Asus’ affordable 27-inch curved monitor promises buttery smooth frame rates

Asus’ affordable 27-inch curved monitor promises buttery smooth frame rates

By Darren Allan

Asus has pushed out a new 27-inch curved screen monitor which boasts some nifty tech to facilitate smooth frame rates, and doesn’t break the bank considering what it has on board, going up for pre-order at $350 (around £270, AU$440).

The ROG Strix XG27VQ is a 27-inch panel boasting an 1800R curve, with a refresh rate of 144Hz, and a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080. So yes, it’s just Full HD, but then again not having too many pixels to shift will help in the quest for smoother gameplay and not making your GPU sweat too much (with more chance of maxing out that refresh rate, of course).

And it’s certainly smooth frame rates Asus is shooting for here, with support for FreeSync (Adaptive Sync) to combat tearing and stuttering, along with the company’s proprietary ‘low motion blur’ technology.

The latter, as the name suggests, is designed to minimize any motion blur or smearing, so graphics look sharper and are generally more fluid in fast action scenes.

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Furthermore, Asus has incorporated ultra-low blue light filters to be kind to your eyes, as well as flicker-free technology towards the same end. The Strix XG27VQ also offers swivel, tilt and height adjustment so you …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components

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