1 00:00:00,170 --> 00:00:05,100 - [Cameraman] Are you Mario Karting? ( man laughing) 2 00:00:05,100 --> 00:00:10,870 - So it's 2022, you've got to buy a new monitor. Do you go 4K or do you stick with 1440 P, 3 00:00:10,870 --> 00:00:14,920 or are you upgrading from 1080 P and you don't know what to get? 4 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:21,460 Well, ViewSonic has a new monitor for us and it's 1440 P, 240 Hertz, 5 00:00:21,460 --> 00:00:24,632 which is pretty impressive, honestly. Big box. 6 00:00:24,632 --> 00:00:28,310 ( man grunting) It's got all the stuff that you kind of expect 7 00:00:28,310 --> 00:00:32,503 from monitor manufacturers these days. But pretty much everyone's got G-sync, 8 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,754 low-latency, input lag. Actually, this was not that bad 9 00:00:36,754 --> 00:00:40,080 for telling me all the random extra stuff it has on it. 10 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:43,700 I don't know what RGB alliances but yeah, it's got 240 Hertz refresh rate. 11 00:00:43,700 --> 00:00:48,743 It's got a one millisecond response time and elite RGB. I hate this name, the XG271QG. 12 00:00:50,340 --> 00:00:53,980 Guys, please just, I don't understand monitor names. 13 00:00:53,980 --> 00:00:58,090 It's confusing. Why can't you just do it Samsung does and go with like the Odyssey Neo G9. 14 00:00:58,090 --> 00:01:02,200 Like I don't know. Sure that has a skew name as well, I'm pretty sure, but at least it's really easy. 15 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,300 ViewSonic Elite? I think it's too broad. - [Jono] Have you ever used a ViewSonic monitor? 16 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:09,820 - I've never actually had the pleasure of using one. 17 00:01:09,820 --> 00:01:14,100 First of all, I've usually been pretty broke. So, I'm usually finding whatever, like the cheapest option is. 18 00:01:14,100 --> 00:01:19,660 Oh. Okay, that was cool. That's actually neat. My big problem with a lot of monitor boxes is getting 19 00:01:19,660 --> 00:01:23,360 it back in the box. If you've ever got to sell it or return it or do whatever, 20 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,770 it's kind of a pain in the ass. Whereas this is great. 21 00:01:26,770 --> 00:01:30,850 Cause I can just now grab this whole box, however I want and move it out. 22 00:01:30,850 --> 00:01:37,460 We've got some DisplayPort cables, USB B to A for the monitor to the PC. 23 00:01:37,460 --> 00:01:40,333 Power cable, Mickey Mouse plug. 24 00:01:41,220 --> 00:01:45,150 Oh, it's got a big brick. Ah, this thing is huge. - [Jono] That just means the monitor's gunna be small. 25 00:01:45,150 --> 00:01:49,470 - That's what I'm hoping for. Yeah, because if all of the power stuff is in here 26 00:01:49,470 --> 00:01:52,580 and not in the back of the panel. I'm really hoping it's kind of thin. 27 00:01:52,580 --> 00:01:56,280 This is nice. Ooh and it is light. 28 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:00,620 Like I'm holding this with one hand and I'm not even worried. See how there are a couple side controls, 29 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:05,360 but Jono pointed this up before I even realized it. They've got the navigation nipple on the bottom 30 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,250 and that's like basically all they've got. Which is great cause that's all you need. 31 00:02:09,250 --> 00:02:13,210 Someone out there is gonna complain and say, "No, I need all my extra buttons", 32 00:02:13,210 --> 00:02:16,910 but I don't think so. Oh, these are a little nifty cable management things. 33 00:02:16,910 --> 00:02:20,870 I think their cable management. I don't know what else they'd be. You can like rotate them and stuff 34 00:02:20,870 --> 00:02:25,200 to get different angles for things. That's pretty neat. Unfortunately, you're probably going to want 35 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,900 to use DisplayPort. It doesn't have HDMI 2.1. It's not ideal, 36 00:02:28,900 --> 00:02:33,000 but the HDMI standardization committee is working on it. 37 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,280 Not really. That's a whole thing that people are getting upset about. 38 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,950 I'm upset about it. Thank you for purchasing a ViewSonic Elite gaming monitor. 39 00:02:39,950 --> 00:02:43,013 Your new monitor features RGB integration that can be controlled 40 00:02:43,013 --> 00:02:47,160 by either using the elite display controller or by downloading key partners software. 41 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,840 Oh, that's cool. So this whole thing on the back here is an RGB badge. It kind of looks like the cooler master logo. 42 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,906 Like the shape, at least. Cool. I'm gonna peel this off. 43 00:02:54,906 --> 00:03:02,313 Luckily, most graphics cards have DisplayPort at this point. HDMI 2, HDMI 2, DisplayPort, headphone port, 44 00:03:02,375 --> 00:03:06,880 USB B to A, which is for your PC and then USB, USB. 45 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,900 I actually don't know what the green stands for for USB A. 46 00:03:09,900 --> 00:03:14,250 Is green USB A 2.0? I haven't seen a green port in forever. 47 00:03:14,250 --> 00:03:18,050 It says 3.2? - [Jono] Yeah. - Okay, so the specs say a USB 3.2. 48 00:03:18,980 --> 00:03:22,700 I just haven't seen anyone use green for a USB port in a long time, 49 00:03:22,700 --> 00:03:25,910 but it's - Except Razer. Razer's whole thing is being green. 50 00:03:25,910 --> 00:03:28,940 On the back, I mean, you've got like a Kensington lock, which is great for schools, I guess. 51 00:03:28,940 --> 00:03:31,988 Although I don't know what school needs a 240 Hertz monitor. 52 00:03:31,988 --> 00:03:35,383 - [Jono] The best school. - The best schools, yeah, the elite. Panel itself looks okay. 53 00:03:35,383 --> 00:03:39,920 The bezels are super minor. Like they're nice and thin. The bottom is what it is, 54 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,410 but we're seeing a lot of this like big bottom and then - The chins. 55 00:03:43,410 --> 00:03:48,760 yeah, the chins. I love that term. I think it's pretty apt. Won't really know, at least not from this angle 56 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,840 or not until it's turned on, how big of a bezel is on the inside. 57 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:55,488 All right, let's turn it on. - [Jono] No, no, no. You can't turn it on. You've got to assemble it. 58 00:03:55,488 --> 00:03:59,590 Oh, you're right. (beeping) I didn't even. (both laughing) I didn't even put the stand on. 59 00:03:59,590 --> 00:04:05,210 I really do think for the most of, for the most people that like 27 inches 60 00:04:05,210 --> 00:04:09,030 is basically the optimal gaming monitor size. 61 00:04:09,030 --> 00:04:13,030 Like even at home 27 inch was great for a really long time until my desk got bigger. 62 00:04:13,030 --> 00:04:17,780 And then once I had a bigger desk and I was sitting in additional, like, I don't know, six inches away from my monitor. 63 00:04:17,780 --> 00:04:21,646 That's when I wanted something bigger. - [Andy] Are you Mario Kart-ing? 64 00:04:21,646 --> 00:04:24,646 (everyone laughing) 65 00:04:27,430 --> 00:04:31,670 - I never even thought of it that. This totally does look like a racing wheel or something. 66 00:04:31,670 --> 00:04:36,010 It's so cool. It just slides in there and then you screw it down. 67 00:04:36,010 --> 00:04:39,660 Like most of them have this, probably a bolt, I guess, not a screw. 68 00:04:39,660 --> 00:04:42,680 But with this little handle here that you can flip up and down to twist it. 69 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:49,213 Yeah, it's toolless. Yeah, it's invasive mountable a hundred by a hundred, like most monitors that aren't obnoxiously large. 70 00:04:50,350 --> 00:04:53,780 Nice. Yeah. And then you can just attach it with this little lever here. 71 00:04:53,780 --> 00:04:58,420 Ooh I like it. So light. Cooler master hexagon, cooler master hexagon. 72 00:04:58,420 --> 00:05:02,400 All I'm thinking when I'm looking at this thing is cooler master. I don't know why they were so obsessed 73 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,700 with this hexagon design. - [Andy] It's cooler! 74 00:05:05,700 --> 00:05:09,097 - It's cooler, eh, (man laughing) 75 00:05:09,097 --> 00:05:12,970 I work with PC parts all the time. So that's probably why the branding is 76 00:05:12,970 --> 00:05:17,690 so in my face I guess. I like the little elite badge on the back. 77 00:05:17,690 --> 00:05:21,320 Not that anyone will ever really see it, but that's kinda nice. 78 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:27,003 The actual stand is, it's pretty robust. It's got a good amount of like up and down this swivel. 79 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,150 It's actually good amount of swivel and then tilt. 80 00:05:32,150 --> 00:05:35,250 Yeah. It's not bad. Oh baby. 81 00:05:35,250 --> 00:05:38,960 It goes sideways. My favorite feature. Probably more RGB strips. 82 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:43,050 That's really cool. I'm really curious to see how it all looks when it's lit up 83 00:05:43,050 --> 00:05:46,280 and powered on and everything. But first, thanks to Secretlab 84 00:05:46,280 --> 00:05:49,720 for sponsoring today's video. 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I'm a little disappointed in this bottom light strip. 92 00:06:20,330 --> 00:06:24,390 I'm sure that when it's pointed at your desk, it looks fine at emits a nice glow 93 00:06:24,390 --> 00:06:27,760 on the bottom of the surface. But looking at this strip, 94 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:32,070 I was really excited thinking this whole strip was either going to be its own missive. 95 00:06:32,070 --> 00:06:36,860 Kind of like this guy here, or it was at least going to be like a lot more LEDs. 96 00:06:36,860 --> 00:06:40,740 The back looks good. See that's what that's what kind of kills me is they crushed 97 00:06:40,740 --> 00:06:43,740 it with the back. It looks exactly like I was hoping for. 98 00:06:43,740 --> 00:06:47,602 - [Andy] Ooh wow. - Where it's. Yeah. It's like a nice solid blue all the way around. Hey. 99 00:06:47,602 --> 00:06:52,010 - [Andy] Yeah. - Yeah, it looks awesome. And then this bottom strip is just so disappointing. 100 00:06:52,010 --> 00:06:55,010 Like why, you were so close, ViewSonic. 101 00:06:55,010 --> 00:06:58,811 Oh, I didn't cable manage. Aw, this is going to kill me. Okay. Sorry. One sec. 102 00:06:58,811 --> 00:07:03,420 I liked the stand at first. I'm not nearly as sold on it. 103 00:07:03,420 --> 00:07:09,670 Now that it's on the desk, I would really strongly prefer if it was out back here. 104 00:07:09,670 --> 00:07:13,330 I guess, you know what, actually, this would look great if I cable managed my mouse 105 00:07:13,330 --> 00:07:16,550 and keyboard up through there as well. And then all my cables will be running along 106 00:07:16,550 --> 00:07:19,660 this like black channel and then up out the back. 107 00:07:19,660 --> 00:07:24,500 So, okay. I guess in the right setting, it can look pretty good. 108 00:07:24,500 --> 00:07:30,211 60 Hertz. No, no, no, no, no. 239.970 baby. Oh man. 109 00:07:30,211 --> 00:07:35,190 That's smooth. It looks great. There's like hardly any smearing or anything. 110 00:07:35,190 --> 00:07:40,560 Like you can, yeah. You can see the halo around the mouse when you do that. But like, oh my God, 240 Hertz. 111 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,720 So it's HDR 400, which is okay. 112 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:48,720 These days you really want more like 600 or 800 or 1,000. 113 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,430 400 is not as impressive as it could be. 114 00:07:52,430 --> 00:07:56,970 Let me just make sure HDR is on and Windows use HDR. 115 00:07:56,970 --> 00:08:00,853 Yeah, I like it all looks good. I just, I wish it was a touch brighter. 116 00:08:02,030 --> 00:08:06,630 It's not bad HDR. It just could be a little better I guess. 117 00:08:06,630 --> 00:08:12,910 It's the biggest problem about working here, is I always work with and see the latest and greatest, 118 00:08:12,910 --> 00:08:16,170 like especially with CES coming up, all I'm seeing are all these cool press briefings for all 119 00:08:16,170 --> 00:08:21,190 this new stuff coming out. And I just spent like eight, 900 dollars on a monitor, 120 00:08:21,190 --> 00:08:27,021 - [Andy] Either you see the thing and you don't spend money, or you really like a thing and you spend tons of money. 121 00:08:27,021 --> 00:08:32,750 - And you spend way too much. This one doesn't boast color accuracy all that much. It's really about the 240 Hertz refresh rate, 122 00:08:32,750 --> 00:08:39,370 at 1440 P, which is pretty good. There's not a ton of 240 14, 40 P monitors out right now. 123 00:08:39,370 --> 00:08:44,140 And this thing does look good. Like as soon as you go back to like 60 FPS 124 00:08:44,140 --> 00:08:47,760 or a 60 Hertz display or a 30 FPS game, 125 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:51,136 you just, (man scoffs) I don't know. It just looks bad instantly to you, 126 00:08:51,136 --> 00:08:54,980 and you can't like put a finger on why until you're like, oh, it's 60 Hertz 127 00:08:54,980 --> 00:08:59,170 or like, oh, it's like running it really low frame rate. I don't know. So I'm looking down at the bottom. 128 00:08:59,170 --> 00:09:04,330 At the base here. And I can see that it's like four or five LEDs. 129 00:09:04,330 --> 00:09:08,620 Can you see that on the camera? - [Andy] Yeah I can see that. - I was really hoping that it would be diffused enough off 130 00:09:08,620 --> 00:09:13,570 of everything that I wouldn't be able to pick that up, but I can still see that it's like four or five little LEDs. 131 00:09:13,570 --> 00:09:17,140 Come on you guys. Like you did perfectly on the back. 132 00:09:17,140 --> 00:09:21,310 It looks awesome. If the stand wasn't there, like directly underneath it, 133 00:09:21,310 --> 00:09:24,610 it might actually just bleed out nicely onto, 134 00:09:24,610 --> 00:09:28,180 onto like a mat or something. But because it's almost a mirror finish 135 00:09:28,180 --> 00:09:32,710 on the bottom of the stand, I can clearly see that that's just like five LEDs instead of 136 00:09:32,710 --> 00:09:35,826 this actual bar lighting up. Which is just, (man scoffs) 137 00:09:35,826 --> 00:09:40,143 it's kind of this. Yeah. See, like when it's not something reflective, you can, like it diffuses nicely. 138 00:09:41,210 --> 00:09:44,410 That's a little disappointing. We mentioned the bezel earlier. 139 00:09:44,410 --> 00:09:49,350 The outside bezel is super thin. The inside bezel is pretty average. I would, 140 00:09:49,350 --> 00:09:52,860 I wish it was a little thinner, but honestly it's not that bad. 141 00:09:52,860 --> 00:09:56,380 This is pretty standard. It's kind of what you're going to see. This is part of why this chin is so big. 142 00:09:56,380 --> 00:10:00,140 See how there's almost nothing on the bottom. It's covering a bunch of that. 143 00:10:00,140 --> 00:10:03,200 This looks awesome. There's no tearing, like at all. 144 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:07,810 See, I'm looking around. Like I know you can't really see this through the screen recording and even the camera, 145 00:10:07,810 --> 00:10:11,260 isn't going to pick it up perfectly, but man, it's, there's no tearing. 146 00:10:11,260 --> 00:10:14,650 Like, you know, probably if we freeze framed, we could see a little bit, 147 00:10:14,650 --> 00:10:18,640 but it just looks smooth, like 240 Hertz. 148 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,800 My God, please don't tell me. Wow, that was bad. 149 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:27,340 Do I want 240 Hertz? Yes. Do I need it? I mean, not really, but man, 150 00:10:27,340 --> 00:10:32,010 does it ever look nice? And it just smooths out your game experience. 151 00:10:32,010 --> 00:10:36,120 And the refresh, like the response time moving at a higher refresh rate, 152 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:40,040 with a fast monitor, like what are we getting? We're probably getting like, yeah, 153 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:44,910 like 300, 250 frames per second. So we're really utilizing this thing. 154 00:10:44,910 --> 00:10:51,330 Okay. Let's talk price. That's probably the big elephant in the room here. 155 00:10:51,330 --> 00:10:56,330 27 inch monitor, 1440 P 240 Hertz refresh rate. 156 00:10:57,890 --> 00:11:01,750 And it might be color accurate, but it does not boasting about it anywhere. 157 00:11:01,750 --> 00:11:06,240 So it's probably okay. It's 940 dollars. 158 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,810 I just paid like 900 Canadian 159 00:11:09,810 --> 00:11:13,340 for a 32 inch 1440 P 165 Hertz. 160 00:11:13,340 --> 00:11:19,270 Very color, accurate monitor. Jono just bought a 4k 1 44 Hertz display 161 00:11:19,270 --> 00:11:22,380 for like 1000 Canadian dollars. 162 00:11:22,380 --> 00:11:28,444 940 man. I can't, I just, even for that extra, like what, 80 Hertz. 163 00:11:28,980 --> 00:11:33,110 I don't know if I can justify paying that much more for 164 00:11:33,110 --> 00:11:38,070 this display while also shrinking and screen size. Now the point is I think that if 165 00:11:38,070 --> 00:11:44,210 you ever find this thing on sale, like even just 150 bucks off, 166 00:11:44,210 --> 00:11:47,990 it becomes a lot more worth it. But at full price? 167 00:11:47,990 --> 00:11:51,220 I don't know. I just don't think I can justify it. 168 00:11:51,220 --> 00:11:57,610 It's beautiful. I like that they've got the power outside so that this is a little like slimmer and lighter. 169 00:11:57,610 --> 00:12:02,110 The design is great. I'm still iffy on the stand. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. 170 00:12:02,110 --> 00:12:05,330 It really depends on I think your cable management would make a huge difference. 171 00:12:05,330 --> 00:12:08,940 But I think if you're looking for the best bang for your buck, 172 00:12:08,940 --> 00:12:12,850 maybe it's not quite the ViewSonic Elite time yet. 173 00:12:12,850 --> 00:12:17,610 Thanks for watching. If you liked this ShortCircuit, make sure to check out the other one we did. 174 00:12:17,610 --> 00:12:20,880 We just unboxed and ASUS monitor that I really liked as well. 175 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,910 I think it was 4k 120 Hertz. Pretty nice. 176 00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:27,530 But you need HDMI 2.1. If you want to play with your consoles on it. 177 00:12:27,530 --> 00:12:28,743 At the full frame rate.