Tuesday, April 16th 2013
ASUS Announces PA249Q ProArt Series LCD Monitor
ASUS today announced the PA249Q ProArt Series LCD Monitor, a professional 24-inch display that is factory pre-calibrated for uncompromised color precision, straight from the box. The PA249Q ProArt Series LCD Monitor has a native 1920 x 1200 resolution with 16:10 aspect ratio and features AH-IPS (Advanced High-Performance In-Plane Switching) display technology for a bright and vibrant image with 178-degree wide viewing angles. The PA249Q also features ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio, and ASUS QuickFit Virtual Scale and Splendid Video Intelligence technologies for enhanced image quality.
Factory pre-calibrated for unmatched color accuracy
The ASUS PA249Q ProArt Series LCD Monitor is pre-calibrated at the factory for unmatched color accuracy (∆E<3) and features independent six-axis color control with outstanding color space reproduction - 99% Adobe Wide Gamut RGB, 100% sRGB and 120% NTSC. In addition, the PA249Q supports 10-bit 'deep color' for more natural transitions between different hues. The PA249Q also features a brightness rated at 350cd/m² and an 80,000,000:1 ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio for enhanced image contrast.
Next-generation AH-IPS display technology
The ASUS PA249Q ProArt Series LCD Monitor is LED backlit and features AH-IPS (Advanced High-Performance In-Plane Switching) display technology for reduced energy consumption, superior color accuracy and increased backlight transmission for an overall brighter image.
A host of exclusive features allow professional users to get the best results. Exclusive ASUS QuickFit Virtual Scale displays on-screen guidelines for an actual-size preview of images prior to printing, while ASUS Splendid Video Intelligence technology automatically adjusts display settings to give the best visual quality for the kind of image being displayed.
ASUS QuickFit Virtual Scale and Splendid Video Intelligence, along with other monitor options, are accessed via a user-friendly five-way control on the monitor. The PA249Q also features two user-customizable shortcuts for frequently used monitor controls, removing the need to navigate the full on-screen menu system for functions such as brightness control.
Comprehensive video inputs with picture-in-picture support
The PA249Q ProArt Series LCD Monitor has DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D and D-Sub ports, and can display content from two video inputs at the same time. Picture-in-picture mode displays content from a second input in a window in one corner of the screen, while picture-by-picture mode splits the screen down the middle to display content from two separate sources side-by-side.
The PA249Q also features a four-port USB 3.0 hub for convenient pass-through connectivity at speeds up to 10 times that of USB 2.0 with compatible devices. The monitor is mounted on a versatile stand with full tilt, swivel, pivot and height adjustment.
ASUS ProArt Series monitors garnered accolades at the 2012 Good Design Awards and 2013 CES Innovation Awards.
The ASUS PA249Q ProArt Series LCD Monitor is pre-calibrated at the factory for unmatched color accuracy (∆E<3) and features independent six-axis color control with outstanding color space reproduction - 99% Adobe Wide Gamut RGB, 100% sRGB and 120% NTSC. In addition, the PA249Q supports 10-bit 'deep color' for more natural transitions between different hues. The PA249Q also features a brightness rated at 350cd/m² and an 80,000,000:1 ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio for enhanced image contrast.
Next-generation AH-IPS display technology
The ASUS PA249Q ProArt Series LCD Monitor is LED backlit and features AH-IPS (Advanced High-Performance In-Plane Switching) display technology for reduced energy consumption, superior color accuracy and increased backlight transmission for an overall brighter image.
A host of exclusive features allow professional users to get the best results. Exclusive ASUS QuickFit Virtual Scale displays on-screen guidelines for an actual-size preview of images prior to printing, while ASUS Splendid Video Intelligence technology automatically adjusts display settings to give the best visual quality for the kind of image being displayed.
ASUS QuickFit Virtual Scale and Splendid Video Intelligence, along with other monitor options, are accessed via a user-friendly five-way control on the monitor. The PA249Q also features two user-customizable shortcuts for frequently used monitor controls, removing the need to navigate the full on-screen menu system for functions such as brightness control.
Comprehensive video inputs with picture-in-picture support
The PA249Q ProArt Series LCD Monitor has DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D and D-Sub ports, and can display content from two video inputs at the same time. Picture-in-picture mode displays content from a second input in a window in one corner of the screen, while picture-by-picture mode splits the screen down the middle to display content from two separate sources side-by-side.
The PA249Q also features a four-port USB 3.0 hub for convenient pass-through connectivity at speeds up to 10 times that of USB 2.0 with compatible devices. The monitor is mounted on a versatile stand with full tilt, swivel, pivot and height adjustment.
ASUS ProArt Series monitors garnered accolades at the 2012 Good Design Awards and 2013 CES Innovation Awards.
12 Comments on ASUS Announces PA249Q ProArt Series LCD Monitor
currently PA249Q is selling for 4900 RMB in China, which is around $790 USD
although for comparison's sake PA248Q is selling for 2800 RMB ($450 USD) in China, So im just wondering, what justifies the double in price for essentially identical specs.
p.p. Yes, I'm using 246Q.
My impression is that when the display would be on the light reflected form that border, being so uneven, would "attract" the sight on that border. And i also imagine that a lot of dust could stick to those ridges.
I look now at my Samsung displays' chamfered border and the light reflects in an even non distracting way.
I guess what display manufacturers should do is take the diameter of the focused field of view of the average eye, centered on the screens' border, at the normal ergonomic distance and make everything in that circle as non distracting as possible. Or in other words make a straight, plain, non glossy border, without crazy colors, LEDs and logos. At least for semi-pro displays and up.
Does this make any sense? It's 6:20 AM and i don't know if i can make myself understood at this hour. :)
P.S. no personal experience with this series of displays, only impressions and imagination :)
At that price, you might as well just save a few (hundred) dollars and get a korean 2560x1440 monitor with an LG IPS panel.
Crummy LED panel (16.7M vs 26Q's 1073.7M colors). Also as I expected, no card reader. Blah .. passing it. It looks like little buffed 28Q. Damn you ASUS.
The PB248/278-series, however, had a lot more problems and after 3 tries with 3 different PB278Q 2560x1440p PLS panel Monitors, I just switched it for a Dell U2713H instead. I like PLS Panels, but right now unless you go with the Samsung S27A950 WQHD display, which is ~$1k, or you get really lucky with some of the newer Korean "IPS" panels which are actually "overclockable" PLS panels, you're not going to get your hands on one easily...
As much as I love having the 1440p and 1600p (U2713H 1440p 27" IPS and U3014 30" AH-IPS with BG-LED Backlighting for actual 1.07bil colors via 10bit panel/14bit-LUT) monitors for anything from work to gaming, I am wanting to give Surround a shot and do it "my way"... Which is a 30" 1600p panel in the middle in landscape and then on either side a smaller 16:10 panel in portrait. I have already tried with 1680x1050, and some 4:3 1600x1200, but I want to get it set up "perfectly" and I haven't found that yet....
The reason I mention this is because for multi-Monitor gaming, IPS and PLS are PERFECT since there is zero distortion at the angles you're viewing from, while with the TN panels I've used there is ALWAYS color/gamma shift.
I really want to try a new and improved A-MVA/cPVA panel, though... They are my absolute favorite for non-color-critical work, as their blacks are like ink and their whites are brilliant, with contrast ratios that are sky-high... The prior iterations just haven't been able to rid themselves of their "ghost"(ing issue).