refresh rate benefit... Basically if my system might be running games at 60-80fps most of the time should I not get this one?

my suggestion , if you want buy , best monitor of these 3 qhd 2k display then top best choice (i dont want to rotate mointors....lol....just performance matters) 1) LG27GL850 ...go for it mid choice , rotating stand is new 2:28 (height/tilt/swivel/pivot/rotate) ..i like that and i also cant afford LG then 2) Asus VG27AQ less on budget , better feauters and purely on budget 3) View sonic vs2758-2KP-MHD hope this helps...

zhh these screens fucking annoy me. its always at least one thing bad. - low contrast - shitty HDR - bad brightness - bad colors - curved bullshit - is good at max refreshrate but sucks at its lower end refreshrate, which makes it stupid since there will be a game (or games in the fruture) which wont run at max refresh rate - no 1.4 display port cable support - insane IPS glow - backlight bleeding - no free sync / g-sync support - false advertisement and tech details (1ms reaction time almost never really reflects reality. its always 3-5 or more) - every second video you watch is sponsored so you cant trust anyone anymore. selling sides want you to buy, testers are biased because they get money for saying its good. - some have shitty stands where you cant even adjust height or angle - bad fiewing angles - dead pixels - super reflective surface so you dont see shit if the sun gets through your window - or they cost 900$ (samsung odyssey stuff) - bad default calibration - etc. im so freaking annoyed right now :D all i want is a 1440p 144 hz flat monitor with a height adjustable stand, decent colors / contrast and no bullshit (dead pixels, backlight bleeding, super high reaction times on 60 fps , etc) that doesent cost more than 400$ why is this so hard? so many monitors out there and none have a good middleway. i dont need 360 hz or 4k or brightness level 9000 or super insane curved display with a overlay crosshair or such shenanigans. just give me one thats good midclass in all attributes and without errors/inbuild failures.

can u guys do the updated VG27AQ3A

Aoc 24g2u? Has crazy price for specs!Cheap AF

Greta work always, what are your thoughts with the new revised version? Asus VG27AQ1A ? Thanks, still staying with the DELL?

this monitor seems have new version called "vg27aqla1" what's the difference?

Nice review, but please go more into detail in the future. I felt this was oversimplified and in dire need of some in depth analysis to avoid misunderstandings.

So, you recommend this monitor?

Especially when you put this overshoot, overdrive, dark level things get messing and literally can't figure out what I need to understand there! If you could show those greeds with an example of what it is in-game that would help much more.

Damn, it's even worse than I expected... 27GL850 is still king.

Someday I would like to see you review the AOC 24G2U, but I know that availability can be a serious problem. Even here it's difficult to find one. I hope you can review it one day. Very good work guys, keep going, I only trust you in monitor reviews. PD: I've already got this monitor one month ago. For what I was looking for in terms of panel-type, inches, Hertz with full Freesync and resolution it was perfect for me, and there wasn't really other options here in Spain

Review Viewsonic XG270QG please

I would have to see backlight strobing to know but I do know that I really don't like the flickering on CRT and plasma displays. I think I ran my old CRT monitor at around 100hz so it didn't bother me as much. 60hz would give me a headache so I was so pleased when LCD tech became the norm.

HI.. when i install this monitor, my max refresh rate is only 120hz on the Nvidia control panel AFTER enabling overclock on the monitor OSD. How to make it 144hz or 165hz?

Great review. Many thanks.

I keep on wishing for some company to make a decent 32" IPS 2k /4k panel.

Just got the updated version of this monitor, the VG27AQA1A. It has AMD Freesync premium which I wanted for my new AMD graphic card. Coming from a 60Hz 24" 1080p monitor I couldn't be more happier. I got it at 229€ brand new. Amazing monitor for the price and what a difference in gaming.