Asus Unveils PA249Q Pro Art Monitor
Sports 1920x1200-pixel IPS display.
Asus has unveiled its PA249Q Pro Art monitor during the Consumer Electronics Show 2013.
The 24-inch monitor sports a 1,920x1,200-pixel IPS display, which boasts a 16:10 aspect ratio. It's predominately focused on consumers who require a professional grade monitor.
According to the PC manufacturer, the PA249Q monitor is pre-calibrated to the highest accuracy of any screen in its category. It also boasts 100 percent Adobe RGB color reproduction, joined by customizable color adjustment options and four USB 3.0 ports.
Additionally, Asus QuickFit Virtual Scale is included. The component displays images and documents in their actual size, which the firm brands as "what you see is what you get" accuracy.
While pricing information has yet to be unveiled, the Asus PA249Q Pro Art monitor is currently scheduled for a release during March 2013.
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Currently it's all about price. Until 2560 hits a £180 price point, many people will stay away, more so thant you need a £400 card to game at that native resolution.
I think the difference here is that its not LG, Apple, or Dell with this monitor. Its ASUS. If I had to choose I would get the ASUS purely because its an ASUS.
I don't understand why display technology is so stagnant. When LCDs were first coming up they were driving response time down every year. Hell, even 2ms is still too much when you compare that to an old CRT. 120hz monitors finally came out, but they were marketed almost for the wrong reason, and they're overpriced. Yes, you can use them for 3D, but they also allow you to play games WITHOUT VSYNC! So, less mouse lag, no tearing, smoother motion on-screen, and less smearing. All monitors should be moving to this frequency. Of course, the holy grail would be IPS quality at 120hz TN speeds, but I don't think that's going to happen any time soon at the pace companies are going.
The specs look almost exactly the same. But if the gamut is wider, it may indicate that RGB-LED backlight is used instead of white LED. Let's hope so.
I used to have PA246Q, but it was broken after 1 year of use (a blue vertical line appeared on screen). Since that model was no more available and there was no replacement, I got full refund.
Unfortunately PA248Q is downgrade from PA246Q. P-IPS panel replaced with IPS, 10 bit color depth reduced to 8 bit, wide gamut CCFL backlight replaced with white LEDs, no memory card reader.
Since P-IPS monitors from other manufacturers cost twice as much as PA246Q, I am considering to downgrade to PA248Q or PA249Q.
The specs look almost exactly the same. But if the gamut is wider, it may indicate that RGB-LED backlight is used instead of white LED. Let's hope so.
I used to have PA246Q, but it was broken after 1 year of use (a blue vertical line appeared on screen). Since that model was no more available and there was no replacement, I got full refund.
Unfortunately PA248Q is downgrade from PA246Q. P-IPS panel replaced with IPS, 10 bit color depth reduced to 8 bit, wide gamut CCFL backlight replaced with white LEDs, no memory card reader.
Since P-IPS monitors from other manufacturers cost twice as much as PA246Q, I am considering to downgrade to PA248Q or PA249Q.