BenQ MOBIUZ EX240N 24“ FHD HDRi VA Gaming Monitor
BenQ MOBIUZ EX240N 24“ FHD HDRi VA Gaming Monitor, 1920×1080, 165Hz (Supports 144Hz), 1ms MPRT, AMD FreeSync Premium, Built-in Speakers, Eye-care, Bezel-less
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| Size/ Panel | 23.8” VA | 23.8” IPS | 24.5” IPS |
| Resolution/ Refresh Rate | 1080P @ 165Hz | 1080P @ 165Hz | 1080P @ 165Hz |
| Color Gamut | NTSC 72% | sRGB 99% | sRGB 99% |
| Contrast | 3000:1 | 1000:1 | 1000:1 |
| FreeSync | FreeSync Premium | FreeSync Premium | FreeSync Premium |
| Speaker | 2.5W x2 | 2.5W x2 | 2.5W x2 |
| Height Adjustment | NA | 100mm | 130mm |
| USB Hub | NA | Type B x1/ Type A x2 | NA |
| Weight: | 4.3 kg |
| Dimensions: | 1 x 1 x 1 cm; 4.3 Kilograms |
| Brand: | BenQ |
| Model: | EX240N |
| Colour: | 23.8 inch |
| Manufacture: | BenQ |
| Dimensions: | 1 x 1 x 1 cm; 4.3 Kilograms |
othing to fault. the speakers are surprisingly amazing. I’m so happy with this monitor.
I have this linked to my Nintendo Switch through the Mclassic. Very impressed with my purchase. Happy gaming
I use this monitor mainly for sim racing. It well worth paying the price for the extra quality and performance. Highly recommended.
Mainly used for gaming but is also great for watching tv shows and movies too. The graffics are very crisp and clear. Depending on the game you can run 4k at 60hz or you can run 1440p at 120hz. I use it with PS5 and Xbox series x consoles and it’s compatible with both.
Bought this for my home office to replace 2 old 24 inch flat monitors. With the curve and sheer size you can do everything all on the one monitor. Beautiful colours. Worth every penny.
When I was looking for a new monitor for both my pc and Xbox series S, I searched and looked everywhere including watching videos on YouTube. I came across a load of videos regarding this monitor so I have them a try and watched maybe we’ll over 3 hours worth of videos before making my decision. Although the price wasn’t on my price range I decided to go for it anyway and made my decision to buy this monitor. The monitor is absolutely amazing and I’m so happy a got this one. Colours are nice and the gameplay from both pc and games console is stunning.
It seems so large. Great colours and it feels like you’re in the game. Also wasn’t aware it lights up on the back to give you a colour changing glow.
Love it.
Colors and motion rendering on the screen are really good for the price point. In games when moving around maps any text that is visible, is readable when 144Hz is selected. Colours accuracy out of the box (when sRGB mode is selected) is really decent given the price point and could easily do some media production stuff on it just fine. The speakers are really good given that most other monitor manufacturers (even the high-end ones) tend to cheap out on this, so having this is a decent addition to the product. Overall, it is a fantastic monitor to use and one that would stand up to the test of time
Easy set up & had no issues of any sort whilst using with Xbox series S. Very fast, great colours & the 3.5mm audio Jack is handy as we have connected a speaker system which makes it sound amazing.
I bought it because it was one of the cheapest ones with this parameters and is awesome. Great screen quality, and is also adjustable. Really great product, mainly using for games and I’m not regretting buying it. Highly recommend this monitor.
This ‘S’ model supports upto 165hz
If there is no ‘S’ in the lower left border of your monitor then it is 144hz.
However this one is 165
The monitor is great for office use and gaming, HDRi is also almost as good as certified HDR monitors, however not as good as an actual HDR panel.
This one is LED panel, so the color accuracy and brightness is WAYYY better than IPS and other standard gaming panels.
Overall the monitor itself is good with a decent picture etc.
But it didn’t come with a display port cable or a uk power cable, it came with a European plug.
Not great as I bought it for my dad for Xmas and not having the right cables to set it up for the price is very disappointing.
Keep in mind this review is in comparison to my old benq 1080/60 monitor and a Samsung 4K/60 TV – neither of which cost me an arm and a leg and in truth this monitor cost more than my TV (by a small amount) – I am not a monitor/tv tech person so don’t expect detailed analysis on ghosting etc.
Tested on a Series X and PS5 – 1440p works fine as does the 120hz mode!
First off, delivery was fantastic.
Got the box upstairs and unpackaged it – if it looks like it’s been previously opened this is due to a ‘benq power cord swap’ – I have no idea but hey ho.
The monitor itself is sleek, beautiful and feels robust/very well built.
Inside the box along with the monitor;
Stand for monitor which seems to allow up and down movements, left to right turning not a huge arc and tilt. You can’t turn the monitor from landscape to portrait on the provided mount.
One hdmi cable
One display port cable
One usb cable
I’ll also add that the main power brick is external, so keep that in mind if cable tidying etc is a big deal.
The monitor itself truly shows the age of my other pieces especially when loading up Apex Legends, Overwatch 2, Forza Horizon 5 and God of War Ragnarok.
Crisp deep blacks that look lovely and ‘inky’, colours truly come to life on this 27″ IPS panel and in all honesty it makes my games look even better.
I didn’t fiddle with the settings much, having watched a video I set the HDRi to Game, AMA to 3 and audio to cinema.
I tried out Overwatch 2 on the frame rate mode and holy smokes it is so darn buttery smooth! A moment that truly made me appreciate the upgrade and in my opinion justified my spending.
It’s only as I was playing OW2 or Apex for example that I began to notice just how blurry the picture would get on my older pieces when turning/moving fast. A huge difference even if you still play games at 60fps it just seems more crisp!
So yeah I was blown away, I didn’t notice any black light bleed on my panel which is an almost guaranteed thing on IPS apparently but nothing caught my eye.
The speakers are actually incredible given the size and the fact they’re packed into such a small unit. Obviously not as good as a decent sound bar or sound system but definitely usable if not more than adequate!
i did compare monitors before purchasing this one, some might say there are better offerings but having had BenQ before I knew I’d pick this one.
I highly suggest those that are more inclined towards the technical details of monitors to search this model up on YouTube as there are a fair few detailed reviews.
But all in all? 10/10 for me and worth every penny. My games have never looked so superb. If you’re looking to upgrade like me it is without a doubt the best move!
I bought this monitor specifically to match up with my X Box series X. What a difference in picture quality from my non 4k monitor. All the features are either described on here or on the BenQ site. Games really come alive on this monitor and although I had to tweak settings, it wasn’t difficult to set up. Recommended!
Pros –
Great size
Curve is good enough to actually feel the benefit – my eyes definitely feel less tired
Nice and Bright – this was my primary reason for buying as I have an eye condition, with the high nits, it’s very bright, great contrast
For inbuilt sound this is really decent – it’s not big brand audio style but its very decent (i got rid of my standalone speakers)
Sleek and stylish
Cons
The HDR is not great, it makes darks a bit too dark, you can fix with quite a bit of fiddling but the picture is great without it on – at this pricepoint this is to be expected
The panel sits quite far forward on it’s included stand, I measure 20cm from my wall (which the stand is flush up against) to the front of the LCD not a huge issue but may infringe upon keyboard/mouse placement if you’ve a smaller desk area.
Single stuck pixel, as pictured, it’s in fact not even an entire sub-pixel, just a small portion of a green one to the left hand side of my display, I’m trying to remedy it currently, will update here if it resolves itself.
Other than those two things, I absolutely love this display, I’m not a display nerd, just a standard nerd so I couldn’t possibly dissect the ins and outs of why this monitor is technically amazing but it looks fantastic to my eye, very pleased despite the pixel issue.
I would also add since this almost put me off in other reviews that for the UK, mine came with the correct plug arrangement, HDMI cable and DP cable all included, ready to go no extras needed. I had the same BenQ plug tape on mine that most have reported.
Son wanted a replacement monitor for gaming, when I accidentally broke his favourite one, whilst moving his desks about. This one is actually cheaper and more updated for his gaming requirements. He’s very happy with it.
I’m not so keen on the stand. The monitor sits more forward on the desk than other monitors he’s had. Leaving less room for his mouse mat and keyboard. But it does fit his proper gaming desk that is quite deep. Except that’s full up, so had to go on a smaller desk. The rear bottom of the stand does have a chunky heavy bit. So was able to have it sitting an inch off the desk edge, with it still being stable enough without falling. He still keeps his older gaming BenQ monitors as spares, as they are a good make. So I’m glad that he chose to go back to this make again. Although I wish this one would of fitted one of the old stand BenQ brackets we still have.
Really nice for gaming. If you have a high end rig this monitor can display 165fps and the colors in the screen are really nice due to HDR. Would definitely buy another!!
Don’t understand why my son wanted this, his old monitor was 3 months old! But want it he did. He’s pleased with it, said the graphics are bette
Like most of the reviews on the YouTube and everywhere else, the screen is perfect and it does what it supposed to do. Sad that PS5 doesnt suppoort VRR thru freesync, but you cant get everything for such a low price.
The stand is really good too, especially if you have a small thin desk where you can’t attach any monitor arms.
The only complaint I have, by this I’m probably nitpicking but the monitor on/off light can be barely noticed during the day.
Other than that, probably the best value monito
The Good
– Vibrant, punchy and accurate colours straight out the box
– Fast response time and no screen tearing
– No dead pixels or dirty screen effect
– Nice and bright, with decent contrast
– Excellent sound. Certainly good enough to play music etc in a small room
The Not Good
– Viewing angles don’t seem great
– Small patch of backlight bleed (top left, about 4cm x 1cm
– Some blooming
In short, this is a great monitor at this price point. The issues are probably to be expected (still not acceptable though) and the image quality more than makes up for this.
If you want a stylish monitor with great image quality and decent colours and sound, then this is a solid choice.
Well packaged nice display.. But you can’t use it out of the box. It comes with a kettle type lead needs a cloverleaf power cable. Don’t expect to use it on day of purchase.
The product is worth the extra money. it’s on the pricey end for the specs but is worth the extra. I purchased additional screens to compare and this was by far the best. No ghosting and better formatting of menus. 1440 is obviously brilliant and it has a high refresh rate.
The good –
The screen is lovely, an even backlight with no bleed or dead/stuck pixels and a very vibrant display (although being IPS there is some glow), it also has a good range of gamma adjustment. I didn’t find it dim as reviews and other contributors have mentioned, quite the opposite infact (although used in a north facing room, with a light source directly above, but not direct sunlight). HDR; *does* make a difference, although I generally leave it off, in God of War for example it does make the visuals “pop”. The inbuilt sound is excellent for a non-audiophile, I’ve ditched my bookshelf speakers as it really is quite acceptable and produces enough clarity, volume and bass for gaming and other tasks when tweaked to my preference.
The Bad –
Although adjustable for height and rotation, this is limited (not quite enough height at 100mmor enough rotation at 15 degrees); I mention this primarily because I am used to productivity type monitors which bend every which way, so it was quite jarring. If I find it too limited in future the monitor has a standard 10×10 VESA mount so this is able to be remedied fairly easily at minimal cost. This is a nitpick really as the current fashion for pronged display stands in this type of gaming monitor seems to be pretty standard in this monitors price segment.
The Ugly –
Incorrect power cable in the box, not a big deal for myself as I robbed a cloverleaf (aka mickey mouse) IEC lead from an old laptop charger. But it would be irritating if I hadn’t had one on hand. The box was even labelled “Benq power lead swap”. Shame they swapped it with an incorrect IEC 13 lead.
I am pleased with it and it does feel like a genuine upgrade over my existing screen for a relatively low price for what it has on offer, with the certain caveats mentioned above.
NB. I purchased this on the Black Friday offer of <290. At this price it is good value and was a genuine saving. At time of writing it is now >400, at that price many other options are available.
This was overall a great purchase. Excellent sound quality for a monitor, and everything worked well as expected.
Display – Excellent quality, smooth gameplay and movie clips. HDR is average as the monitor is not the brightest, but for anyone like me who hasnt experienced true HDR, then it will still be leaps and bounds better than a standard monitor.
Sound – Some of the best sound from inbuilt speakers on a monitor. Perfectly decent for a small room. For really accurate sound or better quality music, better to use headsets or third party speakers.
Overall:
I bought this Monitor for the following reasons:
1. I needed a budget 2K monitor with good specs but also a reasonable price tag of not more than 220 pounds,
2. I work from home a lot, so I needed a monitor that could fit 2 documents side by side and still be readable.
3. To play games on my Xbox One S (Older model) at 144hz at 2K resolution
4. To charge small gadgets via USB C charger through the monitor
All four of the above were ticked and I am happy with the monitor overall. The only issue with the monitor design itself is that it cant be height adjusted. This what brought the cost down however it isn’t a show stopper as an external monitor arm or stand can be purchased if required.
I give the product that was shipped to me 4 stars only because it was shipped without a power cable. This was not a major issue as I have a number of these (Kettle Leads) lying around anyway, but 4 stars nonetheless as it would be an inconvenience to anyone who would then have to go to the shop to buy one before using the monitor.
Have been using this monitor for the past 6 months as the main screen for my MacBook Pro, through the Thunderbolt USB-c port. While it is not a Retina level display, the 1440 pixels x 27 inch seem to hit a sweet spot, so the MacOS interface looks sharp and clear. The same applies for images and text, although text requires a bit of fiddling with zoom levels to achieve this. The main downside is that MacOS can’t control the Monitor’s speakers (you have to use the remote provided, or the controls of the video player) and that once you start playing a video there is a 5 to10 seconds lag before the sound comes through. Another con is that monitor’s wake-up from sleep is pretty inconsistent: at times almost instantaneous, at other up to 30 secs or more.
Considering the quality the monitor provides for the price, I am very pleased with this purchase.
I am writing this review after few days of using that monitor and so far I am very happy with that purchase. I bought it for 214 and it’s a great price for that model. Really nice build quality, the base is a solid alloy, really nice picture quality and surprisingly good speakers. You can complain about contrast (hence blacks are rather greyish) but that is typical for all IPS screens in that price range. Would love to see some height adjustment too, but you can`t have everything for that price. But overall, I highly recommend.
Pros:
Vibrant colours.
Relatively simple menu once you get used to the control stick on the back.
Easily adjustable height/angle/rotation.
Xbox immediately picked up 1440p/120fps.
PC games ran incredibly smooth with no noticeable input delay or screen tearing.
Cons:
Even though the screen is a matte finish there is still some glare.
The stand is quite large, so the monitor itself has to sit atlest 6 inches away from the wall.
The biggest con of all was that the monitor did not come with the correct power cord, it looks as though it originally must have shipped with a foreign plug but was later opened and the cord replaced with a British one, just not the correct one.
Since the seller was Amazon you’d assume they wouldn’t make such a huge mistake, but fortunately I had a compatible cable that I was able to use once I put the correct fuse into it.
Overall the monitor is great, but the person that was tasked with replacing the power cords is not.
If you are playing on console, this monitor is a much better buy than a similarly priced 4k monitor. It has excellent Colours, viewing angles, and decent hdr.
Due to this monitors ability to emulate a 4k monitor this works amazingly with series s/x and ps5! Even if you are not going to take advantage of the high refresh rate you will love this monitor.
It even has a great DAC which can’t be taken for granted with monitors at this price point so feel free to hook your speakers directly into the monitor and enjoy the great sound quality.
This also has VRR which can be a life saver.
Only issue I’ve had is some slight light bleed around the left side of the screen but I got this monitor on discount so not sure how common this is
Anyway, can’t recommend this monitor enough!
Had an old 32 inch JVC 1080p tv in my bedroom that did the job as a secondary telly until I dug out my old Xbox One, there was an overscan issue and no options on the TV to rectify.
I upgraded to an Xbox Series S and decided that the I’d need to grab a new tv to go with it but due to size constraints 32 inches was the biggest that I could get. Spent ages looking and not wanting to spend the earth really struggled as cheap 32 inch tv’s just didn’t have the quality I desired, so I decided to look into a gaming monitor. I got put off as I have a Sky Q mini box in my room meant that I’d have to fumble around to switch input every time I wanted to watch tv then switch to gaming but then saw this beauty.
It has the remote which makes switching easy, great picture quality, the speakers are pretty decent for a bedroom and it’s not too small that using it as a TV would be undesirable.
My only issue is that the remote is slow to respond but seems as it’s not really designed to be a TV that’s not a major issue.
Overall a great monitor for console gaming, pc gaming/general usage and a decent substitute for a small tv (with to be fair a better picture quality and response time than any 32 inch tv that I could find).
Ordered this monitor as a replacement for an MSI I had which developed an unrepairable fault. Straight out of the box build quality was clearly better. Now, this BenQ cost 50 more than my MSI, but for that extra 50 I upgraded from from 1020 to 1440, upgraded to a monitor compatible with PS5 games running at 120fps, kept 140 refresh rate, kept 1ms response, got speakers (and they’re decent for gaming), and a remote control. Most importantly the quality of the image – aside from being 1440 of course is soooooo much better. Night and day with regard to brightness, contrast, colour, range blacks and grey bleed. There is just simply no comparison. This monitor is absolutely superb. It also comes with a usbC connection straight to my mac so I can switch from gaming to work and it’s very very good for my work too, and I’m a graphic designer so I require a high level of colour faithfulness and control as well as resolution in my work. For 250 I am blown away by this monitor.
Easy and toolless assembly, it came with all the cables needed to get going straight away and includes a handy remote control for adjusting settings, inputs and sound volume (more on the sound below).
With DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0 and a USBC Display port, connectivity is great.
Picture quality is excellent and having Freesync Premium (44-144Hz refresh rate with LFC), I’ve never seen my games run so smooth. Coming from a 60Hz IPS Panel to this has surprised me how much better it is.
The display will accept a 4k input from a PS5/Xbox Series X|S and down samples it to the native 2560×1440 output which is great if you will use it with a console.
Video playback is great and the screen resolution for the size is just right.
The included soundbar built in along the base of the monitor is great considering most monitors I’ve heard with built in speakers are terrible.
My only knock on the panel is that the HDR400 support is a bit of a gimmick but I didn’t buy it for HDR content so the inclusion of it is no big deal.
Summary: Decent connectivity, picture and audio from a feature-rich panel.
Overall for me that I play a lot is a 10/10 top monitor, highly recommend!
What I like. Great built-in speakers, more than good/loud enough for most uses imo, keeps the desk cleaner. Fantastic to get remote control access all menu options, all monitors should have this! Good range of options in menus, very well laid out, logical and well thought through. Build quality is good, even the peculiar stand (see below) fits onto the monitor is a simple but clever way. Colours in gaming are great, impressive! Takes 120Hz 1440P from the XBox X no problem. Will take the 4K 60hz signal also, but gets downscaled to 1440p so no point really imo.
Not so good stuff.
Stand is small and not height adjustable, so have some books ready to sit it on! my unit suffers from the well documented IPS backlight bleed (BLB) issue, all round the screen but especially in the bottom left corner (just above the small speaker on that side) and a sort of torchlight effect is noticeable and distracting every time my XBox X goes to menus (dark background, backlight high for text I guess?). This is not a problem when playing games though, when this monitor is really enjoyable and the colours pop. Since we are all told BLB goes with IPS tech I will live with it, as the offer price I paid was good. Some tips to mitigate BLB (sent to me by Benq Customer support, said my BLB was within factory specs!) said to use it at low brightness/low contrast, view at an angle in a bright room, sit further away from it etc. all make a small difference, but I always see the bleed (I can’t not see it now!!!). I also use it on my PC as a work monitor, adequate and no headaches (I cannot get a true white with it, my other TN monitor makes the BenQ look off white, even in Rec.709 mode but its ok, forgiven as I bought it primarily for gaming).
Mixed feelings, but for now will keep it. Think BenQ should definitely supply a better more adjustable stand when they charge over 250 for this, no excuse for this important aspect to be so basic. With a better stand and no distracting BLB I would 5 star it no problem.
I was very pleasantly surprised by this monitor. For use with the PS5 I was a little concerned that upscaling 1080p to 1440p would look bad on a larger screen than I was used to, but it turns out that the monitor reports itself as a 4k screen to the PS5 and then downscales that to 1440p. The upscaling from 1080p is fine, by the way, if you want/need to force that, but the sharpness of the image in the default ‘4k’ is so much better than the upscaled 1080p I was used to.
The ‘HDR’ is… well, I’m not sure, to be honest. It’s nothing mind-blowing but in combination with the light sensor it can make for a much more comfortable experience in a dark room at the expense of looking a little washed out. I wasn’t expecting much from it since I didn’t really intend to use it, but it’s not outright terrible and actually improved my experience so I ended up mostly leaving it enabled for the PS5 and off for the PC. Don’t buy this monitor for the ‘HDR’ — it’s worth buying for other reasons, mind you, just not that one.
The included remote is very nice to have and avoids the awkward ‘reacharound and fiddle with the nipples’ issue completely. If you do have to use the buttons they are easy to find and have good re-configuration options.
The sound quality from the built in speakers is good… for a monitor. Obviously it can’t compete with ‘proper’ speakers, but it leaves cheap and nasty ones in the dust. The volume controls on the remote and the wheel on the monitor itself are a nice touch.
Response time seems to be fine. I tried a 165Hz ‘gaming’ monitor before this that was a smeary mess when things moved on screen.. I am SO glad that I exchanged it for this one that is much much much better.
I’m very happy with this monitor, especially for use with my PS4/5 consoles.
Firstly some things that a lot of people don’t seem to be aware of, and shouldn’t be factored in when buying such a screen.
HDR – if you are buying a 1000 TV, then you can expect real HDR. If you see “HDR” on monitors ranging from 250 to 600, it’s a useless gimmick, don’t even bother. By all means buy the screen for other reasons, but “HDR” should never be enabled.
IPS Glow – no this is not a fault with the screen. It’s a characteristic of IPS monitors. There is no perfect technology. TN is just plain awful from an image perspective but has low latency. VA has great blacks and no glow, but is weaker with the rest of the image quality. IPS has a “glow” that means your blacks aren’t as great, but everything else is superior to VA. OLED suffers burn-in issues on computers.
Take your pick basically. I find you soon get used to the blacks on an IPS and overall the image quality on this one is great. If you want an entertainment screen, I’d get VA. For PC gaming, and productivity/creativity, I recommend IPS.
I have no issue using the freesync support with my NVIDIA RTX3080. Works fine. No point paying a premium for a G-Sync monitor. I don’t use 144hz (if you want to use 10 bit colour, you can only use 120hz) but I can’t really tell any difference once you get over 100hz, so 120hz is fine for me.
I don’t use speakers on monitors, so I’d rather it were cheaper and had none. That said, you could watch Youtube or something with them. I’d rather have higher quality speakers or headphones for gaming/listening to music.
Text quality is the weakness of this screen. It’s just “ok”.
I’ve had BenQ’s before and they’ve been good quality, no dead pixels, no issues. Only thing I’d say is that I don’t like their eyecare systems that dim the backlight depending on the ambient light in your room. Like HDR, I just disable it.
I did change the stand for a third party unit that connect to the vesa mount. That’s a personal issue that depends on your desk height and your height. The screen doesn’t have height adjustment and that may or may not require a screen riser or change of stand. You can get a decent stand for 25.
So 250, low latency, 120hz, nice image quality. Got to be 5 stars for me due to the low price, even if it isn’t perfect. It’s impossible to justify spending 500 on other monitors, unless you are quite literally a Pro gamer, one of the top half dozen in the world, and need 240hz or something. Or if you are truly a professional producing images for high end magazines.
A lot of people claim they are such, but outside their fantasy world, this screen with do enough for 99.9% of people.
Colour out of the box: Noticeably more realistic, whites are white (for example). The Viewsonic looks a bit sickly and I couldn’t fix it.
Sharpness: They have it spot on here. The Viewsonic however was not sharp at normal settings (I was constantly thinking I’d have to get a new set of glasses) and too sharp at the next sharpness setting up (note that Benq doesn’t have a sharpness setting), although text was then more readable.
Youtube/Video performance: Sharp and well coloured. Colours and detail on the reviewers face in this video when viewed with the Viewsonic looked slightly strange, slightly smeared together, cartoon like. I know there’s a term for it but can’t think of it right now.
Viewing angles: MUCH better on the Benq, I can look to either end of the screen and not see any light fall off. The Viewsonic did not do this, even though when i looked at the edges of the screen straight on they looked fine. Perhaps it was the screen anti-glare coating, or just poor angles.
White Uniformity: Noticeably better here. On the Viewsonic there was a definite bright area immediately noticable in the central area of the screen.
UFO test (naked eye only): Possibly slightly better on the Viewsonic, less smearing, but marginal.
Audio: WAY WAY WAY better on the Benq. Bloomin’ brilliant actually for a montor speaker. I’m more than happy here.
Menu system: Benq is much MUCH more intuitive with less buttons and a joystick. The Viewsonic has five buttons round the back which you have to put all five fingers on to make sure you’re pressing the right one and I still get it wrong.
Monitor stand depth: 22cm on the BENQ, 24cm on the Viewsonic. Note that the BENQ and Viewsonic screens sit the same distance from your face due to stand design. They both sit at 20cm from the back of the desk.
Stand quality: Both are bombproof with the Viewsonic being slightly more so. I have no issues with either. The Viewsonic wins on the fact it’s a flat base so I can lay things on it. Not a deal breaker. The Viewsonic is noticeably more heavy, not a negative as it adds to the sturdy feel especially if you rotate the screen regularly. The Benq doesn’t allow you to rotate the screen. Not a problem for me.
Screen Size: The Benq is slightly bigger and feels like it’s has a greater aspect ratio than 16:9, closer to 16:10, which I’m sure isn’t correct but I like it nontheless!
Looks: The Benq looks more fun and the Viewsonic business like. Both look great imho.
There you go! Happy to answer any comments.
*Please note* I have always disliked Benq monitors (used some at work 7 years ago and hated them, hurt my eyes) and have used a Viewsonic at home since 2013 which I like, so please consider this a completely unbiased review.
Before I purchased this monitor I did the necessary research. It had to have 2 HDMI v2 ports at least, a really good refresh rate at 144Hz and be 27″. What I also got was a set of integrated speakers which are pretty decent, not bass busting but still very clear and a USB-C port which you can use instead of the HDMI to connect your iPad or laptop and use it as a larger screen. It is also able to charge small devices but to be honest it was really slow, so I would not use it for that. It also has a display port and Mic Out but I don’t use either of them. Finally, you get a remote which might seem like a gimmick but is actually really useful. Much better than pressing buttons on the monitor to change settings. The only thing missing is a USB A port which would have been useful as I have a BenQ Screenbar and I need to use another power source to use it.
As with all BenQ products, this is very good quality. The HDRi feature is decent, not groundbreaking and you may need to change the colour profile for skin tones as I found it a little on the red side. Apart from that I really enjoy using this monitor for work and also for playing the PS5. The 144Hz refresh rate is above the 120Hz the PS5 can output and it looks excellent on it. Yes, the PS5 does not output 2560 x 1440 at 4K but there is a way to get it to do it in the system menu.
Overall, I am really happy with the purchase and recommend it.
I’ve never used a monitor before so had to do a lot of research. There’s different display types, refresh rates, response times; it’s a bit overwhelming! Never fear, this monitor is made with a lot of thought and attention to detail. 27 inch is a great size for a bedroom let’s say, where you want to game on one of the new gaming consoles but also want to watch films, and general tv. 1440p resolution is a nice half-way house between 1080p and full 4K. The picture is clean and crisp. You can attach headphones via the 3.5mm audio socket or a soundbar, but honestly the sound from this unit is very good with two 2w speakers on either side and a back 5w sub-woofer so you get good bass in movies and games. There are different sound modes for clear voice, cinema, live music, etc. There is a brilliant tiny remote which allows
you to control all the features from the comfort of a chair which you don’t want to get out of, to play with knobs on the panel itself.
Now for gamers on Microsoft’s consoles, be aware that you won’t at present be able to use the HDR10 standard for HDR (high dynamic range which makes the image more life-like) on a 1440p monitor because Microsoft have locked HDR to a 4K resolution only. The monitor itself has its own form of HDR called HDRi which emulates HDR very well, and YOU can USE THIS on ANYTHING, for watching tv or when gaming. My personal experience with this emulation mode on the Series S console is that it makes the picture pop in a pleasing way.
The main benefit of using this monitor with the Series S is that you can play games at up to 120hz where supported such as Titanfall 2. In addition, because the new games on these consoles have new graphic options from which you can choose, such as favour frame-rate over image quality or resolution, then it’s important to have a tv or monitor like this one that supports VARIABLE REFRESH RATES. Without this technology, called AMD FREESYNC on this BENQ MONITOR, you may get screen tearing with some games that spoils the experience. Do some reading for yourself, there’s a lot to know about but rest assured this monitor is a real crowd pleaser!!
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With an M1 Mac Mini for work and movies – I finally discovered M-Book mode, doh, why didn’t I realise this setting was designed for the output form a MacBook or Mini; it seems obvious now.
Anyhow, compared with any other mode, the screen looks like it’s been given a massive boost in brightness, and at just under 400 nits, the picture looks amazing, although other adjustments like Blur reduction, HDR, and Colour Vibrance are greyed out – hence the picture is setup to match a specific Mac output which I don’t really get, but like Macs, it simply works out of the box.
Changing the brightness cannot be done using keyboard shortcuts but a quick fix is to download Quickshade from the App store and problem is solved. When compared to the Mac Mini speakers, the Mobiuz sound is outstanding, with much louder and deeper sound.
Mac keyboard shortcuts for vol mute/up/down are also deactivated and Apps to do this aren’t that great. While this is a small compromise, the monitor is fantastic for productivity. I can’t find a bad review of the Mobiuz anywhere, except on Amazon, but Youtube bloggers love this monitor, even comparing it more favourably against its 27″ big sister/brother.
HDR is there, but it’s not true HDR, if you turn it on, you see notification that HDR emulation is on, Windows 10 does not see this monitor as HDR, you can’t confirm HDR in W10 screen settings, it’s HDR “ready”, it pretends HDR by making screen brighter.
Also keep in mind the volume level of those speakers, on maximum volume level, they are too quiet, you will have to connect headphones or external speakers if you will be using a console to play on it.
Still, in the end value for this price is amazing, it will be hard to find a better budget monitor than this one, good luck with that 😉
I couldn’t spend much so before I bought LG 27ML600S but unfortunately its panel had a defect. I wasn’t sure about Benq, but after a lot of researches I convinced myself. Usually gaming monitor do not include any speakers (which are fundamentals for me), here you got 2.5 W which is a bit more of usual (2.0). I was worried about this because LG had 10 W but to be honest they are more than enough to play and listen some music. Furthermore audio quality is incredible in Cinema mode.
Quality of colours is the same of the LG mentioned, excellent! I tried to watch some video in 4k 60 fps and it looks so real. I use to play at 144hz by the way and it is perfect.
I give 4 stars overall just because HDR modes are useless. Standard mode is the only good one (more than enough), Very recommended!!
Delivery very quick, ordered on Saturday, Monday was already here.
NOTE: This monitor can do true 4k gaming on the Xbox Series X, but NOT at 120fps as it does not have a HDMI 2.1 port.
Other things about this monitor that makes it really convenient is that it has built in cabe management on the stand , comes with a remote (with cute remote podium) and the speakers are just the Best I’ve heard on any monitor ever. Looking closer it looks like it has 2+ on the front and 2+ on the back which really does create a, very surprising, sense of surround sound stereo.
If you have a decent budget and want a monitor for your Xbox Series X|S then this is brilliant for you if you don’t want to spend huge amounts of money getting a monitor with the new HDMI 2.1. It’s even more perfect for the Xbox Series S as the the games on there when maxed out will do the 2k at 120fps anyway.
The item I received had 0 dead pixels, 0 backlight bleed, and overall seems to be in absolute perfect condition, as intended.
So with a perfectly made monitor as BenQ intended, let’s talk about the capabilites and the specs of the monitor.
+144Hz
+IPS panel (IPS and 144Hz is unheard of, only BenQ and LG have done it so far, and the LG model isn’t available for purchase in the UK currently.) The viewing angles are TV quality, there is no degridation when viewing from different angles that you will get with a TN, or VA panel.
+HDR and a HDRi ; (setting that mimics HDR content to look exactly like true HDR content. So basically you can use HDR on everything, even if it’s not made for HDR. With a quick click of the remote control, now it is. And according to the HDR colour graph I’ve seen online comparing true HDR to the HDRi, it’s actually within 2% of true HDR, so the emulation I am talking about with HDRi, is seemingly damn near correct.)
+Remote Control (Yes!, So good to have one!)
+2.1 Speaker system built into the monitor! (Sound by treVolo) Which is BenQ’s own audio brand
+DCI colour gamut something like 95% coverage? (DCI is used in movies, and has a much higher colour range than the standard RGB. Just so you klnow, that’s really high, well, 100% coverage being absolute professional grade for example.)
What else, erm.
+FreeSync – works fine, not sure what the coverage is, like 48-144 for example, not sure on that. I can’t find specifics on the manufacturer specifications page, which is strange, I’ll contact BenQ about it. But, it works 🙂
Oh yeah,
+Sound Quality (When do you read that when looking at a monitor review?) – It’s excellent. Two front facing stereo speakers, and the rear mesh grill is hiding a subwoofer. (yes) 5 sound moves are included, and change the sound pretty distinctly. I am using Game mode and it sounds balanced and great, for my needs. Seems to be equally great for movies/dialog, and in game.
The whole item has an exellent bezelless design, with a slight dark copper bronze colour tint to the stand and the bottom face of the monitor itself. – Looks black in a slightly darker room, I like the style of it.
+Remote Control.
Awesome to have one! I use it all the time, never need to touch the rear controls.
The panel is where the money is in this. That 400++ you’re paying? That’s for the panel and the features. And it’s money well invested.
This is my 9th monitor in so many years. –I have been searching for the perfect monitor for my needs, ranging from 4K 60Hz, which is the same as my TV, to 144Hz 1080p, 1800R curved MSI gaming monitors, to
Eyefinity 25″ x 3 for an ultra widescreen setup.
Summary
Buy this monitor.
🙂 – Ash / Kitty