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Release date: March 11, 2019
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ASUS VA279HAL review

ASUS VA279HAL. Display diagonal: 68.6 cm (27"), Display resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels, HD type: Full HD, Display technology: LED, Display surface: Matt, Response time: 6 ms, Native aspect ratio: 16:9, Viewing angle, horizontal: 178°, Viewing angle, vertical: 178°. Built-in speaker(s). VESA mounting, Height adjustment. Product colour: Black

Vivid, lifelike visuals

178° Wide-view angles

VA279HAL feature with a 178° wide-view angle that minimizes color shift on both horizontal and vertical planes to ensure quality visuals from almost any direction.

3,000:1 Ultra-High Contrast Ratio

With 3,000:1 and 300cd/m² brightness, VA279HAL augments display contrast and sharpness by adjusting backlighting luminance to achieve the deepest blacks and brightest whites for truly lifelike visuals.

ASUS-exclusive Splendid Technologies

We’ve raised the bar by incorporating some of our proprietary technologies into the ASUS VA279HAL series to give you a truly vivid visual experience. The VA279HAL features the new Splendid™ Video Intelligence Technology that optimizes videos and images by enhancing color brightness, contrast, and sharpness. Splendid™ features two new modes – Reading and Darkroom – in addition to the Scenery, Standard, Theater, sRGB, and Night View modes. Low-blue Light and Flicker-free technologies also reduce the strain on your eyes after long periods of use.

Ultra-low Blue Light Monitor

The TÃœV Rheinland-certified ASUS Blue Light Filter protects you from harmful blue light, and you can easily access its four different filter settings via a hotkey. VA279HAL has undergone stringent performance tests and has been certified by TÃœV Rheinland laboratories, a global provider of technical, safety, and certification services, to be flicker-free and to emit low blue light levels

Flicker-free Technology

It's time to say goodbye to those tired, strained eyes. VA279HAL features TÃœV Rheinland-certified ASUS Flicker-Free technology to reduce flicker for a comfortable viewing experience. This technology helps minimize instances of eyestrain and other damaging ailments, especially when you spend long, countless hours in front of a display watching favorite videos.

Exclusive GamePlus function

Exclusive GamePlus function hotkey to enable OSD crosshair and timer functions. Select from four different crosshair to suit your gaming environment, and keep track of spawn and build times with the on-screen timer. This function is co-developed with input from pro gamers, allowing them to practice and improve their gaming skills.

Space Saving and Cable Management

VA279HAL with MiniPC kit for those who need to mount mini PCs on the monitor, to make the desktop clutter-free and space saving. Cable management design can help you to organize various cables to keep your desk area tidy.(MiniPC and MiniPC Kit are optional)

Ergonomic Design

ASUS VA279HAL are ergonomically-designed to give you the best viewing position possible. You can even pivot the screen to portrait mode — handy when it comes to working with websites or long documents.

  • 27-inch Full HD with 178/178 degree wide viewing angle
  • 3,000:1 ultra high contrast and ASCR 100,000,000:1, 6ms (GTG) response time ensure better image quality
  • ASUS Eye Care monitors feature TÃœV Rheinland-certified Flicker-free and Low Blue Light technologies to ensure a comfortable viewing experience
  • Built-in 2W x 2 stereo speakers, HDMI port for multimedia and entertainment enjoyment
  • VESA wall-mountable to save on desktop space plus ergonomically-designed stands with full tilt, swivel, pivot, and height adjustment

ASUS VA279HAL specs

Other Features

On/off switch: yes

Weight & Dimensions

Weight (without stand): 3.8 kg
Height (without stand): 37.3 cm
Depth (without stand): 5.66 cm
Width (without stand): 62.3 cm
Weight (with stand): 6.5 kg
Height (with stand): 525.9 mm
Depth (with stand): 224.4 mm
Width (with stand): 622.6 mm

Operational Conditions

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

Packaging Data

Package weight: 8.3 kg
Package height: 458 mm
Package depth: 203 mm
Package width: 710 mm
Quick start guide: yes
Cables included: AC
Stand included: yes

Power

Energy efficiency scale: A to G
AC input frequency: 50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage: 100 - 240 V
Power consumption (off): 0.3 W
Power consumption (standby): 0.5 W
Power consumption (typical): 26.1 W
Energy consumption (SDR) per 1000 hours: 26 kWh
Energy efficiency class (SDR): F

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, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Thai, Turkish
On Screen Display (OSD): True
Tilt angle range: -5 - 35°
Tiltable: True
Swivel angle range: 0 - 90°
Pivot: True
Pivot angle: 0 - 90°
Swivelling: True
Height adjustment: 13 cm
Height adjustment: yes
Cable lock slot type: Kensington
Cable lock slot: yes
Panel mounting interface: 100 x 100 mm
VESA mounting: yes

Performance

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

Sustainability

Sustainability certificates: RoHS

Design

Certification: CB, CE, ErP, FCC, J-MOSS, UL/cUL, WEEE, WHQL, TUV, ICES-3
Product colour: Black
Market positioning: Home

Multimedia

RMS rated power: 2 W
Number of speakers: 2
Built-in camera: no
Built-in speaker(s): yes

Ports & Interfaces

AC (power) in: yes
HDMI version: 1.4
HDMI ports quantity: 1
DVI port: no
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity: 1
Built-in USB hub: no

Display

Colour gamut: 72%
Digital vertical frequency: 50 - 75 Hz
Digital horizontal frequency: 30 - 85 kHz
Viewable size, vertical: 33.6 cm
Viewable size, horizontal: 59.8 cm
Pixel pitch: 0.3112 x 0.3112 mm
3D: False
Display number of colours: 16.78 million colours
Viewing angle, vertical: 178°
Viewing angle, horizontal: 178°
Dynamic contrast ratio marketing name: SmartContrast
Contrast ratio (dynamic): 100000000:1
Contrast ratio (typical): 3000:1
Supported video modes: 480p,576p,720p,1080p
Supported graphics resolutions: 640 x 350,640 x 480 (VGA),720 x 400,800 x 600 (SVGA),832 x 624,1024 x 768 (XGA),1152 x 864 (XGA+),1280 x 1024 (SXGA),1280 x 720 (HD 720),1280 x 800 (WXGA),1280 x 960,1360 x 768 (WXGA),1400 x 900,1440 x 900,1680 x 1050 (WSXGA+),1920 x 1080 (HD 1080)
Screen shape: Flat
Display surface: Matt
Backlight type: LED
Display technology: LED
HD type: Full HD
Response time: 6 ms
Display brightness (typical): 300 cd/m²
Panel type: VA
Native aspect ratio: 16:9
Display resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
Display diagonal: 68.6 cm (27")