Viewsonic XG2401

[Hemanse]

Been looking around for a budget 144Hz monitor, first looked at the XL2540, but i just dont think i can justify dropping 550$ on a monitor right now. So i looked at 3 other monitors, all in the 300-320$ price range, the well known Asus VG248QE that gets pretty good reviews when it comes to price vs performance, but i just cannot do glossy plastic, then i looked at the Benq XL2411, but that seems to get pretty mediocre reviews. In the end someone suggested i take a look at the Viewsonic XG2401, gets good reviews in terms of performance, picture quality (for a TN panel) and its 300$.

 

Just wondering if anyone in here have any good or bad experiences with this monitor before i pick up one?

 

I have a GTX970 and i know its a Freesync monitor, but i really dont care that much about GSYNC, sure it might be a cool feature, but it also adds like 100$ + to the price tag.

[Megah3rtz]

What dollar are you using, Canadian or USD? The XG2401 should only be about $240-260 USD 

[Hemanse]

11 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

What dollar are you using, Canadian or USD? The XG2401 should only be about $240-260 USD 

Live in Denmark, just converted from dkk to usd, we always pay a little bit more for hardware

[Megah3rtz]

23 minutes ago, Hemanse said:

Live in Denmark, just converted from dkk to usd, we always pay a little bit more for hardware

Ah.

 

I've been researching freesync monitors for a bit, (more than today.) I've been looking at the ACER XF240h, Asus MG248Q, and Viewsonic XG2401, though I'm interested in these for freesync. 

 

I didn't look into the MG248Q as soon as I saw it has problems with freesync + Displayport. 

 

the XF240h seems great, but the colours are pretty bad on arrival and need tweaking. 

 

the XG2401 seems to be the best out of all of them, however it seemed quality control is a bit bad. If you have a reliable place to RMA the monitor if anything is off, I'd go for the XG2401. 

[Hemanse]

Just now, Megah3rtz said:

Ah.

 

I've been researching freesync monitors for a bit, (more than today.) I've been looking at the ACER XF240h, Asus MG248Q, and Viewsonic XG2401, though I'm interested in these for freesync. 

 

I didn't look into the MG248Q as soon as I saw it has problems with freesync + Displayport. 

 

the XF240h seems great, but the colours are pretty bad on arrival and need tweaking. 

 

the XG2401 seems to be the best out of all of them, however it seemed quality control is a bit bad. If you have a reliable place to RMA the monitor if anything is off, I'd go for the XG2401. 

What kind of QC issues? We mostly buy online here and all stores have a 14-30 days return policy, so if you buy something and its broken you just send it back, its a bit of a pain having to mail something back when its something like a monitor or a case for example, but theres atleast the option

 

But reading around it seems like alot of companies have QC issues, even Asus and their rog monitors seems to get quite a lot of negative reviews due to dead or stuck pixels and just bad panels in general.

 

Most of the reviews i read on the XG2401 seems to be very positive.

[Megah3rtz]

32 minutes ago, Hemanse said:

What kind of QC issues?

Brightness and colour problems to do with the monitor panel itself. 

 

33 minutes ago, Hemanse said:

But reading around it seems like alot of companies have QC issues, even Asus and their rog monitors seems to get quite a lot of negative reviews due to dead or stuck pixels and just bad panels in general.

 

Most of the reviews i read on the XG2401 seems to be very positive.

Yes, I think it's just the minority speaking out. IMO the XG2401 looks the best to me, but that's out of the 3 I've just talked about.

 

I never considered the VG248QE or XL2411 because of being too high in price, or not freesync compatible. 

 

if it's any help I'll likely be getting the XG2401 in the next few months, (if everything goes to plan  ) and if you still haven't made a purchase I'll let you know what I think.

[Hemanse]

2 hours ago, Megah3rtz said:

Brightness and colour problems to do with the monitor panel itself. 

 

Yes, I think it's just the minority speaking out. IMO the XG2401 looks the best to me, but that's out of the 3 I've just talked about.

 

I never considered the VG248QE or XL2411 because of being too high in price, or not freesync compatible. 

 

if it's any help I'll likely be getting the XG2401 in the next few months, (if everything goes to plan  ) and if you still haven't made a purchase I'll let you know what I think.

Cool, if i dont get anything by then i would love to hear what you think  

[Megah3rtz]

Just ordered the XG2401. Let you know how it goes in about 2 months or whenever my RX 580 to power it shows up.  

 

I'll let you know what I think of the panel itself but there no way my GTX 460 is hitting 144hz in anything. 

[Aytex]

The XG2401 Has the best panel quality in terms of colors, contrast gamma and whatnot, slim to no Overshoot/ghosting. And no 144hz quality degradation. For around $250 you're getting a really good TN panel.

[Aytex]

On 6/7/2017 at 0:29 PM, Megah3rtz said:

Ah.

 

I've been researching freesync monitors for a bit, (more than today.) I've been looking at the ACER XF240h, Asus MG248Q, and Viewsonic XG2401, though I'm interested in these for freesync. 

 

I didn't look into the MG248Q as soon as I saw it has problems with freesync + Displayport. 

 

the XF240h seems great, but the colours are pretty bad on arrival and need tweaking. 

 

the XG2401 seems to be the best out of all of them, however it seemed quality control is a bit bad. If you have a reliable place to RMA the monitor if anything is off, I'd go for the XG2401. 

Have you tried the XF240h? I've been looking for reviews everywhere but litterley no one did, not even tftcentral

[Megah3rtz]

Just now, Aytex said:

Have you tried the XF240h? I've been looking for reviews everywhere but litterley no one did, not even tftcentral

That was one of my reasons for avoiding the XF240h. The only reviews I found were customer reviews. 

[Aytex]

Just now, Megah3rtz said:

That was one of my reasons for avoiding the XF240h. The only reviews I found were customer reviews. 

I've heard that it was actually a pretty decent panel. with no scanlines but colors out of the box being really bad. 

 

[Megah3rtz]

Just now, Aytex said:

I've heard that it was actually a pretty decent panel. with no scanlines but colors out of the box being really bad. 

The thing that scares me is those were the only things I've heard from reviews about it. 

[Aytex]

Just now, Megah3rtz said:

The thing that scares me is those were the only things I've heard from reviews about it. 

Yeah, Well i think ill be picking up a mg248q for $200, even though i've heard all the reviews are saying its just a small increase from the VG248QE. Im all about dem aesthetics. The bezels on it  

[Megah3rtz]

4 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Yeah, Well i think ill be picking up a mg248q for $200, even though i've heard all the reviews are saying its just a small increase from the VG248QE. Im all about dem aesthetics. The bezels on it  

If you're using Displayport + Freesync there is a problem with the MG248Q

 

 

Google " MG248Q Pixel Problem " if this tickles your fancy. 

 

 

[Aytex]

Just now, Megah3rtz said:

If you're using Displayport + Freesync there is a problem with the MG248Q

Google " MG248Q Pixel Problem " if this tickles your fancy. 

i've got a 1060 lmao. 

The only problems in the MG248Q is the same ones from the VG248qe, shit contrsat/colors ect. and quality degradation on 144hz but i've used a vg248qe, colors are shit but as long as 144hz works fine idc.

[Megah3rtz]

26 minutes ago, Aytex said:

i've got a 1060 lmao. 

Well there's one solution!

 

26 minutes ago, Aytex said:

The only problems in the MG248Q is the same ones from the VG248qe, shit contrsat/colors ect. and quality degradation on 144hz but i've used a vg248qe, colors are shit but as long as 144hz works fine idc.

is there any difference between the VG248qe and the MG248Q? 

 

other than looking nicer 

[Aytex]

4 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

Well there's one solution!

 

is there any difference between the VG248qe and the MG248Q? 

 

other than looking nicer 

Small improvements. Other than that not much.

 

Theres a guy named NCX, hes kinda a ass but lol its a okay read

 

http://wecravegamestoo.com/forums/monitor-reviews-discussion/16133-asus-mg248q-review.html#post1461461

[Hemanse]

Torn between the XG2401 and the Dell S2716DG, the dell is about 100$ more, but might be worth it, both get very good reviews.

[Megah3rtz]

XG2401 arrived. Haven't opened the box because I just realized I overlooked that my GTX 460 doesn't have any proper connectors for the XG2401, because I'm an idiot.

 

RX 580 arrives in 4-5 weeks. :\ 

[Glenwing]

1 hour ago, Megah3rtz said:

XG2401 arrived. Haven't opened the box because I just realized I overlooked that my GTX 460 doesn't have any proper connectors for the XG2401, because I'm an idiot.

 

RX 580 arrives in 4-5 weeks. :\ 

You can use a DVI to HDMI adapter