Asus' PB278Q is quite nice indeed for the price, offering a no-frills premium panel for those who are looking to save pennies.

PLS screen has great viewing angles; Matte screen without sparkling anti-glare; Full range of adjustments for the stand

Light bleed shouldn't be an issue on a panel like this; Mode switching on HDMI makes the monitor think there is no signal; Slight banding across gradients; High power consumption in standby and off modes

I like this monitor, it's the best monitor I've owned. I suggest that since an owner's manual isn't included, Best Buy should remove that note from this product's online description. Or change the wording to "Quick-Start Guide" included.

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No owner's manual included

A growing number of graphics professionals, gamers, and all-around power users are turning to WQHD (Wide Quad High-Definition) monitors as cost-conscious alternatives to , and is all too happy to oblige.

Plane to Line Switching (PLS) is a relatively new panel technology developed by Samsung as an alternative to LG's popular IPS panel. Both technologies claim to offer very good colour quality and wide viewing angles, and both are more expensive to manufacture than the TN (Twisted Nematic) panels that...

Great colour quality; Display isn't reflective; Lots of video ports; Ergonomic stand

A touch pricey; Lack of USB ports

Quad HD resolution (2560 x 1440) Samsung LPS panel. It has very good color reproduction out of the box. Once I calibrated it with my spyder 4 elite edition, the color reproduction was superb. Black levels are great, so are white and grey colors.

The Asus PB278Q 27-inch HD monitor utilizes the relatively new PLS panel technology which results in excellent color quality and wide viewing angles. While it is quite pricy and has no automatic pivot function, it's still a decent monitor that provides a good quality image.

Many video inputs; Wide viewing angles; Very good image quality

Expensive; No automatic screen rotation

I spent several weeks researching WQHD panels and eventually settled on this one. I must say I was skeptical at first due to all the reviews stating that the panel often shipped with dead/stuck pixels.

+ Excellent viewing angles; excellent color; + Sharp text; even small print is very readable; + Excellent adjustable stable stand that works great and looks nice; + Stunning and feels very natural while playing any modern PC game; + Price is fantastic

- Poor sound quality; - No USB Hub

There are very few monitor companies here that sell panels that go beyond full HD resolution. Considering we are already starting to see 4K monitors abroad, it is high time the 2560×1440 pixel resolution started getting more love in this part of the world.

For those that found the 1920 x 1080 resolution for the 27-inch ASUS MX279H IPS Monitor too small when it was reviewed earlier this month on Phoronix, today we are looking at the ASUS PB278Q.

ASUS has a number of monitors specifically geared towards photo and video editing, but none with a resolution in excess of Full HD. The PB278Q has exactly that, with a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels on a 27-inch display.