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Every few years, I take a look at bunch of monitors to see if there is something better out there, but I always return to Benq's panels as I've never found some

Every few years, I take a look at bunch of monitors to see if there is something better out there, but I always return to Benq's panels as I've never found something better. I think they are a bit on the more expensive side, but taking into account I spend a lot of time looking at the screen, it should be a good one. With that said, I've never used any of the "high-refresh rate" ones and also I'm not really sure what is considered a "high-refresh rate" one (above 60?), but here are some I found: - https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/gaming/ex3210u.html https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/gaming/ex3210u.html - https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/gaming/ex2780q.html https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/gaming/ex2780q.html - https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/gaming/ex3415r.html https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/gaming/ex3415r.html They are labeled "gaming" monitors, but I think that's just because of the high refresh-rate. Not sure if there is any other difference but some features (like AMD FreeSync), why they avoidance of monitors labeled "gaming" specifically, if I may ask? Personally I use the Benq Designer panels, because the color is more important for me than the refresh-rate, but those don't seem to be available with high refresh-rate.

recvonline 5y ago
Because all „gaming monitors“ I looked at looked bulky and huge! I want a slim design, 120Hz and no built-in webcam! Thanks for the links!
- capableweb 5y ago
  Ah, yeah, I think most of Benq's monitors are bulky and big (which personally I like, I want it to stand very still and be stable), unfortunately.
EricE 5y ago
Will second this - for the money the BenQ panels are hard to beat. But I always seem to end up with Dell panels. I have an over six year old Dell U3011 32" 2560x1600 panel and other than not having variable refresh is still a great panel. And the few times I have had support issues Dell has always been pleasant to work with whereas Asus, Benq and other more consumer oriented companies tend to force you through a morass of automated systems/forums/email/chat which can be a huge time sink. If there are two similar monitors and even if Dell is 20% more I'll buy the Dell. However if you aren't in a hurry, Dell runs amazing sells or you can get incredible deals through their refurbished site. Indeed the 32" monitor I referenced above was going for $1400 and I got it for $800 "refurbished" - as far as I could tell someone got it, opened the box and just returned it without even taking it out. Either that or Dell did an amazing job repackaging it.

recvonline 5y ago

Because all „gaming monitors“ I looked at looked bulky and huge! I want a slim design, 120Hz and no built-in webcam! Thanks for the links!

capableweb 5y ago
Ah, yeah, I think most of Benq's monitors are bulky and big (which personally I like, I want it to stand very still and be stable), unfortunately.

EricE 5y ago

Will second this - for the money the BenQ panels are hard to beat. But I always seem to end up with Dell panels. I have an over six year old Dell U3011 32" 2560x1600 panel and other than not having variable refresh is still a great panel. And the few times I have had support issues Dell has always been pleasant to work with whereas Asus, Benq and other more consumer oriented companies tend to force you through a morass of automated systems/forums/email/chat which can be a huge time sink. If there are two similar monitors and even if Dell is 20% more I'll buy the Dell. However if you aren't in a hurry, Dell runs amazing sells or you can get incredible deals through their refurbished site. Indeed the 32" monitor I referenced above was going for $1400 and I got it for $800 "refurbished" - as far as I could tell someone got it, opened the box and just returned it without even taking it out. Either that or Dell did an amazing job repackaging it.