This is a review of the PG35VQ. The headline specs - 1000nits of brightness, 512 zones of FALD local dimming, 200hz refresh, and G-Sync. This true HDR, the real deal, and nothing like the phoney 300-400nit "HDR" with no local dimming HDR on so many PC displays. On paper, this should be as good as it currently gets on a PC. (at least until the MiniLED panels arrive later this year)
My points of comparison are my old first generation Dell ultrawide for which this was the replacement, and my LG OLED in the living room. The Dell was 300nits of dull, lifeless, washed out flatness, capable of turning even the most dynamic of games something uninspiring. The moment I fired up a game on this Asus, the difference was, to say the least, astounding. I immediately saw near OLED levels of contrast, deep saturated colours, and searingly bright whites. Unlike an OLED, there's no ALB (automatic brightness limiter), so large areas of 1000nit white can fill the screen without the panel going into panic mode and reducing the brightness. This stays bright no matter what. It's too bright at times, in all honesty, but that's a nice problem for an HDR display to have.
As this isn't an OLED, I knew there would however be some caveats, and having read many reviews of this before buying I knew what to look for. First off, fan noise. FALD panels run hot and need fans to keep them cool. I had read the horror stories of the sister panel to this, the Predator X35 with its noisy fan randomly spinning up. On the Asus though, the fan is virtually silent, even when gaming. I can sometimes hear it a little, but it's essentially a non issue. Next up, haloing. This is a glow which can be seen around bright things on a dark background and the FALD brightens the backlight. In exists, and if I move my mouse pointer around on a black background then I can see the haloing. I also see it on HUD elements in dark sections of games. Mostly though, it's another non issue and can't be seen. Finally I was concerned over this being a VA panel, but as long as I sit in the sweet spot, right in front of the screens, it's again, a non issue.
Other things to note - Firstly, HDR in Windows is still a bit of a mess. If you don't have HDR turned on then some games will assume you have an SDR display and won't switch to HDR mode. (some however, do switch). If you run some SDR games with HDR turned on, they're a blown out incredibly bright mess. Windows itself is also a little too bright with HDR on, even with the HD colour settings tweaked as much as possible, but if you turn it off, as well as losing HDR in some games, you also lose the ability to play HDR video. It clearly needs more work.
I went through a good selection of games in Steam and GamePass, and here are a few real HDR ultrawide standouts - Jedi Fallen Order, Gears of War 5, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, GRID, Shadow Warrior 2,
Monster Hunter World, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. There are few upcoming HDR games this year which I expect will also impress - Doom Eternal, Resident Evil 3 Remake, and Cyberpunk.
Secondly, this monitor includes an audio DAC and has a 3.5mm audio jack. This is listed as a headphone socket, but is fine for powering speakers too. A nice little bonus, especially if you have a second device plugged in through HDMI which needs audio out.
Thirdly, backlight uniformity isn't great. When I look at a full screen of black, I can see a lighter patch in the middle of the screen. This isn't noticeable in actual real world use, but I imagine I might notice it during a very dark section of a movie.
And finally GSync is pretty damn amazing. I had only ever owned 60hz displays before, and the jump to 144hz and above (assuming you have the graphics card to power it) is truly amazing. The fluidity is genuinely game changing. Even Windows is so much nicer at 144hz.
Also, one little quirk with this screen is that in HDR mode it defaults to a contrast of 90. This completely blows out several games so they look pretty terrible. I found that a setting of 70-75 transforms them, and it's rather baffling why Asus chose such a poor default.
I did run into some issues using a Framemeister with this plugged into HDMI, but I won't pad this review further with the specifics. It's solvable and if anyone has problems leave me a comment and I'll fill you in. In short, 960p DVI doesn't work on this panel.
This is an incredibly expensive display and for the price it should be genuinely amazing, and it is. Gaming on this thing is just phenomenal. If you've been used to an non dimming SDR display, this will be an utter revelation. As for comparisons to my OLED, well the OLED still wins in all honesty, due to its per pixel dimming, incredible panel uniformity, and superior colour accuracy, but this is a very honourable second place. If you can stomach the cost, then this monitor will amaze and delight you. Oh and you can turn off all the gamer RGB nonsense too.
| Marque | ASUS |
|---|---|
| Numéro du modèle de l'article | 90LM03T0-B02370 |
| séries | PG35VQ |
| Couleur | Noir |
| Garantie constructeur | 2 ans constructeur |
| Type d'écran | LED |
| Taille de l'écran | 35 Pouces |
| Resolution | 3440 x 1440 Pixels |
| Étirement | 16:9 |
| Bluetooth | Non |
| Interface du matériel informatique | DisplayPort, HDMI, USB 3.0 |
| Nombre de ports HDMI | 1 |
| Type de connecteur | USB, DisplayPort, HDMI |
| Dimensions de l'article L x L x H | 21.6 x 32.8 x 12 centimètres |
| Poids du produit | 13.6 Kilogrammes |
| Divers | Revêtement antireflet, Écran ultra-large, Réglage de l’orientation, Filtre de lumière bleue, Réglage de l’inclinaison, Réglage de la hauteur, Concentrateur USB |
| Disponibilité des pièces détachées | Information indisponible sur les pièces détachées |
| Mises à jour logicielles garanties jusqu’à | Information non disponible |
