When comparing LG UHD8500 vs ASUS PB279Q, the Slant community recommends ASUS PB279Q for most people. In the question“What is the best computer monitor for seeing the most code, going vertically?” ASUS PB279Q is ranked 1st while LG UHD8500 is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose ASUS PB279Q is:
The top and side bezels are about 13mm thin with the bottom bezel being slightly thicker at 18mm.
Specs
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Pros
Pro 4:4:4 chroma + HDR via HDMI cable
Unlike most TVs, it supports full 4:4:4 chroma, meaning each pixel has it's own color, which is a requirement for small text to stay readable. (Most TVs "optimize" HDMI throughput by using chroma subsampling, which makes small text unreadable).
Pro Good quality audio integrated
Being a TV, it has good speakers built in. Good for music during coding or gaming.
Pro 4K resolution
4K is a must for this screen size.
Pro Huge screen real estate
Being a TV, it has huuuge screen area. Similar to putting three 27" monitors in vertical orientation.
Pro 3D with passive glasses
Several 3D glasses are included. 3D resolution is 3840 x 1080 (x2)
Pro IPS LED panel with wide view angles and correct colors
IPS allows it to be calibrated to make colors look precise. Has good color range, and view angles.
Pro Thin bezels
The top and side bezels are about 13mm thin with the bottom bezel being slightly thicker at 18mm.
Pro Reasonably good luminance uniformity
The screen also has good luminance uniformity, providing a evenly lit picture. At the dimmest point, the deviation is 12% from the brightest point (141.4 cd/m² to 160.4 cd/m²).
Pro Low input lag
Complete input lag time (signal delay and pixel response time) is 7.4ms or under ½ of a frame.
Pro Easily adjustable
The monitor tilts (5° forward, 20° backward), swivels (60° to both the left and right), pivots (90° clockwise, allowing it to be used in portrait mode) and allows adjusting height between 43mm (1.69") to 410mm (16.14").
Pro Good contrast and brightness
According to tests performed by PC Monitors, PB279Q set to factory defaults (90% brightness, "Splendid" preset) produces luminance in the range of 0.24 - 282 cd/m² with a contrast of 1175. It provides both lots of brightness and reasonably dark blacks.
Pro Good color accuracy
The monitor covers all of sRGB space and represents the colors accurately.
Cons
Con It is a TV
Some settings adjustments are needed to make it lag-free on PC (set HDMI port mode to PC, turn off filters). It will apply different motion filters introducing significant delay, if you don't adjust it.
Con A maximum refresh rate of 60Hz can be a concern for some
A 60Hz monitor, while sufficient for most people in most cases, can still cause issues with fast-moving objects on screen. It's especially important with things like gaming where the ability to react to events happening on the screen quickly is important.
Con Minor color temperature uniformity issues
According to Spyder4Elite tests performed by PC Monitor, PB279Q has color temperature issues that can be seen with the naked eye. A DeltaE deviation of over 3 can be easily noticed and the left side of the monitor deviates between 2.4 and 3.1.
Con AHVA glow
AHVA glow is the light on the sides or corners of the screen that can reduce some of the peripheral detail.
Con HDMI connections are limited to 30Hz
DisplayPort 1.2 (or MiniDP 1.2) is needed to run at 60Hz.