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ASUS VN279Q 27 Full HD 1920x1080 DisplayPort HDMI VGA Eye Care Monitor

Last Updated: February 20, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
342
Old Reviews
222
Unverified
16
Spam Test
PASS
Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
0.31 meters
SIZE
Yes
HDMI
75 Hz
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Review Analysis - 104 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Display Clarity
 20
screen, brightness, pixels, bright, slow
+90%
-10%
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" ...  Excellent monitor and I love the narrow border!  ...  "
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" ...  I had the previous gen monitor and still use it as my top monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  Large monitor is very comfortable for my aging eyes. ... Displays are bright, with good contrast and easy controls.  ...  "
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" ...  Dont want to make the jump to 4k just yet, so I have this as a dual setup next to my older Samsung screen. ... This screen looks very vibrant and gorgeous.  ...  "
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" ...  Sharp display, easy to set up.  ...  "
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" ...  Has good clarity and brightness.  ...  "
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" ...  It is an awesome display! ... The display position is fully adjustable, not only tilt, but also up and down! ... That's important so you can adjust the middle of the display to be at or about your eyes' level.  ...  "
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" ...  The display performs as advertised.  ...  "
Price
 15
monitor, value, quality, point, money
+93%
-7%
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" ...  Love this monitor and the price.  ...  "
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" ...  I am satisfied with the quality for the price point.  ...  "
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" ...  Definitely an awesome budget monitor with a good bang for your buck value.  ...  "
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" ...  Best monitor for the cost.  ...  "
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" ...  A+ for workplace efficiency and would definitely buy again for this price which is basically a steal!  ...  "
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" ...  Perfect monitor in its price point honestly.  ...  "
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" ...  Excellent product, great price.  ...  "
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" ...  Worth the money.  ...  "
Picture Quality
 14
image, portrait, vivid, text, side
+93%
-7%
comment
" ...  Great picture so far.  ...  "
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" ...  Very happy, a way better picture and blacks than my 28" Asus, kind of jarring since they sit side to side but damn.  ...  "
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" ...  I can make every aspect of the image my own.  ...  "
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" ...  Thin bezel, excellent picture.  ...  "
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" ...  good quality nice picture plenty of adjustments easy to calibrate for pro photographer  ...  "
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" ...  For the price, the picture quality is great.  ...  "
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" ...  I couldn't be happier with the quality and picture Quality not to mention its got Portrait ability which was a must! ... I was looking for something that offered outstanding picture quality and Portrait Ability's at a reasonable price!  ...  "
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" ...  It has a very crisp picture.  ...  "
Color
 13
color, bright, crisp, whites, vivid
+100%
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" ...  No dead pixels, great colors, and bright!  ...  "
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" ...  Has good clarity and brightness.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought two and love them both, frameless design and great color.  ...  "
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" ...  The colors contrast and even the speakers are all nice!  ...  "
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" ...  Color is great, great response time.  ...  "
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" ...  I love the depth of color.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 12
use, monitors, computer, asus, work
+75%
-25%
comment
" ...  I use this as a 2nd monitor (dual monitors) for my home office.  ...  "
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" ...  It is a nice size to use with a computer, good variety of inputs.  ...  "
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" ...  This monitor is great!  ...  "
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" ...  Couldn't ask for anything more from a monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  Love this monitor!  ...  "
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" ...  Monitor works great.  ...  "
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" ...  Everything was great initially with this monitor .  ...  "
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" ...  Still waiting on my rebate, but am very happy with this monitor for my software development work.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 7
rebate
+57%
-43%
comment
" ...  I'll update later if there's any issues.  ...  "
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" ...  Product worked well.  ...  "
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" ...  Had for about a year now.  ...  "
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" ...  No issues after 2 weeks thus far.  ...  "
Ports
 7
cable, monitor, display port, display, cables
+71%
-29%
comment
" ...  I use the DisplayPort functionality that this monitor offers without issue.  ...  "
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" ...  I have it hooked up with a display port cable which works better than my HDMI.  ...  "
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" ...  The display port availability was a huge plus for my specific setup as well.  ...  "
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" ...  This is the first monitor I have ever seen that includes every type of cable it can use.  ...  "
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" ...  I am using the digital port on the display and the headphones picked up on the display itself and this works great.  ...  "
Gaming
 4
gaming, graphic, games, gamer, console
+100%
comment
" ...  Good for gaming too  ...  "
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" ...  Since I switched to using this monitor for gaming, I haven't had any issues with glares and am able to play for hours on end!  ...  "
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" ...  It's just what I wanted out of a console gaming monitor.  ...  "
Sound Quality
 4
whine, weak, volume, sound, poor
+25%
-75%
comment
" ...  Poor sound quality and volume.  ...  "
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" ...  The speakers are weak, but that's to be expected.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 3
value, simple, price, fairly
+100%
comment
" ...  Easy to set up. ... Adjustments are fairly simple to navigate.  ...  "
comment
" ...  OK user interface.  ...  "
Controls
 3
menu, control
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  Other than that it looks amazing and clear, good control over its appearance, though the controls for the menu are questionable .  ...  "
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" ...  Displays are bright, with good contrast and easy controls.  ...  "
Heartrate
 3
1440p, way, monitors, looking, 27inch
+100%
comment
" ...  Love these monitors!  ...  "
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" ...  Monitor works great.  ...  "
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" ...  I don't feel 1440p is well suited to a 27inch monitor.  ...  "
Resolution
 3
ips, dead pixels, 1080p
+100%
comment
" ...  Newer uhd screens are available but not all video cards can handle them and they aren't really a big improvement when sitting so close.  ...  "
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" ...  Great monitor for the price, no dead pixels and the blacks are pretty decent for an ips monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  Dont want to make the jump to 4k just yet, so I have this as a dual setup next to my older Samsung screen.  ...  "
Device Stand
 3
vesa, swivel, monitor, allows
+100%
comment
" ...  Stand was easy to remove, mounts slightly lower than my other, older 27" monitor though.  ...  "
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" ...  The main reason I got this was for the amazing swivel stand it comes with that allows you to use the monitor vertically.  ...  "
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" ...  I haven't used the VESA mounting yet, but it works fine on a stand.  ...  "
Product As Described
 3
color
+100%
comment
" ...  Great picture so far.  ...  "
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" ...  The display performs as advertised.  ...  "
Marketplace
 3
picture, color, amazon, 1
+100%
comment
" ...  Great picture so far.  ...  "
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" ...  The display performs as advertised.  ...  "
Screen Protection
 3
+33%
-67%
comment
" ...  One has 1 dead pixel.  ...  "
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" ...  Received it with deep scratches in the screen.  ...  "
Design
 3
look, color
+100%
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" ...  Bought two and love them both, frameless design and great color.  ...  "
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" ...  They look great.  ...  "

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Specifications

Body
Size:  0.31 meters
Connectivity
HDMI:  Yes 
Display
Resolution:  Full HD 1080p 
Refresh Rate:  75 Hz
Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
0.31 meters
SIZE
Yes
HDMI
75 Hz
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