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Starting with the design, as we'd expect from an ASUS ROG product, there's the usual gamer flair in the form of the large ROG logo and some PCB-inspired accents on the rear of the monitor. I think it looks quite good personally, while the front is home to a three-sided frameless design, with a chin that measures approximately 18mm thick.
It is made of plastic, as we'd expect at this price point, but it doesn't feel overly cheap, and I like the fact it's a clean mid-grey colour, rather than the usual matte black. ASUS has also opted for a square foot rather than a large v-shaped foot.
The included stand offers the full array of ergonomic adjustments, including up to 120mm of height adjust, 45 degrees of swivel both left and right, tilt from -5 to +20 degrees, alongside 90 degree pivot functionality if you want to use the monitor vertically. VESA 100×100 mounts are also supported.
I/O is one of the areas that ASUS has cut back to meet the aggressive price point, given we find a single HDMI 2.1, one DisplayPort 1.4, a USB-C port that supports DP-Alt mode and 15W power delivery, and then a headphone jack. That means just two full-size video inputs, though HDMI 2.1 is at least a good inclusion for use with a console, while there's also no USB passthrough ports, let alone KVM functionality.
We do, thankfully, find a joystick used to navigate the OSD, along with four other buttons – one for power, two are user-customisable shortcuts, while the other closes the OSD.
