Review on Enhance Your Gaming Experience with ViewSonic XG270: 1920X1080P, 240Hz, Anti-Glare, and Improved Ergonomics by Jonathan Olson

Years ago I had a 23-inch Dell Ultrasharp 60Hz panel. Thanks to the IPS panel, it had nice, vibrant colors. I do graphic design because of the amazing color accuracy, but monitor technology changed and soon 120Hz and 144Hz panels came out. I still wanted to play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at a high competitive level, but unfortunately back then all the monitors with the lowest input lag of 144Hz were TN panels. So I had to give up any amateur graphic design work. But the BenQ monitors I had were great for CS:GO, and Blur Busters' BENQ Utility tool allowed you to control the amount of strobing and crosstalk that would appear on your monitor. The only downside is that the more strobe there is at the higher refresh rate, the less brightness the panel emits. While it wasn't a huge jump from 60Hz to 144Hz, it was enough to be noticeable. Although the panel itself had decent color reproduction and no dead pixels, the firmware was defective. You had to download the Custom Resolution Utility app to "overclock" the monitor to set the correct refresh rate. While this monitor performed well at 240Hz for the most part with motion blur reduction enabled, there were occasional black artifacts, micro-stuttering, and so forth on the monitor. It seemed like the frame time couldn't match the display output, resulting in sporadic stuttering. Needless to say it was an extremely disappointing experience. There were some "workarounds" to try and keep it stable for a while before it kicks in again. LG has never bothered to release a firmware update after repeated requests on its company's message board. So I decided never to buy another LG branded monitor due to lack of firmware support and pretty much shipped a monitor that didn't work as advertised. But then I heard about those 240Hz IPS monitors that were looming on the horizon. I usually visit the Blur Busters website for recommendations on the best gaming monitors. And the site owner reported that he calibrated the motion blur reduction of this new ViewSonic panel and that the 120Hz strobing reminded him of the motion clarity and color of the Holy Grail of CRT monitors: the Sony GDM FW900. The Sony GDM FW900 is around 5 years old and has truly earned its reputation as the best CRT monitor ever. (Only Artisan comes close to outshining it with the use of photography). So I was very excited to hear about an IPS panel that could look as good as the FW900 with motion sharpness. I've been told that the next firmware release) nor those inky blacks (there's that IPS glow) is the closest I'll get to this CRT on an LCD. Simply excellent. I don't miss the FW900 anymore, which is an incredible achievement. For purists, yes, it's still an LCD panel, and there's something about the way CRTs present a picture that even the higher-end LCDs can't match. It's a complete disgrace, CRTs were killed. However, I think the XG270 with Blur Reduction enabled and 99% sRGB/IPS colors closes the gap quite a bit. FW900 is dead, long live FW900! Motion blur reduction at 240Hz (that's 241Hz on Windows) works smoothly despite bottom edge crosstalk when playing CS:GO, Rocket League, Overwatch, etc. (all games can be set to 240 frames per second or higher) . . I don't experience any input lag when playing CS:GO, it might even be faster than the LG pad I bought before. No micro-stuttering or tearing. (I have an RTX2080Ti card and my i9-9900k processor.) The G-Sync option is amazing, and you obviously get a lot more brightness here than with motion blur reduction. I find G-Sync with ultra-low latency and VSYNC enabled to work pretty well with CS:GO. Of course, if you really want to shave off those milliseconds, turn off G-Sync, but I might actually stick with it. For games other than CS:GO I'll probably use G-SYNC and maybe drop the refresh rate down to 120Hz as most modern games have a hard time hitting 240fps all the time. The sRGB color temperature setting in the OSD offers the best preset colors in my opinion. Of course, you can customize it as you like. Also, the monitor and stand look very well made and don't feel cheap. color accuracy. I couldn't be happier. I like this as a serious CS:GO gamer who sometimes uses ESEA for casual play. I like having the flexibility to set them up for competition use and eye candy, which I couldn't achieve with my BenQ panels. Highly recommended! Great job ViewSonic!