It's difficult to describe in words the difference that HDR makes. It reminds me of the first time I used an SSD. It's mind-blowing.
The picture quality is amazing. Bright, vibrant colours really bring the images to life. Video playback and gaming is out of this world.
I normally get a little buyers remorse when I spend large amounts of money on tech, but I do not regret this for one single second.
This review is short because as I said, words can't describe the awesomeness of this screen. It has to be seen to be believed. Gamers and media consumers should make an effort to experience it first-hand. You will not be disappointed.
High resolution, high framerate. What's not to like?
An insanely good monitor, especially if you can find it for a good price. Competitive games can easily top out the frame rate as long as you have at least a GTX 1080 and a CPU to match (for reference, I am using an Asus 1080 Strix and AMD Threadripper 1950x and I hit at least 150FPS at full res, and max settings -including 8x MSAA- in CS:GO). HDR is gorgeous and the resolution makes everything look sharp and realistic. The monitor does occasionally bug out and all 3 of my monitors reset whenever I play in full screen but I’m fairly certain that’s a Windows issue and not anything wrong with the monitor itself. The monitor is color accurate and has been calibrated by Asus in-shop; however that does fall apart slightly if you overclock to 144 (also the same goes for HDR- at 144hz mode it brings the peak brightness down from 1000 nits to 600, so not true HDR) so it’s generally better to leave it at its base setting of 120hz unless you really need the ~20% difference. Overall it is by far the best monitor I have ever owned and I highly recommend it as long as you have some spare dough and find one running a particularly good deal.