Benq xl2430T

[djriful]

I'd avoid the 2430T... I just sent mine back.

Google a bit, there's a few posts about the bad image quality on that monitor. I don't know what they've changed but it's nothing like the 2420T or the 2420Z - the icc colour profiles for these monitors don't look good at all on the 2430T.

I had to return the XL2430T, because the contrast, color and brightness was horrible.

I do not spend my life to only play games, so, I also do office, surfing, software development... and, the picture is too violent and really hideous, even with brightness to 0 !

The games are also too bright and washed out (if you use rts/fps mode, you must bring your sunglass!) ... Otherwise, I must admit that the animations are very clear: with my old 60hz I can clearly see the difference on Diablo 3, for example: with the 60hz, the picture is very fuzzy / blurred, instead on the 144hz is clear, smooth and precise!

Too bad for the polyvalent use... I don't think they actually exist such 144hz monitor except the super expensive Eizio with VA panel.

I disagree, I got this monitor and side by side of my 27" 2560x1440 IPS monitor. The out of the box preset is in FPS1 mode, you need to set it back to Standard mode for the normal color grading. The display shows normal like other TN monitor, and close to my IPS.

I guess you haven't play around the preset settings and install the ICC color profile from the CD, the download driver page does not include the driver but Display Pilot software only. You need to open the CD and right click install the INF and ICC files.

[Falkentyne]

Also make sure you adjust the digital vibrance setting. That's a new setting versus the Z monitors, which don't have it, and someone said that they had to set it down a notch for the colors to look decent. I don't know what the default setting is but someone said the default setting makes things look saturated.

[IwantGSYNC]

I had to return the XL2430T, because the contrast, color and brightness was horrible.

I do not spend my life to only play games, so, I also do office, surfing, software development... and, the picture is too violent and really hideous, even with brightness to 0 !

The games are also too bright and washed out (if you use rts/fps mode, you must bring your sunglass!) ...

Looks like an old Nvidia problem: GPU sends out limited color range when using HDMI or DP at 1080p60hz. Since the monitor uses full color range by default, the whole image looks washed out. What connection and resolution did you use? More details here: http://forums.blurbusters.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=870

I guess you haven't play around the preset settings and install the ICC color profile from the CD, the download driver page does not include the driver but Display Pilot software only. You need to open the CD and right click install the INF and ICC files.

ICC color profiles do not work in games on Nvidia hardware.

[Blural]

Did anyone confirm whether or not this monitor strobes better than the Z series v3 + strobe utility ?

[Falkentyne]

It's the same.

[phixion]

I disagree, I got this monitor and side by side of my 27" 2560x1440 IPS monitor. The out of the box preset is in FPS1 mode, you need to set it back to Standard mode for the normal color grading. The display shows normal like other TN monitor, and close to my IPS.

If your IPS monitor looks anything like a TN Panel gaming monitor I suggest you take it back because you've been done.

I tried everything to make the monitor look half decent, I had it for a week, tweaking it everyday.