Question 1

Hello,

Is this monitor compatible with Nvidia 3D vision?

Mike

Accepted Answer

I haven't tried Nvidia 3D vision on the ROG Swift but below is what the Overview details state, so I assume it does support it.

The ROG SWIFT PG278Q is compatible with the NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ 1 and 2 kits* to support up to three WQHD displays for immersive multi-display 3D gaming experience. ROG SWIFT provides the finest 3D gaming and content viewing experience and thanks to the ever-growing library of over 700 3D Vision™ ready game titles, as well as 3D Blu-ray movies and YouTube 3D Playback support. See everything in a new dimension with the ROG SWIFT.

Question 2

Can i connect a hdmi cable to this?

Accepted Answer

No. This monitor has only one input and it is displayport. Even if you used an hdmi to displayport cable, gsync only works with displayport

Question 3

Does it have built in speakers ?

Accepted Answer

No. There are no built in speakers.

Question 4

Not really a question, but more looking for advice...Looking at new monitors and I've been debating this. However, I currently own a Sony PlayStation 3D monitor that's 1080p and 240hz...Just curious if this would be worth the investment or would sticking with what I have be more beneficial? I know this is 1440p, which is nice, but would taking a hit in the refresh rate be worth it?

Accepted Answer

I was not familiar with the Sony PlayStation 3D monitor until you mentioned it in your question, so I did some research on it to find out if it was truly a monitor or rather a television panel that may be used as a monitor.  It appears to be the latter case as it will also accept a TV Cable Box input.

Television panels that advertise an ultra smooth image at 240Hz, 600Hz, 900Hz, etc. only produce the perceived effect of a smoother image by a process known as interpolation.  Effectively, the hardware in the panel is not capable of actually producing a 240Hz image (or the input image is not coming in native at 240 frames per second).  Instead, the panels work some image processing magic to create intermediate images between frames and then insert them in between the backlight refreshes of the TV panel (which turns on and off 240 times in one second).  This creates the illusion of 240Hz, but it is prone to artifacts that make the overall quality suffer.

The Asus ROG Swift PG278Q is a truly 144Hz monitor.  It is capable of running 144 frames per second without any interpolation.  In addition, it also has G-SYNC implemented, which completely eliminates the issues of screen tearing or stuttering that are associated with the V-Sync On/Off trade off.  You would see *immense* increase in image quality over your Sony panel, not only from the 1440p increase, but also from the refresh rate that requires no interpolation to produce.  If you are willing to spend the money, it is absolutely worth the upgrade.

Note: A lot of the information I have relayed may not be as clear as explanations are on the web.  If you do a search for "CNET Television Refresh Rates" you can find an article that explains interpolation and the truth about the advertised refresh rates.

Question 5

I am running a GeForce gts 450 will it run it? 
Also the 450 only has 2 dvi and 1 mini hdmi 
How would i hook it up?

Accepted Answer

Not sure what you mean by "run it".  You would need to first get a mini hdmi to displayport adapter/cable and even then you may run into issues, depending on the specs of that mini hdmi port.

Regardless, the selling point of this monitor is G-Sync, which your GTS450 does not support.  You will probably not even be able to go over 60hz according to NVidia's site.  You're better off looking at other options.

Question 6

Will i get all the benefits out of this monitor with the graphics card I have, which is the XFX Double Dissipation R9-290A-EDFD 4GB 512 Bit GDDR5?  Will I also get the 3D benefits as well.  Thank you.

Accepted Answer

No, the Nvidia technologies G-Sync and 3D Vision will only work with their cards as there is dependent hardware and software involved.

You will get 144Hz support up to the limits AMD is able to support, but this would be a high price to pay for just true 144Hz input.

AMD has announced its own competing standard, FreeSync or AdaptiveSync and there should be monitors that support his later in the year.  They most likely will not have 3D capability, however.

Question 7

Is it compatible with Xbox one and/or PS4?

Accepted Answer

It only has a DisplayPort connector so you won't be able to hook up a console unless you have a converter. The consoles also do not support GSYNC or benefit from a 144hz refresh rate, so you would be wasting your money.

Question 8

Is this an IPS panel?

Accepted Answer

No this is a tns led backlit lcd screen color calibrated by the rog team. The angles certainly don't go as far as ips and the colors are  not perceivably different unless you have them right next to an ips screen.

Question 9

Ok so I've noticed some monitors are coming out with a USB wire, so my question is what is it use for?

My other question is which connection is better HDMI or Display Port?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Accepted Answer

The USB wire is used to turn the monitor into a USB hub. In this case you get 2 USB 3.0 ports on the monitor itself (Though they are placed awkwardly) you can use for devices. The USB wire is to connect the monitor to your tower so those 2 USB slots can be used. Basically it's one wire to give you access to 2 additional ports. I use mine for my webcam and external Blu-ray player.

HDMI vs. DisplayPort depends on what version. I'd say DisplayPort has an advantage over HDMI right now, but it really doesn't matter with this monitor anyway since all it has is DisplayPort.

Question 10

Is this an IPS or TN?

Accepted Answer

It is TN but not your grandfathers TN.  TN has progressed a lot over the years and this looks really great.  Best looking TN panel I have ever seen.

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