Review on Viotek 109013NH: Ultra Thin G Sync Compatible Zero Tolerance 23.6" Monitor with 1920X1080 Resolution, 144Hz Refresh Rate, Anti-Glare Coating, Frameless Design, and Wall Mountable Capability. by Brandon Kelley

As my first 144Hz monitor and the first real visual upgrade in 5 years, I really wanted to like it. Unfortunately, in the end I decided to box it up and send it back. Incredibly weird/fuzzy/weak/cloudy image quality that oddly seems to outperform my decades-old TN panels in many ways (even though my older displays are 60Hz). I will tell you more about this monitor. If you don't care for the details just scroll down to my TLDR lol. This will take a long time. And yes, I've tried everything. I've tried calibrating it via the OSD (obviously), done custom software calibration/tweaks, tried OSD settings/colors here based on some positive reviews, and even tried unboxing the Patreon GFV24C custom ICC profile calibration hardware for accurate colors - nothing could make this monitor look great and doesn't compete with my 10 year old TN displays. Yes, 144 Hz felt incredibly good. But when this thing was just sitting next to my multi-monitor display, the drastic difference in image/color accuracy was just insanely distracting. I have attached a picture of my device to this review (a laptop with IPS on the bottom is usually not included and is for comparison purposes only). Also, I'm not going to compare my 4k TV at all. It's not necessarily in the same class as main displays and is primarily used for high definition/4k media playback in the couch/seated position. From the picture it's pretty obvious that the GFV24C is dead. If I could say that IPS is bright and color accurate, I'd call it incredibly dirty and boring. Compared to real IPS and unfortunately also my almost 10 year old TN displays, you can see an incredibly clear yellow/brown/dirty/dark cast on the GFV24C. In person, however, it was even more noticeable - I'd say it's about 30-40% more "over the top" and the left and right TN displays are a lot brighter when positioned where you'd be sitting if you're sitting to it would front. (Couldn't get a full view of all my monitors unless I backed them up dammit.) I feel like this really shouldn't happen with a VA panel. Technically, yes, it probably has better color accuracy in most settings than my TN. But with the obvious more than subtle dim/blurry appearance of the monitor as a whole, it completely ruins the user experience in my opinion. And I know what you're thinking You probably think that a simple color scheme will solve the problem. You're probably thinking that by lowering red and/or raising blue/green and every combination in between from the OSD/and/or software calibration in all combinations I could fix the messy look. Maybe even boost or decrease all colors at once and adjust them there, increasing brightness, contrast and backlight brightness for each combination. Programmatic gamma/brightness/contrast adjustment? Surprisingly, none of these options even remotely solved the problem. If he started moving in the right direction, he would simply destroy the rest of the colors beyond recognition. It was hilarious. If it were left alone on your desk, it would be quite tolerable. Hell, I'll even admit that while calibrating I thought: oh hey, now it looks great! And then I came back and saw my excellent IPS display / fancy TN displays and they completely overshadowed the thing anyway. It was a shame. I really wanted to do this job, but I couldn't. Suggestive, for those who kept saying "Out of the box it looks very fuzzy and fuzzy, but after calibration it looks great!" makes me think it was just because their eyes were used to it, because it was the only thing on her table. Because that's exactly what happened to me, until I even looked at the best display, the magic vanished immediately. Anyway, if you're very tight on your budget and absolutely need to get that 144x experience for the lowest dollar, this is literally what you've found. But it's really expensive. However, be aware that you will get a reduced image with this monitor. I think it was a very bad idea on their part to use 220-230 nits with this monitor, at least up to the "standard" 250 nits. (Though I've heard the curved GN24C is brighter and even performs better. Can I try that instead? It's just a little more expensive.) And that's important, too. It's a really good experience at 144Hz. I have a GTX 1080 Ti and had G-Sync experience. Wow. It actually works great, although AMD FreeSync/G-Sync is COMPATIBLE (not true G-Sync). Very clear picture if you don't mind those dark/cloudy colors. And if the shortcomings mentioned in this review still don't bother you, the response time is really decent. No, it really is just perfect. Imperceptibly indistinguishable latency from my fast TN displays. I'm not a huge fan of FPS players, but since I'm the best 1-2% GSP in Smash, I'm insanely sensitive to input lag, and Smash really worked for that (sorry, but it was online, so that's ruining mine "Reference") Anyway, sorry for the huge wall of text. I really tried to work with this monitor and very much doubted its performance. It was a strange experience. This definitely made me upgrade from IPS only. I work in video editing and sometimes graphics and compete with very few titles, so color accuracy and performance are very important to me personally. If you do both, don't settle for virtual assets, or at least the lowest virtual assets; Mid/high end VAs look amazing compared to IPS but I personally can't say for sure as I've never held a high end VA in my hands. But not these and none of those. Absolutely not. Definitely take IPS, it's incredibly worth it. TLDR: This monitor is very dirty/blurry and dark, literally the cheapest at 144Hz, but it handles all 144Hz amazingly well, but image quality has degraded. It would be nice if it just sat on your desk, just note the degradation in image quality.