BenQ xl2420t incoming

When we reviewed the XL2410T last year we were left fairly uninspired by the overall performance that we observed. The contrast and colour performance was lacklustre, screen uniformity was poor and high levels of negative ‘overdrive trailing’ could be observed. The contrast issues were largely down to a poor unit for our review sample but…

BenQ xl2420t

In late 2010 BenQ brought a very promising monitor to the market in the form of the XL2410T. Deciding to take a different slant from the usual ‘3D capabilities’ that most 120Hz displays are built around, BenQ marketed this one as a ‘gaming monitor’ and had the endorsement of some rather good Counter-Strike players to…

BenQ RL2450HT gaming monitor slips out

With the overflow of excitement from the XL2420T their other major release this year was brushed aside somewhat. The BenQ RL2450HT is dubbed a ‘professional RTS gaming monitor’, which contrasts with the XL2420T which is aimed primarily at the FPS gaming crowd. A key distinction between these two models is that the RL supports a…

BenQ RL2450HT gaming monitor slips out

With the overflow of excitement from the XL2420T their other major release this year was brushed aside somewhat. The BenQ RL2450HT is dubbed a ‘professional RTS gaming monitor’, which contrasts with the XL2420T which is aimed primarily at the FPS gaming crowd. A key distinction between these two models is that the RL supports a…

2560 x 1440 (WQHD) vs 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) | PC Monitors

2560 x 1440 (WQHD) vs 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) A question which commonly arises when people are considering 27 inch monitors in particular is what real practical advantages a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 (WQHD) brings to the table compared to the now ubiquitous 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) resolution. You can work…

Monitor Technology

CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors are a now redundant type of PC monitor which were popular even in the early years of the 21st century. A cathode ray tube contains one or more electron guns, which fire electrons through a vacuum onto phosphor “pixels”. Three colours of phosphor “pixels” are present (red, green and blue),…

120HZ VA panels en route for 2012

The modern VA (Vertical Alignment) panel monitor offers some attractive image quality benefits to the consumer over similarly priced models using other panel technologies. Case in point is the recent BenQ EW2430 which offers outstanding contrast (over 4500:1 static contrast ratio post-calibration), full native 8-bit per subpixel colour support and a novel light haze (‘semi…

Samsung S27A950D

The SA950 and TA950 line of PC monitors and hybrids turned an awful lot of heads after their unveiling at CES back in January 2011. The impossibly thin screens, almost invisible bezels and copious lashings of brushed metal were combined with a unique asymmetric stand design. The design looked a bit like some kind of…

Samsung S27A950D

The SA950 and TA950 line of PC monitors and hybrids turned an awful lot of heads after their unveiling at CES back in January 2011. The impossibly thin screens, almost invisible bezels and copious lashings of brushed metal were combined with a unique asymmetric stand design. The design looked a bit like some kind of…