Viewsonic advertises its VP2365wb as a professional display, so were absolutely gobsmacked when we saw the price. At only £164, it’s the cheapest 1,920 x 1,080 23in IPS-based monitor we’ve seen.

Next to some of its pricier competitors, though, the VP2365wb looks entirely utilitarian. The all-black, matte plastic finish is hardly luxurious and the buttons below the screen look distinctly old hat.
However, Viewsonic has crammed in a respectable array of features for the money. The stand swivels and rotates into portrait mode, rises up and down by 150mm and, although a little wobbly at full extension, it works well enough. In fact, the only thing missing from the features list is a DisplayPort input. Instead, there’s D-SUB, DVI and a four-port USB hub.
Once the VP2365wb fires into life, you’re unlikely to be worrying about the build quality. Images burst forth with natural colours and lots of detail, while the E-IPS panel delivers wide viewing angles, deep blacks and impressive contrast. The backlight is even, too, and there’s precious little backlight bleed.
When we tested it with our X-Rite colorimeter, the VP2365wb put in an equally impressive display. At its default settings, an average Delta E (colour accuracy – the lower the better) of 2.6 and a maximum of 6.3 is a great result. Only the gamma, at 2.0, and the colour temperature of 6,998k are a little outside the ideal.
Switching to the User Color mode and leaving the Red, Green and Blue controls set to 100 made a measurable difference. The slight blue tinge all but disappeared, and further measurements proved as much, with the gamma rising to 2.1, colour temperature dropping to 6,900k and the average Delta E improving to an excellent 1.9.
This is a stunning performance, with only one notable issue: a tendency for the Viewsonic’s greyscale tracking to almost crush the darkest greys into black. In the darkest scenes of The Thing on Blu-ray, the VP2365wb seemed to lose a little detail compared to its pricier competitors.
Otherwise, the Viewsonic VP2365wb is a great choice. Not only does it partner a fully adjustable stand with superb image quality, it’s also one of the vanishingly few monitors on the market which ships with a zero pixel-defect warranty. At this price, that makes it a stunning deal.
Details | |
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Image quality | 5 |
Main specifications | |
Screen size | 23.0in |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
Screen brightness | 300cd/m2 |
Pixel response time | 14ms |
Contrast ratio | 1,000:1 |
Horizontal viewing angle | 178 degrees |
Vertical viewing angle | 178 degrees |
Speaker type | N/A |
Speaker power ouput | N/A |
TV tuner | no |
TV tuner type | none |
Connections | |
DVI inputs | 1 |
VGA inputs | 1 |
HDMI inputs | 0 |
DisplayPort inputs | 0 |
Scart inputs | 0 |
HDCP support | yes |
Upstream USB ports | 1 |
USB ports (downstream) | 4 |
3.5mm audio input jacks | 0 |
Headphone output | no |
Other audio connectors | none |
Accessories supplied | |
Other cables supplied | VGA |
Internal power supply | yes |
Power consumption | |
Peak power consumption | 45W |
Idle power consumption | 1W |
Image adjustments | |
Brightness control? | yes |
Contrast control? | yes |
Colour temperature settings | sRGB, 9300k, 7500k, 6500k, 5000k, User Colour RGB |
Extra adjustments | Information, Sharpness, dynamic contrast |
Ergonomics | |
Forward tilt angle | 5 degrees |
Backward tilt angle | 20 degrees |
Swivel angle | 360 degrees |
Height adjustment | 150mm |
Pivot (portrait) mode? | yes |
Bezel width | 19mm |
Dimensions | |
Dimensions | 564 x 261 x 418mm (WDH) |
Weight | 5.100kg |
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