The Asus VG248QG is a 24-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) Gaming monitor. It is based on the TN panel. It covers 99% of the sRGB color gamut and supports 8-bit color depth via dithering (6-bit + FRC).
The out of box color accuracy of this monitor is bad. The TN panels are popular for their low response times and for their performance in games. Many players who choose TN panel monitors compromise on the image quality for a better performance of games.
You don’t have to live with such bad color accuracy. Few tweaks to the color setting in the OSD menu should make them look much better.
Here are my Optimal color settings for the Asus VG248QG:
- User Mode
- Brightness: 90
- Contrast: 70
- Saturation: 50
- Color Temp: User Mode à R96 G94 B88
- Skin Tone: Natural
- Sharpness: 50
- Trace Free: 60 (Default)
- ASCR: Off
For Nvidia users, Once applying these color settings, go to the Nvidia control panel and set the Digital Vibrance to 50%.
Once calibrated, these color settings should help increase the image quality of the Asus VG248QG by a huge margin. Images will look more vibrant and the colors will stand out from one another instead of looking bland. You will have a much better gaming experience both in terms of visual quality and performance.
Do keep in mind that these settings worked the best for me, if you could get better color with different settings, simply go with them. But for most users, these settings will be more than enough to bring an improvement in the overall color accuracy of this monitor.
The Asus VG248QG has a brightness level of 350-nits which is higher than most TN panels in its price range. This monitor is fairly bright and you will have no issues gaming on it even in bright conditions. It has a contrast ratio of 1000:1 which is decent enough for gaming.
It has a pixel density of 91PPI. You will have sharp-looking text and images in games. There won’t be any issues with blurry text or pixelated images.
TN panels also suffer from narrow viewing angles. You get 170°(H) and 160°(V) viewing angles. As long as you face the monitor directly, you will have no issues with washed-out images die to change in color, brightness, and contrast levels.
The monitor we reviewed had no dead pixels on it. There were also issues of backlight bleeding. TN monitors will not have any issues of glow that is present in IPS monitors.
The Asus VG248QG has a matte anti-glare coating on it that handles the reflections effectively.
The overall image quality of the Asus VG248QG is decent. Initially, it required some color tweaking but once calibrated, the colors are much better and you will have a better visual experience while gaming.