BenQ GC2870H 28" 1080p VA LED Display - Unboxing & Review - Input Lag, Calibration, Ghosting Test

[@PhiloYT1]

Thank you, Florian. Most KZbin reviews are just a summary of the specifications but yours had much valuable content. I was especially interested in your replies to some of the other comments where you mentioned that you had a 2760HS and that this 2870H compares well with it. I also have (and love) the 2760HS so this was very important to me. Great review!!

[@florianuhlemann]

Thank you for the amazing feedback! I also love my 2 GW2760HS displays that I currently use as my main display and the GC2870H could really keep up well with it. I'm due for a replacement, but it will be a 21:9 3440x1440. Stay tuned! 😊

[@ryanbeppu]

Thank you for the review, it covered all the information I was interested in knowing. I look forward to using mine!

[@florianuhlemann]

Thanks for the amazing feedback. Glad I could help you out and hope you will enjoy your display!

[@krazykyyz3977]

I bought this monitor and it is a really good monitor great quality and I’ve been getting less headaches when I play for long periods ever since I’ve got this monitor

[@raghuramjb8346]

Can it be moved vertically

[@Tutansalchicha]

Hello, excuse me does this monitor have something strange in dark scene or blacks? Like white artifacts or strange contours around objects? Thanks

[@skikat2726]

You have a detailed, technical review of this monitor. Rather than than just focusing on technical specifications, I wanted to learn practical information about the monitor such as what is it like to live with day-to-day, such as re its size and features. Like another reviewer (Marcin Wu), I too am interested in how it compares with the GW 2760H series monitor.

[@florianuhlemann]

Thank you for the great feedback! This monitor compares really good with the GW2760HS, as I've owned both now. The GW2760HS has a smaller bezel, but the GC2870H is able to provide slightly more canvas size and better color performance, while keeping the same low input latency/lag and accurate color representation, especially after calibration. Keep in mind, mine was a little heavy on the reds before calibrating (on user mode with 100/100/100 R/G/B).

[@dedskin1]

Very good m8 , absolutely wonderful . Im a tech educated person , and its even more info then i would be able to do or understand even . This is so rare , others should look up to you seriously

[@florianuhlemann]

Thanks for the kind words. I believe this is a great format for display reviews. There could be even more test data, but I tried to limit it to what is typically needed to understand the performance of a display.

[@mendebil]

1:17 wow that sure looks bendy... I was hoping they would use a full metal black at this price and size but it bends a little bit too easily...

[@onzkicg]

Hi nice and simplistic. Though I’m still torn if 1080p is okay 👌 compared with 2K /4K on a 28” size?

[@florianuhlemann]

I love using 1080p on a 27/28” monitor as it is a very relaxing pixel size. It is less of a strain on your eyes and let’s you sit a little further away compared to 20-24” displays. Personal preference of course! Next choice up would be 2560x1440, but preferably at larger diagonals. Like 32” or so.

[@onzkicg]

Thanks! I just got my 32”qhd, nice size but maybe ideally arms away, my table is small about 40cm so I have to tilt eyes up just to type in address bar lol 😂 And another thing- surprisingly my GTX580 flickers on/off intermittently so I ended up just using on board graphics. Maybe I should buy new graphics card as well.. darn these upgrades lol 😂 like fashion.. once u buy new clothes.. other stuff follows haha

[@chiccofraer9478]

Nice review. Can you share your settings please?

[@fstmstngs]

Are you able to share what you have for the settings after installing the color profile? Thanks!

[@skowron_1978]

An amazing and professional review! Thank you very much. I was wondering about buying this monitor and now I can see I can do it with no worries. I have one question, though. How does this monitor look when compered with BenQ GW2760HS? They are both very similar in specifications and price. GW2760HS seems to be much older, though, but theoretically provides 4ms reaction time. What might be your opinion about it? Which one should I buy? Thank you in advance for your answer.

[@florianuhlemann]

Hello Marcin, thank you for your comment. Great to hear that you liked the video. I actually own both monitors (2x GW2760HS and 1x GC2870H) I would say the new generation ups the quality slightly, increases the area but at the cost of a slightly wider bezel. (Does make a difference if you use a multi-monitor setup). As the price is the same for both, I would certainly recommend the new one as it delivered impressive results in color and input lag.

[@skowron_1978]

Thank you very much for your answer. Eventually, I've decided to buy GW2760HS. It's a new revision from April 2018 and I'm quite satisfied withe the choice. I really needed to have DVI port and GW2760HS has it, whereas GC2870H doesn't. Anyway, I'm sure both monitors provide great quality for the price.

[@florianuhlemann]

Good choice@@skowron_1978 , nonetheless. Keep in mind you can always use a DVI-to-HDMI cable, they work great. I'm currently using one on my GW2760HS as well due to GPU output options (and I'm running dual-screens).

[@intheblim]

good review thanks

[@mohammadrezarashidi987]

Dear Florian, would you help me to choose between this monitor and Viewsonic XG 3202? Which one is better?

[@eln0va126]

Great video! I just have one question, its only 60hz?

[@florianuhlemann]

Thank you for the positive feedback. Indeed, this monitor is by default only 60Hz.

[@eln0va126]

@@florianuhlemann thank you!

[@cdavid0624]

It would have been nice if these had display ports so you could chain two of these.

[@florianuhlemann]

Thank you for your feedback. Yes, Thunderbolt/DisplayPort daisy chaining is a nice feature to reduce the cabling on your desktop. Unfortunately, I think it is not yet a feature that made its way into mainstream products and is currently only available in high-end or professional devices.

[@RobCabreraCh]

Your video was extremely helpful! It is a great monitor for the price, I'm buying one.

[@florianuhlemann]

Thank you for the positive feedback. I’d love to hear how you like the monitor in the end!

[@Andreassavvides78]

Hello florian I considering to buy one. I found an offer a good used condition for 100 euro. Now at the moment I am using the gl2250 is 22 inches benq monitor. People suggest me not to upgradevin this monitor because is 28" and offers only 1080. They suggest to go with 24 inches 1080. I am using my computer most for photo editing and general tasks like internet youtube etc. What you thimk?

[@aslp5]

Thank you for the review. If you don´t mind, can you tell me what is the best (more realistic in terms of colour) modes between Standard or Game mode? I use the monitor mainly for gaming, but in Standard it feels more close to my laptop and iPhone (except for the whites). Once again, thank you!

[@florianuhlemann]

To me as a purist, I only prefer a "correct" setting. If you'd like, you could copy the settings I have my monitor and and use the color profile attached. Basically, I set my displays to 6500K and a brightness between 120cd/m2 and 140cd/m2 depending on the brightness of the room. Meaning, this doesn't depend on the modes you pick from the monitor but the accurate settings for each display. So in order to achieve these, I select the User/Custom modes and then adjust the colors until I have a "pure" white color. Gaming probably increases the dark areas to gain a small advantage, at the cost of a more accurate representation of the gamma curve and contrasts. Hope this helps and thank you for your comment.

[@fstmstngs]

Florian Uhlemann I’d love a copy of the settings you have applied for this monitor. I have already installed your color profile. Your review is the main reason I purchased this monitor. Thanks!

[@mamasshakiba3565]

hi can you help me with this two monitors? I want to buy a monitor for editing videos and BENQ GC2870H and BENQ EW277HDR are my two choises... which one is better?

[@SrDu001]

can you share your ghosting test? I have this monitor and I'm getting higher levels of ghosting than the showed on the video.

[@florianuhlemann]

Thank you for your comment. Hope you are enjoying your display despite the gosting issues. I have used the Custom Color Profile and the medium AMA setting. I also made sure the 0-255 color range is set for HDMI. No additional image enhancing or modifying was enabled.

[@liekkipappawildout8014]

could you throw me the bezel size/thickness?? i was looking on google and nothing. and im going to hook 3 of these puppys up on a gaming setup so wish me luck!

[@adzz2611]

Can this be wall mounted ?

[@ijustwatch5478]

I just bought the monitor, i see a lot of inconsistency in full gray color(i kind of see lines that are darker than others by a bit). I tried using the srgb mode but I see noise on dark areas, which doesnt show on other screens. I tried to use an iPhone to compare the screen while costumizing in OSD, but I guess its not possible to color match it. Should I use the profile that you got or my screen different from yours?

[@ijustwatch5478]

I do design work so its kind of a bummer working with gradients :(

[@florianuhlemann]

The monitor is set by default sometimes to limited rgb range, i.e. not 0-255, bit 16-245 or so. This can cause the gradient issues. Other than that, I have two of these in use an love them! Great image quality. Color profile may match to a certain degree, but it will not replace a full calibration/profiling. Be sure to get your OSD settings correctly. I do not use sRGB mode, but custom color settings with individual colors adjusted so that 6500K grey/white is reached.

[@woodsyxbl]

Would my beats work with the audio output?

[@jorjilmao2489]

is this monitor overclockable to 75hz or 80+hz?

[@legion6003]

hi! is this good for productivity(photo&video editing) ? is it color accurate?

[@florianuhlemann]

From my tests and benchmarks the colors seem to be pretty good and accurate enough for photo and video editing. For high end professional work (medium format, hasselblad, etc.) there may be better alternatives with active color calibration devices integrated into the monitors.

[@WolfpackSpartan]

I can't make ambience brightness work on my BenQ GC2870H. I'm using HDMI and when I turn off/on the lights there's no change. Could you test that feature on this monitor?

[@florianuhlemann]

I have not tested that feature yet, and I don't think this monitor supports that out of the box. It may be possible with an external sensor? Couldn't find anything on the web / documentation on this, but will look into this the next chance I have. (May be a while though.)

[@WolfpackSpartan]

@@florianuhlemann I found the feature in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGiro6ipaq6GiLs Maybe for the BenQ GC2870H is not available

[@ave1996]

Is there really a built-in speaker? When I'm connected via HDMI connection, I can see there is a BenQ option in sound, but choosing it there is no audio coming out...

[@ave1996]

Yah you are right, I figured it out.

[@florianuhlemann]

Thanks for jumping in on this question. It is indeed for the output jack.

[@miljann98]

I have this monitor and I have a weird issue I hope you can help me with. When the monitor is displaying a bright image or video, it looks great, but when it has to display a darker image or a level in a video game, strange dark digitized and pixelated areas appear around objects, or on the dark objects. I can't seem to fix this annoying issue, can you please tell me what to do?

[@florianuhlemann]

Hello Miljan, I'm sorry you experience such problems. Did you make sure your RGB value range is set correctly? i.e. 0-255 instead of 16-235? Otherwise I would make sure you reset your settings, go to color "User Mode" and set HDMI RGB range to 0-255. This should make sure it's good from the hardware side. In your operating system, make sure there is no color profile set that could throw it off, i.e. these user-guided calibration tools

[@gordak985]

Have you solved your problem? I'm looking to buy this monitor and you are no first one I heard to have similar problem.

[@miljann98]

@@gordak985 I've been able to fix the white shading by updating the gralhics driver and setting the display mode to full rgb, but it only looks "decent" when i set the option in the display itself to Limited rgb So combination of these two settings gives me the best picture so far, but on moving pictures you can atill kind of see some shading, but 100x better after these mldifications

[@johnnyulate8218]

Does this monitor Powers on automatically when you start your computer?

[@krazykyyz3977]

johnny ulate yes it does

[@playtoday1905]

Good luck.

[@florianuhlemann]

Thanks!

[@jeboyabarquez6651]

What is the hertz for this monitor

[@florianuhlemann]

As far as I know this monitor only supports 60Hz. Anything else may be achieved via overclocking the display through your GPU.

[@myforteresse]

Does it have speakers?

[@asadk1017]

yea

[@ДмитрийРазумихин-й7ы]

does it really have that low input lag?

[@florianuhlemann]

Yes. It's interesting to see these low latencies / lags, but it's true. The testing device is very reliable and even shows the difference between top, middle and bottom of screen, as they are processed line by line, resulting in a longer time for the lower ones (

[@jedteng2650]

Has anyone tried this monitor for photo editing?..

[@florianuhlemann]

Yes. I've used it both professionally and personally. It's a great display to have; colors are great and vivid; but still represent the truth and are very reliable - especially after a quick calibration/profiling.