Just days ago, Acer revealed its XB270HU, and we thought we’d seen everything with a QHD 144Hz IPS monitor equipped with G-Sync. Were we ever wrong. At a CES press conference Asus showed off something even more extreme: the ROG Swift PG27AQ 4K IPS Gaming Monitor. They weren’t mentioned during the presentation, but they were on display outside.
This is a new version of the already-expensive ROG Swift PG278Q, but then with a 4K IPS panel built into it. The IPS panel, which has a resolution of 3840 by 2160 pixels, 178 degree viewing angles and a brightness of 300cd/m2. The only disappointing part about this monitor (aside from that we expect it to be rather expensive), is its 60 Hz panel. We’re fine with that, though, after all, with a 4K resolution it’ll be very tough to push all those pixels, so a higher refresh rate won’t help much anyway. The Nvidia G-Sync support, however, will make everything a lot smoother than on non-G-Sync 4K displays with the same refresh rate.
The monitor comes with the same design as the previous ROG Swift monitor, so it has the same flexible stand, support for VESA mounting and narrow bezel.
Oh, and if you want to go all-out with Asus’ hardware, the company also showed off a nifty SLI bridge, which anyone with the SLI setup needed to push all these pixels would want to show off.
Asus did not announce pricing or availability.
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