Firstly this is a great budget monitor. I was going to get a 144hz monitor but saw this on sale for $230 and jumped on it. I previously played on 75hz, so I can't completely vouch for how much better 240-ish(more on that later) is, but I can say after locking it at 144hz and playing CSGO, then locking it at 240hz, I can tell a noticeable difference, particularly on the desktop. It is now also officially G Sync Compatible, although it worked fine before it was "official." The monitor stays stable and is very adjustable. Viewing angles are pretty good but I did have to tilt it downwards a bit to ensure the best image. It has practically no input lag especially if you put it on extreme overdrive mode in the settings. I have had this monitor for a few months now, so I'm not just saying this out of initial high refresh rate hype, it made me play better. However, this monitor isn't all sunshine and roses...
The picture quality out of the box is absolutely terrible, and text looks even worse. I was sooo disappointed after initially turning it on. However, I downloaded a color profile for it on Windows, looked up some color settings on the monitor itself (tweaked it a bit on my own too), and adjusted the Clear Type settings in Windows. It now looks much better. Arguably better than my old monitor. That isn't really saying a whole lot, but AFTER adjusting the colors and taking into account the nice adjustable stand, high refresh rate, and low price, I deem it most definitely worth it. Problems don't stop there though...
I was noticing lines in the screen when launching full screen programs. The monitor would go black for a second and then grey lines (like a no signal from an old TV) would appear in a few places briefly, then it would disappear and everything would be fine. This still had me worried though, so I did some research. Read that people had issues with black screens and frame skipping on this model (and lots of 240hz monitors). So I went to blurbusters(.com) to check for frame skipping. I never noticed it in game, but it was apparent on the test. Being a perfectionist, I began down clocking it with the Nvidia Control Panel and at 228hz the frame skipping went away and so did the "no signal lines" when launching games. I have been playing like this since my 3rd day with the monitor and just recently switched it back to 240hz, still didn't notice frame skipping in game, but saw it on the tests and had the "lines".
So to conclude, this monitor isn't capable of "actually" reaching 240hz and has pretty bad image quality. But you can fix the image quality, you don't notice the frame skipping, and the price is so low (@ $230) that I let it slide. 4/5 pretty much exclusively on price to performance. If the image quality was better and it truly hit 240hz then it would easily be 5 stars. If you are someone who likes higher framerates more than pretty visuals, doesn't want to spend a fortune, and doesn't mind tweaking with settings to make it look decent, I'd recommend it. If not then look elsewhere.
| Standing screen display size | 24.5 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
