Welcome back to Top2Gadgets guys today it’s time to look at another high refresh 240 Hertz gaming monitor here we have the Pixio PX5 Hayabusa which another new release from the Pixio in the gaming monitor market.
Pros and Cons
| PROS | CONS | |
| FreeSync and G-Sync Compatible | Poor Factory Calibration | |
| Fully Adjustable Stand | high contrast | |
| Improved Build Quality | Not as Fast as Other 240Hz Options |
Key Specification
| Pixio PX5 Hayabusa | ||
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| $ | CHECK PRICE | |
| Brand | Pixio | |
| Model | PX5 Hayabusa | |
| Gaming Monitor | Yes | |
| Webcam | No | |
| Weight with Stand | 4.23 kg | |
| Colour | Black | |
| Dimension | 555.2 x 326.9 x 50.1 mm | |
| Power Consumption | 48 W |
Pixio PX5 Hayabusa $300 which makes it a more affordable option the name Hayabusa is a little interesting and unique. For those wondering what it means Hayabusa is the Japanese word for a falcon which of course are lightning-quick Birds. So when you have a lightning-quick monitor we guess it’s a good fit for the naming spec-wise. This is your typical 240 Hertz monitor it’s 24.5 inches in size packs in 1920 by 1080 resolution and uses TN LCD technology. Also, we’re getting free sync support with low framerate compensation. Although in my testing it also worked perfectly with NVIDIA GPUs and it comes with a rated response time of either 0.6 milliseconds or 1 millisecond.
Picture/Display
| Pixio PX5 Hayabusa | ||
| Display Type | W-LED | |
| Size | 25 inch | |
| Touchscreen | No | |
| Curved | No | |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixel | |
| Pixel Density | 89 ppi | |
| Response Time | 1 ms | |
| Refresh Rate | 240Hz |
Moving towards the performance, they’re offering a bare-bones experience for value-oriented customers we also know just briefly touch on the refresh rate. We feel 240 Hertz is best suited to competitive gamers who want the best performance, smoothest gameplay, and lowest input lag. And those that have the hardware to drive this sort of frame rate, of course, we think most gamers will be fine with 144 Hertz and to me, 240 Hertz is only a small but noticeable improvement. However, if you are not a massive competitive gamer, then we’re sure that for people that do play those games and are sensitive to lag. For example, there are more benefits to 240 Hertz then we realized in the way we play one of the big questions are whether the Pixio PX5 Hayabusa produces a 240 Hertz experience and for that, we can look at the response times The monitor includes 4 overdrive modes we have of the low middle and high at 240 Hertz there’s no point using anything but the high mode because using this maximum mode we get minimal overshoot with just 2 per cent of transitions clocking in with an error above 15 %.
However, while overshoot is well managed the actual transition times are a bit disappointing especially in the upper right quadrant where the rise times, there are lots of transitions in the 6.5 to the 8.5-millisecond range. Now to achieve a proper 240 Hertz experience we need those transitions within the refresh window which is 4.17 milliseconds. In this case, otherwise, multiple refreshes can blur together and effectively bowl neck the monitor. So in situations where the monitor has to transition to a new white value, it can’t do so at a steady 240 Hertz interval only 65 % of the transitions tested get within 1 millisecond of the refresh rate window which is too low to call this a proper 240 Hertz monitor. One-third of the time the monitor can’t hit 240 Hertz this level of performance is more around the mark for a 200 or 180 Hertz display which is to say it’s better than 144 Hertz but not quite at the level where we’d be comfortable calling it true 240 Hertz.
Connectivity
| Pixio PX5 Hayabusa | ||
| HDMI | 2.0 x 1 1.4 x 1 | |
| DisplayPort | 1.2 x 1 | |
| Audio Out-put | 3.5 mm | |
| USB | 1 | |
| RJ45 | No | |
| Built-in Speakers | No | |
| G-SYNC Support | Yes (Compatible) | |
| FreeSync Support | Yes (Compatible) |
For ports, we are getting DisplayPort HDMI 2.0 and HDMI 1.4 so the HDMI 2.0 port can do 240 Hertz but the HDMI 1.4 is capable of 144 Hertz. There’s also an audio output and a USB port for firmware updates but there’s no USB hub here. Pixio has used a directional toggle to adjust the on-screen display which is a welcome improvement over the basic button layout. Talking about the speakers it won’t come with a built-in speaker set up so you have to utilize an external speaker set up.
Power
| Pixio PX5 Hayabusa | ||
| Power On | 100-240VAC,50/60Hz | |
| Power Supply | External |
From the after-mentioned statistics, you can notice that this gaming monitor requires 48W(Watts) of electric power which is common for this type and size of the monitor. Also, it requires an external power supply to run this type of monitor.
Conclusion!
Look this monitor comes with a host of features and which are really liked for gaming lovers. Also its display quality also up to the mark considering the price point at which it comes in the market. So we can suggest that you go for it with display and performance it delivers something that gamers want at this price point.
