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ASUS PB279Q vs Samsung U28E590D

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When comparing ASUS PB279Q vs Samsung U28E590D, the Slant community recommends Samsung U28E590D for most people. In the question“What are the best monitors?” Samsung U28E590D is ranked 22nd while ASUS PB279Q is ranked 31st. The most important reason people chose Samsung U28E590D is:

The Samsung uses a 10-bit color display panel, resulting fantastic picture quality. It can reproduce more than a billion colors, compared to the 16 million colors of 8-bit panels. The color saturation and accuracy easily compete with more expensive screens, although they are not precise enough for photo-centric work. Contrast levels are average, but the monitor is brighter than other monitors in its price group.

Specs

Refresh Rate60

Resolution3840 × 2160 (4K)

Size27

For photo editingYes

Refresh Rate60

Resolution3840 × 2160 (4K)

Size28

Adaptive SyncFreeSync

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Pros

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Thin bezels

The top and side bezels are about 13mm thin with the bottom bezel being slightly thicker at 18mm.

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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).

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Low input lag

Complete input lag time (signal delay and pixel response time) is 7.4ms or under ½ of a frame.

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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").

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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.

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Good color accuracy

The monitor covers all of sRGB space and represents the colors accurately.

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Great picture quality

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Suitable for watching in bright setting

The brightness measures up to 300 nits after calibration and the matte screen reduces glare, making it easy to view the screen in bright conditions

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Good contrast ratio

It delivers a standard contrast ratio of 1:1000, although when properly calibrated, the contrast ratio goes down slightly.

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Excellent response time for gamers

This screen offers an excellent response time of only 1 ms, compared to the 5 ms (or more) of other monitors in this price range. Input lag measures at 15 ms, which is second only to dedicated gaming monitors with 10 ms response times.

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Multiple inputs (and the option to watch them simultaneously)

This screen's connectivity consists of two HDMI 2.0 ports and one DisplayPort 1.2., which is enough for most users. Samsung offers picture-in-picture and picture-by-picture modes. Meaning that you can view two inputs side by side or one can be scaled down to a small window that you can place on one of the corners.

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Good colors

The screen’s 10-bit panel covers 97% of the sRGB color spectrum which is a respectable result for a budget monitor. For professional use, you will have to look for something more accurate. Color saturation and accuracy is excellent and can compete with higher priced models.

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Compact, stable and aesthetically pleasing stand

The stand takes little place and has a metallic finish and is quite stable, even if at first this doesn’t seem to be the case

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Comfortable on eyes even after prolonged use

This monitor offers a flicker-free backlight, which reduces strain on your eyes. It also includes a setting that reduces the amount of blue light in the screen, making the picture look softer and facilitates nighttime use.

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Elegant and minimal look

This monitor is finished in a black plastic with metallic look borders and looks elegant and minimal.

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Cons

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.

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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.

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AHVA glow

AHVA glow is the light on the sides or corners of the screen that can reduce some of the peripheral detail.

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HDMI connections are limited to 30Hz

DisplayPort 1.2 (or MiniDP 1.2) is needed to run at 60Hz.

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Extremely limited Freesync range (54-64hz)

The Freesync feature is almost useless as the range is actually 54-64hz instead of at least 40-60hz.
And no, even using CRU won't help, as any modification to the freesync range will result into the monitor turning complete white (stuck) eventually after awhile.

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Poor viewing angles

It uses a TN panel which generally has terrible viewing angles. Color shifting occurs at 40 degrees. And even though Samsung’s proprietary “MagicAngle” helps to improve it, there are plenty of other monitors offering better viewing angles.

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Limited flexibility

The monitor does not offer much flexibility options as it only can be slightly tilted, but you cannot change the height or swivel it at any direction. There is a Vesa mount in the back so you can attach it to a more flexible stand or wall mount.

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No USB ports

There are no USB ports found on this screen, so there is no possibility to watch media from external storage directly or use the screen as an USB hub.