NVIDIA's G-SYNC has made a splash in the gaming monitor market and with good reason. When it was first announced in 2013 (yes, it's been more than a year since its introduction), it promised to eliminate screen tearing and other visual artifacts normally associated with uncapped framerates but also substantially reduce VSync-induced input lag and step-down stuttering. Initially we were extremely impressed with the technology and G-SYNC has only matured since our first look at it.

2014 marked a maturing G-SYNC's technology backbone and a relatively quick rollout into high end gaming monitors. BenQ's latest offering (notwithstanding the announcements made at CES) is the XL2420G, a 1080P, 144HZ TN-based monitor that has recently become more affordable and offers several features that are sure to appeal to gamers looking for a fluid experience, without many tertiary sacrifices. BenQ's has also added an integrated IR senor, making the XL2420G natively compatible with NVIDIA's 3D Vision.