Nixeus VUE27D Monitor Review
by Chris Heinonen on December 23, 2013 8:00 AM ESTThe thin size of the VUE27D is a bit of a turn-off when it comes to uniformity as companies typically sacrifice quality for looks. So it is a pleasant surprise to see that the VUE27D has quite good uniformity across the screen. The black level is very solid other than a single location in the lower right. That little bit of light leakage causes the black level to rise up
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Average |
Median |
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White Level |
195.0 |
194.9 |
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Black Level |
0.231 |
0.226 |
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Color Error (dE2000) |
0.97 |
0.82 |
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Contrast Ratio |
863 |
892 |
The average white level across all 25-points is only 2.5% below our target, and the median value is identical. The brightness rises a bit around the center, which is unusual to see, and dims a bit around the edge like we would expect. Nothing drops below 182 cd/m2 or rises above 211 cd/m2. That isn’t ideal performance but is very good for a consumer-targeted display.
The black level is also good, though the left side of the screen is darker while the right is brighter. There is significant light leakage in the lower-right area where the black level rises by almost 50%. As the Nixeus has nice black levels for an IPS display, nearly 1,000:1, this increase isn’t as bad as it can be on other displays. The larger issue is the right side being brighter than the left side of the display.
Because of this our average and median contrast ratios are good, but they are much better on the left side of the display than on the right half. We still average over 850:1 which is better than most recent IPS displays.
Color quality is also very good across the screen. There is a large error in the upper-left, which I measured twice to make sure the result was correct, but the rest of the screen is spot-on. If you are doing work that requires a very uniform display the VUE27D would work provided you can keep the upper left out of use.
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ZeDestructor - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
Good image-quality results, no ISP of any sort and a single displayport input... Exactly what big screens should be (IMO): All screen, no features I'll never use (I really don't need more than 1 input on a desktop screen).dishayu - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
+1I mean yes, there are use cases where you do need the ISP and multiple inputs but a vast majority of people don't touch the monitor controls after the initial setup so those things go pretty much unused anyways.
marcosears - Thursday, October 9, 2014 - link
+2 /Marco from http://www.consumertop.com/best-monitor-guide/Daniel Egger - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
Damn, those are some really horrible product images. Vignetting, unsharp, terrible lighting, barrel distortion... With such a terrible article opening I'm not even interested in reading the rest of the article.shaolin95 - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
You know, as a photography fan, I try not to be picky about articles but damn you are right, this is extremely bad photography!ingwe - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
It is not great. I would have really appreciated something better. But let's not be too harsh.ws3 - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
With which Android phone were these photos taken?abhaxus - Tuesday, December 24, 2013 - link
Don't think the Sony NEX-6 is an android phone. Attempt at troll failed.cheinonen - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
Yes, my main photography location has been overrun by wrapped presents at this point, so I had to choose somewhere else. I also just switched my camera from JPEG to RAW (NEX-6 with 16-50 lens) and by the time I noticed the lack of any lens correction with RAW, the originals were deleted. I've added Lightroom and Photoshop since then, as well as a prime lens, and so I'll retake these images when I get a chance to avoid them distracting.shaolin95 - Monday, December 23, 2013 - link
haahah only because you got a great camera I forgive you (I love my NEX-6) and indeed when I looked at it quickly thought of my RAW images before DXO 9 since that lens requires heavy correction indeed. :)