When comparing NEC MultiSync PA322UHD 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 NEC MultiSync PA322UHD is ranked 103rd. The most important reason people chose ASUS PB278Q is:
Headphone jack and microphone port available.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Ideal for professional media editing
The NEC PA322UHD is an excellent tool for professional media editors thanks to its ability to reproduce a wide range of accurate colors. This monitor can reproduce more than 95% of both sRGB and Adobe RBG color spaces - only the high-end color grading panels can offer that. Additionally, the color accuracy the PA322UHD offers can be matched only by a couple of other high-end color-grading monitors.
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
The NEC MultiSync PA322UHD is noticeably more expensive than some of its competitors that offer equal performance.
Con No USB ports
There are no USB ports.
Con Poor stand
Although the footstand is wide it's rather flimsy.