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MSI Oculux NXG253R 24.5"

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MSI Oculux NXG253R is a 24.5-inch e-sports-ready gaming display. With a rapid IPS panel, it is able to deliver up to 360Hz refresh rate, 1ms GTG response time, and G-Sync compatibility.

Purposefully designed for e-sports gaming, the Oculux NXG253R unsurprisingly prioritizes speed and smoothness. For long gaming sessions, this monitor comes with a stand with broad height, tilt, swivel, and pivot adjustments.

At the same time, the rapid IPS panel delivers excellent color reproduction and supports HDR. It ensures that the gaming experience is enjoyable, too.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 77%

Pros

Stand with tilt, swivel, pivot, and height adjustments
Fast 1 ms response time
High 1000:1 contrast ratio
10-bit display panel
Support for NVIDIA G-SYNC

Cons

No publicized HDR support

What external reviewers found

External score 79%

Pros

Good contrast
Excellent build quality
Incredible 360 Hz refresh rate
Good color accuracy
Good reflection handling and very good peak brightness
Excellent ergonomics and wide viewing angles

Cons

Lacks variable backlight
Low contrast ratio
Lacks Adaptive-Sync
No G-Sync support
Not for everyone
Can't display a wide color gamut

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Specifications

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External Reviews

pcmag^[1]

Reviewer score 84% (normalized by Neofiliac)

Reviewers from pcmag have found:

MSI's Oculux NXG253R has 94% of the sRGB gamut and 71% coverage of Adobe RGB and DCI-P3. In HDR, our 4K Costa Rica test footage (output at 1080p to match the monitor's native resolution) looked great. If your top priority is serious contrast and exceptional color reproduction, I'd suggest the Razer Raptor 27 instead.

Pros

Fast IPS refresh rate
Excellent color reproduction
Excellent build quality

Cons

No G-Sync support

rtings^[2]

Reviewer score 64% (normalized by Neofiliac)

Reviewers from rtings have found:

The MSI Oculux NXG253R is a great monitor for most uses. It's best-suited for its intended usage as a gaming monitor, with a fantastic refresh rate, outstanding response time, and superb input lag. The relatively small, low-resolution screen isn't the best for multitasking, but it still delivers okay text clarity.

Pros

Outstanding response time
Good reflection handling and very good peak brightness
Excellent ergonomics and wide viewing angles
Superb input lag
Exceptional gray uniformity and superb gradient handling

Cons

Low contrast ratio
Can't display a wide color gamut
No local dimming

t3^[3]

Reviewer score 82% (normalized by Neofiliac)

Reviewers from t3 have found:

The MSI Oculux NXG253R gaming monitor has a 24.5-inch IPS LCD panel. It runs at a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, and boasts a jaw-dropping 360 Hz refresh rate. We've also got support for Nvidia G-Sync and HDR, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits of maximum brightness, and a 1 ms grey-to-grey response time.

Pros

Incredible 360 Hz refresh rate
Gorgeous design

Cons

Not for everyone

tomshardware^[4]

Reviewer score 85% (normalized by Neofiliac)

Reviewers from tomshardware have found:

The MSI Oculux NXG253R is a very accurate monitor. It's all about gaming performance but is perfectly usable as an everyday monitor too. Color is spot-on when referenced to the sRGB gamut spec with excellent gamma and grayscale tracking. Contrast was deep with no loss of detail and strong detail was always visible.

Pros

Very bright
Good contrast
Good color accuracy

Cons

Lacks Adaptive-Sync
Lacks variable backlight

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References

^ MSI Oculux NXG253R Review. [pcmag].
^ MSI Oculux NXG253R Monitor Review. [rtings].
^ MSI Oculux NXG253R gaming monitor review: serious hardware for gamers. [t3].
^ MSI Oculux NXG253R 360 Hz Monitor Review: Fastest Display We’ve Ever Tested. [tomshardware].

MSI Oculux NXG253R 24.5"

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pcmag^[1]

rtings^[2]

t3^[3]

tomshardware^[4]