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The Rank 1 240Hz Monitor - Viewsonic XG2431
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Thanks for the shout out! Depending on use case, for CRT enthusiasts -- the recommended refresh rate is ~120Hz because the strobe crosstalk can pretty much disappear (no double image at all) at lower refresh rates on this panel.
Lower Hz gives more time to hide LCD GtG pixel response between refresh cycles, reducing crosstalk further. This can be useful for games that cannot reach 240fps, as strobing looks best at framerate=Hz. The user has a choice of strobing at a lower refresh rate, depending on priorities.
Ideally, reviewers should also test lower-Hz strobe backlight operation *too*, as refresh rate headroom massively improve strobe backlights (120Hz strobing on a 240Hz panel, versus 120Hz strobing on a 144Hz panel). So people should buy a 240Hz XG2431 even if they only plan to use the strobing at a lower Hz.
Hey Blurbusters, how about updating your website to cover the news on newly-announced monitors at CES?
Hi Chief! why viewsonic never include saturation setting in OSD? It's just a silly setting that can really improve sellpoint in an esport monitor. Could they add it by firmware update?
(Color vibrance is a strong selling point in benq zowie monitors, know plenty of people that just buy zowie for that, not even for dyac)
When will it be available in India?
can you answer whats the best custom settings for this monitor? I have had this for 2 months already andso far no answer form you
@@413fps just use nvidia control panel xD
A basic cheap stand would be one with zero adjustments (or maybe just tilt). This looks like a decent stand
Considering how well the monitor performs for the price point the stand having any adjustment options is pretty great
My AOC monitor stands really suck, take up so much room
@@TuriGamer not 240hz but my lg ultragear 24gl600f has a bare minimum stand, wobbly as fuck
Plus you can just buy a VESA wall mount or a VESA monitor stand if this one sucks
But adjustments ARE basic! No adjustments is just garbage. I'm pretty tall, and I've suffered from no height adjustment long enough!
Had this monitor on my chrome bookmarks for about a month, never thought you'd review it.
Now I'm 100% buying it, thanks man, you're the GOAT
Imagine one day he starts making goat sounds....
@Gabriel Gandi Goesantoso - 😅 😂
Funnily enough it just went on sale for 240 dollars.
Did you end up buying this monitor? how well has it been?
I have this monitor and it is indeed very good. The best gaming monitor I've ever had. The blur reduction (backlight strobing) modes are a must for me since I spent most of my years gaming on CRTs and I can't stand too much blur. This monitor has exceptional motion handling.
Last time I played on CRT was in 1999. Did you spend most of your gaming years in 90s or did you actually play on CRT in 21st century?
@@DuBstep115 I was about to ask this too...! Dammm !
@@DuBstep115 He could've been an FGC gamer. I used to be, and the older games like SF3/MvC2/Melee had to be played on crts for a long, long time due to the input latency and whatnot on hdtvs.
@@DuBstep115 I used CRT until 2012, so I've spent 12 years in CRT and only 10 in LCD f.e
@@413fps I swapped to 144hz 1440p like in 2014 😂
pretty sick, love when they make products like these with focus to give you what you need and leave the unnecessary things out to keep cost down. Hope to see this Panel get a 1440p uncle
there is, its 27"
@@orcusdei Not wrong, its 144hz however and not a blurBusters tuned modes
@@ItsAkile they have two if i am not wrong around 350 and 500
for some reason , my purexp option cannot be chosen , pls help
@@FanWrenEvans20nam Did you turn off G-sync and are at the Max FPS your display supports for the feature?
It would have still been nice to see all of the strobing modes, even though their brightnesses were so low, because the modes would be useful if you play in a dark room or during the night.
the chart said it was under the darkroom mark. I understand It would be cool to see, but it wouldn't be playable. The numbers are like mine at minimum brightness, and that's not fun to use.
@@LuanSalama That dark room mark is very much subjective. My monitor's 100% white is around 80 nits with strobing on
@@LuanSalama i'd say the extreme mode is perfectly usable at night
@@LuanSalama Ultra is the only one objectively unusable, many people online use Extreme
Very good, solid review. But something many people don't realize is that strobing is much clearer at lower refresh rates. And this monitor just spreads its wings at it. What you missed is full screen strobe crosstalk testing (top, middle, bottom) at 60-120-144Hz with applied large vertical totals (QFT). At these refresh rates majority of today's LCDs will have badly tuned other than middle parts of the screen. XG2431 is an exception here. 120Hz will look much clearer than 240Hz because as refresh rates increases strobing requirements become more strict very quickly - response times need to fully fit within refresh window, otherwise ghosting starts doubling/smearing. Same goes for non-strobed situation, that is why u see smearing on today's 360-390Hz panels more than on 240Hz or bellow. Reduced refresh combined with QFT trick is amazing! It almost completely removes strobe crosstalk. For those to whom motion clarity is number one priority there is a potential advantage of using around 120-144Hz. But still, what this IPS panel can achieve at 240Hz is great.
Can u recommend this monitor even if i use 240hz option? Bcs it seems like a dumb move to use 120hz on a 240hz.. or do u recommend other 240hz like the asus vg259qm or vg279qm? Or does this monitor have the same issue with viewsonic?
@@Axel-lt5jb VG25/279QM are 2019 panels which I can't recommend anymore. Asus ELMB implementation isn't very good - too much overshoot and locked overdrive with average strobe crosstalk. Although XG uses newer panel with slightly faster gtg, contrast and color is nothing special. Very standard in that regard. If u plan to use strobing @max Hz and u can maintain those 240 fps 99% of the time (large fps headroom), and u don't mind 100-160 nits, than sure go for it.
Better strobing at lower refresh rates is not Viewsonic specific issue. Thats how thing works. Refresh rate must be reduced for QFT to be used. QFT is basically sped up delivery of refresh cycle over the cable. E.g. sending data at the speed of 240Hz while at 120Hz... Interestingly most of the monitors on market don't utilize this for strobing which makes XG2431 the best option currently.
@@josipreponj1928 is the qft option an alternative to the ulmb and lightbooster etc? or is it much better quality
Do you think there'll be a monitor similar to the XG2431 (in terms of little to no blur) but at 27" and much brighter? That would be a no brainer.
@@arthurcuesta6041 xg270 but its 1080p at 27" unfortunately and im not sure about its brightness but the motion clarity is top notch
I recently started taking esports games a little more seriously and this review is the most informative one about this monitor and the competing zowie. The Viewsonic has been good as my dedicated Valorant screen over my previous 155hz Dell TN panel, and the colors and contrast are so much better that I ended up using it for AAA games, too. I only boosted digital vibrance by 5% instead of your suggested 20% and it looks great.
hey man, any idea where i can buy the XG2431? ive been looking everywhere and no website has it for sale 😭
@@Dolmen2 amazon should have it
for some reason , my purexp option cannot be chosen , pls help
@@FanWrenEvans20nam make sure you have G sync and free sync turned off. Having these on will take away the option of letting you use pure xp.
Does yours still work? I’m seeing a lot of Amazon reviews saying theirs have stopped working after anywhere from 10 months to a year
It's predecessor XG2405 is also a really good monitor for 144hz. Good price and good performance
It has been my main monitor for nearly two years now and for 200€ back then there wasn't anything that comes close.
Especially if you do a bit of colour sensitive work besides gaming.
Been telling people about this monitor, heck I even asked many people to take a look at the monitor
@@hemster5228 Same same and those who bought it, are as happy as could be. I think it was the best option, as a entry to good 144hz panels.
Better than AOC 24G2U for the price?
@@everope Its the same panel as the 24G2U
Wouldn't mind this but definitely gonna find a good price to performance ratio of the 1440p market. Big monitor and sharp resolution is gonna be mu next target.
Crazy I couldn’t find many reviews regarding this monitor but still went through purchasing it. received it last Tuesday and fell in love with it!
Is yours still working? Mine has a defect and couldn't return it I basically lost money on this investment
@@Rivizar i sold it last year mate and got the 540hz one and the level of difference is just on another planet haha
quick tip, if you dont like the dimmness of the motion blur reduction, you can use an ingame nvidia game filter to boost brightness.
for some reason , my purexp option cannot be chosen , pls help
@@FanWrenEvans20namif the srgb color mode is selected the osd doesn’t allow for sharpening, black equalizer or purexp to be enabled for whatever reason.
Motion clarity should be top priority for casual to competitive gamers. All games slow pace to fast pace would benefit highly. Single player games will be that more immersive not having to be distracted by blur or ghosting.
Yeah, I'd say that a clear picture is more important than even the 120 extra Hz you get with 360Hz screens, especially when most games can't even reach high enough framerates *cough cough* apex legends
I use an OLED as a monitor, I love it.
Darn it! We want a 1440p *24-25* inch 240hz monitor!
you can use Nvidia DSR or Amd VSR to make it 1440p
That is probably the closest response time to that of a CRT, Really impressive Viewsonic!
Wait for the upcoming Samsung OLED panels later this year.
@@erisium6988 I think the only currently announced monitor with that new samsung qd oled is the aw3423dw, which is 21:9 1440p 175hz
Blurbusters carried it
@@CalvinL.Stevens It will probably be very good but the size will be too big for a competitive screen. 24 inches is the sweet spot.
@@Hsmzid 24" and 1080p looks like dog sh*t. I changed from 240hz 1080p to 34" 144hz panel and it's just as good or even better for competitive gaming.
Dude your monitor stuff is so good.
Cant wait to see the UFO test on alienwares new QD Oled at 175hz. Gonna be an insane monitor with 0.001 GTG. It will be my next buy forsure.
I was curious as well but they seem to have forgotten to include a BFI option.
Ahh damn. I hesitated on buying this earlier because I didn't find a review on this specific model.
your enthusiasm really showed in this video. Nice!
Absolutely juiced monitor, great review Ali!!
I am a bit skeptical about the backlight strobing UFO results shown here. In your review of the BenQ XL2546K, the UFO result there was MUCH clearer than the one shown here and it was in fact even better than the Viewsonic XG2431 shown here... You can literally go check it right now, pause at 4:30 on this video, open another tab and go on the BenQ review video and pause that at 4:00 and now see it for yourself. If different reviews show different results on the same monitor, it becomes hard to trust the review. Maybe there was a mistake in the testing, I don't know.
I saw this comment and went to watch the Zowie monitor review. I was shook and thought maybe the reviews are using biased information to make the monitor seem better. But when I watched his Acer 390Hz monitor review he says that he uses a different UFO speed to see the differences better. So the UFO test picture you see here is from 1080 pixels/second whereas in his original Zowie review he was using 960 pixels/second. This is a based comment though, should get pinned so people are aware!
Just bought this monitor today. Tested with PureXP and without PureXP. All I can say is, it's just amazing! So smooth like butter 🥰
is the brightness drop so annoying? what strobing settings do you suggest to use to have an acceptable brightness?
better with purexp or without?
even 2 years later I am purchasing this monitor. There isnt much going on in the 240hz 1080p monitor world. I am personally downgrading from a 3440x1440p ultrawide 100hz. The res I cannot keep up with, even when games are at 100fps constantly it still feels slow to respond. I am very excited to get this monitor.
How's it going so far, enjoying the monitor? Wanted to ask what the manufactured date of your unit was. (It'll probably be on the back)
This is literally exactly what I've been looking for. Ever since upgrading from my old desktop with a 75hz monitor to a gaming laptop this summer, I've still been on my laptop's built in display since it's my only 144hz display I own. I've been saving for a 240hz monitor and I've been wanting something cheap-ish with great motion clarity but that's also IPS (so no BenQ TNs). This literally checks all the boxes. Great video!
Man the availability of this thing seems in US only. Jesus I cannot find anything in my country and also on Amazon its going for 470$ incl. shipping and tax like bruh
@@MrNikovec If you've Amazon may eventually arrive.
@@avieshek it’s not worth it 480$ for that hmmm
@@MrNikovec 5 months later and it's still $300 with 20% discount ($387 without it). Like wtf...
for some reason , my purexp option cannot be chosen , pls help
Great content man, you got me into SFF and the quality has only gotten better from what was already world class
Great stuff. Putting the Odyssey G7 in the comparison would have been nice though :)
1440p @ 240hz is really awesome. Swapped from an sUltrawide to an AW2721D a while ago and don't regret it!
Atm I’m debating between the AW2721D and the Rog Swift PG279QM
Yes, I'm hoping to get the ViewSonic XG271QG after it launches soon. Can't wait!
@@willowispyy haven't seen much on the Swift but can vouch for the 2721D, really nice panel overall, good for content creation work too
@@HotdogNoire thanks, good to hear.
@@willowispyy np :')
Thank you so much for this review. You're saving me a lot of money 🙏🙏
Hey Ali. Great video. It is nice too see brands shifting towards IPS panels for overall better smoothness (no black smearing, better latency, much less flickering etc.) from VA that's been showed in the throats of gamers just because they had better contrast ratio and deeper blacks. Not the most important feature/s for gamers, especially competitive ones. And also great to see display content from a creator who has great knowledge about both the technical and gaming side of things. I have a request that I hope you would be interested in. I would like to learn from you how to set up a PC (or laptop in my case, but I know that's not your profession) to have the smoothest experience possible. You have made videos in the past talking about latency and color, but you know those 2 aren't everything. I know you touch on some key things in your videos here and there but to have a whole guide for it would be AWESOME!
Windows 11 yep
No
@@Tricendo O K
@AmpEdition kind of true. Many of them still suffer from bad software though, even some G9s. I owned a Samsung VA QLED monitor which sucked so hard that I would never buy a gaming monitor from Samsung ever again. Seeing even just a few (there are more than a few) complaints about them broke all my trust for their gaming gear. They should focus a little more on the R&D for their gaming monitors, maybe not as much as phone displays since it doesn't bring as much profit but still, they have a LONG LONG way to go.
Oled better
Jesus, that monitor almost makes me want to play Overwatch. Looks super nice,
I've bought and brought this monitor to Kazakhstan, it did cost me around 440$ overall, but it was totally worth it. Best 240HZ Monitor, as you wrote in the title of the video.
кайдан сатып алдын?
@@alikz97 from putin
Sadly still not available in Europe. Did yours arrived with any panel problem?
@@vestrage8207 no problems at all, the package was very solid.
@@alikz97 Ибейден алғам, вьюсониктын аккаунтынан, глоббинг деген фирма арқылы.
really nice review, as always, great data and analysis
thank you so much for bringing to us so quality content.
I just got mine today. The default color profile was shit. but I tweaked it and made some adjustments
Red : 85
Green: 73
Blue: 100
and 75% digital vibrance on NVCP
Overall the monitor is amazing and worth it
bro how can you see ? i am blind now xD
@@owASTA lol, my brightness is 55
@@Debzzzzzzzz so you play without pureXP+ ?
@@owASTA I play with purexp+. But I turn it off after playing
are the colors vibrant now that you changed them and are they good for video editing to
That's crazy, I'm not too familiar with the gaming monitor scene but I know that BenQ has always been touted as the King. Crazy (for me) to see that a brand like ViewSonic is now kicking everybody's ***.
If you watch his video on the BenQ monitor the UFO images are a lot better than the ones showed here. Idk why he's changed them. Affiliate links probably.
Had the viewsonic 144hz about 2 years now got it when it first came out for the same reasons. A very solid product at a great price
omg same but mine broke
Finally more reviews about this fucking monitor. Been thinking about buying it for a week now but the lack of reviews has been keeping me wary. Haven't watched the video yet but currently it's been a tossup between this and the MAG251RX for me
Edit - just got it a couple hours ago. Not really noticing the difference between 144 vs 240hz yet
have you seen a decent difference between 144hz vs this monitor's 240hz now? wondering if it's worth buying this monitor or going for a 4k 144hz monitor
@@BroSanch honestly no idea since I haven't tried a blind test yet, but it is definitely more subtle than the change from 60 to 144Hz. I'd say go for the 4K display if you play AAA games primarily and have the horsepower to run them at 4K. I bought the XG2431 because I play competitive shooters 95% of the time
@@KILLTHEREDDITOR Hey, are you able to test 60-120 fps with + without VRR (no strobing either).
I'm unable to find data on this as one of my games doesn't work well with VRR and sits around that range, I don't want to use strobing for it either.
@@griffin1366 i do not use VRR as far as I know. How do I enable that?
@@KILLTHEREDDITOR I think in the OSD, then the nvidia control panel.
I got this monitor off your review and I have to say the monitor takes my breath away because all the colors are vibrant and not washed out like other monitors. The black is rich in deep dark black not that faded black. The colors literally pop out.
How is it 1 year later?
@@jaaayyymannnit’s a good monitor with a few weird options, the hdr is just flat out bad, but like the video says the motion clarity and colors are amazing
can you share your settings?@@tylerjohnston4389
Need more 1440p 240hz on the market. They’re so rare and expensive. Practically none in 25inch option.
ive used the hp omen x27 for a little over a year now, its nice but wish it came in smaller sizes, other than that i dont have any complaints its great, you definitely need a beefy pc to be able to take advantage of it though
How do you game on that type of monitor though?
Almost nobody games at 1440p 120hz so why go higher?
Do you have a 3080?
@@thetechrealist yeah i have an evga ftw3 3080, that certainly helps but i had this monitor even when i had a 2070 super, i only play competitive fps games so i just turned all my graphics settings to low and put a pretty hefty gpu overclock on. It worked pretty decently for most games but if you really wanna take advantage of it youll need a 30 series card
I am so tempted. I see this monitor in Canada for $398 CAD on Amazon Canada. I believe my RTX 3060 Ti can push it to close to 240hz on FPS games that I play. Great review man I always enjoy your videos.
I just bought this monitor over your review. I'm poor and wanted something CSGO pros use but couldn't afford the zowie xl2546k. Your review showing this monitor over takes zowie won me. Ty
How's it going. Is purexp the same as dyac or even better
i personally play on extremely dim screens and can say the only difference i notice between low and high brightness is eye pain, i dont see anything visually or nothing like that, if its darkness ur worried about, use black equalizer settings OR turn brightness up in game to compensate
I assume you play in the dark then?
@@Zeno- actually no, i play in a bright room ironically lmao
I think you should check the Legion y25-25. Really sick 240hz. I'm super curious which one is better
Between the two of them Legion one is probably better, I got this XG2431 and image quality sucks ass, very washed out or maybe I just got too used to the 1440p monitor I had before.
I love your style dude .. a huge thanks gor this and pretty much all your videos
Really subjective, informative and precise.
I dont why but when i see the apex clip on this video is sick AF. 🔥🔥🔥
0:38 do we also need massive guns to be able to rotate the monitor?
looks damn good.i wanna add up another monitor here with this.I'm using a AOC 24g2Z monitor 240hz 0.5 response time.and with overdrive setting and MBR to 10-11 setting im getting the same clear view in UFO test.i bought it in malaysia and im not sure if its on western market yet.but the monitor is dirt cheap for 215 dollar. the panel is from BOE MV238FHM-NG2 and its super great.i hope you can review it in the future if you can
I watch your monitors/mice reviews mostly to enjoy your Tracer gameplay. You’ve got some serious skills!
Cool Review!!! Love your content. So do you still need Strobing, once we all get QD-OLED high refresh rate monitors :D
You didn't give out the best RGB settings and stuff for this monitor like you have in other reviews. Bummer, although no two panels are identical it's good for people without tools
Price is odd. Viewsonic is usually quite overpriced. Maybe they learned as I'm sure their 1440p 144-165hz monitors haven't sold well since they are priced the same or higher usually to great monitors like the 27gp850 or 27gp83. Of course, once reviews are out they'll jack the price. $420 CAD right now which isn't bad since asus 280hz is $440 with worse strobing and MSI is out of stock everywhere. Guessing because it looks like there's an update to the MSI coming out in 360hz form.
Been waiting for a new vid 🕺🏻
Just received this monitor today and it’s by far the best monitor I’ve used and I’ve had multiple Asus , BenQ , Lg ultragear and this is by far the best imo
Hey whats your color settings that you use for gaming
@@genesisbtw3907 standard setting contrast at 75 brightness at 100 and color temperature native color space auto color range auto sharpness 50 blue light filter zero black stabilization 60 advance DCR zero response time ultrafast freesync off HDR off pure XP off
@@Classixs thankyou bro
@@genesisbtw3907 no problem
@@Classixs even with pure XP off. is it still good?
Sick! Been using the Viewsonic XG2405, I think the 144 hz predecessor? Great panel and only downside is the unusable brightness when using the backlight strobing(1ms mode). Looking to upgrade to this, thanks!!!
We need a review of this monitor VS Asus VG259QM and VG258QM.
torn between Viewsonic XG2431 vs Asus TUF VG259QM
I’ll be very honest with y’all I got this monitor yesterday and returned it today the blacks aren’t very black they seem grey in games which have dark backgrounds like dead by daylight, doom, etc. if you wanna play games with a lot of colour you should go with this it’s like a good buy but black backgrounds seem very bad according to me and the brightness is very low when using purexp. I’d not recommend this to anyone who wants a monitor for fps games. I returned it today.
i felt the monbitor for me had more blacks than my other monitors LMFAO
@@JustSenix Yeah I have to use 80 black stabilization in some games. Just too dark.
As always great review - wonderful! Overall still happy with my Zowie XL2546K :)
(before watching)
i have this monitor as well, and honestly i have nothing but amazing things to say about it. however, my one complain is the maximum tilt upwards being 15 degrees which really bothered me so much that i needed to elevated the monitor rather than look down at it at a weird angle.
other than that it's an amazing monitor compared to everything else
Does yours seem dark to you my brightness is at 100 and it just seems so dark compared to my old monitor
@@fatimals5228 not really, but i play in like, the dimmest room u can think of haha
@@rdkayy yeah, still good as new and still my main monitor today. i have seen those reports as well, guess i got lucky with QC
Nice to see another fast ips, and innolux imo have always made som great panels. Hopefully we can soon get one with a wider color gamut as well. 24" is my preferred size so I'm still waiting for a panel with 240 Hz, 1440p nano or agile splendor. One can dream right?
ViewSonic official specs say 350 nits brightness. Appreciate you calling out it's more like 250 nits. Good detailed review 👍
Gj on the video ali, but will you do setup video? That would be interesting
I bought the 25-inch Samsung Odyssey G4. I was planning to buy the XG2431 but in my country (Chile) it never arrived..
si hay ahora,busca en solotodo
Great video! Hoping you or someone in the comments sees this. I’m deciding between this and the AW 2521HF ($399.99) on sale in Canada vs 2431XG ($449.99). What are your thoughts?
Im literally in the same boat as you right now. The AW sale is so tempting. Which one did you go for?
What did y'all go for? @@martinblaine4541
great video and great product :)
Yay! He finally made a new monitor video!
Would love it if you could review the ASUS ROG Strix XG249CM. Should be a good competitor to this. It's another 23.8" 1080p IPS but overclockable to 270 Hz. Not sure if the backlight strobing on it goes up to 270 Hz.
Yea the viewsonic isnt available in my country but the asus is. The asus has basically zero reviews though even tho the panel is the same as the viewsonic. The question is, if asus made the same out of the panel as viewsonic did or if they fcked it. Would really love a indepth comparisson on both.
Would you say the Viewsonic XG2431 is better for e-Sports such as Counter Strike Global Offensive, where the standard has or is BenQ XL2546K?
Was waiting for this monitor
Yo great content man
After using this monitor for half a year, 2/5 of the control buttons stopped working so I can't change the settings anymore. Seems like a poor QC issue as I've seen other people mention this as well. Aside from that it's been a great monitor. I ended up leaving backlight strobing off on 240hz because it hurt my eyes after a while.
No other way of changing settings?
@@voltgaming7478 no other way unfortunately.
@@tomlau It's a joke that we still have to fully rely on physical buttons in 2023. I'm returning this monitor for the same reason. Also I don't know if why but FreeSync isn't working. I have G-Sync enabled in NVidia Control Panel, but maybe I have to enable FreeSync in the OSD settings as well. Which I can't reach because the buttons are not working. So I think I'll get the 390Hz Acer monitor mentioned in this video instead. They are at the same price basically.
@@richardmiklos please tell me, did you purchase an Acer 390hz monitor? which one is better? I’m also choosing now, I’ll play CS2
@@lilahzd I did buy it, yes. So for pure visuals I don't really see a difference. They are both much better than my other monitor which is a TN panel. As for the backlight strobing stuff once again I don't really see a difference between the two, but the Viewsonic was annoyingly dark when using the good backlight strobing settings, even in a dark room it annoyed my eyes. It's like when you are reading something in a badly lit room, you can read it, but your eyes are uncomfortable. So not seeing a difference in clarity, but being annoyed by the brightness, I didn't even use the feature on the Viewsonic.
I do notice the framerate difference though, even in Apex that is limited to 300 FPS, so I think if you can get stable 390 FPS in CS2 you will benefit more from the extra frames.
Here comes the bad stuff. The Viewsonic has this button problem that makes it basically unusable after a few months. You might be lucky and get one with good buttons if they even exist, but that sounds like gambling. Unfortunately the Acer also has a serious problem: sometimes (like once or twice a day) the screen goes black for 1-2 seconds. Now this sound serious, but I've found a solution on a reddit post that also worked for me. I haven't had this happen for about 2 months now. The redditor suggested placing 2 ferrite beads on each end of the DP cable, and I did just that. The beads have a maximum cable diameter of 6.5 mm to fit the DP cable.
Hmm, I'm a bit confused. You prefer the Acer 360Hz over the Viewsonic with BlurBusters Certification, lather then you have switched from 360hz tu 240hz TN (Benq) because of better response times while the 240hz Viewsonic with strobing has better strobing / motion performance than the BenQ 🤨
😂
thank god someone actually did a review on this monitor!!!
Great review!
Monitor looks awesome! Im mainly playing valorant at the moment, using my 1080p Alienware 2518HF 240hz TN panel, would it be worth upgrading to this or a benq xl2546k? In two minds wether to find a 1440p 240hz monitor or another ultra fast 1080p!
Same question 😄
UP
Would you recommend this over the Alienware AW2521HF?
I switched from BenQ Zowie 2546K to this monitor a month back and that was excellent decision!
2546K is better than this monitor and AMD cards arent faster than Nvidia at 1440p
@@PeterGriffinFN4 depends on your reasoning... Colors are terrible on the XL2546K even after proper calibration the panel just lacks the ability to produce solid colors. There is a way to balance out the colors on the XL2546K that I found bearable but for anything but gaming the monitor is awful.. also depending on your ability to use the monitor at the lower brightness technically the ViewSonic is the winner here. I'm receiving the ViewSonic soon..I will be comparing them both and deciding on which I will keep. (Still unsure)
@@dillacorn_linux Oh yea I agree with that for sure, I'd never get xl2546k for normal use, I'd only consider it just for 1 thing: competitive gaming
@@PeterGriffinFN4 so would you recommend this monitor (XG2431) or the AW2518h/hf (TN panel)?
@@Zynedify they're both very similar, so u cant go wrong, pick the one you like more
cool bro. Just dropped 700 on a dyac+ monitor because of your last video
Hey Optimum would you say the Acer Nitro XV2 240hz (280hz OC) is a better option than the XL2546K? It's way cheaper and looks exactly like the 390hz monitor, so I'm guessing it would also have similar results?
... and yet again, no where to be seen on the european sites.
who tf cares about eu? US> every other poor countru
@@epzoLOL
Mine should be here next week! Very keen to get this monitor I am using an asus rog strix 240hz from 2018 and think trimming the fat by getting this will be a very nice upgrade!
I purchased xg2431 after watching your video ,one of the best decision i have made i never experienced a monitor like this before this i had 144hz va panel with 4ms response but which felt like 10 ms + and it colors were horrible only blacks look good
are you still liking it?
@@OdieTheGreat Yes , I am liking it alot no screen tearing , thin bezels and very fast response time with good colors
@@sup3rnov400 alright thank you 👍i bought it and it's coming soon i hope it's as good as everyone says
@@OdieTheGreat Nice
@@OdieTheGreat people say that their broke after a few months
The brightness while in antiblur is a massive issue and the xl2546k still looks like the king of shooters for that reason, well, and the overall build quality and most likely longevity of it.
truth be told the brightness is not that big of an issue, you'd be surprised by how quickly you can adjust to daily driving a dim monitor
I think the xl2546k is way overhyped, the acer 390hz is better.
@@waterflowzz hz isnt eveything
@@waterflowzz lmao no
Does the PureXP adds input lag in FPS games?
it does but not noticable
Just bought this monitor today!!!
Good review! and I see you flexing your tracer sticky bomb gameplay on us plat... Nice monitor tho
all I want is a 1440p 240hz that can compete with the Zowie. I have a 3080ti just to play 1080 lol
I'd be nice to see where the Asus XG27AQM 270Hz monitor fits in that Input lag chart. I am trying to decide between the predator and the Asus for 1440p 270Hz. Thank you in advance.
I've been waiting for the review of the monitor that I bought last year. 😁
Just bought one of these for $237 brand new, hope it's a good upgrade over my last monitor.
I found one at that price at staples. I hope it is worth it.
Is there something else besides this and the zowie u could recommend with 240hz? 😳
This isn't available in Europe...
So I'll have to rock with the zowie? Or is there something else? The 390hz is kinda "overkill"?
Currently I play on 32:9 49"
Nice for league of legends,
But I'm getting motion sickness or something like that in faster games or in fps games where the whole camera moves with the player character..
i wonder is there a 1440p monitor that performs this well yet? i cant believe how clear that is at 1080p 240 gaming is exploding 5 years from now is gonna be great
My Samsung Odyssey G7 1440p 240hz performs pretty well.
@@ZaneCane the answer is no. I have the G7 and the xl2546K which is much clearer in motion. The G7 is not bad at all but I can’t game on it for competitive games the difference between the two is too noticeable in my opinion if you have high standards. I bought the g7 thinking it could replace the 2546k but in my opinion it’s too far away in motion clarity. Pixels are less responsive (especially in darker areas), backlight strobing is too dimm and there are too many QC issues with it. This Viewsonic is really interesting though but still not 1440p unfortunately !
@@Hsmzid the XL2546K is 1080p vs G7 1440p though. Would you think the resolution be a factor? I've never had an issue with my G7 but then again this it is my first 1440p 240hz monitor coming from an ASUS 1080p 144hz...
@@ZaneCane to be fair, yes, if the xl2546k was 1440p it would be a much better screen imo. Crosstalk is an issue for me on this screen also. I play a lot of Apex and I wouldn’t mind a crisper image at all. That’s what I really like in the G7 compared to the ZOWIE.
An oled model would be perfect but manufacturers cannot build small competitive screens yet. 24 inches is the sweetspot and even 27 inches on the G7 I find inconvenient. It’s immersive for AAA games though.
Concerning the XG2431 it is a shame it is so dim, I probably would have upgraded from xl2546k.
Still enjoying the heck out of my omen x27.
390hz acer was being sold at microcenter for $350 not too long ago but now its $400. Ive tried the acer 390hz, xl2546k (returned, was too similar to the xl2540), xl2540 (had it for 4 years), alienware aw2521h (360hz), sony trinitron crt. None of these come close to the crt. The closest any monitor that comes to the crt is the acer 390hz. I heard oleds are pretty close to no ghosting and good response times but you cant get an oled monitor currently, only tvs and theyre expensive and have burn in.
Is this some nostalgic trip? Don't people remember how horrible CRT monitors were?
@@DuBstep115 you were too poor to afford the best crt monitors of the time. I agree the cheaper ones were bad but the expensive ones were way better. Look up sony trinitron crts.
@@waterflowzz lmao I had IPS panel in early 00s and it far more expensive and better than CRT monitors
@@DuBstep115 a true gamer would have never had an ips in the early 2000s. Shows how casual you are. Go back to being a newb at sims.
so xl2546 or xl2540 i’m wondering bc i want to get one just don’t want to spend extra money on something similar
I'm heavily considering this monitor but I want to put a light bar on top because I plan on using it for working at home too. Does anyone know what the thickness is at the top?
UPDATE: Bought this monitor and a Xiaomi Mijia monitor light and I'm happy to report that they both work perfectly.
How is the brightness ?
@@boricuasup2015 The light bar or the monitor?
@@bluesrike monitor
@@boricuasup2015 Significantly brighter than the 15-inch monitor of my Acer Predator Helios laptop for sure.
Update? Been considering getting this but I've heard that it has lots of quality control issues with things like the buttons or the panel breaking after a while of use.
WORD OF WARNING: if you watch this vieo half a year or year later, do keep in mind that ALL modern manufacturer start lineup with good models that get glowing reviews and then quietly change it for a cheaper, underperforming one. I repeat - EVERY.SINGLE of them was caught in the past doing that.
So if you are buying one at the end of 2022 or early 2023 - unless you can find some community-review for late revisions - you play massive roulette and 90% chance you will buy different product.
How do u know that
are we not going to talk about this mans clean stick
What rank r u?
the lightstrobe feature is gonna be great for retro games emulation
I want to like the monitor but I'm going to have to send it back for the 3rd time to get another one.
First one had lines appear across the screen.
2nd one got lost in transit.
3rd which is my current, 2 of the buttons don't work so I can't change any of the settings.
4th one no issues. Pray it stay that way
so far so good
@@thefunnybuddy4138still good?
I have two MAG251RX monitors and they have been excellent. I’ve had them since they were released and they were around the same cost as this is now.
Now this in 1440p and I'll consider buying it if it doesn't break the bank
Sadly, the EU stock is mostly non existent, if I want to get it shipped, it will probably cost me as much as a Benq Zowie XL2546K and I will need to wait a month to get it.... :(