BenQ Announces A Pair of Vertical Alignment Monitors

btarunr · Nov 12, 2012

BenQ announced the 21.5-inch GW2260HM and 27-inch GW2760HM, a pair of LED-backlit LCD monitors with vertical alignment (VA) panels. Both feature 1920 x 1080 pixels native resolution, 178° vertical and 178° horizontal viewing angles, 250 cd/m² brightness, mega-contrast, and 4 ms response time. Both models are no more than 16 mm-thick, and feature DVI, D-Sub, and HDMI display inputs. 2W stereo speakers come standard. The GW2260HM and GW2760HM from BenQ are priced at €189, and €259, respectively.

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Frick · Nov 12, 2012

Oh VA. A bit unusual afaik. How is the image compared to IPS and TN?

HossHuge · Nov 12, 2012

Frick said:
Oh VA. A bit unusual afaik. How is the image compared to IPS and TN?

Never heard of it as well. Read this.

Frick · Nov 12, 2012

HossHuge said:
Never heard of it as well. Read this.

I've heard about it (I even own a defective 1600x1200 VA monitor). I just haven't understood them properly.

Prima.Vera · Nov 12, 2012

VA is not the same tech from MVA, PVA or SPVA monitors? How could you not heard of this? Even older Dell 2707 monitors have this type of screen.

Frick · Nov 12, 2012

Prima.Vera said:
VA is not the same tech from MVA, PVA or SPVA monitors? How could you not heard of this? Even older Dell 2707 monitors have this type of screen.

Ayep they came along earlier than IPS iirc.

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BenQ Announces A Pair of Vertical Alignment Monitors

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