This computer monitor from ASUS comes snugly packed. Out of the box, package includes VGA cable, 3.5mm AUX cable, power adapter and HDMI to DVI cable. The panel very slim, so you have external adapter which is nice for warming feet during cold winter days. Monitor that I have unpacked had no bad pixels. Out of the box, it was very bright which washed out colors a little bit so you will have to calibrate it a little bit in order to make colors a little move vivid. Since backlighting is even there was no much bleed. Base is attached to display screen with one screw and it sits pretty good on the table, it is very stable.
Display panel is about 2 cm thick, it is not edge to edge, you have about 1 cm on the sides and about 1.5cm at the top. All this make this panel pretty good looking, and as it is matte screen, you will not have reflection or glare when you watch it. Ports on ASUS MX279H are a bit different then on most monitors, they extend straight backwards so this make all easier to connect. Well, connecting is certainly easier, but management is a bit confusing.
OSD is fluid and touch controls are neatly tucked away just under the bottom edge. Controls are certainly responsive and very easy to learn. First thing that I have changed is color mode to sRGB and I suggest you to do the same. That will result in lower brightness without affecting the colors. I may say that colors are very accurate and clear and since this is ISP monitor you will notice difference at this point. If you want, you may also lower down trace free feature to eliminate major amount of ghosting effects.
When talking about response time and contrast, contrast ration of ASUS MX279H is 1000:1 while response is 10ms. That would be good for every day gaming. If your previous monitor had faster response time you will notice slight difference. I have tried playing few games like Far Cry 3 and Battlefield 3. I may say that higher response time was noticeable but colors were amazing. Everything just came alive. After some playing, I have tried playing Blu-Ray movie, and on 1080p resolution everything was great. Colors are natural and picture is crystal clear. Furthermore, text and images are also sharp.
Chances that you will use speakers that are built in are small anyway, but if you do want to use them they are better than in most computer monitors. Of course, do not expect much from them considering that they are tiny. Don’t expect from them to compare with living room TV. On the other hand, I do believe that you will use more often other nice feature, passthrough, to connect your headphones to your monitor, which will make playing games or using console more convenient.
For the price at this moment, I could say that this monitor, ASUS MX279H, is a great buy, It is slim and beautiful, IPS display, amazing color reproduction, stable on the desk and have good response time. Only thing that is a bit odd with it is port direction that may not be suitable for the all consumers. In case that you are hardcore gamer, I suggest you to chose something from VG series as they have 144Hz refresh rate. For all other people, that don’t play games as that much this could be one monitor to buy!
PROS:
- Beautiful design (silver - black combination), stable on the desk
- Very thing panel, near edge to edge matte screen
- Amazing color reproduction, sharp text, very bright
- Little backlight bleed with even LED lighting
- Dual HDMI input (good for connection PC and other device like Blu-Ray, gaming console)
CONS:
- No DisplayPort
- Slow response time in case that you are gamer
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