BenQ GL2706PQ 27 inch 1440p Gaming Monitor | 1 ms (GtG) response time

I bought this monitor for my new PC for its 2560 x 1440 resolution. The black color started to go awry after a few weeks, visible with black text against a white background, see attached photos. This was in Excel. The black color of the text goes blue / brown. If you move the Excel window the blue goes brown and the brown goes blue. See each picture after moving the window. I sent it back for a replacement which I received. This worked fine for 2.5 months, then the same thing happened to the replacement. I was going through the re-replacement process again when Amazon asked me to troubleshoot which I did, but to no avail, however they did put me in touch with BenQ who recommended a new version, the GW2765HT. I have received this and so far so good. And Amazon have kept constant contact with me to ensure BenQ are fixing my problems.

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Did you know Windows 10 has a built in blue light filter? I thought this used some kind of new LED technology that emits less blue light but nope it just makes everything yellow just like any other blue light blocker. My monitor has no menu option to turn it off and my monitor had advanced features locked by default which required a factory reset which was not stated in the manual I learned it myself. The built in speakers made an electric feedback noise whenever I moved my mouse and they were too quite anyway. It does have a nice picture with good colors, a display port, and I really like the adjustable stand.

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The displays video quality is good. It doesnt have as large a viewing angle as the Dell 14" it replaced, but its acceptable. What isnt acceptable is the useless audio quality. Theres almost no volume though HDMI or DisplayPort, even when both volumes are maxed out. Why did BenQ even bother adding speakers to this display? I almost returned this monitor because of the poor audio quality. If they released this display with such bad audio, what other issues lurk inside? As others have mentioned, the build quality feels cheap. I would suggest getting the extended warranty.

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