The Rank 1 240Hz Monitor - Viewsonic XG2431

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The best 240Hz gaming monitor on the market - and one of the cheapest!

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[BlurBusters]

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.

[dogoku]

A basic cheap stand would be one with zero adjustments (or maybe just tilt). This looks like a decent stand

[lono]

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

[ItsAkile]

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

[cyberedge]

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.

[turbochicken]

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.

[josipreponj]

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.

[vmhntrd]

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.

[Illuxzaah]

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!

[primegamer]

It's predecessor XG2405 is also a really good monitor for 144hz. Good price and good performance

[Peter-gbey]

Darn it! We want a 1440p *24-25* inch 240hz monitor!

[joelconolly]

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.

[Johnny]

That is probably the closest response time to that of a CRT, Really impressive Viewsonic!

[Synister.Sneakers]

quick tip, if you dont like the dimmness of the motion blur reduction, you can use an ingame nvidia game filter to boost brightness.

[PunisherOfDeath]

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.

[barrybondz]

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.

[GeekyDud]

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!

[allendeguzman]

Ahh damn. I hesitated on buying this earlier because I didn't find a review on this specific model.

[MrTmansmooth]

Great content man, you got me into SFF and the quality has only gotten better from what was already world class

[deviii]

Absolutely juiced monitor, great review Ali!!