BenQ PD2720U 27" HDR 4K 3840x2160 IPS Monitor with 5ms GTG Response TimeCode: 17890723
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Description
The BenQ PD3220U monitor, created with these requirements in mind, has an aesthetically elegant appearance that prioritizes flexibility and designers' love for sophistication. To meet designers' need for impeccable color performance while simultaneously enhancing their overall productivity, the PD3220U features an upgraded color gamut that is compatible with DCI-P3 and Display P3, while offering Thunderbolt 3 connectivity for a more efficient image and data transmission experience.
Features
Mac Ready
For a creative process without unnecessary complexity. The PD3220U eliminates tedious, repetitive settings, allowing you to use your energy for the most important things.
Simplified Connectivity
Thunderbolt 3 does it all. A single cable allows you to transfer audio, video, and data along with Power Delivery. One convenient cable eliminates annoying clutter. For additional connectivity, there is also a USB hub.
Simplified Color Synchronization
The PD3220U supports even the most demanding graphic designers by providing native support for the P3 color space, which is essential in graphic design. Moreover, the M-Book mode automatically adjusts and synchronizes the PD3220U with Mac computers to ensure consistency and ease of use across two screens, thanks to the intuitive HotKey Puck Gen 2 controller.
Simplified Management
The Display Pilot software, available for Mac* or Windows, saves time and enhances efficiency. This exclusive software allows you to preset multiple screen settings with a mouse. Additionally, it offers support tools to make your design work more comfortable and flexible.
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Superior ideas reflected by flawless color performance
Designers rely on professional monitors to have a precise view of colors, the most essential element of any product. Ensuring that all colors are of impeccable accuracy, designers can be confident that customers will feel that the products they purchase are worth every euro they spent
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AQCOLOR Technology
Dedicated to fulfilling the latest professional color standard, BenQ has developed AQCOLOR technology to uphold the principle: "Accurate Reproduction." BenQ has invited a color expert to lead the team and also participated in the ICC (International Color Consortium) and ISO (International Organization for Standardization) to create standards and application methods related to colors.
Perfect color reproduction through the upgraded color gamut
Display P3, P3 and sRGB
The PD3220U is equipped with the latest color standards, Display P3 and DCI-P3, to ensure consistent color application among all designers. As more applications, devices, and websites adopt the Display P3 color space, the PD3220U also comes with full compatibility with this new color standard, allowing professional designers to easily load and display images from different sources. Additionally, the monitor covers 95% of the DCI-P3 color space, as well as 100% sRGB, 100% Adobe RGB, and Rec. 709, and offers an impressive Delta E ≤ 3 value, utilizing advanced IPS wide viewing angle technology to minimize color shift and inspire absolute confidence in design.
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Industry-leading color calibration for excellent color accuracy
Comes with color calibration
The PD3220U monitor from BenQ is delivered with color accuracy that ensures users can enjoy the most reliable color performance
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Calman Verified and Pantone Validated
BenQ's PD monitors earn Calman Verified and Pantone Validated certifications. Creative professionals demand excellence, and BenQ provides what is needed.
HDR10 Support
The DesignVue PD3220U monitor by BenQ is equipped with HDR10 technology to allow designers to preview the HDR effect of video content during the editing process, ensuring the desired result in their completed work.
Specialized display modes specifically tailored for all designers
An exciting feature of the design industry is the depth and variety that characterizes it. In order to fully showcase the dynamic nature of their field of work, designers require tools that can highlight the maximum potential of their projects. The BenQ PD3220U monitor offers the most suitable screen modes to help designers produce the highest quality work.
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Features and Functions
Dark Room Mode
By adjusting the brightness and contrast of the screen for exceptional clarity and sharpness of details, Dark Room mode creates the optimal setting for working in post-processing environments where lighting is reduced.
Animation Mode
Addressing a challenge for designers working with intricate details in dark images, Animation mode enhances the brightness of dark areas without overexposing bright parts. Animation mode offers 10 levels of screen brightness so you can highlight every small detail in any ambient lighting.
CAD/CAM Mode
Adding superior contrast for lines and shapes in technical images, CAD/CAM mode highlights the smallest details to deliver incredible screen performance in Pro/E, SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD, CATIA, or other design software. *Calibration compensates for slight color performance variations between individual panels of the same model. Therefore, the calibration data of each reference will slightly differ from the reports of other monitors of the same model. *How to set up CAD/CAM mode
Panel Warranty
BenQ offers a Professional Panel Warranty that ensures the absence of defective bright pixels on the professional monitor you purchased. The Warranty is valid for the first 6 months after purchase, find more information about the pixel policy in our warranty details.
A simple and effective creative process becomes possible
A common scene in a design studio is a workstation with many cables, used papers, and all kinds of tools, making it impossible for most designers to remain productive while simultaneously seeking inspiration. But it doesn't have to be that way. With just one cable and several other smartly thought-out features, designers can now enjoy a completely new level of efficiency and productivity while trying to implement their creative ideas.
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An upgraded design experience with an added level of efficiency
Thunderbolt 3
The PD3220U includes built-in Thunderbolt™ 3 connectivity through its 2 USB-C ports, allowing designers to connect up to two 4K monitors and enjoy higher data transfer speeds. It dramatically enhances productivity at every stage of the workflow. By enabling Thunderbolt 3 connectivity, the PD3220U allows designers to extend their displays while ensuring that video, audio, and data are all properly extended, further improving work efficiency.
DualView (Double View)
Enhance your workflow and boost your productivity by enabling DualView mode to present designs in comparison in two modes (e.g., sRGB and CAD/CAM) without the need for two monitors. *How to set up DualView mode
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Easy Control for Productive Design Process
Keyboard / Video / Mouse (KVM) Switch
The recently upgraded KVM switch function allows users to control a set of keyboard and mouse between two different computers using one or two monitors, ensuring that users can smoothly switch between different computers to perform complex design tasks while further enhancing their productivity at work. Designers can also enjoy the added level of efficiency offered by the KVM, activating this function through Display Pilot, the software built into the PD3220U. With a few simple steps in Display Pilot, designers can instantly benefit from the increased level of comfort offered by the PD3220U. *How to use the KVM switch function to improve work efficiency
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Hotkey Puck G2 Controller
The PD3220U is powered by the newly designed Hotkey Puck G2, which allows designers to customize shortcuts to their preferred functions with the help of upgraded on-screen displays (OSD). The Hotkey Puck G2 features 3 individual function keys and a rotary key, enabling users to assign the functions they need most in their work. Additionally, designers can adjust the screen's brightness, contrast, and volume according to their preferences using the rotary selector on the Hotkey Puck. To revert to the previous settings level, designers can simply press the return key to instantly go back to the previous level.
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Caring for your eyes
The eyes play a crucial role in our daily lives, and for designers, their eyes are the gateway between their creative ideas and the final products. To significantly improve the level of viewing comfort for all designers, the Benq PD3220U monitor relies on certain revolutionary technologies to protect designers' vision.
Low Blue Light Technology (reduced blue light)
BenQ's unique Low Blue Light technology is designed to filter harmful blue light, effectively reducing eye fatigue and irritation.
Flicker-free
The Flicker-free technology eliminates flickering at all brightness levels, effectively reducing eye fatigue. Conventional LCD screens flicker 250 times per second. Your eyes may not see the flicker, but they definitely feel it. So, give your eyes a break from the tiring effect of flickering by choosing a BenQ Flicker-free monitor.
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Manufacturer
BenQSpecifications
Main Specifications
- Panel
- IPS
- HDR
- Yes
- Curved
- No
- UltraWide
- No
- Diagonal
- 27 "
- Resolution
- 3840x2160
- Contrast
- 1000 :1
- Response Time (GTG)
- 5 ms
- Refresh Rate
- 60 Hz
- Aspect Ratio
- 16:9
Ergonomics
- Tilt Adjustment
- Yes
- Height Adjustment
- No
- Vertical Rotation
- Yes
- Horizontal Rotation
- Yes
- Wall Mountable (Vesa)
- -
Connectivity
- Connection
- DisplayPort, HDMI, ThunderBolt 3, USB-C
Additional Specifications
- Speakers
- Yes
- Features & Functions
- USB Hub
- Eye Comfort
- -
- Colour
- Black
Important information
Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.
Reviews
I professionally take photos and videos, I have calibrated it (because you can't work without it) and it provides 100% sRGB and AdobeRGB. It has a hub that allows you to easily connect hard drives from the back and have it as a desktop computer, premium materials and packaging.
If you print and want it to be exactly what you see on the screen, unfortunately, you have to spend money, because even monitors with 500-600 euros do not have such good quality.
Finally, it also has 96% Display P3, which is video and is at a very good level.Translated from Greek ·- Comfort
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Attention! Do not buy this monitor:
1. If you want to use it with two computers simultaneously and one of them does not have image output through a thunderbolt port.
2. If you desire immediate Greek and European support.This is a monitor with very good image-color quality, excellent for text-image-video tasks, priced reasonably for what it offers. Its strong point is the customizable Hotkey Puck G2 switch, through which you can easily change color profiles or access other available functions after proper adjustment.
Personally, I bought it to use with two desktop computers, just like my previous 27'' monitor. Although I thoroughly researched, I made a mistake in the following aspect:
The USB ports of the monitor, through which the KVM is activated and the keyboard & mouse are shared, are a) one USB 3.1 Type A and b) one USB 3.1 Thunderbolt Type C. I don't know if this is a technical limitation, but it is impossible to switch between the two computers if they are connected via HDMI and Display Port. The image signal must pass through the USB Type C - Thunderbolt, which dramatically limits the options and only allows the connection of a regular desktop PC and a modern laptop with Thunderbolt 3.This issue is serious because on the manufacturer's website [https://www.benq.eu/en-eu/monitor/designer/pd3220u.html], in the "overview" category, it states: "KVM Switch function allows users to control one set of keyboard and mouse between two different computers that use one or two screens."
However, as I discovered after the purchase, in the manual on page 47 [https://benqesupport.blob.core.windows.net/esupport/LCD%20MONITOR/UserManual/PD2720U/UM_EN_200529155012.pdf], it says: "One of the video sources is pre-defined to be transmitted via Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C and cannot be changed."
I considered this point a serious lack, if not a misleading description, and I contacted the manufacturer through the problem submission form, providing the serial number and purchase receipt. I received an automatic response with a registration number from BenQ support [[email protected]]. Today, two months later, I have not received any response at all. Almost at the same time, I wrote to the Greek representative [CPI.gr]. The response came immediately, but it was formal. A few days later, I wrote again and received a response stating that my request had been forwarded to BenQ and they would contact me as soon as possible. Today, two months later, I have not received any response.
The monitor was received on 1/7/2020.
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Update of evaluation (6/11/2020)On 4/9/2020, I received a new automated message from the European support department [Case# 00198992 <[email protected]>] stating that they would respond as soon as possible.
On 25/9/2020, I received two separate but similar messages from the European and Greek support departments, asking me to evaluate their service. I rated their performance with the lowest possible score, making sure not to unfairly criticize their tone and intention. I also added the comment "you must be joking" (in English as well). I sent them a link to this evaluation.
Since then, I have not received any response, nor have I contacted them again.GENERAL CONCLUSION: Good product, complete lack of support - complete lack of understanding of the request - complete lack of meaningful communication. I still can't wrap my head around how a company can behave like this, especially when they are accused of a serious lack of product description or misleading product description.
I temporarily solved my personal problem as follows: One of my computers luckily had built-in Bluetooth on its motherboard. I bought a new DELL keyboard-mouse set (~90 euros) that has the ability to simultaneously connect to 3 different devices. I plugged the wireless USB antenna into one computer and connected the other one via Bluetooth. I switch between computers with 3-5 clicks instead of 1, as I press the circular selectable button on the mouse (1 to 3) and the scroll selector on the keyboard, as well as the Hotkey Puck switch on the screen. Bluetooth is slower in response when the corresponding PC goes to sleep, but I can still get my work done by waiting an extra 6-7 seconds.
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I have bought two and have daisy chained them to a 2018 MacBook Pro. Their build quality is premium, and most importantly, I had absolutely no issues with their connection to the MBP. The image quality is also impressive. I have not noticed any problems compared to other monitor brands (e.g. bleeding, etc.). I should note that the main use of the monitors is for programming. Their size has not been a problem for my work - I have them at about 70cm distance. They are one of the few options that support flawless daisy chaining and charging for the MacBook Pro. It's my first time with such an expensive monitor, but I think the investment was worth it. That's it.
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This review is about the diagonal: 31.5 "- Comfort
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