PA279CV

Written analysis

PA279CV at a glance

The PA279CV is a 27" A-Si IPS monitor at 3840×2160 and 60 Hz. The listed aspect ratio is 1.778:1, 16:9. The backlight is listed as W-LED.

Best fit: productivity, document work, and color-sensitive desktop use where sharpness and office panel class matter.

Panel and image

Overall quality is 75.9, with 86.2 work and 67.3 play. Pixel density is listed at 163 PPI. Typical brightness is 350 nits. Contrast is listed as 1000:1. The coating is Anti-glare/Matte (3H). The listed pixel count sits in the high-resolution class used by the work and overall scores.

Color and HDR

Recorded gamut coverage is 100% sRGB. Color depth is listed as 10-bit FRC. HDR is listed as HDR10. The work score is a solid everyday office result rather than a specialist color-critical display.

Motion and sync

Refresh is listed at 60 Hz. Response time is listed as 5.00 ms. Pair this resolution with the GPU table before assuming native high settings.

Ergonomics and connectivity

Stand and mount options are listed as Height · Pivot · Swivel · Tilt · VESA (100x100mm). Recorded inputs include 4 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream), 1 x USB 3.1 (Type-C; Gen 1; upstream; 65W; DP Alt Mode), 2 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out. Speakers are listed as 2 x 2 W (watts).

Buying verdict

Overall quality is 75.9, a strong mainstream result for a primary desktop display.

At the recorded Amazon price, quality / price is 46.1—a balanced value for this class.

Work / price is 52.4 and play / price is 28.6.