Here's
a technical analysis of the PG279Q from a site I consider far more authoritative and knowledgeable about display panel technologies than most visitors to the OCN forums. You might be interested in reading what they say in their "Viewing Angles" and "Panel Uniformity" sections. The PG279Q uses an AUO M270Q008 V0 AHVA panel - understand that
AHVA is AUO's version of IPS (which they can't call "IPS" because it's trademarked) and it's a different technology with some tradeoffs vs true IPS panels (briefly outlined
here and
here). I would think it's worth knowing exactly what you're buying before you spend $1000 on a monitor.
PG279Q
technical review from PC Perspective,
review at HEXUS,
review at DigitalVersus,
review at DigitalTrends - this monitor is still very new (and expensive) so it hasn't been reviewed by all the major sites yet, but the list goes on and on. The reviews I've read are all very positive and generally confirm this is a superior monitor, although of course they also point out a few minor flaws or issues (including much commentary about screen quality). I haven't found this monitor listed on any takeapart or disassembly sites yet, although these sorts of analysis usually don't examine display panels and instead focus on other technical aspects. PG279Q customer reviews give
4/5 stars at newegg.com and
4.5/5 stars at amazon.com, many complain about all sorts of flaws and problems but most are very pleased.
Yes, I've skimmed through then read and re-read the entire OCN thread. It's filled with people disappointed with imperfections in their costly PG279Q monitors.
Here's another angry thread at reddit. They mostly seem angry and opinionated to me, not unbiased and objective - and while I can clearly see some pictures of "bad" monitors, I don't see any compelling proof that 95% of these panels are defective or that Asus does no panel QC testing or that Asus has staggering product returns.
I might buy a PG279Q. I might not. I am conscious of all the anger google spits up from places like OCN. But I won't start banging on my war drum and jump into the mob just because a few people (95% you say?) are seriously unhappy with the units they've purchased.
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