ASUS ProArt Display OLED PA279CDV Professional Monitor review
Is OLED worth the price premium over LCD? Spoiler alert: definitely!
Reviewing the ASUS ProArt Display OLED PA279CDV Professional Monitor reveals a device that truly stands out in the crowded 27-inch monitor market. With its 26.5-inch, 4K OLED panel, the monitor offers an impressive 99% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage and color accuracy that deviates by just Delta-E. OLED technology brings immense benefits, including improved contrast, deeper blacks, better brightness uniformity, and the potential for excellent color space coverage.
However, OLED displays also introduce a minor drawback: screen burn-in. Static on-screen elements, such as the Windows task bar, could potentially cause a faint ghost image to remain even after switching to a different image. To mitigate this issue, the PA279CDV features ASUS OLED Care, which includes various screen-saving measures.
Image Protection dynamically detects and identifies elements like the task bar, logos, and video edges, reducing their brightness to minimize the risk of burn-in. Additionally, the monitor automatically adjusts screen brightness when it detects that no one is in front of it, further limiting the potential for burn-in.
Priced at $699/£649, the PA279CDV is positioned as a professional monitor with a solid build quality. The stand is typical for this segment, featuring a large, solid metal base with matte finish and a simple upright design with a cable management slot. The stand can swivel 90 degrees for portrait orientation and offers both clockwise and anticlockwise swivel movement. Height adjustment is generous, with 13cm of adjustment, although the maximum height may be slightly low for some users.
Connectivity is well-covered, with three USB-C ports – one for laptop connectivity with Power Delivery, one standard USB 3.2 Gen 1 port, and the third enabling the built-in auto KVM feature. This allows users to control two connected laptops or PCs with a single keyboard and mouse. Additionally, there are three USB-A ports, two DisplayPort 1.4 sockets, an HDMI 2.1 port, and a 3.5mm audio pass-through socket.
Built-in stereo speakers are present, but their audio quality is thin and lacks volume, a common issue with built-in speakers across many monitors.
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