When comparing MSI Optix MPG27C vs ASUS PB278Q, the Slant community recommends ASUS PB278Q for most people. In the question“What are the best monitors?” ASUS PB278Q is ranked 58th while MSI Optix MPG27C is ranked 135th. The most important reason people chose ASUS PB278Q is:
Headphone jack and microphone port available.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Excellent motion tracking
The MSI MPG27C does a good job of displaying clear and smooth rapid-mooving objects. The excellent motion handling capabilities are there because of the panel's high native refresh rate, fast pixel response time, and the overdrive feature.
Pro Audio I/O
Headphone jack and microphone port available.
Pro QuickFit Virtual Scale
PB278Q has the ASUS exclusive QuickFit Virtual Scale that allows for previewing documents as they would appear when printed.
Pro Sharp, color rich screen
ASUS PB278Q is among the first non-Samsung monitors to use PLS. PLS (plane-to-line) is a Samsung-developed update on IPS. It has a 5ms (grey-to-grey) response time, 16.7 million colors, 1000:1 contrast ratio and is LED-backlit.
Pro DVI, DisplayPort, VGA, HDMI connections
DVI is dual-link with HDCP.
Pro Lightweight
ASUS PB278Q weighs about 8kg. Because of this it is easier to find VESA mounts.
Cons
Con Expensive
There are a lot of cheaper monitors that offer the same feature set as the MSI MPG27C.
Con No USB ports
There are no USB ports.
Con Poor stand
Although the footstand is wide it's rather flimsy.