ViewSonic VX2479-HD-Pro 24-Inch 165Hz Full HD Monitor Review

The ViewSonic VX2479-HD-Pro is a feature-packed monitor given its price range, and it's definitely one to be included in your list if you're looking.

In the realm of 1080P gaming monitors, the sweet spot for us lies on 24-inch displays. Like, sure, 27-inch displays are fine and all for this resolution, but the clarity at this size is definitely where it’s at. Pack it all up with 165Hz refresh rate, IPS panel, HDR10, and you’ll certainly have a great time. And that’s what the ViewSonic VX2479-HD-Pro is all about, and we're here to check it out.

PACKAGING AND INCLUSIONS

The VX2749 is part of ViewSonic’s OMNI gaming line, which I find somewhat weird since they already have their ELITE lineup. Probably as a middle ground, but I gotta say the VX2479 is packing in a lot of heat to be considered as that. 

Anyway, moving forward, the VX2479 comes in ViewSonic’s standard packaging. It arrives in a brown carton box that’s pretty much what you’ll get when it comes to monitors. Open it up and you’ll be met with a couple of inclusions first like the manual, HDMI cable, a power adapter and two power cords for different outlets, the set for stand, and the monitor itself further in. Pretty basic and what you’ll expect when it comes to inclusions. No complaints here.

DESIGN

Brands flair up their monitors’ designs by spicing up the stand and the body itself. While the latter doesn’t exactly affect the functionality (not including lighting setups at the back if that’s your thing), you'd want a stand that comes with certain features like tilt, swivel and vertical adjustments. The VX2479 unfortunately can only tilt (-5/20), so if you prefer, it is VESA compatible so you can go ahead and mount it to your favorite monitor arm. 

The buttons on the other hand are quite good and responsive. Not that you’ll have to use them frequently, but I like how they are aligned with the OSD instead of having to creep on each button to know what you’re pressing. So this one’s definitely welcomed.

For the ports, there are two HDMI ports and one DisplayPort, an audio jack and the DC power in port. Great to see we get that instead of having one VGA port over a DisplayPort, so there’s that to also be happy about. 

PERFORMANCE AND USER EXPERIENCE

Chances are, you're looking at purchasing this monitor to play games on, and you're at the right place. The VX2479 is an IPS monitor that comes with a 165Hz refresh rate 1ms MPRT and FreeSync. That's great and all especially for fast-paced titles, and of course with 144Hz being a baseline for our competitive esports games like Overwatch and Valorant. 

Not at all only the use-case for this monitor however since playing AAA titles like God of War or Cyberpunk 2077 make it shine. And of course, there's also HDR10, but this may be game dependent so quality and availability might differ from title to title.

CONCLUSION

The ViewSonic VX2479-HD-Pro is a feature packed monitor given its price range, making it a great option for anyone looking to get a proper gaming monitor for competitive titles and AAA games without breaking the bank. It will certainly be a huge step up if you're looking to upgrade from the standard 60Hz display solutions. It's just so hard to nitpick especially coming off from its price range. 

It's amazing how ViewSonic priced the VX479 competitively at PHP6,330 (EasyPC pricing as checked), out of stock on that one, but there's probably stocks on UniPC sitting at a still comfortable price point of PHP6,500 to point you at the right direction where it's available (not affiliated with them in any way). Or yeah if Google doesn't yield search results for nearby stores, you could try Facebook.