The apparent void of QA is where this monitor loses an egg. My guess is Asus has decided that the process of Quality Assurance is too costly in terms of manpower and assets, so they have none in place for this particular product.

-1440p resolution! If you're coming from 1080p, the amount of screen real estate gained is CRAZY; Much less scrolling involved! -Decent build quality and quick release that attached panel to stand is a nice touch.

-As is the issue with current IPS displays, there is a fair amount of IPS glow involved; Its only really noticeable when working or playing against a dark background, but it can be distracting depending on the person; -Freesync is hard-capped at 90 FPS with this monitor.

I really like this monitor. I use it for lite photo editing and gaming. At first I thought it might be too big, making it a chore to drag items across the entire screen, but now that I've used it I would say that 27 is perfect.

i tried two other screens before deciding on this one, both were full hd screens but had tn panels and i wasn't happy with the colours on either of them. read some good reviews but also some bad about this screen but thought i would give it a try anyway.

Back light bleeding (BLB) in multiple places and 3 dead pixels. 2 right next to each other causing a larger spot. You can see the BLB on non black pictures. I thought QC would have been sorted by now. It does not come with a displayport cable either.

Outstanding monitor that combines the best of current display technologies; IPS image quality with TN like refresh rate. Provides brilliant picture quality (especially after tweaking settings), very low blur and input lag, high refresh rate.

IPS; 144hz; Quality

The Asus MG279Q ($599) is a 27-inch gaming monitor that combines AMD's FreeSync anti-tearing technology and a 144Hz refresh rate to provide ultra-smooth gaming action. It uses an In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel to deliver good gray-scale and viewing-angle performance and is equipped with four digital...

Supports AMD's FreeSync Technology; Solid gaming performance; Wide viewing angles; 144Hz refresh rate; Fully adjustable stand

Pricey; Slightly skewed color accuracy; Tinny speakers

The Asus MG279Q ($599) is a 27-inch gaming monitor that combines AMD's FreeSync anti-tearing technology and a 144Hz refresh rate to provide ultra-smooth gaming action. It uses an In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel to deliver good gray-scale and viewing-angle performance and is equipped with four digital video inputs, a handful of USB 3.0 ports, and numerous gaming features. Its WQHD (2,560-by-1,440) resolution offers a very sharp hi-res picture, but its colors aren't as accurate as those of our Editors' Choice for big-screen gaming monitors, the same-price BenQ XL2730Z ( at Amazon) . FreeSync TechnologyFreeSync is AMD's answer to Nvidia's G-Sync anti-tearing and smoothing technology. Both take control of the monitor's refresh rates to eliminate screen tearing, an artifact that occurs when a monitor with a fixed refresh rate tries to keep up with the graphics card. Tearing causes a split screen effect as the monitor displays portions of two frames at the same time. Both corrective tec...

The 27-inch Asus MG279Q monitor delivers solid gaming performance, thanks to AMD's FreeSync technology and a speedy 144Hz refresh rate.

Supports AMD's FreeSync Technology; Solid gaming performance; Wide viewing angles; 144Hz refresh rate; Fully adjustable stand

Pricey; Slightly skewed color accuracy; Tinny speakers

This gaming screen from Asus comes with a 1440p resolution and a 27-inch diagonal, but that's not all to like. It's got AMD FreeSync on board to make games run smoother, and it's got screen modes that correspond to different game genres – an idea that's supposed to boost gameplay through screen...

Consistently good image quality; AMD FreeSync and 144Hz operation; Genre-specific game modes; Good control and ergonomic options

Rival from BenQ has more features; A little more expensive than the competition

This is a great monitor although a little expensive but overall going from a 1080 p to this and 144hz it's an amazing experience

Powering this with an AMD Fury X and running everything on max settings with freesync enabled. Used software to boost the Freesync range to 60-144hz. Only gripe is the minimal backlight bleeding on one corner of my screen. Not a big deal. Over time you wont even notice it anymore.

144Hz IPS 1440p Freesync

Backlight bleeding