Targeting competitive gamers, ViewSonic has launched a new gaming monitor, the ViewSonic XG2405. The 24-inch monitor has slim bezels on three sides and has an IPS panel. It has a 1920x1080p resolution and a refresh rate of 144Hz with a 1ms response time. The monitor also supports AMD FreeSync.
According to the press release, “The height of the monitor can be adjusted and can be tilted and pivoted as per the user’s needs. Additionally, it also has a blue light filter to reduce eye strain during long gaming sessions.”
“ViewSonic is always in pursuit of offering the latest technology in the gaming sector,” said Mr Eric Wei, Senior Sales Director ViewSonic Asia Pacific. “XG2405 comes with an attractive borderless design, an IPS panel which provides significantly better viewing angles. This exciting new addition to ViewSonic’s gaming monitor line delivers the high speed, design and rich colour that gamers have always been searching for.”
Coming to the specifications of the ViewSonic XG2405 gaming monitor, it has a 24-inch display with an IPS panel and a resolution of 1920×1080. It claims to have a static contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a dynamic contrast ratio of 80M:1. It has an LED backlighting with a brightness of 250 nits. It has an 8 bit (6 bit + Hi-FRC) panel with the ability to produce 16.7M colours.
The gaming monitor has a 16:9 aspect ratio and a response time of 1ms. Being an IPS panel, the monitor has good viewing angles and a claimed backlight life of 30000 hours. To put this into perspective, if you play every day for 5 hours, the monitor will last for more than 16 years. The monitor has a high 144Hz refresh rate and also supports AMD FreeSync.
The ViewSonic XG2405 can cover 72% of the NTSC colour space and 104% of the sRGB colour space. It also has an antiglare coating. The monitor also comes with two 2W speakers. For connectivity, the monitor has two HDMI (1.4) ports, one Display (1.2) Port and one 3.5mm audio out port.
The ViewSonic XG2405 Gaming Monitor is available in India priced at Rs 35,000.
If you are in the market to pick up a gaming monitor, then you can check out the recently announced Xiaomi curved gaming monitor here. You can also check out our list of the best 144Hz gaming monitors here. LG is expected to launch its UltraGear 27GN950 4K gaming monitor in India and you can check out the details here.