And You Thought 144 Hz Was High
Written by Aqil Nasri
Just when you thought technology couldn’t get better, it did. ASUS has just released the world’s first-ever 280 Hz on Taobao, a Taiwanese retail website. Before the release of this monitor, Nvidia smacked their chest by releasing a 240 Hz monitor the world, claiming that theirs was the only efficient way to game for e-sports and competitive gaming. Well, now they have a competitor, and it seems to me that ASUS is one-step ahead of Nvidia right now.
Nicknamed “The Flash”, the TUF Gaming VG279QM monitor is 27” and comes with a 1920x1080p resolution. Although this might prove to be a slight imperfection because the density of pixel would be better off on just a 24” monitor, Asus might be assuming that it’ll be a good trade-off for better colour and quality image.
Now, if you check the Taobao store page, the 280 Hz refresh rate is native to the monitor. However, if you check the description list, 240 Hz is listed as the base refresh rate. But, if users do some extra tweaking that can enable certain monitor settings or overclock some adjustments, the monitor will still be able to reach up to 280 Hz refresh rate. That’s a very impressive achievement.
But in the end, to each their own. There’s no harm and no foul in getting a 280 Hz monitor for your own personal needs. The only problem right now is that it’s only available in Taiwan. ASUS has not made any plans to make this monitor available elsewhere for now.
Fret not though, any new updates about availability or pricing from the company will be updated here in this article. In the meantime, if you want to check the webpage about the monitor, just click on this link.
Let us know what you think about the release of ASUS’s new 280 Hz monitor in the comments below!
