ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQL1A 27” HDR Monitor, 1440P WQHD (2560 x 1440), 170Hz (Supports 144Hz), IPS, 1ms, G-SYNC Compatible, Extreme Low Motion Blur Sync, HDR400, 130% sRGB, Eye Care, HDMI DisplayPort

This is one of the best monitors I've ever seen for gaming. I'm sorry to hear some people receiving unsatisfactory panels, because that was not my experience at all. I purchased this from Amazon Warehouse deals "Used-Very Good" and was a little bit worried because of a) it's used and b) reading about the IPS glow and BLB issues I thought for sure a returned unit would be defective but low and behold it seems I've won the so called panel lottery. There is no BLB to speak of, the IPS glow is minimal, viewing angles are amazing, colours are crisp, rich and stunning, clarity is amazing and the high refresh rate and gaming features combine to make this one of my best purchases of the year. If you are a gamer like me and want to be truly blown away by the power of your gaming rig, this is the way to do it. Once you go 170hz, ELMB/g-sync smooth motion you won't ever want to go back. Oh and the HDR is decent. I own a Sony x900h which has a much higher peak brightness so I was a little disappointed with it but I knew what I was getting when I bought this monitor and it wasn't for HDR. It is nice to have though and is able to bring out some highlights in games. What are you waiting for? Buy this monitor!!!

Asus is one of the best monitors on the market .

VG27QL1A mentioned in the title but received VG27Q1A ! Both are the same series but what I received is an older version! Anyways,, the monitor is perfect and has great colors

Set it up using DP to my gaming PC, and HDMI to my work PC. The monitor bezel is thin, and fit well next to my alienware aw2710hf 240hz monitor. This monitor is bright, I had to turn it down to 60-70% for daily use. Although I wish there were a mode that had more access to all settings, I was still able to get the color settings to match my other monitor. The stand is wide, but only half as deep as my other monitor which is a good thing, I still might put this on a monitor arm long term. The IPS glow was normal, it was not more than I expected, it does not bother me. It is much better than my old dell u2715h ips monitor. In the dark with a black background you can see the back light bleed/ips glow but I didn't notice it under normal use especially in normal lighting situations. See image, left is aw2720hf, right vg27aql1a. You might see it watching a movie that has black bars on the top and bottom, not a deal killer for me. For work, it was great for excel and real time data. Good resolution and clear text. I would say the monitor is on par with reviews I've seen for the gigabyte aorus fi27q and pixio px7. Presets for websurfing is fine, racing and srgb are best. I had to tweak some settings to fix colors for photo work in photoshop all presets were a little warm and bright but were fixable and not entirely out of the ordinary. Also had to tweak the settings for movies to a modified version of the scenery or cinema preset. Will probably setup with a spyder for a better match. Motion is good, this monitor is fast. Played COD, fortnite, star wars, DBZ without any issues. No obvious ghosting or other issues. GSYNC worked well. I'll probably stick with my 240hz for fornite but will switch to this monitor for everything else that benefits more from higher resolutions. PC specs: Intel i7 8700k @ 5ghz 32gb 3200Mhz ram ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 TI Update: For gaming I had some brightness dimming/flickering at 170hz, changing it to 165hz fixed it. I also found a stuck pixel at the top of the screen, amazon replaced it quickly. The new monitor has no defects, no hot/dead pixels and I don't have flickering issues with 170hz anymore. Very happy with my purchase.

I have been using this monitor for more than 1.5 months for work, media consumption and Gaming. Wow this monitor is the best (Obviously having high expectations considering the price tag). My unit has almost no backlight bleed, no dead pixels as such. This monitor can be used for content creation as it covers higher color gamuts. Gaming feels butter smooth no input lags as such. It can hit 165Hz only using DP cable not HDMI(144Hz max). Overall very very satisfied with the product its an all-rounder product. CONS: 1. Port Placement is worst .. needs some doing to place your cables back in the port 2. Don't buy for inbuilt speakers they are the worst.. sound quality is not even sub par 3. Color caliberation out-of-the box is the worst. I mean very worst. TIP: I found Racing mode with color temp R- 77, G- 91, B-100 to be the best