BenQ - 27" LED HD FreeSync Monitor - Black/Red
Model: XL2730Z
SKU: 9506421
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Customers are impressed with the 27" LED HD FreeSync Monitor's refresh rate, finding that games look amazing with the high refresh rate. However, some customers reported issues with screen quality, including problems with brightness, color accuracy, and longevity. Several users experienced defects such as pixel clusters and light bleed.
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Pros: Gaming at 1440p and 144hz is a great experience. High quality stand. Puck remote is actually very handy. Cons: Received unit with excessive blue tinted light bleed in the lower right corner and along bottom bezel. Not a nitpick at all, it shouldn't have passed QC. Replacement unit had a bright cluster of pixels in the center of the screen. It was also significantly less bright than the first and looked well below the stated 350 nits. Headphone jack does not work when the refresh rate is set to 144hz. Benq support is not helpful and doesn't stand behind their product in the slightest. Other Thoughts: Assumed in error that Benq had better QC than the larger OEM's producing similar monitors right now. Based on my experience I think the QC is about the same across the board. I was surprised by how little Benq support did to help (i.e. literally nothing - return it to the retailer). Sometimes the smaller companies stand behind their product a bit more.
Posted by Kaoko
My son uses this monitor and his lag time has been dramatically reduced from his previous TV monitor. The graphics are incredible and the overall experience of using this monitor exceeded his expectations.
Posted by Ice73
I purchased this particular Monitor to upgrade from a flatscreen TV. What a difference. the Picture quality has gone up drastically. I did buy it after the software upgrade.
Posted by gb448