ViewSonic VP2770-LED 27" IPS 2K 1440p Monitor HDMI, DisplayPort, DaisyChain (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

//Update after a few weeksThis is a great monitor, I've had a few chances to play games, work a lot in vector based UI design and some minor photo editing (just a small project) as well as a few all night Xcode sessions.I have two of these screens, ergonomically setup using VESA mounts, my workflow is so much nicer.You have to calibrate this bad boy, sure it comes factory calibrated but every panel is different and your ambient lighting is different than the factory, so is a person's natural preference for brightness and contrast. If you're into a monitor at this cost, calibration is a must - go the extra 10% and get your Delta < 0.3. (I used a Spyder4 Elite to color match the two I have). I'm at 100% of sRGB with a brightness of 88 cdm/2, which for me is perfect.I love the display itself, it's not really glossy or matte, it's like a blend - I'm not sure how to phrase it, but it's perfect, whatever they did, you don't have any weird hatching at all, the monitor gives off nice color pop but doesn't soak in reflections.For coding: You can't beat the real estate, the pixel pitch is a little tight if you have the screen too far away, move it closer so you don't strain your eyes. I offset my backgrounds from white a bit (more yellowish) and the black text against it is the perfect subtle contrast for key smashing all night.For games: It's great - I just played some Doom 3 and Diablo 3 for a little (really just to see it in action) and I didn't notice any ghosting or artifacts or anything like that. The 1920x1080 scaling is nice also. I was impressed with the darker parts of the game and how there was no noticeable blacklight bleeding or muted white glow (towards the edges or anywhere else for that matter).For photos: I love it but could see how a true glossy monitor may seem a little nicer (as in an Apple thunderbolt display), the colors here are great and pop, but don't have that blow out of the water pop like an Apple screen - though it's close. I have a lot of nature photography and the displayed contrast is amazing, so is the color and brightness uniformity. Personally I prefer this display but can see how maybe in a client meeting you'd want to "pop" them out of the water.For design work: It really shines here, the size, resolution, balance and non aggressive back light are perfect for spending hours and hours in apps like Illustrator, Sketch & Photoshop. When I do this type of work I'm extremely focused on detail and it's good to not be distracted by the screen.// first review belowThis monitor is awesome, the clarity and color depth are amazing. I calibrated with a Spyder4Pro after it warmed up. It didn't change it that much, which is a good thing.I have it hooked up to a Mac Pro with an ATI 7970 out of a display port and WOW.The color depth is crazy, the black is beautiful, the whites are white and the contrast is great.The brightness came WAYYYY too bright, so toning it down was really important. I needed it to be a little softer after calibration so even lowered it some more.I use this monitor to write code in Xcode, browse, research and occasionally play games. I haven't had the chance to play any games at this point but will update after I do. I can't wait for it's twin to arrive in two days.No dead or stuck pixels, no weird color banding, 2560x1440 at 60Hz and it looks great doing it.Browsing my photo library was like viewing brand new photos, I should have gotten this thing years ago.

Edit: Read update at the bottom.So first off let me begin with the actual monitor quality:Pros:- Excellent stand (nice and durable though some may find it a tad unwieldy)- Turns left and right, you can also tilt and rotate the panel.- Simple, but effective bezel design- Produces very little heat- Plenty of inputs- Comes with all of the cables you will ever need (including DisplayPort, which is great)- Excellent factory calibration. This has been much talked about in all review sites and forums, but this monitor has excellent calibration. Probably don't even need to mess with it.- Semi-glossy finish which does not degrade image quality while still not being very reflective.- Some of the best response times possible for an IPS/PLS panel of this resolution and size. Excellent for gaming, as far as these larger, high resolution, high quality panels go... in fact one of the best. Set it Advanced, though, not the highest setting.- Does not use PWM dimming.- The PS3 looks great on it, and the the DAC sound appears to be pretty decent.Cons:- The touch-sensitive buttons are a miss. Fancy, but it's very difficult to tell what you're hitting without any feedback. I think the Dell U2711 had the best out of any of these that I have tried in terms of menus.- Stand is a bit high by default. Most monitors are lower. It's not a big deal but this one will be higher than your other monitors at rest. It can be tilted down, though.- No built in speakers... but this isn't a big deal honestly; most built in speakers on monitors tend to be crap. Being able to simply plug in some cheap speakers is far better.- There is a red tint to the screen. This generally isn't noticeable unless you have another monitor beside it which does not have a red tint, but if you do, you'll notice it.How does it compare to competitors?- The Dell U2713HM is the most common competitor. Do not get one. It will have some kind of panel defect, and it has worse specs than this for gaming (not a huge difference). The U2713HM has crosshatching (which is an issue unique to it, and was actually not entirely solved in the newest panel revisions), burn in (lower revisions), backlight bleed (possibly in all revisions, more common in older ones), and, in the newest revisions, terrible motion performance. All of these are well documented on forums; if you don't notice them... well then I guess it's not a big deal.- The Dell U2711 is not a competitor; worse for gaming, saturated colors due to 10 bit, and a ridiculous anti-glare coating that will leave your eyes hurting.- For everything else (minus Korean)... most other monitors (ie ASUS PB278Q, etc) will have a few trade-offs but nothing spectacular. Mostly though the Viewsonic has noticeably great factory calibration and less delay for gaming. The others are mostly not going to be terrible; I just wanted to single out the U2713HM, as it is a horrible choice (cheaper though it may be).- Korean monitors are a bit of a lottery, but not a bad alternative to this monitor all things considered. They will likely have much more backlight bleed, but a pixel perfect one might be almost comparable... though the bezel will usually suck, and you'll have less display inputs and everything else. They're half the price though.So why am I docking two stars?HORRIBLE QUALITY CONTROL! This is not a new story amongst 27 inch, 1440p monitors at all. The Viewsonic is simply no different. It might in fact be slightly worse.I am currently on my third panel (though if you include all of the other 27 inch monitors I have gone through, which include the likes of the Samsung 970D (stuck Pixel center), ASUS PB278Q (dead pixel), Dell U2713HM (crosshatching), and Dell U2711 (terrible anti-glare), this is about my 8th or so monitor total):- The first one had slight backlight bleed (usually in the top and then this annoying grey smudge in the middle that was likely between the cover and the panel. Oh, and a stuck pixel right beside that. It could only be seen on a completely black background, but I noticed it.- The second had terrible backlight bleed in the lower left corner and a stuck pixel in the lower left region.- The final one that I am on, and likely keeping, has a bit of backlight bleed in 2-3 regions, and a... something that's similar to a stuck grey pixel that I finally found after searching for the past 2-3 days for defects (only visible on certain colors and very hard to find even then). Nothing major at all, and the backlight bleed does not extend far in...- But still... you're paying $700+ for monitors that are like this. The compromises you will make with these Viewsonics will likely not be as large as the ones you have to make with cheap Korean monitors on average, but let me just say that going through 3 of them before getting an "acceptable" (note not perfect, just acceptable) one is really ridiculous, considering the costs- I will also give you a word of caution when dealing with Amazon. Your replacements will come quick, and your returns will be returned painlessly (if you use pickup, which I highly suggest doing so)... but they can become more difficult. For instance, I had to fight to get my second replacement accepted, with the individual on the other side pushing me towards a Return because (what I finally found out the reason was) their system does not allow you to replace something again "for the same reason". When I finally explained to them that it was not for the same reason, they were willing to. Like me, you will likely get a total of 3 "tries" to get an acceptable monitor.Notes:- I think at this point almost all of the ones I have read about have at least a small amount of backlight bleed, commonly along the top. That should be considered "acceptable." Maybe a small bit more in x or y corner is also alright.- However, if it's easily visible in well-lit scenarios, and it intrudes more than an inch inwards, at your common brightness level (this comes at 100% so turn it down to where you'll be using it before testing in a dark room), I would recommend returning it... unless again you just don't care; make sure it's backlight bleed and not IPS/PLS glow, though; read more about that elsewhere.- I would not recommend tolerating any easily visible defects. Not at this price point.Final thoughts: an excellent monitor. A better choice than all of its competitors, for all around use which includes gaming. However, be wary that you're entering a lottery drawing with these panels. If you're a perfectionist (I'm just picky, I'm not at that level), you will likely not be satisfied with your first monitor... or perhaps any of them.Edit: Actually after testing this third one out for a week, I consistently have a problem where when I first start up the monitor each day the backlight flickers and then slowly seems to stabilize. However, I notice that I get more eyestrain viewing this than any of the other 1440p monitors I've had in the past. I think it may still be flickering, just not in an obvious way. I'm noticing afterimages when I look around on the screen. It appears I have another defective one. I'm deciding whether to dock another star or not but either way this time I'm just outright returning the monitor. 3 defective ones in a row, too much hassle. I'll probably just get a cheap Korean or something.

Beautiful monitor. Mine has a slight visual malformation in the bottom right corner... a small area about the diameter of a cigarette that's a bit lighter than the rest of the screen. It doesn't bother me at all being where it is (about 1.25 inches in from the right side of the screen, right at the baseline) and when there's something on the screen that's not a flat color you can't even see it anyway. The clarity is crystal, and I mean that. Movies are so crisp I saw wrinkles on actors' faces that I didn't know existed. I won't be using the on-board USB though... can't see the ports from the front and I can't be bother sliding cables around in the back to hookup. Anyway, other than that, it's a stellar unit. I compared it to a $500 unit and this monitor blows it away. The stand alone is worth a hundred bucks. Wide, solid, super-stable and it pivots too. It slides up and down to the touch of a single finger, rotates and tilts just as easily. Being able to get the plane of the screen away from any reflections (and you don't get many anyway from that frosted surface) and angling it directly perpendicular to your line of sight is worth every penny that stand costs. Just delightful. My only other suggestion is to set the brightness a lot lower than the default. This monitor could burn itself onto your contacts it's so bright and powerful. Less than 50% brightness makes movies lush, darks dark as can be and did I say crispy? It's the crispiest monitor I've ever seen. Worth. Every. Penny. Get one for yourself. Really.

This ViewSonic monitor is the best I have ever owned. First, it is a very large one, 27 inches. Second, I use it at full resolution, meaning 2560 x 1440. Third, I use it on display or portrait mode instead of panoramic view and it is so easy when you type long texts. Fourth, electronic buttons are easy and soft to use. Fifth, I have connected my two computers, a Mac and a PC, on this monitor; so, one monitor for two computers and it is working fine. Well, in short, I am very satisfied.

Cet écran est très bien calibré d'origine mais est extrêment lumineux: un petit réglage s'impose avant la première utilisation.Ce qui est appréciable avec le LED, c'est que dès l'allumage la luminosité est à sa valeur nominale contrairement aux LCD.La qualité de fabrication et d'affichage sont remarquables.Les cables sont livrés avec (j'utilise le DP).Le pied réglable, stable... que du bonheur.Il n'y a pas de HP mais une sortie son pour le signal HDMI ou DP.La surface est semi mate, ce qui évite les reflets mais ne détériore pas le piqué de l'écran, ce qui eût été dommage tant la haute résolution apporte en finesse des détails.Sur les photos la différence est flagrante par rapport à du FullHD seulement.Ayant une sonde Syper3 Elite j'ai voulu calibrer l'écran: mal m'en a pris, il est à présent tout vert !C'est visiblement le rétro éclairage à LED qui dépasse les capacités de la sonde...Du coup, je suis obligé de me contenter du mode sRGB précalibré qui n'est pas très lumineux (et pas de réglage possible dans ce mode).

Desde que se fabricaban con pantalla de rayos catódicos la marca Viewsonic siempre ha destacado por su calidad, este es mi tercer monitor, primero trabajé con uno de rayos catódicos de 21 pulgadas, quizá el mejor en ese momento, después tuve una pantalla plana de 14 pulgadas de gama baja, funciona muy bien, después de 10 años sigue utilizándose y no ha perdido la calidad de los colores.Con estos antecedentes y dado que me gusta la fotografía digital decidí adquirir este monitor que me pareció adecuado en su relación calidad/precio. Leí varias evaluaciones y recibía calificaciones altas. Por otro lado, también leo mucho en la pantalla y programo, con el tamaño de pantalla puedo agrandar los textos cómodamente para no fatigar la vista.Mi experiencia es buena, el monitor viene calibrado de fábrica pero tiene varios ajustes para modificar la presentación de los colores, yo he elegido sRGB y resulta bastante cómodo estar varias horas frente a él.Considero que entre los monitores de su tipo y por su precio es una excelente compra.

Nachdem ich nun seit fast 3 Monaten den richtigen Monitor suche und schon etwas am verzweifeln war,habe ich nun den richtigen gefunden!Aber von Anfang an:Vor einigen Wochen fasste ich den Entschluß mir einen neuen Monitor anzuschaffen.Meine Anforderungen waren eigentlich einfach:1. Sehr gutes Bild, augenschonend weil ich viel mit Text arbeite2. 27" mit 2560x1440 Bildpunkten3. Vom Design her schick4. Leise, ohne Betriebsgeräusche5. Display-Port zum Anschluß an mein MacBook AirIch dachte das kann im Jahr 2014 ja nicht so schwer sein. Falsch! Mein erster Griffwar wegen einem guten Preis und gutem Design (und als Mac User;-) das------------------------------------------------------------------1. Apple Thunderbolt Display 27"Pro++ Absolut leise, eigentlich geräuschlos+ Sehr gute, hochwertige Verarbeitung+ Viele tolle Anschlüße inkl. Thunderbolt natürlichNeutralo Bild gut aber nicht herausragend.Contra- Spiegelt extrem starkDie Spiegelung ging für mich gar nicht und so habe ich das Gerät zurückgegeben,Zwar gibt es die Möglichkeit die Frontscheibe zu entfernen und einen alternativen Rahmeneinzusetzen aber das erschien mir für ein Neugerät seltsam.Also recherchierte ich weiter und mein 2. Versuch war dann der------------------------------------------------------------------2. Samsung S27B971DPro+ Schickes Design+ Sanft entspiegeltes Display+ Sehr gutes, augenschonendes Bild.Contra- nur USB 2.0 HUB- Knackte und knirschte ständig im Betrieb- Besteht insgesamt aus knarzigem Plastik- Samsung Service ist absoluter MüllDas Knacken fing kurz nach dem Einschalten an und kam auch während der gesamtenBetriebszeit immer wieder vor. Auch Knistern und Rauschen aus dem Inneren. Ich schicktedas Display deshalb zur Samsung-Reparatur. Als Antwort erhielt ich "Das ist normal"(kommt vom billigen Plastikgehäuse das sich ausdehnt wenn es warm wird) undbekam das Gerät wieder unverändert zurückgesendet. Auf weiteres Drängen wurde mir lediglichangeboten das Gerät erneut einzuschicken. (Wozu? Ist doch normal?)Hier ein großes Lob an Amazon, die den Monitor anstandslos zurückgenommen haben!Toller Service, 1 A +++------------------------------------------------------------------3. NEC MultiSync EA274WMiPro+ Tolles Bild, sehr hell (viel heller als der Samsung S27B971D) und sehr kontrastreich.+ Tolle Farben+ Leise+ USB 2.0 und (!) 3.0 Anschlüße + Audio-Out seitlich+ Gut durchdachtes und funktionales Gehäuse (Kabelschacht!)Neutralo etwas viel Anti-Glare für meinen Geschmack, hier finde ich PLS-Panels angenehmer.o Design, von vorne ganz schick, seitlich etwas sehr "technisch" und auch irgendwie häßlich.Contra- Nach längerer Bildschirmzeit fangen meine Augen an zu brennen und abends war ich erschöpft.(Vermutlich PWM-Flimmern) Für mich der Grund diesen Monitor zurückzusenden.Nun denn endlich der...------------------------------------------------------------------4. ViewSonic VP2770Pro+ Bild wie beim Samsung (gleiches PLS-Panel).+ Sanft entspiegeltes Display.+ Sehr gutes, augenschonendes Bild.+ Absolut keinerlei Knacken oder sonstige Geräusche.+ 2x USB 3.0Tja, das wars.... nix neutrales, nix negatives (bislang). Lediglich das das 1. Gerät vonAmazon einen Pixelfehler hatte. Ich habe aber sofort ein einwandfreies Austauschgerät bekommen.Den Standfuß, der hier oft als viel zu groß bemängelt wird, finde ich gar nicht schlecht.Sieht besser aus als viele andere teils klobige Lösungen und ist sehr sehr stabil!Fazit: Absoluter Kauftipp und Preis-/Leistungstipp!

Expensive? Yes! Big? Depends on with what you compare with.The main reason why did I opened my wallet is picture editing. Nothing but this! Previously I used Samsung Sinc Master 23'' and was pretty happy with it for some 4 years,but all thing wear out and upgrade was necessary.After reading around decided to go for this make and model since even experts in this area gave 4.5 stars to this monitor.Set up is nothing to worry about - even granny could make it! Everything is easy adjustable - brightness,contrast,colours,resolution.Better results could be achieved by using DVI cable since HDMI connection gives foggish overcast over the screen (Win7,Shenker Laptop).The only drawback why I am giving 4 stars are spots what I can notice when cautiously looking at the screen - wide white one comes across the screen from the top right to the bottom left leaving the left and the right side of the screen a bit greyish. But it could be noticed by such a pixel-peaper-sensitive guys like I am and generally doesn't have effect on performance as such. It could get worse over the time,but it depends on intensity of the usage. Is there reason to ship it back and to ask for replacement? Theoretically yes,but since I do not earn my living by photography I can live with it. It could be taken in account by manufacturer (if they read all reviews posted here online) for improvement of the product in future.Would I recommend this monitor to those who are ready to buy it? I think - yes!If there will be any unexpected issues in future I will update this my review and will let you know immediately.