Few downsides come to mind for the VX2718-PC-mhd. It can be tilted up or down on its stand, but not horizontally, which may present issues for certain setups. I also found its brightness initially overwhelming at full power, but fortunately it still looks great at lower levels, which can easily be toggled with Eco modes. Likewise, the volume caps a little higher than I like from a device that sits in my face. “For input, the VX2718-PC-mhd offers two HDMI ports and one DisplayPort, with toggling handled by the handy five menu buttons on the underside of the monitor.”

When you turn on the monitor, the color is vivid and beautiful. I’m used to working and playing on a 23” monitor. The extra 4” of display really do make a difference. It took some adjustment on my part.Another pleasant surprise was its dual-integrated speakers. While they may not hold a candle to more advanced solutions, they offer a respectable sound that’s convenient for situations where you might want to forego headphones. The pixel pitch shows the distance from the centers of two neighboring pixels. In displays, which have a native resolution (the TFT ones, for example), the pixel pitch depends on the resolution and the size of the screen. The ratio between the horizontal and the vertical side of the display. Some of the standard and widely used aspect ratios are 4:3, 5:4, 16:9 and 16:10. Information about the maximum vertical viewing angle, within which the image on the screen is of acceptable quality.

While there is a monitor for everybody, it is still nice to know how TVs may also be an option for particular people depending on what they need from a monitor. Monitors tend to have VRR technologies such as the AMD FreeSync and NVIDIA G-SYNC more than TVs do, although certain more sophisticated TVs also implement this for tearing and stuttering-free gaming sessions. Viewsonic VX2718-2KPC-MHD: VerdictPower supply and consumption Information about the power supply and consumption, energy efficiency class, etc. 220V Approximate width of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the width is calculated from the diagonal and the aspect ratio. After a couple of weeks of prolonged use and occasional readjustments, I had forgotten that the VX2718-PC-mhd was curved at all. The display is totally natural now, looks great from any angle, and truly does stress my eyes less. With my vision, a couple of hours of staring at traditional computer monitors would have me running for my glasses, but not with ViewSonic’s modern display. “After a couple of weeks of prolonged use and occasional readjustments, I had forgotten that the VX2718-PC-mhd was curved at all.” Information about the maximum horizontal viewing angle, within which the image on the screen is of acceptable quality. Approximate height of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the height is calculated from the diagonal and the aspect ratio.