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BenQ GW2780 27 inch IPS 1080p Eyecare monitor for Home Office with adaptive brightness technology frameless Low Blue Light DP

Last Updated: September 30, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
75
Old Reviews
0
Unverified
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Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
60 Hz
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Review Analysis - 70 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Display Clarity
 27
monitor, display, ips, thin bezel, monitors
+93%
-7%
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" ...  I believe it is a really good display for someone who is used to this kind of colors or is getting his first display. ... So excellent display but wasn't adapted for me who can game/work for over 10 hours without headache or eye strain on a less colorful display  ...  "
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" ...  I have purchased many Benq monitors in the past.  ...  "
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" ...  Great monitor, nice colours, small bezels, and VESA mount compatible, all for a cheap price.  ...  "
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" ...  Great screen, sounds are too quiet  ...  "
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" ...  I use this screen as my second screen and I love it.  ...  "
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" ...  The material and screen feel premium and well-built.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this monitor for my daughter who makes animations and needed a bigger screen.  ...  "
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" ...  In my opinion, BenQ makes the best budget monitors.  ...  "
Color
 10
monitor, settings, really, quality, image
+90%
-10%
comment
" ...  Good image quality and material.  ...  "
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" ...  Great colors and contrast.  ...  "
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" ...  The image is sharp, the screen is bright and colors are fine too.  ...  "
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" ...  The color precision is great.  ...  "
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" ...  The monitor is super crisp, has pleasantly smooth colors, and has fantastic viewing angles compared to my previous monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  I believe it is a really good display for someone who is used to this kind of colors or is getting his first display.  ...  "
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" ...  great monitor, great color, perfect for eyes( did not even have to change settings for color/contrast).  ...  "
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" ...  its good for the money, but i will be buying a other one, the lower brightness settings make it look all milky/foggy white, don't really like it, was going to return it but my friend bought it off me  ...  "
Picture Quality
 9
picture, good, nice, image, speakers
+100%
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" ...  Like the picture quality  ...  "
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" ...  Good image quality and material.  ...  "
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" ...  Although connected to a laptop with a "regular" video card, the picture looked great.  ...  "
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" ...  But the picture quality is fantastic, my only gripe is the sound that outputs is pretty pathetic, you'd definitely need a set of speakers or headphones to replace that.  ...  "
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" ...  Great picture quality for work, browsing, and multimedia.  ...  "
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" ...  the thin basiles, nice design and good picture quality makes it look more expensive then it is.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 9
good, around, monitors, like, laptop
+100%
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" ...  There is a lot to like about this monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  I was pleasantly surprised at this monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  Get a good monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  Monitor works great!  ...  "
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" ...  Best computer monitor I ever had, thanks  ...  "
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" ...  But all around good monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  this seemed like a great purchase at the time, and I'm sure this is a good monitor.  ...  "
Price
 7
good, worth, quality, monitor, happy
+100%
comment
" ...  good for the price  ...  "
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" ...  Worth the money!  ...  "
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" ...  Great quality for price.  ...  "
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" ...  Good for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  I like this monitor, and think it delivers good value for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  I have always been happy with the price, quality and reliability.  ...  "
Gaming
 5
scrolling, games, refresh, rate, office
+80%
-20%
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" ...  Bought to put above my gaming monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  just love it so much makes gaming easy and the quality is fantastic  ...  "
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" ...  They play e-games constantly and appreciate the colour and response time as they conquer new worlds.  ...  "
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" ...  Mainly for home office, photo and video editing, no games.  ...  "
Ports
 5
cable, dvi, port, cables
+60%
-40%
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" ...  Another nice surprise was finding it does come with an HDMI cable in the box - recent reviews suggested it didn't, and now I have a spare cable :)  ...  "
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" ...  Feels great and looks great for 60hz, mine only came with power cable and HDMI cable, never got DVI or display port cables but the monitor does have the option to use them.  ...  "
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" ...  And yes, it has an HDMI port, complete with some built-in cable management. ... The HDMI cable is included as well!  ...  "
Resolution
 4
1080p, res, purchased, inch, higher
+100%
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" ...  If you are planning on getting a 1080p monitor, aim for a smaller size display.  ...  "
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" ...  I would recommend this to anyone looking for a 27" monitor that doesn't mind it being 1080p and 60hz.  ...  "
Design
 4
design, also, thin bezel, really
+100%
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" ...  It looks pretty cool.  ...  "
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" ...  Not only did it pass my expectations, but it also looks terrific.  ...  "
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" ...  Also I really like how it has a really thin bezel.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this for our daughter who is in graphic design school.  ...  "
Sound Quality
 3
sound, built in speakers, sounds, pc, noise
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  But the picture quality is fantastic, my only gripe is the sound that outputs is pretty pathetic, you'd definitely need a set of speakers or headphones to replace that.  ...  "
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" ...  Great screen, sounds are too quiet  ...  "
Product Reliability
 3
got
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  Had for two weeks now.  ...  "
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" ...  No issues so far, but they're only a few months old.  ...  "
Device Stand
 3
thin, bezel
+100%
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" ...  - thin bezel since I wanted to mount two  ...  "
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" ...  Can be easily mounted on the wall or a desk stand.  ...  "
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" ...  The thin bezel and vesa mounts make it ideal for multiple monitor setups.  ...  "
Cables
 3
dvi, good, cables
+33%
-67%
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" ...  The DVI cable did not work.  ...  "
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" ...  At first, I didn't realize that it doesn't have DVI inputs so I had to buy new cables.  ...  "
Screen Protection
 3
+67%
-33%
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" ...  The material and screen feel premium and well-built.  ...  "
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" ...  I use this screen as my second screen and I love it.  ...  "
Build Quality
 3
+100%
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" ...  These are exactly the above, and so far look great and really do have a super thin bezel.  ...  "
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" ...  The material and screen feel premium and well-built.  ...  "
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" ...  The build quality of the monitor itself is impeccable.  ...  "

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Resolution:  Full HD 1080p 
Refresh Rate:  60 Hz
Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
60 Hz
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