ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV 27” WQHD (2560 x 1440) Monitor, 100% sRGB/Rec. 709 ΔE < 2, IPS, DisplayPort HDMI DVI-D Mini DP, Calman Verified, Eye Care, Anti-Glare, Tilt Pivot Swivel Height Adjustable

Vivid, high quality display
A review from over a year of owning this: I got this to do art and occasionally play games. Refresh rate is great, especially when gaming or editing 60fps videos. Screen is the perfect size for my desk and I love that I can extend it and use it when I’m standing. Color is excellent and I appreciate the ability to check real life dimensions from within the screen. I have no dead pixels and I’ve been using it for over a year with no issue. While the brightness is adjustable and can go pretty high, there’s a bit of screen burn-in (that fades given time) which is to be expected. I generally keep to the default sRGB and lower brightness to avoid this because it can mess with color appearances which isn’t ideal for art. The only major downside of this is that the speakers are really poor quality. I got some cheap, 20+ year old external speakers to plug in because it really was that bad and the cheap external speakers are significantly better. If you are editing videos with audio or like to listen to music while you work, you’ll need headphones or speakers. I’d almost rather this monitor didn’t come with built in speakers as it feels like such a waste for something so poor quality. But I suppose if you just need something to hear alerts or notification sounds, it could be just what you need.Overall, I’m a very happy digital artist with this monitor!

This monitor is for creatives
Overall, it’s a super beautiful monitor, very impressive. It took me awhile to get it set up as I had initially plugged the HDMI cable into a DisplayPort adapter and couldn’t access the 2560x1440p resolution because of that, but when I figured it out it looked amazing. I had mostly been looking for an accurate sRGB IPS monitor so I didn’t look at the stand or other features that this monitor has. I was pleasantly surprised about how gear towards creatives this monitor was. On the back of the monitor and bottom of the stan there are degree measurements, so you know exactly what degree you are setting the monitor’s tilt or horizontal viewing angle. The stand is tall enough for you to rotate it without reaching behind to do any adjustments, so your workflow is easy to adjust even while working. The monitor has on screen grids for rule of thirds, a ruler, and a scale for A4 and B5 paper. I was just ridiculously excited to learn these things, they’re extremely helpful for someone in design/illustration. The ruler on the bezel of the monitor isn’t as helpful, considering it isn’t very visible with the screen backlighting it, but it was cute and I’m sure I’ll use it eventually, so no marks against it for that.I ordered a used monitor, it was supposed to have visible blemishes but I can’t see anything anywhere. Perfect condition, no scratches, just a beautiful monitor. It was missing a manual, the DisplayPort cable, the DisplayPort-to-miniDP cable, and the USB type B-to-A cable. Not a big deal considering the discount, but when Amazon says the used product may have some damage, it could also just have extra items missing.The display itself is beautiful, 1440p is a great midway for my 3070. The colors are very good and I like how easy it is to switch color modes or other settings. I have only two complaints for this monitor. The first is that the DCI-P3 color space setting is extremely green, though that might just be how that color space is because I’ve never seen it before. The second is that it is *bright*. I put my brightness down to 20 out of 100 just to save my eyes. Since this monitor is for people who will definitely be looking at the screen for a long time, I’d like to see it get even darker or be less bright in general.Overall, I am extremely happy with this monitor and I’m so glad I got it.

I just want to start of by saying that I owned 2 of these monitors. Bought 1 from the Amazon Warehouse and the other New from Amazon. I’m an amateur photographer and was looking for a monitor that could provide accurate colours and also be used for occasional gaming. I do occasionally game but I’m very casual at best so I didn’t need a high refresh rate monitor, just needed a good in between monitor.Monitor 1 – Used from Amazon Warehouse:I decided to take a gamble and buy a used monitor from Amazon Warehouse. The monitor worked fine, however, I was a little worried about the packaging and the condition that the monitor came in. First off, many of the contents in the box came scrunched up or were not packaged properly (see photo). Does this mean that Amazon doesn’t check the quality of the products before shipping it back out? Secondly, the monitor itself had water stains on it. This was a huge concern for me since there might have been water damage (see photo). Lastly, the previous owner of the monitor completely messed up the factory calibration. For some reason there was a strong blue hue. It was as if the previous owner took the blue slider and maxed it out. After spending hours on calibrating the monitor, I finally got the colours that I was happy with, however, the condition that this monitor came in was concerning and not worth the price I paid. Especially since the description mentioned it would be Calman Calibrated, which it doesn’t get recalibrated before getting shipped out again. I decided to return it and since I received some giftcards for my birthday, I decided to buy the monitor again but this time in brand new condition.Monitor 2 – Brand new from Amazon:Colours look fantastic right out of the box and everything was packaged correctly. There was also no damage to the box. This is a great monitor for an amateur or professional photographer. There is also a ton of calibration settings that you could use to ensure that you’re getting the colours that you want.Final thoughts:Would I have bought this monitor if I didn’t have giftcards? Probably not. It’s a bit too expensive for me since I’m not at the professional level yet, but since I basically got it for half off, I have to say, that this is a beautiful monitor. 27 inches is the perfect size for editing, gaming or even office work. I didn’t think there would be a huge difference in quality between 1080p and 1440p but I was wrong! I don’t think I’d go back to 1080p after experiencing 1440p. The 75Hz refresh rate is also a nice touch.

In short, if I didn’t read the “LED” on the box, I would believe straight this is an OLED screen! Yeah it’s that good as everyone said, the colors are rich and has a good range, feels natural at the same time (not that over saturated). Build quality is top (we’re talking about ASUS) it’s easy to setup and no need to tune its colors (but you can though).Worthy👌🏻