ASUS VE278Q Review

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Review of ASUS VE278Q powered by the Slant community.

A 27-inch widescreen FHD monitor with built-in speakers and Splendid Video Intelligence technology.

SpecsUpdate

Size27

Resolution1920 x 1080

Refresh Rate60

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Pros

Pro
The built-in speakers are sufficient for everyday use

Dual speakers located at the back of the monitor offer a decent-quality stereo sound output. There's also an audio jack for headphone/external speakers use.

Pro
Contrast ratio creates great color reproduction

This monitor's contrast ratio makes it capable of a very vibrant and natural color reproduction. It comes with presets optimized for several use cases, such as gaming, movies, or text editing.

Cons

Con
Lacks DVI connectivity

This monitor is missing a DVI-D port, which can be circumvented by using a HMDI to DVI converter. Precisely because of this, ASUS ships the monitor with such an adapter.

Con
Inadequate resolution

With a screen size of 27", a good resolution would be expected. Sadly, this is not the case. When this monitor was launched, 4K still wasn't popular. It's not a great device for playing 1080p videos, but if you're not going to give it this kind of use, this resolution shouldn't be a big issue.