ASUS PB287Q 28"

usability, price, reliability, design

86% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Good features for price ; Low input lag ; 60Hz over DisplayPort ; Good basic image quality

Poor vertical viewing angles ; Fussy OSD and controls ; There are cheaper 4K monitors

To the PB287Q’s credit, however, aside from ‘VividText’ the default settings look pretty good. It’s also very easily to assemble and disassemble, with a single screw to fasten the base to the monitor’s arm.

Stunning images ; Price ; Versatility

Navigation ; Blindspots ; Boring design

This machine isn't perfect, but it produces perfect images, especially if you're nowhere near sunlight. Photographers, designers and videographers will love this unit.

But if you’re looking to add 4K to your desktop, and you don’t want to take out that second mortgage or stop paying for daycare, the ASUS PB287Q makes a fine and reasonably priced option.

At first, we feared an affordable 4K monitor would be a disappointment, but the PB287Q has defied all our expectations. It offers the kind of balanced, all-round performance that makes it suitable for everything from everyday use to dabbling with photo...

Competitively priced

TN panel can’t compete with a quality IPS or IGZO panel.

Kitguru says: The ASUS PB287Q isn’t perfect, but for the price and the target audience, the many pros easily outweigh the cons.

Relatively affordable. Outstanding Ultra High-Definition (UHD) image quality. Solid performance and feature set. Fast pixel response.

So-so viewing angle performance. Slightly skewed greens. No USB ports.

Conclusion The Asus PB287Q does a remarkable job of displaying crystal-clear UHD content and can handle fast-action gaming smoothly and cleanly. Its viewing angle performance is noticeably better than what I've seen from most TN panels, though it still...

The main issue is still the enormous performance requirements. Notebook GPUs in particular have problems with the frame rates in complex titles. Even high-end chips like the GeForce GTX 980M or GTX 970M quickly drop below 30 fps in higher settings....

Affordable ; great brightness ; flexible design ; 1 ms GTG fast response time ; 10-bit color ; Great contrast

No USB ports ; Menu buttons are oddly done ; Very limited on viewing angle ; Problems with PiP audio sources. ; 4K content could look sharper

While the Asus PB287Q offers a decent package for its price and would make a very reliable office 4K monitor for basic work use and web browsing, it's not a great choice for either 4K gaming or any serious graphic design work. Furthermore, there are...