1440p
IPS
Gsync/Freesync
144/165Hz
27 inch
These are the specs parroted out continually whenever it comes to gaming monitor recommendations. I started to believe it myself, so when it came to choosing a monitor recently I was sure that anything different to the above would be a compromise.
So it was that I bought this Agon AG271QG. Including a work discount that came to just over £500. Bargain.
Or so I thought. These panels, made by AU Optronics and shared across a multitude of manufacturers including Asus and Acer, are seriously compromised if you value black levels. I've owned and used a lot of monitors and TVs over the years and I have never seen such severe backlight bleed. Here's mine (over-exposure exaggerates the effect):
Playing the likes of Inside, Resident Evil 7 and Dying Light was horrific in all the wrong senses. Those huge bright patches in the corners when from yellowy-white to a horrible shit-stained brown whenever a dark colour was introduced. I wondered if I had a particularly poor panel but it seems mine was nothing out of the ordinary:
Rog swift forum:
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?81679-PG279Q-Backlight-bleed
In action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2BsJQ8y_IA
Acer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3a6jAV4ZQ&feature=youtu.be
The guy in the last vid is clearly able to overlook this flaw, so I guess if you're in that category you can ignore this thread as the ramblings of a fool. For anyone else, do your research!
As for me, I ended up swapping for the Acer Z271
This monitor has a glaring compromise in the form of a 1920x1080 resolution but you know what? The blacks and contrast afforded by its VA panel more than make up for it.
. Food for thought for some of you.
Edit: Updates page 3. Second AG271QG:
IPS
Gsync/Freesync
144/165Hz
27 inch
These are the specs parroted out continually whenever it comes to gaming monitor recommendations. I started to believe it myself, so when it came to choosing a monitor recently I was sure that anything different to the above would be a compromise.
So it was that I bought this Agon AG271QG. Including a work discount that came to just over £500. Bargain.
Or so I thought. These panels, made by AU Optronics and shared across a multitude of manufacturers including Asus and Acer, are seriously compromised if you value black levels. I've owned and used a lot of monitors and TVs over the years and I have never seen such severe backlight bleed. Here's mine (over-exposure exaggerates the effect):
Playing the likes of Inside, Resident Evil 7 and Dying Light was horrific in all the wrong senses. Those huge bright patches in the corners when from yellowy-white to a horrible shit-stained brown whenever a dark colour was introduced. I wondered if I had a particularly poor panel but it seems mine was nothing out of the ordinary:
Rog swift forum:
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?81679-PG279Q-Backlight-bleed
In action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2BsJQ8y_IA
Acer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3a6jAV4ZQ&feature=youtu.be
The guy in the last vid is clearly able to overlook this flaw, so I guess if you're in that category you can ignore this thread as the ramblings of a fool. For anyone else, do your research!
As for me, I ended up swapping for the Acer Z271
This monitor has a glaring compromise in the form of a 1920x1080 resolution but you know what? The blacks and contrast afforded by its VA panel more than make up for it.
And it was £100 cheaper
Edit: Updates page 3. Second AG271QG: