iiyama G-Master G2470HSU-B1 24 Inch Fast (FLC) IPS LCD,165
iiyama G-Master G2470HSU-B1 24 Inch Fast (FLC) IPS LCD,165 Hz, 0.8 ms, FreeSync Premium , Full HD 1920 x 1080, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Display Port, 2 x USB, 2 x 2 W Speakers
Why iiyama?
iiyama stands for high level proven expertise in the monitor business, a versatile Display Portfolio, quality and outstanding assistance. iiyama values business relations, delivering trustworthy commercial guidance to B2B clients and end-users allowing them to make well informed purchase decisions. iiyama concentrates on manufacturing best quality, highly reliable screen solutions which minimize the environmental footprint and are in line with the latest technologies available. Taking the best from our heritage of one of the first brands involved in the display industry and combining it with vision and technology facing the future, it is iiyama’s aim to continue to build a solid brand in the display solutions field.
Why for Gaming?
The G-MASTER monitors are meant to be real game changers giving true hardcore gamers the competitive edge they need to make split second decisions. iiyama use high-quality panels with blistering response times that provide smooth and judder free graphics during fast paced games. G-MASTER displays come equipped with a broad set of inputs and a headphone connector. Each monitor offers access to predefined and custom gaming modes to quickly adjust settings to your own preferences. The combination of FreeSync, Black Tuner and up to 144Hz makes sure you can position yourself on top of the gamer community food chain!
Why for Business / Home?
The E-series monitors are the perfect choice for home users. They are offering very good image quality combined with low power consumption. As TN panels offers extremely fast response time, these monitors are most suitable for watching videos and even playing games. The B-series monitors come equipped with several features to help you create a workspace that best fits your needs. The stand of a B-series monitor is height adjustable and high performance, ergonomic design and power efficiency, taking your professional experience to the next level. The X-series monitors come with top-class features. Incorporating the latest IPS or AMVA technology along with multiple inputs, the displays offer supreme colour performance and optimum compatibility across a broad range of multi-media devices.
| Weight: | 3.2 kg |
| Dimensions: | 7.38 x 21.24 x 16.34 cm; 3.2 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Iiyama |
| Model: | G2470HSU-B1 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | IIYAMA |
| Dimensions: | 7.38 x 21.24 x 16.34 cm; 3.2 Kilograms |
Bought this to finally drag myself out of the world of 1080p, and very glad i did. Build quality: Excellent. Stand: Height and swivel adjustable; excellent. Picture quality: 1440p at 144Hz; Excellent. I can find nothing to fault about this monitor!
Excellent Service.
Prompt / On time delivery
Great Quality Monitors.
Excellent value for money.
Monitors were purchased for business use only, which is why no comments for gaming.
Bought this a week ago to replace my old iiyama that had finally bitten the dust after 8 years. Build quality of the screen is great with plenty of adjustment. Image quality is amazing. Playing some of my Steam content now at 2560×1440 is like visiting them for the first time compared to the previous 1080 screen resolution and the refresh rate makes for such smooth game play. I bought it at discounted price so excellent value for money but even at full price it would have been worth it.
Excellent value and amazing picture quality. Blacks look dark and dont have annoying discolouration and overall colour correctness is outstanding at its price point.
It is so good infact, that when i upgraded to a budget 1440p display, the drop in picture quality made me jump back to this one and return the 1440p display.
This is the first monitor I have ever bought and it is one of the best for the price it is. The picture is great and you can change the settings for the picture on the monitor if it needs adjusting to your eyes. One of the best monitors in the market. Would suggest to others!
Pretty good for everything. Gaming, movies, school or work. Mine had a small scratch out of the box but its not visible when the monitor is on. Backlight bleed is not noticible. Makes gaming a lot more enjoyable. Don’t get fooled by advertising of other more expensive monitors with the same specs. This one is all you need.
This device is extremely easy on the eye even when working all day in the home office. It is possible to either read full width spreadsheets or put documents side by side for comparison without issues. Reading email is much better than previously but like my other wide-screen monitor does cause Teams to lockup completely when sharing content from a corporate dell laptop. I suspect this has far more to do with Microsoft’s resource management and the laptops graphics output capability than the screen however.
It’s bright, it’s clear, it’s sharp, but the viewing angles are tight. If it’s not your main monitor or directly in front of you, expect some low contrast sides with the viewing angle being what it is.
Other than that, it’s great in it’s range.
Nice picture for gaming. FHD is sufficient for my casual FPS gaming. Ofc QHD be better but twice the price.
This monitor for ~130 pricetag is worth the price, a bargain compared to other models same 165/1ms specs, makes for a great console monitor. (it quotes sub 1ms rate but I didn’t test)
IPS is very nice on YouTube HD test, viewing angles on a matte 24inch not the best in a bright room but same as any other 24″ IPS and way better than a VA.
And super responsive no input lag feel at all 1ms feels great imo on FPS games even at 60Hrz ps4.
There is no height adjustment just tilt, might be important to know for some gamers that sit close for FPS games and will need something to boost height from desk to eye level.
i got it on a discount, its a great monitor if your into fps gaming. However the resolution for what you get isnt the best. i understand it isnt 4k but the image quality just isnt there. However it is still a great option, maybe not the best if your into simulators and story line games.
As others have said, check for dead pixels. First one came and had a dead pixel, it was swiftly replaced without question and the new one is 100%. It’s by far and away the best spec’d monitor I could find at his price and the boy has it at uni, as a second screen for his laptop, a gaming monitor for ps5 and for streaming. Gaming quality is better than a 4k tv, and he has not had any issue with viewing angles. He loves i
The 32″ screen is beautiful, I haven’t needed to mess about with trying to manually set the contrast or brightness, it runs my games beautifully with its 144hz refresh rate! I now have my PC, Xbox Series S and Switch plugged into it thanks to the HDMI ports and Display Ports, they switch over easily when you turn one off and turn another on. I haven’t noticed any shadowing of screen tears. It’s just an absolute pleasure to play on!
I haven’t used it for gaming yet but, I might.
I can get my source code editor (with poorly wrapped lines) and the web browser side by side with ease.
Colour and brightness look even, text is clear and readable.
Could be brighter with higher contrast but could also be much more expensive.
Only trouble is, I sit very close to my desk – literally my desk touches my torso, so I’m close to the monitor and with a display this wide you end up either moving your head or your eyes and looking at the screen side-on – not really a problem with this IPS screen but it just feels weird and distorted.
Personally if I can find a decent/ budget 4k IPS with adequate refresh rate I’ll be moving to that. For now I’m sticking with a high refresh rate 1440p screen or two.
The display is pretty good, cannot comment much on gaming side but for work, it easily splits into two parts with plenty of resolution to work on code side by side.
Menu is a bit annoying, so is switching inputs.
After a lot of research, i decided on this monitor for my son.
I had already bought a Dell 34″ VA gaming monitor. What a mistake! (now returned)
There is no point VA having slightly darker blacks if that contrast washes out with any head movement and any angle other than straight on.
And “black smearing” is under played on how it destroys an image. Any movement leads to white lines/text turning grey or disappearing until the motion stops.
Save your money and get this IPS monitor.
Absolutely perfect. Rich colours and a wide angle of view. In anything but a pitch black room, the black level is great.
I’m happy because my son is over the moon with it!
When my son first set this up (as it was his Christmas present. We couldn’t for the life of us work out why the colours were so dull and the picture was so poor. We changed settings, did an Internet search etc and couldn’t figure it out. I decided to ask the question to the amazon community, whilst I had some very useless obvious answers in the replies, one or two suggested checking the HDR setting on the ps5 was switched off. After checking it was actually on, I switched it off and the colours changed instantly! It’s amazing, so vibrant & sharp. Highly recommend and thank you to the few people who gave me actual help when the question was asked. Much appreciated X
I looked around for a decent 144hz monitor on a budget and came down to this vs the Samsung. I opted for this and am really glad I did. It takes a little time to set up but once you have it just right it’s a joy to use. Clean bright image with perfect contrast. A solid stand that allows a wide range of adjustment. I have the curved option and find it works well on both games and desktop apps like Excel etc. Always check your new monitor for deformities upon arrival with any of the free software available to check pixel issues etc.
The only thing I do not like is the toggle switch on the rear, I found it confusing and not as easy us other brands.
Likes : Refresh rate and response times. 1800r curve is just right for viewing from around 1 metre.
Dislikes : Menu controls are clumsy. The panel itself seems washed-out, even in high contrast modes. The panel itself feels very fragile; I had to wipe off a small speck and the cells did not recover until I massaged them back to life.
I admit, my negative comments about the VA panel are likely biased from my years of experience with high quality IPS panels, but regardless of display technology, the actual surface and rigidity of this screen feels soooo fragile in comparison. I suspect it would not hold up to any physical impact at all.
Subnote : I had to return the first unit I received due to there being 8(!) stuck pixels. The worst one being almost exactly centred on the screen. The replacement unit is (so far) completely free of them.
Mine developed a fault 4 days after getting it. First a blue line appeared. I tried different cable display port and two hdmi cables (two of the cable came from the monitor) I then uninstalled and reinstalled display drivers and then a another pc which was freshly had windows 10 19044.1348 21h2 on. No nvidia driver then installed latest ones too. Alas the blue line still there and last night another lined appeared which was green but its hard to see, the screenshot doesn’t show it. I contacted Amazon and then gave me a web site to contact iiyama unfortunately they dont deal with the public. The monitor is out of stock as the moment and also gone up a lot in price. I just want a replacement. The major thing with this monitor I dont like is the controls the buttons are behind the facia and really awkward to navigate. My Dell 24″ultra sharp have similar thing but was far easy to use.
This is the second iiyama G2770HSU monitor I’ve owned since loosing faith in Samsung caps failing on previous monitors, 27in is perfect for me as the resolution is 1920×1080 so I can read stuff on the screen without my glasses…..getting old you know, fantastic images gaming, bright and vibrant, no ghosting on really fast action, no dead pixels a plus, this is even better than my 144hz 24in iiyama which is mounted next to it on the wall, adjustment is on the back and a little tricky when mounted on the wall.
Pictures are just stunning on this screen.
Even my wife said jesus the gfx are good when she saw me playing Battlefield V, and she don’t give a monkeys about gaming…….nuff said……it’s very good! if fact I’m considering a second next to it it’s so good.
I didn’t want an ultra wide screen monitor, so, I decided on this as being the next best thing, and I love it!!! It’s brilliantly designed and ergonomically created with a nice curved screen for your eyesight, and I have had no problems with setting things up, although it is a little bit heavy and care must be taken when lifting and moving it around. I obtained the 33 page manual off their website which was easy to read and even just using the factory settings it’s highly acceptable as a ”straight out of the box” monitor. Response times are fab, watched the footie and American Football at the weekend the colouration is just absolutely fantastic. At less than 300 I am delighted with the screen so far, I highly doubt you can get something else equivalent at this price, especially, with the basic specs of 1ms response time, a refresh rate of 144Hz and standard viewing resolution at 2560×1440, it’s addictive, I wish I’d bought one year’s ago, thank you iiyama.
Had the monitor in the past week and it all looks good ,nice sharp picture ,no dead pixels ,sound is ok from internal speakers BUT if im playing a game or doing anything in an app with grey in the background all i get is a constant “flickering” .So thats using Blender out the window cos its more or less a total grey working background .
I would wait till they get something sorted before buying one of these monitors or you can turn g-sync off (which causes the problem) but thats half the reason it was bought.
During the day it’s all work and this monitor is excellent! Zero defects. Excellent brightness and contrast levels and pretty accurate colour reproduction.
In the evenings this monitor supports a little gaming. For me image quality is more important than frame rate and again this monitor stands up well. The screen brightness is closer to 500nits than it is the advertised 400nits but don’t get excited. It’s great to expose those darker areas of an image but the HDR support isn’t anything special. We have no local array dimming here! Overdrive works well without introducing ghosting and I see very little black ‘smearing’.
Worth noting that I have this monitor connected to a laptop via USB-C (DP 1.4) sporting an RTX 3070. G-Sync is supported (via Freesync) but it was only when enabling HDR and Freesync via the screens OSD that I ended up with the image quality I’m so happy with!
Playing around with brightness, colour and contrast prior to enabling these features left me ready to pack it back in its box but once HDR and Freesync were enabled key image settings became fixed values (not manageable via the OSD) and picture quality becomes exceptional! Not seen this approach on any other monitor but it works!!
Also worthy of mention is the integrated USB hub. 2x USB 3.0 and 2x USB 2.0. Mouse, keyboard, Corsair headset stand and webcam all connected and powered. Just one issue: the 2x USB 2.0 ports on the bottom of the monitor are back to back and anything but standard USB connectors will not fit when trying to use both ports. The USB 3.0 ports are side by side on the side so no such issues!
100% recommend this monitor for work and gaming. I’m left feeling like I have a monitor punching well above its weight.
It also doesn’t always connect to sources either directly from my PC, or via my WD19 dock, properly and scrambles the screen requiring it to be powered off or the input switched a few times.
Great monitor when it works though.
I am very happy with this monitor, both for work and play ! For work it allows 3 documents at full size to be side by side. I had been considering a dual monitor set up but this is more convenient and fits my desk space better.
I enjoy some ‘shooter’ style games, mainly Fortnite, and the wide view with high resolution is very immersive. I’ve got a GTX1060 graphics card and was worried it wouldn’t handle the monitor, but with some settings turned down I get a frame rate of around 100 fps and the overall experience is far better than my old 1080p standard widescreen monitor at 60Hz. The graphics card could drive that at over 144 fps, but with a 60Hz monitor there seemed little point. Hopefully I’ll upgrade my graphics card at some point in future, when the ridiculous worldwide graphics card situation is resolved, but until then I am very happy with this monitor and my GTX1060.
The screen itself is really good, you will need to use a windows screen calibrator to get the balance right, and I’m not sure if this is something all owners experience but when I first got the unit it was super cold and on starting the entire screen was bright white it took about 30-40 minutes of being plugged in before the white died down enough for me to make out my desktop just, and then maybe 20 more minutes before colours appeared if it has been a particularly cold night (I keep my pc near the window) it will take 15 mins to get from complete white-out to normal display, so please keep this in mind if you keep your PC in a colder area you will need to boot up before you start using your PC.
***UPDATE***
My screen developed a green line of pixels across one row. Repairtech (iiyama’s choice for RMA) were quick to replace it, although I was initially sent a screen that had obviously been used and also had a fault on it already. Currently using a second replacement screen they very quickly sent and it seems third time is the charm. Very quick swap over via DPD. You’re best off keeping the box for easier swapping.
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This monitor does everything I expected of it. The colours are great. It’s big enough to fit all the apps I need for work and it’s generally just made my work so much easier. If you’re using Windows 10 I’d recommended Microsoft Powertoys to get the most use out of this monitor. It’ll let you split the screen up better than the built-in Windows Snap.
The only bad thing I will say is that the HDR doesn’t actually work but I wasn’t too bothered about that anyway.
Also it sometimes hard locks if you leave it on standby for a long time but that’s easily avoidable.
I got mine for around 350, and you get a lot for that.
The only downsides I could find were:
– when watching a complete black screen (during a movie for example), the backlighting is not consistent across the panel. Some spots will appear brighter than others.
– the firmware is not perfect – I have two computers and switch the monitor inputs multiple times a day. I often have visual glitches which forces me to restart the monitor. For some reason you can also endup not selecting the correct input and the monitor becomes unresponsive to the control buttons, forcing me to unplug the monitor.
Firstly, for anyone wondering you won’t be able to run at 1080p ultrawide. Not a big deal if your PC runs 1440p easily, but worth noting if you want to game at 1080p. There is still actually a 16:9 1080p mode, but no 21:9 at 1080p.
Secondly, the firmware is a mess and there are many of this model on the market (including mine) that don’t power on when you start the PC when they should, or start up with Windows 10 showing only half a screen and nasty artefacts over the other half. The temporary solution to this is to turn the monitor off and on again, or to power cycle it on and off from the plug.
The permanent solution to this is to send the monitor back to the manufacturers, though apparently this still happens after the firmware update from time to time.
Finally, the controls on the monitor are pretty terrible. I’ve had worse, but these aren’t up to scratch with high end monitors today.
All in all, I love the monitor, I just wish I didn’t have to reset it each day to get it working as it should.
I was a bit concerned by some reviews and comments but so far I’m generall happy with this monitor.
The display is large and the colours are good. I’m not pushing it performance wise with games or the like, it’s simply a nice 2nd monitor for working at home. The additional workspace is very helpful.
The controls for switching inputs, changing volume and accessing settings are a bit fiddly. Having switched from an HDTV to this monitor I miss having a remote control.
The other main thing I notice is that it’s not ideal for using an Xbox or other media devices because they simply can’t take advantage of the ultrawide aspect ratio. However, for general computer use it’s great.
+ The monitor’s specs described were delivered as expected along with a massive improvement to fps games. Excellent performance and highly suitable for competitive gaming
– After assembling, I noticed a single stuck (not dead) pixel which disappeared after gently wiping the screen with a tissue. This is not necessarily a negative and may just be a result of shipping as this can happen with pretty much any monitor regardless of brand. Haven’t noticed any other pixel issues since.
– One big gripe which is preventing me from giving this 5*: The power plug behind the monitor is way too loose and too easy to pull out with minimal force, which means adjusting the monitor or cable could disconnect the power completely. A little annoying after assembling but once you find the right height/tilt you usually dont need to move it anyway
This monitor isn’t curved but I personally prefer that so if you do see this monitor on sale I would highly highly recommend you buy it. It’s great for everything browsing the Internet, editing videos editing music and especially gaming. The only problem with that you might come across with this monitor is that some games don’t support it’s settings as default. This might make your screen a bit blurry at the edges so make sure you fiddle around with the settings before you do game with it there is a lot of settings pre-set on the Internet if you just look up the monitor and best settings for it on the internet.
So, this is a gold mine of a monitor, high resolution, high refresh rate, crisp no backlight bleed ips display, i only have 2 issues which are kinda just personal ones.
1. I dont know if its just my monitor or many others but the colour calibration is garbage out of the box, you can fix it manually to make the image pop but it will take about 20 mins to find your calibration standard.
2. This is apparently for every single example of the monitor, from you moving your mouse to the cursor moving on screen is acceptable for slow paced games or games that dont require quick reaction times, but i flat out dont recommend this monitor for something like csgo or high ranking call of duty matches as it feels a little slow, kinda like xbox/tv levels of slow, which isnt that bad but it might put you off if you play fast paced games.
Apart from that it exceeded my expectations for such a cheap ips 34inch 144hz monitor.
21:9 – Feels like you remove the box from your head, I want to re-play every favorite game in my collection and watch all the great movies once again, no more black bars, this monitor is meant for content creation, movie watching and playing games, basically its better than standard monitors in every aspect, even viewing googles maps is more immersive now.
Proper stand and packaging, took me few minutes to fix a stand to a monitor, no tools required. All needed cables were supplied.
What surprised me even more is audio. It has good speakers, there is some bass and it sounds well, I will definitely use it to play music.
For the money I paid I cannot believe its being sold for 329 pounds, 5-6 years ago an ultrawide 1080p 60hz with no audio cost the same amount of money and similar monitor with 100hz cost 1200+ pounds.
Regarding the issue people had with first revision of monitors – they are all gone, iiyama listened to feedback and updated all the monitors with new firmware, no issue at all, no dead or stuck pixels, just perfect.
The monitor was delivered very securely, undamaged, in its G-Master GB2560HSU case. It fired up perfectly on Display Port, which was selected automatically, inputed from my RX580 – 8GB graphics card; (AMD Ryzen 5-2600, 16GB memory system). Yes, as others have pointed out, the monitor settings are a bit tricky to adjust the first time, especially adjusting the time (in seconds) the OSD stays on the screen. Set it to about 20 seconds before you go nuts!! Then you have to set Free Sync if your card hasn’t the brains to do it automatically. From then on, its up to you.
The stand is brilliant. Just be aware if the unit come with the base slightly skewed to the upright, there is a large nut that needs slackening to re-align, then tighten again. Hint; you need your own adjustable spanner!
For 199.00 you get a monitor that runs X-Plane 11 (Very demanding on resources) at all but the highest configurations. I am well pleased. The Free Sync is great.
Initially I was puzzled by how poor this monitor seemed: I’ve had iiyama before and they’ve always excelled, but I spent an age trying to calibrate this one for day-to-day computing, with no good results. Fortunately, I stumbled on a review site which suggested turning the brightness right down, and hey presto things fell into place. Of the important settings I’ve found Brightness = 50, Contrast = 70, Overdrive = -2, Black Tuner = -1 and Colour Saturation = 10 to suit me. In the end the only fault I can find is a tendency to ghost when scrolling down web pages quickly, which might annoy gamers but which I think is acceptable at this price level.
Build quality is good and fortunately I paid for height adjustment, which to me is a must.
I’ve taken a star off because it really shouldn’t be coming with the brightness defaulted so high.
Great monitor for the price! You do get what you pay for though. Screen is supposed to be 144hrz but both my 5700XT and my brother 1080ti can’t hit that. I have a i7 9700k so the processor isn’t the bottleneck either. Blacks look a little bad as well, they don’t blend that well and can often make shadows on games look very odd. You can adjust the settings but you’ll never get it perfect. On bright colours and games it does look good though and I am the more fussy users. Don’t rely on the monitor speaks, they lack power and certainly not high quality!
Is it work the price? 100%. Did I expect too much from Iyamma…. maybe so.
The stand is good and the monitor is easy to set up and adjust. Would recommend for FPS and sandbox games… wouldn’t recommend if you’re into horror games.
Purchased as a Like New Warehouse deal for 134 in September 2019 to replace a Samsung 23″ S23B550V LED Monitor which I had for ages.
Even though the iiyama is not recognized as G-SYNC compatible in the NVIDIA driver software, G-SYNC does work for me with my GTX 1060 3GB through displayport. That was a great surprise, as I suffered tearing especially in PUBG.
It’s hard to comment on picture quality as this is subjective. To me it all looks fine. The reds are red, the greens are green and the blues are blue. I read a review that mentioned that the blacks can look washed out, but that is not my experience with this monitor. It looks fine to me.
I’m a bit sensitive to issues like backlight bleeding and ghosting, but I suffer none. I bought a more expensive BenQ a few months back, but had to return it as it had loads of problems with bleeding and ghosting.
Input lag is a non issue.
I don’t know what more I could ask from a 27″ HD monitor I got for 134 in 2019. It’s pretty good for what it is.
TIL when setting it up:
1. In order to benefit from Freesync / G-SYNC you first have to enable Freesync in the monitor’s menu.
2. To benefit from the 75Hz screen refresh rate, you need to change that setting in the Windows 10 properties of the monitor (see image attached).
3. You need to enable G-SYNC in the NVIDIA Control Panel (see image attached). No guarantee that this work for everybody. It worked for me though. Once this is done, don’t forget to disable V-Sync in your games.
4. Apparently you have to use a displayport cable with the monitor to get G-SYNC to work.
Great product. The edges are a bit deceiving as there’s a second edge sort of within the screen, but it’s not a big border by any means. The picture quality is great. Windows loads brilliantly. I’m writing this review on the screen now. I don’t game excessively but everything seems to be registering as quickly and the resolution is great. Easy picture controls and a handy cable holder. The stand I got was not adjustable – you can only tilt it, not change the height and orientation like other reviews suggest. I had to use a piece of wood and three rubber tiles to get it to the right height. If you want to connect a laptop like I did and use this monitor as a second screen, headphones need to plug into the monitor, not the laptop. The iiyama logo is incredibly bright when you first turn it on, which is annoying when using at night. The instruction manual I got seemed to show parts I didn’t have, but everything I did have fitted together perfectly in a different way, leading me to believe that the manual I got was for a different model. Overall a good product, with just a couple of things.
The picture quality is as good as the LG – good colour balance and contrast.
No stuck pixels on my copy. I read in the reviews that some people had issues with stuck/dead pixels but mine has none.
There is a setting on the monitor called “direct drive” – use it! Avoid the “overdrive” feature because it causes some ghosting – at least on my setup (Nvidia RTX 2070). You can try it yourself: set overdrive to +2 and scroll some text up and down. The ghosting is not present when “Direct Drive” is selected instead, and that bypasses some of the monitor’s processing circuitry and leaves it up to the graphics card.
The refresh rate gives phenomenal results on games. Although the monitor is Freesync (AMD) compatible, it seems to be working fine on the (NVidia) RTX 2070. There is no tearing or stuttering, so I suspect that the NVidia card is using Freesync. I read somewhere that NVidia were quietly supporting Freesync on newer cards.
Please remember, though, that this is a GAMING monitor. The refresh rate is the major feature here. Image quality is good, but colour accuracy is mediocre. If you have 250 to spend and you are looking for a monitor for photo/video editing then you would probably be better off spending the money on a monitor with higher colour fidelity because the refresh rate won’t matter. That said, the colour accuracy is no worse than my previous LG monitor.
The monitor stand has a swivel on it, so the monitor can be rotated on it’s vertical axis. The monitor can also be tilted on the horizontal axis and rotated in “portrait” orientation.
I have only been using the monitor for two days, so can’t comment on how reliable it is long-term, but so-far-so-good.
Overall, you’re not going to find a better 1920×1080 adjustable monitor at this price (I got mine for about 170). It looks sleek, has good control of picture settings, and comes well packaged. What really sold me this monitor was its adjustable height and rotation. The stand keeps the height you choose without the need for a latch/screw, and combined with the well-weighted base plate, I can adjust the height with one finger without it moving position on my desk.
Pros:
– Excellent value
– Unbeatable height adjustment
– Well responsive buttons (with a sturdy click!)
– Looks sleek
Cons:
– The bezel of the screen is thin, but it also has an ‘inner’ boarder not shown in the pictures. It’s only about half a centimetre and you get used to it fast, but it’s something to be aware of.
– The USB ports are on the back near the visual ports, which can be inconvenient to get to. Also, I have had some trouble connecting both my keyboard and mouse to these ports, so they are only really useful for flash drives (but again, the ports are a bit fiddly to get to).
Its very very responsive and smooth, va panels cant compare in terms of response time/input lag/frame skipping. I can tell right off the bat with the mouse cursor movement alone. Even with a 144hz VA compared to this, there is some motion blur on the VA panel. With this one, which uses a TN panel, there is no motion blur. Its smooth.
Did a frame skip test and it passed easily, to the point where it even caught individual squares changing midway from black to gray. There is no frame skipping. None. Zero. Im using the display with a midrange rx 480 amd card myself and its extremely smooth and consistent. I have freesync enabled alongside enhanced sync, both in gaming and conventional use the transition between windows, animations, movements etc are extremely smooth ofc.
What I like about the 2018 version of the red eagle is how they placed the usb ports on the display. Its placed behind the panel facing downwards. So I have my keyboard and mouse conveniently plugged right into it and it looks orderly still. As opposed to the 2017/2016 version with the silvered neck stand, which had the usb ports on the side of panel facing away from the panel.
As for aesthetics and practicality, its another reason I prefer iiyama over any other monitor brand for general pc use and gaming. Unassuming yet has the features I needed. I also like that they went all black again, removing the silver colour on the neck of the monitor stand that the previous version had.
Speakers arent quality ofc, two 2 watt speakers, but they’re LOUD for monitor speakers. Tip on increasing loudness even further is to enable loudness equalization in win10, it makes a noticeable difference across the board anyway, be it headphones, built in speakers or actual speakers/sets. I dont use computer speakers, I use headphones and if I dont feel like using them just to watch a tutorial video or something, I use the monitor speakers. Not really and audiophile so Im not into speakers clunking up my pc desk.
The tilt, swivel, rotate, elevate stand is seamless and easy, a bit easier than the previous model. It takes very little effort to pivot the monitor in portrait mode, I can do it with 1 finger. To swivel the monitor doesnt take much effort either. To get to the point, any positioning adjustment you try to do with this monitor will have it give you very little resistance while turning/moving it. The only thing that gives resistance is if you’re elevating it from its shortest height. You have to press a button on the back neck of the stand for it to unlock, after u press that, to slide it up or down give little resistance to your push/pull, yet its firm. If you slide it back down to its shortest position, the button clicks in the back to lock it in place.
Overall I give this monitor model a 9 out of 10, the previous version gets an 8/10. They made some qol improvements on this 2018 model, with the usb positioning and all black aesthetic being the major one for me. Not 10/10 because the price…iiyama keeps commanding a higher price for their products in the same class as other brands. I paid 230 GBP for the previous model, back in 2016. This model I paid 218 GBP. Other monitors in its class(144hz, freesync, 1ms response time) cost anywhere from 15% – 20% less, tho u dont get the added features i guess.
I got two of these monitors, and mounted them on a VESA mount so they are close together and the ultra thin bevel really makes the experience quite the something, and instead there is some “blackspace” where a traditional bevel would be which makes the transition between the monitors smoother with no poking out plastic.
The buttons and bottom bevel look nice, and the buttons aren’t mushy and the setup menu gives several neat and appreciable options such as the “Blue Light Reducer” and ability to store settings, and of course FreeSync.
The FreeSync is, well, FreeSync. However this is a 75Hz monitor so you don’t get high-refresh rate, but a smoother (than non-FreeSync 60Hz monitors) viewing and gaming experience. I don’t play games at 144 FPS so I saved money there.
There are also two USB power ports and audio jacks, but I haven’t tested the audio jacks. And standard IO is a DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA
A small issue I had was text ghosting on 0 brightness and contrast below 50, but setting the color mode to “Text” fixed that issue and didn’t introduce any other issues.
The speakers, as usual with monitors, aren’t great but they’re functional and a nice to have.
Overall a nice monitor, but it’s not the best option for strictly gaming, and for professional colour work (photo, video etc.) this is far from what you should be looking for.