When comparing ASUS PB279Q vs LG 27UK850-W, the Slant community recommends ASUS PB279Q for most people. In the question“What are the best monitors?” ASUS PB279Q is ranked 31st while LG 27UK850-W is ranked 90th. The most important reason people chose ASUS PB279Q is:
The top and side bezels are about 13mm thin with the bottom bezel being slightly thicker at 18mm.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Thin bezels
The top and side bezels are about 13mm thin with the bottom bezel being slightly thicker at 18mm.
Pro 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).
Pro Low input lag
Complete input lag time (signal delay and pixel response time) is 7.4ms or under ½ of a frame.
Pro 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").
Pro 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.
Pro Good color accuracy
The monitor covers all of sRGB space and represents the colors accurately.
Pro Has FreeSync
While gaming, you can eliminate screen tearing and reduce input lag thanks to the FreeSync compatibility of the 27UK850-W. FreeSync allows the monitor to synchronize its refresh rate to match the framerate of an AMD graphics card.
Pro Good picture quality
The overall picture quality of the LG 27UK850-W is better than average, compared to the majority of other monitors in this price bracket. The monitor offers excellent SDR performance and can reproduce good-looking pictures with reasonably bright highlights and inky blacks as well as some accurate colors.
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.
Con 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.
Con AHVA glow
AHVA glow is the light on the sides or corners of the screen that can reduce some of the peripheral detail.
Con HDMI connections are limited to 30Hz
DisplayPort 1.2 (or MiniDP 1.2) is needed to run at 60Hz.
Con Bad for HDR content
The LG 27UK850-W will not let you enjoy the full potential of HDR content because of its limited color gamut. The monitor supports only around 3/4 of the DCI-P3 color gamut that is used in HDR content.