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PG27UCDM Review – ASUS ROG Swift 4K OLED Gaming Monitor

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PG27UCDM review of the ASUS ROG Swift PG27UCDM 27 inch OLED gaming monitor. This post covers what you get in the box, the monitor features, connectivity, stand adjustments, and the things I have liked after using it for a few months.

If you want to upgrade to a 4K gaming monitor for work, video editing, and fast online gaming, this monitor has some very impressive specs.

PG27UCDM Review Overview

The model in this video is the ASUS ROG Swift PG27UCDM. It is a 27 inch 4K OLED gaming monitor with a default resolution of 3840 x 2160. With 166 pixels per inch it delivers very sharp image quality and clear text.

On the outside of the box, you can see the key specs. These include 4K HDR, 240Hz refresh rate, 0.03ms response time, NVIDIA G-SYNC, HDMI 2.1, USB-C, DisplayPort 2.1a, and a 3 year warranty.

PG27UCDM review

What You Get in the Box

First out of the box is the metal stand which feels sturdy and well made. You will need to remove the little plastic protective pieces before putting it together.

You also get the ROG logo lighting cap which fits on the bottom of the stand and lights up.

A VESA mount is included as well, so you can mount the monitor to a monitor arm or desk stand instead of using the ASUS stand.

There are also customizable plastic caps included. These let you swap out the logo projected onto your desk. I didn’t think I would care much about this at first, but it turned out to be a pretty cool feature.

Inside the box, you also get the usual cables, including USB-C, USB 3.2, DisplayPort, and HDMI. They are branded with the ROG logo, which makes them easier to identify if you have a bunch of spare cables lying around.

Other items in the box include the documentation, a colour calibration report, a felt cleaning cloth, and a useful setup guide. The guide shows you how to connect everything and use the on screen display.

Build Quality and Setup

Putting the monitor together is simple. Plug the stand into the back and tighten the screw underneath. Once that is done you can attach the stand to the back of the display and it is ready to go.

The stand also includes cable management, which helps keep your desk clean and tidy.

If you are tight on desk space, the stand footprint is around 11 inches, so that is something to keep in mind before buying.

Screen Finish

One of the first things you will notice is the semi gloss screen finish. This helps improve picture quality and colour vibrancy, which works really well on an OLED panel.

The downside is that you can get some reflections in brighter rooms, so if your setup is near a window or strong lighting you may want blinds or better light control.

Connectivity

  • Power input
  • 3 x USB 3.2 ports
  • USB hub
  • Kensington lock
  • 2 x HDMI ports
  • DisplayPort
  • USB-C
  • Earphone jack

This gives you plenty of flexibility for gaming PCs, consoles and accessories.

Stand Adjustments and Lighting

The ASUS stand gives you a good range of movement. You can adjust the height, tilt it back and forward, swivel it side to side, and rotate it 90 degrees into portrait mode.

There are also ROG lighting effects on the back of the monitor and on the stand. You can change them in the on screen display menu under Lighting Effect. From there, you can change colours and effects such as breathing and strobing.

Features I Use After 4 Months

After using the monitor for around four months, one feature I have found useful for FPS games like PUBG is the built in crosshair overlay. In games where the normal crosshair disappears, this makes it easier to keep track of your aim.

The second feature I use is the Auto Adjust preset. It turns up the brightness and helps me see enemies more easily in PUBG. There are other modes you can choose from, such as Racing and Cinema, but I don’t really use those.

PG27UCDM Review: Image Quality and Gaming Experience

In terms of image quality, the first thing you will notice is the more vibrant colours and deeper blacks. The next thing you notice is the pixel density. Because this is a 4K screen at 166 pixels per inch, text and images look sharper and more detailed.

What I noticed in PUBG was the extra detail on the characters and the guns. Everything looked amazing and it honestly made me wonder why I didn’t upgrade sooner. That is one of the biggest reasons this PG27UCDM review is so positive.

PG27UCDM Review: PUBG Crashing Fix

Upgrading wasn’t completely without issues. I made the mistake of setting PUBG max frame rates to unlimited and it caused constant crashing.

What fixed it for me was setting the max frame rate to 237, which is 3 frames lower than the 240Hz refresh rate of the monitor when using G-SYNC.

After I changed that setting, the PUBG crashing stopped for me. I’m not saying it will fix every setup, but it worked on my system with this ASUS monitor and an RTX 4070 Ti.

PG27UCDM Review: Neo Proximity Sensor

Another feature worth mentioning is the Neo Proximity Sensor. Go to OLED Care, then Neo Proximity Sensor. There you can set the display to turn off when it detects no movement in front of it.

It works a bit like an iPhone screen turning off when you are not using it.

This can be a good feature for office work, but it can be annoying for gaming. The display may switch off if you are not moving enough in front of the monitor. It reacts to movement in front of the screen, not your keyboard or mouse input.

PG27UCDM Review: Price and Value

Pricing starts at around $1099 USD, so this is definitely not a cheap monitor. I got a better deal during the Black Friday sales, so it is worth waiting for a sale if you are interested in upgrading.

If you want a 4K OLED display with fast refresh rate, low response time, and good connectivity, this monitor has a lot going for it.

PG27UCDM Review Verdict: Should You Upgrade?

Would I recommend upgrading? Absolutely, especially if you are using an older lower PPI display or if you want to move up to a 4K screen. As I mentioned earlier, I don’t regret upgrading.

If you want to check out the ASUS ROG Swift PG27UCDM and other new ASUS monitors, I have left a link in the description below. You can also check out my earlier post on how to fix MacBook Touch Bar issues.

Guys as always thanks very much for watching the video. If you could do me a favour and leave a thumbs up on the video, I will catch you in the next one. If you like gaming gear and monitor upgrades, have a look around 123myIT for more hardware posts and guides.

Aorus KD25F Gaming Monitor – Cheating Stream Snipers Paradise

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Hi Guys and welcome to 123, in this video I will show you how to an unboxing and first look at the Aorus KD25F Gaming Monitor.

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The Aorus KD25F is a 24.5 inch 240hz Gaming monitor with a 0.5ms response time. Its also  Gsync and Free sync compatible. The KD25F retails for around $400 usd and $750 aussie at the time of this video. Other features include LED Fusion lighting, Aim Stablizer and what I consider the best feature of them all OSD SideKick. Lets take a look what you get inside the box.

You get three different power plugs. So it looks to be a Chinese power plug, an Australian New Zealand power plug and a US power plug. Next we have display port 1.2 and a HDMI 2.0 cable. Its nice that you get one of each. In some monitors you will only receive one cable. And last up we have a USB 3.0 cable which powers the USB hub and OSD SideKick software.

A monitor in this price range should come with a really good stand. And the Aorus KD25F monitor doesn’t disappoint with a really solid base to the stand. More about this later in the video. Its looks a bit like a boomerang.

Next up is the arm that connects to the monitor to the base. Taking the monitor out of the box you can see it has a Energy rating of 4 stars and while on the Gigabyte website it says it uses 60 watts on average it uses about 21 watts. Which is actually pretty good for a gaming monitor.

Also in the box you get the installation guide and warranty card.

The Stand

The stand is solid as and the arm and base just slot it together. After this just tighten the screw on the base. On the back of the monitor you have a power plug with an on off switch and a Kensington lock.  You also have a toggle switch to navigate the monitor OSD which is really helpful when navigating the menus. Above that Audio and Microphone jacks. Two HDMI posts, one Display Port port! USB 3 in port and two USB 3 out ports.

On the back of the monitor itself you will find 4 screws which means the monitor has VESA wall mounting support. Helpful if you want to change stands. The stand snaps into place nicely and there is a quality feel to it. There was talk on the internet about the stand being flimsy and wolling allot and it does move when I shake like this. However after testing the monitor for about a week I didn’t find it to be an issue at all.

Once setup the monitor take up about 21 cms of desk space. This means if you have a small desk it like I do. It will sit off the wall about 21 cms. Its not a deal breaker but just something to be aware of.

Rotate the Stand

The stand not only looks great but it allow you to ajust the height. Also the pivot the monitor 90 degrees. Tilts up and down. And it can swivel 20 degrees side to side.

Aorus KD25F Monitor
Wings of excellence design

The stand has the Aorus Wings of Excellence design which looks cool. But in my opinion it lacks functionality. You can change the colour of the LEDS on the back of the Aorus KD25F monitor and the stand however they are very bright and most of the time you wont see them so they are a complete waste of time. If they were brighter you could shine them on a wall behind the monitor like I have done with my LEDs and it would make for an excellent gaming experience. The stand also has a nice built in handle, which is handy if you need to carry it.

Iam going to spend a bit of time going through the OSD SideKick because I think its really cool.

AORUS OSD Side Kick
OSD Side Kick Software – Allows greater control of Monitor settings.

OSD Side Kick – Best Feature !

The OSD sidekick software allows you to control the settings of you monitor with your mouse. You need to plug the USB into your computer for it to work but it has some great features.

The first thing you will notice the Aorus KD25F monitor is really bright, to the point of where its hard to look at. So in the OSD there is a set of seven profiles. Each of these profiles give you different settings such as Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Black Equalizer, Colour Vibrance, Low Blue Light and super resolution. This means you can set a really bright profile for gaming and then another low light profile for browsing the internet or working. Then you can bind these profiles to a Hot Key so you can change them on the fly. Here you can see change a few settings within the Aorus profile.

Next up we have the Gamma setting which you can change as well as the colour temperature. However, the one I want to talk about most if the Overdrive setting. The Overdrive setting controls the response time of your monitor, which is very important for RTS and First Person shooter games. You have three settings Quality, Balanced and Speed. Quality is over drive turn off and it’s the slowest setting. It has an average Gray to Gray of 5.5 ms and no overshoot. The Balanced setting has a faster response time of 3.1 ms Gray to Gray and still no overshoot so this is a great setting to use for that balance between speed and quality. Speed mode is the fastest with an average of 1.5 ms gray to gray. However you will start to see some overshoot errors and ghosting with this mode.

Ok so the next setting is Aim Stabilizer, this reduced the motion blur in fast moving games. However you cant use this feature with the FreeSync function enabled. And to be honest I couldn’t see any difference with this on.

FreeSync and G Sync

Turning on the FreeSync option will turn FreeSync or G Sync on depending on if you have AMD or NVidia graphics card. When this option is turned on it eliminates screen lag and tearing whilc playing games.

The Cross Hair option is borderline cheating. Turning this on will allow you to paint anything in the middle of the screen. So if I click on the edit button and paint a crosshair or anything else this gives an advantage over other players for sure. I was surprised how easy it was to make good Crosshairs.

PIP and PBP. This setting allows you to create a picture inside your picture or make two pictures beside each other. Lets take a look. As you can see here I now have my laptop and monitor computer screen side by side. Now the settings is picture in picture and I can change the size and the location of the picture. You can also swap your pictures around and bring the small picture to the front and large picture to the back.

Cheating Possible with the Aorus KD25F Monitor

I racked my brain thinking how this technology could be used and then it hit me. If you are a stream sniper you could use this to follow someone’s stream at play your own game. Then I realised you could watch a team mates stream and you might be able to see what enemy players are. It would be delayed slightly but still helpful!!! Again great from cheating. J

Dashboard is pretty cool. Lets say you want to keep an eye on the temperature of your CPU or GPU you can do it through the dashboard. It makes a little display which you can make it see through so it doesn’t get in the way. It’s a nice feature. Just turn off what you don’t need. For me the CPU and GPU temps were pretty helpful.

Cancel Noise

You can turn the LED indicator on and off on the monitor. Not a big deal, but I also wanted to show you that there is a mic pin hole just above it which works with the noise cancelling feature.

There is also a noise cancelling feature which people on the internet said it would be good for when you take your computer to a lan party. But I was thinking it would probably be best for those of us who intend on getting on discord with loud clacky keys. Hopefully this feature would filter out allot of that background noise.

Here is some footage of the Crosshairs in action! I will be selling the 123 crosshair on my website. Just kidding J And here is the default crosshair. Its pretty good.

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