Review BenQ EX2780Q 27" 144Hz 1440p IPS FreeSync Gaming Monitor

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[@techyescity]

Hey you reviewed this too. Good job man. I thought the speakers were really good too. Hehe.

[@philscomputerlab]

Haha yes the speakers are mint, best monitor speakers I've heard.

[@cobragaming6251]

I'm just gonna put my comment here and say something funny **insert joke**

[@kevOzilla]

is there a headphone jack? if there is im sold for ps5

[@diplexplays]

@@kevOzilla yes but why would you use headphones on the monitor lol, use it on your ps5 controller.

[@jamesw657]

@@kevOzilla Why would you do that? This is a 1440p monitor, PS5 outputs at 4k not 1440p and you basically need to "trick" it to output a 4k signal on a 1440p monitor. It would be really dumb to spend $500-600 on a 27-32" 1440p monitor when you could get a 55" 4K TV with far better HDR, contrast and brightness for the same price. Getting a 1440p monitor will not allow you to get the most out of your PS5. It would honestly be a waste imo.

[@NikiDaDude]

I also got my first high refresh rate LCD recently, but I went with a Dell S3220DGF, 32" 2K VA panel, whihc does 165Hz with 10bit colour over DP or 144Hz 8bit if you're using HDMI. plus the stand is height adjustable which was important for me. In any case a high refresh rate monitor is easily the most significant upgrade I've done to my PC since I got my first SSD, it's well worth the money.

[@raven89k]

Did you notice ghisting on the VA panel? expecially at 60fps?

[@joeyvdm1]

Hey Mr.Phil. Thanks for the vid my man. You have made my day bud👍

[@ArtisChronicles]

that's exactly my experience with using a high refresh rate monitor. It's been incredibly hard getting used to or enjoying any 60Hz monitors. Everything I've been hearing about this monitor from review videos have basically told me that I actually want this monitor though.

[@HoldandModify]

I have the Pixio P7 Prime version and pretty much looks identical. I bought two so good they are. Plus fantastic DCIP3 color and a 10b panel (8b FRC) all the way up to 165hz even in RGB mode. 12b color is for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. Smart focus is for when you want to watch a video in a PiP fashion while still “working.” :) REC709 Is a more “professional” color mode/space over sRGB. They are indeed different. REC709 has a wider/shifted color space over sRGB. Still odd sRGB is missing. Finally as hot as 144 or 165hz is, 120hz is plenty of speed and is a clean multiple of 24, 30, and 60hz. No frame skipping needed. Now this of course mean less with Freesync/Gsync support but they only work down to 40-48hz. The Pixio is around $300 US as well.

[@UltimateAlgorithm]

It doesn't only work to 40-48hz. High refresh monitors support low framerate compensation. This means when the content is below the refresh rate they will be doubled or tripled. 30 fps will refresh at 60hz twice and 20 fps will refresh at 60hz trice. So it basically work up to unplayable framerates. Edit: also some player, such as MPV supports VRR. When I watch video at 24 fps my monitor refreshes at 72hz, since the lowest supported is 50hz. This is done by doing three refreshes per frame. So it still a perfect sync without any dropping or skipping.

[@Airbag888]

Ooooh getting freebies from big brands now nice! Happy your channel is getting the recognition

[@codybroken]

Phil you deserve you some nice new kit.

[@trunghieu270493]

finally a 4k video review, thank you

[@rrecee2639]

This is a great review because you talk about the features which just aren't about gaming.

[@HauntedSheppard]

4:23 is actually bump protection which is very nice! nobody really wants to change their audio drastically in a short timespan. Unless... you are watching certain content that required the volume to be off and you forgot.... But pausing wil work perfectly in that case.

[@armorgeddon]

Extensive review! Felt more like your videos from some years back which went more into detail. I liked that very much. Regarding BenQ: that company is still on my black list and probably will be forever because of their shady business practices.

[@philscomputerlab]

Thank you! I was surprised the video ended up over half an hour.

[@timh7882]

I actually got this to watch dvds/blu-rays. I was looking for a device that was good quality but didn't have any smart TV features or access to TV programs. I find that stuff off-putting and distracting. I was looking for a dumb TV but I found it very hard to find any modern ones with good resolution. This is perfect. Excellent speakers for the price (£270) and form factor. It also has a remote which almost none of the other options I looked at had. 144hz means it works perfectly with films and it has g sync for other refresh rates. Perfect The added extra for me is that as and when I get a PC, it will be fantastic for that too.

[@Music-yz9rs]

♥PhilsComputerLab

[@retropcscotland4645]

Always great to watch a monitor being reviewed through our own monitors.

[@ChrisR3tro]

Great video. I especially liked the DOSBox 70hz experiment. Another interesting thing would be if there are any media players that support displaying film material at 24 fps smoothly.

[@Zerotwo-ks8rg]

You're so lucky you get these for free.

[@edskt_]

LOL

[@kennyj4366]

Yes he is, but he has to work for it by making content. But yeah, where do I sign up lol.

[@kennyj4366]

Nice Monitor.

[@yeastboyuk]

not lucky, Phil works for this

[@Zerotwo-ks8rg]

@@yeastboyuk I know.

[@jameslucop4503]

Perfect. I'm in the market for one of these! Gone all AMD. 3600 and a 5700xt. Intel and Nvidia can get stuffed! 😂😎

[@jameslucop4503]

Price to performance. Aren’t the problems all ironed out now?

[@Inquisitive-Badger]

@@jameslucop4503 what 5700xt did you go with??

[@Inquisitive-Badger]

@@duelist5442 ... Cost for those is higher than a 5700xt?

[@jameslucop4503]

@@Inquisitive-Badger Gigabyte Windforce OC. It's good!

[@cubancoffee]

@@jameslucop4503 Great card!

[@MultiWirth]

I connected my hifi system to my pc, using toslink and there´s no way using the internal speakers of my monitor. Anyways it has a line out which is also connected to my amplifier so i have sound from any other HDMI device like my Nintendo Switch... pretty handy

[@adarshshah1993]

I just ordered mine and should receive it hopefully this week. Can not wait

[@philscomputerlab]

Cool! I wonder how you find the 144 Hz! I noticed it right away, even just moving windows is smoother :)

[@adarshshah1993]

@@philscomputerlab I have always played on a 4k Samsung TV so I am extremely psyched to jump on the 1440p 144hz monitor! Cant wait for the smoothest gameplay and no screen tearing

[@adarshshah1993]

@@philscomputerlab monitor received and all i can say that its the best choice I made! 144hz is absolutely stunning! Cant go back to 4k 60hz

[@philscomputerlab]

@@adarshshah1993 I know, right? 60 Hz feels so slow now...

[@adarshshah1993]

@@philscomputerlab totally

[@AkshatDevaraj]

Very detailed review. Thank you.

[@PatalJunior]

Imagine your home Monitor PC being 144hz and school monitor be 60hz.

[@californium-2526]

And then the reverse, school monitors being so good, then you survive with a 768p 60hz monitor.

[@galarexia7186]

Californium-252 thats me but 900p

[@vieczurable]

Well done. Have you ever tried to check if any refresh rates vs resolution settings allow GSync (or Freesync) to go over HDMI 2.0? There gossips it should be available by now.

[@shaneeslick]

G'day Phil, I had Flashbacks to my Childhood with ePaper Mode as we only had Black & white Tv (we didn't have Tv till I was 7 & got colour in the early '80's when I was a Teenager)

[@philscomputerlab]

Haha that puts me back! I had this tiny 12V Camping TV, it was black and white and we only had 2 TV channels, but I had the best time regardless :D

[@shaneeslick]

@@philscomputerlab Yeah a lot of Country Australia had it tough with ABC & maybe one other channel, we lived on the Central Coast of NSW, so we had it as good as the City Folk because we had all 4 channels 2,7,9 & 10 😁

[@НиколаГеоргиев-ш2б]

​@@philscomputerlab Best of times, indeed :) You guys know nothing. I spent most of my summer vacations at my grandparents' house (mid to late '90-ties). The old man had purchased a black and white TV (old tech, but proudly assembled in my country :) )where we did lots of gaming on our NES/Famicom clones. Even a couple of years later when he got an up-to-date color tv, he would not let us use it as not to break it (those cloned consoles were abysmal indeed, so he might have had some legitimate concerns). I clearly remember the black and white aesthetics of the 8-bit games and when I return to them via emulators or KZbin, there is always "something off". Lots of those games look great in color, but so many (those with poor combination of colors) just look a lot nicer in black and white. Back home I got a 16-bit IBM clone PC (prodly made in my country, hurray!) with a green monochrome screen. Does anyone remember Alley Cat, Test Drive, Digger, Space War? Yeah, that's what I'm talking about - and I don't recall seeing a video from you, Phil, concernign those earliest DOS games. Once I tried to run a few of these but DosBox would not help there. Later on, I would get to my father's office where I had a faster DOS machine with a black and white screen (and no other sound than a PC Speaker) at my disposal. The smooth animation of Aladdin got me so hooked up - that was the best thing I had seen on a computer screen so far.

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Does this monitor run Windows XP?

[@surrealmemes3518]

Of course it does for Phil lol

[@samsonsanthosh]

Hello tech yes citizen Imma ask my question again What are your current pc specs

[@MichaelComputerBoy]

Operating system does not matter. the only thing is of the video card supports the Display resolution.

[@surrealmemes3518]

@@MichaelComputerBoyI think it was a joke. Marco just knows that Phil loves Windows XP.

[@FunkCakes]

But can it run Crysis ?

[@idf1582]

build for content creator, but can enter gamer user, good job benq

[@philscomputerlab]

I didn't think that the 144 Hz would make video editing faster. It's hard to go back to 60 Hz :(

[@Hajdew]

@@philscomputerlab yea its funny beacause 60 hz feels so laggy xD

[@soullessleftover8427]

Now if it was 144€ it would be perfect.

[@AmstradExin]

Only interested if the monitor can connect to my Amiga, PC98, etc. (:

[@ofi9sher]

For that maybe you should Interested NEC Accusync 71V, it accept many resolutions of old computers that modern monitor don't accept

[@AmstradExin]

@@ofi9sher Oh thanks for the help!

[@jarekdomanski7985]

Thank You very much for this review. After two month are You still convicted that this is really good choice?

[@philscomputerlab]

I'm still using it and very happy with it :) The 144 Hz make a difference even with video editing...

[@theenhancer]

Hey Phil. I look forward to you playing with older cards and operating systems with this monitor, since it's limited to HDMI and Displayport.

[@philscomputerlab]

This is my permanent setup now, connected to a Ryzen 2600 with RX 470 :)

[@НиколаГеоргиев-ш2б]

​@@philscomputerlabHey, Phil, didn't you get the 3500X for the sweet price?

[@Nuseeker]

Excellent detailed review? Thinking about buying this. How about Total War Games from old ones like Medieval Total War 2 Kingdoms (2006) to Rome 2? I don't play shooters and I do love old titles. I also need to work and play on the same monitor, so how is it for office use?

[@philscomputerlab]

I use it for video editing! I didn't think the 144 Hz would matter outside of gaming, but the motion when working on the timeline is just faster and smoother. So it actually has made me a bit faster at editing my videos :) It's an IPS monitor, so it's strengths are with color and colorful content. It's weakness are details in dark areas.

[@tommyking2687]

Maybe some video about Voodoo 5 6000? Have you heard about it??

[@earthborn8385]

thanks for the review, how's it holding up?

[@philscomputerlab]

Great, I use it as my main daily driver :)

[@earthborn8385]

@@philscomputerlab how is the color? I am still not clear if it is really 10 bit or not?

[@imbatman5882]

Once you go 144Hz you can't go back.

[@dmodric]

Great review. Thank you. I am looking to buy this monitor. But I have concerns about color bleed that is shown on rtings.com review of this monitor. I know it is not noticeable in playing games but I am doing a lot of 3D modeling and the software that I am using has grey background and when doing 3D modeling usually you have a lots of primary colors as your default materials. Did you noticed any color bleed?

[@spacecy]

Nice video Phil!

[@philscomputerlab]

Thank you!

[@iamsurajsharma]

I'm confused between Ex2780Q and Dell S3220DGF. Any suggestions?

[@FunkCakes]

See if you can get your hands on a Zowie monitor if they still make them. But a great monitor for the price you got it for 👍

[@Peak_Mindset717]

Is the response time good?

[@luongxuankhanh7959]

perfect monitor,i bought :))

[@Angryfuture]

Did you hook it up via hdmi or display port?

[@philscomputerlab]

DP with PC and HDMI with XBox.

[@priyankverma7434]

This actually has a Gsync compatibility

[@yugopie9254]

Hello Phil! Are you going to make content for the xeon e5 v3 with the x99 motherboard? I heard that they are a bargain especially with the full turbo boost.

[@philscomputerlab]

I did buy some parts, but been very distracted lately and just didn't have time to try them out.

[@MatthewHolevinski]

Oh my I would Love to experience Far Cry 1 on that beast

[@sailorkap]

Hi Phil..I love your videos.. i am and old Gamer myself...1960.. i realized i love my old retro stuff..and i was lucky i kept a lot.. but also threw out a lot .. OMG. Any way i like to ask you some !-- i dont know how and were to do it ..so i do here.. i like to get a Gotek ploppy emulator ..but there are different ..i want one for Dos and PC ..i see some for Amiga --etc.. is there a differece..? thx kasper

[@richardhook9763]

Can this monitor do two windows 10 computers with a Logitek wireless keyboard and mouse at the same time?

[@the360gaming5]

Cool video

[@saif___fff]

Phil can you check the e5 2696 v2? Seems like one of the best cpu out there

[@mohammaddavoodian3363]

do u recommend this or asus tuf vg27aq?

[@chrisroberts826]

I only play Call of Duty Warzone on Xbox Series X. I use 1440p at 120hz so no HDR. What are the best settings to use? I can’t find anything I am happy with. Everything looks washed out.

[@adrianlugo1130]

Do you use the user setting or the hdr on the monitor? I have the monitor and I like a lot but the BI lowers too much its brightness and I find myself not using it cause of it

[@xdragongamerkid3726]

Hey, u have the same knife as me, blue!

[@Blackee02]

hello. I bought this monitor for ps5. I would like to know if freesync activates automatically or you need to set it in the monitor

[@khalidshablan8424]

Just bought one and the sound is soo bad in every way. Any suggestions?

[@jackishd9370]

Hey mate jw if this is still a beneficial gaming monitor for a console would be hooking up to my ps4 pro then transition to next gen hoping to find a great supporter u said hdr has some banding issues ? I see colours r no issue here, importantly to me does the picture remain crisp and clear with no notice of dead pixels of backlight bless in games ? Thx

[@Prim3Time98]

Any issues with banding? Have the same monitor for my ps5 and xbox series s and it has crazy color banding...

[@Nukle0n]

for a Freesync monitor to work as "G-Sync Compatible" it has to be whitelisted by Nvidia, so it probably isn't gonna do AFR on Nvidia cards unless they decide to add it.

[@UltimateAlgorithm]

You can force any non certified VRR monitor. It is just not validated and will be disabled by default. Whitelisted means enabled by default.

[@valentonto]

not a budget channel anymore?

[@PatalJunior]

Its a review

[@leto1178]

Hi Phil, do you have experience with VA panels as well? Do you personally prefer one over the other and why? Edit: I hear you have a VA monitor yourself.

[@philscomputerlab]

I mentioned it a little in the end. The 144 Hz VA panel has massive smearing and ghosting with dark colours. But higher contrast and deeper blacks. But the smearing to me is unacceptable for gaming. I think VA ist good for watching movies at 24 Hz, but for gaming go IPS or TN.

[@leto1178]

@@philscomputerlab Thank you. I know I was early with asking my question while still in the middle of watching. I asked because, I have a TN, an IPS and a VA display to look at and I get eye strain more easily from IPS than from VA or TN even though it should be a very good picture (Eizo monitor). Maybe will look at some TN option as long as they are still around.

[@philscomputerlab]

@@leto1178 TN are the fastest panels...

[@leto1178]

@@philscomputerlab True, the fastest. Btw. The 5800k AMD APU video was great. For early Windows XP era games and compatible late Windows 98 games it's a great system. Powerful enough, low idle power consumption, quiet.

[@airmicrobe]

I wish to watch RGB mod with my tv having composite input only. And even cannot catch signal from vga card. It only gets a signal from vhs tape player ; )♥

[@ahmedaljassim6131]

Thanks, you deserved the thumbs up. Does it support MHL for my android phone

[@philscomputerlab]

What is MHL?

[@ahmedaljassim6131]

@@philscomputerlab stands for mobile high definition Link. It interface both the video and audio from the moble to the monitor. Normally through the HDMI or USB type C

[@philscomputerlab]

@@ahmedaljassim6131 The monitor has both those ports. So should work I guess. I have Xiaomi A3

[@ahmedaljassim6131]

@@philscomputerlab I am not sure if your mobile itself supports MHL. COULD YOU PLEASE TRY if you it works through C to C cable or C to HDMI cable.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Do not agree...my $209 32 inch 165Hz LG VA has no ghosting. And has way better contrast and brightness.

[@hardwarechronicles9178]

that's a silky smooth screen :D

[@seandaley6835]

Asus vg27aq or this? Looking to upgrade for next gen consoles

[@kevinig1174]

Hi sir do free Sync works with HDMI?

[@silverio282]

Kevini G hey whats up i have the same question , i was looking for and i think you cant

[@balaji82]

How is the text clarity for coding?

[@Zenefor]

Overclocking your 4K monitor refresh rate?

[@philscomputerlab]

I think I tried that but didn't have any luck.

[@Zenefor]

@@philscomputerlab 75Hz might work bcz it's within the supported limit of the monitor. Worth a try.

[@philscomputerlab]

@@Zenefor The 4K Monitor I have only does 60 Hz. It couldn't handle 75 overclocked.

[@thedayofquicksilver6930]

Does this monitor have a FPS counter or a cross hair option?

[@Shagittarius]

HDR 400 is not HDR, Until you see HDR in the 1000+ nits range you won't even understand what it's about. To describe what I mean: Its the difference between outdoor lit areas in games looking brighter vs looking like real sunlight. When you see it you will understand immediately.

[@joos2033]

It is good for photo and video editing ?

[@philscomputerlab]

Yes I use it for this now :D The 144 Hz makes the editing smoother, it saves me time and is a good experience. The mouse movements, everything is faster.

[@joos2033]

@@philscomputerlab Thanks for the answer!

[@mauricioortega978]

Hello. Y have this monitor with a nvidia rtx 2080 super. How can i activate freesync? O g sync comp?

[@edsonadhemar5616]

Hello Phil, I want to buy this monitor, but its not avaliable in my country. Can you help me measuring the dimensions of the box to know usps limits. Thank you.

[@philscomputerlab]

730x148x469 mm

[@lendlegenovana8935]

hi sir, what is the dimension of vertical height with stand/base??

[@igorbog88]

Good user review

[@dwijenrajbongshi6354]

Please show the gameplay of gta5 in this monitor

[@mihapeterca7940]

Does it have pivot? Vesa compability? Thx for reply

[@philscomputerlab]

It doesn't have pivot, but there is a vesa mount.

[@Trancelistic]

Lucky you.

[@surrealmemes3518]

Zero dislikes. Just goes to show

[@alertol]

I was expected more from this brand... Even sound regulator is glitchy (i have one like that on sony cassete player, and yes it's that old, when tape was the thing, and it become this way only after 20 years of working, before that it was working as intended, another on 15yo samsung microwave) I always hear how BenQ is a good brand (and it's usually a bit better than some of them) But just like others, a lot of words, but same quality, and works only until warranty goes of... But this one is broken even from beginning... (I do type this message on "FP91G+", yes, it's still working, cuz i replace almost every capacitor and some of transistors. I'm weird, I'm tech freak, I have a museum of old hardware, and none of them is turned out to work as promoted at release date)

[@tylergatewood1652]

can this monitor run 1440p at 120 hz? Will it work with next gen consoles through hdmi 2.0?

[@philscomputerlab]

Yes it can!

[@ChernobylPizza]

Am I the only one who finds 27" to be too small for 1440p? The pixels are too small and it hurts my eyes.

[@UltimateAlgorithm]

Smartphone pixels are even smaller. 27" is the perfect size for 1440p. Larger than that you'll need 4K to maintain pixel density. Below 27" just feel too small.

[@ChernobylPizza]

@@UltimateAlgorithm That's what everyone says but it doesn't feel like it to me. Maybe my eyes are just old.

[@fancycat3360]

ufo test!

[@kingarthur_yt4264]

Hi Phil i am going to buy an x79 motherboard would u help me with the ram configuration i have 4 ddr3 ram sticks 2 ram stiks are 1333 & another 2 1600 can i pair the ram in quad channel ?

[@kingarthur_yt4264]

The ram stiks are manufacturerd by Dynet all ddr3 stiks are 4 gb varient.

[@strokleur]

Hello. its a good job. I will receive mine in a few days. If you read me I would like to know the name of the game at 21:32 / Thank you in advance.

[@philscomputerlab]

That's Strange Brigade!

[@strokleur]

@@philscomputerlab thanks for fast :)

[@praveenkumar4859]

What is the amd software that you're using?

[@philscomputerlab]

It's part of the driver, just right click on desktop!

[@praveenkumar4859]

@@philscomputerlab Which driver? amd graphics? I have an nvidia card.

[@enkedo]

the stand!!

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

Awesome dood!

[@owenrivard8832]

I am getting this to go with the Xbox series X, Can you manually change the refresh rate to 120 or 60Hz on the monitor without using a computer?

[@philscomputerlab]

No you set it on the computer! 60, 120 or 144 Hz.

[@TamalesDeRajas]

After playing this on my Xbox one x, I can confirm that it allows you to switch to a 1440p/120hz mode on the Xbox one X (even tho not many games support 120hz on the one) so it should allow you to do 1440p/120hz on the series X

[@Napa39]

That box is kinda lacking imo

[@registrazioniduemillaotton6030]

FACE REVEAL any time soon?

[@szpynda]

"HDRi Technology" - gods, help us.

[@shavedmonkey1216]

I hear a weird sound once in awhile interrupting watching this video... like "AaaaaaannnnN"

[@residentevil989]

change to 120hz you can get 10bit

[@philscomputerlab]

I know, I'm showing this in the video LOL

[@kakashi9557]

Price??

[@WyattOShea]

@@GM-Shenmue $799 at PC CASE GEAR but still cheap for what it is.

[@philscomputerlab]

USD 600 or AUD 800.

[@volwegalk5980]

Wenn ich es nicht besser wüsste, würde ich sagen, du hast einen deutschen Dialekt 🤔 und deine Intonation klingt Süddeutsch.

[@nahpets2345]

Oh that was a late one

[@philscomputerlab]

Yea the video ended up over 30 minutes, and over 40 GB! So took longer to upload and process :)

[@nahpets2345]

@@philscomputerlab I see.

[@vhrod1681]

Hey, where the heck are your Android Gameplays? I need something to watch while I game on my phone; while I play Classic WoW

[@nahpets2345]

@@vhrod1681 no I'll be making only PC and Android driving simulators

[@nahpets2345]

@@vhrod1681 soon I make new video

[@briancampos7907]

Best picture settings?

[@philscomputerlab]

I like the sRGB setting, but out of the box setting is also very nice.

[@jamesfreeman7954]

This man is compromised the fact he get review copies.

[@portafortoz.0728]

name is mr hoefer

[@강개뽕]

지난주 금요일 비디오 안올라왔다

[@falkon9626]

an insane backlight bleedf , dont buy