BenQ XL2410 120Hz 3D LED official thread

The only thing putting me off getting it is the looks of it with its tacky writing all over the bezzel and the green led power light, its not the most attractive monitor is it
 
Colonel_basic said:
The only thing putting me off getting it is the looks of it with its tacky writing all over the bezzel and the green led power light, its not the most attractive monitor is it
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On the contrary, i find it quite a nice looking monitor. It has an almost retro sci-fi feel about it. The writing on the bezzel is quite dull in colour so it doesn't distract your eyes, and the green light is also quite dim. To be honest, i don't think those 2 issues are as bad as you seem to think they are, and it also isn't much of a reason not to get it. But thats my opinion.
 
Triamp9 said:
I'm running a GTX480 and under Nvidia control panel using the supplied DVI cable I can select the following resolutions at 120hz.

1920x1080
1680x1050
1600x1024
1440x900
1360x768
1280x1024
1280x960
1280x800
1280x768
1280x720
1152x864
1024x768
800x600

With HDMI or VGA connections I'm fairly sure you'd be running a max of 60hz.

Hope this helps.
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Yes this was exactly what I was after, thank you.

am I a cod noob
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No I play TF2 :D
 
massive thumbs up for XL2410T from me

I think it's lovely looking monitor in the flesh. The writing or the LED doesn't stand out. I took the plunge on wednesday I couldn't wait I wanted one for 3D vision and the wife was paying for the monitor as my xmas prezzie :-)
The price shift OC did tipped the edge from being "meh i'll wait" to quick get it for the xmas hols :)

I am exceptionally happy with this monitor - the benq will be my main monitor in place of my old Dell 2405FPW. After putting the picture in standard mode and adjusting the colours to similar values as PCM2's - although I have my brightness at 90% and it doesn't seem too bright.

I got this up and running with 3D vision (gtx 470) last night too. Very impressed with games they look incredible, where I've read the comment that gaming will be the biggest driver for 3D i do agree having seen it, and also animated films look fantastic. I have to get used to real life films in 3d, they all seem a bit "paddington bear" those of you old enough will know what I mean :-) but this applies to 3d in general for me even on big screen demos in the shops.

I did have one panic moment - Nvidia give you 3d movie player (appears to be a rebadged stereoscopic player from 3dtv.at) and after playing a move file in this and quitting it on a couple of occasions it left the display in a funny state
with interlaced lines on the screen but a reboot or going back in a quitting cured it, the first time this happened i tought the screen had gone funny on me.

To summarise:

I am an average guy who loves a good gaming session (mainly RTS or FPS) when I can get one in between the demands of the wife and kids and not a competitor type but I think I know a nice picture when I see one and this one is great. There is a minimal bit of backlight bleed on the bottom edge but only noticeable on a black screen and didn't notice it playing a movie or when gaming so I wouldn't give any negative marks for this as it really doesn't bother me.

I would heartily recommed this monitor for both 2d (120hz yes everything is nice and fluid) and 3d which is great fun. One of my colleagues who saw the monitor delivered at work to me yesterday is going to grab one after I told him of my experiences with it last night, and I have no qualms telling him to go for it.

My only complaint is the box, seems to have a picture of two wombles on it :-) (not the word the guys in my office used when they saw it, something else beginning with W) :-) :-) :-)
 
I'm still in 2 minds to get it or not, i currently have a samsung syncmaster 2494hm and while i am happy with it im wondering if i will see a real benifit with 120htz. Is there no blur at all when panning?
 
There is actually a little blur. But it's significantly reduced. You'll probably have to wait for our lovely review if you are unsure as that will clear lots of things up ;).
 
Haha. Yes well I only received the monitor on Wednesday morning and I've been so busy at work that I've had a colleague take most of the notes for it so far. I am liking the title though ;).
 
Guys guys guys. I have taken some pictures from PixPerAn to show the differences between AMA on and AMA off in both 60Hz and 120Hz modes. They haven't been processed yet but if you really want to see them I can get that done and put some of the contrast testing on hold for now.
 
PCM2 said:
Guys guys guys. I have taken some pictures from PixPerAn to show the differences between AMA on and AMA off in both 60Hz and 120Hz modes. They haven't been processed yet but if you really want to see them I can get that done and put some of the contrast testing on hold for now.
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I vote yes please. Thanks for offering this!
 
Right - first off I would just like to say that these images make the trailing a lot more obvious than it is in most situations. These were captured using exceptionally high camera sensitivity settings using the fastest 'tempo' available on the test. For those of you not familiar with how PixPerAn works - a car whizzes across the screen very quickly to highlight any possible trailing or artifacts as a results of fast motion on a monitor. The car really does zoom across the screen on the fastest tempo setting.

The first image (below) was taken at 60Hz with BenQ's AMA (advanced motion acceleration) overdrive off. You can see a fairly bold secondary trail behind the image and even a faint tertiary trail.

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If you enable the AMA, still at 60Hz, the usual trail is as good as eliminated. Instead, it is replaced with a rather noticeable inverted trail which is an artifact related to the AMA.

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At 120Hz, AMA disabled, the results of this test reveal a quite similar level of trailing to the 60Hz equivilent setting. The tertiary trail is reduced somewhat and at slower speeds the secondary trail will be significantly reduced compared to the 60Hz results.

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At 120Hz, AMA enabled, results are much better. The overdrive trail (inverse ghost) is still there but is a lot less visible. This only presents itself during the very fast motion of this test and it is a lot more noticeable on the high-sensitivity capture than in real-time.

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It is clear from this (hopefully) that 120Hz + AMA represents the optimal settings for gaming on the BenQ XL2410T. During normal gaming, which generally features action that is of a slower pace and somewhat more complex than a simple 2D image scrolling across the screen, the responsiveness of the BenQ XL2410T is excellent. The best example of this is the Apache flying about and quickly maneuvering on Battlefield Bad Company 2. With the XL2410T set up appropriately (latter mode above) the metal panels on the Apache and the pilot inside are all sharp and highly visible even when the Apache darts across the screen. Similarly most textures remain very sharp when zipping about in an ATV or quickly moving your character. There is a small amount of trailing noticeable at times (for example strafing quickly near vertical surfaces) but overall this is much reduced and superior to any LCD monitor in 60Hz mode.
 
Thanks for that PCM2. That was very useful. Though it looks to me that the tertiary trail in 120Hz mode AMA off is a little more pronounced than in 60Hz AMA off. Maybe my understanding of it is wrong. In any case, as 120Hz AMA on looks to be the optimal setting, then it is all good.
 
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