When comparing ASUS PB278Q vs ASUS VG245H, the Slant community recommends ASUS PB278Q for most people. In the question“What are the best monitors?” ASUS PB278Q is ranked 58th while ASUS VG245H is ranked 197th. The most important reason people chose ASUS PB278Q is:
Headphone jack and microphone port available.
Specs
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Pros
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.
Pro Has speakers
The VG245H is equipped with a set of 2W stereo speakers.
Pro Runs FreeSync
FreeSync allows you to eliminate screen tearing and, in some cases, reduce input lag of a monitor by synchronizing the monitor's refresh rate with the framerate of your AMD graphics card.
Cons
Con No USB ports
There are no USB ports.
Con Poor stand
Although the footstand is wide it's rather flimsy.
Con Poor picture quality
The Asus VG245H has worst picture quality than some of its competitors in this price bracket. The sub-par picture quality is caused by the TN panel this monitor uses.
