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

I bought this BenQ monitor as an upgrade over a 27" 1080p Asus IPS display. I use this primarily for gaming, both on PC and Xbox One, as well as streaming Netflix/Hulu and normal internet browsing. Ive only been using this for 6 days at the time of writing this review, but I will point out some key points of my experience thus far. 1. The curve is amazing for gaming. Took a little getting used to, but the feeling of peripheral vision it creates in FPS games makes a huge difference. 2. There are no built-in speakers, but there is an aux port so you can easily use your own speakers or headphones. 3. This is NOT an IPS panel display. I believe it is a VA panel. The blacks are not as deep/accurate as IPS but they still hold their own against many other gaming monitors Ive seen from other big name brands. 4. The monitor does not ship with a standard DP to DP cable, which you will need to get anything higher than 60hz at 1440p. It does include DP to mini DP, as well as standard HDMI and USB-C cables. 5. Ive had zero issues with using HDR in Windows 10 as I saw reported in several other reviews before I made the purchase. The monitor switches between HDR and my custom, non-HDR setting seamlessly when I use any applications that dont support it. 6. The monitor does sleep and wake-up when the input devices are powered off/on. 7. It ships in a ridiculously large box. Overall, I think this thing is a steal at the price it is being sold for. I am definitely happy with my purchase and have no problems recommending it to everyone. If youre having trouble deciding, just go ahead and pull the trigger on this one. You will not regret it!

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It turns out that this monitor is very good at doing a little bit of everything. For gaming its great with plenty of space to see whats going on around me. It replaced an ultra-wide display that was great for having multiple programs open. At first I couldnt get it to work properly, everything was on the dark side and I couldnt get the on screen controls to straighten it out. The Freesync2 was working fine with the cable provided with the display but it wouldnt run at the advertised specs i.e 144Hz. I went and purchased a better display port cable and hooked it up display port to display port on both the monitor and video cards (a pair of MSI Radeon RX480 in Crossfire) and it recognized all of the settings that its supposed to run at. I havent run any benchmarks on it yet but everything that Ive played run pretty smooth with much more realistic color. I wasnt sure about the curved display but it didnt take long for me to get used to. Editing images seems to work out fine along with using my office apps. I have noticed that display does adjust on its own when the amount of light changes which is a good thing for my aging eyes. It seems to be a well built display and the stand is very solid. It looks great as well. The only thing I havent been able to figure out is how to get all the finger-prints cleaned off. Thats my bad for getting them on it especially around the edges. However when its turned on I dont see them so much. The installation instructions could be clearer but I wont take any points away from it for that.

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Ive had this monitor for about a month and a half. I wanted to come back and review this monitor because I wanted people to know my experience so far. Most importantly, this monitor has a beautiful picture and it is very easy on the eyes when using for long hours. My biggest concern about this monitor is it is a VA panel and not an IPS panel like the majority of monitors out there. VA panels have some trade-offs both positive and negative. One of the positives is it has great contrast ratio, and this monitor definitely has awesome contrast. The scary negative is that VA panels can have ghosting issues. This monitor has some ghosting when running at 60Hz. That said, if you buy this monitor I highly recommend you run it at 100Hz. Its a 100Hz panel so you should be running it at 100Hz anyway. As a regular user looking for ghosting, it appears to have virtually no ghosting at 100Hz. As a gamer, I turn VSYNC off in games and use the RivaTuner app (suggested by a friend) to cap output frame rate to 96Hz. Then I use nVidias new drivers that support Freesync for GTX 1080 and up, and have had great success with this. All of the games I like to play work without issue. Of course if you dont want to mess with Freesync, just leave your games frame rate uncapped and let er rip. I paid full price for this monitor (around $750 USD at the time) and have no regrets. I give this monitor high marks all around. Its a beauty.

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The monitor was packaged very well, arrived with no dead pixels or damage. Was a little tricky to set up, as my last monitor had the joy stick like control, but once I figured out what all the buttons did, it was pretty easy after that. The pros are as follows" 1. It has an ambient light sensor on it, so it goes dark when its night, and gets bright when its light.(I have a lamp next to it, and that does not trigger the screen to go bright) 2. For the size, 2560x1440 still looks just as good as it did on my 27" monitor. 3. There is a hole in the stand, close to where the cables plug in, making it easy to hide all of your cables. 4. My Xbox one x can now run up to 120hz, thanks to the freesync 2 on this baby. 5. Has a USB-C port on in, which if you own any of the new cards, one cable can do it all, audio, video, and data tranfer to the two usb ports at the bottom of the monitor. (Also see cons section) Cons are as followed: 1. The displayport cable, is mini dp, to dp, which most people I know dont use.(Wish it come with the normal dp, or both) 2. Its hard to get to the ports on the bottom of the monitor, as the stand does not allow for height adjustment. 3. The USB-C port only allows up to 120mz, with a lower transfer rate to the 2 usb ports on the bottom of the monitor, as well as it only comes with a 3 usb-c to usb-c cable, so if your wanting to use that method, you will need to buy a longer one, if your computer is not close enough to the monitor. 4. It does not come with the ability to mount via vesa mount, you have to buy that separately. All in all though, with the cons not being the end of the world, this is a great monitor at both size, resolution, new features, such as usb-c, freesync 2, and this monitor also works with G-Sync. The thin bezel, and the 1800R curve, make this a top monitor in its price range. Rather your planing on hooking up gaming systems(you will need either speakers, or a wired headset with a 3.5mm connection) or a pc, this is the monitor to get.

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The picture on this monitor is amazing right out of the box. It also has a lot more features than the lower end benq monitor I had. The one I enjoy the most is the PIP mode where you can view and control two systems at once on one screen. Im using this for PC and PS4 but be warned if you want this monitor mainly for PS4 pro. HDR doesnt function well on it in general for most games. I would recommend turning auto HDR off and change the resolution to the highest possible. The picture still looks great that way.

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I’ve only been using it for a few days, but so far I am loving the EX3501R monitor. I wanted a second screen for my iMac Pro (both MacOS and Win10 via bootcamp), and everywhere I looked, this screen got great reviews. Even with that, I’m always hesitant with such a big purchase, but it definitely delivered. I’m using it primarily for gaming, and wow, Fortnite looks great on it. Fired up some movies too, and it fills the screen beautifully. I’m planning to use it for some other games and productivity too, but right now I’m just enjoying it. It comes with a number of cables, but I did opt for a separate DP to USB-C cable. No problems recognizing it on both Mac and Windows at full resolution / 100hz. No dead pixels. There are a number of options for screen customization. I’m not crazy about the OSD menu navigation, but I don’t plan on using the menus much once I get it configured to my liking. Overall, I am very happy with this purchase. Thanks BenQ!

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After much research I settled upon these to hopefully be a bit future proof and has the specs I am looking for. Bought three for a large triple monitor set up. Looks pretty cool. They look like quality, have a great picture and I am pleased.

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Im an engineer - so I work on Mac, Linux and PCs, IoT devices, I also code on multiple platforms. I needed a monitor that worked on all platforms equally well and didnt have a display problem on any of them (typically what you see is screen resolution size or font issues). I have a MacBook Pro laptop, Mac Pro tower as well as a new Gaming PC rig that I plug into this monitor (as well as IoT devices). Software for the PC is a snap and its plug and play on all my Macs. Very happy with this monitor. Would purchase another if I had more space on my desk. The DPI and refresh rate on this works great for both Win10, OSX Mojave. Great fonts, scaling, brightness (either high or low) no bleed through on edges. Love love love this monitor!!!

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This is quite the product. It came ready with 0 issues. No dead pixels. The 144hz is instantly noticeable if you are upgrading from 60hz. The 1440p is very beautiful, coming from 1080p. The only con I can say is that the original package did not include a DisplayPort to displayport cable, which made it unusable on 144hz until I ordered one (due to the limitations of my set up). Make sure to order one with the pc! It did come with a USB-C to DisplayPort, which would be nice if you own one of the newer MacBooks.

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I just love the Benq line of gaming monitors. This is by far my favorite. The colors and clarity are just outstanding. Great size. Games play smooth as can be. Really happy with this purchase. My panel does have some backlight bleed but I knew this would be an issue even before I purchased it. I wish they had software setting adjustments. I feel buttons these days are just obsolete. Overall, its a great monitor.

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