ViewSonic XG2073-GS 165Hz IPS G-Sync. Anyone else interested in this?

[Combat Fighter]

Been looking for a higher refresh rate monitor, but with QC issues from Acer and Asus variants this Viewsonic looks like it could be a winner albeit at a higher cost.

It's definitely not going to be cheap, but I don't mind paying more if the quality is high and there is no BLB, dead pixels, whites are uniform, no coil whine etc, etc.

Pretty sure I read somewhere that Viewsonic is using their own panels as well.

Meant to be due out in March.

I'm wondering if anyone else is interested in this panel?



http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/viewsonic-2016-gaming-monitors/

http://gaming.viewsonic.com/XG2703/

 

[Combat Fighter]

Caught my eye, although I'm not a fan of the thicker bezel vs the slimmer Acer and Asus models, which I imagine this one uses the same panel from anyway... I've not seen mention of another panel in existence of this spec, but I'll gladly be proven wrong on that! The AUO p.o.s that's in the Acer and Asus models is plagued with all kinds of BLB and QC issues. I went through x4 XB270's myself, an experience I do not care to repeat! Price LOOKS like it might be edging towards the X34/PG34 territory though, which makes no sense. This really needs to be no more than around the £600 mark to make sense for me, especially with next gen DP 1.3 monitors due later this year.

If the QC is better though and there are no problems with this one then I don't mind paying more as you've experienced yourself it a right lottery with other similar monitors and a right ball ache to return.

As for the bezel if you think about it, it's no different to the Acer and Asus variants it's just the bezel is inset inside giving the illusion it's thinner but it's not really as you get black edges around it still.

This Viewsonic has a physical bezel but the picture goes right up the edge of it.

 

[Combat Fighter]

OLED does not have inherent issues with colour banding. They are bound by the same restrictions as LCD in that respect, which means if correctly set up with a high enough bit depth that simply isn't an issue. But we'll be waiting a bit before we see affordable OLED options in this sector.

How long do you reckon before OLED monitors are reasonably priced?

2-3 years? I guess when Samsung finally starts to churn them out prices might drop then. LG's got no competition at the moment.