ViewSonic Releases Line-up of ELITE Monitors with Mini-LED Backlight Technology

[TheLostSwede]

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions announces several ViewSonic ELITE professional gaming monitors with leading-edge Mini-LED technology. Ranging from 27" to 34", the ELITE XG272G-2K, ELITE XG321UG, and ELITE XG341C-2K transform gaming with Mini-LED technology for optimized contrasts and greater details even in dimly lit environments.

"In gaming, image quality is king. As gamers demand more advanced in-game details and extreme clarity, our Mini-LED ELITE monitors surpass current gaming landscapes by delivering enhanced gaming features and innovative technology. We hope to push the boundaries of gaming displays to the next level." said Oscar Lin, General Manager of the Monitor Business at ViewSonic.




All three monitors are fully loaded with Mini-LED backlighting technology. By utilizing the highest of 1,152 distinct Mini-LED zones with full-array local dimming tech (FALD), these new models deliver maximum contrast between the brightest whites and deepest blacks, allowing gamers to experience peak visual performance, even on the most graphically-demanding games.

The ELITE XG272G-2K and ELITE XG321UG support the NVIDIA Reflex Analyzer which measures the delay between the click of the mouse and expected actions. Using the NVIDIA Reflex Analyzer, competitive gamers can start a match with confidence, knowing their system is operating exactly as it should be.

ELITE XG272G-2K: Warp Speed into Extreme Clarity
The 27" ELITE XG272G-2K monitor enables fluid gameplay with advanced NVIDIA G-SYNC ULTIMATE capabilities, alongside an exceedingly fast refresh rate of 300 Hz. The monitor utilizes Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide (IGZO) display technology for higher pixel density, and impeccable, consistent colors. Using VESA DisplayHDR 1000 capabilities and 95% DCI-P3 color gamut, players can venture into breathtaking realistic fantasy scapes or explore the chaotic depths of space with a new dimension of color and clarity.

ELITE XG321UG: Achieve Victory in Visual Perfection
The 32" ELITE XG321UG comes with the latest-gen NVIDIA G-SYNC ULTIMATE technology, a blistering 3 ms (OD) response time and a smooth refresh rate of 144 Hz - dishing out lag-and-stutter-free gameplay and seamless frame transitions. Savor outstanding brightness and superior visual fidelity with quantum dot technology, VESA DisplayHDR 1400 capabilities, and 4K UHD resolution. Armed with 99% Adobe RGB color gamut and true 10-bit color depth, gamers can feast upon rich cinema-grade color. To ensure precise color reproduction, the monitor is factory pre-calibrated to Delta E<2.

ELITE XG341C-2K: Curved for Ultimate Immersion
ELITE XG341C-2K is the world's fastest 34" curved ultra-widescreen Mini-LED gaming monitor with a 200 Hz (overclocked) refresh rate. Packed with a blazing fast 1 ms (MPRT) response time and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, the WQHD monitor offers smooth, ultra-low-latency playback. With a peak brightness of 1,400 nits and a 97% DCI-P3 color gamut, this 1500R curvature monitor expands the field of vision to dominate enemy sightlines and enhance depth perception for more realistic action and astonishing colors. It also offers both USB Type-C and HDMI 2.1 ports for effortless multitasking or console gaming.

Key Features of ELITE XG272G-2K

• 27" QHD IPS panel with IGZO display technology
• Mini-LED technology with 576 zones
• VESA DisplayHDR 1000
• 95% DCI P3 color gamut
• 300 Hz refresh rate
• NVIDIA G-SYNC ULTIMATE Certification and NVIDIA Reflex Analyzer
• TÜV-Certified Eye Comfort
• Available worldwide in Q3, 2022

Key Features of ELITE XG321UG

• Ultra-wide 32" 4K UHD IPS panel
• Mini-LED technology with 1,152 zones
• VESA DisplayHDR 1400
• 99% Adobe RGB color gamut and factory pre-calibrated to Delta E< 2
• 144 Hz refresh rate and 3 ms (OD) response time
• NVIDIA G-SYNC ULITMATE Certification and NVIDIA Reflex Analyzer
• TÜV-Certified Eye Comfort
• Supports ELITE Display Controller
• Available worldwide in Q1, 2022

Key Features of ELITE XG341C-2K

• Ultra-wide 34" WQHD Curved panel
• Mini-LED technology with 1,152 zones
• VESA DisplayHDR 1400
• 97% DCI-P3 color gamut
• 165 Hz refresh rate (overclockable to 200 Hz) and 1 ms (MPRT) response time
• AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
• Ultimate connectivity from USB Type-C with 90 W power delivery
• Console gaming compatibility with HDMI 2.1
• Available worldwide in Q1, 2022

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[Chrispy_]

Is anyone else getting annoyed that Mini-LED is being bounced around as the CES 2022 buzzword for displays as if it's a new thing?

It's just FALD and we've had it for several years. It's practically impossible to make an HDR IPS display without it because IPS' static contrast is so poor at 1200:1 on a good example.

The cynic in me thinks that they're intentionally renaming it Mini-LED technology to confuse people with Micro-LED which is an entirely different, fully-emissive technology like OLED.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Is anyone else getting annoyed that Mini-LED is being bounced around as the CES 2022 buzzword for displays as if it's a new thing?

It's just FALD and we've had it for several years. It's practically impossible to make an HDR IPS display without it because IPS' static contrast is so poor at 1200:1 on a good example.

The cynic in me thinks that they're intentionally renaming it Mini-LED technology to confuse people with Micro-LED which is an entirely different, fully-emissive technology like OLED.

The term Mini-LED has been in use for at least 3-4 years now, I think Asus ProArt displays were some of the first using the terminology.
It's still better than edge lit displays, but apparently very expensive to implement by the looks of the pricing on some of these displays.

 

[trsttte]

how many times will Viewsonic "release" or "announce" the same set of monitors!?

 

[bug]

Is anyone else getting annoyed that Mini-LED is being bounced around as the CES 2022 buzzword for displays as if it's a new thing?

It's just FALD and we've had it for several years. It's practically impossible to make an HDR IPS display without it because IPS' static contrast is so poor at 1200:1 on a good example.

The cynic in me thinks that they're intentionally renaming it Mini-LED technology to confuse people with Micro-LED which is an entirely different, fully-emissive technology like OLED.

FALD is up to 384 zones. miniLED is 1,152 zones and up (some implementations seem to be worse than that). It may look somewhat the same to the naked eye, but the underlying technology is a little different. miniLED actually needs much smaller LEDs (hence the name). It's not radically different, it probably didn't need another name. But marketing guys needed to show something for their paycheck...

Also, unfortunately DisplayHDR certification is possible in the absence of FALD or miniLED. The certification only specifies a contrast level, if you light up half the monitor and keep the other dark (i.e. what edge-lit does), you will qualify. And if you think that's bad, DisplayHDR 400 is possible without local dimming or even a wide color gamut.

 

[Chrispy_]

FALD is up to 384 zones. miniLED is 1,152 zones and up (some implementations seem to be worse than that)

So it's just a marketing differentiation?
The backlighting behind a 384-zone FALD and 512-zone Mini-LED is, I'm quite sure, identical in all respects other than the spacing and number of LEDs used.

 

[TheLostSwede]

how many times will Viewsonic "release" or "announce" the same set of monitors!?

Sorry, I only covered one of the three previous, the other two should be new, no?
We have at least not covered them before. Not sure why they issued two press releases on the 4K one though.

So it's just a marketing differentiation?
The backlighting behind a 384-zone FALD and 512-zone Mini-LED is, I'm quite sure, identical in all respects other than the spacing and number of LEDs used.

576

 

[Chrispy_]

Sorry, I only covered one of the three previous, the other two should be new, no?
We have at least not covered them before. Not sure why they issued two press releases on the 4K one though.


576

There are plenty of 512-zone monitors - Acer Predator and ROG Swift come to mind.

 

[Franzen4Real]

So it's just a marketing differentiation?
The backlighting behind a 384-zone FALD and 512-zone Mini-LED is, I'm quite sure, identical in all respects other than the spacing and number of LEDs used.

yes, in the same sense that High Definition, Full High Definition, and Ultra High Definition differentiate panel resolutions.

 

[InVasMani]

The 4K one appears nice a lot more zones than than the 27" and a good bit higher resolution slightly larger, but overall PPI is higher with better local dimming than the 27" by a fair amount.

 

[Chomiq]

how many times will Viewsonic "release" or "announce" the same set of monitors!?

Welcome to the world of PC monitors that were announced before covid-19. Panels were delayed, specs were changed, models were dropped completely (144 Hz 4K VA panels are nowhere in sight and appear to be canned) etc. Viewsonic is not the only manufacturer, same thing happened for Acer, Philips, etc.
On topic:
G-sync ultimate leads to gimped displays that aren't compatible with consoles. Instead we get a widescreen display with hdmi 2.1 that makes no sense when paired with a console. What the actual?

 

[bug]

So it's just a marketing differentiation?
The backlighting behind a 384-zone FALD and 512-zone Mini-LED is, I'm quite sure, identical in all respects other than the spacing and number of LEDs used.

I'm inclined to say yes. Idk whether miniLED comes with its own challenges when implementing VRR, for example.
And there's one other aspect I haven't understood: I read miniLED usually has more than one miniLED per zone, I don't know what's up with that.

 

[ratirt]

Welcome to the world of PC monitors that were announced before covid-19. Panels were delayed, specs were changed, models were dropped completely (144 Hz 4K VA panels are nowhere in sight and appear to be canned) etc. Viewsonic is not the only manufacturer, same thing happened for Acer, Philips, etc.
On topic:
G-sync ultimate leads to gimped displays that aren't compatible with consoles. Instead we get a widescreen display with hdmi 2.1 that makes no sense when paired with a console. What the actual?

I got the LG 27 GN950 in May I think. Still the availability sucks. I mean you can get it but the price kills just by looking at it.