BenQ Monitors?
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Hey. Yes. I use a 24" gsync one. They are okay for their price point. I don't think they are necessarily over priced (unless you are buying gsync).
They have IMO some colour issues compares to properly calibrated high end IPS sets. But if for gaming it's hard to deny the quality you receive at 120-144hz. Even though the colour May not be as accurate, seeing a picture refresh at 144hz has much more clarity then at 75.
I thought TN panel would bother me but I look straight on and for me it's quite good. Certainly a lot better than the older TN panels. Seeing the monitor on an angle might be annoying after prolonged periods, and if you are going to put them side by side you should consider that
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Haven't used a BenQ for almost four years now, but last time I did they were super cheaply built. Components were taped together inside the monitor instead of screwed down. I suppose that's fine, as long as the glue in the tape holds, but if it ever dries out...
I don't think I'll be buying any more BenQ.
I don't think I'll be buying any more BenQ.
Is this to use with console? Probably asking in the PC hardware forums anyway. I'll move it...
I use BenQ super cheap monitor with TN panel.
It is muuuuuuuuch more durable than my super cheap views sonic TN monitor.
I think it is more than 10 years old now.
The problem is with its control buttons. Now each button randomly change its own function.
So increase brightness became power button, etc.
It is muuuuuuuuch more durable than my super cheap views sonic TN monitor.
I think it is more than 10 years old now.
The problem is with its control buttons. Now each button randomly change its own function.
So increase brightness became power button, etc.
Pelupa Curse can strike monitors too OMG!
Or maybe you let your cat sleep on the monitor? Perhaps the curse is transmitted by felines?
I am asking for console gaming yes.
My cheap ass more than 10 years old BenQ was uses as xbox 360 monitor, before it became pc monitor.
One thing I didn't like it as console monitor : it have utter shit scaler.
Luckily Microsoft added proper 1440x900 resolution in an update.
Btw using monitor for console zyiu need to make sure it have proper DRM.
For ps4, it does able to run without HDCP. But it will refuse to work when playing BluRay.
For ps4, it does able to run without HDCP. But it will refuse to work when playing BluRay.
I have 3 benq's (eyefinity/nv surround) and they are fine
as good as any other monitor in their price point.
Only when i run one next to my super expensive sony do I notice it's shortcommings
(banding in a few games because it's only 6bit per channel and uses some form of trickery to display 24 million colours)
as good as any other monitor in their price point.
Only when i run one next to my super expensive sony do I notice it's shortcommings
(banding in a few games because it's only 6bit per channel and uses some form of trickery to display 24 million colours)
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The banding only get worse when there's a night scene that transitioning to brighter :/
Blazkowicz
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BenQ makes cheap VA panel monitors. I think that would be worth checking, VA is 8-bit and above all the blacks are black.
I was surprised to find out there are 144Hz VA panels! and a 45-160Hz one, as there is no such thing as overkill. They're all extra-wide 2560x1080, as if it were a single vendor and a single panel, a tad expensive yet.
This ought to bring a list of VA monitors from cheaper to expensiver
http://www.ldlc.com/informatique/peripherique-pc/moniteur-pc/c4623/p1e48t3o0a1+fv1108-6219.html
I was surprised to find out there are 144Hz VA panels! and a 45-160Hz one, as there is no such thing as overkill. They're all extra-wide 2560x1080, as if it were a single vendor and a single panel, a tad expensive yet.
This ought to bring a list of VA monitors from cheaper to expensiver
http://www.ldlc.com/informatique/peripherique-pc/moniteur-pc/c4623/p1e48t3o0a1+fv1108-6219.html
Are you sure? I ask because I have a monitor and the blacks appear to be black until it's put it next to a crt and I realise I'm wrong
Silent_Buddha
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Benq also uses TN panels for some of its models. Those are generally going to be 6-bit panels with dithering.
Regards,
SB
Silent_Buddha
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Well, the blackest blacks for LCD technology.
There are drawbacks, however. Color reproduction is inferior to IPS and contrast ratio and brightness are often worse. It also usually has worse pixel latency. They are relatively close, however, especially when compared to TN panels.
That said, both VA and IPS are vastly superior to TN in general with regards to color and viewing angles. Where TN is vastly superior when it comes to pixel response.
BTW - pixel response can be misleading. As all pixels "respond" quickly to an electrical charge. What varies greatly is how long it takes to change from one color to another color. TN does it quicker with all colors than VA or IPS. VA may change from some colors to other colors faster than IPS but across the entire spectrum of color changes, it's generally worse. For example and 8 ms gtg pixel response monitor might have worse color change latency than another monitor with 8 ms gtg pixel response. Or a 6 ms gtg panel might have overall worse latency than a 8 ms gtg panel.
Which isn't to say the panel makers are lying. But only that the grey to grey (different shades of grey) pixel response tested is accurate. But that doesn't say anything about red to green. Or red to fuscia. Etc.
Regards,
SB
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I had a VA BenQ some years ago now, and it suffered a lot of contrast shift (and some color shift too) which made gaming in dark environs very frustrating. I was playing through Morrowind again at the time and dark caves were just painful to navigate.
I'm not buying anything less than IPS ever again. Not for any reason. If one desires the blackest of blacks, cross your fingers for either durable OLED or micro-LED panels to make their appearance in the PC marketspace.
I'm not buying anything less than IPS ever again. Not for any reason. If one desires the blackest of blacks, cross your fingers for either durable OLED or micro-LED panels to make their appearance in the PC marketspace.
