Our Verdict
The ViewSonic Elite XG270 is a good monitor for most uses. It excels as a gaming monitor due to its high refresh rate, fast response time, and low input lag. Although it has a 1080p resolution, it has good text clarity for productivity tasks, and its 27 inch screen provides plenty of room for multitasking. It has good coverage of the Adobe RGB color space, but it may need calibration if you want to do some photo editing.
- Outstanding response time and input lag.
- Great viewing angles.
- Flicker-free backlight.
- Bad black uniformity.
- Mediocre contrast ratio.
The ViewSonic Elite XG270 is a good monitor for use in an office setting. Its screen size allows you to have many windows opened simultaneously, but the 1080p resolution is a bit low. Viewing angles are great, so you can share your work with colleagues, and the monitor is can be easily adjusted to your optimal viewing position. Text looks clear and the monitor has very good reflection handling if you work in a bright environment.
The ViewSonic Elite XG270 is an excellent gaming monitor. It has outstanding response time and input lag, and most gamers would appreciate its incredibly high refresh rate. Its 27 inch screen provides a good amount of immersion when gaming, but the 1080p resolution isn't the best for atmospheric or RPG games. It isn't the most ideal monitor for dark room gaming either, as its contrast ratio is low and black uniformity is bad.
The ViewSonic Elite XG270 is a good monitor for media consumption. It has great viewing angles for sharing content, and it has impressive ergonomics, allowing you to adjust it for better visibility. There's plenty of screen real estate to sit back and enjoy a few videos, but its resolution may be too low for some.
The ViewSonic Elite XG270 is a good monitor for media creation. Its 1080p resolution is a bit low, but its 27 inch screen is good for multitasking. It has great viewing angles and good ergonomics, and the monitor is well-suited for well-lit rooms due to its impressive peak brightness and impressive reflection handling.
The ViewSonic Elite XG270 is okay for HDR gaming. Although this monitor has a wide color gamut, it isn't able to produce dark saturated colors due to its low contrast ratio. Its HDR performance is also limited by the monitor's peak brightness in HDR mode, but on the upside, it has a low response time, fast refresh rate, and low input lag.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the ViewSonic Elite XG270 and there's a 1440p variant with a 165Hz refresh rate, which you can see in the table below.
| Model | Size | Resolution | Refresh Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ViewSonic Elite XG270 | 27" | 1080p | 240Hz | FreeSync - G-SYNC compatible |
| ViewSonic Elite XG270QG | 27" | 1440p | 165Hz | G-SYNC |
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their ViewSonic Elite XG270 doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we'll update the review. Note that some tests, such as the gray uniformity, may vary between individual units.
Our unit of the ViewSonic Elite XG270 was manufactured in January 2020, and you can see the label here.
Popular Monitor Comparisons
The ViewSonic Elite XG270 is among the few 240Hz monitors on the market with an IPS panel, as such high refresh rates are more commonly found on TN monitors. It performs similarly to the Acer Nitro XV273X, but its black uniformity is significantly worse and it isn't as color accurate out of the box. For other options, you can also see our recommendations for the best gaming monitors, the best ultrawide gaming monitors, and the best 240Hz monitors.
The ViewSonic XG2431 and the ViewSonic Elite XG270 are similar 1080p gaming monitors with a 240Hz refresh rate, although the XG270 is slightly bigger. Motion handling is fantastic between each of them, but the XG2431 has a more customizable backlight strobing feature, as you can control the pulse width and phase. The XG2431 also accepts a 10-bit signal, which the XG270 doesn't, so there's less banding with shades of similar colors.
The Acer Nitro XV273 Xbmiiprzx is a bit better than the ViewSonic Elite XG270. Both monitors offer nearly identical features and also perform similarly, but the Acer has better black uniformity and color accuracy, and it can get brighter. Furthermore, the Acer has better reflection handling and text clarity.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q is better than the ViewSonic Elite XG270. Although the Gigabyte's refresh rate isn't as fast, it has a higher 1440p resolution and its out-of-the-box color accuracy is much better. On the other hand, the ViewSonic has better gradient performance due to its 10-bit panel, and it has a faster response time at 60Hz, which is better for those using the monitor with a gaming console.
The ViewSonic Elite XG270 is better than the Dell Alienware AW2720HF for most uses, although they have a lot in common. They both have a 1080p resolution and a 240Hz refresh rate, but the ViewSonic has a higher peak brightness and better contrast ratio. The ViewSonic has a black frame insertion feature and HDR support, while the Dell has a much better build quality and ergonomics.
We buy and test more than 30 monitors each year, all of which we purchase ourselves, without cherry-picked units or samples. We put a lot into each unbiased, straight-to-the-point review, and there's a whole process from purchasing to publishing, involving multiple teams and people. We do more than just use the monitor for a week; we use specialized, custom tools to measure various aspects and deliver objective, data-driven results. We also consider multiple factors before making any recommendations, including the monitor's cost, its performance compared to the competition, and whether it's easy to find.
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