Review: iiyama ProLite B2783QSU

by Tarinder Sandhu on 18 January 2016, 14:46

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FreeSync, conclusion

We used a Sapphire R9 390X graphics card for testing the gaming credentials of the iiyama. It's a good choice because it can pump out the FreeSync sweetspot framerates for this monitor - 48-70Hz - with excellent image quality.

Playing through our suite of games offers a smooth experience when the framerate is between these two relatively narrow bands. Motion is smooth, there's minor evidence of ghosting, which can be further reduced by overdriving the panel from the OSD, and should you be able to maintain the framerate, the setup is, in a word, nice. Shadow of Mordor, in particular, almost always stays within this zone throughout 30 minutes of gameplay, backed by looking at the current FRAPS framerate in the top-left corner.

But you do know as soon as you fall out of the sweet FreeSync zone. The Witcher 3, for example, drops to 40-50fps on occasion thus leaving the usual jerkiness on show. This is why we believe that all variable refresh rate monitors need to have a minimum active zone at an effective 35-40fps.

Is it better than a non-FreeSync monitor? Of course, and if you have your games tuned to be in the B2783QSU's sweetspot then it's a fine choice for the gamer that has gone down the AMD route. iiyama has had to balance the competing interests of the cost of the TN panel against the wishes of a wider FreeSync range. We reckon it's a gamble that pays off if you're a semi-casual gamer with a reasonable budget.

Wrap

Ticking a lot of the boxes we expect to see, impressively so given the price, we believe it to be worthy of a demonstration for a future gaming build.

iiyama has set its stall out to provide a variable-refresh gaming monitor that's also pleasant to use in an everyday environment. The FreeSync 'tax', if we can call it that, is negligible for a screen that retails for under £250. And it's rather good in workhorse 2D mode, with accurate colours and above average uniformity and luminance readings.

We would really like a wider FreeSync scale to cater for those games when the framerate drops to 40fps or so. And a higher top-end refresh rate wouldn't go amiss either, though we understand the economics of doing so would make this monitor more expensive.

What we're left with is a good value screen that appeals to the gamer who runs AMD graphics hardware. Ticking a lot of the boxes we expect to see, impressively so given the price, we believe it to be worthy of a demonstration for a future gaming build. Strong in certain areas and displaying, if you forgive the pun, no obvious weaknesses, iiyama is on the right track with the ProLite B2783QSU.

The Good
 
The Bad
Good value
Good, solid design
Very good in 2D

 
Limited FreeSync support



iiyama ProLite B2783QSU

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The problem with this is that it's a mid-range item which will most likely be paired with mid range GPUs, and mid range GPUs (970 but more likely a 770/AMD counterpart) are the ones that *really* need that lower end starting point for *sync tech.

This would be amazing as a 1080p screen - paired with a 960, or 760/770, games could be really fun with the 75FPS not all that troubling, and more importantly the 48fps starting point not an issue. But to really get the most out of this without having to sacrifice AA settings, you need a high end GPU
Tunnah
… to really get the most out of this without having to sacrifice AA settings …

Is lower AA such a sacrifice on a 27“ 2560x1440 screen? I know on my 24” 1080p the difference between AA and no AA was minimal. and that has a larger pixel pitch. I'd've thought AA is one of the less impactful IQ reductions on a monitor like this…
Any chance of ‘hacking’ the freesync range? I've heard this can be done with quite a few other monitors?
scaryjim
Is lower AA such a sacrifice on a 27“ 2560x1440 screen? I know on my 24” 1080p the difference between AA and no AA was minimal. and that has a larger pixel pitch. I'd've thought AA is one of the less impactful IQ reductions on a monitor like this…

That's a fair point I don't know why I picked that as MY point - I don't even use AA myself, on 1080p ha.