When comparing ViewSonic XG2700-4K vs LG 27MD5KA-B, the Slant community recommends LG 27MD5KA-B for most people. In the question“What are the best monitors?” LG 27MD5KA-B is ranked 196th while ViewSonic XG2700-4K is ranked 214th. The most important reason people chose LG 27MD5KA-B is:
On this monitor, the pictures appear incredibly sharp thanks to the enormously high pixel density of the LG 27MD5KA-B. The monitor's pixel density measures at 217.57 pixels per inch which corresponds even to the high standards of the Apple's Retina displays.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Superb color accuracy and picture reproduction
ViewSonic takes color accuracy seriously with this monitor, as it is comes calibrated out of the box. The monitor uses a 10-bit panel and can display 99% of the sRGB color range. On top of that, it has almost no issues with screen uniformity, color accuracy and gamut. This makes it great for editing photos, videos and other types of work that require accurate colors.
Pro Plenty of input options
ViewSonic has equipped this monitor with very generous input options. It has three HDMI 2.0, one DisplayPort and one DisplayPort mini. It also has four USB 3.0 ports, two of which are on the right side of the monitor for easy access.
Pro Allows you to view from four inputs at once
If needed, the monitor allows you to view from four inputs at once, or to show them picture-on-picture.
Pro Easily adjustable
Its height, swivel, tilt and orientation can all be freely adjusted, and is attachable to a VESA compatible wall mount or stand.
Pro Excellent input lag, decent pixel response time
Input lag is almost non-existent on this screen, at only 9.9ms if the “Extreme” input mode is selected. This makes this monitor among the fastest in the market. Since it uses a slower IPS panel (compared to TN panels), the pixel response time measures just 5ms, which isn’t the best, but is good for most situations.
Pro Sharp pictures
On this monitor, the pictures appear incredibly sharp thanks to the enormously high pixel density of the LG 27MD5KA-B. The monitor's pixel density measures at 217.57 pixels per inch which corresponds even to the high standards of the Apple's Retina displays.
Pro Can power laptop
The LG 27MD5KA-B does have enough juice to power a laptop through its Thunderbolt3 compatible USB-C port. Through a single cable, the monitor can receive a video signal from a 2018's MacBook Pro, power it, and work as a USB hub.
Cons
Con Gaming presets do not bring any real improvements to the visual quality
Although there are a lot of gaming presets to choose on the monitor, they are either too bright or dark and do not bring any real improvements on the visual qualities.
Con Lacks HDMI and DisplayPort
The only way to connect external hardware to this monitor is to use one of its USB-C ports.