Monday, December 27th 2010
BenQ Intros 27-inch Display with VA Panel and LED-Backlit
BenQ announced a new 27-inch LED-backlit LCD monitor, the EW2730V. It makes use of a vertical-alignment (VA) panel with LED-backlit illumination, giving viewing angles of 178/178 degrees. It offers full-HD resolution (1920 x 1080), with a contrast ratio (static) of 3,000:1. VA panels are said to offer better color reproduction compared to TN-film panels. The monitor looks to be very slim, with a piano-black bezel and a brushed metal stand that has the display connectivity. Unfortunately that the biggest picture on the web, of this mysterious display.
16 Comments on BenQ Intros 27-inch Display with VA Panel and LED-Backlit
Can we have some more resolution please?
We should all be praying that the next next generation of game consoles will be able to run higher than 1080P cause if not we'll be stuck with it for a long time.
125% zoom in order to read properly. The DPI/resolution is perfect, and besides I don't want to have bigger res because of games. ;)
But I'm more interesting how it does compare to this baby: ? (LG Flatron E2750V)
www.expertreviews.co.uk/monitors/1280944/lg-flatron-e2750v/specifications
Some people like the idea of having more screen real-estate without having a couple bezels down the middle.
edit: not trying to be mean to anybody, just saying my opinion
Most consoles are intended to operate on large screen TV. The viewing distance for these screens is usually in excess of 2m whreas a monitor viewing distance is about 500mm. If we assume a typical TV is twice the size of a typical monitor, but is 4 times the distance away the pixel density will appear twice as good on the TV than the monitor, for the same resolution. This is mainly why TV's look better than monitors and why there is no immediate need for higher resolution TV's, unless the size gets bigger.
The other issue is that current consoles are lagging behind game developers for rendering ability. The focus for console manufacturers will be on increasing rendering efficiency so that games can jam more graphic detail into 1920x1080. If the resolution is increased, this will compromise the improvement in hardware capacity. So the console makers will be happy if TV's stay at 1920x1080.
Unless there is a push for higher pixel density in TV's (not likely or necessary for the moment), consoles will stay at 1920x1080.
Demand for higher screen resolutions should be coming mostly from monitors and multiple monitor technology (eyefinity) due to the short viewing distance. Unfortunately, this is a much smaller market and we will need to be patient and wait for the next generation monitor that might have a pixel density in excess of 150ppi (most monitors are 90-100ppi now). By example, most new smart phones now exceed 200ppi, due to the very short reading distance.
Most ppi for monitors can be found here and for anything else, there is a tool here.
Also good info here and here
As for this benq monitor, I'd prefer to see a higher resolution on a 27" monitor.