Should checkout the alienware AW2521H. Can toggle between 360 IPS and also 240 + ULMB depending on the game. TN Panels should hopefully be a thing of the past.
Very interesting to see a monitor where the product design is actually thoughtful regarding the target users' tasks. The carry handle for setting up for competitions, and the slanted base that allows a closer position to the monitor are features that seem to come from some actual user-centered design process!
Benq answered some questions on reddit a while back and one guy asked were they plannig to release a 360hz monitor, their answer was that they are planning something bigger than that.
I used to have a BenQ E2200HD which I used since it released until last year. I ended up getting budget Samsung "QLED" 144Hz monitor which I expected to be better on paper... But even at 75Hz the BenQ had noticeably less ghosting despite being almost half the refresh rate. BenQ takes response times seriously, and it shows!
it took e a long time to get past that i dont need this monitor because im not a rising esports star.... but its soooo goood NO!!! NOT AGAIN! i need help
@Garrus Vakarian what monitor you have? I'm undecided between this or something else. Every video about this monitor doesn't give actual real time gameplay.
@Garrus Vakarian thats becasue you cant tell the difference on camera. the difference between dyac and ulmb is that with ulmb your brightness will be very very dark. while with dyac it will be as if you didnt change your brightness at all while having no motion blur
I pre-ordered this monitor and have been using it since. I'm no aspiring pro gamer, but I used to play a lot of csgo, and I'll do anything for that extra advantage. I now mostly just play destiny 2 but, even in that game the gaming experience is just amazing. There is a massive difference. Everything is just easier on the eyes. I highly recommend this monitor if you don't mind 1080p
@Pietro Figura LOL I bought a 144hz monitor to play CS and Valorant with my cousin and I still die anyways. I almost bought a G pro wireless superlight I'm glad I didn't.
@Falcon_ my reaction time was 220 to 250ms with a normal mouse, after I got a g305 it was still 220ms, I only got sub 200ms when I bought a 144hz display. A lighter mouse is very pleasant even for normal use.
Imagine a new BenQ monitor with 360Hz and DyAc+ working with freesync/gsync for below 700$. That would be insane and the best monitor to date for competitive gaming.
no, that IS the perfect clarity of CRT's... it has already been achieved, now we're just discussing the time it takes for this tech to be standard for ALL LCD's. :P CRT's have these phosphor glow lines, and they are significantly longer than the white ghosting produced by such a high refresh-rate monitor. In short, LCD's have finally gotten AHEAD of CRT's... because LCD's have also managed a 0 ms response time too (on another LCD monitor i don't remember the name of), 0.5 ms, but less than 1 = 0, just like CRT's. xD So if we can just combine those two aspects, we've finally advanced this tech far enough to no longer NEED CRT's for any reason, whatsoever... Aside from having the genuine retro gaming experience. :P
I use to be skeptical of the DyAc+/DyAc technology, I had a older generation Zowie and it’s motion blur tech sucked. BUT after a few tournament experiences (with different implementations of 240hz E.G. Alienware, Asus, Viewsonic) DyAc is my new standard for competition. I never want to play on anything below this level of clarity again. For those struggling to choose between the XL2546K vs IPS/1440p. For highest level of competition, Zowie XL2546K For FPS like CSGO or Apex or Valorant: Zowie For Moba: Maybe not Zowie because I never had motion Blur issues for these type of games. It’s like turning the motion blur setting off. You can better see and understand where your crosshair is and the environment around you. Zowie makes you pay a premium I now understand why and regret buying a non Zowie 240hz monitor a couple years back.
Strictly a CSGO and Valorant player here. Seriously considering going back to BenQ DyAc 240hz after gaming on the Asus 360hz for 5 months. Games like CS where the FPS supports the Asus 360hz feels buttery smooth, but the motion blur is very noticeable in fast mouse sweeps that did not exist with DyAc. A BenQ 360hz DyAc would be incredible.
OLEDs can have really low response times but at the end of the day it is still using sample and hold techniques used by all flat panel displays. This means it will still have motion blur unlike CRT displays. The only way to get rid of it is to do backlight strobing on LCD and black frame insertion on OLED but those techniques have their own drawbacks, namely reduced brightness and flicker.
@@tienathua1820 It depends what you do most. If you mainly play competitive shooters and thats what you primarily use it for then its great. If you use it for watching movies/working then there are probably better monitors for the money
@@Roxas7234 I want to buy it, but I don’t know now because of all the bad things people say, but do you recommend it? If I buy this I will use my other monitor to watch videos and like that, and this I will use it to play competitive or only for fun but mainly for competitive.
@@SoulRollerFIN BenQ is Chinese company. Apple isn't. You can make things on Somalia for cost effectiveness but people who controls them that matters. The quality is and will never be priority of Chinese corporate.
@@ChrisBrown-ir6sf there are also plenty of bad companies that are U.S. or EU based. Same goes for the chinese companies. I've actually had more Apple-made shit break due to poor quality than my crappy BenQ devices.
@@SoulRollerFIN I think its kinda opposite. There are few Chinese companies that care about Qualities but most of them doesn't. Cause As An Asian myself we know for a fact anything made in Japan will be touch of class in it. When Chinese made can be easily recognized looking at build qualities. You are talking about American, German and Japanese products. There are Chinese companies that just make replicas of Real products and sell them as genuine. It's just very common here in Asian market. Benq is good company and they make good products. I don't want to change your mind cause you only see the good Chinese products that imported Europe or NA but as an Asian we get all of them. Most of them are garbage.
@@zaxmaxlax i have 1024x768 i think with just 85hz (i run it with a laptop and sadly i don't have enough bandwith). Modern game who can accept 4/3 are great. Even stretch is fine with competitive title. But i can't stand the black bars.
its so interesting that developers, nvidia and amd are putting so much effort behind motion blur (dlss and the like) to dynamically change the looks (less resolution/blur/etc)of your surroundings to focus on higher frame rates.
Hey Ali, as a big cs:go fan I’ve looked into this monitor a lot, and one thing that’s confused me is that it’s very difficult to tell which pros with the monitor are actually playing with dyac on or not. It seems like a lot of them actually aren’t, though it’s hard to find documentation to that degree for anyone other than like s1mple or zywoo. I wonder if a lot of them use it due to sponsorships and never even tinker with the settings!
This made me activate the pixel response time setting on my samsung 144hz VA monitor and i was really surprised on how much it changed now i can't imagine how good the zowie one looks
Can you post a video of how you calibrated this monitor been trying to find a video online everywhere and still couldn’t or can you post a link in the description of this video on what you used to calibrated this monitor? I’d much appreciated and you also warned yourself a like and sub keep up the great work 👍🏻
The software he's using on the video is called DisplayCAL, but you need to buy a special piece of hardware to go with it called a colorimeter. Popular brands of colorimeter are Spyder and Xrite, they're a usb device that inspects the colour of the screen while the software makes calibration changes. Windows has some simple built-in calibration software you can use, but it's not as accurate because it tells you to make changes by looking at the screen with your eyes.
@@BarneyDesmond well yes, nothing that is based on you looking with your eyes will be as good as a machine doing it in this scenario, human eyes are known to be unreliable
@@deividasjasinevicius3905 ok, but nothing forced or cringe, so not really acting. and you should really watch hub (hardware unboxed), they have best reviews (monitors, cpu, gpu, aib cards, vrm's)
I’m having a really hard time deciding between this and the AW2721D. I upgraded to a 1440p/165hz panel from a 1080p/144hz two years ago and I’m enjoying it a lot, although I would really like a 240hz panel as I mostly play competitive shooters. I really appreciate the sharpness of 1440p at 24” but there just doesn’t seem to be any 24” 240hz panels at 1440p. I’m worried 27” will be too large for the shooters I play (mainly valorant and apex) but I’m also worried about downgrading back to 1080p, as 1440p is so much clearer and crisp. Would I benefit more from this monitor? I’m currently using a TN and haven’t used IPS, are the response times that much better? Is 27” just too large for the type of games I’m playing? Will the 240hz advantage be lost with the IPS and larger size? The zowie is also significantly cheaper. Any feedback would be appreciated
It's all preference. Jumping from 24/25 to 27" takes time to adjust but you'll get used to it. If you only buy a monitor to click heads and tryhard then buy this Zowie.
@@serenity5892 I currently have 2x27" 27GL850-B and upgraded from 1x ASUS VG248QE 24". I use my rig for work and gaming. Personally 24" fits me better for competitive shooters, as all is smaller and you have a better overview. But for Desktop, work stuff or AAA games I never ever want to change back from WQHD to FHD... So in the end I will upgrade from a dual- to triple monitor setup. One 24" for competive shooters and 2x27" for the other stuff. I think I'll upgrade the VG248QE with the XL2546K. So when you are a tryhard I would recommend staying at 24" at FHD.
@@marv.hamburg that's what I was thinking. Thank you for sharing! The other issue I'm encountering with triple monitors is high memory clock/core clock if ALL your monitors aren't exactly the same. Pay attention, your gpu might idle at high temps because of that. The very slight difference between my 2 PG278QRR and my PG278Q makes my VRAM run full speed all the time (even on desktop) on Nvidia GPUs and core at full speed on AMD GPUs. (6900XT/3080Ti) I'm also loosing focus in most of my activities because of the ridiculously large screen area, unlike single 24" for competitive shooters.
Recently I've been watching your videos, this one particularly was really helpful. Finally I made my decision on my monitor choice after days of debating, I choose this one, the 2546K and can not wait to try it out! Thanks.
@@vityavertu526 I have no regrets whatsoever. Worth the price. I only use it for gaming, that’s what it made for and it’s the smoothest gaming experience I ever had, I’ve been gaming for the past 20 years, used crt monitors, tn and ips but this one stands out. For any other things other than gaming it lacks. Colors are off and resolution is only fhd which is kind of low at least for me for work compared to my 4k dell monitor.
@@vityavertu526 yes sir. So basically if you would only use it for gaming, I would definitely recommend. If you would use it for gaming & work or video/photo editing then maybe look for an alienware or Samsung with ips screen, those also have high refresh rate(maybe even higher) and have better colors and resolution.
i would like to see a comparison in motion clarity of this display vs an lg oled. despite being only 120hz i was under the impression they are the motion clarity kings due to the benefits of oled tech.
this is the monitor for competitive people,people who care about performance,not for softcore gamers that care about pretty visuals and are usually bad at every single game,for those people a 1440 monitor is better
One thing I miss about CRT monitors is zero blurring when reading scrolling text. When I scroll a document on a CRT, I can read the text even while it's moving. On every flat screen monitor I've tried, the text becomes too blurry to read. I wonder if this monitor brings back the zero blur when it comes to reading fast moving text?
Can't say for the XL2546K monitor, but on my Benq xl2720z with backlight strobing on, it does help, but fast moving text still has some issues. Had to do some service menu adjustments to adjust the phasing of the backlight to tune it. But I guess I don't get in this review with the backlight strobing. My monitor has it, I can see the alien pupils on the same test and it's an old display, so I don't get what this specific display is doing different than older backlight strobing. The issue that I end up getting with my LCD panel vs my Viewsonic CRT is ghosting of the pixels in front/rear. I don't get that on a CRT and it still looks/feels buttery smooth compared to an LCD panel.
for me TN panels are the best , im a competitive gamer , actually d3 in valorant , TN PANELS ARE A MUST FOR HIGH ELOS in ANY competitive game , dyac is just amazing how accuarate can show the picture on movement , ELMB too is the same as zowie but with darker brightness , zowie is flawless for competitive gaming! belive me i have a 2456k is just amazing
For anyone interested: Pro's that used the 360hz for an extended period all moved back to the BenQ's because of visual clarity and smearing issue's with the 360hz's that we have right now. Also many tend to use DyAc/ELMB/Backlight Strobing whatever you wanna call it at a high setting opposed to the premium or fastest setting.
@Optimum Tech IN THIS VIDEO YOU GAVE DIFFERENT RGB COLOR VALUE {R 100/G 98/B 97} OF BENQ 2546K GO TO 2:35 IN THIS VIDEO- th-cam.com/video/uil0jhgdN8M/w-d-xo.html BUT NOW U SHOW THIS VALUE RGB 100/99/94
My understanding is that ips panels have higher pixel response time so even though your getting 360hz, its not any faster than 240hz on a tn panel (also probably why you can really feel a difference) so your essentially trading the motion clarity for better colour/viewing angles. If they figure out how to do 360hz tn I would imagine it would have a small but noticeable impact on responsiveness.
Whats the response the response time with DyAc on tho? doesnt it increase? i play arena shooters, so i would definitely prefer the lowest response time to DyAc...but if there is no compromise there... thats another story!
I just got a 280 Hz Asus IPS which should be arriving any minute. Think I made the right choice because I don’t think my system can consistently push 280 FPS in my games. I also don’t play FPS games as much, I mostly race in Forza Horizon 4. Can’t wait to be playing on a buttery smooth display!!
Ik this is a old comment but I had 2 of the Asus monitors and took them both back bc I kept getting weird yellowish stuff on the sides of it and recently got the Alienware and it’s way better
For 99.9% of us normal people, yes. But for elite-level competitive gaming teams fighting over cash prizes worth thousands of dollars, a few hundred spent as an investment on their players is nothing.
@@ed-te1fp while part of that is true there is still 360hz monitors and high refresh rate 1440 monitors which offer better clarity and speeds, I have a benq monitor however considering you can get 1440p high refresh rate monitors for the same cost, I think benq is marking up the monitor.
For gaming just pick up a free crt and you're done. If you can find one, because it's quite popular nowedays... Especially those great for gaming, high resolution, flat screen etc.
I just got the 360 Alienware for my birthday and if I had a choice I would’ve picked this. Anyone want to trade im willing to trade straight up depending on shipping lmk.
What a fantastic looking monitor, but no freesync or g sync is a bit of a killer for me, but then I'm not the target for this. I will keep my eye on the tech though and how it improves. Great review ali
You are not the intended target audience. The competitive players who consider this couldn't give two hoots about resolutions above 1080p. Hell most of them play below native res.
yo this is not some unknown or kickstater brand company... this is benq well long established brand, for that price you got reliability, even i still use my cheap benq monitor.
just bought mine and waiting to arrive, that shit looks crazy. Upgrading from an asus vg248qe from 2013 to this will be insane, + that dyac is what i really needed since I play apex professionally and for a fast paced game like apex that dyac will do wonders
It makes me laugh to see the players of Valorant discover the fire. these monitors are the ones that have always been used in csgo and other competitive scenes
![I upgraded my setup with a new BenQ Zowie XL2546K [Review]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NNtzwGX0vf0/mqdefault.jpg)
DyAc+ is real.
Would you take this or 360Hz IPS?
500 euros for 240 hz and 1080 p , BIG NOP
Should checkout the alienware AW2521H. Can toggle between 360 IPS and also 240 + ULMB depending on the game. TN Panels should hopefully be a thing of the past.
Please DO MORE BUILD GUIDES MAYBE NR200
I loved you apex stream btw always happy to see you
360 hz ips.
that camera motion at 2:55 is so satisfying
Most likely a pan in editing. It was the only way to get good motion comparisons I found when messing around with blurr busters on my monitors.
@@FragEightyfive it's not, you can see the perspective change on the objects in the background at the begining
Very interesting to see a monitor where the product design is actually thoughtful regarding the target users' tasks. The carry handle for setting up for competitions, and the slanted base that allows a closer position to the monitor are features that seem to come from some actual user-centered design process!
"Carry handle is useless"
Lan tournament organizer: Am I a joke to you?
Hey, applaud. 2021 and user experience is still a novelty lol.
I always heard DyAC was great but @3:17 absolutely shows the difference that even 360Hz can't replace the clarity of 240hz DyAC+
Indeed. Refresh rate has nothing to do with blur, after all. Smooth and sharp image movement not always walk together.
This aged like milk
@@distorteduziThe 360hz version of Zowie is even better ur right
now they have 360hz with dyac+
@@Tz-nu7nvdyac2 even now
This is what one calls content.
He didn't even try to do the blind test...
why would he when he said "I can't consistently tell the difference between 240 hz and 360 hz monitors"
Benq answered some questions on reddit a while back and one guy asked were they plannig to release a 360hz monitor, their answer was that they are planning something bigger than that.
that's actually great news, love benq and zowie for their dedication to gaming
And they did
@@RuddPHwhat was it?
@@Whyyousnoopin 540hz
This production is just next-level.
that what happens when your camera gear it $2,800 🤣🤣
I used to have a BenQ E2200HD which I used since it released until last year. I ended up getting budget Samsung "QLED" 144Hz monitor which I expected to be better on paper... But even at 75Hz the BenQ had noticeably less ghosting despite being almost half the refresh rate. BenQ takes response times seriously, and it shows!
yeah benq makes the clearest panels istg
it took e a long time to get past that i dont need this monitor because im not a rising esports star.... but its soooo goood
NO!!! NOT AGAIN! i need help
@Garrus Vakarian what monitor you have? I'm undecided between this or something else. Every video about this monitor doesn't give actual real time gameplay.
@Garrus Vakarian thats becasue you cant tell the difference on camera. the difference between dyac and ulmb is that with ulmb your brightness will be very very dark. while with dyac it will be as if you didnt change your brightness at all while having no motion blur
@@RealDaviii exactly
I pre-ordered this monitor and have been using it since. I'm no aspiring pro gamer, but I used to play a lot of csgo, and I'll do anything for that extra advantage. I now mostly just play destiny 2 but, even in that game the gaming experience is just amazing. There is a massive difference. Everything is just easier on the eyes. I highly recommend this monitor if you don't mind 1080p
Like always, he's just flexing about his fps skills on us mere mortals.
@Pietro Figura LOL I bought a 144hz monitor to play CS and Valorant with my cousin and I still die anyways. I almost bought a G pro wireless superlight I'm glad I didn't.
He can just flex those biceps on me 😩
Flexing that production value
@@saviour7925 yeah but saddly I keep dying and dropping the game. That's why I mostly play single player titles.
@Falcon_ my reaction time was 220 to 250ms with a normal mouse, after I got a g305 it was still 220ms, I only got sub 200ms when I bought a 144hz display. A lighter mouse is very pleasant even for normal use.
I was waiting for your review on this, especially after the PG259 review!
Imagine a new BenQ monitor with 360Hz and DyAc+ working with freesync/gsync for below 700$. That would be insane and the best monitor to date for competitive gaming.
your wish has come true , but i think it's still TN
Now they selling xl2566k 360hz:))
Hahaha lmao are you part of the developers?
I really appreciate you making tech content for items that are actually available.
This is coming close to the almost perfect clarity of CRTs. Wonder how much longer it will take for LCD to finally match them.
no, that IS the perfect clarity of CRT's... it has already been achieved, now we're just discussing the time it takes for this tech to be standard for ALL LCD's. :P
CRT's have these phosphor glow lines, and they are significantly longer than the white ghosting produced by such a high refresh-rate monitor.
In short, LCD's have finally gotten AHEAD of CRT's... because LCD's have also managed a 0 ms response time too (on another LCD monitor i don't remember the name of), 0.5 ms, but less than 1 = 0, just like CRT's. xD
So if we can just combine those two aspects, we've finally advanced this tech far enough to no longer NEED CRT's for any reason, whatsoever... Aside from having the genuine retro gaming experience. :P
I LOVE the unbranded look. It looks way cleaner than a thin bezzled logo filled monitor.
I use to be skeptical of the DyAc+/DyAc technology, I had a older generation Zowie and it’s motion blur tech sucked.
BUT after a few tournament experiences (with different implementations of 240hz E.G. Alienware, Asus, Viewsonic) DyAc is my new standard for competition. I never want to play on anything below this level of clarity again.
For those struggling to choose between the XL2546K vs IPS/1440p.
For highest level of competition, Zowie XL2546K
For FPS like CSGO or Apex or Valorant: Zowie
For Moba: Maybe not Zowie because I never had motion Blur issues for these type of games.
It’s like turning the motion blur setting off. You can better see and understand where your crosshair is and the environment around you.
Zowie makes you pay a premium I now understand why and regret buying a non Zowie 240hz monitor a couple years back.
for now DyAc is still worth it right ??
@@cptwoody7103 200%
I personally put DyAc off because it just looks better for me, but Zowie monitors even without DyAc still provide a clear image.
@@houdinics2 does dyac need to be turned off for it to work with gsyc?
@@wandacruzvi yes, you need to disable gsync and freesync in order to use dyac
@@houdinics2 thank you!
I love your review style. Keep it up! I want to see some 4k 32" 144 Hz HDR1000 monitors soon.
This! We need monitors to catch up to TVs and stop focusing so heavily on massive refresh rate numbers.
Most rigs aren't going to be capable of hitting 144fps at 4k though
@@killionaire486 They don't need to. We have freesync, etc. Even if they run at 80 FPS, that's better than 60.
@@pronewbofficial true
Strictly a CSGO and Valorant player here. Seriously considering going back to BenQ DyAc 240hz after gaming on the Asus 360hz for 5 months. Games like CS where the FPS supports the Asus 360hz feels buttery smooth, but the motion blur is very noticeable in fast mouse sweeps that did not exist with DyAc. A BenQ 360hz DyAc would be incredible.
360hz looks smoother but with more motionblur. Dyac erases that and it makes it easier for me to hit flick shots.
Optimum has what is probably the cleanest tech videos on TH-cam
I’ve never seen these blue tests run on an OLED, I wonder how they compare to this monitor.
Better of course
there is an ltt vid ont that
@@liamokeeffe3406 I didn’t know, I’ll have to go check that
OLEDs can have really low response times but at the end of the day it is still using sample and hold techniques used by all flat panel displays. This means it will still have motion blur unlike CRT displays. The only way to get rid of it is to do backlight strobing on LCD and black frame insertion on OLED but those techniques have their own drawbacks, namely reduced brightness and flicker.
@@krazyfrog flicker is not a drawback if you are comparing to crt since they have it too
Wow i remember watching you at 30k subs now you got 400k+ subs man. Keep up the good work!
I just recently bought this and honestly it’s incredible, even coming from 144hz
You think it is worthy to buy?! I read so many words bad about this monitor! Barely see few ppl see its good?!
@@tienathua1820 It depends what you do most. If you mainly play competitive shooters and thats what you primarily use it for then its great. If you use it for watching movies/working then there are probably better monitors for the money
@@Roxas7234 I want to buy it, but I don’t know now because of all the bad things people say, but do you recommend it? If I buy this I will use my other monitor to watch videos and like that, and this I will use it to play competitive or only for fun but mainly for competitive.
@@juancina8497 whats wrong with it?
BenQ is a great brand too. Just noticed that I've been using their monitors for nearly 20 years now.
Chinese made garbage
@@ChrisBrown-ir6sf like Apple, for example. Most electronics... And everything else is made in China, you know.
@@SoulRollerFIN
BenQ is Chinese company. Apple isn't. You can make things on Somalia for cost effectiveness but people who controls them that matters. The quality is and will never be priority of Chinese corporate.
@@ChrisBrown-ir6sf there are also plenty of bad companies that are U.S. or EU based. Same goes for the chinese companies. I've actually had more Apple-made shit break due to poor quality than my crappy BenQ devices.
@@SoulRollerFIN
I think its kinda opposite. There are few Chinese companies that care about Qualities but most of them doesn't. Cause As An Asian myself we know for a fact anything made in Japan will be touch of class in it. When Chinese made can be easily recognized looking at build qualities. You are talking about American, German and Japanese products. There are Chinese companies that just make replicas of Real products and sell them as genuine. It's just very common here in Asian market.
Benq is good company and they make good products. I don't want to change your mind cause you only see the good Chinese products that imported Europe or NA but as an Asian we get all of them. Most of them are garbage.
bruh how you record so nicely. direct a movie already
Lol
@@glenn1975 k haha
Just watched Mrwhosetheboss a few mins ago and you uploaded. This day just keeps getting better and better
I see you are a man of awesomeness aswell
Yes! God I can finally put the brakes on my CRT addiction
I'll stick with my free iiyama hm204dta.
This benq monitor is awesome but too pricy for me 😭
@@dusk5375 What resolution and refresh rate are you running? How does it feel to play modern titles on a 4:3 aspect ratio?
Nah CRT still destroys any LED
You might wanna get a Blur Busters Approved monitor if you care about picture quality.
@@zaxmaxlax i have 1024x768 i think with just 85hz (i run it with a laptop and sadly i don't have enough bandwith).
Modern game who can accept 4/3 are great. Even stretch is fine with competitive title.
But i can't stand the black bars.
God bless you man this review is insanely qualitative in its informative nature, and the expression of artistic talent you have.
2:36 bottom fragging? Impossible
one of the best channels i have ever seen. please keep up the good work ! Cheers
Just what I need, thx bro
I liked how you explained your intro so much I subscribed for that alone ;)
Got this recently, and I've been loving it.
Could you give an update on how you're liking it so far? Thinking of getting one myself.
@@Sako0944 if your someone who has really good aim I recommend
@@Sako0944 bro it's god tier ! dyac is a cheat code
its so interesting that developers, nvidia and amd are putting so much effort behind motion blur (dlss and the like) to dynamically change the looks (less resolution/blur/etc)of your surroundings to focus on higher frame rates.
This monitor is in another level for FPS games! 👍 (verified buyer ☺)
How long you had it? I kind of want it. But don't want to get spoiled from dyac. Know what I mean
@@techti8792 hi, more than a month now. I personally turn off Dyac though.
@@abijeetrs6522 why turned it off?
@@tienathua1820 just a personal preference, nothing particular
the adjustable stand already sold me... the monitor performances are just a plus!
Hey Ali, as a big cs:go fan I’ve looked into this monitor a lot, and one thing that’s confused me is that it’s very difficult to tell which pros with the monitor are actually playing with dyac on or not. It seems like a lot of them actually aren’t, though it’s hard to find documentation to that degree for anyone other than like s1mple or zywoo. I wonder if a lot of them use it due to sponsorships and never even tinker with the settings!
Nice review man, I dig it
For competitive shooters 1080p TN or nothing
Nope
There are ips panels that are just as good
@@catman8173 yeah, but no
sheeesh i've been waiting for such a good review!
Great video. Could you please share what process/software you use to calibrate the colours? Thanks!
This made me activate the pixel response time setting on my samsung 144hz VA monitor and i was really surprised on how much it changed now i can't imagine how good the zowie one looks
Can you post a video of how you calibrated this monitor been trying to find a video online everywhere and still couldn’t or can you post a link in the description of this video on what you used to calibrated this monitor? I’d much appreciated and you also warned yourself a like and sub keep up the great work 👍🏻
Hardware Unboxed did a video on this
The software he's using on the video is called DisplayCAL, but you need to buy a special piece of hardware to go with it called a colorimeter.
Popular brands of colorimeter are Spyder and Xrite, they're a usb device that inspects the colour of the screen while the software makes calibration changes.
Windows has some simple built-in calibration software you can use, but it's not as accurate because it tells you to make changes by looking at the screen with your eyes.
@@BarneyDesmond well yes, nothing that is based on you looking with your eyes will be as good as a machine doing it in this scenario, human eyes are known to be unreliable
Subscribed...3.35 motion blur comparison was awsome.
Still running my BenQ XL2410T, First 120hz monitor ever released, 10 years on and still going strong! They weren't even called ""Zowie" back then.
its def not the first 120hz ever released, i have a samsung 2233rz (120hz) and it was released in 2009
I had to leave my XL2411Z because newer GPUs don't use DVI-D...
You're probably the last reviewer on TH-cam that just reviews stuff, without any awful acting. Thanks for that.
Last? How about hub, battlenonsense, gn, project farm... This is just from the top of my mind
@@riba2233 hi, from your list I'm only familiar with GN, and let's be honest here, he jokes/acts a lot
@@deividasjasinevicius3905 ok, but nothing forced or cringe, so not really acting. and you should really watch hub (hardware unboxed), they have best reviews (monitors, cpu, gpu, aib cards, vrm's)
@@riba2233 oh that's what hub is! Yeah I'm a huge fan!
I’m having a really hard time deciding between this and the AW2721D. I upgraded to a 1440p/165hz panel from a 1080p/144hz two years ago and I’m enjoying it a lot, although I would really like a 240hz panel as I mostly play competitive shooters. I really appreciate the sharpness of 1440p at 24” but there just doesn’t seem to be any 24” 240hz panels at 1440p.
I’m worried 27” will be too large for the shooters I play (mainly valorant and apex) but I’m also worried about downgrading back to 1080p, as 1440p is so much clearer and crisp. Would I benefit more from this monitor? I’m currently using a TN and haven’t used IPS, are the response times that much better? Is 27” just too large for the type of games I’m playing? Will the 240hz advantage be lost with the IPS and larger size?
The zowie is also significantly cheaper.
Any feedback would be appreciated
It's all preference. Jumping from 24/25 to 27" takes time to adjust but you'll get used to it. If you only buy a monitor to click heads and tryhard then buy this Zowie.
Hey I'm in the exact same situation, currently using PG278QRs but I'm mainly playing competitive shooters...
@@serenity5892 I currently have 2x27" 27GL850-B and upgraded from 1x ASUS VG248QE 24". I use my rig for work and gaming. Personally 24" fits me better for competitive shooters, as all is smaller and you have a better overview. But for Desktop, work stuff or AAA games I never ever want to change back from WQHD to FHD... So in the end I will upgrade from a dual- to triple monitor setup. One 24" for competive shooters and 2x27" for the other stuff. I think I'll upgrade the VG248QE with the XL2546K. So when you are a tryhard I would recommend staying at 24" at FHD.
@@marv.hamburg that's what I was thinking. Thank you for sharing! The other issue I'm encountering with triple monitors is high memory clock/core clock if ALL your monitors aren't exactly the same. Pay attention, your gpu might idle at high temps because of that. The very slight difference between my 2 PG278QRR and my PG278Q makes my VRAM run full speed all the time (even on desktop) on Nvidia GPUs and core at full speed on AMD GPUs. (6900XT/3080Ti) I'm also loosing focus in most of my activities because of the ridiculously large screen area, unlike single 24" for competitive shooters.
Recently I've been watching your videos, this one particularly was really helpful. Finally I made my decision on my monitor choice after days of debating, I choose this one, the 2546K and can not wait to try it out! Thanks.
How it is so far?
@@vityavertu526 I have no regrets whatsoever. Worth the price. I only use it for gaming, that’s what it made for and it’s the smoothest gaming experience I ever had, I’ve been gaming for the past 20 years, used crt monitors, tn and ips but this one stands out. For any other things other than gaming it lacks. Colors are off and resolution is only fhd which is kind of low at least for me for work compared to my 4k dell monitor.
@@szunya23 thanks for the reply.
@@vityavertu526 yes sir.
So basically if you would only use it for gaming, I would definitely recommend.
If you would use it for gaming & work or video/photo editing then maybe look for an alienware or Samsung with ips screen, those also have high refresh rate(maybe even higher) and have better colors and resolution.
@@szunya23 interesting, any specific 24 inch models recommendations ?
Wished they released this one with 1440p. 1080p is for my taste too low in 2021
This is just what I needed... thank you
i would like to see a comparison in motion clarity of this display vs an lg oled. despite being only 120hz i was under the impression they are the motion clarity kings due to the benefits of oled tech.
I currently have the Alienware AW2518H and just purchased the 2546k....I cant wait to compare the two!!
Do update
this is the monitor for competitive people,people who care about performance,not for softcore gamers that care about pretty visuals and are usually bad at every single game,for those people a 1440 monitor is better
to be frank, esports players use normal 240hz/360hz IPS g-sync models
Just ordered one, very excited! I continue to improve my setup but It seems like I'm always playing the same old games 😂
i’m about to buy one myself for csgo and valorant, do you think it’s worth the money for dyac or should i get buy the cheaper one without it?
TELL US ALL THE SPECS OF YOUR CAT!
@@williammanning8784 jigglybits! 🤣
everytime i watch another reviewer i realize how high quality your videos are in comparison
Why didn't you put the msi mag251rx's anti-motion blur when comparing dyac with the others? It is not fair, is it?
Just watch reviews...
@@khaens1116 Sorry my bad, I thought this is also a review. I guess we're watching he flexes then.
@@Rasyad95 well it is kinda a review just not that good :D more like an opinion
Exactly! Reviews a monitor with backlight strobing - doesn't compare with other strobing implementations.
@@negation4399 Who would have thought it would be ok, right?
One thing I miss about CRT monitors is zero blurring when reading scrolling text. When I scroll a document on a CRT, I can read the text even while it's moving. On every flat screen monitor I've tried, the text becomes too blurry to read. I wonder if this monitor brings back the zero blur when it comes to reading fast moving text?
But the thing is you can put more and smaller text on an modern display, especially on high resolution, defeating the purpose of having to scroll it.
Have one myself, it's not perfect, but you can definetly read it while scrolling.
Can't say for the XL2546K monitor, but on my Benq xl2720z with backlight strobing on, it does help, but fast moving text still has some issues. Had to do some service menu adjustments to adjust the phasing of the backlight to tune it. But I guess I don't get in this review with the backlight strobing. My monitor has it, I can see the alien pupils on the same test and it's an old display, so I don't get what this specific display is doing different than older backlight strobing. The issue that I end up getting with my LCD panel vs my Viewsonic CRT is ghosting of the pixels in front/rear. I don't get that on a CRT and it still looks/feels buttery smooth compared to an LCD panel.
for me TN panels are the best , im a competitive gamer , actually d3 in valorant , TN PANELS ARE A MUST FOR HIGH ELOS in ANY competitive game , dyac is just amazing how accuarate can show the picture on movement , ELMB too is the same as zowie but with darker brightness , zowie is flawless for competitive gaming! belive me i have a 2456k is just amazing
i also owned a LG 240HZ ips and burned tf out my eyes causing eyestrain due to the motion blur
im 5k elo with fast ips asus, gl grinding boy
As someone who plays high sens and likes to mvoe a lot. i’d argue blurring is the most annoying. Almost went with aw25, but damn going to get this!!
let me know how it is?
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4:36
screen tearing
you realize its in slow motion right?
@@weatherman7 if in slow motion should be no screen tearing if having at least some feature like ELMB or ULMB right?
You realize humans cant see in slow motion right? Pixels are ment to move fast and if slowed down obviously you are gonna see flaws lol
Nice review dude!
For anyone interested: Pro's that used the 360hz for an extended period all moved back to the BenQ's because of visual clarity and smearing issue's with the 360hz's that we have right now. Also many tend to use DyAc/ELMB/Backlight Strobing whatever you wanna call it at a high setting opposed to the premium or fastest setting.
+1
@Optimum Tech IN THIS VIDEO YOU GAVE DIFFERENT RGB COLOR VALUE {R 100/G 98/B 97} OF BENQ 2546K GO TO 2:35 IN THIS VIDEO- th-cam.com/video/uil0jhgdN8M/w-d-xo.html
BUT NOW U SHOW THIS VALUE RGB 100/99/94
My understanding is that ips panels have higher pixel response time so even though your getting 360hz, its not any faster than 240hz on a tn panel (also probably why you can really feel a difference) so your essentially trading the motion clarity for better colour/viewing angles. If they figure out how to do 360hz tn I would imagine it would have a small but noticeable impact on responsiveness.
5:20 What setting is the RGB shown here in the OSD? I can only find RGB Range in Display settings in my OSD.
XL2569K Waiting room i need Dyac+ 360hz IPS
you should pay rtx 3090 for it
Wouldn't thicker bezels be better for competitive gaming, e.g., seperating content from the background giving inherently better focus?
5:50
Not saying it's a bad monitor, but that mostly has to do with sponsoring.
Would you mind sharing your XL2546k settings in Valorant? Thanks in advance.
You should try to find a CRT screen and experience that with FPS as well
A man of knowledge...
i went from an Alienware ips back to a TN panel because i found the tn just smoother to look at and easier on my eyes on long sessions .
alienware is DOGSHIT full of GHOSTING and BLUR atleast in Apex Legends
1080p itself is quite a blur
Definitly lmao
At 24 inches it's fine.
seems like you don't know the difference between blur and pixelated
haha still using 1080p monitor with rtx 3070
Definitely not.
I'm not even in the market for a monitor.. just here to watch your sick gameplay
optimum can you do a honest review of a samsung g7 27 inch please bud :)
My brother just got it yesterday and I must say IT'S BANANAS!
XL2546 gang here
Whats the response the response time with DyAc on tho? doesnt it increase? i play arena shooters, so i would definitely prefer the lowest response time to DyAc...but if there is no compromise there... thats another story!
2024 any Update pls >.
Did u find anything good?
@@dariominiello9934 yes but found out i run out of budget ._.
unlucky
people kept telling that im dumb and its just in my head that this monitor is the best for competitive gaming .. finally i can send them this video
i had the monitor for a year and some of my friends tried it and said that
i dont understand why people want a 1440p gaming monitor. It cuts your FPS by like 50+ when you play games at that resolution.
Super helpful video 👍
I thought benq dropped 360hz version of this monitor
Nope!
I just got a 280 Hz Asus IPS which should be arriving any minute. Think I made the right choice because I don’t think my system can consistently push 280 FPS in my games. I also don’t play FPS games as much, I mostly race in Forza Horizon 4. Can’t wait to be playing on a buttery smooth display!!
Just curious how everything turned out, you like the monitor? I'm about to buy one and having a hard time choosing this or Asus 280 Tuff like yours...
Blur busters seal of approval? But TN? No thank you - once you go IPS you can’t go back.
even though he said that it was just as good as IPS once calibrated?
@@rdmz135 it is not
Which is better ASUS's PG259QN or Alienware's AW2521H ( both 360 hz) ?
Ik this is a old comment but I had 2 of the Asus monitors and took them both back bc I kept getting weird yellowish stuff on the sides of it and recently got the Alienware and it’s way better
Its such an overpriced monitor when you think about it compared to the other options
For 99.9% of us normal people, yes. But for elite-level competitive gaming teams fighting over cash prizes worth thousands of dollars, a few hundred spent as an investment on their players is nothing.
@@ed-te1fp while part of that is true there is still 360hz monitors and high refresh rate 1440 monitors which offer better clarity and speeds, I have a benq monitor however considering you can get 1440p high refresh rate monitors for the same cost, I think benq is marking up the monitor.
For gaming just pick up a free crt and you're done.
If you can find one, because it's quite popular nowedays...
Especially those great for gaming, high resolution, flat screen etc.
@@alexogara35 you're forgetting the part where the Pros play at 1024x768 4:3 stretch all low
@@mostofahasinmahdi You're right and so do I but csgo isnt the only professional competitive game out there though.
I got a XL2546 But i don't see the how to change RGB color like 5:13. Someone got a tip?
I'd take the LG OLED CX.
this monitor is just fire!! i love everything of it!
I just got the 360 Alienware for my birthday and if I had a choice I would’ve picked this. Anyone want to trade im willing to trade straight up depending on shipping lmk.
What a fantastic looking monitor, but no freesync or g sync is a bit of a killer for me, but then I'm not the target for this. I will keep my eye on the tech though and how it improves. Great review ali
$500 for a 1080p pass
I agree...this should be priced at $299 imo
Exactly; not only 1080p but also TN at $500?!! That is an unreasonable price.
You are not the intended target audience. The competitive players who consider this couldn't give two hoots about resolutions above 1080p. Hell most of them play below native res.
@@rdmz135 yep
yo this is not some unknown or kickstater brand company... this is benq well long established brand, for that price you got reliability, even i still use my cheap benq monitor.
just bought mine and waiting to arrive, that shit looks crazy. Upgrading from an asus vg248qe from 2013 to this will be insane, + that dyac is what i really needed since I play apex professionally and for a fast paced game like apex that dyac will do wonders
Last time I was this early the 1060 was a good graphics card
Still is xD
1060 is good
I have to back to the launch of the 970 to when I owned a card with similar performance. It was good then.
Finally - the perfect monitor for Sonic Mania :)
It makes me laugh to see the players of Valorant discover the fire. these monitors are the ones that have always been used in csgo and other competitive scenes
"Always". We are talking about a specific tech solution, not simply high refresh rate + response times.
Big thanks, I did not know dyac !
this is my dream monitor, the ergonomics along could sell this thing
How did you tune the colours, I never actually thought about doing it but now I’m pretty interested to see how decent I can get it to look