ViewSonic ColorPro 32" 4K Monitor with 100% sRGB Rec 709 HDR10 14-Bit 3D LUT Color Calibration for Photography and Graphic Design (VP3268-4K)

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First and foremost, I’d like to point out that I am not a photographer, nor a video editor or some kind of professional who absolutely needed a color accurate, professionally calibrated monitor. I simply wanted a 32in monitor that had a beautiful IPS Panel , with slim bezels and a decent stand. That’s exactly what I received but this monitor is not perfect. Details below: Cons: Price: This is marketed as a professional monitor, so I guess the price is rather reasonable. However, my monitor has a few issues that it should not have for the over $800 price range. Dead Pixel(s): As soon as I got the monitor, I ran several quality control/screen consistency tests and I quickly discovered a dead pixel. The pixels are so tiny, I think the dead pixel might actually be two pixels very close together. The dead pixels were not a big deal as I NEVER notice them, so I didn’t send it back or contact Viewsonic about it. Screen Black- Out Issue: A few times a week, the screen will black out for 2-3 seconds. This issue is infrequent enough for me to tolerate it but it is one that has popped up in several forums online. Mounting: There is NO VESA Mounting holes on this monitor of any sort..so youre pretty much stuck with the stand that comes with it. :-( Pros: BEAUTIFUL IPS screen. The colors on this thing are vivid and punchy, despite the matte coating - which is very light and clear but excellent at avoiding light reflections. 4K resolution on this sized screen is perfect, EVERYTHING IS SHARP. Sexy Design: I’d challenge you to find a 32inch 4K monitor with smaller bezels, a nicer stand and an overall sexier design. The tiny bezels make playing pc games or watching 4K content a wonderful and at times a breathtaking experience! Options: LOTS of picture options for professionals, general media consumers and any and all others in between! Summary: Overall, I think that this monitor is excellent and I do not regret the purchase whatsoever. Is this monitor worth the price? I imagine it might be if you’re a professional who can use it for all its worth. If you’re a simple person who wants a 4K monitor for web browsing and medium consumption, you can save $350 dollars and get another 4K monitors at half the price.

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I purchased this as a main monitor for my aging, 10 year old Eizo. I will continue to use the Eizo. Frankly, this monitor is pretty boring. I have it running in the photo mode, RGB, Uniform off. Its just OK. I hate the location of the usb ports, very hard to get to once the screen is on the mount. Really, kind of worthless. The cabling is in the way, too. The controls are super inconvenient where they are, too. My monitor is next to a second one, and I have to move it to get to the controls. The supplied cable was worthless. Who has a computer with that connection? Not my video card. So I had to steal an HDMI cable from the TV. This monitor reminds me of an old Dell monitor, about six years of. Except it has better color. I think most people will find this monitor OK, but if you work on a monitor for graphic design, layout and photography, dont expect this to be adequate. The 24 inch at 16:9 is pitifully undersized and the display just isnt that impressive. But neither is my income from this work, so Im stuck using the bargain monitors. Hope my Eizo lasts a few more years.

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Great so far, no dead pixels and the usb ports are a great bonus. I have not tested the auto-rotate feature because I have it connected to my notebook and this feature will not work as a secondary display. Will update after I have finished my pc build. P.S. go to the viewsonic support page for the latest drivers for the added features. June 2019 A year and a half later and still no complaints, the auto rotate works great. It comes in handy when editing pictures or reading pdf documents. I am about to buy another one for a dual monitor setup.

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Wow, what an awesome picture! I’m using the the SonicView VP2768 in dual monitor setup with a VIVO dual monitor desk mount. What a difference between the Curved Samsung C27H711QEN that I picked up on Black Friday and the new SonicView. Even though the resolution was the same, the ViewSonic has a much better picture. I wanted a to get a curved monitor so bad but after the disappointing picture of the Samsung, I returned it and went on a research journey that went on for days. I used it for Office work, Photo and Video editing. I also purchased the VIVO dual monitor desk mount. The monitors fit perfectly and look amazing with the thin bezel. Only complaint I have is that the USB and DP Cable are a little to short for my standing-desk and VIVO mount setup. My workstation is right under the desk but as specialty the DP cord is about 6 inches to short when desk is in standing position.

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ViewSonic VP2768 PRO 27" 1440p Monitor with 100% sRGB PLUGGED AND PLAYED at 2560x1440 2K resolution on Mac Pro 2010 (macOS Sierra 10.12) and original Apple OEM ATI Radeon hd 5770 video card (plugged into one of the two 5770s built-in mini display ports). I connected them via the Mini DP to DP (Mini DisplayPort to Display Port) cable that came in the box (no adapter or DVI cables needed). Moreover, the same port/cable connection achieved 2560x1440 2K resolution on Mac mini 2012 (macOS Mojave 10.14) plugged into the Macminis Thunderbolt 1 port. WOW! Im going to try the Manufacturers recommended "active Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter" to see if I can run both Macs on the same monitor. The HDMI plugs into the monitors HDMI 1.4 port, and the Mini DisplayPort plugs into the Mac minis Thunderbolt 1 port. That way both Macs can share the one monitor (just switch the input to the desired port).

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Insanely clear calibration out of the box -- each monitor calibrated at factory before shipping. Colors are extremely true and screens can get very bright. Build is very sturdy, attractive, and easy to setup. Id agree with others that the daisy chaining is a bit tricky and couldve come with clearer instructions though. Overall would buy again, especially at a <$400 price point.

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This monitor was - unfortunately - a huge disappointment. While the colors are very nice, and the brightness is good (if you turn off Uniformity). There are some serious flaws with this screen that made me return it. Im attempting to replace an old 24" NEC which was capable of 100% sRGB and had EXTREMELY good viewing angles and uniformity. I will be plugging the NEC back in until I find a reasonable replacement. This Viewsonic has noticeable backlight bleeding in all 4 corners and gets even worse when not viewing from perfectly centered in front of the screen. The pictures I included show the screen from a normal viewing distance of about 3.5. The angled shot was taken only about 1 higher than center. This is an absolutely unacceptable amount of angle sensitivity. Due to the size of this screen, there is NO part of the screen that wont appear washed out due to bad angles when moving your head position. (Note, these photos were taken with Uniformity ON. It only gets worse when you turn it off to get a reasonable brightness) On top of this terrible shortcoming, this 4k panel showed noticeable tearing toward the bottom of the screen during any kind of full screen motion. Scrolling pages, full motion video, and even switching tasks had a visible flicker/tearing. I believe this is from a lack of FreeSync or similar feature. I was feeding the screen with the appropriate cable, resolution and refresh rate. This is also unacceptable. There were other minor issues I had, including uneven vignetting across the bottom 1/2", slight color shift from one side of the panel to the other, and though Id almost never use them, the USB ports are terribly hard to reach.

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There are not a lot of 32" 4k IPS monitor options out there. I wanted the best color reproduction I could get out of the box. The first thing I did when turning the monitor on was jump into sRGB mode. The results were disappointing with low contrast and brightness adjustment locked. I went in search of reviews describing how to configure the monitor, but there are few out there. Then I had the idea to search for reviews of the 27" version of this monitor, which led me to this insight: Uniformity is on by default in sRGB and leaving it on drops your contrast in half and disable brightness adjustment! So I went ahead a tried it and it works! Color and contrast have come back to life and the panel still appears to be uniform.

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I saw that another purchaser had the issue with one of the screens having a yellowish tint. I have color calibrated both monitors with a Spyder 4 Pro. You cannot fix the tint issue by color profiling or adjusting settings. It has to do with the LEDs that were used. Subpar in my opinion as whiter LEDs are more expensive to manufacture. The Good: -They are light weight and have USB hubs built in. -Come with ample connection ports for all types of cable and cables for daisy changing. No HDMI cables though. -They are thin, clear and crisp. -Practically borderless edges giving you almost seamless side by side viewing. The Bad: -Not uniform in color even when calibrated from the factory and a 3rd party color meter. -Menu/control buttons are hidden on the back with an onscreen display selector (horrible design). If you have to adjust a screen when mounted side by side as my image shows, its not easy to access or toggle. -Some vignetting around the edges. -Build quality seems to be cheap with very flimsy bezels around the edges that seem to be taped on. Not very secure. -USB hubs are on bottom (my Asus ProArt 24 is on the side). Easier to access, but wouldnt work in a side by side configuration. Overall I guess these arent bad monitors for what they are and price, but the yellowish tint is pretty much a deal breaker for me. In fact I ordered another set to compare them. When I hooked them up they had brighter (whiter) LEDs but they were just as far off from each other. The spec sheets showed factors that werent further apart. In fact one of them had a dead pixel (no good for me). Plus with the serial #s being on the monitor and boxes, theres no way to just switch out one for the other. You have to do the set. I just decided to keep these and deal with the yellow as much as it pains me. I use the whiter one for proofing and try not to have the same color screen up, because I can definitely tell one is warmer.

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This is a great monitor. Im a professional photographer and I needed another monitor since I has having serious troubles color matching on my old one. Since I shoot a lot of models, and since most of the models and photographic professionals are on Instagram, I really wanted what was on the screen to match what the models would see on their phones. I know, right? The times we live in.... Anyway, I took the monitor out, plugged it into my MacBook Pro, edited a photo, and uploaded it to my phone. Without any callibration, the photos matched perfectly. All of the extra USB slots in the back and the ability to daisy chain monitors is also great. Thanks ViewSonic!

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