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kyube wrote: ↑

09 May 2026, 08:32

There were no reviews of the new QHD@360Hz models & their (fixed or variable refresh rate) strobing implementation(s) at that moment

It seems you interpreted it as an affirmation. I was right to always be interested in PG27AQN.
It's okay, we all have our opinion

Sirius wrote: ↑

11 May 2026, 02:52

It seems you interpreted it as an affirmation. I was right to always be interested in PG27AQN.
It's okay, we all have our opinion

The PG27AQN suffers from the same issues that these QHD@360Hz Pulsar models do, except that it's strobing is actually done properly.
–Expensive (+600eur for a IPS LCD is simply a scam)
–DP1.4&HDMI 2.0 (forced DSC past 240Hz)
–KSF backlight negatively impacts strobing, especially the 120Hz & 240Hz ULMB2 modes

If you care about sample & hold, 500Hz OLED is in this price budget in Europe.
if you care about strobing, better models exist for a much cheaper price. (ULMB1 & DyAc1/+/2 or 3rd party strobing solutions)
if you care about total image quality (color rendering, contrast ratio), OLED blows LCD out of the water.
I simply don't see a use-case for the PG27AQN & the XG27AQNGV, which I've stated in the original discussion thread & in this one multiple times.

The successors (Pulsar QHD@360Hz models) have a chance to easily eclipse the PG27AQN, at least in regards to the KSF aspect.
Hopefully, the pricepoint drops to normal values (<400eur) & they orient ULMB2 (≥120Hz) & Pulsar to target much lower strobe intervals, then it'll be a worthwhile consideration.
I'm still a bit salty over the lack of HDMI 2.1, when the MT9810 clearly supports it.

Hi everyone, the release date for firmware 1.1.6 appears to have been updated today: "Updated 05/11/2026 10:09 AM". Does anyone know if this means it's now available for the Asus model?

Nope, just checked and asus still doesn't have the update

no asus rog yet

kyube wrote: ↑

11 May 2026, 11:12

The PG27AQN suffers from the same issues that these QHD@360Hz Pulsar models do, except that it's strobing is actually done properly.
–Expensive (+600eur for a IPS LCD is simply a scam)
–DP1.4&HDMI 2.0 (forced DSC past 240Hz)
–KSF backlight negatively impacts strobing, especially the 120Hz & 240Hz ULMB2 modes

Agreed, except that this doesn't change what i said: Pulsar doesn't make the PG27AQN obsolete and useless given what you're saying here.
While you implied to me a month or two earlier by stating your point several times.
It's still a very good monitor, with or without strobing.

kyube wrote: ↑

11 May 2026, 11:12

If you care about sample & hold, 500Hz OLED is in this price budget in Europe.

Only DP 2.1 Model*.
X27UF5BMIIPPRUZX for ex. handles DSC poorly and the 500hz experience is not really great, in addition to other factors such as a buggy OSD, as usual with Acer.

kyube wrote: ↑

11 May 2026, 11:12

if you care about strobing, better models exist for a much cheaper price. (ULMB1 & DyAc1/+/2 or 3rd party strobing solutions)

What references?

kyube wrote: ↑

11 May 2026, 11:12

if you care about total image quality (color rendering, contrast ratio), OLED blows LCD out of the water.

This is purely subjective.
High saturation and an ultra-high contrast ratio doesn't necessarily mean they're better. Many well-calibrated IPS panels have more interesting potential, also, quite a few OLEDs are more aggressive on the lagom test.

In addition to the potential for burn-in in photo editing usage.

kyube wrote: ↑

11 May 2026, 11:12

The successors (Pulsar QHD@360Hz models) have a chance to easily eclipse the PG27AQN, at least in regards to the KSF aspect.
Hopefully, the pricepoint drops to normal values (<400eur) & they orient ULMB2 (≥120Hz) & Pulsar to target much lower strobe intervals, then it'll be a worthwhile consideration.
I'm still a bit salty over the lack of HDMI 2.1, when the MT9810 clearly supports it.

Strobing on Pulsar is more painful on the eyes. That can be an argument in itself.

Mighty_opf wrote: ↑

11 May 2026, 13:47

Hi everyone, the release date for firmware 1.1.6 appears to have been updated today: "Updated 05/11/2026 10:09 AM". Does anyone know if this means it's now available for the Asus model?

I think it was only updated yesterday to update the text that the Acer model has access now, which already has been for some time on the firmware download pages (there is two)

When I first found the 1.1.4 firmware it was 1 day before official release, when 1.1.6 launched there were apparently two firmware update pages each which displayed a different text. Now recently the Acer received it but that customer support page hadn't been updated yet.

It seems like these things are updated a little bit ad-hoc with some inconsistency, so I am checking all three daily.

How do you see if the firmware updates are available for asus or acer a day before? I don't know if the firmware is available unless I put the monitor in firmware update mode and go through the flow on the browser.

Does anyone have the issue ?, the display is not detectable by DisplayWidget Center or Armoury Crate.

liquidshadowfox wrote: ↑

12 May 2026, 12:46

How do you see if the firmware updates are available for asus or acer a day before? I don't know if the firmware is available unless I put the monitor in firmware update mode and go through the flow on the browser.

Website is indexed through Google so I just happened to coincidentally find it early before it was announced.
That was March 12.