ViewSonic VP2768a ColorPro
A QHD 2K display boasting good colour and connections
An excellent screen for creative colour work and an excellent partner for a MacBook Pro
£379 FROM ViewSonic, viewsonic.com FEATURES 2560x1440px IPS, USB-C, 2x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 2x USB-A, USB 3.0 B, Ethernet
ViewSonic’s VP2768a is part of the company’s ColorPro Professional line of displays. It is a widescreen 2K display with a native resolution of 2560x1440 pixels and a rotating mount that can turn the screen 90° to a vertical position in either direction. It has a slim, neat bezel around the display itself, and the stand is sturdy without feeling bulky. The stand has a tilt range of 26°, swivels through 120°, and the height can adjust through 130mm.
The VP2768a also includes a wealth of connectivity options, including two HDMI 1.4 ports, two DisplayPort 1.2 connectors, a USB-C port with Power Delivery of up to 90W, plus USB 3.2 Type A and Type B ports, an audio passthrough port and Gigabit Ethernet. All the ports can be accessed from the bottom of the display, at least when it’s in the normal horizontal position. This makes it an excellent partner for MacBook and MacBook Pro users as well as anyone aiming to have a tidy desk without compromising their connection options. You can even daisy-chain monitors together with a single connector from your Mac.
We tested and profiled this display with a DataColor Spyder5Elite colorimeter. This showed that the VP2768a is capable of rendering 100% – and in fact a little more – of the sRGB colour space, as advertised. More importantly, it achieved 79% of the significantly larger Adobe RGB colour space and 84% of P3. While there are displays that offer higher scores out there, that’s still much better than most. If you have one of the eight supported hardware calibration devices you can use ViewSonic’s own Colorbration software to manage calibrating and profiling your display, and the vDisplay Manager software makes fine-tuning and switching profiles very simple.
Frugal juice
With a max power consumption of around 25W (14 to 17W in Eco modes) and standby power draw of 0.5W, it’s relatively frugal in long-term use. The display’s controls are arranged as a set of six buttons including power, arranged neatly out of sight but within easy reach on the righthand side at the back. There are no physical labels, but on-screen virtual labels appear aligned with the different buttons; with a bit of practice these are easy to use. Finally, the IPS panel used has an excellent wide viewing angle, with no concerning colour or contrast shifts as you shift your position around the screen.
If you’re looking for a screen for dealing with creative colour work, from DTP to image editing to video production, the VP2768a should go on your shortlist. Keith Martin