ASUS MX279H 27-inch LED-Lit AH IPS Monitor

Connectors on this monitor included dual HDMI, VGA, analog audio, headphone jack, and DC-IN power connectors. At least there's dual HDMI for this monitor but unfortunately no DisplayPort connectivity. The lack of a DVI port on the monitor is made up for by including a DVI to HDMI cable. For security minded individuals, there is a Kensington Lock slot on this ASUS monitor.

Fatima and I have been trying out the ASUS MX279H monitor for several days now and overall it's very nice. The speaker quality is good, the image quality is good, and there were no dead or otherwise defective pixels. The build quality of the MX279H is very nice and reliable as we've come to expect from many nice ASUS monitors.

The only complaint we have about the ASUS MX279H 27-inch Monitor is a desire to see greater pixel density out of the display. The ASUS PB278Q 27-Inch WQHD LED-lit PLS Professional Graphics Monitor will be much more interesting as having been a long-time user of 2560x1440/1600 displays at 27~30-inch, 1920 x 1080 at 27-inch is just too low for my tastes. However, for the ~$310 USD monitor the price isn't bad.

The on-screen display for the monitor is comparable to other ASUS monitors and nothing that's exactly special.

I have tried this monitor with Intel HD Graphics, AMD Radeon, and NVIDIA GeForce hardware with the open and closed-source graphics drivers over HDMI and haven't run into any issues at all to report... The EDID isn't incorrect nor were there any other monitor issues when running the ASUS MX279H on Ubuntu Linux. The MX279H has found its home now with the Intel Bay Trail NUC Kit where the combination is working out great.

Hopefully this brief review of the ASUS MX279H was helpful if you're a Linux user looking for an HD monitor upgrade at around the $300 price point. If you have any other questions about the display feel free to let us know via the forums or @MichaelLarabel on Twitter.