ViewSonic VX3258-2KC-MHD Monitor Review

ViewSonic VX3258-2KC-MHD is a 32-inch curved monitor with WQHD 2560 x 1440 resolution and dual stereo speakers. A good screen always enhances your computing and gaming experience. Whether you are upgrading or buying a new monitor, you must be looking for a perfect option.

The latest offering from ViewSonic is a decent quality gaming monitor aimed at gamers. Let’s find out whether would it a right monitor for gamers.

Design and Features

The curved ViewSonic monitor looks pretty good. It has very thin bezels, with a minimalist stand that fits to its design. You can tilt the monitor to find the best angle. But unfortunately, you can’t change the height.

The monitor has 2 DisplayPorts, 2 HDMI 2.0 inputs and a 3.5mm audio-out jack. All the ports are at the back. You can easily access those ports and connect power to the monitor to begin your new gaming journey.

The gaming display supports 1ms MPRT response time, perfect for the most graphic-intense gaming. With a swift 144Hz refresh rate, the screen has Flicker-Free technology and a Blue Light Filter help eliminate eye strain caused by harmful light rays and periods of extended viewing.

ViewSonic’s exclusive ViewMode offers specialised presets to fit different usage scenarios including Game, Movie, Web, Text, Mac, and Mono modes. These presets enhance gamma curve, colour temperature, contrast, and brightness to deliver the optimal viewing characteristics for each application. Additionally, it has AMD FreeSync technology that eliminates screen tearing and choppy frame rates.

The monitor is equipped with a couple of speakers, but they're not that loud to be used for gaming. They can be used for light music.

Performance

Setting up the monitor took a few minutes only. There is no complicated configurations to make. Connect the monitor your PC and if you want some customization, you can do that easily. For normal PC usage, the display is perfectly fine with vibrant colours and the curved screen definitely helps with immersion and viewing angles. Its resolution and image quality made it a pleasure to use day in day out.

To test its gaming ability, we played different games including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Ghostrunner, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, etc. The screen was able to deliver an enjoyable experience. Colours were looking pretty good, but not overly vivid.

Having the curved panel, the experience with the motor was immersive. The screen was looking good but most of the times, we were noticing the refresh rate. Having pretty good resolution, the picture being smooth even in the most frantic of exchanges, but not as crisp and detailed as higher-end panels. It was able to do great with bright colours, but the dark shades and black colours were not the deepest.

Overall, it is a decent monitor but a little lacking. It offers a decent balance of speed and picture quality, though doesn’t truly excel at either.