ViewSonic XG2431 Discussion Thread [Blur Busters Approved XG2431 - 24" 240Hz IPS with Best Strobing]

[Supermodel_Evelynn]

Ok so been running it for a month now ISET 170 which is 300 Nit strobe and it's still holding up fine, it's now approaching the heat you get out of standard HDR 500 nit but a little less.

300 nit strobe is enough for me for daylight and a huge boost compared to default crap 200 nit

I have decided to stop here and just cap it to ISET 170 which is 750 nit pulse

[Lev1n]

Ok so been running it for a month now ISET 170 which is 300 Nit strobe and it's still holding up fine, it's now approaching the heat you get out of standard HDR 500 nit but a little less.

300 nit strobe is enough for me for daylight and a huge boost compared to default crap 200 nit

I have decided to stop here and just cap it to ISET 170 which is 750 nit pulse

How did you enable 300 nits? Im dumb about this and i cant use my monitor due to low brightness.

[Supermodel_Evelynn]

Ok so been running it for a month now ISET 170 which is 300 Nit strobe and it's still holding up fine, it's now approaching the heat you get out of standard HDR 500 nit but a little less.

300 nit strobe is enough for me for daylight and a huge boost compared to default crap 200 nit

I have decided to stop here and just cap it to ISET 170 which is 750 nit pulse

How did you enable 300 nits? Im dumb about this and i cant use my monitor due to low brightness.

turn off the monitor, hold Power button and middle button together the press any menu button it will show you the service menu, scroll down to PWM and change it to 40 and ISET to 170 if you adjust the blur buster strobe utility it will disable it and you just do the same thing and chance it to 1 value to re enable it.
I don't think 170 is 300 nits tho I think that is like 290 nits

Congrats now you have a monitor that is BRIGHTER than Zowie DYAC monitors and it's also IPS

[Chief Blur Buster]

For all users doing ISET hacks to increase voltage-boost to strobe backlights:

Repeating disclaimer to other forum members who do this instruction:

While this definitely works, do at own risk; overvoltaging your backlight via ISET risks voiding warranty.

I say this disclaimer simply because I worry one of the users here might see their XG2431 backlight circuit irreparably damaged. Remember to have both a HDMI or DisplayPort cable.

This may or may not happen. It has never been tested to the damage point, as it is unknown if the voltage-booster circuit is durable enough -- it was not durability tested to find predicted lifetime.

However, this is a functioning change, if you accept the risks (do so at own risk). This is an undocumented factory menu setting that forum member(s) have discovered for PureXP brightness-boosting trick.

Emergency Instructions: Just in case someone burn themselves: If PureXP suddenly stops working during ISET hacking (blanks out), it could be either damage OR the power overload circuit. Hopefully it was just the watchdog circuit shutting it down automatically during a power/voltage overload. Switch to a different cable (e.g. HDMI instead of DisplayPort), or try 24-48Hz refresh rate (forces PureXP off), then factory-reset the monitor back to factory defaults. Also, 2nd monitor is useful so you can try Strobe Utility to turn off PureXP (does not alway work, if the firmware crashed during ISET power overload). You can also attempt to use DDC utilities like Linux ddcutil to write value 0x00 to DDC/CI register 0xE8 to turn PureXP off remotely from a computer, as long as you've got a cable connected and its got a live DDC/CI I2C to the monitor (either the HDMI wire or inlined in DisplayPort stream).
You can also: do factory reset instructions without a cable. Some models may also require you to keep holding the power button while you're reconnecting power. When you regain access to the OSD menu, find the "Memory Recall" option. If all above fails, you may have damaged your XG2431.

[Lev1n]

For all users doing ISET hacks to increase voltage-boost to strobe backlights:

Repeating disclaimer to other forum members who do this instruction:

While this definitely works, do at own risk; overvoltaging your backlight via ISET risks voiding warranty.

I say this disclaimer simply because I worry one of the users here might see their XG2431 backlight circuit irreparably damaged. Remember to have both a HDMI or DisplayPort cable.

This may or may not happen. It has never been tested to the damage point, as it is unknown if the voltage-booster circuit is durable enough -- it was not durability tested to find predicted lifetime.

However, this is a functioning change, if you accept the risks (do so at own risk). This is an undocumented factory menu setting that forum member(s) have discovered for PureXP brightness-boosting trick.

Emergency Instructions: Just in case someone burn themselves: If PureXP suddenly stops working during ISET hacking (blanks out), it could be either damage OR the power overload circuit. Hopefully it was just the watchdog circuit shutting it down automatically during a power/voltage overload. Switch to a different cable (e.g. HDMI instead of DisplayPort), or try 24-48Hz refresh rate (forces PureXP off), then factory-reset the monitor back to factory defaults. Also, 2nd monitor is useful so you can try Strobe Utility to turn off PureXP (does not alway work, if the firmware crashed during ISET power overload). You can also attempt to use DDC utilities like Linux ddcutil to write value 0x00 to DDC/CI register 0xE8 to turn PureXP off remotely from a computer, as long as you've got a cable connected and its got a live DDC/CI I2C to the monitor (either the HDMI wire or inlined in DisplayPort stream).
You can also: do factory reset instructions without a cable. Some models may also require you to keep holding the power button while you're reconnecting power. When you regain access to the OSD menu, find the "Memory Recall" option. If all above fails, you may have damaged your XG2431.

Im not using purexp thingy due to low brightness, changing ISET while purexp not on gonna be problem too?

[dtrdpixl]

Greetings! Is there any plans to update the Strobe utility software? I change Refresh Rate very often and would appreciate a way to have different custom strobe settings for different refresh rates. :3

Thanks in advance for seeing this message! Really appreciate all the work put into this monitor!

[BROOKLYN ZOO]

Hi there!

Got this Display recently and have a question on VRR (Freesync).

I tried to use 240 hz with PureXP for Competitive games and Freesync without PureXP for ~100 hz single gaming - so I used to switch.

But once I just joined sigle game which gives me only 100 fps and Display was in 240hz + PureXP mode (no VRR / Freesync) - and I did not see any screen tearing or visual issues or even changes..

Could anyone expand on that case please? It’s just me who did not see the difference and it’s still better to use VRR for 100hz?

Thanks in advance!

[RealNC]

Could anyone expand on that case please? It’s just me who did not see the difference and it’s still better to use VRR for 100hz?

VRR is useful if you see judder in motion when FPS and Hz do not match, making it not perfectly smooth. If you don't see it, then there's no reason to use VRR.

[BROOKLYN ZOO]

VRR is useful if you see judder in motion when FPS and Hz do not match, making it not perfectly smooth. If you don't see it, then there's no reason to use VRR.

Speaking about my particular Case while the PC gives only 100 fps in particular game and I’m on 240 hz mode (pure xp = Extreme, response time = locked) - they definitely do not match, but I do not see the difference while not comparing “Pictures” at th same time.

They say that in VRR mode (response time option is unlocked where you select overdrive mode) - you better select Advanced if having < 100 fps since it gives less Overshoot. They say Overshoot is visible at 100 fps already and going even lower to 60 fps making it even bigger.

When Response time (overdrive) option is locked in VRR = off / PureXP = extreme, is it locked at Ultra fast?

The XG2431 Review from TFTCentral UK website states that in case there is fps<100 scenario you should use this Display in VRR mode (PureXP = off; locked) and select “Advanced” Response time (overdrive) option to minimize overshoot which is bigger within “Ultra fast” Response time (overdrive) option.

My Display is middle 2024 year production and this Article (review) is of April 2022.
Maybe something has changed since that in new Display’ batches…

Thanks for your time!

[BROOKLYN ZOO]

Hey guys!

It’s been 3 months so far and I see a dead person incoming ))
What is the Viewsonic dead pixel policy?
I’m from CIS region and want to try to solve it here.

My piece bought via Amazon (Viewsonic shop) in US.

Wanted this item so badly that bought it in US as there is not even one retailer selling it here (Russla, Belarussia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, etc.).

Any piece of info is greatly appreciated!