BenQ ZOWIE XL2546 24.5 inch 240Hz Gaming Monitor | 1080p 1ms | Dynamic Accuracy & Black Equalizer for Competitive Edge | S-Switch for Custom Display Profiles | Shield

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I bought and cancelled this item twice before it shipped for two reasons: one because Im nuts, and two because I thought I would be dissapointed going from 1440 to 1080p. To add to this, $500 is not an easy pill to swallow especially coming from 1440p g-sync to 1080p Dyac. Coming from the Asus PG279q in 1440p, I can tell you confidently that while gaming FPS games, Battlefield, Pubg and a little CSGO, I can hardly tell the difference between 1080 and 1440 in terms of the color dynamics (more on this later). The most amazing part of this experience for me has been the speed of the monitor. This is what separates the two. While in a fight with the Zowie, you can see EVERYTHING without screen shaking because of the Dyac, Black equalizer, and AMA. The monitor processes movement and light better than the Asus in FPS gaming. It is also noticeably smoother than the Asus in FPS gaming. There is no blur or latency. Missing out on kills because 20 people are running around spamming grenades in battlefield doesnt happen. I have gotten kills with this monitor that I was not getting with the Asus. In Pubg as well, you will see everything especially enemies in windows and in shadows. Your reaction times and performance are going to improve. I spent about two weeks trying to get the color combination correct to make this monitor replicate what I have been seeing in 1440p and I totally did it (or came extremely close). I actually disconnected the Zowie and played on the Asus for one night, then when back to the Zowie and found the settings that make it look as good. Getting the color settings correct is totally do-able. Dont fret if you are dissapointed with what you see out of the box. You will have to tweek it. If you have been living in the 1440p world, youll be able reproduce the joy you found when you made your first 1440p purchase. I played Arkham Knight and Fallout 4 to test the graphics and the Zowie is nearly as amazing in 1080. The Asus PG279q is an amazing monitor that I love, still use, and cant be pried from my hands. But for FPS gaming, the Zowie is the go to. There have been people on the fence as I was, especially those who use 1440p g-sync monitors and play FPS games. Dont be. You will be happy and astonished at what this monitor will do for your FPS performance. Dont get me wrong, I love the PG279q and I can FPS game on that thing all day long and I still love it, but the Zowie is just snappier. It has made me a better player because I can see enemies much better. Its important also to have a system that can drive the monitor too. I am running a 6700k,1080ti, 32 ram. As an additional bonus, here are my color settings that allow me to see brilliant color and experience astonishing speed in all situations while gaming the BenQ Zowie XL2546 Nvidia Control Panel: Digital vibrance 85 Vertical sync: off Power management mode: prefer maximum performance BenQ Zowie Settings: Dyac: premium Black equalizer 6 Color Vibrance 6 Low blue light off Instant mode on Brightness 100 Contrast 50 Sharpness 8 Gamma 4 Color temp: bluish Ama premium Good luck and God bless :)

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I sold my old monitor which was a BenQ 2730 2560 x 1440 144hz so I could buy this instead which is about the same price. It hurt at first sacrificing resolution for refresh rate, but since I am getting more competitive in Overwatch I figured I would get this 240hz monitor instead. The DyAc feature is pretty cool. I am not sure exactly how it works, but it does noticeably reduce blur. My old monitor had a hidden blur reduction feature that basically just flickered at the 144hz rate. The flicker was very noticeable when you werent playing a game, so if I used it I only used it while playing a game. Overall though I couldnt tell too much of a difference with the old blur reduction. DyAc helps things appear clearer even when moving fast. Overwatch is a fast paced game. You are moving fast and your opponents are usually moving fast around you at the same time making it harder to aim and hit them. Refresh rate definitely helps a lot in these scenarios and the blur reduction makes it even easier to be accurate. Moving from 60hz to 144hz was night and day difference. I bought my BenQ 2730 144hz monitor about a year ago. Ive played on It 3-4 times a week for 2-3 hours at a time. It really made a difference in my performance in game as well as my ability to enjoy the game more. I can never go back to a 60hz. Moving from 144hz to 240hz was hard to justify for a while. Ive researched it a lot and wanted to know if people really could tell a difference. Most people said they visually cannot see a difference, but they do notice a difference in their performance in game. Ive found that to be true. It is hard to see a difference visually from 144hz to 240hz, but I definitely have improved in game. Ive increased my competitive rating a whole rank from platinum to diamond. And I have been stuck in platinum since the game released in 2016. If you really want to feel the difference between 240hz and 144hz the best thing to do is play at 240hz for a week. Then go back to 144hz to see if you can handle it. If you compare 240hz and 144hz switching back and forth for a few minutes apart you wont tell much of a difference. You dont know what you have until it is taken away from you. Which is why it is much easier to tell a difference if you played at 240hz for a good amount of time then tried to go back to a slower refresh rate. In OW getting point blank headshots on Genji and Tracer have never been easier. Those two characters thrive and moving fast around you so you cant easily see them. Which is near impossible to do on a 60hz monitor for sure. At 240hz I have no problem following their faces and poking them in the face with an arrow. I am a Hanzo main in Overwatch and that will explain why I was stuck in plat forever to most of you fellow OW players, but Hanzo is a character that relies on accuracy a lot and these high refresh rate monitors help a ton if you are trying to become more accurate. If you are a Winston, Brigitte, or Symmetra main you are fine going back to a tube monitor at 30hz. Your performance wont change. Lol jk, but seriously... This monitor is the best for any FPS out there. My one complaint is the tradeoffs of moving to a 240hz monitor. Its just the nature of current technology and it is nothing the brand can change. The main one being resolution. Yes I like games in higher res. They are prettier, but for gaming this monitor is totally worth it. The downside is if you do any type of work on your computer 1080p resolution makes it feel like you have no screen space on your computer to multi-task. I know 1080p was a normal standard for a long time, but I have been spoiled by 2K and 4K monitors at work where I can have many windows open and visible without overlapping eachother. My solution for now is to buy a second cheap 1080P or 2K monitor for multi-tasking. Whenever 2K monitors can reach 240hz or even 4K at 240hz I will definitely buy those. Of course when they do release they probably wont get back down to the $500 price range for years. $500 is probably the absolute max I would spend on a monitor. I play on a GTX 1080 TI. I can almost completely max out the graphics settings and still get 240 fps at 1080p. If I dont want fps dips I have to reduce shadow and lighting quality settings. Of course most pros or serious players play on the lowest settings possible to reduce input lag and to hide effects in game that would otherwise impede your view, so you dont need the highest end graphics card to get 240 FPS on low settings in Overwatch. You could also reduce render scale to 75% to help increase FPS if you dont have the best GPU. I think a GTX 1070 is probably the best fit for this monitor or the AMD equivalent GPU. On a 1060 you might have to reduce render scale to get at least 240 FPS. To put this into perspective compared to a high res monitor. A 4K monitor has 8,294,400 pixels and most of 4K monitors are at 60Hz, meaning they will show 8,294,400 pixels 60 times per second. That is 497,664,000 changing pixels per second. A 1080p or HD monitor has 2,073,600 pixels. An HD monitor displaying at 240Hz means it is displaying 2,073,600 changing pixels 240 times per second. That gives the same result as 497,664,000 changing pixels per second just like the 4K monitor. If you have a 4K monitor or 4K TV to plug your computer into. You can trying playing a game on your 4K display on the lowest settings. If you get at least 60 FPS at 4K on your computer then it can fully utilize this 1080p monitor at 240 FPS. If it doesnt you might want to upgrade your GPU first before buying this monitor.

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My background - Seasoned hardcore FPS player of 18+ years with competitive CS experience. Upon initial connection, I noticed an immediate improvement in smoothness and response, even at the desktop level. Coming from a 165hz 1440p ASUS PG278, the picture quality definitely suffers. The monitor is shipped on a very bright and washed out preset. I was able to tweak it to be a little easier on the eyes but the reason I bought the monitor was for performance and NOT quality picture. I briefly tinkered with the settings and hopped into my first game. The first game to try out was Call of Duty Black ops 4 - Blackout. My immediate impression is, “wow this game looks washed out now” as opposed to vibrant and full of color. Regardless, I continued with excitement and an open mind. To my surprise, the difference between 144/165 and 240hz is dramatic. Everything seems so much more fluid and smooth. My first game with the new monitor was a 13 kill win. I was on fire. I immediately backed that game with a 9 kill win. Needless to say, at this point I am very happy with the monitor. It has made aiming seem so much easier, I feel like I continually have a “step ahead” advantage over my opponent. Just seems soooo fluid. Aside from the extremely smooth display, enemy players are much more noticeable, especially in darker areas, such as in window frames. The colors are ugly but I can see why now, the ability to easily spot enemies quickly overwhelms the less than perfect picture/color. All in all, I am extremely happy with the monitor. It has improved my gameplay and user experience. I will keep the ASUS pg278 for other purposes but for gaming, the BenQ XL2546 is my current favorite and the best “esports” monitor I have used.

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I bought it for fps gaming mainly for overwatch. It does have lacking color vibrancy compared to ips monitors, but you will love 240hz refresh rate. I tried couple of different high refresh rate monitors, and xl2546 ranks at the highest. This TN panel has the best color output I have ever seen on other TN panels I have tried. I tried my own DP1.4 cable, somehow it would not let me enable 240hz. So just FYI, use the cable came with and you will be fine. I chose this monitor over other 240hz gaming monitor just because of the design. I have no idea why when companies label "gaming", it become flash and kiddo looking. This zowie one has more mature looking, still there are some "gaming" details. Pros: 240hz, not so flashy design, okay color output. Cons: None.

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I bought this monitor to replace my ASUS VG24QE 144hz monitor, but for some reason the BenQ is causing me issues that my ASUS never had and apparently nobody at Benq gives a s*** about my issue getting resolved and it seems like none of them even know what they are talking about. So here is my situation, I run my asus monitor as my primary display and i use a 60" tv mounted on my wall above my monitor as a second display, when I run this setup and I duplicate the display, my tv runs in 60hz and my monitor runs at 144hz with ZERO ISSUES. Never have I had any issues with this. Well now that I have the benq monitor, whenever I try to duplicate the displays, the benq locks at 60hz and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it. I have tried everything. When I unplug it and plug the asus back in, BOOM 144hz while the tv runs at 60hz. Same cables, same setup, nothing changes except for the monitors. The benq will run 240hz if i extend the displays, but not if i duplicate them. I have reached out to benq several times now and they will reply to me once or twice and then just completely disregard me. They dont have any care in the world if this issue gets fixed and they have absolutely no answers. 0/10 customer service. The monitor is good for gaming if you only plan on running 1 display or never plan on duplicating the display, but for what I do, it is very important for me to be able to duplicate the display and still have my monitor run at its full potential. If I could go back, id probably just buy the 240hz asus monitor. Also, the other day I had a dead pixel right in the center of my screen. It fixed itself after like 10 minutes, but now I am scared this thing isnt going to last very long. Should have just stuck with ASUS, have never had any issues with my other monitor.....

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People say Pros only use BENQ due to the sponsorships... While yes some of that is true i disagree with it being the only reason. this monitor is insane! Ive noticed a huge improvement over my 144hz monitor. The clarity of the picture is insane in fast flick shots. Easiest Tracking ive ever done with this monitor. Id recommend this to anyone with the cash.

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Compared to my PG258Q this is not as good at ALL. DyaC isnt as good as gsync (kept both off), and the panel itself doesnt look as good either. So, performance wise its not the best (especially compared to the PG258Q). Only Pros about it are the build quality, the stand, the popout headphone hanger, the s-switch (which is SUUUPER cool and useful), and the built-in features; such as, vibrance, black eq, etc. So just wanted to see if itll be better, and its not, but if youre in the market for a new 240hz panel, maybe give it a swing. Im not the most educated on panel refresh-rate, gsync, blah blah all that jazz, but take a look at Blur Busters for more info. To me though this just doesnt feel as smooth and responsive as my old one.

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If you play any FPS competitively like I do, then get this monitor. I play a lot of CS:GO and compete in LANs and online Leagues. Originally went from 60hz to 144hz then wanted to up my game even more so decided to go with 240hz. The difference wont be as noticeable as jumping from 60 to 144, but your shots and accuracy will definitely take notice. Be aware that if your system cannot achieve at least 240fps at all times, then do not invest in this monitor right now. To truly gain access to the 240hz refresh rate, your system needs to be capable of at least 240FPS for games like Quake or Counter Strike. If youre looking to play games like Battlefield on this, I can tell you theres not much a difference like there is in low end games, so just stick with a 144hz for now if youre kicking up. Besides that, if youve got the cash, dont let me tell you what to do, GO FOR IT! Monitor will come looking pretty darn washed out at first, so spend a lot of time messing with the settings to get everything right...and trust me....THERES A LOT OF SETTINGS ON THIS MONITORS. Goodluck!

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Well, I received my first unit, and it had smudges right out of the box and what appeared to be a small scratch on the screen. I contacted Amazon and received a replacement unit a few days later. This unit also had finger smudges out of the box where someone handled it while packaging, minor issue, but really? Anyway, after taking the time to hook up the second unit and run the wires, setting up the picture settings, loading a game, boom, dead pixel out of the box. Im actually in disbelief after reading all of the rave about these monitors. I was also excited to get 240hz coming from a 1440p 144 hz gsync monitor, and in that aspect, this monitor is good, but the picture quality is sub par and the dead pixel thing just sucks. I will move on to another brand.

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The difference from my BenQ XL2420T (1080p, 120Hz) that I purchased about 8 years ago compared to this beauty is night and day. I could not believe how sharp the picture is (after adjusting the settings of course) and the insanely smooth 240Hz with the Dyac feature set to premium. I’m a firm believer in supporting companies that produce quality products that last and BenQ Zowie never ceases to amaze me. I’m positive that I will get ATLEAST another 8+ years in this monitor. If you are on the fence on upgrading I can definitely recommend this monitor. Pros: - 240Hz - Dyac feature - Easy setup, (if you never have owned a BenQ Zowie monitor before they don’t use screws when mounting the stand to the back of the monitor, it just simply locks into place making it easy to travel with) Cons: - No GSync or FreeSync support but the Dyac makes up for it - Only other con I would say is the price tag however there are plenty of cheaper and more expensive options out there for 240Hz monitors

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