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Today we are reviewing the BenQ PD2500Q which is a designer monitor that retails for $300 on Amazon and comes calibrated by professional engineers to produce 100% sRGB and Rec. 709 color precision.Read more
BenQ's PD2500Q Designer Monitor is a 25-inch 2K/QHD panel which aims to meet the needs of designers, photographers and digital artists - we put it the testRead more
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General

Screen size25.0 in27.0 in25.0 in25.0 in
Brightness350.0 cd/m²350.0 cd/m²350.0 cd/m²350.0 cd/m²
Aspect ratio16:916:916:916:9

Design

Colour of productGreyBlackBlackBlack
Panel designFlatFlatFlatFlat
Built-in USB hubyesnoyesyes
Touchscreennonono
N/A
Built-in cameranononono
Built-in speakersyesnono
N/A
Screen surface
N/A
MatteMatte
N/A

Dimensions

Height adjustment5.12 in5.12 in5.12 in5.12 in
Height (min-max)< 402416.3 - 546< 527.2
N/A
Height (without stand)14.15 in14.27 in13.05 in13.07 in
Height with stand20.94 in16.39 in20.76 in15.07 in
Depth (with stand)9.44 in7.89 in1.94 in1.96 in
Depth (without stand)2.31 in2.2 in1.94 in1.96 in
Width (with stand)22.45 in24.11 in22.35 in22.35 in
Weight0.32 oz242.68 oz0.22 oz0.23 oz
Weight (without stand)
N/A
9.7 lb7.54 lb
N/A

Connectivity

Number of USB 2.0 port40
N/A
N/A
USB connectors (total)145
N/A
DisplayPortyesyesyes
N/A
DVI Portnononono
HDCPyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1111
Number of HDMI inputs111
N/A
HDMI version1.41.42.02.0
Headphone outputyesyesnono
Microphone inputyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Headphone outputs quantity11
N/A
N/A
VGA innonono
N/A
Number of DisplayPort outputs102
N/A
DisplayPort version1.21.21.21.4
Analogue 3.5mm input
N/A
0
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 3.0 ports
N/A
45
N/A
Component input (YPbPr/YCbCr)
N/A
nono
N/A
Number of component inputs
N/A
0
N/A
N/A
Composite input
N/A
nono
N/A
Number of composite inputs
N/A
00
N/A
S-video input
N/A
nono
N/A
Number of s-video inputs
N/A
00
N/A
Thunderbolt
N/A
nono
N/A
USB for video
N/A
nono
N/A
Number of DisplayPort inputs
N/A
11
N/A
Type of DisplayPort connector
N/A
StandardStandard
N/A
MHL
N/A
nono
N/A

Image properties

Maximum resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
N/A
Supported graphics resolutions2560x14402560x14402560 x 14402560 x 1440
Refresh rate60.0 Hz144.0 Hz60.0 Hz60.0 Hz
HD type2K Ultra HDWide Quad HDQuad HDQuad HD
Display number of colours16.78 million colours16.78 million colours16.78 million colours16.78 million colours
Colour gamut (Adobe RGB)100.0 %82.0 %99.0 %
N/A
Dynamic contrast ratio20000000:1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Contrast ratio1000:11000:11000:1
N/A
Display technologyLCDLEDLCDLCD
BacklightLEDLED backlightLEDW-LED
Panel typeIPSTNIPSIPS
Response time (GtG)4.0 ms1.0 ms5.0 ms
N/A
Response time4.0 ms1.0 ms8.0 ms8.0 ms
Pixel size0.01 in0.01 in0.01 in
N/A
Viewing angle (horizontal)178.0 °170.0 °178.0 °178.0 °
Viewing angle (vertical)178.0 °170.0 °178.0 °178.0 °
Colour depth (per channel)
N/A
8.0 bit8.0 bit
N/A
Colour gamut (NTSC)
N/A
82.0 %99.0 %
N/A
Response time (BtW)
N/A
1.0 ms8.0 ms
N/A
Picture-in-Picture (PIP)
N/A
nonoyes

Features

Ascendable and submersibleyesyesyes
N/A
Pivot functionyesyesyesyes
Swivelyesyesyesyes
Tiltableyesyesyes
N/A
Cable lock slotyesyesyesyes
Flicker freeyes
N/A
yesyes
Plug and Play
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Compatibility

3D support (3D-Ready)nononono
VESA mountyesyesyesyes
Type of VESA mount100x100mm100x100mm100x100mm100x100mm
Adaptive synchronization
N/A
yesno
N/A
HDR
N/A
noyes
N/A
Sync technology
N/A
Nvidia G-sync
N/A
N/A

Eco-labelling

EnergyStaryesyesyesyes
EPEATGoldSilverGold
N/A

Power

Energy efficiency classGA+BF
Operational power consumption< 2833 - 9028 - 110
N/A
Power consumption (standby)0.3 W0.5 W0.5 W0.3 W
Power consumption (typical)21.0 W23.0 W30.0 W24.0 W
Connecting 9V/12V/14V
N/A
N/A
None
N/A

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