ASUS TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A 28″ 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) 144Hz Gaming Monitor

This was my first 4k monitor and man where do I begin. The fact that it’s so slow, I thought all 4k monitors were like this, turns out, after calling support after putting out with it for so long, turns out it’s defective, and that a lot of people were saying this monitor sucks. Even in the comments.
The monitor is so slow that even if it’s the only monitor plugged in, it gets stuck in No Signal then turns off, even though it works if other monitors are placed. It’s so slow it does not see the BIOS POST, it’s ridiculous.
In addition, it flickers when used with drawing programs. It turns off and on non-stop from time to time, or when the GPU is being used (while rendering and such and gaming.) This happened a while later after I was not able to fully return, this made me so mad that I spent about $1000 on this useless piece of junk.
The monitor is so bad to the point where sometimes it just blurts out static noise from the speaker, you have to manually disable it from the settings.
The monitor’s colors are kinda off as well, my other monitors are more vibrant and red, this is yellow.
It wakes up from sleep so slow to the point, all my windows get scaled down and small and scatter to my other monitors.
The monitor is so bad to the point where, if you idle, or your computer goes to sleep, it shuts down, and you have to MANUALLY turn the damn monitor on by pressing the power button, sometimes several times, because it decides that there is no signal, mind you the cables are sturdy and they WORK, it is NOT a cable issue.

Overall this piece of junk was the worst moneysink ever. I even sent it over to support, they told me to not use the original box, because it’ll get lost, so I had to pay $55 for FedEx to get an uneven box to put the monitor in and fill it in with bubble wrap. Total waste of money.

Then the RMA support comes and tells me there’s physical damage, EVEN THOUGH I had to WRITE AND SUBMIT a damn report of WHAT’S WRONG with the damn defective unit, and they ignored it and told me there’s physical damage on the screen, and it’ll cost a whopping $460 to fix it, plus $20 shipping (I thought THEY were paying that) and plus $60 for labor…

This was the worst monitor I’ve ever had, never ASUS again, worst experience, I’ve never seen a monitor so damn slow to the point it behaves like a toaster compared to other monitors and don’t give me “oh it’s 4k, it’s slow” I’d expect MORE from a damn $1000 monitor.

Don’t waste your money on this garbage.

I bought this monitor for both next gen consoles and can confirm that it works flawlessly with both. I’m playing Vanguard, Destiny and Warzone at 4K 120FPS easily. The colors on this monitor are incredible as well. So far I do not have a single complaint with my purchase.

You are gamers like me. You are going to use it in full 4k and expect 144fps like me. Your only option is DisplayPort and that will not work… OBVIOUSLY.

First, UPDATE THE FIRMWARE. It’s ages old and has a ton of problems.
Second, CONNECT THE USB. It’s used for some driver control or something. Even thou it’s supposed to be only a passthrough. The armory crate use it and it help with the problems.
Third, LEARN NEW CURSE WORDS. Yes, no way around it.

The big problem: Displayport HPD .
What? It’s a bug/feature that detects when the cable is connected and turns off your monitor. As if you didn’t just connect it yourself and expect the thing to show an image. NOOOO it will just go to sleep.
There is no solution and ASUS will not move a finger for it.

Expect to waste around 5 minutes every time you start your rig. The PC will not detect a monitor, so you manually turn the monitor on, then the PC is already not sending signal so you manually enable it, but the monitor is already asleep because of HPD and everything all over again. Until you get lucky and PC and monitor agree to work together and let you play.

What could asus do? disable HPD !!! or give it longer detection period, like, more than the 1 frikin’ second that it has now.
( Note, some genius is selling a hardware emulator that keeps the HPD alive and fixes the universe… it costs more than the monitor… )

Stunning, beautiful, smooth……

This is a top quality monitor for the hardcore gamer, the amazing photographer, graphics designer etc….

If you can afford this monitor get it now! It’s worth every dollar and I came from a BenQ 27’ EL2870U
2160p 1ms 60hz monitor. I did not know that the picture quality could get any better.

I told a friend of mine I’m just upgrading to a hdmi 2.1 and 120hz monitor for the ps5 but the graphics won’t be any different as they are both 2160p. Boy was I wrong you can see it in the picture taken.

I’m not one to write reviews and I read reviews but do not believe half of them because they seem like fake reviews. But I had to for this top quality monitor.

Lastly the only thing I wish was different was when looking for which hdmi was 2.1 when plugging in the hdmi I didn’t know which of the 4 to put it in as there are 2 hdmi 2.0 and 2 hdmi 2.1 ports.

After turning it in it will say hdmi 1 (2.1) on the screen. I also took a picture showing which ports were which. Maybe in future they will add it on the back which is which.

The good: This monitor looks amazing out of the box. It is very fast, responsive and has the nice gaming options that ASUS has come to include with all of their TUF and ROG line. 4k @ 144Hz 10-bit right away without any issues and I was able to set the OD level to 2 without any detriment to pixel overshoot. Any higher and there was a bit, but not very noticeable to the eye. The bad: The HDR presentation, while acceptable, is not the best. It gets fairly bright, bot SUPER bright, but the worst part is that the local dimming zones are a pain to use on any desktop type scenario. Having a flat color gradient, you can CLEARLY see the zones turning on and off as the cursor moves around, or some bright feature on the screen moves. To fully use HDR, you NEED to have this feature turned on in order to get the real contrast ratio that HDR provides. If you turn it off, there is no annoying dimming, but the minimum brightness is too high and blacks suffer because the screen has IPS bleed and is lit to show a dark grey instead. I am trying out other monitors to see if this can be remedied, but I may return this due to my own personal preference. That said, its an amazing monitor otherwise and if I wasnt focused on finding something to truly experience HDR for the first time, I would just keep it. For the money, I would look into the M28U, M32U, or something like the Odyssey G7 which isnt 4k, but features better backlight bleed, 240Hz and a VA panel.

This monitor rocks!!! If you want to run your PS5 @ 4K 120Hz, this is probably the best choice in my opinion. Image quality, performance, and build quality are outstanding. On the PC side, amazing on 4k when viewing videos, photo editing, spreadsheets, and stocks charts. I highly recommend this monitor if you have the budget. (This monitor is in the middle of the picture). The reset of my monitors are also Asus.

This is a great monitor for 4k gaming and everyday use. I tried using the Samsung Odyssey G7 but had to return it twice, once for clouding and excessive backlight bleed and the second time because it has horrible local diming problems that kept causes flickering issues. This monitor on the other hand hasn’t given me any problems, It does have a bit of IPS glow, which is normal for these types of panels. I honestly don’t really have any complaints about it, It has a variety of HDMI ports, which is awesome because it means I can plug in all of my consoles without having to buy an HDMI splitter. The picture quality is really clear and the colors are vibrant, I’ve tried it out on every console and pc, Both work flawlessly. It’s fantastic with all the new gen consoles and definitely worth it if you want a reliable monitor. I just wish it was a bit cheaper, but these types of monitors are pretty expensive since it’s new technology. Having it at 28 inches is perfect for me but I know most people would prefer a 32 inch 4k monitor.

This monitor checks all the boxes as far as spec go. 10bit color, HDR, g-sync, 4K at 144hz, IPS, 1ms.. i mean everything and it does look great. However, at 144hz it makes a very distinct buzzing noise that is driving me nuts. I checked the forums and some thought it may be related to built in speakers or power brick but i found that reducing the Hertz changed the noise. i work from home and when its quiet at night you can really hear it. Setting the monitor to 120hz or 60hz does reduce the noise but i didnt buy it for those specs, i bought it for the max specs so I want to use them. I gave it 5 stars b/c the monitor really is great looking, might just be a bad unit.

im going to replace the monitor and hope its a one off issue and not wide spread. I have pretty good hearing so its just one of those things that once you hear it, you cant unhear it. I have had other 1080p 144hz screens from Asus that didnt have this issue, so i didnt expect it from this company.
Will update later.

I’ll keep it simple: I now know what PS5 games are supposed to look like.

I am happy to say this is one of the few outrageously expensive items that I am satisfied “the price was worth it”. I am fortunate though to have a gaming budget and can save for these kinds of things. I game to offset the stress from my work. And if I am taking the time to game, I want it to be the best experience possible. For the crazy people out there who just want the best monitor (or TV < 32") for whatever the cost, I think this is it for the PS5. Pros: IMHO, Best monitor (or TV for that matter) for the PS5 at 28". My career is focused on cyber/technology type stuff, and I have plenty of references to have tried prior to ordering this. I put in a lot of research, and this monitor exceeds my expectations. Cons: Expensive - I decided to get the warranty; I pretty much never do that since tech changes so fast. There will probably be more cons in the future, but ASUS has been good to me. If I'm using this in 5 years as a desktop monitor for work, then it was worth it for me. NOTE: This review is specifically for the PS5 and does not include Xbox/PC gaming testing. For someone reading this review and wondering about how it looks for anything else, I suspect it will look great.

For the screen size and price, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better 28″ gaming monitor than the ASUS VG28UQL1A. The screen captures from my PS5, one from Modern Warfare 2 and one from my system settings, show that this monitor supports all of the best settings for 4K high speed gaming, 120 Hz Refresh Rate and full HDR support.

Every single PS5 game that I’ve played on this monitor looks nothing short of perfect and moves without any screen stutter or slowdown.

Where pricing is concerned, it provides more power and fidelity than more expensive options. If you ever see this monitor on sale, buy it before someone else does.