Asus rog swift pg27uq review in Spanish (full analysis)

Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ is the first monitor from the Taiwanese manufacturer to be part of the new family of solutions with 4K resolution, HDR support, a 144Hz refresh rate and Nvidia G-Sync technology. This monitor is every player's dream come true, we are going to analyze it in our laboratory to know all its benefits first hand.

First of all, we thank Asus for the trust placed in giving us the product for analysis.

Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ technical features

Unboxing and design

We are talking about what is the best monitor on the market, so the presentation must match the product that is hidden inside. The Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ comes neatly packed in a large cardboard box with a colorful design based on the ROG series outline.

The monitor is perfectly placed by two pieces of high quality cork and accompanied by a large number of accessories and documentation. The box makes it very clear that we are facing a monitor with 4K resolution, support for HDR, a refresh rate of 144 hz and Nvidia G-Sync technology.

Over the past few years, the most demanding PC users have faced some dilemmas when deciding on purchasing a new monitor. Some of the most frequently asked questions were: Do I opt for a 4K resolution panel for sharper images? Or should you prioritize higher refresh rates for a smoother gaming experience? This situation was due to the impossibility of finding a monitor that combined all these characteristics in a single product.

Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ represents a historical combination of the best display technologies: a pre-calibrated IPS screen with 4K resolution, a 144Hz refresh rate, and the latest Nvidia G-Sync HDR technology. This monitor offers very high refresh rates with incredible visual and color effects for the best possible gaming experience.

This Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ looks different from all angles. Its base has a Plasma Copper and Armor Titanium color scheme, offers height, tilt, and wide-angle swivel adjustments, while its solid metal tripod base features the ROG Burnt Copper aesthetic.

The lack of ultra-thin bezels is striking, something that is due to the fact that it is designed to be enjoyed as a single monitor. This is largely defined by the performance demands of Nvidia Surround at extreme resolutions and high refresh rates.

We believe that in new revisions it should incorporate much thinner frameworks. Since the experience and aesthetics gained is quite important.

The aesthetics of the Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ have been taken care of down to the last detail with the inclusion of Asus Aura Sync lighting and two unique ROG lighting effects: Light Signal and Light Signature. Light Signature is built into the base of the monitor stand and features a down-firing light that projects the ROG logo onto the desktop surface.

As for Light Signal, it resides on top of the bracket, projecting the ROG logo on the top roof. Both are controlled from the OSD and offer three levels of lighting intensity. Added to this is a large ROG logo on the back of the monitor that can be controlled using the OSD or the Asus Aura Sync software via a USB connection to the PC. This allows colors and effects to be synchronized with a wide range of Aura Sync compatible hardware. Cool, right?

Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ is the first PC monitor to overcome the limitations of 4K at 60Hz, with a refresh rate of up to 144Hz. This allows you to enjoy the extreme performance of Nvidia GeForce Titan V and Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti graphics cards, as well as the benefits of G-Sync HDR technology.

These characteristics limit the bandwidth of the DisplayPort 1.4 specification, reducing the Chroma sub-sampling from 4: 4: 4 to 4: 2: 2. Specifically, it is as follows:

4K / 98Hz / HDR - 4: 4: 44K / 120Hz / HDR - 4: 2: 24K / 144Hz / HDR - 4: 2: 2

Asus claims that the visual difference in most games, media playback, or websites is negligible, with only a very slight observable disparity in some onscreen text. The benefits of HDR and high update rates in games like Far Cry 5 far outweigh the marginal difference in color fidelity.

G-Sync technology is especially important when we talk about a 4K 144 Hz monitor, since there is no graphics card that can move the most demanding games to such parameters, G-Sync will maintain a perfect fluidity in these games (or at least it will try), fading out the lag and ensuring the gameplay stays butter-smooth even when there are big changes in system render times.

G-Sync HDR is a certified gaming experience standard that ensures stringent quality and performance metrics - something that has been essential to forging a deep and ongoing relationship between Asus ROG and Nvidia.

Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ uses an AUO AHVA panel specifically designed for PC gaming. A Quantum Dot Enhancement (QDEF) film is applied, along with a blue LED backlight, which is passed through white pixels to generate blue tones, while red and green QDs are responsible for the red and green colors. This allows for a wide range of colors, producing images that more accurately reflect real life.

In HDR mode, the Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ reproduces up to 97% of the professional-grade DCI-P3 color space. DCI-P3 allows more coverage than sRGB, resulting in more realistic color reproduction. The Swift PG27UQ uses a direct LED backlight that is dynamically controlled in 384 zones (24 × 16), providing exceptionally high ANSI contrast, well beyond any previous gaming monitor. Its typical 300 nits brightness range can go up to 1000 nits when HDR is enabled.

The maximum brightness is automated and depends on the HDR media being played and the specific scenes involved.

In addition to DisplayPort 1.4, the Asus Swift PG27UQ also has an HDMI 2.0b port that supports HDCP and HDR. It can be easily switched between the two inputs using the OSD.

OSD panel

The OSD menu is super complete. We love this panel! It allows us to overclock (raise the screen 144 Hz), modify the light filter, the color, the image, select the image input and configure the entire system with its rear joystick. That last!

Additionally, it has two quick access buttons for GameVisual and GamePlus technologies. The first one presents us with several profiles fully calibrated for different situations: Stage mode, another ideal for racing games, a cinema mode for watching movies or series, one for RPG games, an FPS mode for Shooter and an sRGB mode for designers. While GamePlus technology helps us count the number of FPS while we play, correctly align the screen if we acquire a second or third monitor, activate a timer or activate a crosshair. What more can we ask for? ?

Final words and conclusion about Asus PG27UQ

The Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ is the best gaming monitor we've tested to date. Its features are impressive: 27 inches, UHD 4K resolution, Nvidia G-Sync, 144 Hz frequency and a response time of 4 ms.

When we test a monitor we rely on three key factors:

Office and design : As the owner of an ASUS ROG Swift PG27AQ (It is the one we left on the test bench for all our tests) we quickly get used to the 4k resolution and 27-inch screen. I personally love to split the screen in two and work with two simultaneous windows. In the use of office automation, the Microsoft Office 365 tool treats it quite well. Games : Playing in 4K is amazing. The sharpness of the screen and the fantastic panel helps a lot, but best of all is HDR technology. For a long time I did not enjoy testing a monitor as much (it will also be the fault that I was very excited to try it). The experience is incredible, 100% recommended. Be careful, a top of the range graphic to take advantage of it. Multimedia : Like all 4K panels, 1080 upscaling is pretty good, so we can watch both series and movies without much trouble. Although its use must be 100% gaming and some design work.

Is there an improvement with G-Sync HDR? Without a doubt. At the level of photography you will not be able to check and I recommend that before buying it you see it in person. But our playing experience is BRUTAL. With which game do we recommend trying it? Resident Evil 7, Assassins Creed Origins, Obduction, Shadow Warrior 2. and even with PUBG we have seen improvements.

What graphics card do I need to move a 4K HDR resolution at 144 Hz? Ideally, your PC is equipped with two GTX 1080 Ti to avoid falling short in different situations. Although we have played very well with an Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti and an i7-8700K processor. We hope that with the new generation of Nvidia graphics cards we can enjoy 4K at 144 Hz with solvency. We are looking forward to it!

It is already available in Spain for an amount of 2, 600 euros. We know that it is a super high price and this is due to the integration of an Intel Atera Arria 10 GX 480 processor that costs $ 500. Is it worth your purchase? We think so, but we are sure that when more monitors of these characteristics are launched, their price will drop considerably. Surely about 1800 euros approximately.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ THE BEST 4K UHD PANEL	- VERY HIGH PRICE.
+ NVIDIA G-SYNC HDR TECHNOLOGY
+ 144 HZ AND 4 MS OF RESPONSE TIME
+ A SCANDAL OSD
+ LIGHTING