ASUS PB278Q WQHD LED PLS Professional Graphics Monitor

The inputs on the display include HDMI 1.4, VGA D-Sub, DisplayPort 1.2, and dual-link DVI. For those not using HDMI audio input, there's also an analog audio input along with a headphone jack. It would have been nice to see a built-in USB hub for this display and that comes down to one of the only hardware shortcomings with this professional-grade display.

The ASUS PB278Q WQHD LED PLS Professional Graphics Monitor isn't too new to the market-place so there isn't too much else to add to this review that can't already be found covered elsewhere. The main purpose of this article is to say it's been working out great with my testing, primarily from the ASUS Zenbook UX301LA via its mini HDMI port with Iris 5100 graphics. I've also tested this with AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce hardware as well using both the open and closed-source Linux graphics drivers. Through all of the testing I hadn't run into any issues of bad EDID data or the graphics cards failing to properly detect and drive this 27-inch WQHD display with dual-link DVI, HDMI, or DisplayPort. It all worked fine on Ubuntu Linux without any headaches. I've also come across no dead or defective pixels.

What led me to choosing the ASUS PB278Q was looking for at least a 27-inch display with at least a 2560x wide resolution, good build quality, and all-around a reliable display to replace my Apple Thunderbolt Display. I settled for the PB278Q for meeting my requirements and coming in at just $550 USD. This ASUS display was cheaper than Dell's similar 27-inch model (Dell U2713HM) at $600, the ViewSonic VP2770 at $680, etc. I mostly use my main system for emails, web browsing, writing, and code development and for all of these tasks the ASUS PB278Q WQHD LED PLS Professional Graphics Monitor has worked out fantastic. I also tried out the display for Linux gaming and it worked out great with no input lag or other problems. For those looking at a high-end monitor in the $500 price range, I would certainly recommend looking closely at the ASUS PB278Q.