Asus PB278Q

62 reviews

May, 2013

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Value for money (45)
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Usability (13)
Size (5)
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We have collected and analyzed 18 expert reviews and 44 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 84/100 and users rate it 83/100. The average review date is Dec 28, 2012. We have compared these reviews to 231996 reviews from other Monitors. The alaScore™ for this product is 100/100 = Excellent. Last update: May 21, 2013.

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Expert review by: Eric Franklin (cnet.com)

Asus PB278Q

In the world of extreme-definition monitors, the Asus PB278Q almost perfectly hits a happy medium between features and value. I reviewed the HP ZR2740w earlier in 2012, and while that monitor offered great performance at a reasonable price, aside from...

The Asus PB278Q offers a sharp extreme-definition screen, rich color, accurate presets, and useful ergonomic options at a good price.

The monitor lacks USB inputs and its swivel mechanism is poorly implemented.

Well-priced and powerful, the Asus PB278Q is the best entry point for those seeking an extreme-definition monitor at a not-so-extreme price.

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by: John R. Delaney (pcmag.com)

Asus PB278Q

Plane to Line Switching (PLS) is a relatively new panel technology developed by Samsung as an alternative to LG's popular IPS panel technology. Both technologies claim to offer very good color quality and wide viewing angles, and both are more...

Great color quality. Lots of video ports. Ergonomic stand. Wide viewing angles

A bit pricey. No auto-pivot function. No USB ports

The Asus PB278Q is a well equipped 27-inch monitor based on Plane to Line Switching (PLS) panel technology. You?ll pay more for this technology but receive awesome performance and a rich feature set in return.

Nov, 2012

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Expert review by: Chris Heinonen (anandtech.com)

ASUS PB278Q Review: An IPS Competitor Emerges

Every 27” panel that I have reviewed this year has had two things in common: the panel was IPS based, and it was made by LG. The vast majority of IPS panels are made by LG, and so most high-end monitors use the same panels but have major differences in...

I was very happy to see that Samsung was going to start making their own flat panels with a new technology so that someone could put some pressure on LG to innovate more or reduce prices on their panels, which only helps consumers. The new PLS panels...

Nov, 2012

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Consumer review by: Ponderance (newegg.com)

ALMOST perfect

Enough to dock one egg for the "engh I blew $XYZ and you'd figure they'd check for this in QC :P " but still a 4/5 because its not a big enough deal to return, I love it and would make the purchase again, and is probably just my individual product....

Resolution, contrast, response...everything is fantastic. And putting it in portrait mode is pretty cool too. Pretty good bang for buck, considering most other high resolution monitors could easily be twice this price. Worth the investment in quality

When showing darker scenes / black transitions in cinematics, games, movies etc. there is very noticeable back light bleed in all corners. Only for the very darker sections though

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Meh (newegg.com)

Good not great

Qauliy is a hit or miss with all monitors. PB278Q just isn't as high of QA control as other vendors like DELL. When it works it works, just have to try getting a good one. A lot of people just plug and play without inspecting their monitors, that's why...

Every port available with a cord makes it easy for anyone to plug right out of the box ; Very nice blacks if it wasn't for the back light bleed ; No bright spots ; Samsung PLS tech has matched normal IPS tech but not better ; Newegg paid for return...

Colors aren't factory pre-calibrated ; Colors aren't 100% sRBG as advertised but it does match U2713HM sRGB 99% levels ; 3 dark dots ; Low contrast, other monitors display more vibrant colors ; Returned after two tries, gave up ; No cross shipping....

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

Bad Display Port cable

Good picture, high resolution

Bad display port cable, all other inputs work except display port. I will have to get another display port cable

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: Itinerant Painter (newegg.com)

Just What I Wanted

None of the cons were serious enough to take off an egg. Just minor annoyances, but, now that it's set up and I'm looking at this large, high resolution screen, I'm starting to forget about them. If you're a digital artist, designer or someone who...

The images look beautiful. Adjusting the viewing angle and the height of the screen is very easy. The stand is very stable. Every cable you are liable to need is included

The the ports on the back could be slightly easier to reach. The enclosed information could be a little clearer. The on-screen menu for the adjustments is a little confusing, although I did finally figure it out

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: Ron (jr.com)

ASUS PB278Q Professional 27" 16:9 2560x1

Dan, You must have gotten one from a bad lot. I got three of these at one time and all are perfect. You could have tried to massage the pixels to wake them up as it often fixes them. However, mine were perfect right out of the box.

Great picture quality

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: Dan (jr.com)

Dead pixels ruined the experience

I got this from JR about 1 week ago, the color is good out of the box. The aspect I care most about such high end monitor is dead pixels. This one has more than 8 dead pixels out of the box, 3 of them are very obvious, they dsitributes at various parts...

Adjustable Viewing Angles","Great picture quality","Large Viewing Area

Mar, 2013

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Consumer review by: Steve (newegg.com)

Best Overall Value WQHD Monitor

I returned 3 of those cheap Korean monitors to a retail store before I finally put up the extra cash to buy this ASUS. The cheaper monitors all had 20 to 50+ stuck pixels. Those cheap monitors are cheap for a reason - they are made out of the panels...

Good quality control evident ; Very sturdy adjustable stand ; Well calibrated out of the box ; Numerous input connection options ; Low response time for a 27 inch WQHD monitor ; Comes with many cables

WQHD IPS/PLS panel monitors are far more expensive than their 1080P and TN counterparts ; Panel not perfect, 1 lit pixel on all black screen...but it's in the far bottom left corner within a couple of centimeters of the edge

Mar, 2013

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