Nixeus VUE27D Monitor Review

The main question for the Nixeus VUE27D is how many people are fine with just a DisplayPort input? For Mac users, the cheapest 27” displays haven’t been ideal choices as they only offer DVI inputs and you’d need an active DisplayPort to DVI adapter to use them with a MacBook. Most monitors with DisplayPort inputs have cost a good bit more, but the VUE27D has recently been selling for only $370, cheaper than other DisplayPort options.

You are very limited in adjustments with the VUE27D as only brightness controls are available. The color quality out of the box is okay, but the grayscale quality is worse with a reddish tint that I can see. Most people tend to push their displays more towards the blue end of the color spectrum than the red end, so this might turn some people off. For people without any ability to calibrate their display, there is no way to get rid of this tint.

If you can calibrate, the Nixeus produces a very nice image. The contrast ratio is very good and the one thing I would want to change is to have a lower minimum light level. Because the minimum level is too high it can’t do our sRGB/80 cd/m2 target as well as other displays. Most people will run their display higher than this, but for people after an inexpensive display for doing professional work it is a bit disappointing.

Overall, if you can find the VUE27D selling for $370 as we've seen recently, it winds up as a decent value but not a spectacular one. The more flexible stand is nice to see and helps a bit with the value. However the current price for the Nixeus is around $450, and for $438 you can get the Monoprice Glass Panel Pro. It has a worse stand but more inputs and adjustments available. With that current price difference you can even get an aftermarket stand and the Monoprice becomes a much better value. It seems to have slightly more lag, but the measurements for these two displays are different so I can’t be certain of that either.

There are no major flaws or defects with the VUE27D, and it is a nice follow-up to the prior VUE27. However, the market has changed a bit since our VUE27 review, and for the current street prices I feel the Monoprice Glass offers a bit more value. If the Nixeus goes back to its prior price, or even a bit lower, then it can stand out more against the $300 DVI-only models, but at the current price it comes in a bit too high.