Hands on: BenQ BL2790QT review
This review first appeared in Issue 357 PC Professional Edition.
There’s a lot to like about this 27-inch, 1440p monitor monitor. especially for owners apple laptopbecause BenQ goes to great lengths to match its output with MacBook Via M-book mode screen. That’s just the beginning: the excellent OSD, arguably the best here, makes it easy to switch profiles between encoding, movies, games, and sepia e-paper.
Those who find their eyes strain at the end of the day will appreciate Care Mode, which uses an ambient light sensor to keep the screen at reasonable brightness and contrast levels. You can also manually adjust the low blue light option, with five intensity levels to choose from, while BenQ says its flicker-free technology “eliminates flickering… to reduce eye strain, fatigue and headaches”. It also offers a color weakening mode where you can adjust the red and green filters.
1440p resolution is a good choice for a monitor of this size. Its resolution is 109ppi, so it’s sharp at normal viewing distances. Of course you missed 4K Details for the same price range Acer Vero CB272Kbut we prefer the white color of the BenQ monitor.
Don’t expect a wide color gamut. Despite all these menu options, its DCI-P3 coverage remained at around 70% in our tests, and in fact the panel is adjusted to sRGB space: in default mode it covers 103% of the volume 98%. Color accuracy is also excellent, with an average Delta E of 0.43. For a 6-bit panel that uses FRC to achieve 16.7 million colors, we were pleasantly surprised by the quality.
BenQ also comes with a pair of high-quality speaker;Certainly enough for listening to music during the workday. No webcam, but strangely there is one microphone – Has noise reduction – this may be better than a standalone webcam. Another little surprise: this stand can rotate. Its slim, square stem looks like it should be fixed in place, but provides 20° of bi-directional movement. There is also 110mm of height adjustment.
Connectivity is mixed. There are no RJ45 ports and no USB-B input, so the three USB-A ports (two tucked into the back and one on the side) and the data-only USB-C port can only be used when connected via USB-C. Those using Laptop owners should note that it can only deliver 65W of power. Unusually, however, it offers a DisplayPort output for daisy-chaining a second monitor, and there’s a 3.5mm input for use with a regular monitor. earphone Jack.
Even without these features, the BenQ BL2790QT is a great value option, but if you’re willing to take advantage of them, it’s a no-brainer.
