ViewSonic XG2401

AMD FreeSync anti-tearing technology. Speedy pixel response and refresh rate. Great gaming performance in our tests.

Middling viewing-angle performance. Slightly skewed color accuracy. Weak speakers.

Conclusion If you're looking for a monitor that offers gamer-friendly presets and can handle fast gaming action, the ViewSonic XG2401is a solid choice that won't drain your bank account. Granted, its TN panel doesn't offer the gray-scale and...

Contrast•Light output•Black levels•Color accuracy•Low input lag•Fast panel response•Build quality•Value

Gamma tracking • 48Hz lower FreeSync limit

For less than $300, the XG2401 is a terrific value. It's as fast as panels costing twice as much and offers equal or better accuracy. And it boasts the highest contrast we've measured from a non-VA panel. This new ViewSonic merits serious consideration...

Super-fast response times ; Fast 144Hz refresh rate at 1080p ; AMD FreeSync support ; Highly adjustable stand with headphone dock

A few extraneous features

The ViewSonic XG2401 gaming monitor offers crisp 1080p images, ridiculously fast response times and plenty of useful bells and whistles.

With its combination of 144Hz refresh rate, easy-to-drive resolution, decent if not stellar color fidelity and its reliance upon AMD’s

In short it does everything it claims to, and it does it very well. I am going to assume you have already decided you want a fast (1ms), 144hz & FreeSync monitor, as captain obvious reports, buying a monitor for a feature you can’t use or you’re just...

Price, I’m sure it will settle down, but it seems really high now. Not really a con, but you also have to commit to being an AMD guy for a while if you want to use freesync.

Picture quality. Very sturdy construction. Nothing wobbly or cheap here. Relatively accurate after calibration (for a TN). Some TN panels never look right, but this one is very decent. I had no difficulty at all getting 144hz with DisplayPort. Really...

The menus are sort of awkward. I constantly find myself hitting the wrong button, no matter how many times I've made adjustments to test different features. Some items are disabled until you experiment with other pages and turn something else on that...

The image is excellent- the colors were able to be dialed in and arrived out of the box about 10% off of optimal. The viewing angle is superb, despite what another reviewer has said- it looks like the image is printed on the screen since you can see...

The image viewing angle from below is terrible- any angle below 90 causes rapid reduction in image quality- so in reality the verticle viewing angle is more like 120. The menu buttons are not terribly intuitive and the menus themselves are too deep....

This is going to be a realistic view from an average gamer. There are plenty of reviews out there by people with high tech equipment to test monitors that know every little bit of the technology, that isnt me. I use my PC for games, basic video...

The bezel is a bit large, I prefer a very thin to non-existent bezel around the edge Is a little bright when you first get it, but its fine once you turn it down a bit. The configuration screens were a tiny bit difficult to get around in, but it works.

- 144hz Monitor - 1ms response time - Beautifully designed base and screen - Screen rotates full 90 degrees for easy access to ports - Bright - Price is right

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