exceptional fluidity
I finally received the ASUS PG27AQDP monitor after a long wait. The delivery went well, although DPD were three days later than originally promised. The parcel was sent without an extra box, which worried me as the box was damaged on the screen side. I even feared that the screen was broken, as the impact was visible through the plastic protection. Fortunately, this was not the case: the screen works.
I carried out a firmware update without any problems. Overall, the monitor is impressive, as expected for an OLED screen: superb colours, plenty of adjustment options, HDR that works very well, and exceptional fluidity with 480 Hz. The experience is really fast and crisp, and I can't get enough of it for gaming.
However, I did encounter a few drawbacks. VRR (with FreeSync or G-Sync) is unusable for me due to very noticeable flickering, which becomes really annoying. Fortunately, the OLED Anti-Flicker option alleviates this problem, although it limits the Hz frequency range. This is still acceptable to me.
The main problem is that, when I quit a game, the screen temporarily goes black because of the DSC (which is normal). But with VRR enabled, the screen stays black indefinitely: even the OSD menu no longer works. I have to manually restart the screen to get an image back, which is very frustrating. Perhaps this problem is specific to my monitor? Or could it be fixed with a future firmware update?
