BenQ EX3203R Curved Gaming Monitor 32 inch WQHD 144Hz Refresh Rate and FreeSync 2 | DisplayHDR 400

I was on a quest for the best monitor to replace my former dual Asus PA248s from 8 years ago. Looking to use for CAD and web browsing primarily, but I also game so gaming performance is a nice to have. Biggest criteria are no backlight bleed, text must render crisply, zero flicker, and no dead pixels on arrival. I went through four other monitors in a month, all with issues, before settling on this one. The samsung 43, 34, 34 quantum dot, and a Dell U3818DW. VA panels are superior, IMO. IPS is great, but the rich black and no backlight bleed is worth the minor hit in image response time. It is imperceptible on this panel, really. I am hyper-aware of lag/blur, and I am 100% satisfied. The samsungs all had awful menus. The worst ever, out of the 20+ monitors I have used, of basically every brand readily available. Insultingly bad. Also, the qled panel had worse contrast than the non-qled. The dell flickered like crazy at 60hz, but was otherwise amazing. Its USB kvm and auto-switch thing was superior. The Benq, hands down, has the best panel, EXCEPT FOR ONE THING: as others have pointed out, there is a small band of dark/blur on the vertical edges, as well as a quarter inch of dead space all around the thin bezel edges. The blur distorts the picture if you are looking straight on at the dead center of the monitor. If you shift your head to the side, and look exactly perpendicular to the curvature of the screen, it is perfectly clear. I dont know why this is, but it is disappointing for sure. Other than that, this is the most beautiful panel Ive ever had, save for my LG C7P 65in OLED TV. One other gripe is the USB setup. One type C upstream, and two downstream ports. If it had two type B fullsize ports, and did USB switching, like the dell did, this would be the ultimate monitor. Switching inputs is quick, otherwise, so I am putting up with a external Sabrent USB switch for now.

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Loving this monitor, but not sure about the vesa mounting because it doesn’t seem to be available unless I get the adapter. Other people have said otherwise so I will wait until my mount gets in before I make that call. I have used this monitor for a few weeks now and purchased two other monitors that I felt were in the same range. One was a Samsung monitor which I wasn’t a fan of the 1 year warranty that was included and the other was a dell monitor that was extremely cheap but didn’t meet my needs based on this monitor and the other monitor. First off only 2 out of the 3 monitors were 144hz which was one of the deal breakers for the dell monitor. Secondly I would have to say that I am a fan of all of the colors of this monitor more so of the other two and most of my everyday tasks have been a breeze. I can only imagine when I decide to start to game on this monitor that I will really see the usage of the monitor but for now I am only using it for productivity and music production which is does a stellar job at both. My girlfriend has been using it to also edit her photos and has not had much issues with it. Overall I have to say this monitor looks sleek and I am currently enjoying it and will definitely update you all on the monitor as the time passes.

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I use this monitor for gaming and watching videos, sometimes movies. Gaming: pros -HDR is really, really pretty -curved screen is nice -wide screen lets you see farther to the side than regular aspect ratios -with HDR never enable bloom again, that sun will give real bloom against that shadow of a building right in front of it cons -with HDR, many games use light/dark values that make some textures look bad -with HDR, you literally cant see whats in some shadows where you are supposed to be able to see -many games do not support wide screen well. Not the monitors fault, but something to be aware of -some games method of dilating the side of the screen (think high fov scaling) does not work well with the curved screen -most games HUDs are not designed with wide-screens in mind -that 4ms response time does add up with any other response time issues you may have Movies really look good with HDR, and the wide screen is fine with normal aspect ratio videos as the blackened sides are black as black gets, you can really forget about it more than non-HDR screens. Product claims to have "eye fatigue protection", if it does, it isnt effective at all. First day i switched to this screen my eyes hurt after a few hours of use. Lowest brightness setting is ok at night but still kinda bright, highest brightness setting will have you squinting mid-day with your monitor in front of a window.

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Good - excellent brightness, good graphic for gaming, smooth compatibility with Gsync, can be boosted to 3840x2160 60hz. color settings are just perfect. Bad - light bleed along side of edges. not really noticeable, but there are. Im returning crappy Acer 32" curved and keeping this. finally I can stop searching for better color settings and trouble shoot.

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