ASUS ROG Swift PG259QN 360 Hz Gaming Monitor Releasing in September for $699

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ASUS has announced that the ROG Swift PG259QN will be available to buy in September for $699. The company is calling this the world’s fastest gaming monitor due to its ultra-fast IPS display, which can offer refresh rates of up to 360 Hz and 1 ms of gray-to-gray response time. Not surprisingly, the resolution is only 1080p, but it does feature NVIDIA G-SYNC for smooth, tear-free gameplay.



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Panel size (diagonal)24.5-inch three-side frameless screen (16:9)Panel backlight /  typeFast IPSDisplay surfaceNon-glareResolution1920 x 1080Brightness400 cd/m² (typical/HDR on)Refresh rate360 Hz (native)Viewing angle(CR≧10)178°(Horizontal) /...

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[kcthebrewer]

For $699, it's a very compelling purchase for top competitive gamers.
Hopefully it is well calibrated from the factory.

I think $599 would probably be the sweet spot but as it's the 'best' and it's less than I paid for my PG278Q in 2015 ($800)

 

[Riccochet]

I'd really have to sit down with 144, 240 and 360 Hz displays, side by side, to see if it's worth it.

60 to 144 is dramatic. 144 to 240 is meh. I can't imagine 240 to 360 is going to be mind blowingly better.

 

[Armenius]

I'd really have to sit down with 144, 240 and 360 Hz displays, side by side, to see if it's worth it.

60 to 144 is dramatic. 144 to 240 is meh. I can't imagine 240 to 360 is going to be mind blowingly better.

If you can even get any game to run at 360 FPS. It's just a marketing gimmick at this point.

 

[David_Schroth]

If you can even get any game to run at 360 FPS. It's just a marketing gimmick at this point.

Both NVIDIA and ASUS went out of their way at CES to show that there's a difference. At the ASUS press jungle, they had a 240Hz side by side with a 360Hz screen scrolling on an Overwatch map. The apparent difference was on the 360Hz screen, you could read the text floating over the characters/objects as it scrolled whereas it was not clear on the 240Hz. At the NVIDIA press jungle, they had the same Overwatch display, but also had an interactive test on CS:GO, but it was showing the difference between 60Hz and 360Hz. In the two scenarios that I tested, I scored significantly better on the 360Hz screen than the 60Hz, but some of it could be the effect of "practicing" on the 60Hz and then repeating it on the 360Hz.....

 

[Dan_D]

I'd really have to sit down with 144, 240 and 360 Hz displays, side by side, to see if it's worth it.

60 to 144 is dramatic. 144 to 240 is meh. I can't imagine 240 to 360 is going to be mind blowingly better.

Agreed. Furthermore, I wouldn't want to be limited to 25" and 1920x1080.

 

[Armenius]

Both NVIDIA and ASUS went out of their way at CES to show that there's a difference. At the ASUS press jungle, they had a 240Hz side by side with a 360Hz screen scrolling on an Overwatch map. The apparent difference was on the 360Hz screen, you could read the text floating over the characters/objects as it scrolled whereas it was not clear on the 240Hz. At the NVIDIA press jungle, they had the same Overwatch display, but also had an interactive test on CS:GO, but it was showing the difference between 60Hz and 360Hz. In the two scenarios that I tested, I scored significantly better on the 360Hz screen than the 60Hz, but some of it could be the effect of "practicing" on the 60Hz and then repeating it on the 360Hz.....

I'm not saying higher refresh rates are pointless, just that it is of limited benefit at this moment in time. Sample and hold displays will get better motion clarity the higher the refresh rate goes without the need for BFI, and input latency at display time will get lower at nearly the same scale. Total latency is still ultimately decided by the game engine and framerate.

Speaking of, here is Doom Eternal being pushed to 1000 FPS . The video doesn't show it, but the article says they were running through the actual beginning of the game seeing a peak of 1014 FPS.

 

[Grimlakin]

I thought... gee 1k fps.. that's awesome... how will I see that in the video if my refresh is 75hz?

Also a high refresh monitor/display is nice... but also... to downsize that much? I love 1440p gaming on a nice big 32 inch screen. I don't want to down size as an 'upgrade'. Then again I clearly am not the target market for this.