ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q vs Dell P2418HT

It's fairly simple to set up the perfect gaming station with the ASUS PG279Q as it supports all the key ergonomic adjustments.

The ASUS PG279Q is an excellent option for a multi-monitor gaming setup because of its thin side bezels that are only 0.3” wide.

The monitor comes with a bunch of gaming-specific features that might improve your in-game performance.The crosshair is arguably the most useful feature; it creates a static crosshair on display, you can edit its size and position. The crosshair is a handy feature as it allows you to no-scope your enemies in multiple games. Then, the monitor also has an inbuilt timer which will help you to keep the track on your gaming sessions and not miss the important events in real life. Finally, the monitor offers an integrated FPS counter.

This monitor features the QHD resolution, which is arguably the best currently available resolution for gaming because it offers a good balance between the in-game field of view, aspect ratio, and the overall performance.

Compared to the regular FHD monitor, the QHD one offers a larger in-game field of view as it has merely more pixels to display the image. In some games, this will give you a massive advantage as the competitors who use the regular FHD panels will see less than you.

Just like the FHD monitors, the QHD ones also support the 16:9 aspect ratio which means that you will be able to run almost every existing computer game without having to deal with the annoying black bars on the sides of the screen.

Performance-wise, the QHD resolution doesn’t put that much pressure on your graphics card, compared to the UHD, which requires you to run more than twice the pixels of the QHD.

The ASUS PG279Q doesn’t take its toll on your eyes, as this flicker-free monitor has an integrated low blue light filter. Monitor flickering and the high-intensity blue light emitted by the backlight LEDs are among the leading causes of eye fatigue.

You can overclock the native refresh rate of this monitor from 144 Hz to a whopping 165 Hz. It will reduce the overall display lag and improve motion handling.

The overclocking procedure is straightforward and is carried out in the OSD’s menu. It poses no threats to your hardware.

The ASUS ensures the high quality of each PG279Q by factory-testing each unit individually.

You can use the monitor’s integrated USB hub to interconnect or charge different USB devices.

G-Sync ensures that the ASUS PG279Q doesn’t suffer from screen tearing and stutter as it allows the monitor to synchronize its refresh rate with the framerate of your Nvidia graphics card.

The ASUS PG279Q supports G-Sync in an impressive range of 30-165 Hz.

The monitor displays clear motion, free of artificial motion blur or ghosting effects because the ASUS PG279Q features some of the finest motion handling capabilities.

The ghosting effect is eliminated by the panel’s past full pixel response time of 4 ms, which allows each pixel of the ASUS PG279Q to change their color within only four milliseconds, which prevents rapidly moving objects from trails on the screen.

Moreover, the panel doesn’t have problems related to motion blur, as the Nvidia's ultra-low-motion-blur feature deals with the artificial motion blur effect efficiently.

Additionally, the overall motion looks smooth and fluid because of the monitor’s native refresh rate of 144 Hz, which ensures that the panel refreshes every seven milliseconds.

Motion handling is critical in competitive gaming, where the trails of ghosting or motion blur can affect your performance and not let you land that perfect long-range shot.

Regarding the picture quality, the ASUS PG279Q is one of the best gaming monitors money can buy, as it’s premium-quality AHVA panel offers native contrast ratio, peak brightness, gamma response and color accuracy, that only a handful of other gaming monitors can match.

It displays beautiful, well-balanced image, with deep blacks, accurate and vivid colors, and realistic intermediate tones. The dark scenes look truly rich and intense thanks to the monitor’s native contrast ratio of 1131:1, which manages to push the monitor’s blacks to a fantastic level of only 0.06 nits - only the best panels on the market can match such performance. Colors pop and look vibrant because the PG279Q can get up to 350 nits bright. Furthermore, the color representation is flawless, as the monitor’s average color error dE of 1.6 ensures that the color inaccuracies are so small that the human eye can’t spot them. Finally, the mid-tones look life-like as the monitor’s gamma is only 5% off from the ideal value.

Only a couple of gaming monitors can match the responsiveness of the ASUS PG279Q because of its amazingly low input lag of only 3.25 ms. Because of that, the monitor offers lag-free and connected gaming experience.

The input lag is an essential parameter for a gaming monitor because it tells how much time a monitor needs to process a frame generated by a computer. Overly long input lag makes you feel delayed in the fast-paced games.

The ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q is one of the best gaming monitors ever made. It has an exceptional balance of picture quality, motion handling, and responsiveness, that is spiced up by a generous amount of premium features.

The Dell P2418HT has two programmable bezel keys that can be programmed to access the most commonly used functions.

Those who work with Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 will not need to install any additional software or drivers to run the Dell P2418HT.

The monitor’s USB hub consists of two downstream and one upstream USB 3.0 ports which can be used to charge peripheral USB devices or connect them to your computer.

Additionally, the Dell P2418HT supports fast charging.

The Dell P2418HT doesn’t put additional stress on your eyes because its backlight doesn’t flicker. Monitor’s flickering can cause severe eye fatigue after extensive use.

The Dell P2418HT is among the best touchscreen desktop monitors in its price range because its picture quality, touchscreen capabilities, connectivity, ease of use, and range of ergonomic adjustments are superior to what the majority of competitors on the market offer.

Not only does the Dell P2418HT offer substantially better picture quality than its competition, its native contrast ratio, peak brightness, gamma, and color accuracy are on par with what the best desktop monitors offer.

The monitor’s premium-quality panel allows it to display beautiful images, with reasonably thick and intense blacks, vibrant and accurate colors, and realistic mid-tones. Dark scenes look excellent thanks to the monitor’s native contrast ratio of 1138:1 that makes blacks appear rich and deep. Colors pop and look vivid as the panel approaches peak brightness level of 250 nits. The intermediate tones look lifelike thanks to the P2418HT’s near ideal gamma value of 2.23.

Moreover, the monitor’s color inaccuracies are insignificant since its average color error dE of 2.19 is imperceptible.

The monitor’s articulated stand allows you to switch between desktop and touchscreen modes quickly. Its heavy base and rigid arm ensure that the monitor doesn’t feel loose.

Furthermore, the stand supports a generous range of ergonomic adjustments that will let you get the best possible viewing angles.

The P2418HT’s touchscreen panel feels excellent to use thanks to the monitor’s high accuracy and excellent responsiveness. Swiping, pinch-to-zoom, multi-finger, and two-handed operations are also present due to the 10-point touch support.

The panel’s touchscreen resolution of 4096x4096 ensures high accuracy as it gives the monitor more than 16 million touch-spots which are distributed across the 23.8-inch display of the Dell P2418HT evenly.

The touchscreen feels highly responsive because of its low input lag of 35 milliseconds, which is an excellent value for a touchscreen since even the fastest smartphones/tablets are usually noticeably slower.

Not only does the Dell P2418HT offer substantially better picture quality than its competition, its native contrast ratio, peak brightness, gamma, and color accuracy are on par with what the best desktop monitors offer.

The monitor’s premium-quality panel allows it to display beautiful images, with reasonably thick and intense blacks, vibrant and accurate colors, and realistic mid-tones. Dark scenes look excellent thanks to the monitor’s native contrast ratio of 1138:1 that makes blacks appear rich and deep. Colors pop and look vivid as the panel approaches peak brightness level of 250 nits. The intermediate tones look lifelike thanks to the P2418HT’s near ideal gamma value of 2.23.

Moreover, the monitor’s color inaccuracies are insignificant since its average color error dE of 2.19 is imperceptible.