Nixeus VUE27D Monitor Review

The thin size of the VUE27D is a bit of a turn-off when it comes to uniformity as companies typically sacrifice quality for looks. So it is a pleasant surprise to see that the VUE27D has quite good uniformity across the screen. The black level is very solid other than a single location in the lower right. That little bit of light leakage causes the black level to rise up

The average white level across all 25-points is only 2.5% below our target, and the median value is identical. The brightness rises a bit around the center, which is unusual to see, and dims a bit around the edge like we would expect. Nothing drops below 182 cd/m2 or rises above 211 cd/m2. That isn’t ideal performance but is very good for a consumer-targeted display.

The black level is also good, though the left side of the screen is darker while the right is brighter. There is significant light leakage in the lower-right area where the black level rises by almost 50%. As the Nixeus has nice black levels for an IPS display, nearly 1,000:1, this increase isn’t as bad as it can be on other displays. The larger issue is the right side being brighter than the left side of the display.

Because of this our average and median contrast ratios are good, but they are much better on the left side of the display than on the right half. We still average over 850:1 which is better than most recent IPS displays.

Color quality is also very good across the screen. There is a large error in the upper-left, which I measured twice to make sure the result was correct, but the rest of the screen is spot-on. If you are doing work that requires a very uniform display the VUE27D would work provided you can keep the upper left out of use.