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this is the Ben QEW 272 0 qz monitor it's got a long name and a long list of features but are they relevant to you for all intents and purposes in this video I'll be referring to this monitor as the 272 because it's full name is just ridiculously long and as always you can find it to link in this video's description so this is a 27-inch 1440p IPS monitor and it's beautiful supporting two HDMI ports DisplayPort built-in speakers a headphone jack and an integrated AC converter which means no ugly block hanging from your displays power cord but the 272 is not intended for gamers I'll make that very clear distinction up front its feature set is curved more toward content creators concerned with accurate color reproduction and a visually organic experience most of the time gaming monitors tend to focus on high paced experiences right so they push for things like higher refresh rates and low input lag and while the t-72s panel is only 60 Hertz native its response time is actually respectable at 5 milliseconds graded grade I tested it that's about what it came out to go higher like 8 milliseconds but you won't tell the difference in most cases I can also confirm that input lag is virtually unnoticeable via keyboard and controller of course these are the kinds of things you want to look for in a gaming monitor right you don't have those weird drawbacks the only thing that's crippling this one known the reason why I'm saying it's not a good gaming monitor because the only 60 Hertz and for about 400 US Dollars depend on where you look where you find this and where you live it's it's just not going to compete with the hundred and forty four heads TN panels that you can get for the same price it's still gamma bowl of course you could game on a cathode ray tube display but for 400 bucks this is right in the crosshairs of some 1080p in 1440p 144 Hertz true gaming panel 20 would argue granted most of those utilize TN technology it's just cheaper color reproduction on those isn't going to be as good as this in this case you get a beautiful IPS display with 100% s RGB color space coverage this is where content creator ears perk up look at this point on the channel I script edit film produce my own videos so I have a good idea of what a video should look like when it's finally uploaded to YouTube for all of you to see if I'm editing on a TN panel which I've been doing actually for quite a while I notice that some of my videos don't look the same on that panel as I do on other mobile devices so like my laptop this MacBook here probably is going to show me a better color then the TN panel will infect it will for sure it's actually been proven so I might see small imperfections on the MacBook that I don't see in the TN panel because it's not showing me a wide range of colors so maybe a green tint is exposed on the MacBook but it's not exposed on the TN panel white balance issues could also be at play here panel like this is not going to let you down because color reproduction is literally spot on it just comes with the territory if you rent to buy a TN panel chances are you've already rationalized that your color reproduction is not going to be the best but you're probably going to save some money by choosing TN panel over its IPS counterpart just because it's an older technology there are other things that you should consider but if you're just going to be gaming it's probably not going to matter as much whether you choose an IPS or T and display I can't say though that if I'm going to be content creating on just the monitor that I purchased this is the one that I want definitely IPS technology is by far the better content creation choice the 60 Hertz refresh rate doesn't hurt in this case either and the additional technology on board makes things easy on the eyes the first of these traits is what BenQ calls brightness intelligence Plus which utilizes an on-board ambient light sensor to detect lighting changes in your room so when you view the display in something in your environment darkens your surroundings the technology will adjust the display itself accordingly perhaps by slightly dimming the display and altering white balance to a warmer tone Apple does the things similar to this with their retina enabled devices it works well under most circumstances and is often times so subtle you won't immediately notice it and that's a good thing the best part is it's virtually hands-free the monitor is going to adjust everything it needs to on its own and it's not going to overcompensate and wash things out it's not going to darken a display so much to where you're like what the heck just happened it's actually pretty intelligent as its name describes and you likely won't have to go through the on-screen display after you initially pull it out of the box the contrast ratio is a thousand-to-one IPS isn't going to be the greatest when it comes to true blacks but they do appear much deeper in person almost AMOLED like which was nice to see and not a single speck of backlight bleed which I'd expect from monitor of this caliber other things you'll get with this IPS technology are insane viewing angles up to 178 degrees from Center and you won't notice a single color out of black TN forget it that's not going to happen and display brightness of 315 it's is plenty for even well-lit rooms but this brings up an important issue with this panel in fact most pS panels in general it's going to be super reflective now you can see the light behind me is already reflecting off of the screen on a TN panel that would be rather subdued this one also does not have a matte coating over it so they're actually sacrificing the glare for the sake of having a truer color gamut because if you put a match screen over this the colors not going to look as good they're going look slightly washed out that's just what you get when you choose a content creation monitor like this one so for this unit here I think it's a wise choice for going the matte finish just keep the glare in mind now to touch from the speakers I mentioned earlier yes they are integrated and and they sound okay I was actually surprised they were even included to begin with but I would give them something like a 5 out of 10 in terms of just audio quality they get pretty loud but that's when they start getting you know pretty messy and distorted so I'm going to compare the quality of the monitor to the quality of my MacBook MacBook Pro is that pretty good sound coming into the 2017 models do so I'm gonna play the exact same song coming from this and then this at about the same volume level and you can judge for yourself so the two-seven 2's are satisfactory at least they're included in fact many gaming monitors don't even include speakers anymore because they expect gamers to use headsets or surround sound systems this also includes a headphone jack which I'll admit many gaming monitors still don't include so this has feature sets that you wouldn't expect it to have considering it's not being targeted toward gamers but it still doesn't make up for the fact that it's not a higher refresh rate panel but an aspect of the 272 that I absolutely hate I hate it so much is the included stand so it's super easy to assemble completely tool-less by the way but you can't pivot the display left nor right without rotating the entire setup vertical pivoting is also extremely limited a workaround here is base of support which this monitor definitely has but it's a shame to see a $400 display placed on such a terrible stand the last thing I'm grappling with right now is the price of this display at around 400 US dollars it comes across with a bit pricey to some others might see it in a more affordable light it's all relative really but what isn't relative is the feature set sure it's got some cool features and the 1440p panel of true-to-life colors is sure to impress many I also am a huge fan of this virtually devilís display that always makes things look more futuristic more innovative but I imagine many will contend with this price when I recommend the 272 for gamers absolutely not it's not fair question no it wasn't really intended for gamers to begin with what I recommend it to content creators though well it depends on how much $400 means to you could you do better probably but with the excellent reputation of BenQ probably not at least for what this monitor was intended as always you can find this product linked in the video description check it outside of my affiliate account gives me a small kickback I'd appreciate that if the amazon link is not there it's just not sold on amazon yet so i'll put something else there for the time being also I'm curious as to what monitor is your go-to monitor which one's your daily driver comment with that description down below just curious so know what you think is good for the price if you like this video be sure to give it a thumbs up thumbs down for the opposite click subscribe if you 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