Asus has gone with an IPS display for the ZenScreen Smart Monitor MS27UC, so viewing angles are excellent. The 4K resolution on a 27-inch screen also makes for crisp and sharp images. But colours aren't as vivid, and don't pop like an OLED or even a VA panel. The matte anti-glare finish doesn't help here, though it does a good job at reducing reflections. Especially handy if you're using this monitor for work or watching videos in the day. The screen has an average brightness (350 nits) for an office monitor. So while the monitor supports DisplayHDR 400, the visual impact in HDR movies on Netflix is fairly muted.

The ASUS ZenScreen Smart Monitor is good-looking and doubles as a Smart TV to access over-the-top content. Its great-quality display delivers excellent images for work and for entertainment.

The ASUS ZenScreen Smart Monitor strikes me as a good-looking monitor for your study which doubles as a Smart TV to access over-the-top content. Its great quality display delivers excellent images for work and for entertainment. I look forward to more innovative features and design to further improve the user experience to make it more seamless to switch between Google TV and other input devices.

With the ZenScreen Smart MS27UC, Asus is launching an all-rounder for work and entertainment that not only looks good and is well made, but also offers a good 4K picture.

... the MS27UC manages to combine a number of contradictory features, such as being designed for entertainment while being suitable for office use.

The Asus ZenScreen Smart MS27UC combines the useful with the comfortable by combining the computer screen with the Google smart TV.