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BenQ Zowie XL2740

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.6 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • tuned responsiveness and functional design
  • XL2546K has a better response time and a better SDR color gamut
  • monitor well and feels stable

Cons

  • limited viewing angles
  • lack of a backlight strobing function
  • The corners tend to appear darker than the rest of the screen

Key specs

  • 1920, 1080 px
  • 240 Hz
  • LED
  • 1 ms
  • 27 in
  • 320 cd/m²
  • 16

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BenQ Zowie XL2740 - Pros & Cons

BenQ Zowie XL2740

Pros

  • tuned responsiveness and functional design
  • XL2546K has a better response time and a better SDR color gamut
  • monitor well and feels stable
  • The buttons are clear and provide good tactile feedback when
  • the monitor does feel high quality and the parts fit together well
  • Motion handling is excellent
  • Dell U2518D has much better viewing angles and HDR support
  • The input lag is also exceptional
  • XL2540 gets brighter and has better gradient handling
  • monitor accuracy is excellent
  • Build Quality The build quality is great

Cons

  • limited viewing angles
  • lack of a backlight strobing function
  • The corners tend to appear darker than the rest of the screen
  • makes images somewhat fuzzy
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  • limited viewing angles
  • uneven backlighting
  • and poor color reproduction
  • The color reproduction is terrible in those game modes
  • TN panels do not provide the best viewing angles

BenQ Zowie XL2740 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
27 in
Best:
Acer UM.PB1EE.A01
Screen size: 282 in
IconResponse time
1 ms
Best:
JVC LM-H191
Response time: 0.01 ms
IconBrightness
320 cd/m²
Best:
DynaScan DS321LR4
Brightness: 25000 cd/m²
IconWeight
8500 g
Best:
BenQ GL2450HM
Weight: 0 g

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BenQ Zowie XL2740 - Full Specifications

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General
Screen size27.0 in
Brightness320.0 cd/m²
Aspect ratio16:9
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Dimensions
Height adjustment5.51 in
Height (without stand)14.72 in
Depth (with stand)8.86 in
Width (with stand)24.9 in
Weight299.83 oz
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Image properties
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Supported graphics resolutions1920x1080
Refresh rate240.0 Hz
HD typeFull HD
Dynamic contrast ratio12000000:1
Contrast ratio1000:1
Display technologyLED
BacklightLED backlight
Panel typeTN
Response time (GtG)1.0 ms
Response time1.0 ms
Pixel size0.01 in
Viewing angle (horizontal)170.0 °
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Compatibility
Adaptive synchronizationyes
VESA mountyes
Type of VESA mount100x100mm
Sync technologyAMD Freesync
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
Built-in USB hubyes
Touchscreenno
Built-in camerano
Built-in speakersno
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Connectivity
Number of USB 2.0 port2
DisplayPortyes
DVI Portyes
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity2
Number of HDMI inputs2
Microphone inputyes
Headphone outputs quantity1
VGA inno
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Features
Ascendable and submersibleyes
Pivot functionyes
Swivelyes
Tiltableyes
Cable lock slotno
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Power
Energy efficiency classE
Power consumption (typical)65.0 W

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