BenQ SW2700PT VS SW270C - 2 of BenQ Best 2K display compared! by Art Suwansang

[@ArtIsRight]

Check out my latest video: Best Calibration Settings for BenQ Palette Master Element 1.3.8 here kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKucqmaal56piKs And please like and subscribe, it helps me!

[@ArtIsRight]

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[@michaeldwyer4133]

Thanks for the comparison but you didn't mention the brightness difference between the two models. The older is 350cd/m2 whereas the later is 300cd/m2. Is this difference relevant or important ? I have lots of photos created on an older 'bright' laptop and am concerned a lower brightness screen could display these as dull.. Comments ? Thanks

[@ArtIsRight]

@Michael Dwyer, it is really not an issue and not as important for photo work. A few things about old laptop no matter how bright they are, they are only so bright, the back light technology then is not as good as it is now. The other thing to consider to you is that if you're doing any printing at all, you may want to edit those photos, to the proper screen brightness because if you don't your images will print out much darker than what you're seeing on the screen. The best luminance value for photo editing is between 80 to 120 Candela. This means that these displays once calibrated will be running at 1/3 or half the max brightness. And even if you were doing work for web. You should always calibrate your screen to between 80 to 120 Candela.And even if you were doing work for web. You should always calibrate your screen to between 80 to 120 Candela. In this case I would not necessarily worry about your picture looking "dull" I will be more concerned about your picture looking correct on a proper calibrated display, which both of these are capable of.

[@amateurphotographer1096]

Thank you for another great review. Considering of getting the Sw270c after reading your response on my comment on your other post. I don't use macbook or laptop so the usb-c may not be beneficial for me as my desktop external video card don't have that. But in terms of colour accuracy, contrast and rendition of black and grays, is it worth upgrading to 270c? I am using 2700pt at the moment. Keen to hear your thoughts pls. My background, i print my own work and sometimes get a few sales. I also submit my work to photo competitions which is why colour accuracy is important to me. But at the same time if there is no visible difference with my older 2700pt then maybe i'd stick to it for now.

[@ArtIsRight]

I would just stick with the SW2700PT, unless you have a need to add another one or the SW2700PT is out of warranty and it is starting to develop defects. Otherwise, it is a great display. In real world image editing work you won't see that much of a visual difference but some might argue otherwise. I say if you have the SW2700PT already, save the money ;)

[@leonflack5673]

@ArtisRight thank you for all the videos, your knowledge is awesome. I'm trying to decide on the best 24" or 27" monitor to purchase for photo editing and have some Q's if I may: 1. Is the SW270C still currently the best 27" monitor (in that price range), if not, which model is now best choice 2. What is the best & most current 24" monitor (in that price range) 3. I have an older ATI Radeon 2600 XT graphics card with 2 x DVI-I Dual Link ports (it may get upgraded in the future but OK for now); which port on the monitor would I need to connect to for the best display quality ie DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort or USB-C port 4. If the DVI monitor port is not used / recommended; I would need a suitable adaptor / cable for connection, do you have any recommendations for make / models to use. I know it's a lot to ask but I think it is something others might be thinking about as well. I would be very grateful for your input, recommendations and any other comments you may like to add for due consideration.

[@ArtIsRight]

You're welcome 1. In that price range SW270C is the top of the line 27" 2K 2. SW240 hardware calibrated display. 3. SW240 you would use the DVI cable, for the SW270C would you need an adapter because it does not have DVI. 4. I have not used any of these my self, but you want to look for something like this www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-DisplayPort-DVI-Adapter-Dual-Link/dp/B00A493CNY Make sure that is dual link if you are going to use it with the 27" 2K display. At which point, it may be a better investment to upgrade the video card. Sound like you are on an older Mac Pro tower, if so you can get a Radeon 580X for under $200 now a days.

[@leonflack5673]

@@ArtIsRight thank you for your very quick reply and clear advice. I am actually using an older Dell desktop PC, running Windows 7 Pro & 64 OS, bit rather than Apple.Thanks for the extra video card advice (I have PCI Express slots in my PC so hope this card would be OK); I am self-isolating at the moment but this upgrade may be a possibility in the future once I am able to emerge from lock down. Thank you very much again for your help and advice.

[@ArtIsRight]

You're welcome. The reason why I gussed Mac is because that was one of the card in a much older Mac Pro. Stay safe :)

[@mr.l6982]

Thank you! I own the 2700 PT. I use it very lightly- 2-3 hours a week.. Do you recommending upgrading? What is the life expectancy of a monitor? Finally, what color calibrator device should I use with the 2700PT?

[@ArtIsRight]

ColorChecker Display Pro is what I recommend. As far as life expectancy, just use it unit it dies or don't function properly any more ;) No need to upgrade really if yours still function.

[@damir10535]

Hi Art, SW271 or SW270c uniformity wise? Thanks for the review, good work!

[@ArtIsRight]

SW270C all the way!

[@damir10535]

@@ArtIsRight Thank you!

[@lanfor]

You kind of allude to it, but do you feel the price difference still makes the SW270C worth it? Or what's the best bang for the buck in your opinion?

[@ArtIsRight]

@lanfor, thank you for the question. Considering these 2 displays, if you want the best then SW270C will be it. Also if you are going to be using this with a laptop or portable device that has USB Type C or Thunderbolt 3 then SW270C is a no brainer. If you are using this with a desktop with regular ports then SW2700PT would represent the best value between the 2. The computer that you will using this with will weight in the final decision. Hope this helps :)

[@PeteManabat]

Is the 2700PT okay for video editing too? Does it calibrate to Rec 709 and Rec 2020? Great videos thanks for these!

[@ArtIsRight]

it should work well, it can be calibrated to Rec 709.

[@PeteManabat]

ArtIsRight lovely!

[@pascalazar4316]

Thank you for this awesome detailed review!! Does the hood originally comes with the SW270C or do we have to buy it separatly?

[@ArtIsRight]

Hi @Pascal, this SW270C does come with the horizontal hood. If you need to use the monitor in vertical orientation, there are 2 pieces of the shading hood that you need to purchase as an accessory to have the hood vertical. And like all SW display they all come with a hood except the SW240. From time to time, as of this writing, there's a promotion on the SW240 which comes with the hood for free. Cheers.

[@pascalazar4316]

@@ArtIsRight Great!! Thank you!!

[@paulganthe1]

Hi Art, A budding filmmaker here. I'm wondering should I be concern that this monitor is not Technicolor certified? Despite the older model SW2700PT has. Thank you for your kind reply in advance!

[@ArtIsRight]

@paulganfilm, I would not worry about it too much. They are all great displays. Something to note is that the newer model forgoes Technical Certification for CalMan Verified and Pantone Validation. These two new standard are much more relevant to today media world.

[@audiophile1838]

Great video Art! I am choosing between these two monitors and one thing SW270C seems to lack is the eye-care technology (flicker free & low blue light). Is there any reason this was removed from SW270C and does it make any difference to the eyes when editing photos for hours?

[@ArtIsRight]

In my daily usage and testing I have not noticed much difference in that area.

[@ArtIsRight]

Hi @Stan, I believe the SW270C has EyeCare. It is not listed on BenQ website but it is part of the splash screen upon launch up.

[@audiophile1838]

ArtIsRight Thanks for coming back to me Art! I actually just ordered one this week and am looking forward to it.

[@vasilistsiplakis4268]

@@audiophile1838 there is no eye care technology on sw270c. I just emailed Benq

[@AngadBhatiaa]

Thanks for the comparison! I'm looking forward to buying this monitor. How color accurate is this monitor? What's the Delta E on this from factory calibration when compared to macbook pro? Is this monitor true 10bit or 8bit + FRC? My only concern is if the colors of an edited/color graded video from this monitor will be consistent across all devices(iPhone). Please help.

[@ArtIsRight]

Sure thing. SW is guarantee to have a ∆e value of less than 2 from the factory. Compared to the Macbook Pro, you are talking about a different class of displays. This video will explain more kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5m5l6qNbrF-bqc The monitor is a 8 bit + FRC, not sure if I mentioned this in the video or not. But unless you really have a use case for it, true 10 bit is really not going to get you much. The color will be great if you custom calibrate it, it will be even more accurate. If you are looking at this display to color grade and having it match apple device you can use the color mode called m-book or run a hardware calibrate in DCI-P3 RGB Primary.

[@AngadBhatiaa]

@@ArtIsRight @ArtIsRight Thank you so much for the quick reply. I've been researching a lot about this monitor for color grading my videos. I shoot 10bit 4:22 videos and I'm looking for a great monitor with excellent color accuracy when viewed on smartphones/iphones. Will working on DCI-P3 give me accurate colors across macbook pro and iphone devices and not on SRGB? 1. SW270c has m-book color mode right? Is this a type of color profile or preset to mimic iMac/macbook colors? When I usually export any edited video from my windows 10 laptop(dell xps 15) on my friends macbook pro 2019 and iphone my videos seem to have a yellow tint on skin tones(after turning off true tone). 2. In this thread they are mentioning some color uniformity report and issues of delta e of less than 3dC in corners and less than 2dC surrounding center and up to -15% brightness drop on corners on SW270c. hub.displaycal.net/forums/topic/buying-my-first-color-grading-monitor-sw270c-need-handholding-on-what-to-check/ Sorry for such silly doubts but I'm just trying to invest wisely and I really want a very consistent color accurate monitor.

[@ArtIsRight]

Sure thing! DCI-P3 is the way to go. Any of these displays would do a good job. To answer your question, 1. Yes it does have Mbook color mode and it is design to mimic Apple Calibration which is a slightly modified DCI-P3. And should help you with the yellow tinting. 2. The uniformity is much better in the SW270C as far as uniformity delta e I don't use display cal in my testing, I use i1profiler. I professionally don't think that DisplayCal is the best program to test your display using, many time, 3rd party drivers because the developers don't want to pay to license the proper SDK. But that aside, the delta e is good. You can watch this kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6a7k2Z5dsmrapo It passes on the check. Here's what I think it really all comes down to, displays are like camera, people are going to throw spec, put it through synthetic test that has little to no real world difference as usage at all. This video toward the end will show you why anyone should not worry so much about ∆e value. You should be aware but if it is in range then you don't have to think about it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6vOgJ2Cbq-IgLc Also at this price point you are getting an amazing value. If you want the best and have money to spend then, I would look at the EIZO which can be up to 3x as much price wise. It is one of those relative thing, at this price point, I think that BenQ offers up the best value. If you want a good investment I would consider the SW270C and depending on where you are geographically, if you don't like it for some reason you can return it. I would not put too much weight into the forum discussion, it is more pixel peeping than real world use.

[@AngadBhatiaa]

@@ArtIsRight Thank you so much Art! So I just bought the SW270c today and I'm really loving it! I'm going to do majority of my color grading work on this. I have a couple of doubts and if you could please help me with those it'll really be helpful. 1. Will X-rite i1display "studio" work in calibrating my monitor? The i1display "pro" is a little pricy here in my country. 2. Is there an option to calibrate my monitor on rec709, display p3 and m-book in the palette master software? I'm on windows 10 so will I have to go to Display Settings>Advanced display settings>Display adapter properties for Display 1 or 2: and then add rec709 icc profiles? I'm a bit confused here.. I'm sorry Do I do this everytime I'm switching from rec709 to DCI-P3 and then change icc profiles? I'm so excited to use this for color grading videos specifically and if you could please help me set this up for that it'll really be so helpful. I'm so sorry if I didn't make sense in asking. Thanks a lot

[@ArtIsRight]

Sure thing 1. i1Display Studio will not work kzbin.info/www/bejne/h56TZqOAiJ18pZI I can appreciate that the i1Display Pro is pricy but it is the best. Have you tried to find one on the used market or website? 2. REC 709 and Display P3 yes, M-Book is a preset color mode so no, but if you want M-Book then calibrate it to DCI-P3. If you use Resolve then calibrate it to REC 709. If you don't then calibrate it to just Panel Native and just leave it there. This video will explain why kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6fYXqadmcmhl5I If you custom calibrate your display with PME then you would use the PME generated profile. If you are using the preset color mode on the display then you can use standard REC 709 profile. Just know that it won't be as accurate as a custom calibration. This video will explain why and how kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6HYkplrrq2lpck If you change the calibration slot or color mode then yes you have to change the corresponding profile. But again if you are not using Resolved you don't really have to do this. Lastly, I would check out this video too kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4rXqZRppdKknbc this is a partial complete guide, the full complete one is coming in a few days.

[@-theJoker-]

Great content Art! I recently got this monitor, but when I calibrate it with Palette Master and i1 Display Pro, I got clipped blacks and poor shades, like a low-bit panel. Otherwise, if I use software calibration (my beloved BasICColor Display 5) the calibration is OK. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Thank you for any tips!

[@ArtIsRight]

What version of PME are you using? Also are you choosing absolute or relative black?

[@artyomandreev1890]

HI, Art! Im looking to buy the BenqSW2700PT/SW270C together with a Spyder5 unit. Is there any point for me buying the Spyder5 PRO version over the EXPRESS version? From what i understand the only significant difference between the two models is the more advanced software that comes with Spyder5 PRO. With the Benq SW series i will be using the PME software anyway, right? So paying for the Datacolor software is essentially a waste of money? Am i making a fair assumtion, or have I missed something? :)

[@ArtIsRight]

@Artyom Andreev you hit the nail in the head there. So yes since you would be using PME to calibrate the display the software that comes with the calibrator does not matter in this case. If you are looking for a new colorimeter, I would recommend getting the i1Display Pro to calibrate with the BenQ. Otherwise, your Spyder 5 will work just fine!

[@luiscpedro]

ArtIsRight Os ir Is it possible to do a vídeo showing how to calibrate with spyder express?

[@ArtIsRight]

@Luis Pedro, I made some intro video about how you get started with the Spyder, but it hard to find so yes. I’ll do a video on how to calibrate with a Spyder soon. Thank you for the request.

[@4626ST]

Thanks for a great review. I use an older MacBook Pro (2013 model) - so no USB-C connection. Would I need to get an additional wire to connect to the SW270C (which I'm tempted to get!)?

[@ArtIsRight]

Yes you are going to need a Mini Display Port to Display Port and USB Type A to Type B, all included with the display. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGWllpWDeZV6bdU

[@4626ST]

@@ArtIsRight Thank you!

[@ArtIsRight]

:)

[@A23049]

Hi Art, I'm debating between SW270C and SW271. Do you know if there is any quality loss or other issues when I would scale down my Mac OS user interface to 2K with the SW271, opposed to native 2K (without any scaling) with the SW270C?

[@ArtIsRight]

Hi @San, I love them both. So to be honest with you, some have issues with 4K scaling in macOS, I personally love it. It makes the text much smoother (some say blurry) but I don't think so and I am super critical of my screen. And having 4K is nice because when I need more screen real estate I simply change the scaling to 4K or somewhere in between. Quality loss wise, I don't see it as such, but this can very from person to person. So here are a few things. 1. Do you need 4K? If you do then the SW271 is the one to get. However, if you are not sure or don't really need 4K. Then consider the following 2. If you want a really consistence panel with great color uniformity then the SW270C is the one. 3. If you are editing on a Mac laptop with USB Type, then you might want to consider the SW270C because it has 60 watt Power Delivery to the USB-C port. This makes it really great where 1 cable will power your computer and carry all of the io to the screen and port on the side. I hope that this help. Also I have compassion video coming up on the SW271 VS SW270C. It should be live in a few days. I also I have another video where I go into details about the USB cable hook up and that should come in about a week.

[@A23049]

@@ArtIsRight Thanks for your quick reaction! I'm working on a Mac Mini 2018, so no need for USB-C power delivery. I will be using it mainly for video editing and color grading for web export (sRGB, no adobeRGB), which makes me doubt if I really need the 16 bit LUT and color uniformity upgrade. What do you think? I haven't decided yet whether I want to shoot/export in 2K or 4K.I'd say my preference goes to 4k, but this SW270C makes it quite hard for me to go for the SW271, because of the 270C upgrades I'd be missing out and possible scaling issues. You know there will be an upgraded "SW271" anytime soon? Btw, I'm aware of the PV series, but those dropped out for me because of size, older connections, etc. Looking forward to your next video.

[@ArtIsRight]

Hi @ San, you're welcome. So if you are planning to do 4k video then I would consider the SW271. This said you can always edit 4k on a 2K screen you, just won't be able to preview it at 100%. The PV line would be a good choice but as you said it has old connect. I would say that either screen will do and will work great in this case. I edit every on the SW320, which is a 4k display and I constantly scale the display through out the day depending on what I am editing. I'm going to a few shows with BenQ at the end of this month. I'll look more in to the PV line and see if I can do a video about them.

[@A23049]

ArtIsRight ahh choices... I guess I’ll wait for the release of the PV271, which was announced more than a year ago, so hopefully soon. Thanks again!

[@ArtIsRight]

Hi @San, I don't believe that a new PV271 will come soon... This said the panel inside the PV270 is similar to the one inside SW270C quality wise. If you need one now I would recommend the SW270C. Cheers

[@pe.franciscoxavier4277]

Can you please help me? I work in a team of 4 people. Two of them use the 2700pt model. I was going to buy the other twos, as I now I can pay for them... What do you suggest? buying two more of 2700pt so that everybody works with the same color or I am better off buying the 270c, because of the update. Do you think there will be a change in color using the newer monitor? I guess it is better for everybody to see the same color... But if they are identical, then I can but the newer one. thanks ahead!

[@ArtIsRight]

I would go with the SW270C, you can't get the SW2700PT anymore. These 2 use different panel so there are going to be some variation but the panel inside the SW270C is a superior panel compared to the SW2700PT

[@pe.franciscoxavier4277]

@@ArtIsRight Sorry to trouble you once again... But is there a way I can make them look the same? through hardware calibration? Or at least close enough. I want our guys to be seeing the same stuff... Thank you once again! for your generosity

[@ArtIsRight]

They will look close once you use PME, won't match but that is the way it is supposed to be and what you want. This way you are are not software manipulating the display color.

[@mattsguitarlickoftheweek526]

Hi Art. Great video! I recently purchased the sw270c on your recommendation. What sold me especially was the usb - c connection. However, I am having trouble getting mine to communicate with my new 16" macbook pro. It powers the mac but there is no display signal. I'm on catalina 10.15.2 Any help on this matter will be greatly appreciated.

[@ArtIsRight]

@Matt's Guitar Lick of the Week, What you have to do is on the display you would have to choose the input source. This model does not have auto detect. I think that it is the second button from the left. Press it once and it will pop up with ports for you to choose from. Press the corresponding ports that you are using and you should be set!

[@mattsguitarlickoftheweek526]

@@ArtIsRight thanks for the reply Art! Did that the first day and no success. Does charge though. And monitor works with an hdmi to USB-c dongle. Is there a brand of USB-c cable you reccomend?

[@ArtIsRight]

@Matt's Guitar Lick of the Week, I would just use the USB-C cable that came with the display. That is the best cable. If you do need another cable I would make sure that is USB 3.0 with PD compatible. I got these and they work really well and they are longer than the one that BenQ included www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F36KZCD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@mattsguitarlickoftheweek526]

@@ArtIsRight I was actually surprised that the usb-c cable is unfortunately not included. The other surprise was that color munki display is not supported. Anyway, you've been really helpful and it's greatly appreciated. I'll purchase that cable and see what happens. Thanks again!

[@ArtIsRight]

@Matt's Guitar Lick of the Week, you're welcome. Yes the USB-C cable is supposed to be included. Like I said contact your local BenQ support for one or you can get one of your own too. What I found out is that in the first few batches of the display, the USB-C cable is not included and it is in the later batches. About the color munki, you are not the only one to be surprise by this. Color Munki and i1Display Studio are the 2 devices to stay away from if you are going to be using a third party software, i.e. BenQ Palette Master Element. X-Rite does not open up these devices to work with other software than their own. The best device to calibrate the screen right now is X-Rite i1Display Pro.

[@Introdigitalarts]

Thank you for the great video, i have connected my benq sw270c to my macbook pro mid 2015 and i can see that i cannot use the HDR feature/profile on benq, is this because my macbook 2015 does not support HDR?

[@ArtIsRight]

Precisely and if you do color critical work you don't want HDR on.

[@stnnman]

I own a Sw270c and my calibration and validation have passed however I think the reds are being over saturated. When compared to other calibrated displays the difference is very apparent. Is there any way to deal with this issue? I've watched all of your videos and followed them to the T.

[@ArtIsRight]

Please answers these questions completely and we’ll go from here. 1. What computer (Laptop - Mac specify the model, year and size, Desktop, iMac, all in 1 PC, custom build, etc ) 2. What is your Operating System (OS) version are you using? (For Mac please specify the dot release, for Windows please specify version / build number) 3. What calibrator are using? 4. What version of PME are you using? 5. What BenQ model do you have? 6. What cable are you using to connect your BenQ to your computer for the display signal, HDMI, Display Port, etc. 7. If you are using USB-C skip this question, if not, are you using a USB link cable between your laptop and display? 8. If you are using Mac was this a clean install or was the OS upgraded from a previous version at any point (I.e. From Mojave 10.13.x to Catalina 10.14.x)? Or was this Mac restore from a back up, time machine or other wise? 9. For PC, what GPU are you using? If Nvidia are you using their new Studio Driver? 10. Were you able able to successfully pass the validation at some point?

[@stnnman]

@@ArtIsRight Thanks for the reply! 1. MacBook Pro 15 inch 2017 2. Mojave version 10.14.6 3. i1 studio by x-rite 4. PME application: v1.3.11, Calibrator: v1.3.3 (1D199) 5. Benq SW270C-B 6. Usb-C 7. Skip 8. Upgraded from previous version 9. Not PC but the GPU is Radeon Pro 560 4 GB 10. Yes, I passed validation and have a report that I saved. Thanks for your support!

[@ArtIsRight]

What is your ∆e value on the the red in the report card? Also could this over statured red be a relative visual perception more than the red just being off, what I am saying is, could it be that your SW is showing the correct red, while the others are off? And one thing that you can do is download 1.3.10 and try to run a calibration with that. What PME setting are you using?

[@stnnman]

@@ArtIsRight The ∆e value of the red is 0.78. Could be a visual perception but I had a colleague who also agrees the reds look a bit oversaturated. I am using the photographer (adobe rgb) d65 settings. I will try to redo with the new version and report back.

[@ArtIsRight]

Yes keep me posted. If the Red is over sat then I would may be try panel native and see how that works. Here's a good setting guide kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqPNg6J_mpVgo9E

[@miroperez613]

I would like to use a dual monitor setup w the sw270c as my primary display. I have a thunderbolt 3 dock which has a DisplayPort and TB3/usbc port for video. My question is it ok to plug the usbc port from the dock to the usbc input on the monitor? Not sure what happens since that usbc port on the monitor is capable of PD. I’d like to light up the other USB ports on the monitor but I’m not sure on the connections.

[@ArtIsRight]

Connection should work just fine, don't worry about power delivery, it either needs it a request it, or does not. There's nothing in between. Other than that I would see if SW270C can calibrate OK with the dock, if it does you are good, if not, then by pass the dock.

[@mredben]

Nice Review

[@ArtIsRight]

Thanks!

[@KyleAffolder]

Hi, I was wondering if the newer SW270C supports BenQ's EyeCare technologies? Is it also flicker-free?

[@ArtIsRight]

Last I checked SW270C has the EyeCare Tech but it is not advertised. I'll double check and if anything different come up I'll update in a comment. As far as flicker, these LCD IPS LED Backlight have not really flicker for a while now, at least in my use of any high end displays such as these top of the line BenQ. So you'll be ok.

[@KyleAffolder]

ArtIsRight Thanks so much!!

[@ArtIsRight]

You're welcome!

[@bavquant]

I have a sw2700pt and am looking to move towards a two monitor set up. Could I combine with pd2700q or worth to spend more money on sw 270c? Use mbp m3max.

[@ArtIsRight]

I would just get the 270C while you can or the update 272Q

[@bavquant]

Thanks a lot - didn't even realize that there is the 272Q. What is the difference between 270C and 272Q, price wise they seem to be very similar.... @@ArtIsRight

[@kjl6138]

You’re the best thank you!

[@ArtIsRight]

@K & J L, you’re welcome!

[@avcreations2494]

Thanks for the great info...

[@ArtIsRight]

You bet!

[@marting974]

Hi, when looking for the SW270C I realized that BenQ have the VideoVue line for post-production, including the PV270 which seems to be similar. What are the difference between the PhotoVue and VideoVue line ? I'm a bit confused because I actually need something for both photo editing and video post, mostly color-grading (Davinci Resolve). Any recommendation ?

[@ArtIsRight]

This video will explain why kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5OoYaeAeql-b9U what you have represents the best already, you are not missing anything and the PV line at this point is discontinued. You can check this video out too for a boarder scope of the line up compared kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX2vpIGOe8qBnbs

[@marting974]

@@ArtIsRight thanks a lot, im going for the sw270c, unfortunately it’s impossible to find in Canada right now, back order everywhere :(

[@ArtIsRight]

Yeah global supply chain is effected throughout.

[@utafriedrich]

I am a bit hesitant which monitor to buy. The more I research, the less I know. I do photo editing (primarily for web, occasionally for print). I don't have any external device for color calibration though. Video editing (HD more than 4K my laptop struggles with 4K in premiere pro). I'd also use it for my home office setup, split the monitor into 2 screens, no editing work done, with different Lenovo laptops. I didn't want to go above 500 euros, max. would be 700. BenQ is one of the brands I've been considering, but I'm lost between the many models. Any suggestions?

[@ArtIsRight]

Do you edit 4K professionally? If not I would stick with 2k, less taxing on the system, GPU and your eyes. 4K will play on a 2K display scaled down at 50%. Personally, I don't mind that, but some do. Hope this helps. For photo editing, 2K is idea.

[@utafriedrich]

@@ArtIsRight Not professionally, there was only one 4K monitor I was considering. Right now I am between the Sw240 and the Sw270c (plus one from a different brand), waiting for the final inspiration to be able to decide.

[@ArtIsRight]

Personally if you want the best out of the 2 the SW270C is the one to look at.

[@shirsenduhalder9458]

If i want to use sw2700pt as secondary monitor with a MacBook pro... Then how to calibrate macbook screen and sw2700pt to get the same color on both? If i calibrate macbook software calibrated and monitor hardware calbrated and save as a profile, does that software calbrated macbook output for the monitor is affected? Or the software calibration only show in macbook screens and output on monitor is being unaffected and show the profile output?

[@ArtIsRight]

Hi @Shirsendu Here are some additional info from my earlier answer. Your MBP can out put 2 color profile. So for the internal display it will output the software calibration. For the BenQ, your MBP will output the icc generated by palette master element. So to answer the last questions, yes, your computer will automatically separate the profile. Like I said before you can get the color close but it would be an exact match because of different back light and display technology.

[@mariospavlou8421]

cool video! But..if i reset my scren to factory defaults do i lose the calibration settings that Benq did on each individual sw270c display?

[@ArtIsRight]

@Marios, thank you. So if you reset your BenQ to factory setting, the calibration from the factory won't be erase, however, all of your custom calibration that you have done with Palette Master Element and your computers will get reset.

[@mariospavlou8421]

@@ArtIsRight Thanks Arti ...what is the AQCOLOR Technology? specs say sw270c has more colors ,but both displays have same amount of 1.07 Billion Colors:) Also the HDR on my screen is off,i cant turn it on.. And last ,i have the displayport 1.2 cable..do i need the 1.4 to get the full potential for photography editing/photoshop? or displayport 1.2 still works great?

[@ArtIsRight]

@Marios, AQColor is not so much a technology as much as it is marketing term or moniker by the BenQ marketing. In a sense it encompasses all of the advanced technology that BenQ has build into their display. May I ask where did you see the spec saying that the SW270C has more color? What the SW270C has is a new updated 16 BIT LUT build into the display, where as all of the other model has a 14 BIT LUT, I am referring to the color lookup table that is build into the chip inside the display. In this case 16 BIT is a larger lookup table than a 14 BIT, I would think of this as more accurate color reference rather than seeing more colors. HDR on the screen when playing back through the computer is limited. The best connector to use HDR on is when you hook up a BlueRay Player or a game console that is compatible with HDR via HDMI Port. Computer OS are now starting to support HDR play back but that is not a guarantee. Regarding the Display Port Cable, I would use the one that is included with the display. This said the newer standard for cable mostly support higher resolution and higher refresh rate. Nothing that is relevant for photo editing. Hope this help!

[@mariospavlou8421]

@@ArtIsRight thanks for being honest: 1.I cant turn on HDR on my sw270cc ,why is that? i dont know what i am doing wrong 2.So did you find that sw270c is indeed more color accurate or is it just another marketing term (the 16bit lut)

[@ArtIsRight]

@Marios, first off for HDR you need Display Port 1.4 cable. Secondly, what are you connecting to your display that you want to turn HDR on, Mac or PC? Like I mentioned before, HDMI cable, sadly would be the better choice for HDR content and the source general does not originate from a computer. This means that it will come from a blue ray player or set top box. Secondly, the best way for me to put it is that the SW270C is inline with all of the other SW series. The 16 Bit LUT gives it more capability but for normal human vision and viewing, you can’t really see that much of a different even for the best of us. So I would not worry about that aspect so much, I would choose a display that best fits your needs.

[@DimitrisMpairaktaris]

Hi! The SW270C monitor connects to pc with win10 directly from the motherboard with typec?

[@ArtIsRight]

If your GPU have type C or if you are using an integrated GPU and it has Display Port over lay on USB Type C or Thunderbolt 3 then yes.

[@DimitrisMpairaktaris]

@@ArtIsRight My graphics card has type c. So when to connect with it? (I have ordered the screen and I want to be ready for technical issues)

[@ArtIsRight]

Where are you can you share with me your computer build, is it a desktop or a laptop? Also what video card is in your computer?

[@DimitrisMpairaktaris]

@@ArtIsRight It is a desktop computer with windows 10. The graphics card is the Asus GeForce RTX 2080 8GB Turbo. The Motherboard Asus Prime X470 Pro. Do you need more information?

[@ArtIsRight]

Just use USB-C since your GPU supports it! :) Cheers.

[@AK-fv3ld]

I'm interested in the vertical orientation hood for the SW270C. I'm having trouble finding any info on how to purchase the extension pieces. Do you know where I can find them?

[@ArtIsRight]

@A K, great question. What I would do at this point is contact your local BenQ support and ask how you can purchase one. They will be able to help you more than I am able to. If they can't help out please let me know and I'll see what I can find out.

[@AK-fv3ld]

@@ArtIsRight Update: Contacted BenQ before purchasing and REP said monitor comes with both horizontal and vertical hoods. After purchasing and receiving new monitor, the only hood included is the horizontal hood. REP said sorry for misunderstanding my question. Monitor has since been returned for that reason alone, not for performance. If helpful to anyone...there is no vertical hood option, according to REP. Demand was not high enough so they do not make it. And while the manual mentions using compatible SH270 hood to make a vertical hood for the SW270C...that hood is not available either.

[@damayoclinic]

Can you connect a MacBook Pro and a iPad Pro at the same time, or would you have to add a USB-C Hub?

[@ArtIsRight]

@James L Manley Jr, what are you trying to achieve with this connection? Are you trying to have both mirror or extend to the display? If so then you need a switcher. If you are just charging the iPad then you can hook up the iPad directly to the MBP. If you use the display USB-C port with the MBP, all of the others available ports are 2 x USB 3.1 Type A, to which if you have a USB-C iPad, it is not practical hook it up that way unless you have the necessary cable / adapter, but it can be done.

[@damayoclinic]

ArtIsRight Ok thanks for the info! What if the monitor had two USB-C ports?

[@ArtIsRight]

@James L Manley Jr, if you are talking about the SW then they only have 1 ports. If you are talking about the PD line the yes it does have 2 ports but one of them is for daisy chain and they are not dual input. The best thing to do is consult the manual and see how those ports are configure from the factory. There's no way to change it.

[@ozguraksakar5557]

First of all I'm sorry for my english, I have Asus laptop and its has like new model mac pro power and I have hdmı and usb connection so How should be the best connection for these monitors? for pc and PHOTOGRAPHY WORKS, I'm very undecided between usb and hdmi I think there is a different situation in these Moniter, THANS FOR HELPING

[@ArtIsRight]

If you have USB C or Thunderbolt then use that, if not then use HDMI

[@nickstro22]

super helpful

[@ArtIsRight]

Glad it helped

[@irinam9848]

Which model fits better to the MacBook Pro 2012?

[@ArtIsRight]

Both will work, the SW2700PT is more economical without the latest features in the SW270C. if you plan to update the computer in the future, the SW270C might be a better choice to consider because of the USB C.

[@irinam9848]

@@ArtIsRight Thank you so much!

[@ArtIsRight]

Sure

[@TheVISUALCINEMATIC]

Hello, i have issues with HDMI it wont detect, do you have any suggestions?

[@ArtIsRight]

It depends on which model you have, if you have the SW2700PT then there's only 1 HDMI port, to which I would suggest that you try another cable and if you have another HDMI port display I would try plugging into another display to see if it would work. If the other HDMI display work then I would try BenQ again and select the source. If not then I would suggest contacting BenQ for further support, it may be a hardware defect. If you have the SW270C then I would make sure that you have the proper HDMI selected there are 2 HDMI ports on the newer display. I would still do the cable swap and plug your computer into another HDMI port display just to double check. Let me know how this goes.

[@TheVISUALCINEMATIC]

@@ArtIsRight I have the SW2700C i ordered HDMI 4K with higher transfer rate. I also ordered DVI Display port so i will see both connections if it works

[@ArtIsRight]

@Visual Cinematic pleas keep me posted.

[@TheVISUALCINEMATIC]

@@ArtIsRight I was able to connect a DISPLAY CABLE for two monitors and now it works without any issues to my graphic cards 1080TI. Thank you for replying. Now learning how to color calibrate my monitor.

[@ArtIsRight]

This is fantastic, really great to hear!

[@ms.thibodeaux4482]

how do I adjust the monitor height - it's too high for me right now

[@ArtIsRight]

Push down from the top.

[@mawes-media]

xD

[@zefengjiang7456]

For photo editing, Pd2700u or SW2700PT. is sw2700pt to old in 2020?

[@ArtIsRight]

@Zefeng Jiang, PD and SW are two different kinds of display. SW displays are hardware calibration capable displays, PDs are only software calibration. A video talking about the differences between these 2 is coming. This said SW2700PT is not too old in 2020, it is still a great display. If you own a new laptop with USB Type C, then I would recommend that you get the SW270C instead. Also if you are serious about photo editing, I would recommend the SW line over the PD line.

[@zefengjiang7456]

@@ArtIsRight Thanks a lot, I only can afford PD2700u at this time, is it a better monitor than a usual one?

[@ArtIsRight]

@Zefeng Jiang, PD line are going to be good display compared to any other ordinary display out there.

[@deelau2223]

ArtIsRight Is 99%srgb still pretty good for photo editing? I’m considering either sw240 or pd2700u now.

[@ArtIsRight]

@Dee Lau, For sRGB 99% is ok most of the screen can do 100%. Also if you want the best color I would choose the SW240. If you want the larger size but have budget constrain then I would choose the PD2700U

[@abrakadabra6767]

the benq website says that it has a 10 bit for sw270c not 16 bit.

[@ArtIsRight]

@abra, yes BenQ website is correct. The SW270C is a 10 bit display. What I was referring to in the video is the hardware look up table bit depth, on the SW270C, that number has increase from 14 bit LUT to a 16 bit LUT. This is the look up table for hardware calibration and it has nothing to do with the panel bit depth. I hope that this clarify my explanation in the video.

[@krakiii]

Can BenQ sell separately hockey puck's in future pls? And will you update PV270 like you did with SW2700PT with this new model SW270C, it would be nice to get PV270 with 16bit lut support and USB C and hockey puck, before SW270C it was only Benq monitor for LightSpace 3D lut calibration and it will be great to have new options in future, explicitly for color grading :) And it will be nice if you can make this two suggestions in BenQ, thank you!

[@ArtIsRight]

@Kraki, thank you for the comment. May I ask why you would like BenQ to sell the hockey puck separately? If it is an issue of replacement, have you try contacting their tech support and see what they can do? I am not entirely familiar with the PV270, however, I am sure that they have some update in the pipeline. Either way, I will pass your suggestion along when I meet up with BenQ. Thank you!

[@krakiii]

​@@ArtIsRight Just to have options, example PV270 is used a lot for color grading and it's menu system is the same like in SW2700PT , but it comes without the hockey puck, and switching color spaces takes time even with shortcuts on monitor, hockey puck is litelary life and time saving it's a great thing and product, and even for replacement if monitor is out of warranty and something happens to hockey puck it would be great to have option to buy it separately(sometime just for urgency buying). Thank you for response and for sending this suggestions to BenQ. :)

[@ArtIsRight]

Hi @Kraki absolutely, now that I understand you want to use it with the PV270, this makes much more sense now. I will pass the word along.

[@NeilSnapePhotography]

@@krakiii The remote hot key pieces require UI hooks to be operable. The G2 pucks are not backward compatible to G1.

[@krakiii]

@@NeilSnapePhotography ok, but it would be nice if they but both in sale standalone, or at least g2 for future..

[@charithmettananda7129]

When putting it to portrait mode on the older model, all you have to do is tilt vs the newer one you have to adjust the height before you change to portrait viewing. But this guy made it sound vice-versa. I’m not sh***ng on the review or the guy. Just saying the listeners gotta just just weigh the pros and cons on your own terms and own language

[@ArtIsRight]

Ok... thanks for the feedback, and yes everyone should make decision on their own. There's a small amount of uses who put the screen in portrait mode and yes they would have to do what is described above. But most users don't change the orientation once they have it setup.

[@thevisi0naryy]

Does the sw270C have a grainier matte coating than the sw2700pt? I may upgrade to one of these from the pd2700q which does not have a very grainy coating and I like that it is not too much.

[@ArtIsRight]

@thevisi0nary, it is not grainier but is a bit less reflective compared to the PD because of the way how the panel is build. Otherwise it is really closet to the SW2700PT.

[@thevisi0naryy]

@@ArtIsRight Thanks for the response.

[@ArtIsRight]

@thevisi0nary, you're welcome.

[@angelrodriguez8714]

The sw270c do not have low blue light mode (eye care mode).

[@ArtIsRight]

Eye care is more of the flicker reduction features. And it may not but if you do pro color work you don't want to use that mode anyway.

[@angelrodriguez8714]

@@ArtIsRight Yeah but when im doing something that it is not color work I miss the eyecare mode. Anyway I can just set screen temperature to 5000k. Also, my panel has A LOT of IPS glow, and the edges of the left side of the screen show more washed grays and bluish whites. Its my unit defective?

[@ArtIsRight]

It may be within tolerance and spec considering that it is an IPS. The best way to confirm is to contact your local BenQ support either by email or call and at some point send a picture of the screen to them for evaluation.

[@angelrodriguez8714]

@@ArtIsRight All right, I'll do that. Thanks for your help!

[@ArtIsRight]

:)

[@wgm247]

Best to start the video with the image quality.

[@ArtIsRight]

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[@wgm247]

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[@Golfapog]

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[@ArtIsRight]

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