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firstly a big THANK YOU to MSI for making it possible for hardware box to attend Computex 2019 please check out their latest gaming and create a desktop range powered by Intel Core ninth gen processes via the link in the description also a thank you to Corsair for their support check out their new products again via links below welcome back to hard run box we're here at the asou smooth at Computex 2019 to check out some of the monitors that they've announced at the show and in the days leading up to it I'm really excited to show you guys the new g-sync ultimate mini LED monitor that they've got coming out in the next couple of months and there's also a 43 inch 4k 120 Hertz panel that they've integrated into a monitor that we'll take a look at as well so let's get into it first up I did want to show you guys the new asus rog swift PG 27 uqx so this is basically an updated version of the PG 27 UQ I reviewed last year hence why the names so similar the key feature here is the inclusion of a mini LED backlight which increases the total zone count for the full array local during backlight from 384 zones to 576 zones in total there are 2304 LED backlights in this monitor each less than 300 microns in size and then of course there's owned off into those 576 individual zones the PG 27 UQ was pretty good with its 384 zones but of course more is better so with the new PG 27 uqx we can expect less haloing out to a 33% reduction and more precise handling of highlights and contrast in HDR videos or games a Sue's also claims better uniformity thanks to next-gen LEDs and around 7% lower power consumption it was pretty hard to gauge how much of an improvement the new backlight is on the show floor but I'm expecting good things when I get my hands on one to review aside from the backlight most PG 27 UQ features are also found in the new model it's a 27 inch 4k IPS panel with refresh rates up to 144 Hertz and uses quantum technology for 97% DCI p3 coverage and it sports up to 1000 nits of peak brightness although the Zeus rep tells me it won't be unusual to see some units push up to 1200 minutes and of course this is a J sync display in Nvidia g-sync ultimate family I did ask about some of the issues with the PG 27 u q and whether they've been resolved in the PG 27 uqx the good news is the required active cooling fans should be quieter with the new model thanks to some tweaking however unfortunately you'll still be stuck with chroma subsampling when running the monitor above 120 Hertz with SD our content all 98 Hertz with HDR so no real changes there I also asked about the future of mini LED gaming monitors in particular those with over 1,000 dimming zones as we know a soos currently has some creative focus monitors that hit the 1000s on mark but it seems as though the panel's paired with those impressive back lights just aren't fast enough for gaming monitors just yet also as far as future monitors are concerned the next-generation of a soos high refresh 4k monitors should have no chroma subsampling issues a company rep told me that Asus will be introducing display stream compression or DSC into their next monitor revisions although I didn't get an exact timeframe on that so while the products released today still do have some constraints that lead to subsampling it shouldn't be too long before monitors hit the market with DSC support I was also quite impressed with the Isuzu rog swift XG 438 Q it's a 43 inch 4k monitor with a 120 Hertz refresh rate VA technology and HDR support through edgelet local dimming and display HDR 600 certification it's free sync to HDR compliant and while it doesn't sound like it will be ticking all the boxes in my HDMI monitor checklist just the size and refresh rate is impressive enough if it comes in at a good price although like the PG 27 uqx I don't have exact pricing to share right now a soos continues to find innovative uses for LCD panels and that's definitely true with their new ROG Strix XG 17 monitor which is a portable 17 inch 1080p IPS LCD the PAX a 240 Hertz refresh rate we're starting to see these smaller 240 Hertz IPS panels and laptops and he Asuza 'he's basically taken one and put it into a standalone design alongside a battery it has HDMI and type-c inputs and even supports adaptive seeing the battery is said to last for around three hours I was wondering what sort of use cases would apply to this sort of monitor but at the show floor they had the XG 17 hooked up to a Nintendo switch which I thought was a perfect combination really the switches screen is tiny and low resolution but with this monitor you can easily hook up a larger 17 inch display and enjoy a bit of gaming on the go it probably won't make use of the 240 Hertz refresh rate in that configuration but still could be handy and for those interested a soos are planning to release more 240 Hertz IPS displays of a larger size towards the end of the year I believe in the fourth quarter a UO one of the larger panel manufacturers is just about ready to launch their super high refresh 1080p IPS panels and a soos will be jumping on board when they are ready which is nice to know the final two monitors I wanted to talk about other tough gaming VG 27a q and the VG 32 V q both are 1440p monitors the VG 27 a q has an unusual 155 hertz maximum refresh rate with adaptive sync but it is a flat IPS screen in a 27-inch size so this could be attractive to some people meanwhile the VG 32 V Cube is your standard 32 inch 1440p 144 Hertz curved VA also with free sync but really the standout feature here is a LM b sync which allows both ultra-low motion blur or backlight strobing or black frame insertion whatever you want to call it it allows that in conjunction with adaptive sync previously you had to choose between backlight strobing or variable refresh but these new tough gaming monitors are the first to support both technologies at the same time this will make them the first choice for those that like the ghosting reduction provided by ALM be a soos did have a couple of other monitors on show like the upcoming PG 35 vq + PG 65 u cube but I didn't get to spend a lot of time with them so hopefully that will come if I get some review units in alright well that does it for a look at the suits monitors unsure at Computex 2019 as sue seemed very keen to get some of these monitors in my hands for testing in the next couple of months so I'm really excited for that it's also great to get some insights about a Seuss's monitor plans for the upcoming quarters through to pretty much the end of the year and some really exciting products seem to be coming in next couple of months so well I guess as always you can subscribe for the rest of our Computex 2019 coverage don't forget to check out our patreon page as well we love the support that you guys provide through there and we'll catch you in the next one