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HARDWARE REVIEW

BENQ GL2706PQ 27 inch 2K LED Monitor Review

by Luke Walsh, November 14th, 2016

BENQ’s GL2706PQ 27 inch LED monitor is an ideal mix for general home use and casual gaming, if you don’t plan on performance in terms of refresh rates that many pro gamers will be looking for. It is a 2K resolution monitor to give you bit of an upgrade to screen retail space and a response time of 1ms.

Straight out of the box, you’ll notice the full black frame, with roughly half an inch of bezel separating the TN display from the frame. With the stand the monitor is about 54cm high, weighing around 6kg and about 23cm deep if you include the base (6cm for just the screen). There is some height adjustment which can be made up to 120cm with a 90 degree pivot. If you are looking for a slight angle on your monitor to be ergonomic you’ll be able to tilt it 5 degree forwards and up to 20 degrees into opposite direction. Like a lot of BENQ’s monitors there is quite a range of movement with the unit, including the ability to turn 90 degrees to be able to use graphic design programs in portrait mode. You’d probably want to only use this monitor for casual design work though, as it is not promoted to be colour specific for professional work.

On their website, they push quite heavily on the “eye-care” and this is backed up by the Flicker Free technology built into the GL2706PQ as well as their blue low-light feature to help combat eye fatigue. If you are user who is on their PC a lot, then they can come in handy. Flicker free technology we have explained in the RL2460HT review if you care to read up more about it.

On the back are your HDMI 1.4 port, 1.2 DisplayPort, DVI-D and headphone jack, which is pretty standard though it is nice the DisplayPort makes an appearance on the GL2706PQ.

In terms of colour management, it’s okay. Being aimed more at the average user and with the lower price tag of around £250 (compared to other 2K monitors) it is not surprise that the monitor does not have the perfect colours as well being a TN panel aimed at performance. Featuring a 1000:1 contrast ratio which is pretty average you won’t get any really rich blacks and a lot of the time they come out more grey with a lack of detail in darker scenes. Bright colours are better and seem crisp enough for a 2560×1140 resolution but they did not seem vivid or saturated enough compared to say the BENQ XR3501 monitor which of course is to be expected for the price difference but it worthwhile to know for those who want a little bit more colour performance.

Playing games however was pretty decent, the 1ms response time is pretty standard these days for newer monitors but for the price is a real bonus. It sports a 30Hz – 78 Hz vertical refresh rate and coming down from a 144Hz monitor I could feel the difference when playing Battlefield, things just did not seem as responsive or smooth compared to the BenQ RL2460HT. Slower games such as Armello were fine to play but as mentioned above, colours could be better. A game that sports a lot of rich blues, purples and darker colours it was spoiled slightly with being a little washed out.

For day to day use, browsing the internet and writing up this review on the monitor were good. The “eye-care” technology included did seem to help reduce eye strain as I could use the monitor for long periods without any problems. From the get go, this monitor looks like it really is aimed for more of an office or home user who wants to go higher than your standard 1080p for a smaller cost. With other 2K monitors out on the market for closer to around £350-380 such as the Acer XF270HU IPS monitor or Samsung S27D850T.

Overall, if you are looking to upgrade your monitor and want to not fork out for the 4K variety the GL2706PQ is a well-priced option. Although it is fine for gaming, those who are a little more than a casual user will probably want to go up a price band and get something like the RL2460HT which is far more targeted to gamers. Casual gamers, home or office users though will probably like this monitor and be swayed by the price point.

6
The GL2706PQ by BenQ is not a bad monitor but is not aimed for hardcore or frequent gamers, if you are looking for a monitor for gaming or high-end technical use there are better out there.

Filed under: BenQ BENQ GL2706PQ hardware monitor

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