27 inch 4K OLED gaming monitor is a big thing. Samsung only announced its own version, and we would possibly see more in CES. Depending on what Asus has told me, I am only one of the few critics who are gaming on one of these new monitor for the last one week. I am talking about Asus Rog Swift PG27UCDM, and the sharpness that brings it is incredible to play.
But before I continue gushing – a warning.
This is not a complete review of the monitor. This is a preproduction unit – it literally came to my door in an unprecedented white box – so there can still be changes. Asus tells me that everything about everything is set in the stone as far as the hardware goes, but I am not yet testing a broad brightness or color. I will give you some impression, but there is a good chance that Asus will have a firmware update or two between two and when the monitor actually releases, I do not want to wander anyone.
But even with that cavet, Rog Swift PG27UCDM is one of the best gaming monitors that you can buy based on a one seen so far.
An exciting look factor
Let's immediately address the “world's first” claim. I first heard about this panel in CES last year, but at that time, it was not available in any monitor. Now, this is, and the panel is a combination of various forms factors and features that we have seen on other monitor to this point.
It is a 4-jewelery QD-Old panel from the Samsung display. According to Samsung, this is a continuation of the generation of the display seen with better panel longevity in the last one year. It is included in the 27-inch 1440p panel running on 360Hz, which I saw on the alienware 27 QD-ULED, and a 32-inch 4K panel is running at 240Hz, shown on the MSI MPG 321urx. It divides the difference with a 4K resolution, 27-inch size and 240Hz refresh rate.
This OLED is not some crazy new milestone in the world of gaming monitor, but it is a panel that I know that many people are asking. I still think that the 32 -inch monitor is the best size for 4K, from the attempt of at least pixel density, but wants a 27 -inch display with 4K resolution.
You are achieving high pixel density for the beginning, but more importantly, 27 inches are more understandable in just a few cases. Maybe you do not have a lot of additional desk spaces, or maybe you play a lot of competitive games where small screen sizes are more manageable. Or maybe you like only 27 inch monitor. Regardless, such a performance is not present before, despite not being revolutionary.
And it works. You are getting a density of 166 pixels per inch, which is extremely fast. It is really difficult to reduce the difference in sharpness between 4K on a 32 -inch monitor and 4K on a 27 -inch monitor, but let me try. Think when you wake up in the weekend and step out for the first time. Adjust your eyes, you look up and see trees, and they look impossible. You can see individual branches and leaves, even in the air, and it looks hyperraralistic. This is the best way I can think to tell that it is like using PG27UCDM for the first time.
I spent most of my time with playing monitor Part of exile 2 Because I am disappointed with it, and it looks incredible. Especially with such a game, it is almost as if the screen has a lot of expansion to fit at once, but somehow, it works.
A new feature set for 2025
Thankfully, it is not just a new panel. This display is actually a lot of additional gifts that are feeling this display like a monitor, which is worthy of starting 2025. First of all, you are getting full array of facilities seen from Asus in the last one year. This includes the expander OLED Care Pro feature set, as well as the extreme low speed of asus, or ELMB.
The name uses Asus for black frame insertion, or BFI. Originally, it inserts a black frame between each refreshing for better speed clarity, especially at a low frame rate such as when you play on a console. ELMB was not actually working on my preproduction unit, although the previous Asus has displayed Rog Swift PG32UCDM, which has come up with some serious boundaries at convenience, including a lock 120Hz refresh rate, no HDR and low glow.
You also get a display widget center of Asus, so you can control all aspects of the monitor with your keyboard and mouse, and ASUS is also packed in a new automatic firmware updated feature for the display – very easy. Finally, you get Dolby Vision and HDR 10 support, which you can togle in on-screen display (OSD).
All this is expected, but there are some new things here. The most interesting is what the Asus Neo Neo says to the sensor, which whenever you are close to the screen. Originally how it works that the screen will automatically close itself when you are not sitting in front of it after 1, 5 or 10 minutes. When you return, the screen automatically raises itself back.
And it works innocently. You can cover the maximum distance, or set it at a dynamic distance if you are prone to rock back and forth on your chair as I am. Regardless, the screen did not return within one or more time when I sat on the monitor every time. I really love this feature, and I hope this is something that Asas takes forward in his other gaming display.
Apart from this, the new displayport is 2.1. Yes, ASUS finally has a gaming monitor with displayport 2.1, and with a full 80 GBPS signal so that you can run 4K at 240Hz without display stream compression (DSC).
It is included in two HDMI 2.1 port with USB-C input with power distribution of 90 watts. They are not new, but they are still good to note. As usual, ASUS includes a USB hub manufactured in a display with three USB ports. I am not sure what kind of USB ports these are, but if anything PG32UCDM is to be done, they should have USB 3.2 Gen 1 port.
I already said that I am not allowed to give hard numbers yet, and you probably don't want those who see anyway that some firmware will be twics before releasing. But I would say this. I tested some initial color and glow, and things look great. It should not actually come as a surprise, though. I have reviewed a ton of Asus OLEDs at this point, and they are like crop cream when it comes to brightness and color accuracy.
An exciting start for 2025
PG27UCDM is already a great start for gaming monitors for 2025. I suspect that it will not be “the world's first” for a long time, but it really doesn't matter. This performance is incredibly sharp, and it is the correct performance of how the Asas continues to develop the feature set on its monitor beyond the standard fare.
A large gendering question for me is pricing, however, especially on the face of PG32UCDM and similar 32-inch 4K OLEDs which we have seen in the last one year. They have fallen from $ 1,300 to $ 1,000 or $ 900 in some cases, so I do not really have high expectations for PG27UCDM if it is more than $ 1,000. We just have to wait and see.
Although I still prefer a 32 -inch performance at 4K, PG27UCDM is definitely challenging my position. It's playing very well Part of exile 2 And Rivalry On the small display, carrying all the details that I need at once. I don't like it like those more cinematic experiences Silent Hill 2But to each their own. Despite preference, no one denies that it is an impressive gaming monitor.
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