Hi! I've been waiting for this update at least for two years.
I really have been waiting for this for several years.
That's why I decided to share my update with you.
Because, you know, someone can find this
video be useful or just interesting.
This is Benq EL2870U - twenty eight inch, 4k HDR gaming monitor.
That's exactly what you needed if you are gamer.
I got it for myself mainly for my PS4 Pro
so I can play games as they meant to be played.
But at the same time, I use it for everything else.
Video editing and sound editing, watching movies
or just web browsing.
You can as: "Why do you need such a big screen, 28 inches
it's like a lot for desktop monitor".
Well, someone can say that, not all of you.
In fact, I have been using big monitor for many years now.
Before that I used BenQ GW2760S.
It's to this day sitting on a nearby table. I'll show it a little bit later.
I still remember how I got it.
I saw it in some online store and I was immediately convinced by it's price.
It's screen diagonal.
For me it was something incredible.
In reality it was even bigger.
Especially after my old 19 inch display.
Just imagine screen like that and screen like that!
It's heaven and earth.
I got it with the mount on the wall, and still remember
how on the first day I came home, hung it on the wall, turned off the lights,
turned on first movie "Pacific Rim"
and it was just like in the cinema. My jaw dropped.
Someone can probably tell what was somehow stupid
to buy a monitor with such diagonal and only in FullHD.
Because, well, the image can be not very clean.
And indeed, with the naked eye, on that old monitor
you could see some pixels.
But, frankly, it didn't bother me.
I played Xbox 360 on that thing.
It even has one speaker.
Not very good, but was OK for me.
And now I have something better.
It's this beauty.
Therefore, if I need update, it has to be something
of the same size, but with 4K and HDR.
otherwise, what's the point to change something that already suits you so well.
And when I saw this monitor I didn't even think.
It has TN panel, I just say it so people, who doesn't like it
won't waste their time on this.
I don't know that much about it, but from what I do know
TN panels not very suitable for people who work with colours,
for designers.
Because not so many colors are displayed here
as in the IPS matrix.
In any case, today, this is the only
such significant difference.
At the same time, they are great for gamers,
because they have a very fast response.
In my case, this is just 1 millisecond.
In a few words, after a month of use
I am still very excited.
Moving from Full HD on 27 screen
to glorious 4K on 28 screen was little bit weird.
Everything is too crispy. And my eyes don't understand what is happening.
But, in a couple of days I was completely accustomed.
Probably, I could show you right away some of the things this monitor have.
Show some games in 4K HDR.
To bad that all of this will look
different from how it is looks in real life.
But, there's nothing you can do.
On the first day I immediately launched a few games
on the PS4, all these cool console exclusives.
I really wanted to know if there really would be
such a difference around which there was so much hype?
And oh my god it is.
We will not raise the topic of checkboard and real 4K
in games on Sony's console, but the difference is huge.
Especially in HDR.
By the way, it's very cool that the monitor itself knows
when the game supports HDR, and when it doesn't.
By default it is turned off, but if you start
HDR game like Horizon: Zero Dawn, screen will enable this mode by itself.
It's handy and you don't need to press anything.
If the game does not support HDR, you can still turn it on,
there is a button for this in the lower right corner,
and the monitor will emulate this mode.
It doesn't look the same as the real one
just twisted colors and brightness.
So, I think, you should not emulate everything you love in HDR.
What is also cool, the screen has an AMD FreeSync.
But for me it does not really matter,
because I have a card from Nvidia.
But, who knows, what if suddenly I will switch to AMD.
It will be a nice bonus.
I tried almost all the games
that I had on my PS4 and every time
I was more and more happy with my update.
There are other functions in the monitor.
With some watching a movie will be more enjoyable.
And not just playing games.
For example, there is Brightness Intelligence Plus.
You can enable it with the same button as HDR.
This is a sensor at the bottom of the screen that will
automatically adjust the picture for you.
Depending on the room illumination and color temperature,
the screen will select what is best for you
so that your eyes do not get tired.
For movie lovers there is Super Resolution
which simulates high resolution.
If, for example, the movie is not the best quality,
it is in low resolution.
This mode is supposed to make
watching such movie more enjoyable.
I tried to turn it on several times,
but not sure I saw some difference.
It for sure sharpens picture on my screen
so it works somehow.
There is a lot of things to keep your eyes safe,
different modes, no glare or blinks.
So you can safely sit in front of it for hours
and your eyes won't pop out.
This is a plus for me personally, because I can
work for several hours when I make a video.
Sound processing and video editing itself,
especially if it is late in the evening and in the dark.
It really helps a lot.
It was a little bit wierd to run some programs
like Vegas Pro or Sound Forge and see
that they do not support 4k
and everything is super small or blurry.
Probably, for someone, the refresh rate may be a minus,
there is only 60 hertz here.
But, again, for me personally, this is not a problem, 60 hertz is enough.
Besides, I play mostly on PS4 and not in shooters.
Therefore, I think it would not be appropriate in my case to overpay.
The viewing angles are good.
If this is important, because, well, games need to be played
in front of the monitor, right?
Only your friend can be unhappy with this
who came to visit and sits nearby.
Or for movies. But, again, there is no problem with that.
Just like with the light bleed.
You know how it can be,
you can see the light areas on the side. But everything is fine with this,
I did not notice anything like that.
I don't know if I should talk about the speakers.
Built-in speakers in monitors are often not the best.
It's not a TV after all.
This model has two speakers, they sound normal.
These are not separate speakesr, so there is nothing to complain about.
If you do not like them just do not use them.
I personally use them, because when I play on a PS4
I am too lazy to switch speakers from a computer.
By the way, at the back there is one exit for mini-jack.
So you can plug in your headphones or speakers.
Also there are is two HDMI 2.0 ports
and one DisplayPort 1.4.
The design is laconic, maybe bezels for someone will be a little big.
Today some monitors have smaller bezels.
But, the color of the monitor is good,
so the bezels don't bother me at all.
In general, I like it's look.
Including stand.
At least it's not in the form of the arrow,
as in some cases.
I like this one more.
It takes very little space on the table.
It can be removed and you can hang the screen on the wall.
This is exactly what I will do later
to completely free my table.
If I can sum up everything, for me personally this is a great gaming monitor
4k AMD FreeSync HDR and even with my favorite size
(and there are not very many of these with these specifications).
For people who do not want to buy a TV
but want to play on the console on their main monitor
this option is just perfect.
I didn't have any problems with colors or contrast,
all those things for which someone may not like TN panels.
Games work amazingly, the picture is great, everything is super clear.
I saw different reviews for this monitor.
There was one dissatisfied review.
But, I was still more convinced by the rest, the positive ones.
And now, after almost a month, I still have never regretted my choice.
Yes, such big 4K gaming monitors can be expensive,
especially with IPS panels.
In this case, it cost under $500, which is great.
There is monitors that cost $1000.
And, as for me, for the desktop and console gaming,
this option, at least for me personally, is just awesome.
And I say this as an ordinary user,
and I say this only from my own experience of use.
No more no less.
I must say a big thank you to Benq themselves
which helped me with this video
without it my update could not have happened at all.
This is to let you know that this is not advertising
and I didn't get any money for it, it's really only my impressions,
but I did all this in collaboration with Benq.
Unfortunately, I rarely make such videos about my updates.
This year I bought a capture card for my console.
I wanted to tell about it, and didn't.
Just like with the phone stabilizer. I also wanted to make a separate video, didn't do anything.
So, in the future I will try to make more videos
about some things that I have,
to tell about them, to tell about my experience of using them.
I would really like to do this this, I am interested to share my impression.
And I can only hope that it will be interesting for you,
or at least a little bit useful.
Just as is the case with this monitor.
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