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Release date: 10 Jun 2020
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ASUS ROG Strix XG27WQ computer monitor review

ASUS ROG Strix XG27WQ. Display diagonal: 68.6 cm (27"), Display resolution: 2560 x 1440 pixels, HD type: Quad HD, Display technology: LED, Response time: 1 ms, Native aspect ratio: 16:9, Viewing angle, horizontal: 178°, Viewing angle, vertical: 178°. Built-in USB hub, USB hub version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1). VESA mounting, Height adjustment. Product colour: Black

Highly detailed visuals and contrast

Features WQHD (2560 x 1440) curved panel that delivers up to 77% more onscreen desktop space than standard Full HD (1920 x 1080) displays. Also, delivers an astounding 3,000:1 contrast ratio.

ASUS-exclusive Extreme Low Motion Blur Technology

ROG Strix XG27WQ features ASUS Extreme Low Motion Blur technology, which achieves 1ms MPRT to eliminate smearing and motion blur, and makes objects in motion look sharper, so gameplay is more fluid and responsive.

INCREDIBLY FAST 165HZ REFRESH RATE

You'll experience amazingly -fluid gaming visuals, giving you the upper hand in first-person shooters, racing, real-time strategy and sports titles.

AMD FreeSync Premium Pro Technology

AMD FreeSync Premium Pro Technology provides the true HDR gaming experience: a combination of smooth gaming at peak performance, and exceptional high dynamic range visuals while still maintaining low latency.

ACCURATE, WIDER COLOR PALETTE

Provides a wider range of colors with a cinema-standard DCI-P3 92% color gamut and 125% sRGB. To ensure color accuracy, all the monitors is factory pre-calibrated with factory calibration report.

ASUS AURA SYNC LIGHTING

With exclusive ASUS Aura Sync lighting technology, ROG Strix XG27WQ provides ambient lighting that can be synchronized with other Aura-enabled components and peripherals.

HDR


HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR) WITH DISPLAYHDR 400

HDR technology supports across a range of luminance to deliver a wider color range and higher contrast than traditional monitors. The brightest whites and the darkest blacks bring out details like never before. Also, it can get peack brightness of 400 nits to meet the requirement for DisplayHDR 400 certification.

Multi HDR Mode

Now you can choose from multiple HDR modes to adjust monitor HDR performance based on the current viewing scenario.

In−game enhancements


Dynamic Shadow Boost

ASUS Dynamic Shadow Boost technology automaitcally clarifies dark areas of the game without changing other areas, improving overall viewing while also making it easier to spot enemies hidden in dark areas of the map.

GamePlus

ASUS GameVisual Technology has seven pre-set display modes to optimize visuals for different types of content. This unique feature can be easily accessed through a hotkey or the on-screen display settings menu.

GameVisual

The ASUS-exclusive, integrated GamePlus hotkey offers in-game enhancements that help you get more out of your game. This function is co-developed with input from pro gamers, allowing them to practice and improve their gaming skills.

Flicker-Free technology

Flicker-Free technology reduces flicker to minimize eyestrain for improved comfort when you're embroiled in long gaming sessions.

Ultra-Low Blue Light technology

ASUS Ultra-Low Blue Light technology reduces the amount of potentially harmful blue light emitted by the display. Four different filter settings are available to control the amount of blue light reduction.

Engineering


Rich connectivity

Extensive connectivity options, including, I/O: DisplayPort1.2, HDMI (v2.0) support a wide array of multimedia devices.

Ergonomic design

With an ergonomically-designed stand, it provides tilt, swivel, and height adjustments so you can easily find your ideal viewing position. The display is also VESA-compatible for wall mounting.

  • 27-inch WQHD (2560x1440) curved gaming monitor with ultrafast 165Hz refresh rate designed for professional gamers and immersive gameplay
  • ASUS Extreme Low Motion Blur (ELMB) technology enables a 1ms response time (MPRT) together with Adaptive-sync, eliminating ghosting and tearing for sharp gaming visuals with high frame rates
  • FreeSync Premium Pro technology to eliminate screen tearing and choppy frame rates
  • High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology with professional color gamut delivers contrast and color performance that meets
  • DCI-P3 color gamut and DisplayHDR 400 certification
  • Supports both Adaptive-Sync with NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards and Freesync Premium with AMD graphics cards

ASUS ROG Strix XG27WQ computer monitor specs

Weight & Dimensions

Height (without stand): 37.6 cm
Depth (without stand): 11.5 cm
Width (without stand): 61.9 cm
Weight (with stand): 6.2 kg
Height (with stand): 423.4 mm
Depth (with stand): 268.6 mm
Width (with stand): 619.5 mm

Operational Conditions

Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 40 °C

Packaging Data

Package weight: 9.3 kg
Package height: 553 mm
Package depth: 260 mm
Package width: 730 mm
Cables included: AC, DisplayPort, HDMI, USB
Stand included: yes

Power

AC input frequency: 50/60 Hz
AC input voltage: 100 - 240 V
Power consumption (PowerSave): 0.5 W
Power consumption (off): 0.5 W
Power consumption (typical): 24 W

Ergonomics

Number of OSD languages: 21
On Screen Display (OSD) languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Croatian, Czech, German, Dutch, English, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Thai, Turkish
On Screen Display (OSD): True
Tilt angle range: -5 - 20°
Tiltable: True
Swivel angle range: -50 - 50°
Swivelling: True
Height adjustment: 10 cm
Height adjustment: yes
Cable lock slot type: Kensington
Cable lock slot: yes
Panel mounting interface: 100 x 100 mm
VESA mounting: yes

Sustainability

Sustainability certificates: RoHS

Performance

Low Blue Light technology: yes
Flicker-free technology: yes
AMD FreeSync: True
NVIDIA G-SYNC: no

Design

Certification: CCC, China Energy Label, UL/C-UL, CB, BSMI, CU(EAC), MSIP(KCC), VCCI, FCC, CE RCM, E-Standby, GEMS, KC(EK), TUV Low Blue Light/Flicker-Free, RoHS, WEEE, EuP (Energy Saving Only), Ukr SEPRO, J-MOSS, Windows 7/8.1/10WHQL
Feet colour: Black
Product colour: Black
Market positioning: Gaming

Multimedia

Built-in camera: no
Built-in speaker(s): no

Ports & Interfaces

HDCP: True
Headphone outputs: 1
Headphone out: yes
Audio input: no
DisplayPort version: 1.2
DisplayPorts quantity: 1
HDMI version: 2.0
HDMI: True
DVI port: no
USB Type-A downstream ports quantity: 2
Number of upstream ports: 1
USB upstream port type: USB Type-B
USB hub version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Built-in USB hub: yes

Display

sRGB coverage (typical): 125%
RGB colour space: sRGB
Digital vertical frequency: 48 - 165 Hz
Digital horizontal frequency: 30 - 222 kHz
Viewable size diagonal: 68.5 cm
Viewable size, vertical: 33.6 cm
Viewable size, horizontal: 59.7 cm
Pixel pitch: 0.233 x 0.233 mm
Display number of colours: 16.78 million colours
Viewing angle, vertical: 178°
Viewing angle, horizontal: 178°
Maximum refresh rate: 165 Hz
Contrast ratio (typical): 3000:1
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Supported video modes: 480p,576p,720p,1080p
Supported graphics resolutions: 640 x 480 (VGA),720 x 480,720 x 576,800 x 600 (SVGA),1024 x 768 (XGA),1280 x 1024 (SXGA),1280 x 720 (HD 720),1440 x 900 (WXGA+),1680 x 1050 (WSXGA+),1920 x 1080 (HD 1080),2560 x 1440
Screen curvature rating: 1500R
Screen shape: Curved
Display technology: LED
HD type: Quad HD
Response time: 1 ms
Display brightness (typical): 450 cd/m²
Panel type: VA
Native aspect ratio: 16:9
Display resolution: 2560 x 1440 pixels
Display diagonal: 68.6 cm (27")