I just received my SW231C. As a photographer who uses a Mac I was considering this monitor, the 27 in version and the new Apple Studio display. Your videos comparing all these were more helpful than anything else on TH-cam. The performance of the SW321C is incredible. I purchased it at B&H and received a Calibrite Display Plus for free with the monitor. That was a huge savings and with calibration the monitor is extraordinary. Now I am motivated to purchase a second for a 2-display setup. THANK YOU for all that you do.
Extremely interesting, very useful information. This is a really good channel for freelancers interested in good color handling and pro and semi pro devices, thanks a lot.
Congratulations for the reviews, complete, simple and effective. I have a mac studio and now I have an eizo CG2420 monitor. I would like to use a bigger monitor and, excluding Eizo for the high costs, I am in doubt between SW 271 and 321. I was surprised when you described that they are not native 10 bit; compared to my current monitor would I lose something in terms of quality? Can I connect them only with USB4 cable (type C-C)? I work at a distance of about 60 cm, what would you recommend between the two (I mostly use photoshop and very little final cut).
About 10 bit vs 8 Bit + FRC, 99% of the time and I would venture 99% of user won't notice any variation. The variation for this only show up in some very specific use case scenario, such as high end retouching where an image is zoomed in at 500-600% and with this, if one is not making 4 or 5 digits pay for the retouching job, then a true 10 bit does not justify the extra cost. Also most of these are just spec sheets talk. Yes USB C to C, 3 or 4 is fine. As far as working distance, either one would work. SW271C will get you a slightly higher PPI at 163 vs 143 on the SW321C. However, I love the coating on the SW321C much more and this model is my daily driver.
Hi Art, love your content, keep up the great work. Also wondering if you will Be reviewing the new EIZO CG2700 series. Would love to see a ultimate comparrison 😏
Question, how large is the desk that these two monitors are on? About to upgrade the desk and pretty set on the 321C, so I want to make sure the desk will fit it, other than looking at my tape measure.
Hi Art is there a source that definitively says the Sw321c has a 8-bit + FRC instead of 10bit? Amazon and a few review sites i've seen so far says it's a 10-bit panel? Were you able to get a confirmation from BenQ directly? I'm on the fence between picking up another old SW320 or one of the newer SW321C to complement my existing SW320 for my photography and retouching business. I tend to zoom in alot to pixels levels to do my editing so i'm kind of unsure if the 8-BIT + FRC will cause me to take a hit on productivity? Thanks for the video Art!
Yes that is how BenQ market the display, I can tell that it is 8 bit + FRC definitively, my relationship with BenQ makes me privy to this information. You can always give the SW321C a try first and see how it works. 99% of the time people can't tell the variation between this and the SW320. Both of these displays are my daily driver and can't say that I even notice any variation using it on the daily.
I want a monitor for work (reading Word and PDF on a PC) and personal use ( viewing and editing photos on a Mac). Should I pick the 321C or 271C? Which one will give me resolution or scaling issues?
Hi Art, Hope you are doing well. I wrote to you some months ago when I bought the SW270C, which I am running along my 27inch iMac (you indeed kindly answered). I am now considering acquiring also the SW271C, and replacing the iMac with the iMac Mini. I would end up with a setup just like the one you have on this video, so my question is: do you recommend the iMac Mini to run both monitors at the same time? Is it a strong enough setup, or is it better to get a stronger computer or wait for apple to issue a higher version of the mini? Thanks in advance, Gabriel : )
So the Mac mini right now can run 2 - 4K displays well. But there are some limitation being the memory, you have to remember that Apple new architecture uses a unified memory, this means that it is shared between the CPU and GPU, this is great for speed but when you have a max of 16 GB, and you are running 2 displays with at least 1 being 4K, you are starting to tax the overall system and memory usage. Personally if your setup works now I would just wait for a more powerful Mac mini with hopefully a higher max RAM to come. Don't get me wrong the M1 are great but for real world pro workflow, there's still a limitation to what it can do, despite many of TH-camrs praising it constantly.
Which of the BenQ brand monitors you present on your channel are detected by computers with an M1 processor in the RGB image transmission standard, but not in the YPbPr image transmission standard? A few days ago I returned to the seller a Mac mini with the M1 processor (MmM1), because this computer model did not like my ASUS ProArt PA279Q monitor, which was detected by the MmM1 in the YPbPr image transmission standard - in the monitor menu I had completely blocked the option to select sRGB and RGB Adobe modes, and the screen showed jagged fonts with a border effect creating a shadow effect.
On M1 all output are YUV, can't change that, hacking does not really work. All BenQ displays including the Proline SW and PD does the conversion from YUV to RGB inflight so that is not an issue.
@@ArtIsRight Thanks for the very quick reply. It's true that "hacking does not really work". I tried hacking, and everything worked fine until the next computer restart, or in an extreme case until the computer wakes up from sleep.
Well it does not work if every thing works until you do something to the system. Getting a display that do inflight translation would be best in this case.
Thanks ! Question about the SW271C ppi when connected to a Mac (Mac Studio M1). People claim that this PPI is in the "bad zone" and using the scaling option of the OS will be more ressource intensive. I would like to have a clarification please.
Yeah that is a misinformation. I'm working on a video that will talk about that. As far as being reproduces intensive I have a video that talks about this already. They are in this playlist th-cam.com/play/PLjlr8rlxl_q65mOyASWU2naUlPCr78nxi.html Also this video will give you the fundamentals as well th-cam.com/video/8qHYsJDSKWM/w-d-xo.html Like I said I am working on a video that talks about this. But my playlist above will tell you all that you need to know. And that scaling in macOS is fine especially with "M" series chip.
@@ArtIsRight Thanks, I watched your linked videos and it helps. But tbh I still have some confusion about the choice of PPI for a Mac. I went with the sw270c and I have an aliasing like effect on text and small details displayed on screen. Now I need a second screen, I truly love benQ quality and my main idea is to get a sw271c as primary and the sw270c as second monitor for color grading. I'm just confused about the sw271c PPi not being in the Mac OS optimal zone. Obviously I would use the 4k with some scaling, not native resolution, to get better size of the UI. (I'm currently on Mac Studio.). best.
"I'm just confused about the sw271c PPi not being in the Mac OS optimal zone. Obviously I would use the 4k with some scaling, not native resolution, to get better size of the UI." Talk about optimal zone, you found out that 109 ppi in the SW270C shows the anti aliasing effect that you don't like either, yet based on many TH-cam "experts" that is totally with in the "optimal zone." Truth is the OS does not care about the PPI what so ever. Retina is roughly defined as 200 PPI or higher and in general when scale will produced crisper graphics and texts. It is a personal preference really if you are ok with the "look" 4K scaling or not. GPU is not an issue. So it all comes down to the "look." I would give 4K a go and see where that takes you.
So there is no any EyeCare functions? Like flicker free, blue light, some kind of "reading mode"? I also found from some reviews, that it has some kind of PWM and flickers at different levels of brightness, what may tire your eyes pretty quickly. Is it true?
There's no eyecare, however, in my extensive testing I have not run into an issue where either of these models flicker. Also I am unaware of PWM going on in these displays.
sir, I brought benq sw240 as affordable monitor 24.1 inch which is perfectly enough for me to see display view on this monitor. And I unable to connect my laptop (non apple) to monitor with usb c to display port. I figured out that my laptop usb c port is for data connection and not for display output. I have tried usb b (monitor) to usb A ( laptop) but it's not showing display yet. What shall I do now? I do have usb c to display port cable! I tried it on usb a to usb c adapter converter n The error message said no signal detected also no cable connection. Can you please help me to solve this solution to get laptop connect to benq sw240??
USB cable other than C with Display Port overlay does not carry display signal. You have to check and see what output your computer has that can output display signal, USB of any type based on what you are telling me is not the answer. Without knowing if you have a desktop or laptop, make and model not much I can do to hep especially in the PC world where hardware are all over the place.
Any recommendations for a colorist? I see these only have a contrast ratio of 1000:1. Netflix recommends 2000:1 for SDR content. Is there a monitor out there that will suffice? I almost bought the PD3200U as well as the LG CX OLED. What do you recommend for a colorist who makes content for theaters, festivals and TH-cam?
I would not be too over concern about the TH-cam spec. For theater I would use BT 1886 and DCIP3 and the same goes for festival as well. If you are doing contact for Netflix then you would get the appropriate display for that. But if you are not any of these displays will do just fine.
@@ArtIsRight how do I calibrate for 1886? I don’t see that option on my xrite i1 display pro. And can both the pd3200u and the cx be calibrated to that? Or can I set it to gamma 2.4 and will that be the same?
Only the i1Display Pro Plus has that option. You can set it to 2.4 it will come close but any time you get a gamma to a fixed value it is just that a linear fixed value. BT1886 is a logarithmic value that changes as the curve moves
@@ArtIsRight let me double check what I have. so is there a way to set it up like that? Because in DaVinci resolve i work in gamma 2.4. But if the monitor is calibrated to 2.2 I won’t be seeing the correct curve.
Just bought the SW321C and have uploaded the latest Palette master Calibration software. I have used a X-Rite i1 Display Pro to calibrate this new monitor to the specifications that you have recommended in your instructional video and saved the profile etc. However everytime the monitor is switched off for the day the monitor looses the saved profile. The next time that the monitor is switched on its glaringly not in calibration. I use the term glaringly because the monitor is turned on at its highest brightness level. I have recalibrated this new monitor at least 8 times during the week and each time the monitor is switched of it looses the saved calibration. Really disappointed, I also run a second monitor that is an Eiso that I have been using for a few years and has its own calibration software that doesn't give me any problems. Anyone got ideas whats wrong ?
Please answers these questions completely and we’ll go from here. * What computer (Laptop - Mac specify the model, year and size, Desktop, iMac, all in 1 PC, custom build, etc ) * What is your Operating System (OS) version are you using? (For Mac please specify the dot release, for Windows please specify version / build number) * What version of PME are you using? * What cable are you using to connect your BenQ to your computer for the display signal, HDMI, Display Port, etc. * If you are using USB-C skip this question, if not, are you using a USB link cable between your laptop and display? * If you are using Mac was this a clean install or was the OS upgraded from a previous version at any point (I.e. From Mojave 10.13.x to Catalina 10.14.x)? Or was this Mac restore from a back up, time machine or other wise? * For PC, what GPU are you using? If Nvidia are you using their new Studio Driver?
@@ArtIsRight Ok answers from the top. Its a custom built PC Operating system is Windows 10 (x64) V2009 Build 19043.1083 Installed Oct 2020 Palette Master Elements. V 1.3.15 with driver installer V 1.0.2 Using a Display Port cable to connect Benq monitor to PC for the display signal I dont use a usb link between a laptop and monitor ? I am using the USB type 3 uplink to connect to my PC during the calibration mode, once the calibration is done this is disconnected. GPU is an ASUS Geforce RTX 3070 and Using the latest NVIDIA Studio Driver V1.0.110 CPU is an Intel i9 series 10 Xrite iDisplay pro V3.3.0 XRD Version 3.1.119.139
When you say USB Type "3" Do you mean type B or type C? Is that the included cable, USB A to USB Type B? have you installed other software calibration apps or programs, display cal etc?
@@ArtIsRight Yes its the same USB 3 A to B Cable that's supplied with the monitor. The only calibration software that I have been using for the past 10 years is the software that comes with the X-rite i Display Pro I have never had a problem with it. The problems started when I uploaded and tried using the Palette master Element software and using the X-rite Display Pro calibrator.
Ok just tried running the calibration again using Palette master software and it wont finalise the calibration and turns the monitor black. I am using a double set up so when I turn off the Benq monitor I get my main screen switched to my Eizo monitor and no signal to the Benq monitor. I have rebooted my pc and switched on both monitors but the Benq that is nominated as the main monitor starts up but then goes black, If I switch the benq it off the main menu status screen shows up on my second eizo monitor. ie it looks like the Benq monitor looses the signal and is blank for some weird reason. No mater what I do I cant get the Benq monitor to show the main menus startup screen etc. I have now deleted all the Palette master software from my PC and rebooted and the only way I can get the Benq to show up the main start up screen is by manually making adjustments to the controls on the monitor. if I try to adjust the screen to read a colour profile the screen turns blank. Everything can only be read on my second monitor. I have checked all the setting and they are set correctly numbering 1 and 2 on my monitor selection etc This means I can only use the benq monitor as my primary screen without it being specifically calibrated.
It is one of those things you have to see it in person to get a feel but more so once you put it in your space, it feels even larger sometimes. I'm used to it because I have been using large 27" displays for more than 10 years now. I remember back then, the feeling was that these displays are huge and I still feel that with the 32" but I would not trade it for anytime else ;)
This channel is underrated.
Weirdly good with no fancy shots.
Contents are pure gold.
Love it.
Much appreciated!
I just received my SW231C. As a photographer who uses a Mac I was considering this monitor, the 27 in version and the new Apple Studio display. Your videos comparing all these were more helpful than anything else on TH-cam. The performance of the SW321C is incredible. I purchased it at B&H and received a Calibrite Display Plus for free with the monitor. That was a huge savings and with calibration the monitor is extraordinary. Now I am motivated to purchase a second for a 2-display setup. THANK YOU for all that you do.
Nice!
thanks for the review, my choice went for the 271c, because the 321c is more expensiv and in my opinions, it's not worth the extra money
every one have different needs, I'm glad you identify your :)
This comparison is more a very high class review packed with knowledge and experience!
Thanks a lot!!!
Thank you! You said it best!
the roller works absolutely great / thank you for making me happy with the SW321C
Great to hear!
Extremely interesting, very useful information. This is a really good channel for freelancers interested in good color handling and pro and semi pro devices, thanks a lot.
Much appreciated!
@@ArtIsRight You are welcome! (but it is a fact :) ).
👍🏼
Great video and advice, as always. Congratulations on your very informative channel.
Thanks for watching
How often does BenQ release monitors? Would hate to purchase SW321C this year and the release improved model in 2023..
There's no set time frame, but I think you are good with the SW321C :)
Congratulations for the reviews, complete, simple and effective. I have a mac studio and now I have an eizo CG2420 monitor. I would like to use a bigger monitor and, excluding Eizo for the high costs, I am in doubt between SW 271 and 321. I was surprised when you described that they are not native 10 bit; compared to my current monitor would I lose something in terms of quality? Can I connect them only with USB4 cable (type C-C)? I work at a distance of about 60 cm, what would you recommend between the two (I mostly use photoshop and very little final cut).
About 10 bit vs 8 Bit + FRC, 99% of the time and I would venture 99% of user won't notice any variation. The variation for this only show up in some very specific use case scenario, such as high end retouching where an image is zoomed in at 500-600% and with this, if one is not making 4 or 5 digits pay for the retouching job, then a true 10 bit does not justify the extra cost. Also most of these are just spec sheets talk. Yes USB C to C, 3 or 4 is fine. As far as working distance, either one would work. SW271C will get you a slightly higher PPI at 163 vs 143 on the SW321C. However, I love the coating on the SW321C much more and this model is my daily driver.
Hi Art, love your content, keep up the great work. Also wondering if you will Be reviewing the new EIZO CG2700 series. Would love to see a ultimate comparrison 😏
Thank you!
Great video as always. By the way the title in the description, right under your name says "SW270C VS SW321C" Did you mean "SW271C VS SW321C"?
Yes I did, thanks for pointing that out, correcting it now! :D
Question, how large is the desk that these two monitors are on? About to upgrade the desk and pretty set on the 321C, so I want to make sure the desk will fit it, other than looking at my tape measure.
my desk is about 24" x 47"
Hi Art is there a source that definitively says the Sw321c has a 8-bit + FRC instead of 10bit? Amazon and a few review sites i've seen so far says it's a 10-bit panel?
Were you able to get a confirmation from BenQ directly? I'm on the fence between picking up another old SW320 or one of the newer SW321C to complement my existing SW320 for my photography and retouching business. I tend to zoom in alot to pixels levels to do my editing so i'm kind of unsure if the 8-BIT + FRC will cause me to take a hit on productivity? Thanks for the video Art!
Yes that is how BenQ market the display, I can tell that it is 8 bit + FRC definitively, my relationship with BenQ makes me privy to this information. You can always give the SW321C a try first and see how it works. 99% of the time people can't tell the variation between this and the SW320. Both of these displays are my daily driver and can't say that I even notice any variation using it on the daily.
@@ArtIsRight thank you for the reassurance Art!
😀
You are seriously tempting me to complement my SW2700PT with a new younger and prettier mistress! 😂👏🏾👍🏾🙏🏾
:D
I want a monitor for work (reading Word and PDF on a PC) and personal use ( viewing and editing photos on a Mac). Should I pick the 321C or 271C? Which one will give me resolution or scaling issues?
Both are good. Scaling is fine on both. Resolution is the same. Pixel per inch is the variation. 27" will be more dense 32" less dense 163 vs 140 PPI.
Hi Art,
Hope you are doing well.
I wrote to you some months ago when I bought the SW270C, which I am running along my 27inch iMac (you indeed kindly answered).
I am now considering acquiring also the SW271C, and replacing the iMac with the iMac Mini.
I would end up with a setup just like the one you have on this video, so my question is: do you recommend the iMac Mini to run both monitors at the same time? Is it a strong enough setup, or is it better to get a stronger computer or wait for apple to issue a higher version of the mini? Thanks in advance, Gabriel : )
So the Mac mini right now can run 2 - 4K displays well. But there are some limitation being the memory, you have to remember that Apple new architecture uses a unified memory, this means that it is shared between the CPU and GPU, this is great for speed but when you have a max of 16 GB, and you are running 2 displays with at least 1 being 4K, you are starting to tax the overall system and memory usage. Personally if your setup works now I would just wait for a more powerful Mac mini with hopefully a higher max RAM to come. Don't get me wrong the M1 are great but for real world pro workflow, there's still a limitation to what it can do, despite many of TH-camrs praising it constantly.
@@ArtIsRight thank you so much Art for your thoughtful and precise answer!
👍🏼
Which of the BenQ brand monitors you present on your channel are detected by computers with an M1 processor in the RGB image transmission standard, but not in the YPbPr image transmission standard? A few days ago I returned to the seller a Mac mini with the M1 processor (MmM1), because this computer model did not like my ASUS ProArt PA279Q monitor, which was detected by the MmM1 in the YPbPr image transmission standard - in the monitor menu I had completely blocked the option to select sRGB and RGB Adobe modes, and the screen showed jagged fonts with a border effect creating a shadow effect.
On M1 all output are YUV, can't change that, hacking does not really work. All BenQ displays including the Proline SW and PD does the conversion from YUV to RGB inflight so that is not an issue.
@@ArtIsRight Thanks for the very quick reply. It's true that "hacking does not really work". I tried hacking, and everything worked fine until the next computer restart, or in an extreme case until the computer wakes up from sleep.
Well it does not work if every thing works until you do something to the system. Getting a display that do inflight translation would be best in this case.
Thanks ! Question about the SW271C ppi when connected to a Mac (Mac Studio M1). People claim that this PPI is in the "bad zone" and using the scaling option of the OS will be more ressource intensive. I would like to have a clarification please.
Yeah that is a misinformation. I'm working on a video that will talk about that. As far as being reproduces intensive I have a video that talks about this already. They are in this playlist th-cam.com/play/PLjlr8rlxl_q65mOyASWU2naUlPCr78nxi.html
Also this video will give you the fundamentals as well th-cam.com/video/8qHYsJDSKWM/w-d-xo.html
Like I said I am working on a video that talks about this. But my playlist above will tell you all that you need to know. And that scaling in macOS is fine especially with "M" series chip.
@@ArtIsRight Thanks, I watched your linked videos and it helps. But tbh I still have some confusion about the choice of PPI for a Mac. I went with the sw270c and I have an aliasing like effect on text and small details displayed on screen. Now I need a second screen, I truly love benQ quality and my main idea is to get a sw271c as primary and the sw270c as second monitor for color grading. I'm just confused about the sw271c PPi not being in the Mac OS optimal zone. Obviously I would use the 4k with some scaling, not native resolution, to get better size of the UI. (I'm currently on Mac Studio.). best.
"I'm just confused about the sw271c PPi not being in the Mac OS optimal zone. Obviously I would use the 4k with some scaling, not native resolution, to get better size of the UI."
Talk about optimal zone, you found out that 109 ppi in the SW270C shows the anti aliasing effect that you don't like either, yet based on many TH-cam "experts" that is totally with in the "optimal zone." Truth is the OS does not care about the PPI what so ever. Retina is roughly defined as 200 PPI or higher and in general when scale will produced crisper graphics and texts. It is a personal preference really if you are ok with the "look" 4K scaling or not. GPU is not an issue. So it all comes down to the "look." I would give 4K a go and see where that takes you.
So there is no any EyeCare functions? Like flicker free, blue light, some kind of "reading mode"? I also found from some reviews, that it has some kind of PWM and flickers at different levels of brightness, what may tire your eyes pretty quickly. Is it true?
There's no eyecare, however, in my extensive testing I have not run into an issue where either of these models flicker. Also I am unaware of PWM going on in these displays.
sir, I brought benq sw240 as affordable monitor 24.1 inch which is perfectly enough for me to see display view on this monitor. And I unable to connect my laptop (non apple) to monitor with usb c to display port. I figured out that my laptop usb c port is for data connection and not for display output. I have tried usb b (monitor) to usb A ( laptop) but it's not showing display yet. What shall I do now? I do have usb c to display port cable! I tried it on usb a to usb c adapter converter n The error message said no signal detected also no cable connection. Can you please help me to solve this solution to get laptop connect to benq sw240??
USB cable other than C with Display Port overlay does not carry display signal. You have to check and see what output your computer has that can output display signal, USB of any type based on what you are telling me is not the answer. Without knowing if you have a desktop or laptop, make and model not much I can do to hep especially in the PC world where hardware are all over the place.
Any recommendations for a colorist? I see these only have a contrast ratio of 1000:1. Netflix recommends 2000:1 for SDR content. Is there a monitor out there that will suffice? I almost bought the PD3200U as well as the LG CX OLED. What do you recommend for a colorist who makes content for theaters, festivals and TH-cam?
I would not be too over concern about the TH-cam spec. For theater I would use BT 1886 and DCIP3 and the same goes for festival as well. If you are doing contact for Netflix then you would get the appropriate display for that. But if you are not any of these displays will do just fine.
@@ArtIsRight how do I calibrate for 1886? I don’t see that option on my xrite i1 display pro. And can both the pd3200u and the cx be calibrated to that? Or can I set it to gamma 2.4 and will that be the same?
Only the i1Display Pro Plus has that option. You can set it to 2.4 it will come close but any time you get a gamma to a fixed value it is just that a linear fixed value. BT1886 is a logarithmic value that changes as the curve moves
@@ArtIsRight let me double check what I have. so is there a way to set it up like that? Because in DaVinci resolve i work in gamma 2.4. But if the monitor is calibrated to 2.2 I won’t be seeing the correct curve.
Yes you can just use 2.4 gamma for calibration.
great review.
Thanks!
What are the disadvantages of not having. Thunderbolt 3 connection with a new 14” M1 Pro MacBook Pro. (vs usb C)?
Nothing really for these displays. I would not worry about it
Just bought the SW321C and have uploaded the latest Palette master Calibration software. I have used a X-Rite i1 Display Pro to calibrate this new monitor to the specifications that you have recommended in your instructional video and saved the profile etc. However everytime the monitor is switched off for the day the monitor looses the saved profile. The next time that the monitor is switched on its glaringly not in calibration. I use the term glaringly because the monitor is turned on at its highest brightness level. I have recalibrated this new monitor at least 8 times during the week and each time the monitor is switched of it looses the saved calibration. Really disappointed, I also run a second monitor that is an Eiso that I have been using for a few years and has its own calibration software that doesn't give me any problems. Anyone got ideas whats wrong ?
Please answers these questions completely and we’ll go from here.
* What computer (Laptop - Mac specify the model, year and size, Desktop, iMac, all in 1 PC, custom build, etc )
* What is your Operating System (OS) version are you using? (For Mac please specify the dot release, for Windows please specify version / build number)
* What version of PME are you using?
* What cable are you using to connect your BenQ to your computer for the display signal, HDMI, Display Port, etc.
* If you are using USB-C skip this question, if not, are you using a USB link cable between your laptop and display?
* If you are using Mac was this a clean install or was the OS upgraded from a previous version at any point (I.e. From Mojave 10.13.x to Catalina 10.14.x)? Or was this Mac restore from a back up, time machine or other wise?
* For PC, what GPU are you using? If Nvidia are you using their new Studio Driver?
@@ArtIsRight Ok answers from the top.
Its a custom built PC
Operating system is Windows 10 (x64) V2009 Build 19043.1083 Installed Oct 2020
Palette Master Elements. V 1.3.15 with driver installer V 1.0.2
Using a Display Port cable to connect Benq monitor to PC for the display signal
I dont use a usb link between a laptop and monitor ? I am using the USB type 3 uplink to connect to my PC during the calibration mode, once the calibration is done this is disconnected.
GPU is an ASUS Geforce RTX 3070 and Using the latest NVIDIA Studio Driver V1.0.110
CPU is an Intel i9 series 10
Xrite iDisplay pro V3.3.0 XRD Version 3.1.119.139
When you say USB Type "3" Do you mean type B or type C? Is that the included cable, USB A to USB Type B? have you installed other software calibration apps or programs, display cal etc?
@@ArtIsRight Yes its the same USB 3 A to B Cable that's supplied with the monitor. The only calibration software that I have been using for the past 10 years is the software that comes with the X-rite i Display Pro I have never had a problem with it. The problems started when I uploaded and tried using the Palette master Element software and using the X-rite Display Pro calibrator.
Ok just tried running the calibration again using Palette master software and it wont finalise the calibration and turns the monitor black. I am using a double set up so when I turn off the Benq monitor I get my main screen switched to my Eizo monitor and no signal to the Benq monitor. I have rebooted my pc and switched on both monitors but the Benq that is nominated as the main monitor starts up but then goes black, If I switch the benq it off the main menu status screen shows up on my second eizo monitor. ie it looks like the Benq monitor looses the signal and is blank for some weird reason. No mater what I do I cant get the Benq monitor to show the main menus startup screen etc. I have now deleted all the Palette master software from my PC and rebooted and the only way I can get the Benq to show up the main start up screen is by manually making adjustments to the controls on the monitor. if I try to adjust the screen to read a colour profile the screen turns blank. Everything can only be read on my second monitor. I have checked all the setting and they are set correctly numbering 1 and 2 on my monitor selection etc This means I can only use the benq monitor as my primary screen without it being specifically calibrated.
I was surprised how big the 270c was in person.
It is one of those things you have to see it in person to get a feel but more so once you put it in your space, it feels even larger sometimes. I'm used to it because I have been using large 27" displays for more than 10 years now. I remember back then, the feeling was that these displays are huge and I still feel that with the 32" but I would not trade it for anytime else ;)
@@ArtIsRight if I get a dedicated vertical screen, it will most likely be a 24"
👍🏼 If you want it hardware calibration capable, get the SW240 :D
@@ArtIsRight they're the perfect monitor to build out a digi tech kit with
True!