Amazing gaming monitor, poor picture editing monitor; look before you buy!

Let me begin by saying that this is absolutely the best monitor I have ever had the pleasure of gaming on. If you own a Nvidea graphics card there is nothing like having the frame rates of the GPU and monitor synced with the G-sync technology in this monitor. The max refresh rate of 144 Hz is phenomenal, and makes every game I play through this monitor feel silky smooth. Being a 1440p monitor the pixel density is great enough that I barely even have to use any anti-aliasing on games (usually 2 x MSAA). My final good word on this monitor is the USB 3.0 hub (2 ports) which is located on the bottom center of the monitor, it really helps me deal with the short USB cable for my headphones. Now on the down side of the monitor. I have to take a star away from the picture quality because this is still a TN (Twisted Nematic) panel... So the colors are not as vivid as on an IPS (In-Plane Switching) monitor, and the viewing angel is somewhat limited. However looking directly at the monitor the only noticeable detriment is the washed out look the colors have. Now that is just an unescapable fact of a TN panel. However I do have to say that if your buying this panel through Ebay, make sure you look for a panel without any burnt out pixels. This is a MUST. Asus will only RMA the monitor if you have 4 or more dead pixels. So you can receive a monitor with three annoying dead pixels, and be up a creek without a paddle. Those are my only qualms with the monitor though. So just know what your getting into when you buy this monitor. It is a gaming monitor, so don't expect great results if your looking to have a monitor to do photo or video editing on, but expect the absolute best results if your pairing this with a beefy Nvidea graphics card for some serious gaming. Also make sure you buy a tested one with no dead pixels, nothing could be worse than buying a new one and finding a few dead pixels, but not enough to garner an RMA from Asus.Read full review