ViewSonic offers New VA gaming monitors at 165 Hz in Full HD or WQHD
ViewSonic launched two new gaming displayes that differ primarily in terms of resolution and each use VA panel technology. Both VX2718-PC-MHD (1920 x 1080 pixels, Full HD) and VX2718-2KPC-MHD (2560 x 1440 pixels, WQHD) have a 1500 R curvature, a refresh rate of up to 165 Hz and a contrast ratio of 4000:1.
The 27-inchers offer Adaptive Sync against screen tearing in games, which is most likely equipped with LFC ("Low Framerate Compensation") and thus also works below the regular sync range. The response time is only 1 ms MPRT ("Moving Picture Response Time"), which says nothing about the actual gray change. The ergonomic features include inclination, VESA mount (75 x 75 mm), blue light filtering and a flicker-free backlight. The interface range of the innovations includes two HDMI inputs each (V1.4 for the VX2718-PC-MHD, V2.0 for the VX2718-2KPC-MHD), a DisplayPort and a headphone output. There is no USB interface. The monitors have two internal 2 watt speakers and weigh 3.3 kg each without a stand. The dimensions are 611 x 363 x 75 mm (W x D). To date, there is only more detailed information about the power requirement for the Full HD version: Depending on the operating mode, it allows between 15 and 27 watts. The WQHD variant shouldn't deviate too much from it.
Whether, when and at what price the optically identical ViewSonic displays VX2718-PC-MHD and VX2718-2KPC-MHD will be released on the market is still uncertain According to the data sheets, there is also 8 bit color depth (6 bit + FRC ), 250 cd / m² luminance and 102 percent sRGB.
Panel type | VA with 1500-R crown |
resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) (VX2718-PC-MHD) 2560 x 1440 pixels (VX2718-2KPC-MHD) |
diagonal | 27 in |
Pixel density | 82 and 109 ppi, respectively |
Color depth | 8 bit (6 bit + FRC) |
Refresh rate | 165 Hz |
Luminance | 250 cd / m² (typ.) |
Response time (G2G) | k. A. (1 ms MPRT) |
Contrast ratio | 4000: 1 |
Interfaces | 2 x HDMI 1 x DisplayPort 1 x headphone output |
ergonomics | Inclination, blue light filter, VESA mount (75 x 75 mm), flicker-free backlight |
Sync technology | Adaptive Sync (likely with LFC) |
HDR support | No |
Others | Two internal 2 watt speakers |
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Curved 6bit panels, when can this trend stop?
I was going to buy the Benq EX2510 but it's either out of stock or being scalped by the last shop who has it.
Anyone knows any good True 8bit, 144hz monitor that doesn't dry my bank account? Benq was 260€ and had good performance.
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you could find the lg 27lg83a at that price in offer some time ago. I think it was 300 eur
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27gl83a is a 2019 model costing over 500€, no stock available anywhere so I think its not being made. Also, although it's 8bit it has FRC to get to 10bit, making it more expensive. It was also QHD. Sadly, as I said, no availability.
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@Silva That Benq has (way way) lower contrast ratio and gamut compared to AOC 24G2U (all of this tells you that it has a better panel) that I can't see why you would waste your time looking for a more expensive inferior monitor.
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I went from a VA Samsung Galaxy monitor to an nano IPS panel from LG and I won't go back. VA has its perks but for my use cases there are none.