BenQ FP222WH info

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Has anyone purchased the BenQ FP222WH yet? Or know of any reviews. I was considering either purchasing the Sammy 226BW or this new benQ 22" but can not find anyone with any first hand personal info on it. The monitor would be used mostly for FPS gaming
Thanks!!
 
Also Is the Benq the only other 22" that offers HDMI besides the Scepter
 
Yea, I'm definatly considering the BenQ FP222 over the Scep. one.
But does anyone know whether the BenQ has HDCP and whether it can handle and display 1080p like the Scepter?
 
I just put in an order for this monitor. Hoping to get it by Wednesday. I'll throw my impressions here when I get the chance.
 
Just got the monitor. Can't do too much testing, since I've gotta jet to work pretty soon here.

It's a little bright for my taste. I'm sure my eyes just have to adjust to it since I've been using CRTs all my life until now, but the color is great and the viewing angles are pretty decent. Xb360 works great at 720p and looks phenomenal.

I'll try some PC games later and get back to you guys. For those who've had BenQ LCDs, any suggested brightness/contrast settings?
 
Just to let you guys know, Newegg is selling this monitor for $309 right now with $19 shipping. Use this coupon: BENQFP222WH9403. It will bring it down $20 more to $289 plus shipping, tax, and $8 waste recycle fee. I paid $338 total since I live in California. Hope this helps any of you all!:)
 
Does anyone know of any reviews regarding the BenQ FP222WH yet? I'm interested in this 22 inch beauty. If it's a good as the BenQ FP241W, then it's probably the best LCD 22 inches and under, especially for the price!
 
@So Cal Forever
when ever you get a chance let us know how everything is with the monitor some xbox screenshots would be great or some PC games also can confirm if this has 1:1 pixel mapping. this is a TN panel correct?
Thanks!!!!
 
I just went out and bought the 226BW. I can not be happier with this product. The image quality, colors, clarity and...everything, it's all amazing. I've heard good things about the BenQ as well. I was up in the air about 4 monitors or so. I had decided on the VX2235WM but after seeing it in person side by side with the 226BW in the store I couldn't resist the Sammy. I've read some pretty negative stuff about Sceptre, especially about the 22" monitor and the DVI port on it dying after a week to a month. If you want a good monitor with HDMI then the BenQ will probably serve you well. The 226BW does have HDCP through the DVI port.
 
neogumbercules said:
I just went out and bought the 226BW. I can not be happier with this product. The image quality, colors, clarity and...everything, it's all amazing. I've heard good things about the BenQ as well. I was up in the air about 4 monitors or so. I had decided on the VX2235WM but after seeing it in person side by side with the 226BW in the store I couldn't resist the Sammy. I've read some pretty negative stuff about Sceptre, especially about the 22" monitor and the DVI port on it dying after a week to a month. If you want a good monitor with HDMI then the BenQ will probably serve you well. The 226BW does have HDCP through the DVI port.
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Yeah, I'd like to see a comparison between the Samsung 226BW and the BenQ FP222W. The only thing I really care about is the image quality and how both monitors perform with games. That is no ghosting or unintended motion blur. The Dell 2007WFP that I briefly had was an awesome looking 20 inch monitor but in same in very intensive FPS games like BF2 and BF2142, games like that....it had just too much motion blur for me. I bought this LG L204WT that I have now and love it, but I really would like a 22 inch if possible and the BenQ is at a wonderful price at Newegg right now!
 
so_cal_forever I'd love to hear more on this monitor if you have some time. I'd like to know if the stand can be taken off with ease for a third party stand(ergotron). The website lists it as 100 x 100mm vesa compliant so i assume it should work just fine. Also noticed the website says playback of 720p content and is both HDCP compliant over both DVI-I and the HDMI port. Was wondering if you might have a Xbox360 to test with, and if so, does it allow you to choose 1920 from the 360 setup menu? And how does it look otherwise, in general, even backlighting, clear and not "smudged" looking? Im just about sold on this model as it has the inputs I require, price range etc etc. The other thing that sells me with this monitor vs. the sammy is the 3 year warranty(sammy is just one), and with the QC of these panels lately in general warranties mean more in the long run; atleast to me. Also one last thing, did you install a monitor driver from the cd, is there an updated version? Any software for calibration included as well? Thanks for your time.
 
NIVO said:
so_cal_forever I'd love to hear more on this monitor if you have some time. I'd like to know if the stand can be taken off with ease for a third party stand(ergotron). The website lists it as 100 x 100mm vesa compliant so i assume it should work just fine. Also noticed the website says playback of 720p content and is both HDCP compliant over both DVI-I and the HDMI port. Was wondering if you might have a Xbox360 to test with, and if so, does it allow you to choose 1920 from the 360 setup menu? And how does it look otherwise, in general, even backlighting, clear and not "smudged" looking? Im just about sold on this model as it has the inputs I require, price range etc etc. The other thing that sells me with this monitor vs. the sammy is the 3 year warranty(sammy is just one), and with the QC of these panels lately in general warranties mean more in the long run; atleast to me. Also one last thing, did you install a monitor driver from the cd, is there an updated version? Any software for calibration included as well? Thanks for your time.
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One person from Widescreen Gaming Forum said he personally evaluated the FP222WH and basically said it sucked to high heaven! Check it out, the user's name is DVL73 between my posts. http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9185
 
thanks for that Bowen. I am still reserving judgment on this monitor. The description by that person sounded biased and out of anger to me. I am keeping an open mind here and want to hear and see hands on from folks who have this.
 
Just got the monitor today. Pretty nice. Theres a little backlight bleeding, but not bad, nor annoying. I really have nothing else to test it on other than my PC, so sorry about that. Apparently, the HDMI-enabled XBOX 360 will be out by May, so im ready for that. People who saw the monitor today were pretty impressed. One thing to note though is that neither of us are really lcd monitor pros or whatever. All that matters now is that im impressed with the monitor and not disappointed at all.:D
 
crap, newegg site says : Out Of Stock ETA: 2007-02-26 10:26:00

anyone else have this and would like to add any opinions at all good or bad? I may jump on this once back in stock, and would really appreciate more feedback. Thanks.
 
well i bought one monday and it should be here on thursday so ill see what it looks like. i bought a Sceptre and im rma that back, and i got the BenQ FP222WH instead. so ill try to take some pics to and put my thoughts on it.
 
This LCD will accept a 1080p signal, downscale it to native res and stretch from 16:9 to 16:10.
 
I am using this monitor, with a 15m HDMI cable, as my PC is kept in a server cupboard at work. It's connected up to a Nvidia 7600GT with HDMI out, with the latest Nvidia drivers downloaded today, on a Win XP Pro machine...

The problem is, in 1650x1080 the image is flickering. Like it's interlaced... :eek:

Does anyone have any info on how to set this up properly? :confused:
 
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