ASUS introduced its TUF Gaming sub-brand to the market a few years in the past to deal with wants of mainstream players. But as necessities evolve, the corporate has added premium options to TUF Gaming-branded merchandise now and again. This time round ASUS has launched a brand new TUF-branded 27-inch curved monitor that boasts with AMD’s FreeSync Premium certification, a wider-than-sRGB shade gamut, and a 165 Hz refresh fee.
The ASUS TUF Gaming VG27VH1B monitor relies on a 27-inch curved VA panel that includes a 1920×1080 decision, 250 nits luminance, a 3000:1 distinction ratio, 178°/178° viewing angles, a 1 ms MPRT response time, and a 165 Hz most refresh fee. The LCD can reproduce 120% of the sRGB in addition to 90% of the DCI-P3 shade gamuts, which is slightly good for a monitor that’s speculated to be (at the very least comparatively) cheap.
One of the important thing promoting factors of the TUF Gaming VG27VH1B is that the monitor includes a scaler that helps VESA’s Adaptive-Sync variable refresh fee expertise. The show can also be licensed to satisfy AMD’s FreeSync Premium necessities, which, as you’d anticipate for a excessive refresh fee show, means it formally helps low framerate compensation (LFC) mode. All instructed, the monitor helps refresh charges from 50 Hz as much as 165 Hz.
As for different applied sciences, the TUF Gaming VG27VH1B additionally absolutely helps ASUS’s ELMB (excessive low movement blur) expertise, which is designed to make fast-action scenes look sharper. What is especially vital about this ELMB implementation is that it may work along with Adaptive-Sync/FreeSync, so that it’s not an both/or state of affairs. Other notable capabilities of the brand new TUF monitor embrace in-game enhancements strategies like Shadow Boost, GamePlus modes (Crosshair, Timer, FPS Counter, Display Alignment), and GameVisual genre-tailored modes.
One attention-grabbing factor to notice in regards to the TUF Gaming VG27VH1B is its set of inputs that features one D-Sub connector for legacy PCs in addition to two HDMI 2.Zero ports to attach trendy PCs, however there are no DisplayPort inputs. On the audio facet of issues, the monitor has 2W stereo audio system together with a line-in and a headphone out connector.
As for ergonomics, the ASUS VG27VH1B comes with a stand that may regulate tilt and swivel, however not peak. Also, the show has VESA 100×100 mounting holes.
| The ASUS TUF VG27VH1B Monitor | ||
| TUF Gaming VG27VH1B | ||
| Panel | 27″ VA | |
| Native Resolution | 1920 × 1080 (16:9) |
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| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz | |
| Dynamic Refresh Rate | Technology | AMD FreeSync Premium VESA Adaptive-Sync |
| Range | HDMI 50 Hz – 165 Hz | |
| Response Time | 1 ms MPRT | |
| Brightness | 250 cd/m² | |
| Contrast | 3000:1 | |
| Color Gamut | 125% sRGB 90% DCI-P3 |
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| Viewing Angles | 178°/178° horizontal/vertical | |
| Curvature | 1500R | |
| Inputs | 1 × D-Sub 2 × HDMI 2.0 |
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| USB Hub | – | |
| Audio | 2 W stereo audio system | |
| Proprietary Enhancements | GamePlus: Crosshair/Timer/FPS Counter/Display Alignment
GameVisual: Scenery/Racing/Cinema/RTS/RPG/FPS/sRGB Modes/MOBA Mode GameFast Input |
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| Stand | Height | – |
| Tilt | +23° ~ -5° | |
| Swivel | +15° ~ -15° | |
| Power Consumption | Idle | 0.5 W |
| Typical | ? | |
| Maximum | 28 W | |
| MSRP | ? | |
ASUS already lists its TUF Gaming VG27VH1B monitor on its web site, so anticipate it to hit the market within the foreseeable future (COVID-19 prepared).
Source: ASUS (through Hermitage Akihabara)
