Nixeus EDG27240X Review

Final Score: 87 out of 100

Two hundred and forty frames per second. Nearly eight hundred and eighty-five million (884,736,000) pixels per second. 2560×1440 resolution. A wide color gamut. Viewing angles that put TN based monitors to shame. Even surprisingly decent (for a monitor) speakers. This is what the Nixeus EDG-27240X offers buyers. Unlike others that also offer all that, the Nixeus also offers something extra… value. Yes, $650 is still a good chunk of money; but for many buyers that is two hundred and fifty dollars less than what the competition is demanding for (nearly) the exact same thing. If we were still using 1440P monitors this would be the one we would be using on our tri-monitor equipped gaming rig. So, if you want the Coles notes version you can stop reading now and rest assured that yes, the EDG-27240X is a damn fine deal.

Most however is not the same as everyone. Not everyone will find the trade-offs worth it. For some the lack of G-Sync is going to be a deal breaker… as NVIDIA’s hardware-based G-Sync is (still) better than AMD’s software-based FreeSync. For others the stand Nixeus is using will change the equation enough that it will be a tossup on what monitor is ‘best’ for their needs. Others may do the math on monitor + stand and decide to spend an extra cash and go for, our favorite of the current line-up, EDG-274K. Others still will do the math and opt for the still very good EDG27X and save themselves $250 to $300.

Which is fine, as all are perfectly reasonable conclusions. It was Nixeus’ job to create the best argument they could, and they slightly stumbled at the one-yard line. Put bluntly the include stand is the weak link of the EDG-27240X and has no business being on an expensive monitor. It… it is just not a good stand. Instead, it is stand that needs to be retired and never, ever be used on another above $200 monitor again.

This however just underscores how much Nixeus got right. They do have a monitor that can go toe-to-toe with much more expensive monitors and hold their own. It just is not the blowout success it could/should have been if they did not force buyers into picking up a 3rd party stand to make things ‘right’. All because of a tippy stand and a few dollar savings in the manufacturing process. As such the two questions that only you can answer are simple: do you plan on using your existing aftermarket stand (e.g. a three monitor stand for truly immersive gaming), and do you care about G-Sync? Answer those two questions and you will know how good a value the Nixeus EDG-27240X is to you. For most of the intended market demographics the answer will be a resounding “Buy It! (…and an aftermarket stand)”.