BenQ XL2730Z Freesync Owners Thread

Ok played around with the settings on screen. if I enabled blur reduction then disabled it. Freesync option is on however I keep enable it but it won't stay enabled???

EDIT: ok done a reboot its staying on now with blur off. gonna try with blur on.

Maybe I need to read back of the thread? lol blur on and freesync doesn't work right? at the same time.
 
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remy87 said:
Ok played around with the settings on screen. if I enabled blur reduction then disabled it. Freesync option is on however I keep enable it but it won't stay enabled???

EDIT: ok done a reboot its staying on now with blur off. gonna try with blur on.

Maybe I need to read back of the thread? lol blur on and freesync doesn't work right? at the same time.
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Nope both will not work at same time..
 
Glad you sorted it out ,, it is a amazing screen ,,, just need my fury ,,, on please come in stock ,,, i need to try out freesync ,,it killing me not having it .

:)
 
I wasn't bothered about the FreeSync, was just the DP and 144Hz that interested me, and the higher res, but have to say after trying it, its bloody amazing, makes a helluva difference, everythings just so much smoother.
 
LoadsaMoney said:
I wasn't bothered about the FreeSync, was just the DP and 144Hz that interested me, and the higher res, but have to say after trying it, its bloody amazing, makes a helluva difference, everythings just so much smoother.
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Same here I wanted 1440p and 144hz Freesync was a bonus if I liked it or not.. but am totally blown away by it.
 
Hmm, slight moment of panic there, was browsing the web and suddenly screen gave a slight flicker and everything on the left side of the screen went really blurry, like it was suddenly running at a really low resolution while the right side was fine. Rebooted and now it flickers constantly but it seems to be ok if I drop the refresh rate down to 100Hz, 120Hz is better but still some flicker.
I'm hoping this means it's most likely to be my cable at fault?

I'm currently using the DP cable that came with the screen and the mini-DP to DP adaptor that came with my 295x2 which I've been meaning to replace but up until now seemed to be working fine so I hadn't got around to it.
So now I need a new cable and I want to make sure it's a good one. I need it to be mini-DP to DP so I can connect it directly to both my 295x2 and screen without needing any adaptors, ideally 2m long but could get by with 1m if they are really more reliable and ideally black :)

I know competitor links aren't allowed but are there any brands that people have personally used and are happy with or any to specifically avoid?

Thanks,

Ross

*Edit* Oh crap, literally 10 seconds after I post this it starts flickering on 100Hz so it might be the screen after all :(

It's quite hard to describe exactly what it's doing, the image stays on the screen the whole time, there's no black outs at all. Every couple of seconds it's like there's a pulse, the whole screen seems to get slightly paler but it's primarily high contrast edges that seem to be affected, like text, window borders etc. They all seem to become more pronounced, thicker and blurrier and it's worse on the left side of the screen. I can move this broswer window so it's on the right hand edge of the screen and the text on the right is fine and get progressively worse as you go to the left. I have a second screen attached via DVI and that it absolutely fine.

Anyone seen anything like this before or have any suggestions? I've only recently got this screen back from the firmware upgrade so I'm really hoping it's not another RMA job :(
 
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^^ Maybe it's just the mini-DP adaptor?
Too much to ask that you have another GPU with a full size DP to test with?



Keeping in mind that I've only used the monitor for 2 days, I have to say that it's ok. I'm not blown away by it though and it seems very expensive for what it is. It was 25% more expensive than my 4K screen and isn't 25% better. Not sure if it's better at all.
Hard to say, one has a lot more pixels and so much better image quality, the other has 144Hz.
I'd probably give it a 7/10 at the minute.
 
nails666 said:
Hmm, slight moment of panic there, was browsing the web and suddenly screen gave a slight flicker and everything on the left side of the screen went really blurry, like it was suddenly running at a really low resolution while the right side was fine. Rebooted and now it flickers constantly but it seems to be ok if I drop the refresh rate down to 100Hz, 120Hz is better but still some flicker.
I'm hoping this means it's most likely to be my cable at fault?

I'm currently using the DP cable that came with the screen and the mini-DP to DP adaptor that came with my 295x2 which I've been meaning to replace but up until now seemed to be working fine so I hadn't got around to it.
So now I need a new cable and I want to make sure it's a good one. I need it to be mini-DP to DP so I can connect it directly to both my 295x2 and screen without needing any adaptors, ideally 2m long but could get by with 1m if they are really more reliable and ideally black :)

I know competitor links aren't allowed but are there any brands that people have personally used and are happy with or any to specifically avoid?

Thanks,

Ross

*Edit* Oh crap, literally 10 seconds after I post this it starts flickering on 100Hz so it might be the screen after all :(

It's quite hard to describe exactly what it's doing, the image stays on the screen the whole time, there's no black outs at all. Every couple of seconds it's like there's a pulse, the whole screen seems to get slightly paler but it's primarily high contrast edges that seem to be affected, like text, window borders etc. They all seem to become more pronounced, thicker and blurrier and it's worse on the left side of the screen. I can move this broswer window so it's on the right hand edge of the screen and the text on the right is fine and get progressively worse as you go to the left. I have a second screen attached via DVI and that it absolutely fine.

Anyone seen anything like this before or have any suggestions? I've only recently got this screen back from the firmware upgrade so I'm really hoping it's not another RMA job :(
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Does it look similar to something like this?

http://www.overclock.net/t/1549176/official-acer-predator-xb270hu-owners-club/1780

Corruption on left side, perfectly fine on the right. But that's a gsync monitor.
Did you try unplugging the AC and having it powered off without a power plug for 30 seconds-1 minute? (you can press power button with it unplugged to fully discharge it faster).
If that doesn't work, try a new cable. Otherwise might be RMA :(
 
GoogalyMoogaly said:
Keeping in mind that I've only used the monitor for 2 days, I have to say that it's ok. I'm not blown away by it though and it seems very expensive for what it is. It was 25% more expensive than my 4K screen and isn't 25% better. Not sure if it's better at all.
Hard to say, one has a lot more pixels and so much better image quality, the other has 144Hz.
I'd probably give it a 7/10 at the minute.
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That's what's preventing me from buying this screen at the mo, can't help but feel it's very over priced. Especially when you can get the Acer XG270HU which appears the be essentially the same for about £120 cheaper
 
From what I have read it's not as good though. I also would prefer the features in the XL2730Z over the Asus. Also that bezel colour is bloody awful...LOL
;)
 
Was a bit reluctant at £500 but got it bgrade £300 was a risk worth taking. Coming from a samsung sa700 it was a massive improvement though.
 
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