ASUS ProArt Display 27” 5K HDR Professional Monitor (PA27JCV) - 5K (5120 x 2880), IPS, 99% DCI-P3, 100% sRGB, ΔE < 2, USB-C PD 96W, Calman Verified, Color Accurate, Auto KVM, LuxPixel, 3 yr Warranty

I bought this as a display for a Mac mini for software development. As it has a 5K panel I get the same resolution as I would have got with an Apple Studio Display, so text is crisp, and I get more windows on the desktop than a 4K monitor. The anti glare surface is fine for my office space, and it is more than bright enough for my space at 50% brightness. I use USB-C to connect to the display, so I can also use the built-in hub to connect my webcam, , keyboard, and trackpad. I like the additional USB-A and USB-C ports on the bottom left of the display for occasional use. I usually use a headset or earbuds for calls, so I don't rely on the built in speakers. They work. The 60 Hz refresh rate is fine for me doing development work and I don't game. Great value, and a great replacement for my 4K ASUS ProArt which gave many years of trouble free service.

Product not working out of box. Cannot replace with Amazon - Very difficult asus customer service process. Sad that the humanity and trust in the whole transaction is an amiss. Process Asus needs to visit home in 2-3 days. They will generate product not working document which I need to share with Amazon for replacement. It may take a week but I am not sure. I wonder what happened to faith - you spend for using the product.

(Review for 5K PA27JCV) - 4.5+ stars, simply because this is the only monitor that checks all my boxes for my use case, and most importantly, doesn't kill my eyeballs. I first purchased a 4k Dell U2725QE to use with my desktop PC + Macbook combo. RTINGS named it the best office monitor, and my primary use is writing/text with a secondary of photo editing. That monitor was beautiful, with no backlight bleed, good contrast compared to their next option of the 4K ProArt, 120hz, and a KVM with a multitude of port options. But the problem was that it immediately caused eye strain. Dizziness, bad headaches, just overall discomfort. I tried every option I could think of, and nothing seemed to help. The strain seemed worse while using my Mac, and research revealed that MacOS does not scale properly in 4k, resulting in some softness to the image. 2k or 5k were the only viable options for getting crisp pixels with Mac, which is where I do 99% of my work. After a week of debating, I decided to try the PA27JCV. Right from the start, it was clear that this monitor did not have the issues of the previous. Text and edges are perfect in MacOS, and I felt no eye strain. I'm not sure if this was entirely due to the perfect pixel scaling of 5K, or if it involved other aspects of Dell's IPS panel that didn't agree with my eyes. Either way, for something about the same price, the 5K monitor feels superior, even with the sacrifice of Dell's other features. It's not all roses, though. The Asus has significant blacklight bleed, especially along the top edges. You will see it immediately when the monitor turns on, but it's only really visible on black/dark backgrounds. If you're looking for "the best" experience watching movies, this monitor isn't it. There's also some vignetting on the sides, though this may be from imperfections with the viewing angle and the monitor's size -- when looking at the sides straight on, the vignetting lessens. These were the most significant drawbacks I noticed compared to the Dell. The monitor is incredibly bright (It comes default at 50, and I set mine to 20 for daytime lighting). The colors seem true and accurate as advertised, a noticeable improvement over Dell's color. The build quality is not as "cheap" as some people make it out to be. I actually prefer the darker, more "space grey" aesthetic over Dell's lighter silver. I don't mind the chin, I just wish the front USB ports were more easily accessible, like Dell's pop-down hub. The port options are not as robust as Dell's, with just USB-C rather than Thunderbolt, but for me, it's fine. I don't intend to hook up SSDs or anything that requires high speeds. The LuxPixel matte coating feels premium, and any "rainbowing" is not an issue for me. I'm used to matte monitors and "paper-like" coatings, though I think it would've been nice to have the option to buy a glossy version. Is this monitor as good as the Studio Display? Knowing Apple's level of quality, definitely not... But it's also less than half the price, and it works effortlessly with a PC, which is something I need. For some people, the "issues" with this monitor may be dealbreakers, but for someone like me, it's perfectly adequate.

So happy I waited patiently and Amazon restocked this monitor. Really happy with the colour and image output quality. Easy to assemble and the size is perfect for hours of design. If you’re a graphic designer or ui/ux this is a good quality monitor and the price point is amazing.

I have an Apple Studio Display and was using a BenQ PD2705U 4k display with my work and home computer setups. The BenQ worked fine and looked decent but it just wasn't bright enough in my office on sunny days. I was considering a 2nd Studio display but needed a KVM that would allow me to switch between my work MacBook Air and my personal M2 Pro Mac Mini. This works perfectly. Single cable connection to the laptop for charging and display and 2 cables to the mac mini. I have the MacBook air connected via the USB C input to provide power delivery as well as the video feed. I have the Mac Mini connected directly via the HDMI 2.1 output on the Mac Mini, and USB devices are shared via connecting a USB-C from an OWC Thunderbolt 3 hub. This setup appears stable and works well. I do not share my Studio Display with the MacBook air so the Asus is just a shared monitor between these 2 devices that I switch back and forth as needed. The monitor shares almost identical panel height with a Studio Monitor so if you have the 2 setting side by side one doesn't look significantly larger than the other. This is much brighter than my old BenQ monitor and the default display profile is very very very close to the Studio Display's default profile as well. If you pixel peep you can see subtle differences in color but for the most part the 2 displays look identical without a lot of tweaking of settings. The color calibration certificate for mine shows a delta for DCI-P3 or .53. For sRGB it's .65. I saw some reviewers that mentioned light bleed from the backlight. I tested this and if you're really looking, in a dark room, there's a little around the edges of my unit but it's so minimal I think it's a non issue. The connections are relatively sparse compared to the BenQ but there are enough so that I can connect the Logitech Bolt receiver in the USB A under the chin of the monitor and share a mouse and keyboard between the 2 computers wirelessly. The cable management is adequate. It accomplishes the task but you do see the cables when you set the monitor to match the height of the Apple Studio Display. Some reviews I read mentioned that the stock stand is a bit wobbly, that hasn't been my experience. It levels and adjusts relatively easily and isn't particularly wobbly although I do have a very stable 4 legged sit/stand setup so perhaps that contributes to the stability. The buttons in the chin work fine. They aren't as convenient as the puck that BenQ uses but once I had the monitor setup I am usually only using the shortcut to switch inputs. The KVM switches reliably although it does take a few seconds longer than the BenQ. It takes about 6-8 seconds. One quirk I found is that I have to switch my logitech keyboard and mouse to connect to my laptop via bluetooth and provide some input to the laptop if the laptop is closed. If I don't, the KVM's auto sensing doesn't detect the signal and just switches back over to the active input. Other than that one quirk everything works as expected. This is an excellent monitor at an amazing price for what you're getting. It has outstanding video quality and color accuracy. It's 5k so it scales with a mac perfectly. The build quality isn't as good as the Studio Display but it's on par with most other monitors. I am super impressed by this monitor and very happy with my purchase.