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ASUS TUF Gaming VG289Q1A
Retail Price
$329.00
Lowest Price
$241.99
Release Date
December 22, 2020
With the ASUS TUF Gaming VG289Q1A, Asus brought consumers a 4K gaming monitor at a low price. It delivers accurate color, Adaptive Sync, and HDR support with its quality IPS panel. It is a 4k monitor great for any gaming console like Xbox and PlayStation. But there are more 4k monitors and 4k TV options in the market.
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Overview
- Overview
- ASUS Monitors
- Upgrade
- Price
- General
- Positive
- Negative
Overview - Asus brought consumers a 4K gaming monitor at a low price. It delivers accurate color, Adaptive Sync, and HDR support with its quality IPS panel. It is a 4k monitor great for any gaming console like Xbox and PlayStation. But there are more 4k monitors and 4k TV options in the market.
ASUS Monitors - The Asus monitors are trustable for gaming, as they have been making gaming monitors for a while now.
MiDAS
01/22/2021
Upgrade - For anyone looking for an upgrade, especially with a 1080p, the Asus is a great future-proof option. Especially with the high refresh rate, you're not stuck with a 4K-60.
ShortCircuit
01/27/2022
Price - It's a 28-inch 4K monitor that won't set you back more than $1,000/£1,000 or even $600/£600. Unlike other 4K gaming monitors, the TUF is accessible to budget gamers who want to own a 3,840 x 2,160 monitor without having to save a lot.
techradar - Michelle Rae
10/20/2020
General - It's a 28" new 4K gaming monitor from Asus that is supposedly HDR. It's big but not too heavy. Also, it's an IPS panel meaning all viewing angles will be good. Additionally, it does HDR, AMD, FreeSync, and Shadow Boost, which will improve gaming visuals.
optical20
02/27/2020
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Cons & Pros
- Cons
- Pros
- Don’t Buy It If…
- Buy It If…
- Positive
- Negative
Cons - Some cons of the TUF are it stutters at higher settings, is not a true HDR, the navigation buttons are a bit confusing, it has an average contrast, and HDR only looks slightly better than SDR.
Pros - Some pros of the TUF are its affordable price for a 4K monitor, flexible viewing positions including portrait mode, accurate colors, good value, and good build quality.
Don’t Buy It If… - Don't buy it if you want a monitor with a fast refresh rate and quicker response time; you have money to spend, and you want a real HDR.
techradar - Michelle Rae
10/20/2020
Buy It If… - Buy it if you want a budget 4K monitor, you need a monitor with excellent ergonomics, and you are looking for a monitor for media consumption.
techradar - Michelle Rae
10/20/2020
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- Cons
- Pros
- Don’t Buy It If…
- Buy It If…
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- techradar
- Tom’sHARDWARE
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Inclusion
- Adapter Cable
- Stand
- Packaging
- Inclusions
- Positive
- Negative
Adapter Cable - It comes with an adapter cable on one side that attaches to an AC outlet and 2 more cables, including a DisplayPort cable for the display, which connects at the back of the computer, and an HDMI cable.
MiDAS
01/22/2021
Stand - The stand is extremely versatile, offering extensive swivel, tilt, pivot, and height adjustments, allowing the monitor to tilt down to -5 and up to +20, swivel up to 62 degrees in each direction, and pivot 90 degrees in either direction for portrait mode viewing. Additionally, it has a D-screw, which makes it toolless to set up. The stand is high quality with firm movements and no wobble, play, or slop.
techradar - Michelle Rae
10/20/2020
Packaging - The monitor is packed almost completely whole, with minimal setup needed. It's also packaged with many protective foams.
ShortCircuit
01/27/2022
Inclusions - The Asus TUF Gaming VG289Q ships with a DisplayPort cable, external power supply brick that is small enough to easily keep, a power cord, a power adapter, an HDMI cable, some small bracket clips onto the upright for cable management, a quick start guide, and warranty card.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
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Build & Design
- Build
- Bezel
- Controls
- Design
- Display Panel
- Connectivity
- Power Supply
- Size
- Speakers
- Positive
- Negative
Build - Its 4K resolution and ergonomics with 3 thin bezels, a wide, sturdy base that's easy and toolless to install, a clip for cable management, two built-in 2-watt speakers, and robust build make it a high-quality, budget 4K monitor. The back features a Borg cube texture and the TUF gaming logo.
techradar - Michelle Rae
10/20/2020
Bezel - The bezel is thin at 8mm on the top and sides and 14mm at the bottom.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Controls - Controls are on the back-right side with 3 control keys, a power toggle, and an on-screen joystick.
Design - It maintains Asus' familiar styling cues with plenty of angles and corners, along with a textured look to the base and panel back that looks similar to the surface of a Borg cube with no colored accents or RGB lights.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Display Panel - The IPS panel type gives nicer colors and better viewing angles than a Twisted Pneumatic or VA panel. Also, IPS panels are fast and, therefore, popular with gamers. However, the correlation between the aspect ratios is that if you have a display of 32:9 or 21:9, the aspect ratios will have Twisted Pneumatic or VA panels. At the same time, ultra-wide or super-wide displays rarely have IPS panels, which are some trade-offs to consider.
Review Tech TV
07/14/2021
Connectivity - The inputs and ports included are 2 HDMI ports that can accept 2.0 and 2.1 cables because the HDMI 2.1 cable is backward compatible. Still, it can't provide all the benefits of having an HDMI 2.1 connected to it because it can't receive that signal, an HDR10, DisplayPort 1.2 that allows the transfer of more data, and a 3.5mm audio jack at the top for a gaming headset or powered speakers. However, there are no USB ports.
Power Supply - It has a 12V power supply plugged into an adapter port to give the monitor power.
Size - It has a solid build, and the 28-inch screen provides enough space for gamers who don't want a 65-inch TV or something too large.
MiDAS
01/22/2021
Speakers - The built-in speakers are 2 watts each with a tinny sound. Also, the volume can't be too high, but they are clear enough to work when there's no better alternative.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
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- Build
- Bezel
- Controls
- Design
- Display Panel
- Connectivity
- Power Supply
- Size
- Speakers
Sources
- techradar
- Tom’sHARDWARE
- RTINGS.com
- YouTube
techradar - Michelle Rae
10/20/2020
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Review Tech TV
07/14/2021
ShortCircuit
01/27/2022
optical20
02/27/2020
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
techradar - Michelle Rae
10/20/2020
optical20
02/27/2020
MiDAS
01/22/2021
MiDAS
01/22/2021
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
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Display
- Brightness
- Color
- Contrast
- Display
- HDR
- Resolution
- Text Video
- Viewing Angle
- Positive
- Negative
Brightness - The HDR brightness is similar to the SDR at 354.9 nits versus the 370.5 nits of SDR. The peak white was slightly lower, but the contrast was the same at over 1,016:1.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Color - Different modes include scenery, game, racing, cinema, RTS, and RPG. This monitor gives great colors and can be calibrated in user mode, unlocking all image controls. The RGB sliders can be tweaked, which is very precise. However, there are no gamma presets.
Contrast - IPS panels don't usually have good native contrast, but the TUF has better contrast than most.
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
Display - The Pixel density looks okay, but a 4K, 28" monitor seems to have a lot of PPI. The TUF can cover 90% of DCI-P3 color gamma. The ELMB Sync has a 1 ms trace-free response time, which makes it a Rapid IPS. Also, it has an HDR 10, meaning it has higher color and brightness levels than a conventional monitor without HDR.
ShortCircuit
01/27/2022
HDR - It has a mediocre HDR peak brightness. Performance-wise, there's no variation in brightness with different content, but it's not enough to bring out highlights in HDR. In the HDR gamut test, red is over-saturated at the 40-80% targets but good at 20% and 100%. Green and yellow were 20% under-saturated, while blue tracked well. Magenta was also properly saturated but showed a slight blue hue. Overall, its HDR accuracy is good, but considering it's an IPS panel, it doesn't deliver much contrast to good SDR monitors. It's limited by its color gamut and the low contrast ratio and can't deliver dark, saturated colors.
Resolution - It has an excellent resolution that provides a great amount of screen real estate, favorable for multitasking and seeing more details of the gaming arena.
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
Text Video - Enabling the ClearType improves the appearance of diagonal lines. Performance-wise, the text is crisp, and videos like Netflix look great. Also, it's excellent for PowerPoints and Word and the sRGB visual.
Viewing Angle - It has a great horizontal viewing angle, typical of an IPS panel, with the image kept accurate when viewed from the side, allowing easier screen sharing. On the other hand, the vertical viewing angle is also decent, but it loses accuracy when the monitor is mounted above or below eye level. Still, many users choose IPS for its excellent viewing angles. Overall, it only loses 20% of brightness at a 45 degrees off-axis with a slight shift to green while details stay sharp with every brightness step, and the top-down view was better than a TN or VA panel.
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- Brightness
- Color
- Contrast
- Display
- HDR
- Resolution
- Text Video
- Viewing Angle
Sources
- Tom’sHARDWARE
- YouTube
- RTINGS.com
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
optical20
02/27/2020
Review Tech TV
07/14/2021
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
ShortCircuit
01/27/2022
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
hackerfrankie
07/31/2021
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
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Features
- Additional Features
- GamePlus Menu
- Gaming Options
- Overdrive
- Racing Mode
- Shadow Boost
- sRGB Mode
- Positive
- Negative
Additional Features - It allows users to add a timer to their game, but no more additional features to enhance the gaming experience.
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
GamePlus Menu - The Asus GamePlus menu provides a selection of crosshairs for aiming in first-person shooter games, countdown timers, a frame rate counter, and alignment marks for multi-screen setups.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Gaming Options - VividPixel is a four-level edge enhancement option; an Adaptive-Sync can be switched on or off, and Shadow Boost increases low-end gamma for more visible shadow detail at the expense of higher black levels. Also, the ASCR is a dynamic contrast option that works well.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Overdrive - TraceFree is the overdrive control with five steps. Performance-wise, 60% is the best choice for maximum blur reduction and minimum ghosting, as higher settings will produce visible white halos around moving objects.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Racing Mode - The Racing mode does not require calibration, but its downside is it needs to use the full DCI-P3 color gamut with both SDR and HDR content. Though there is a picture mode called sRGB, it does not reduce the gamut size enough.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Shadow Boost - The Shadow Boost technology boosts games' dark areas and scenes without compromising or overexposing already bright areas. However, it's not as effective in doing either. But enabling HDR might lessen blown-out highlights, but the monitor doesn't get more details out in darker areas; rather, it just makes the areas go from black to dark gray.
sRGB Mode - The sRGB mode in the presets locks out all other image controls. Performance-wise, errors are minimal and hard to spot, with an average error of 1.91dE, which is excellent for an unadjusted monitor. It produces a slight rise in red, but gamma was just as true as with other picture modes.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
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Tags
- Additional Features
- GamePlus Menu
- Gaming Options
- Overdrive
- Racing Mode
- Shadow Boost
- sRGB Mode
Sources
- RTINGS.com
- Tom’sHARDWARE
- YouTube
- techradar
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
MiDAS
01/22/2021
techradar - Michelle Rae
10/20/2020
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
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Motion
- Image Flicker
- Input Lag
- Pixel Response
- Refresh Rate
- Response Time
- Positive
- Negative
Image Flicker - It has a flicker-free backlight, which helps reduce eye strain.
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
Input Lag - The overall lag is at 62ms, which is remarkable. It remains low even at 60Hz, which is important for console gamers.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Pixel Response - It tops out at 60 Hz, and in response and lag tests, it delivered performance commensurate with that limitation. It has a draw time of 22ms, which is faster than most 60 Hz screens, while a more typical score would be 25ms.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Refresh Rate - The 60 hertz will allow some games to be played in performance mode.
MiDAS
01/22/2021
Response Time - The response time at 60Hz is okay with the best Overdrive setting at 0 as there's no overshoot and visible ghosting with fast-moving objects. Since it's different than the setting at max refresh rate, you might have to change it when playing games at 60Hz.
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
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Tags
- Image Flicker
- Input Lag
- Pixel Response
- Refresh Rate
- Response Time
Sources
- RTINGS.com
- Tom’sHARDWARE
- YouTube
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
MiDAS
01/22/2021
RTINGS.com - Alexander Tozzi, Nicholas Di Giovanni, and Yannick Khong
05/05/2022
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Performance & Specification
- Performance
- Specifications
- Usage
- Positive
- Negative
Performance - The 60 Hz doesn't limit the gaming experience, and casual players will enjoy the smooth control response that's fast enough for such skills. Most fast action scenes retain enough detail to satisfy, and there's an extra pixel density afforded by 4K resolution.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Specifications - The monitor is 28: with an aspect ratio of 16:9, 3840 x 2160 resolution, 40-60 Hz, FreeSync refresh rate, native color depth of 10-bit/DCI-P3, HDR10, 5ms response time, 350-nit brightness, 1,000:1 contrast, 2x 2w speakers, 1x DisplayPort 1.2, 2x HDMI 2.0 video inputs, 3.5mm headphone output, 27.8w power consumption with brightness set at 200 nits, panel dimensions of 25.1" x 16 "-22.9" x 9.2", 2.1" panel thickness, 0.3" 0.6" bezel thickness, 16.8 pounds weight, and a 3-year warranty.
Tom'sHARDWARE - Christian Eberle
02/25/2021
Usage - It can be used together with a PC, PS5, or Xbox.
MiDAS
01/22/2021
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Comparison
- ASUS TUF VG289QA1 vs Acer Nitro
- ASUS TUF VG289QA1 vs Asus 27”
- ASUS TUF VG289QA1 vs Gigabyte M27Q
- Positive
- Negative
ASUS TUF VG289QA1 vs Acer Nitro - It's only 60 Hertz, but the price is near the Acer Nitro, a 28" 4K monitor that comes at least 144 Hertz sold for $700.
optical20
02/27/2020
ASUS TUF VG289QA1 vs Asus 27” - The user switched the Asus 27" with the TUF. The TUF allows more work and less gaming with its super-sharp resolution of 4K. Though it can handle games, a 4K at 60Hz will require a good GPU. Performance-wise, the text in it is crisp and can double as a TV.
hackerfrankie
07/31/2021
ASUS TUF VG289QA1 vs Gigabyte M27Q - The specs of the Gigabyte M27Q are 2k, 8-bit, 1000:1, 400 cd/m, 27", 170hz, 0.5ms, IPS while the TUF Gaming VG289Q1A is 4k, 10-bit, 1000:1, 350 cd/m, 28", 60hz, 5ms, IPS. They have similar prices, and the difference is there's already a reliable review for the Gigabyte's gamut and accurate color pre-calibration, whereas the TUF is just confirmed to be 10-bit. Moreover, 28" might be too small for 4k, which may affect the quality of 1080p contents that are just upscaled.
IamSattam
06/06/2021
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Price & Value
- Price
- Value
- Positive
- Negative
Price - It's not as expensive as a TV, which can cost about $350.
MiDAS
01/22/2021
Value - The price difference between a 2k monitor at 1440p and a 4k monitor is almost double, with $150 for 1080p and even $130, and it runs for 144Hz compared to a 4k that runs 60 Hertz with HDR.
optical20
02/27/2020
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Miscellaneous
- Issue
- Dead Pixel
- HDR
- Positive
- Negative
Issue - Most calibration options were grayed out and stuck on the 'racing' mode on PS5. Moreover, turning off HDR mode on PS5 was said to open up the customization settings, which worked. However, after turning off HDR and setting up the chosen user settings via user mode, the entire monitor reset to 'locked racing mod'.
polce24
02/24/2021
Dead Pixel - Some Asus TUF Gaming VG289Q units have drawbacks, including a dead pixel right out of the box.
techradar - Michelle Rae
10/20/2020
HDR - HDR400 is not HDR capable, and it will only accept the signal. Specifically, it doesn't have the contrast, the maximum brightness, or the dimming zones necessary to display HDR scenes.
littleemp
02/24/2022
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