ViewSonic VX2758-2KP-MHD Monitor Review

The VX2758-2KP-MHD has a simple design, different from the ViewSonic XG2402 and the ViewSonic Elite XG270. It's mainly black with some silver trim on the stand, and it fits into any office environment or gaming setup.

The base of the stand has a small footprint, but supports the monitor well, with only a bit of wobble.

Bad ergonomics. Unfortunately, the VX2758-2KP has a limited range of motion, so it might be difficult to place it in an ideal viewing position.

The back of the monitor is plain, and there's no cable management. The stand has a quick-release, and it can be VESA mounted, which is great.

Very thin borders on three sides, which is great for a multi-monitor setup.

Luckily, the stand doesn't add much thickness and the whole setup doesn't take up a lot of space.

The VX2758-2KP-MHD has a decent overall build quality. The back panels have a nice textured finish, but the plastic feels cheap. The stand supports the monitor well, but there's a bit of wobble.

Like most IPS monitors, the VX2758-2KP-MHD has a low contrast ratio. This results in blacks that look gray, but this is mainly noticeable in a dark room. If you're looking for a 1440p monitor with a much better contrast ratio, then check out the AOC CQ27G1.

The VX2758-2KP-MHD doesn't have a local dimming feature. The above video is provided for reference only.

Great peak brightness. The VX2758-2KP-MHD can easily overcome glare in almost any room.

This monitor doesn't support HDR.

Fantastic horizontal viewing angle. Like most IPS monitors, the image remains accurate when viewed from the side.

Decent vertical viewing angle. The edges of the screen appear darker if you sit close and you lose some image accuracy if it's mounted above or below eye level.

The VX2758-2KP-MHD has outstanding gray uniformity. The sides of the screen are slightly darker, but this isn't very noticeable with most content.

Satisfactory black uniformity, better than most monitors. There's still some backlight bleed along the edges and clouding throughout, which might be noticeable when watching content in a dark room.

This monitor has decent color accuracy out-of-the-box. Most scenes are displayed at the correct brightness levels, which is great, but there are some noticeable inaccuracies in all colors and shades of gray. This is good if you enjoy saturated colors, but isn't good if you rely on accurate colors.

After calibration, it has outstanding accuracy, with no noticeable inaccuracies in any colors or shades of gray.

You can download our ICC profile calibration here. This is provided for reference only and shouldn't be used, as the calibration values vary per individual unit even for the same model due to manufacturing tolerances.

Outstanding SDR color gamut. The VX2758-2KP-MHD covers nearly all of the sRGB color space used in most content, and has excellent coverage of the Adobe RGB color space used in photo editing.

Amazing SDR color volume. It can display most colors at different brightness levels thanks to its outstanding SDR color gamut, but with a low contrast ratio, it can't display dark, saturated colors.

This monitor doesn't support HDR.

This monitor doesn't support HDR.

There are no signs of temporary image retention on this monitor, even immediately after displaying our high-contrast, static test image for 10 minutes.

Note: According to ViewSonic, the VX2758-2KP-MHD can display 10-bit color, but we were unable to get it to display a 10-bit signal. There are other reports of the same issue with this model.

The VX2758-2KP-MHD has excellent gradient handling. There's very little banding in areas of similar color.

Like the Pixio PX7 Prime, there are some signs of vertical color bleed. This shouldn't be very noticeable for most users, though.

Decent reflection handling. It handles moderate amounts of light well, but struggles in rooms with direct light. The ViewSonic Elite XG270 has much better reflection handling.

Text clarity is okay. It can be improved by using ClearType (top photo), which makes the diagonal lines on the letters R and N clearer.

Excellent response time, which is expected for a 144Hz monitor. The recommended Overdrive setting is 'Ultra Fast' as it has the quickest response time and clearest motion, but there's still overshoot in most transitions. If that bothers you, the 'Advanced' setting has significantly less overshoot, but there's some motion blur.

Alright response time at 60Hz. Unlike at its max refresh rate, the recommended Overdrive setting is 'Standard', so you might have to change settings while gaming. This setting has significantly less overshoot than the 'Advanced' and 'Ultra Fast' settings, but motion still appears blurry.

This monitor isn't technically flicker-free, since at lower backlight settings it flickers at an extremely high frequency, but it isn't noticeable.

The black frame insertion feature is known as the 1ms Mode. It helps improve the appearance of motion, but also could cause a doubling, or even tripling, effect with fast-moving objects.

This monitor has an excellent refresh rate, and it supports AMD's FreeSync variable refresh rate technology, for a nearly tear-free gaming experience. Although not officially supported, it also works when connected to a recent NVIDIA G-SYNC graphics card over DisplayPort.

Incredibly low input lag, giving you a responsive gaming experience. There's a bit more lag with VRR enabled, but it remains low even at 60Hz, which should please console gamers.

The 27 inch, 1440p screen is great for multitasking, and makes it easier to see more fine details in your favorite games.

Update 12/23/2019: The DisplayPort connection was incorrectly listed as 1.4. It's actually a DisplayPort 1.2 port.

This monitor has very few additional features. It has a low blue light feature to help reduce eye strain and there are built-in speakers, but it doesn't have any other gaming-oriented features.

There are six controls on the back of the monitor to navigate the on-screen menu.

• Manual
• Power cable
• HDMI cable