Nixeus VUE27D Monitor Review
by Chris Heinonen on December 23, 2013 8:00 AM ESTWith only a DisplayPort input, I can’t use the standard Leo Bodnar lag tester for this. I also can’t test it at native resolution against another 1440p CRT, as I don’t have one. The best I can do is take some averages for different lag tests and come up with my overall average.
Using this, admittedly imprecise, method I find the Nixeus VUE27D has an input lag of only 20ms. With no on-screen display or color adjustment that take time to process, we get a nice lag number here. This comes out ahead of almost all the other 27” monitors tested. If you want a display for gaming that is 1440p, the new recommendation is going to be the VUE27D.
Power Use
The VUE27D does well on power measurement ratings. The maximum power use is higher than other monitors but it is very good on a watt-per-candela basis. It maintains this even at lower light levels, while some monitors don’t, so it is more efficient at more commonly used light levels.
Color Gamut
The VUE27D has a larger-than-sRGB gamut with almost 75% of the AdobeRGB gamut being present. The gamut is a little bit larger in Blue/Red compared to sRGB but not so much that we see a lot of over-saturation of colors. This is pushing the limits of a white-LED backlit display as going larger means CCFL or G-B LED lighting systems.
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Drasca - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
I like his reasoning, because "location ahs been overrun with wrapped presents". Happy Holidays!Gunbuster - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
Is that a crackerjack in the background? Maybe vacuum before the next floor based photo shoot.ws3 - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
It looks like a sprinkle from a cupcake or donut is over in the corner too. Maybe the monitor doesn't work unless there are a few snack leftovers on the ground nearby.Additionally, the bottom of the window casing could use some paint, but I'm not actually complaining; my floors are dirtier.
cheinonen - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
The joy of kids. Clean the floors every day, something new appears from them. I'd fix the window if I owned the house, but it's a rental.ws3 - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
That's why my floors are dirtier.Krause - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
How is the Refresh Rate and overclockability? The main reason people were importing these 27 inch monitors from South Korea was that the refresh rates weren't locked and would usually overclock 95hz+ no problem.blackoctagon - Tuesday, December 24, 2013 - link
(real) overclocks in the range you cite have only ever been possible on (certain) models that have DL-DVI only, not DisplayPortYazX_ - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
mmmm, no thx, Qnix and X-Star are better. i'm happy with my Qnix although no OSD and two DVI ports, but why would i need more than that, and lack of OSD is not that painful, you can manage fine without OSDcheinonen - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
The VUE27D is specifically aimed at people that need DisplayPort and not DVI.DiHydro - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
Chris, you mention this monitor not having tilt, yet in picture 3, it shows a joint that seems like it should be able to tilt? I am hoping for some clarification on this, as it seems strange for a monitor to not have a tilt function.