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Update #2:
So after some tweaking and tinker around, i found another good preset that works quite nicely for me:
Brightness: 20
Contrast: 60
Gamma: 5
Color Temp: Normal
AMA: ON
Instant Mode: ON
Sharpness: 5.
Been playing TitanFall, Infamous First Light and Destiny with that preset and the games look gorgeous. Especially, First Light - goddamn that game is beautiful.
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Update:
So I did go ahead and buy the monitor. I really like it. However:
- Yes, the colors are no where close to an IPS or even a good LED TV (which I used prior to purchasing this monitor). Often you will see something that doesn't quite fit your sight-memory and you will have to readjust.
- The bottom part of the screen is more washed out than the rest of the screen. I believe that's a TN-panel limitations. It can be mitigated with good lightning conditions, however.
- Yup, the text is pretty bad. Lol. Alright, it's not THAT bad but it's a quite worse than my 32" LED TV, which is weird because 32" should have worse text than a 27" on the same resolution right? Fuck, technology.
That said, I really like this monitor and I am glad I picked it up. Why:
- I mainly picked it up for gaming, and the screen's amazing response time and non-existent input lag is incredible. I am playing better because of it and it's not a coincidence. To give an example: I was pretty poor in TitanFall when I had the LED TV. My KD hovered around ~0.5 against players and I would often get frustrated by the lag and unfair kills. With the BenQ, my recent KD is 3.1 against players, and I have zoomed to level 41 from level 10 within days. I have been MVP for 6 games now, which is awesome for someone with my skill level.
- 120Hz/144Hz. Holy. Shit. Playing at 120fps is UNREAL. I am playing TitanFall on the lowest settings to achieve 120fps and the clarity and smoothness the monitor offers is simply mind blowing. There is no blur, no hiccup, just plain, clean action. My god, this is brilliant.
- S-Switch. What a beautiful little thing. I love it, makes navigating OSD so bloody easy.
Okay, now for some tips to all Google Searchers than have come here researching on the monitor (hey!):
- I found displaylag.com's settings and ICC profile the best option. http://www.displaylag.com/benq-xl2720z-review-144hz-gaming-monitor . Make sure you apply the ICC profile correctly.
- A good way to improve color and lessen the washed out image quality of the TN panel is by increasing 'Digital Vibrance' to 60% in Nvidia Control Panel > Adjust desktop color settings. This will make the colors pop a little, improves bottom screen wash out, and generally gives a slightly saturated picture. Beware that this may cause eyestrain, as it does to me.
Original post below:
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Hello guys!
I am looking to buy the BenQ XL2720Z very soon as it's the only monitor available in my region that fits my bill (literally too) in terms of ports, features and a panel fast enough for gaming. I am moving away from an awesome 32" Samsung UA32D6000 1080p TV which, while serves my purposes very well, has some input lag that's kinda annoying me at the moment, especially since I intend to dabble in Destiny + Halo + COD multiplayer this year.
Researching about the BenQ on the internet I have come across one major concern and that is the ppi not being high enough for general purpose use. For me, I am dumbfounded by this complaint - I use a 32" TV as a daily driver monitor and I have absolutely no problems reading text and everything is nice and crisp. I can't imagine BenQ being worse since it will be 5" smaller and monitors usually have better pixel density than TVs don't they? I sit about an arms length from my TV FYI (obviously with very dim settings so it doesn't make me blind).
Another concern I have read is poor colors. I have tons of TN panels at the office + the ASUS ROG 27" and I don't see what's the complaint about. The colors are bright and rich on those monitors. Can the BenQ be any worse than them?
I did research on IPS panels and I found two monitors to my liking: the Asus MX279H and the LG 27MP75HM. The Asus one has a ton of reviews with most of them saying the display has quite a bit of lag. There is no info on the LG one except a Russian review which measured the input lag at 4.2ms. Here it is: http:///1pXcg10
Any help will be appreciated!
So after some tweaking and tinker around, i found another good preset that works quite nicely for me:
Brightness: 20
Contrast: 60
Gamma: 5
Color Temp: Normal
AMA: ON
Instant Mode: ON
Sharpness: 5.
Been playing TitanFall, Infamous First Light and Destiny with that preset and the games look gorgeous. Especially, First Light - goddamn that game is beautiful.
--x--
Update:
So I did go ahead and buy the monitor. I really like it. However:
- Yes, the colors are no where close to an IPS or even a good LED TV (which I used prior to purchasing this monitor). Often you will see something that doesn't quite fit your sight-memory and you will have to readjust.
- The bottom part of the screen is more washed out than the rest of the screen. I believe that's a TN-panel limitations. It can be mitigated with good lightning conditions, however.
- Yup, the text is pretty bad. Lol. Alright, it's not THAT bad but it's a quite worse than my 32" LED TV, which is weird because 32" should have worse text than a 27" on the same resolution right? Fuck, technology.
That said, I really like this monitor and I am glad I picked it up. Why:
- I mainly picked it up for gaming, and the screen's amazing response time and non-existent input lag is incredible. I am playing better because of it and it's not a coincidence. To give an example: I was pretty poor in TitanFall when I had the LED TV. My KD hovered around ~0.5 against players and I would often get frustrated by the lag and unfair kills. With the BenQ, my recent KD is 3.1 against players, and I have zoomed to level 41 from level 10 within days. I have been MVP for 6 games now, which is awesome for someone with my skill level.
- 120Hz/144Hz. Holy. Shit. Playing at 120fps is UNREAL. I am playing TitanFall on the lowest settings to achieve 120fps and the clarity and smoothness the monitor offers is simply mind blowing. There is no blur, no hiccup, just plain, clean action. My god, this is brilliant.
- S-Switch. What a beautiful little thing. I love it, makes navigating OSD so bloody easy.
Okay, now for some tips to all Google Searchers than have come here researching on the monitor (hey!):
- I found displaylag.com's settings and ICC profile the best option. http://www.displaylag.com/benq-xl2720z-review-144hz-gaming-monitor . Make sure you apply the ICC profile correctly.
- A good way to improve color and lessen the washed out image quality of the TN panel is by increasing 'Digital Vibrance' to 60% in Nvidia Control Panel > Adjust desktop color settings. This will make the colors pop a little, improves bottom screen wash out, and generally gives a slightly saturated picture. Beware that this may cause eyestrain, as it does to me.
Original post below:
---------------------
Hello guys!
I am looking to buy the BenQ XL2720Z very soon as it's the only monitor available in my region that fits my bill (literally too) in terms of ports, features and a panel fast enough for gaming. I am moving away from an awesome 32" Samsung UA32D6000 1080p TV which, while serves my purposes very well, has some input lag that's kinda annoying me at the moment, especially since I intend to dabble in Destiny + Halo + COD multiplayer this year.
Researching about the BenQ on the internet I have come across one major concern and that is the ppi not being high enough for general purpose use. For me, I am dumbfounded by this complaint - I use a 32" TV as a daily driver monitor and I have absolutely no problems reading text and everything is nice and crisp. I can't imagine BenQ being worse since it will be 5" smaller and monitors usually have better pixel density than TVs don't they? I sit about an arms length from my TV FYI (obviously with very dim settings so it doesn't make me blind).
Another concern I have read is poor colors. I have tons of TN panels at the office + the ASUS ROG 27" and I don't see what's the complaint about. The colors are bright and rich on those monitors. Can the BenQ be any worse than them?
I did research on IPS panels and I found two monitors to my liking: the Asus MX279H and the LG 27MP75HM. The Asus one has a ton of reviews with most of them saying the display has quite a bit of lag. There is no info on the LG one except a Russian review which measured the input lag at 4.2ms. Here it is: http:///1pXcg10
Any help will be appreciated!
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