Ever since I saw my first tandem OLED screen last year, I couldn't wait for
the technology to come to monitors. Well, now ASUS sponsored this video so
we can take a well super early look at
their new XG27
AQ
WMG or as I like to call it, Albuquerquey's weapon of mass gaming.
Don't use that joke. It's not that funny. But this what the I was expecting
it to be packaged very differently, but no, it's
I took that top foam off. It's just kind of right there. Um, so that's a first
for me. And I'm going to kind of just pull it out, I guess.
It's unboxed. That was really fast. Uh, it's already also put together. I didn't
even get a chance to tell you guys about the cool stand that is now 30% more
compact than the previous XG gaming monitors. Okay, this fell out of the
box. And then what else have we got? Our
HDMI 2.1 cable, DisplayPort 1.4, and
USBB. I know next to nothing about this
panel there. There's no anything on the box. Um I was hoping for like an
interior box with some kind of spec. All I know is this guy is 26 and a half
inches. It does 280 Hz refresh rate.
It's fourthg gen. So it's got instead of
um I think they were doing a blue and then red green layer and then blue
layer. Now it's going blue green blue red. Either way they've taken that red
green layer in the middle and split it up into two. And so now there's like two
double stacks four total for tandem
OLED. Uh, and it's supposed to be I mean
I've seen it kind of firsthand in other panels, but it's supposed to be uh way
brighter in both peak brightness and full screen as well as about up to 25%
wider color volume in BT 2020. Now, unfortunately, our color is out being
calibrated right now, so the lab didn't test this guy. So, I'm going off of the
zero specs and uh the monitor. So, we're going to take a look at it and try to
game on it and see what it looks like in person. But first, I want to
pop off the stand, take a look at it, and show you guys the IO.
Wow, this really is a lot smaller of a
footprint. Hey, that's really tiny. Otherwise, it's
still your pretty column into base bog
standard design with a screw that you turn on the bottom here. It's probably a
bolt, not a screw, but you know, who really cares? engineers. They're the
ones who care. We'll put it on the stand in a sec cuz I want to show you guys
the beautiful IO. We've got a couple of HDMI 2.1 ports, DisplayPort 1.4. So,
I'm guessing this is 1440p, but you know, it will reveal its secrets to me
momentarily. Headphone jack, Kensington lock, USB hub over here, and a power
connector. But there's one more cool little trick that ASUS has actually had
uh in their monitor division for at least a couple of years now. You get
this handy little tripod uh socket at the top here. So, it's really easy to
mount like a ring light or a camera or I guess both together, whatever you want
to do. As for what the stand is capable of, we've got the classic swivel all on
the column there. Bunch of tilt
and my favorite
It can pivot both ways, I believe.
Very nice. And for those of you looking for a glossy option, well, this guy
should do it with their new true black glossy finish. That should really make
everything just kind of pop. Um, that's
okay. Anti-glare, anti-reflection. It's great for some people. I live in a cave.
I make my computers out of scraps, and I just want the darkest room possible. So,
give me gloss, baby. All right, let's uh let's turn it on. I've got to say it's
turned on. I'm just looking at our pretty wallpaper and it looks pretty
incredible. Um having that tandem OLED means that it's
also able to hit Vesa True Black 500 uh
because of the extra sustained brightness. And I've been waiting for a
monitor that can do like 500 600 um
because they can get those peaks like high. They can do the peaks, no problem,
but it's getting that full screen sustained. And it's kind of the one
thing that you're giving up when you go from miniLEDD to OLED is like crazy high
sustained brightness. And now we're not, you know, mini LED levels, but it should
be a lot better. And I can confirm that we're looking at a 1440p monitor. I'll
get to the pricing and the release date a little later, but that's not bad. 27
in is kind of the sweet spot for 1440p. We absolutely do not want to be gated uh
at 60 Hz. Let's go all the way up to 280. And on top of that 280 Hz refresh
rate because it's OLED, we're getting that 0.03 millisecond gray to gray
response times, which is just lightning fast. Crazy good. All right, let's check
out some HDR footage, though, because what I'm most interested in is seeing
that enhanced gamut coverage of BT 2020.
I got to say this looks quite stunning.
One of the very few downsides of third gen WLED panels was a lack of range when
it comes to BT 2020. Um,
this should get this up there like maybe
80%. 85% I don't know. We haven't tested
it and ASUS hasn't made any claims. They've just said it's going to be uh
wider than it was before. But this looks fantastic and I've got to say I'm quite
impressed. Sorry, I had to take my jacket off. I was getting a little too
hot and bothered looking at how good this display looks. They're going to have this panel in TVs as well. Um, and
they're not using their MLA plus or microl lens array plus technology
anymore to hit these levels of brightness. Um, it was pretty good, but
it did have its own bit of downsides. And so, I'm happy to say that uh it's no
longer necessary. Now we're getting more color gamut, more brightness with
basically zero trade-off. They've also adjusted the sub pixel layout now, so
it's reordered back to be more traditional RGB. We're getting RGWB in
the sub pixels. So that's great uh for any of you purists out there who didn't
like how it was laid out before. Um, but now I want to game on it because 280 Hz
with really great brightness values and HDR and OLED and it's just I got to game
on this thing. So, give us one moment as
we switch to 60 FPS while I update Steam. Look at how good
this fire looks. It's super bright and
it looks nice and orangey yellow. I am
already impressed. Um,
wow. I It's such a minor thing. Um, but
man, that looks good. And okay, let's play Let's play some Counterstrike. I've
got to say, uh, the clarity
you whip and it's instant. This thing looks great, though. I, man. Oh, I
thought for sure I got him at the head. Okay, whatever.
One, two, three. Come on. Oh, okay.
Well, he's dead. All right. Well, look, a new fancy OLED gaming monitor running
at 280 Hz with amazing contrast and
image clarity. It's not going to make you a better gamer, but
it's going to make it so that if you do lose, you're not going to be able to blame anything but yourself.
Cuz at this point, like, man, 280 Hz is
just becoming the bog standard now. It's like the new 165 or 144. Let's try
another game that's a bit more visually appealing than Counter-Strike, so I can
kind of show you guys what some good HDR is going to look like. We're going to
play some Doom Eternal because Dark Ages is uh well, it's not perfect. Eternal,
it'll always be perfect in my heart. Um, and I got to say, just out of the box,
God, this looks amazing. Feels so good. Just like good old Chuck Manion.
Like, it's just so instant, too. like
280 Hz is more than fast enough. Um, and
the fact that it's got that I know I've said it before, but that near instant
OLED pixel response time. Um, this game just looks absolutely stunning in
motion. And the HDR on it looks incredible, too. Like even just looking
at the fire in this little room here
looks so good. Those oranges and reds. Oh, let's talk about the price because,
you know, it's not as expensive as you might
think. It's not going to be free either, though. But at $699 for a 27 in 1440p
280 Hz gaming monster, I think you're
actually getting a pretty solid deal. And it's an even better price when you
consider that it's with a brand new uh generation of panel technology that I'm
actually really excited about. ASUS is claiming that this is going to give them
an extra 60% lifetime in terms of like panel
longevity, and I can absolutely not speak to that. Uh, who knows? But it's a
pretty bold claim. Um, especially when OLEDs were already starting to last for
years and years to the point where a lot of manufacturers are coming with, you
know, 2 or 3ear warranties on these things. And I've just got to say that it
looks absolutely stunning. And if you are worried about uh running your panel
into the ground accidentally because you know you get up and you walk away all of
a sudden you know it just stays on a static image and starts to actually burn
things in. Uh ASUS has got that super cool proximity sensor where you just
walk away a little bit and the screen goes black for you. So you don't have to
worry about forgetting. To enable all that stuff you just go to OLED care
screen saver. Is it screen saver or is it something? Oh, proxim neoproximity
sensor distance selection. Let's set that to like sure 120 cmters. Why not?
I'm gonna walk away
and it's going to turn off. It might take a minute. I think it takes like a
good solid minute or two or whatever, but it will turn off.
Editor, do the fast forward time lapse thing.
and it turns right back on. Thanks again to ASUS for sponsoring this unboxing of
the XG27 AQ WMG. Hey, I got that on my first try.
Uh, I'm PLO. This is ShortCircuit. And if you want to look at other monitor
videos, there's a lot of them. Maybe I'll have one linked here or maybe
it'll be there or maybe there or there. I don't know.
See you