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The ASUS VG278HE 27” 144hz monitor arrives in a colourful box featuring an image of the product and key selling points. The box is quite heavy, weighing 11.6kg. It measures 732 mm x 560 mm x 176 mm (WxHxD).
The bundle includes the heavy base, a dual link DVI and VGA cable, power cable, audio cable, quick start guide and warranty card.
The base has the letters ‘3D' emblazoned on the surface, and underneath it is attached to the main stand via two large thumbscrews.
These thumbscrews are totally tool-less and can be laid flat so the base can rotate on its axis.
The ASUS VG278HE is a TN, rather than IPS LCD panel. There are very few IPS based 120hz+ screens available right now. It is an expensive looking screen. We like the glossy bezel and base, although they both easily attract finger prints. The monitor weighs around 8kg. It measures 643 mm x 438 mm x 250 mm (WxHxD) when assembled.
There are two 3W speakers installed in the VG278HE which will be useful for basic tasks, although they won't be replacing a dedicated set of speakers.
When assembled, the panel can tilt between +15°~-5° and it can also swivel.
There is a height adjustment on the stand and ASUS have included a VESA wall mounting 100mm x 100mm location in the central area of the rear of the panel, shown above.
The ASUS logo takes pride of position centrally at the bottom of the panel, as shown above.
On the left of the screen is an ‘HDMI' logo. Along the right of the screen are a series of indicators for the buttons underneath. These adjust the onscreen menu, turn the screen off/on, and change the input connector.
We like the fact that ASUS have adopted physical buttons on this screen, rather than touch sensors which can often fail to work intuitively. The power button is larger than the others, so it is easy to ‘feel' the difference with a finger tip.
There is a power connector on the left side of the screen, and a DVI, HDMI (1.4), VGA and PC Audio input via a 3.5mm Mini Jack. This DVI port is a Dual link DVI-D version so it can properly support the 144hz refresh rate (full NVIDIA 3D Vision support). There is no DisplayPort on the VG278HE.
