BENQ Zowie XL2746S Owners Thread

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Re: BENQ Zowie XL2746S & XL2546S (*DISCONTINUED*) Owners Thread

Post by dovys » 04 Sep 2020, 07:16

Benq announces XL-K series including XL2546K! No info on the price or availability

https://zowie.benq.com/en/news/2020/ben ... .html.html

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Re: BENQ Zowie XL2746S & XL2546S (*DISCONTINUED*) Owners Thread

Post by Conan » 04 Sep 2020, 07:36

It happened.
https://zowie.benq.eu/en-eu/news/2020/b ... .html.html

So far it seems to me its only cosmetics. The base as we said and thats basically it.
I still wonder how the panel will perform in regards to XL2546S and it trouble of color reproduction.
Is it possible that everything is still the same....
Now the thing i wanna know is the pricing and then I will decide will I go with 240hz or 360hz

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Re: BENQ Zowie XL2746S & XL2546S (*DISCONTINUED*) Owners Thread

Post by ericl » 04 Sep 2020, 07:56

Just saw that...

When your biggest marketing point is that you have a smaller stand, it's not looking too good.

From: https://zowie.benq.com/en/xl-k-series.html

"Smaller base, more playing space!"

Usually that would be a VERY low priority feature, perhaps 4th or 5th down the line. But no, it's #1. Makes me think it's the exact same panel, exact same specs and probably behind the competition.

It's like you're selling a car... and the first thing you say about it is how the gas cap is easy to remove. "It's easy to fill up! Look at our easy-twist gas cap." Right... but what about the REST of it ?

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Re: BENQ Zowie XL2746S & XL2546S (*DISCONTINUED*) Owners Thread

Post by PixelDuck87 » 04 Sep 2020, 08:54

Dirty Scrubz wrote:
01 Aug 2020, 23:57
I saw in another thread they were talking about the human benchmark website. Decided to give it a shot, this is a first attempt dry run, so I had no idea what to expect:

fastoldman.JPG

That's with DyAc+ on (I keep it on 24/7) at 240 Hz. For reference I'm a 42 yr old male in pretty decent shape. Those of you in the 18-25 yr old range should be able to top this result.
This is not normal ( in a good way) Even most CSGO pros won't be able to do this consistently :D. What's your mouse btw? G pro wireless?

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Re: BENQ Zowie XL2746S & XL2546S (*DISCONTINUED*) Owners Thread

Post by Rooslin » 04 Sep 2020, 09:32

ericl wrote:
04 Sep 2020, 07:56
Just saw that...

When your biggest marketing point is that you have a smaller stand, it's not looking too good.

From: https://zowie.benq.com/en/xl-k-series.html

"Smaller base, more playing space!"

Usually that would be a VERY low priority feature, perhaps 4th or 5th down the line. But no, it's #1. Makes me think it's the exact same panel, exact same specs and probably behind the competition.

It's like you're selling a car... and the first thing you say about it is how the gas cap is easy to remove. "It's easy to fill up! Look at our easy-twist gas cap." Right... but what about the REST of it ?
xl2411K has DYAC now

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Re: BENQ Zowie XL2746S & XL2546S (*DISCONTINUED*) Owners Thread

Post by Stevie66 » 04 Sep 2020, 11:03

So it's the same monitor but just a different stand and other tiny outer details like no DVI and mic jack? Kinda strange... still tempted to try out one of these Benq's.
With Dyac off is it still one of the best monitors when it comes to motion blur?

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Re: BENQ Zowie XL2746S & XL2546S (*DISCONTINUED*) Owners Thread

Post by speancer » 04 Sep 2020, 11:09

Stevie66 wrote:
04 Sep 2020, 11:03
So it's the same monitor but just a different stand and other tiny outer details like no DVI and mic jack? Kinda strange... still tempted to try out one of these Benq's.
With Dyac off is it still one of the best monitors when it comes to motion blur?
I would say it definitely is, currently sitting on my XL2546, and these newer versions very likely also have that 0.5 ms GTG panel apparently, like the discontinued "S" version. However, I did not see any info about the panel itself on BenQ Zowie website.
Main display (TV/PC monitor): LG 42C21LA (4K 120 Hz OLED / WBE panel)
Tested displays: ASUS VG259QM/VG279QM [favourite LCD FPS display] (280 Hz IPS) • Zowie XL2546K/XL2540K/XL2546 (240 Hz TN DyAc) • Dell S3222DGM [favourite LCD display for the best blacks, contrast and panel uniformity] (165 Hz VA) • Dell Alienware AW2521HFLA (240 Hz IPS) • HP Omen X 25f (240 Hz TN) • MSI MAG251RX (240 Hz IPS) • Gigabyte M27Q (170 Hz IPS) • Acer Predator XB273X (240 Hz IPS G-SYNC) • Acer Predator XB271HU (165 Hz IPS G-SYNC) • Acer Nitro XV272UKV (170 Hz IPS) • Acer Nitro XV252QF (390 Hz IPS) • LG 27GN800 (144 Hz IPS) • LG 27GL850 (144 Hz nanoIPS) • LG 27GP850 (180 Hz nanoIPS) • Samsung Odyssey G7 (240 Hz VA)

OS: Windows 11 Pro GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 + Arctic MX-6 RAM: 32GB (2x16GB dual channel) DDR5 Kingston Fury Beast Black 6000 MHz CL30 (fully optimized primary and secondary timings by Buildzoid for SK Hynix die on AM5 platform) PSU: Corsair RM1200x SHIFT 1200W (ATX 3.0, PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR 600W) SSD1: Kingston KC3000 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD2: Corsair Force MP510 960GB PCIe 3.0 x4 MB: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI (GPU PCIe 5.0 x16, NVMe PCIe 5.0 x4) CASE: be quiet! Silent Base 802 Window White CASE FANS: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM (3x front, 1x rear, 1x top rear, positive pressure) MOUSE: Logitech G PRO X Superlight (white) Lightspeed wireless MOUSEPAD: ARTISAN FX HIEN (wine red, soft, XL) KEYBOARD: Logitech G915 TKL (white, GL Tactile) Lightspeed wireless HEADPHONES: Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless (white) 24-bit 96 KHz + Sennheiser BTD600 Bluetooth 5.2 aptX Adaptive CHAIR: Herman Miller Aeron (graphite, fully loaded, size C)

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Re: BENQ Zowie XL2746S & XL2546S (*DISCONTINUED*) Owners Thread

Post by Stevie66 » 04 Sep 2020, 11:47

speancer wrote:
04 Sep 2020, 11:09
Stevie66 wrote:
04 Sep 2020, 11:03
So it's the same monitor but just a different stand and other tiny outer details like no DVI and mic jack? Kinda strange... still tempted to try out one of these Benq's.
With Dyac off is it still one of the best monitors when it comes to motion blur?
I would say it definitely is, currently sitting on my XL2546, and these newer versions very likely also have that 0.5 ms GTG panel apparently, like the discontinued "S" version. However, I did not see any info about the panel itself on BenQ Zowie website.
When you scroll down at the comparison part they show both the S and K as liquid crystal display so that's the .5ms panel?
I see no reason for it to be more expensive than the current version, but who knows

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Re: BENQ Zowie XL2746S & XL2546S (*DISCONTINUED*) Owners Thread

Post by speancer » 04 Sep 2020, 12:10

Stevie66 wrote:
04 Sep 2020, 11:47
speancer wrote:
04 Sep 2020, 11:09
Stevie66 wrote:
04 Sep 2020, 11:03
So it's the same monitor but just a different stand and other tiny outer details like no DVI and mic jack? Kinda strange... still tempted to try out one of these Benq's.
With Dyac off is it still one of the best monitors when it comes to motion blur?
I would say it definitely is, currently sitting on my XL2546, and these newer versions very likely also have that 0.5 ms GTG panel apparently, like the discontinued "S" version. However, I did not see any info about the panel itself on BenQ Zowie website.
When you scroll down at the comparison part they show both the S and K as liquid crystal display so that's the .5ms panel?
You mean Fast Liquid Crystal? Because I'm pretty sure you know "liquid crystal display" is just the name of technology that most monitors use and have used for years. And yes, Fast Liquid Crystal is indeed how they call their 0.5 ms GTG panel, I didn't notice that.
Main display (TV/PC monitor): LG 42C21LA (4K 120 Hz OLED / WBE panel)
Tested displays: ASUS VG259QM/VG279QM [favourite LCD FPS display] (280 Hz IPS) • Zowie XL2546K/XL2540K/XL2546 (240 Hz TN DyAc) • Dell S3222DGM [favourite LCD display for the best blacks, contrast and panel uniformity] (165 Hz VA) • Dell Alienware AW2521HFLA (240 Hz IPS) • HP Omen X 25f (240 Hz TN) • MSI MAG251RX (240 Hz IPS) • Gigabyte M27Q (170 Hz IPS) • Acer Predator XB273X (240 Hz IPS G-SYNC) • Acer Predator XB271HU (165 Hz IPS G-SYNC) • Acer Nitro XV272UKV (170 Hz IPS) • Acer Nitro XV252QF (390 Hz IPS) • LG 27GN800 (144 Hz IPS) • LG 27GL850 (144 Hz nanoIPS) • LG 27GP850 (180 Hz nanoIPS) • Samsung Odyssey G7 (240 Hz VA)

OS: Windows 11 Pro GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 + Arctic MX-6 RAM: 32GB (2x16GB dual channel) DDR5 Kingston Fury Beast Black 6000 MHz CL30 (fully optimized primary and secondary timings by Buildzoid for SK Hynix die on AM5 platform) PSU: Corsair RM1200x SHIFT 1200W (ATX 3.0, PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR 600W) SSD1: Kingston KC3000 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD2: Corsair Force MP510 960GB PCIe 3.0 x4 MB: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI (GPU PCIe 5.0 x16, NVMe PCIe 5.0 x4) CASE: be quiet! Silent Base 802 Window White CASE FANS: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm PWM (3x front, 1x rear, 1x top rear, positive pressure) MOUSE: Logitech G PRO X Superlight (white) Lightspeed wireless MOUSEPAD: ARTISAN FX HIEN (wine red, soft, XL) KEYBOARD: Logitech G915 TKL (white, GL Tactile) Lightspeed wireless HEADPHONES: Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless (white) 24-bit 96 KHz + Sennheiser BTD600 Bluetooth 5.2 aptX Adaptive CHAIR: Herman Miller Aeron (graphite, fully loaded, size C)

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Re: BENQ Zowie XL2746S & XL2546S (*DISCONTINUED*) Owners Thread

Post by Stevie66 » 04 Sep 2020, 12:18

speancer wrote:
04 Sep 2020, 12:10
Stevie66 wrote:
04 Sep 2020, 11:47
speancer wrote:
04 Sep 2020, 11:09
Stevie66 wrote:
04 Sep 2020, 11:03
So it's the same monitor but just a different stand and other tiny outer details like no DVI and mic jack? Kinda strange... still tempted to try out one of these Benq's.
With Dyac off is it still one of the best monitors when it comes to motion blur?
I would say it definitely is, currently sitting on my XL2546, and these newer versions very likely also have that 0.5 ms GTG panel apparently, like the discontinued "S" version. However, I did not see any info about the panel itself on BenQ Zowie website.
When you scroll down at the comparison part they show both the S and K as liquid crystal display so that's the .5ms panel?
You mean Fast Liquid Crystal? Because I'm pretty sure you know "liquid crystal display" is just the name of technology that most monitors use and have used for years. And yes, Fast Liquid Crystal is indeed how they call their 0.5 ms GTG panel, I didn't notice that.
Yeah it says it has the Fast Liquid Crystal, so guess it's the exact same panel? not that it's a bad thing unless it had issues or QC problems?

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