If a crate load of latest TUF Gaming peripherals wasn’t sufficient {hardware} information for sooner or later, Asus have additionally introduced a brand-new 49in curved gaming monitor at this yr’s Computex present to tackle the likes of the stupidly extensive Samsung CHG90. Much like its further lengthy 32:9 rival, the Asus VG49V comes with a curved 49in show with a 3840×1080 decision and an excellent quick 144Hz refresh charge, providing you with as a lot room as two 27in 1920×1080 screens with none pesky bezels getting in the best way.
I need to admit, I do love ultrawide monitor, and as ridiculous because the Samsung CHG90 was after I bought it in for overview, it did depart a long-lasting impression as soon as I’d put it again in its field and bid farewell to it – a lot in order that it at present ranks as one in every of my favorite and best gaming monitors you should buy immediately – and I think about I’ll in all probability really feel a lot the identical approach concerning the Asus VG49V when it launches at a at present unknown level “later this year”.
The VG49V ought to hopefully be a bit extra inexpensive than Samsung’s £1075 / $1100 CHG90, because it seems prefer it solely comes with help for AMD’s common FreeSync tech reasonably than the fancier HDR-enabled FreeSync 2.
This will little doubt come as a blow to Nvidia graphics card homeowners, however for the three of you with appropriate AMD graphics playing cards, it means you’ll be capable to make the most of FreeSync’s variable body charge tech for a stutter and tear-free gaming expertise in case your graphics card is struggling to deal with the monitor’s large decision. You’ll nonetheless want a fairly beefy card to make the most of FreeSync, nevertheless, as Asus factors out it solely works throughout the 48-144Hz vary. If your graphics card can’t get to 48fps, then FreeSync received’t kick in and also you’ll doubtless nonetheless expertise a little bit of display screen tearing.
That’s a little bit of a disgrace, however Asus hope the monitor’s quick response instances will assist make up for it not directly. Its VA panel has a typical response time of 4ms, as an illustration, however when the refresh charge is about to 85Hz, 100Hz or 120Hz, you’ll be capable to allow Asus’ Extreme Low Motion Blur strobe impact mode to get a 1ms shifting image response time – which is just about what you’ll see on cheaper gaming-orientated TN panels.
You additionally get a bunch of low blue gentle modes for easy-viewing on the outdated eyeballs and a pair of 5W audio system, and within the ports division you’ll discover two HDMI 2.zero inputs and a single DisplayPort 1.2 enter.
If you’d reasonably stick with a extra conventional monitor dimension, nevertheless, then Asus’ new “console gaming monitor”, the CG32, could be extra up your avenue. Don’t be fooled by the branding – that is nonetheless very a lot a PC monitor that simply so occurs to be focused at these console field individuals who would reasonably play video games of their bed room as a substitute of hogging the TV downstairs.
Indeed, the CG32 seems to be fairly a candy deal for these after a (hopefully) barely much less extortionate HDR show. For occasion, it comes with a 31.5in VA panel and 4K decision, in addition to adaptive sync and HDR10 help that matches VESA’s DisplayHDR 600 specification.
The latter means a peak brightness of 600cd/m2 – so not fairly as vivid as Nvidia’s fancy G-Sync HDR 1000cd/m2 shows however nonetheless extra eye-popping than entry-level 400cd/m2 screens just like the BenQ EW277HDR – in addition to a claimed 95% protection of the DCI-P3 color gamut (which is fairly rattling excessive) and a 10-bit color panel. Throw in localised dimming zones and that’s a fairly tasty-sounding monitor.
You solely get an everyday 60Hz refresh charge, thoughts – which is without doubt one of the downsides of this being a console-orientated monitor – however not less than its adaptive sync expertise isn’t unique to a specific camp of graphics playing cards. As lengthy as you’ve bought a appropriate graphics card, you’ll get the advantage of tear-free gaming throughout the 40-60fps zone. What’s extra, it’s not simply restricted to the CG32’s single DisplayPort 1.2 enter, because it additionally works throughout all three of its HDMI 2.zero inputs as properly. You additionally get a pair of USB 3.zero ports that may cost issues like controllers, in addition to one other two on your mouse and keyboard.
Asus have additionally gone full RGB for the CG32, embedding 38 addressable LEDs into the again of the monitor to supposedly ‘prolong the image past the body’ of the monitor for whole immersion – a bit like Philips’ Ambilight TVs. Personally I’ve at all times discovered this immensely irritating, however I’m positive you’ll be capable to flip it off when you want.
This can also be because of launch someday later this yr, so not a lot use when you can’t resolve whether or not to plumb for Asus’ extra upmarket ROG Swift PG27UQ G-Sync HDR monitor as a substitute when it launches later this month, however the CG32 is unquestionably one to observe.
