BenQ XL2730Z Freesync Owners Thread

Scramz · 8 Mar 2015 at 20:48

melmac said:
Doing some great work on this thread Scramz I don't have the BenQ yet, but it's on my shortlist, so I am following developments here closely and it seems like you are finding simple solutions for every problem so far. Good job!!

Hopefully there will be fixes in the next driver updates. Glad I can help however little it is.

easyrider said:
Ahh cheers for the pic mate...I was reading it wrong its actually 61 mm cheers

Keep in mind that the monitor is on my own monitor arm and not the stand it come with. I would love to have use the stand that come with the monitor as it is lovely. I cant use it as my desk is too small.

easyrider · 8 Mar 2015 at 20:56

I wanna hang it on this wall...

Scramz · 8 Mar 2015 at 21:11

It will most likely sit just like your one is now.

easyrider · 8 Mar 2015 at 21:23

Are you 100% happy with it mate? I know you have just paid 500 but are there any nigges at all?

Ayahuasca · 8 Mar 2015 at 21:24

The monitor is excellent and will only get better once freesync arrives.

We might get stung for being early adopters but I can't see the price dropping too much any time soon.

If you have the cash now buy it!

easyrider · 8 Mar 2015 at 21:27

My 24" Dell has been a great monitor..and I do so want to upgrade...I think I'll wait until my birthday beginning of April to see if anything else arrives... If not I'll get this BENQ

Ive had this Dell for long enough a few more weeks won't hurt...Seeing the pics makes me want to order though! lol

Scramz · 8 Mar 2015 at 21:39

I am 100% happy with the purchase, as Ayahuasca said, I cant see it dropping that much in price, when you look at the monitor market I don't see much room for it to drop.

I was playing some games today and some was averaging 40-70 FPS on max settings which was getting me very excited for Freesync. If Freesync is going to live up to expectation then this monitor will be a fantastic buy.

£500 is a lot of money for a monitor, but its either buy it now or wait 4-5 months to drop to save £50-60 (That's if it even drops). I rather front the £50-60 and get more use out of it.

Scramz · 9 Mar 2015 at 09:09

Because of the extra desktop space I am not using my other monitors, might as well sell them up and keep the one.

Carta · 9 Mar 2015 at 13:36

Cheers for the guide on 144hz Scramz. I used the tool to set it at 143 but Dying light and other games still wont run. And thanks for the specs you used to set up the monitor, I have been searching for settings but came up empty.

Scramz · 9 Mar 2015 at 13:40

Carta said:
Cheers for the guide on 144hz Scramz. I used the tool to set it at 143 but Dying light and other games still wont run. And thanks for the specs you used to set up the monitor, I have been searching for settings but came up empty.

Strange, make sure you have it fully running on 144hz by checking Here. I found when i first made the changes it would put it back to 120hz some times.

This fixed my flickering on full windowed games.

Carta · 9 Mar 2015 at 13:48

See I could run it at 1440p but only windowed and if I set the refresh to 120hz, full screen was a flicker disco. Everything else runs ok but when I said I used the tool, it was before I found this post, Im at work now so Ill test when I go home.

Scramz · 9 Mar 2015 at 13:56

Carta said:
See I could run it at 1440p but only windowed and if I set the refresh to 120hz, full screen was a flicker disco. Everything else runs ok but when I said I used the tool, it was before I found this post, Im at work now so Ill test when I go home.

Let us know how you get on, as i said it fixed all flickering issues for me and my monitor is running at 1440p 144hz and in full screen too. Before the patch it was flicker on 120hz in full screen.

Make sure you also apply the ATI/AMD Pixel patch first.

Carta · 9 Mar 2015 at 14:07

Scramz said:
Let us know how you get on, as i said it fixed all flickering issues for me and my monitor is running at 1440p 144hz and in full screen too. Before the patch it was flicker on 120hz in full screen.

Make sure you also apply the ATI/AMD Pixel patch first.

Will do, Ill update when Im home. What does the patch actually do?

Carta · 9 Mar 2015 at 15:54

Right done it thanks Scramz, gonna calibrate it now with those settings you posted earlier.

Question, how come when I enable blur reduction, it lowers the brightness?

Ayahuasca · 9 Mar 2015 at 16:09

I'm not sure on exact specifics but it's something to do with how the blur reduction technology works.

It's just been confirmed that blur reduction won't work with freesync but I had sort of already guessed this due to the ROG Swift being the same. I don't think the 2 technologies can work together correctly.

Baddass · 9 Mar 2015 at 16:58

Ayahuasca said:
I'm not sure on exact specifics but it's something to do with how the blur reduction technology works.

It's just been confirmed that blur reduction won't work with freesync but I had sort of already guessed this due to the ROG Swift being the same. I don't think the 2 technologies can work together correctly.

blur reduction involves strobing the backlight on and off and so the luminance/brightness is reduced as a result. That's the same on all blur reduction technologies whether it's "hacked" lightboost, Blur Reduction, Turbo 240, ULMB etc. see this review for an idea of how blur reduction functions and what the settings do: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/benq_xl2720z.htm

In regards to it not working with FreeSync, thats because FreeSync is dynamically controlling the refresh rate of the screen whereas blur reduction works at a fixed refresh rate/strobe timing. G-sync is the same with ULMB mode on those screens as well. so it's one of the other, certainly at the moment

Scramz · 9 Mar 2015 at 18:57

Carta, is your games running ok now in full screen?

mauserk98 · 9 Mar 2015 at 21:24

Picked one of these up today and it's stellar, was going for a Xl2430 but could not leave the shop without this . :eek:

Next to IPS panel in the shop and i think it just comes down to viewing angles .
It will take a bit of time to get the set up right but what fun we will have .

easyrider · 9 Mar 2015 at 21:31

well jell ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

mauserk98 · 10 Mar 2015 at 07:58

easyrider said:
well jell ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I was going to wait for an IPS model ,but once you see it and the fact you will be sitting right in front of it why bother ? :confused:

I cant see IPS models being cheaper than this one ,£500 is more than enough to spend but it's worth every penny so far .