BenQ XL2730Z Freesync Owners Thread

LoadsaMoney · 23 Jul 2015 at 22:43

Anyone had this before ?

When i pause a game, and switch the monitor of, when i put it back on, i get a black screen (sometimes just the mouse pointer), and to get the screen back, i do a CTRL+ALT+DEL, then press ESC to get back to my game.

shankly1985 · 23 Jul 2015 at 22:48

LoadsaMoney said:
Anyone had this before ?

When i pause a game, and switch the monitor of, when i put it back on, i get a black screen (sometimes just the mouse pointer), and to get the screen back, i do a CTRL+ALT+DEL, then press ESC to get back to my game.

I Not pause a game and switched monitor off.. Does this happen everytime ?

LoadsaMoney · 23 Jul 2015 at 22:57

shankly1985 said:
I Not pause a game and switched monitor off.. Does this happen everytime ?

Yeah it does, i just get a black screen with my mouse pointer when i switch it back on.

Also hear a funny doo do do through my speakers when i turn it back on

shankly1985 · 23 Jul 2015 at 22:59

LoadsaMoney said:
Yeah it does, i just get a black screen with my mouse pointer when i switch it back on.

Also hear a funny doo do do through my speakers when i turn it back on

Ok I can test this now, any game or I guess it happens on all? And do you just pause, switch off monitor and then right back on again and it does it?

LoadsaMoney · 23 Jul 2015 at 23:01

shankly1985 said:
Ok I can test this now, any game or I guess it happens on all? And do you just pause, switch off monitor and then right back on again and it does it?

Yeah seems to be every game, just pause the game, then switch the monitor off, turn it back on, get black screen with mouse pointer.

shankly1985 · 23 Jul 2015 at 23:03

LoadsaMoney said:
Yeah seems to be every game, just pause the game, then switch the monitor off, turn it back on, get black screen with mouse pointer.

Ok just tested Mortal Kombat.. Pause game and switched off monitor and when I switched back on I didn't get a black screen but the game was minimized and I was on me desktop I just clicked the game again in task bar and it played again.

Am running windows and game on SSD you?

Edit
Just tested GTA5 and this time game was in window mode when monitor come back on.

LoadsaMoney · 23 Jul 2015 at 23:12

Yeah same for GTA 5 for me, was in window mode, seems to be only the Fear games that are black screen with mouse pointer (Fear 1/2), as tested a couple of others, and they came back fine.

Must just be certain games that do weirdness, like the Fears, GTA 5.

Also running from SSD, Windows and games.

shankly1985 · 23 Jul 2015 at 23:23

LoadsaMoney said:
Yeah same for GTA 5 for me, was in window mode, seems to be only the Fear games that are black screen with mouse pointer (Fear 1/2), as tested a couple of others, and they came back fine.

Must just be certain games that do weirdness, like the Fears, GTA 5.

Also running from SSD, Windows and games.

I think I have Fear 3 installed I will give that a try if so once finished playing RO2

LoadsaMoney · 23 Jul 2015 at 23:45

shankly1985 said:
I think I have Fear 3 installed I will give that a try if so once finished playing RO2

May do the same

shankly1985 · 24 Jul 2015 at 00:19

LoadsaMoney said:
May do the same

Fear 3 just Window mode when monitor come back on.

LoadsaMoney · 24 Jul 2015 at 00:34

Its weird, wonder why it happens.

shankly1985 · 24 Jul 2015 at 00:41

LoadsaMoney said:
Its weird, wonder why it happens.

Window mode I think is because the display needs to re-adjust the resolution so it might be a technical thing.
You can though press Alt-Tab to knock it back into full screen mode.

Falkentyne · 24 Jul 2015 at 02:57

shankly1985 said:
Ok just tested Mortal Kombat.. Pause game and switched off monitor and when I switched back on I didn't get a black screen but the game was minimized and I was on me desktop I just clicked the game again in task bar and it played again.

Am running windows and game on SSD you?

Edit
Just tested GTA5 and this time game was in window mode when monitor come back on.

All displayport monitors act like this.
When you turn off the monitor, it "unplugs" the device from the computer.
You can hear the "USB disconnect" sound.
I get that on my XL2720Z also.

This happens under DVI and HDMI only if you enable "Hotplug detect" in the monitor service menus.

shankly1985 · 24 Jul 2015 at 03:35

Falkentyne said:
All displayport monitors act like this.
When you turn off the monitor, it "unplugs" the device from the computer.
You can hear the "USB disconnect" sound.
I get that on my XL2720Z also.

This happens under DVI and HDMI only if you enable "Hotplug detect" in the monitor service menus.

I dont get any disconnect sound.

The_One · 24 Jul 2015 at 10:16

Picking my monitor up this afternoon once the orders processed at ocuk HQ

Cant wait to try it :cool:

Best way to connect it? HDMI or dvi?

EL_JOCK · 24 Jul 2015 at 11:33

DP cable in the box, if your card has the output

Skel Nonch · 24 Jul 2015 at 11:33

The_One said:
Picking my monitor up this afternoon once the orders processed at ocuk HQ

Cant wait to try it

Best way to connect it? HDMI or dvi?

DisplayPort

noj · 24 Jul 2015 at 12:26

got mine delivered this morning...loving it so far. I was really worried about splashing so much cash on a monitor but early days and i'm well chuffed.

I got a V2 as well so guess the ones in stock are all V2's

LoadsaMoney · 24 Jul 2015 at 12:51

Falkentyne said:
All displayport monitors act like this.
When you turn off the monitor, it "unplugs" the device from the computer.
You can hear the "USB disconnect" sound.
I get that on my XL2720Z also.

This happens under DVI and HDMI only if you enable "Hotplug detect" in the monitor service menus.

Thought it may have been a DP thing, as always had DVI in the past, and thats never done it, i don't get any sounds when i switch the monitor off, only when i switch back on, doo do, do do, must just be reconnecting.

Thanks.

Skel Nonch said:
DisplayPort

Yeah this, as i think its the only way to get the FreeSync as well.

Cracking monitors

baldmonk · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:52

noj said:
got mine delivered this morning...loving it so far. I was really worried about splashing so much cash on a monitor but early days and i'm well chuffed.

I got a V2 as well so guess the ones in stock are all V2's

was just about to ask if the stock were v2