![]() ![]() I could see the rich highlight and shadow detail with bright whites and deep blacks. The dynamic contrast feature works brilliantly, especially if your game has HDR tweaks built-in. The XG2431 redefines what inexpensive HDR can look like. My go-to titles, Call of Duty WWII and Doom Eternal, looked amazing, far better than I’d expect for a $300 monitor. For things like writing, YouTube or web browsing, I preferred SDR. This did not appear in any games I played, only in basic Windows apps like Word and Excel. But I could see a bit of edge enhancement that I was unable to tune out. The image was a bit brighter but not harsh looking. HDR worked fine in Windows from a contrast and color standpoint. Though the black levels weren’t particularly deep, contrast in photos and video was good enough for enjoyable viewing and working in Photoshop. Small text is easy to read at a normal viewing distance of two to three feet. Dot density is high enough at 92ppi to keep the picture sharp and clean. FHD resolution in a 24-inch monitor does not mean pixelation or jagged lines. Windows apps show good color saturation and fine detail. The XG2431 proved a very versatile monitor for all tasks, both work and entertainment-focused. I’ll show you all the results in the next three pages. In HDR mode, all picture controls are grayed out, but accuracy is pretty good with a slightly blue grayscale and nicely saturated color. Here are the settings I used for my metered and hands-on tests. sRGB is the only choice, there is no extended color, but that is typical of small FHD displays. By tweaking the RGB sliders, I achieved reference level grayscale accuracy and a nice improvement in the gamut. Gamma is a tad light and I wished for a darker preset but there were none available. Grayscale runs a tad blue, but most content will not show the error. The XG2431 is right on the edge of needs/doesn’t need calibration. The overdrive is very well implemented and provides excellent blur reduction with no ghosting at its Advanced setting. DCR is active for HDR signals and does not add edge enhancement for that content. It increases contrast but also introduces edge enhancement. Advanced DCR is a dynamic contrast feature for SDR signals. Black Stabilization enhances shadow detail at the expense of black levels. The Manual Image Adjust menu has more image options, including Sharpness which adds unattractive edge enhancement, and a blue light filter for reading comfort. Thankfully, the power button is raised higher than the other keys, so I did not turn the monitor off accidentally. However, I got used to them after a short time. If you’re spoiled by joysticks as I am, the buttons are a bit clunky. The XG2431’s OSD is controlled by five keys rather than the joystick that’s become more common. If you’d rather use headphones, a 3.5mm jack is provided. Firing from down-facing grilles are two three-watt speakers that play cleanly at polite volumes in the upper midrange. USB is supported up to version 3.2 by one upstream and two downstream ports. To use G-Sync, you must plug into the DisplayPort, while FreeSync works with either interface. The input panel has two HDMI 2.0 ports and a single DisplayPort 1.2. You can see the handle and the cable management ring in the photo above. There are no visual design elements and no lighting feature, just a large ViewSonic logo. The side view is suitably thin, with a back panel that curves smoothly from side to side. Integrated into the top of the upright is a handle that makes carrying the XG2431 to a LAN party an easy affair. Movements are firm and smooth, with no extra play involved. The stand includes complete adjustments with 5/15 degrees of tilt, a 90-degree portrait mode, 120mm height range and 90 degrees swivel to either side. It has a metal core but is covered with hard plastic, as is the upright. The base is finished with a brushed texture to look like metal. The power LED sits above a prominent toggle button and glows orange in standby and blue when the power is on. It’s adorned with the ViewSonic logo at the center and a set of OSD control keys at the right. The XG2431 sports ViewSonic’s usual no-frills styling with a thin flush-mounted bezel of just 6mm around the top and sides and a 19mm strip across the bottom. ![]()
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