Benq Zowie XL2546 vs Aorus KD25F Advice Needed
Posted: 05 Apr 2020, 00:19
Hello I am in need of advice on which monitors would be better for me to get. The purpose of this monitor is for competitive FPS games (R6, Valorant, etc) along with a mixture of FPS battle royales (COD:Warzone, APEX). I have a LG 1440p nano-IPS as a content monitor for single player games and movies. Currently, I blind bought the benq zowie xl2746s and it feels great. However, I do feel that the 27 inches is a tad bit too big for my current preference of 1080p for FPS games and I am planning on returning it. The next two best 24.5 inch monitors I have narrowed down based on reviews and features from multiple sources including posts here are the Benq Zowie xl2546 and the Aorus KD25F. I know the xl2546s is rumored based of a listing on AMD's freesync website but with no confirmations from benq zowie themselves. I am assuming that COVID-19 is going to be delaying the panel even more and so I am deciding to grab one of the former monitors I listed instead.
On the XL2546 vs the XL2746S the main features that I can see which stand out as an upgrade aside from monitor size is 0.5ms vs 1ms GTG and dyac+ and vs dyac.
Question 1: How much of a perceivable difference would this 0.5ms vs 1ms GTG be between the XL2546 and XL2746S? I am assuming it is mostly negligible?
I took a look at the factory menu of the XL2746S and the panel type was BMS Q270HTN00.A000. Looking around I know that the panel type for the XL2546 BMS Q250HTN00.A000.
Question 2: Is the XL2746S just a blown up version of the old XL2546 panel with just a slightly better 0.5 vs 1ms GTG time and that dyac vs dyac+ is just a advertisement thing with not much of a big improvement gain? There aren't many reviews out and people don't seem to go into the details of the panel.
The XL2546 like the XL2746S right now I own does not dim when the strobing of dyac is enabled. However, the xl2546 is an older TN panel vs the KD25F which runs the latest AUO TN panel so better response times. The KD25F's aim stabilizer strobe dims the panel. I heard that this was a major deal breaker for some.
Question 3: Is the KD25F's strobe dimming that bad? The KD25F is 400 nits vs the both the XL2546 and XL2746S 350 nits brightness. How far down does the KD25F's strobe technology dim the panel? Can I simulate the brightness scenario with my current benq to see how bad the KD25F's dimming is?
So I am in a dilemma between the two monitors as hearing them having strengths in different areas. The XL2546 with dyac strobe that doesn't dim but having an old TN panel. The KD25F being more responsive with latest gen AUO TN panel with aim stabilizer strobe that dims. The XL2546 being used more on the esports competitive scene than the KD25F which is barely on radar. Aside the questions I had I was hoping I could get some advice to steer towards either monitor. Thanks again and sorry for such a long post!
On the XL2546 vs the XL2746S the main features that I can see which stand out as an upgrade aside from monitor size is 0.5ms vs 1ms GTG and dyac+ and vs dyac.
Question 1: How much of a perceivable difference would this 0.5ms vs 1ms GTG be between the XL2546 and XL2746S? I am assuming it is mostly negligible?
I took a look at the factory menu of the XL2746S and the panel type was BMS Q270HTN00.A000. Looking around I know that the panel type for the XL2546 BMS Q250HTN00.A000.
Question 2: Is the XL2746S just a blown up version of the old XL2546 panel with just a slightly better 0.5 vs 1ms GTG time and that dyac vs dyac+ is just a advertisement thing with not much of a big improvement gain? There aren't many reviews out and people don't seem to go into the details of the panel.
The XL2546 like the XL2746S right now I own does not dim when the strobing of dyac is enabled. However, the xl2546 is an older TN panel vs the KD25F which runs the latest AUO TN panel so better response times. The KD25F's aim stabilizer strobe dims the panel. I heard that this was a major deal breaker for some.
Question 3: Is the KD25F's strobe dimming that bad? The KD25F is 400 nits vs the both the XL2546 and XL2746S 350 nits brightness. How far down does the KD25F's strobe technology dim the panel? Can I simulate the brightness scenario with my current benq to see how bad the KD25F's dimming is?
So I am in a dilemma between the two monitors as hearing them having strengths in different areas. The XL2546 with dyac strobe that doesn't dim but having an old TN panel. The KD25F being more responsive with latest gen AUO TN panel with aim stabilizer strobe that dims. The XL2546 being used more on the esports competitive scene than the KD25F which is barely on radar. Aside the questions I had I was hoping I could get some advice to steer towards either monitor. Thanks again and sorry for such a long post!