I’ll give Viewsonic praise for their excellent packaging and overall build quality, but most everything else is downhill.
The ViewSonic XG272-2K-OLED is a great example of releasing a product at a specific price because the competition has already done so. Yet, in Viewsonic’s case, nothing about this monitor justifies the asking price or your consideration.
The UI is both slow and unintuitive. I had issues with settings randomly resetting or being entirely non-functional (BFI in particular). Additional firmware support seems non-existent, so it’s a case of what you see is what you get. I did contact customer service to see if there was a firmware update and they confirmed that I had the latest.
The warranty is just odd and clearly rushed. I contacted Viewsonic customer support for clarification and was able to confirm that warranty information is shared between LCD and OLED panels. Specifically, there is no burn-in warranty. Based on customer support’s answer, you will send your monitor to Viewsonic and they will decide if the burn in was intentional or not.
I was unable to find the typical burn-in care features in the UI. So there is no burn in warranty nor panel care features. You’re paying the same price as other OLED monitors, and getting much less.
The big feature of this panel is support for BFI. I own Viewsonic’s XG2431, it’s a dream for people who prioritize motion clarity. I assumed this OLED panel would have the same level of tweaking, with the benefit of being an OLED. This is not the case. Instead you pretty much get an on and off button where none of the BFI related options seem to do anything. I’d call it broken outside of the fact that it does function. This could have been marvelous if it had the same level of customization as the XG2431.
Overall, the ViewSonic XG272-2K-OLED is overpriced, has a rushed feature set, and a non-existent panel burn in warranty. There are way better options available.
P.S. The text fringing is REALLY bad. So bad that I was wondering if this is an old 1st Gen LG panel.
| Brand | ViewSonic |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 21.59 x 60.45 x 56.64 cm; 6.94 kg |
| Item model number | XG272-2K-OLED |
| Manufacturer | ViewSonic |
| Series | XG272 |
| Colour | Black |
| Standing screen display size | 27 Inches |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1440 Pixels |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 2 |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 6.94 kg |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
