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Asus MG28UQ Monitor
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BenQ EL2870U Monitor
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16 editorial reviews
Introduction ASUS has rapidly become a dominant force in the gaming monitor sector due to the popularity of its ROG range. According to Digitimes, the company has seen a staggering growth rate of 30 percent throughout Europe in 2015. Models such as the PG278Q, commonly referred to the ROG Swift beautifully catered towards users requiring a high refresh monitor and G-Sync functionality. This combination proved to be extraordinarily successful and inspired future products such as the PG279Q. The advent of responsive IPS panels featuring enhanced viewing angles and colour reproduction compared to their TN counterparts, forged a new audience for theRead more
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Asus MG-series has always represented a solid value alternative to its premium ROG products. Today we’re looking at the MG28UQ, a 28-inch Ultra HD monitor with FreeSync.Read more
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General

Screen size23.8 in28.0 in27.9 in
Brightness250.0 cd/m²330.0 cd/m²300.0 cd/m²
Aspect ratio16:916:916:9

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black,Grey
  • Grey
Panel designFlatFlatFlat
Built-in USB hubnoyesno
Built-in cameranonono
Screen surfaceMatteMatte
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
no
N/A
Built-in speakers
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Height (without stand)12.64 in14.99 in25.9 in
Height with stand16.47 in22.28 in
N/A
Depth (with stand)6.73 in9.19 in5.89 in
Depth (without stand)1.48 in2.65 in5.89 in
Width (with stand)21.24 in25.99 in18.75 in
Weight0.1 oz282.19 oz0.25 oz
Height adjustment
N/A
5.91 in
N/A
Height (min-max)
N/A
416 - 566< 476
Weight (without stand)
N/A
17.64 lb
N/A

Connectivity

DVI Portyesnono
HDMInoyesyes
Headphone outputnoyesyes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
Analogue 3.5mm input
N/A
1
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 port
N/A
0
N/A
Number of USB 3.0 ports
N/A
2
N/A
USB connectors (total)
N/A
21
Component input (YPbPr/YCbCr)
N/A
no
N/A
Number of component inputs
N/A
0
N/A
Composite input
N/A
no
N/A
Number of composite inputs
N/A
0
N/A
DisplayPort
N/A
yesyes
HDCP
N/A
yesyes
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
32
Number of HDMI inputs
N/A
32
HDMI version
N/A
2.02.0
Headphone outputs quantity
N/A
11
S-video input
N/A
no
N/A
Number of s-video inputs
N/A
0
N/A
Thunderbolt
N/A
no
N/A
USB for video
N/A
no
N/A
VGA in
N/A
noyes
Number of DisplayPort inputs
N/A
1
N/A
Number of DisplayPort outputs
N/A
0
N/A
DisplayPort version
N/A
1.21.4
Type of DisplayPort connector
N/A
Standard
N/A
MHL
N/A
yes
N/A

Image properties

Supported graphics resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
3840x21603840 x 2160
Refresh rate75.0 Hz60.0 Hz60.0 Hz
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Display number of colours16.78 million colours1.073 billion colours1.073 billion colours
Colour depth (per channel)8.0 bit10.0 bit
N/A
Colour gamut (NTSC)72.0 %
N/A
72.0 %
Dynamic contrast ratio20000000:1100000000:112000000:1
Display technologyLCDLCDLED
BacklightW-LEDWLEDLED
Panel typeVATNTN
Response time4.0 ms1.0 ms1.0 ms
Viewing angle (horizontal)178.0 °170.0 °170.0 °
Viewing angle (vertical)178.0 °160.0 °160.0 °
Maximum resolution
N/A
3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Colour gamut (Adobe RGB)
N/A
74.6 %72.0 %
Contrast ratio
N/A
1000:11000:1
Response time (GtG)
N/A
1.0 ms1.0 ms
Response time (BtW)
N/A
1.0 ms
N/A
Image delay
N/A
< 1
N/A
Picture-in-Picture (PIP)
N/A
no
N/A
Pixel size
N/A
0.01 in0.01 in

Features

Cable lock slotyesyesyes
Flicker freeyesyesyes
Ascendable and submersible
N/A
yesyes
Pivot function
N/A
yes
N/A
Swivel
N/A
yes
N/A
Tiltable
N/A
yesyes
Memory card reader
N/A
no
N/A

Compatibility

VESA mountyesyesyes
Type of VESA mount100x100mm100x100mm
N/A
3D support (3D-Ready)
N/A
yes
N/A
Adaptive synchronization
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
noyes
Sync technology
N/A
AMD FreesyncAMD Freesync

Power

Energy efficiency classFBG
Power consumption (standby)0.3 W0.5 W
N/A
Power consumption (typical)21.0 W62.9 W55.0 W
Connecting 9V/12V/14V
N/A
None
N/A
Operational power consumption
N/A
< 63.9
N/A

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